Xavier Fettweis
@xavierfettweis.bsky.social
Full Prof of climatology at the University of Liège.
Main developer of the regional climate model MAR applied over the polar regions and Europe.
Web: http://climato.be
Main developer of the regional climate model MAR applied over the polar regions and Europe.
Web: http://climato.be
The melting season over the Greenland ice sheet is starting with likely one of the highest melt event for a month of May. The omega blocking responsible of the drought over Europe advectes very warm air masses along it west size towards the Greenland ice sheet.
May 15, 2025 at 12:16 PM
The melting season over the Greenland ice sheet is starting with likely one of the highest melt event for a month of May. The omega blocking responsible of the drought over Europe advectes very warm air masses along it west size towards the Greenland ice sheet.
A study, using our climate model MAR, lead by my colleague Brice Noel (FNRS) and published in Nature Communications, links the rapid mass loss of Patagonian glaciers to a poleward shift of subtropical high-pressure systems.
www.sciences.uliege.be/cms/c_134669...
www.sciences.uliege.be/cms/c_134669...
April 23, 2025 at 8:40 AM
A study, using our climate model MAR, lead by my colleague Brice Noel (FNRS) and published in Nature Communications, links the rapid mass loss of Patagonian glaciers to a poleward shift of subtropical high-pressure systems.
www.sciences.uliege.be/cms/c_134669...
www.sciences.uliege.be/cms/c_134669...
The polar vortex is "living" its final hours. Its disorganization usually occurs at mid-spring. So, in short, the high pressure system, currently over Western Europe, is not about to move. This suggests a drought in the coming weeks and South => North (heat) or N => S (late frosts) circulations.
March 27, 2025 at 5:22 PM
The polar vortex is "living" its final hours. Its disorganization usually occurs at mid-spring. So, in short, the high pressure system, currently over Western Europe, is not about to move. This suggests a drought in the coming weeks and South => North (heat) or N => S (late frosts) circulations.
The melting season in Svalbard usually starts in June. This year, it has been started in February!
Data: MAR model output on 02 February 2025
Data: MAR model output on 02 February 2025
February 5, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The melting season in Svalbard usually starts in June. This year, it has been started in February!
Data: MAR model output on 02 February 2025
Data: MAR model output on 02 February 2025