Ruisdael Science Day 2024
On September 30, 2024, the annual Ruisdael Science Day was held at Utrecht University. Experts in the field and representatives from our partners came together to share insights and strengthen…
Deep learning models and an advection method for solar radiation forecasting
Reliable solar radiation and photovoltaic power prediction is essential for the safe and stable operation of electric power systems. Cloud cover is highly related with solar radiation, but existing advection-/extrapolation-based…
Canadian forest fire smoke colours our sunset
Thick clouds of smoke gathered over forests in eastern Canada this month. Within seven days, the smoke reached the Netherlands at an altitude of three to four kilometres, carried along…
CINDI-3 intercomparison campaign
Advancing Our Understanding of Air Pollution through CINDI-3From 21 May until 25 June 2024, the third Cabauw INtercomparison of UV-Vis DOAS Instruments (CINDI-3) campaign took place in Cabauw, the Netherlands.…
MAQ observations live
The Meteorology and Air Quality group of Wageningen University & Research runs three sites, where meteorological and air quality measurements are carried out. The three sites are carefully chosen to…
Ruisdael Observatory maps atmosphere of the Netherlands
What was just a dream five years ago is now starting to become reality. Thanks to hundreds of sensors and several measurement towers, the Ruisdael Observatory continuously provides a clear…
Powering up Ruisdael wind measurements
By dr. Louise Nuijens In the past few months over summer, TU Delft and KNMI have been bundling efforts towards making extensive wind measurements at Cabauw with as many as…
New sensors in Amsterdam Atmospheric Monitoring Supersite
The Ruisdael measuring network in Amsterdam, the Amsterdam Atmospheric Monitoring Supersite, was expanded this summer with sensors for the black globe temperature and precipitation (see photo), with the support of…
Credit: WUR
Measurements show decreasing CO2 uptake by the forests
Recently, the Loobos facility was in the national newspaper NRC with an article about the decreasing CO2 uptake of forests. The article is about the changing role of forests in…
Credit: Raymond Sluiter
New European research network for improving weather and climate models
On 25 April 2023, the EU-commission established ACTRIS as a European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ERIC) for atmospheric research. Seventeen European countries, including the Netherlands, are now working together to study…