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…
New paper on current and future challenges on land-atmosphere interactions
In a paper, recently published in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, researchers present four interconnected present and future challenges to study the interaction between land and atmosphere. They…
Special Issue “Remote Sensing of Cloud and Aerosol Effects on Solar Radiation”
Clouds and aerosols constitute the main modulators of solar radiation in the atmosphere through scattering and absorption processes. Since the first assessment of the impact of clouds and aerosols on…
Newly purchased DTS-Ruisdael
To test the newly purchased Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS)-machine, an experiment was employed in forest site Speulderbos in the centre of the Netherlands (Veluwe area). At this site the evaporation…
Forest emits CO2 during heatwave
Research of University of Twente shows the importance of long-term monitoring in understanding the impact of climate change on eco-systems. Measurements since 2006 in a forest with Douglas firs at…
TU Delft vision on Climate Action
The climate is changing and this is something we shall have to deal with. In what way TU Delft wants to contribute is written down in a vision paper the…