Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute; Ministery of Infrastructure and the Environment

 
Research
Reports Climate Services
Scenarios
  • KNMI Climate Change Scenarios 2006 for the Netherlands
    Hurk, B.J.J.M. van den, A.M.G. Klein Tank, G. Lenderink, A.P. van Ulden, G.J. van Oldenborgh, C.A. Katsman, H.W. van den Brink, F. Keller, J.J.F. Bessembinder, G. Burgers, G.J. Komen, W. Hazeleger and S.S. Drijfhout, KNMI publication: WR-2006-01, 30/5/2006, pp82. Abstract (html)  Full text (pdf)
  • A study on combining global and regional climate model results for generating climate scenarios of temperature and precipitation for the Netherlands
    Lenderink, G., A. van Ulden, B. van den Hurk and F. Keller, Clim. Dyn., 2007, 29, 2, 157-176, doi:10.1007/s00382-007-0227-z. Abstract (html)  Full text (pdf)
  • New climate change scenarios for the Netherlands
    Hurk, B.J.J.M. van den, A.K. Tank, G. Lenderink, A. van Ulden, G.J. van Oldenborgh, C. Katsman, H. van den Brink, F. Keller, J. Bessembinder, G. Burgers, G. Komen, W. Hazeleger and S. Drijfhout, Water Science and Technology, 2007, 56, 4, 27-33, doi:10.2166/wst.2007.533. Abstract (html) 
  • KNMI'06: transformatie tijdreeksen
    Bessembinder, J. and A. Bakker, KNMI publication: PR, website gekoppeld aan KNMI'06 klimaatscenario's website, 7/2007. Abstract (html)  Full text (html)
  • Climate in the 21st century; four scenarios for the Netherlands
    Klein Tank, A.M.G., J.J.F. Bessembinder, B.J.J.M. van den Hurk, G. Lenderink, A.P. van Ulden, G.J. van Oldenborgh, C.A. Katsman, H.W. van den Brink, F. Keller, G. Burgers, G.J. Komen, W. Hazeleger and S.S. Drijfhout, KNMI publication: PR, KNMI brochure, 30/5/2006. Full text (pdf: 1 MB)
  • Development of probability distributions for regional climate change from uncertain global mean warming and an uncertain scaling relationship
    Hingray, B., A. Mezghani and T.A. Buishand, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 2007, 11, 3, 1097-1114. Abstract (html)  Full text (pdf: 923 KB)
  • Global observed changes in daily climate extremes of temperature and precipitation
    Alexander, L.V., X. Zhang, T.C. Peterson, J. Caesar, B. Gleason, A.M.G. Klein Tank, M. Haylock, D. Collins, B. Trewin, F. Rahimzadeh, A. Tagipour, P. Ambenje, K. Rupa Kumar, J. Revadekar and G. Griffiths, J. Geophys. Res., 2006, 111, doi:10.1029/2005JD006290. Abstract (html)  Full text (pdf: 4 MB)
Precipitation and drouht
  • Drought in the Netherlands - Regional frequency analysis versus time series simulation
    Beersma, J.J. and T.A. Buishand, , J. Hydrol., 2007, 347, 332-346, doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2007.09.042. Abstract (html)  Full text (pdf: 826 KB)
  • Extreme hydro-meteorological events and their probabilities
    Beersma, J.J., Thesis: Wageningen Universiteit, 2007, Wageningen, 157p. Abstract (html)  Full text (pdf: 2 MB)
  • Estimation of a large quantile of the distribution of multi-day seasonal maximum rainfall: the value of stochastic simulation of long-duration sequences
    Buishand, T.A., Climate Research, 2007, 34, 3, 185-194, doi:10.3354/cr00701. Abstract (html)  
  • On spatial extremes: with application to a rainfall problem
    Buishand, T.A., L. de Haan and C. Zhou, submitted, Ann. Applied Statistics, 2007. Abstract (html)  Full text (pdf: 411 KB)
  • Statistiek van extreme neerslag voor korte neerslagduren
    Buishand, T.A. and J.B. Wijngaard KNMI publication: TR-295, 1/8/2007, pp19.Abstract (html)  Full text (pdf: 234 KB)
  • Extreme zomerneerslag 2006 en klimaatsceanrio's
    Groen, G., KNMI publication: PUBL-215, 10/10/2007. Abstract (html)  Full text (pdf: 4 MB)
  • Rainfall depth-duration-frequency curves and their uncertainties
    Overeem, A., T.A. Buishand and I. Holleman, accepted, J. Hydrol., 2007. Abstract (html) 
  • Droog, droger, droogst - KNMI/RIZA bijdrage aan de tweede fase van de Droogtestudie Nederland
    Beersma, J.J., T.A. Buishand and H. Buiteveld, KNMI publication: PUBL-199-II, ISBN 90-369-2260-7, 8/2004. Full text (pdf: 752 KB)
Temperature and radiation
  • Wet and sry summers in Europe since 1750: evidence of increasing drought
    Briffa, K.R., G. van der Schrier and P.D. Jones, submitted, Int. J. Climatology, 2007.
  • Globale stralingsmeting vanuit de ruimte Meteorologica,
    Deneke, H., R.A. Roebeling, E.L.A. Wolters and A.J. Feijt, 2007, 16, 3, 21-25. Abstract (html)  Full text (pdf: 2 MB)
  • IJsvorming langs de Betuweroute
    Groen, G. and R. Jilderda, KNMI publication: PR-216, 25/9/2007. Abstract (html)  Full text (pdf: 342 KB)
  • Thermometer Screen Intercomparison in De Bilt (the Netherlands), Part I: Understanding the weather-dependent temperature differences
    Meulen, J.P. van der and T. Brandsma, accepted, Int. J. Climatology, 2007. Abstract (html)  Full text (pdf: 2 MB)
  • Indices for daily temperature and precipitation extremes in Europe analysed for the period 1901-2000
    Moberg, A., P.D. Jones, D. Lister, et al. and A.M.G. Klein Tank, J. Geophys. Res., 2006, 111, 1-25, doi:10.1029/2006JD007103. Abstract (html)  Full text (pdf: 3 MB)
  • Klimaatverandering en planning van capaciteit en volume
    Bessembinder, J., Technical rapport: 2005, KNMI, 38p. Abstract (html) 
  • Changing Temperature and Precipitation Extremes in Europe's Climate of the 20th Century.
    Klein Tank, A.M.G., Thesis: Universiteit Utrecht, 2004, De Bilt, 124p. Full text (pdf)
Wind and pressure
  • Estimating return periods of extreme events from ECMWF seasonal forecast ensembles
    Brink, H.W. van den, G.P. Können, J.D. Opsteegh, G.J. van Oldenborgh and G. Burgers, Int. J. Climatology, 2005, 25, 1345-1354, doi:10.1002/joc.1155. Abstract (html)  Full text (pdf: 2 MB)
  • Trends in storminess over the Netherlands, 1962-2002
    Smits, A., A.M.G. Klein Tank and G.P. Können, Int. J. Climatology, 2005, 25, 1331-1344, doi:10.1002/joc.1195. Full text (pdf: 437 KB)
Water (sealevel and rivers)
  • Estimated changes in flood quantiles of the river Meuse from resampling of regional climate model output
    Leander, R., T.A. Buishand and M.J.M. de Wit, t submitted, J. Hydrol., 2007. Abstract (html)  Full text (pdf: 656 KB)
  • Resampling of regional climate model output for the simulation of extreme river flows
    Leander, R. and T.A. Buishand, J. Hydrol., 2007, 332, 487-496. Abstract (html)  Full text (pdf: 525 KB)
  • Estimates of future discharges of the river Rhine using two climate scenario methodologies: direct versus delta approach
    Lenderink, G., T.A. Buishand and W.P.A. van Deursen, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 2007, 11, 3, 1145-1159. Full text (pdf: 824 KB)
  • Estimation extreme floods of the river Meuse using a stochastic weather generator and a rainfall-runoff model
    Leander, R., T.A. Buishand, M.J.M. de Wit and P. Aalders, Hydrological Sciences Journal, 2005, 50, 6, 1089-1103. Abstract (html)  Full text (pdf: 770 KB)
  • Generator of Rainfall And Discharge Extremes (GRADE) for the Rhine and Meuse basi
    Wit, M. de and T.A. Buishand, ns KNMI publication: PUBL-218, ISBN 9789036914062, 7/2007, pp76.Technical rapport: 2007, Rijkswaterstaat RIZA, Report 2007.027, ISBN 9789036914062, 76p. Abstract (html)  Full text (pdf: 2 MB)
  • Zout, zouter, zoutst - Statistiek van de externe verzilting in Midden-West Nederland
    Beersma, J.J., T.A. Buishand, S. de Goederen and P. Jacobs, KNMI publication: PUBL-199-III, 11/2005. Full text (pdf: 1 MB)
Satellite and Data
  • Updated and extended European dataset of daily climate observations
    Klok, E.J. and A.M.G. Klein Tank, submitted, Int. J. Climatology, 2007.Presentation: Analytical Workshop, 28/8/2007-31/8/2007, Freiburg, Millennium (int.)Abstract (html) 
  • Globale stralingsmeting vanuit de ruimte Meteorologica,
    Deneke, H., R.A. Roebeling, E.L.A. Wolters en A.J. Feijt, 2007, 16, 3, 21-25. Abstract (html)  Volledige tekst (pdf: 2 MB)
  • Evaluation of the diurnal cycle of model predicted cloud liquid water path with MSG-SEVIRI observations
    Roebeling, R.A., A.J. Feijt en E. van Meijgaard, EUMETSAT - AMS Met. Sat. Conference, 24/9/2007-28/9/2007, 2007, Amsterdam, Eumetsat. Abstract (html)  Volledige tekst (pdf: 456 KB)
  • Validation of cloud liquid water path retrievals from SEVIRI using one year of CLOUDNET observations
    Roebeling, R.A., H.M. Deneke en A.J. Feijt J. Appl. Meteor., 2007. Abstract (html)  Volledige tekst (pdf: 1 MB)
  • COMPARISON OF SEVIRI AND MODIS CLOUD PHASE DETERMINATION OVER MID-LATITUDE REGIONS
    Wolters, E.L.A., H.M. Deneke, R.A. Roebeling en A.J. Feijt, Joint 2007 EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference and the 15th AMS Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography Conference, 24/9/2007-28/9/2007, 2007. Volledige tekst (pdf: 369 KB)
  • Evaluation of cloud phase retrieval methods for SEVIRI onboard METEOSAT-8 using ground-based lidar and cloud radar data
    Wolters, E.L.A., R.A. Roebeling en A.J. Feijt, geaccepteerd, J. Appl. Meteor., 2007.Volledige tekst (pdf: 1,024 KB)
  • Status CM-SAF Clouds Programme: Cloud Physical Properties Deneke, H.M., A.J. Feijt, R.A. Roebeling, N.A.J. Schutgens en E.L.A. Wolters, Presentatie: 5th CM-SAF Board Meeting, 24/4/2006-26/4/2006, Offenbach, Germany, Deutscher Wetterdienst (int.).Volledige tekst (pdf: 904 KB)
  • Analysis of uncertainties in SEVIRI cloud propery retrievals for climate monitoring
    Roebeling, R.A., N.A.J. Schutgens en A.J. Feijt, 12th Conference on Cloud Physics/12th Conference on Atmospheric Radiation, 10/7/2006-14/7/2006, 2006, Madison, WI, USA, American Meteorological Society Volledige tekst (pdf: 229 KB)
  • Cloud property retrievals for climate monitoring: implications of differences between SEVIRI on METEOSAT-8 and AVHRR on NOAA-17
    Roebeling, R.A., A.J. Feijt en P. Stammes, J. Geophys. Res., 2006, 111, 20210, doi:10.1029/2005JD006990. Abstract (html)  Volledige tekst (pdf: 1 MB)
  • Validation of cloud liquid water path retrievals from SEVIRI on METEOSAT-8 using CLOUDNET observations
    Roebeling, R.A. en A.J. Feijt, EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference, 12/6/2006-16/6/2006, 2006, Helsinki, Finland. Abstract (html)  Volledige tekst (pdf: 296 KB)