Qualifications:

• MSc Soil, Water and Atmosphere, specialization Meteorology, Wageningen University, November 2002
• MSc Hydrology and Water Quality, specialization Hydrology and Quantitative Water Management, June 2005
• PhD Hydrology, Wageningen University, December 2009

MSc theses:

• Pollen, weather and a changing climate (2001, Meteorology and Air Quality Group, Wageningen University)
• Verification of clear-air turbulence forecasts (2002, KNMI/Meteorology and Air Quality Group, Wageningen University)
• De Hershfield factor van dagelijkse neerslagsommen en tijdreeksen; de Peak Over Threshold methode en neerslag (2005, Mathematical and Statistical Methods Group, Wageningen University)
• Forecasting levels and their uncertainties for the River Rhine at Lobith (2005, Hydrology and Quantitative Water Management Group, Wageningen University)

In an internship I studied the influence of temperature on the heading of perennial ryegrass varieties (2002).

PhD thesis:

• Climatology of extreme rainfall from rain gauges and weather radar (2009, Wageningen University)

Reports from students I supervised:

• Claudia Brauer, 2007: Relatie tussen extreme neerslag en atmosferische circulatie. Intern rapport; IR 2007-01, KNMI, De Bilt (MSc thesis).
• Kenny Aberson, 2011: The spatial and temporal variability of the vertical dimension of rainstorms and their relation with precipitation intensity. Intern rapport; IR 2011-03, KNMI, De Bilt (internship).
• Manuel Felipe Rios Gaona, 2012: Rainfall field estimation using simulated microwave link information. Utrecht University, Utrecht and KNMI, De Bilt (MSc thesis).

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