About me

Dr. Pepijn Veefkind is an expert in the field of satellite remote sensing of aerosols and trace gases. He has experience in developing and validating retrieval algorithms for satellite based radiometers and spectrometers. During his Ph.D. research, he developed different techniques for the retrieval of aerosol optical thickness from GOME, ATSR-2 and AVHRR data and participated in several international field experiments.
Since 1999 he is working in the Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) PI Team, which is part of the Climate Research Department of KNMI. As the Deputy Principal Investigator, he is responsible for the development and implementation of retrieval algorithms for the OMI ozone column, ozone profile, NO2, aerosol and cloud products. His research interest include retrieval techniques, global monitoring of aerosols and trace gases, intercomparison of satellite measurements from different sensors, radiative forcing of climate, and satellite detection of air pollution.

Current Projects

The projects that Pepijn Veefkind is currently involved with include:

The Ozone Monitoring Instrument project at KNMI
The TROPOMI study for the OMI follow-on instrument
The CAMELOT study for the ESA Sentinel 4/5 missions
The TRAQ ESA Earth Explorer
The EU EUCAARI project on clouds and aerosols

Contact Me

You can send me an e-mail or contact me at:

Dr J.P. Veefkind
Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI)
PO-Box 201, NL-3730 AE
De Bilt, The Netherlands
Phone +31 30 2206 445