Research & development

Research & development at KNMI is mission-driven. The scientific activities are divided over four R&D departments

Departments

  1. An evaluation of sub-daily precipitation simulations from a new high-resolution regional atmospheric reanalysis ALADIN

    This transboundary study evaluates the ability of the new high-resolution atmospheric reanalysis ...

    Vojtěch Bližňák, Petr Zacharov, Robert Kvak, Aart Overeem | Atmospheric Research | 2026 | 327
  2. Seismo-Acoustic Detection and Localization of Iceberg Collapse in Atka Bay, Antarctica

    On 12 January 2022, an iceberg collapsed at the edge of frozen Atka Bay, Antarctica. The event ge...

    G Averbuch, A Houstin, DP Zitterbart, J Bonnel, JA Collins, JD Assink | Geophysical Research Letters | 2025 | 52
  3. Infrasound reveals detailed eruptive processes at Nyiragongo volcano and enhances monitoring capabilities during unrest periods

    Eruptions at continental basaltic volcanoes can take and combine various forms, including lava la...

    J Barrière, A Oth, JD Assink, N d’Oreye, LG Evers | Nature Communications Earth & Environment | 2025 | 6
  4. Catastrophic disruption of asteroid 2023 CX1 and implications for planetary defence

    Mitigation of the threat from airbursting asteroids requires an understanding of the potential ri...

    A Egal, JD Assink, LG Evers, et al | Nature Astronomy | 2025 | 9
  5. Thunderstorm Charge Distribution Determination Using Cosmic Rays Induced Air Showers and Lightning Imaging at LOFAR

    The LOw Frequency ARray (LOFAR) radio telescope possesses the unique capability to measure ultra-...

    TNG Trinh, O Scholten, R van Loon, BM Hare, JD Assink, et al | Geophysical Research Letters | 2025 | 52
  6. Health burden and inequities of urban environmental stressors in Sofia, Bulgaria

    Background The number of studies on the health impacts of urban environmental stressors has be...

    Sasha Khomenko, Angel Burov, Angel M. Dzhambov, Kees de Hoogh, Marco Helbich, Bas Mijling, Ivaylo Hlebarov, Ivaylo Popov, Donka Dimitrova, Reneta Dimitrova, Iana Markevych, Nevena Germanova, Danail Brezov, Tamara Iungman, Federica Montana, Xuan Chen, Ulrike Gehring, Haneen Khreis, Natalie Mueller, Belen Zapata-Diomedi, Jiawei Zhang, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen | Environmental Research | 2025 | 279
  7. High-resolution mapping of urban NO2 concentrations using Retina v2: a case study on data assimilation of surface and satellite observations in Madrid

    Urban air pollution poses a significant health risk, with over half the global population living ...

    Bas Mijling, Henk Eskes, Sascha Hofmann, Pau Moreno, David García Falin, María Encarnación de Vega Pastor | Geoscientific Model Development | 2025 | 18
  8. Meteorological drivers of co-occurring renewable energy droughts in Europe

    As Europe transitions to renewable energy sources, its electricity system becomes increasingly de...

    Bram van Duinen, Lieke van der Most, Michiel Baatsen, Karin van der Wiel | Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews | 2025 | 223
  9. Weak influence of anthropogenic emissions on aerosol, cloud, and rain in the wet season of the Amazon rainforest

    Anthropogenic emissions have been shown to affect new particle formation, aerosol concentrations,...

    Xuemei Wang, Kenneth S. Carslaw, Daniel P. Grosvenor, Hamish Gordon | Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics | 2025 | 25
  10. Advancing Data Quality Assurance with Machine Learning: A Case Study on Wind Vane Stalling Detection

    High-quality observational datasets are essential for climate research and models, but validating...

    V. S. de Feiter, J. M. I. Strickland, I. Garcia-Marti | Atmosphere, 16(2) | 2025 | 129

About KNMI

The Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI)

Is the dutch national weather service. Primary tasks of KNMI are weather forecasting, and monitoring of weather, climate and seismic activity. KNMI is also the national research and information centre for meteorology, climate, air quality, and seismology.