The Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute located in De Bilt (near Utrecht) in the Netherlands, is the national research and information center for meteorology, climate and seismology. KNMI contributes 24/7 to a safe and livable Netherlands by providing society with independent knowledge, advice and warnings about risks in the field of weather, climate and seismology.
KNMI contributes 24/7 to a safe and liveable Netherlands by providing society with independent knowledge, advice and warnings about risks in the field of weather, climate and seismology.
The climate is changing, the weather is becoming more erratic, the ground is shaking. Keeping the Netherlands safe and liveable is becoming an increasingly challenging task. KNMI therefore wants to gain more insight into the impact of weather, climate, seismology and other geophysical phenomena on society, in both the short and long term. In cooperation with our societal partners and from a solid position in a strong international network, we generate and combine the best observations, scientific analyses and top-grade technology to provide the Netherlands with timely information, advice and warnings.
Our unique task is the gathering of information about the atmosphere and the subsurface and the translation of that information to risks to the community. We strive to make our high-quality knowledge and information in the area of weather, climate, and seismology operationally available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. In addition, we continuously extend and deepen this knowledge in co-operation with research institutes, universities and businesses.
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As a scientific institute KNMI participates in the international research community and contributes, for example, to the process and reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
KNMI is constantly optimizing its measuring network and refining its weather and climate models, which run on KNMI's supercomputer. These model calculations form the basis of the weather forecasts and climate scenarios that KNMI produces for the Netherlands. KNMI offers unique products that can be used by air traffic controllers, policy advisors and other professionals to take the necessary decisions to guarantee safety and sustainability in the Netherlands, now and in the future. The climate scenarios, for example, show how the climate of the Netherlands evolves in the coming decades for a wide range of atmospheric variables.
KNMI is also involved in research on the seismology of the Netherlands and its overseas regions and plays a leading role in international efforts on remote sensing by satellites. That knowledge we share with you. More information can be found on the research website.
KNMI is an organization of professionals who have a high degree of expertise in various scientific disciplines such as meteorology, climatology, oceanography and seismology. See the profiles of our people.
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