Research & development

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

Departments

  1. Verification of the Vaisala LT31 Transmissometer

    The Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) is updating its visibility standard which r...

    Jessica M. I. Strickland and Hannelore I. Bloemink | --2025 | pp
  2. Prevalence and determinants of profound vitamin D deficiency (25-hydroxyvitamin D <10 nmol/L) in the UK Biobank and potential implications for disease association studies

    Background 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) is the principal biomarker of vitamin D status. Values ...

    Shraim, R., Brennan, M.M., van Geffen, J. and Zgaga, L. | Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 2025 | 250
  3. Validation of hourly precipitation extremes in the Regional Atmospheric Climate Model (RACMO) for the Netherlands and surrounding regions

    Hourly precipitation extremes in the Regional Atmospheric Climate Model (RACMO) are validated for...

    Sebastiaan de Haas, Leon van Voorst, Henk van den Brink | --2025 | pp36
  4. Natural emissions of VOC and NOx over Africa constrainted by TROPOMI HCHO and NO2 data using the MAGRITTEv1.1 model

    Natural emissions (vegetation, soil, and lightning) are the dominant sources of non-methane bioge...

    Opacka, B., Stavrakou, T., Müller, J.-F., De Smedt, I., van Geffen, J., Marais, E. A., Horner, R. P., Millet, D. B., Wells, K. C. and Guenther, A. B. | Atmos. Chem. Phys. | 2025 | 25
  5. Key opportunities for KNMI to enhance its role in wildfire risk management in the Netherlands

    Wildfire occurrence and intensity are increasing globally as a result of climate change. This tre...

    Joëlle Hansen-Löve | 2025
  6. Impact of a solar farm on temperature and radiation measurements at Groningen Airport Eelde in the Netherlands

    In the summer of 2019 a 20 hectares solar farm was installed on Groningen Airport Eelde at a dist...

    Theo Brandsma | --2025 | pp45
  7. CRITICAL REVIEW OF THE ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION OBSERVING CAPABILITIES FOR MONITORING AND FORECASTING

    Monitoring of atmospheric composition covers applications related to evaluating distributions and...

    Richard S. Eckman, Hiroshi Tanimoto, Irina Petropavlovskikh, Isobel Simpson, Stelios Kazadzis, Kjetil Torseth, Tom Oda, Jean-Christopher Lambert, Yuyan Cui, Oksana Tarasova, Sander Houweling, Kaisa Lakkala, Jeffrey Geddes, John Walker, Owen R. Cooper, Michiel van Weele, Sergi Moreno, Leilani Dulguerov | 2025
  8. Rapportage weerwaarschuwingen flitspeilingen 2024

    Het Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut (KNMI) geeft weerwaarschuwingen af wanneer zij...

    Door van der Vegt, Bram Doms, Amstedam; Ipsos I&O | --2025 | pp47
  9. Seismic hazard for the Dutch Caribbean

    The Dutch Caribbean are located in a region where earthquakes are common. This is due to the tect...

    Pauline Kruiver, Elske van Dalfsen | --2025 | pp
  10. The state of Our Climate in 2024: Weather in Caribbean Netherlands in a Changing Climate = Estado di nos Klima 2024: Wer na Hulanda Karibense den tempunan di kambio di Klima

    De staat van ons klimaat 2024: Een recordwarm jaar Klimaatverandering laat zich steeds sterker...

    KNMI | --2025 | pp20

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.