Research & development

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

Departments

  1. Graupel and increased turbulence observed near small-scale intermittent lightning discharges at the top of intense thunderstorms

    Sparkles are defined as intermittent, small-scale lightning discharges near the top of thundersto...

    R van Loon, JD Assink, O Scholten, BM Hare, H Leijnse, AJ van Delden | Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (ACP) | 2026
  2. Evidence for virtual source-receiver refractions in cross correlations of infrasonic ambient noise

    Seasonal variability in source activity and atmospheric temperature were retrieved from 11 years ...

    LG Evers, JD Assink, JT Fricke | Geophysical Research Letters | 2026 | 53
  3. An inter-comparison of inverse models for estimating European CH4 emissions

    Atmospheric inversions are widely used to evaluate and improve inventories of methane (CH4) emis-...

    Eleftherios Ioannidis, Antoon Meesters, Michael Steiner, Dominik Brunner, Friedemann Reum, Isabelle Pison, Antoine Berchet, Rona Thompson, Espen Sollum, Frank-Thomas Koch, Christoph Gerbig, Fenjuan Wang, Shamil Maksyutov, Aki Tsuruta, Maria Tenkanen, Tuula Aalto, Guillaume Monteil, Hong Lin, Ge Ren, Marko Scholze, and Sander Houweling | ESSD | 2026 | 18
  4. An efficient transformer-based aerosol retrieval algorithm for the polarization crossfire (PCF) satellite senor suite: development and validation

    Multi-angle polarimetric (MAP) satellite observations provide information on aerosol optical and ...

    Haoran Gu , Zhengqiang Li , Yan Ma , Luo Zhang , Cheng Chen , Gerrit de Leeuw , Zihan Zhang , Cheng Fan , Li Li , Zhenwei Qiu , Zhenhai Liu , Jin Hong , Qian Yao , Zhe Ji | Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy & Radiative Transfer | 2026 | 351
  5. Tropical cyclone intensification and extratropical transition under alternate climate conditions: a case study of Hurricane Ophelia (2017)

    Post-tropical cyclones can have substantial impacts on regions unaccustomed to such powerful stor...

    Marjolein Ribberink, Hylke de Vries, Nadia Bloemendaal, Michiel Baatsen, Erik van Meijgaard | Weather and Climate Dynamics | 2026 | 7
  6. Assessment of synthetic tropical cyclones in the North Atlantic Basin

    Tropical cyclones (TCs) pose significant risks due to their associated hazards, including powerfu...

    David Romero, Christian M Appendini, Kerry Emanuel, Chia-Ying Lee, Kees Nederhoff, Nadia Bloemendaal, Pablo Ruiz-Salcines, Jonathan Vigh, Christian Domínguez | Atmospheric Research | 2026 | 327
  7. 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
  8. Treatment of Key Aerosol and Cloud Processes in Earth System Models – Recommendations from the FORCeS Project

    Uncertainty in estimations of the net contribution of anthropogenic aerosol particles, particular...

    I Riipinen, S Talvinen, A Chassaing, P Georgakaki, X Li, C Pérez García-Pando, T Bergman, SM Kommula, U Proske, A Gkouvousis, AP Tsimpidi, M Chatziparaschos , A Neuberger, VA Karydis, SM Calderón, S Romakkaniemi, DG Partridge, T Khadir, L Dada, T van Noije, S Decesari, Ø Seland, P Zieger, F Bender, K Carlslaw, J Cermak, M Costa-Surós, M Gonçalves Ageitos, Y Gramlich, OW Haugvaldstad, E Holopainen, C Hoose, O Jorba, S Kakavas, M Kanakidou, H Kokkola, R Krejci, T Kühn, M Kulmala, P Le Sager, R Makkonen, SEI Manavi, TF Mentel, A Milousis, S Myriokefalitakis, A Nenes, T Nieminen, SN Pandis, D Patoulias, T Petäjä, J Quaas, L Regayre, SMC Scholz, M Schulz, K Skyllakou, R Sousse, P Stier, MA Thomas, JT Villinger, A Virtanen, K Wyser, AML Ekman | Tellus B: Chem. Phys. Meteorol. | 2026 | 78
  9. Exploring coastal climate adaptation through storylines: Insights from cyclone Idai in Beira, Mozambique

    Coastal settlements, facing increasing flood risk from tropical cyclones (TCs) under climate chan...

    Henrique M.D. Goulart, Panagiotis Athanasiou, Kees van Ginkel, Karin van der Wiel, Gundula Winter, Izidine Pinto, Bart van den Hurk | Cell Reports Sustainability | 2025 | 2
  10. Observations of tall-building wakes using a scanning Doppler lidar

    High-rise buildings, increasingly a feature of many large cities, impact local atmospheric flow c...

    Natalie E. Theeuwes, Janet F. Barlow, Antti Mannisenaho, Denise Hertwig, Ewan O'Connor, and Alan Robins | Atmos. Meas. Tech. | 2025 | 18

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.