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MicroHH

A collection of 6 posts

The fluid dynamics of snowmelt

The fluid dynamics of snowmelt

An important fraction of snowmelt is driven by the wind. Determining the melt rate is challenging in a landscape that is partially covered by snow patches that remain at the melting temperature, while surrounding land warms up as an effect of incoming solar solar radiation. In a new study, which

Details of the surface wind matter in tropical convection

Details of the surface wind matter in tropical convection

Tropical clouds play an important role in the energy balance of the earth. Clouds reflect solar radiation into space, but also absorb heat that is emitted from the surface of the earth. Clouds therefore play an important role in setting the global atmospheric temperature. In turn, the atmospheric temperature determines

Surface warming leads to more clouds over temperate forest

Surface warming leads to more clouds over temperate forest

In a new paper [https://rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/qj.3441] in Quarterly Journal of Royal Meteorological Society, we present a potential mechanism to explain the observed enhanced cloud formation over Western European forests [https://chiel.ghost.io/2017/01/20/clouds/], such as in Les Landes,

Project on solar energy and electricity grid management granted

Project on solar energy and electricity grid management granted

Our project Every ray counts has been granted in the Industrial Doctorates [https://www.nwo.nl/actueel/nieuws/2018/07/zestien-industrial-doctorates-aan-de-slag-in-bedrijfsleven.html] call from NWO [https://www.nwo.nl]. In this project, our group at Wageningen University and Research [https://www.wur.nl/en/Research-Results/Chair-groups/Environmental-Sciences/Meteorology-and-Air-Quality-Group.htm] and

MicroHH reference paper published

MicroHH reference paper published

The reference paper of MicroHH [https://chiel.ghost.io/microhh/] is accepted as a full contribution to Geoscientific Model Development [https://www.geosci-model-dev.net/10/3145/2017/]. This paper describes the final result of several years of model development: MicroHH 1.0. The short summary on the GMD [http://www.

MicroHH discussion paper online

MicroHH discussion paper online

The reference paper of MicroHH [https://chiel.ghost.io/microhh/] is available as a discussion paper on the website of Geoscientific Model Development [http://www.geosci-model-dev-discuss.net/gmd-2017-41/#discussion]. This paper describes the final result of several years of model development: MicroHH 1.0. The short summary on the GMD