A validation of subtropical marine low clouds in the HARMONIE regional weather model

One of the areas of major importance when it comes to weather prediction are clouds, due to their significant impact on the climate and because they are major source of the spread in climate sensitivity in climate models. This paper will focus on the main numerical weather prediction model, HARMONIE, used by the Royal Netherlands Meteorological...

Extreme convective gusts in a future warmer climate assessed through a convection permitting model

Severe wind gusts associated with mid-latitude convective storms contribute to an increasing amount of natural hazard related losses in Europe. Modifications of the atmosphere associated with anthropogenic climate change are projected to increase the frequency of favorable conditions for convective storms, and it is absolutely critical to...

Evaluation of a wind farm parameterization in an operational mesoscale model

In the coming decade, the Dutch government plans to broadly expand its wind farm real estate over the North Sea region. This is a significant undertaking because, from literature, it is understood that wind turbines can affect the local environment. These impacts include, but are not limited to, changes in variables such as wind speed and...