PhD students are expected to follow several courses as part of their training plan. One of these courses is the A2, which is aimed at increasing the impact of, and communication about the PhD research. To fulfil the requirements of the course, Marta Antonelli produced a nice video explaining hydrologic …
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Soil moisture-temperature coupling behind climate shift in inner East Asia?
Lower soil moisture conditions are known to positively contribute to warmer temperatures, in particular during heatwaves. Inner East Asia is one of the regions where this coupling is likely significant. Writing in Science, Zhang and co-workers found that the recent coincidence of drought and hot temperatures is unprecedented in a …
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Over the course of the 2020 summer, several personal grants were awarded for PhD research in our team. Harro Jongen recently joined the team in November 2020, funded by a personal PhD grant from the Wageningen Institute for Environment and Climate Research (WIMEK) graduate programme. He will work on the coupling …
Continue readingMeasuring evaporation from a lowland reservoir
Lake IJssel has an important function in providing fresh water to the northern part of the Netherlands, in particular during dry summers. The amount of water that evaporates from Lake IJssel is however poorly known, which affects water management. As part of the NWO-funded project “Smart Water Management in a …
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