How you contribute
To better predict the weather and understand climate dynamics, it is essential to obtain high-quality wind measurements at the air-sea interface over the world’s oceans. KNMI leads the development and operational exploitation of a satellite radar measurement constellation that provides high accuracy, global coverage, and high temporal resolution ocean vector winds. These winds are made available by KNMI through the EUMETSAT OSI SAF and the EU Copernicus Marine Service.
In the EU Horizon CHERRI project, the ECMWF together with an international consortium, plans to develop the next generation data assimilation and weather forecasting prototypes using classical as well as Machine Learning (ML) methodology. KNMI contributes to the exploitation of the wind scatterometer measurements and the validation of the forecasting prototypes over the oceans iin CHERRI, exploiting our expertise on analyzing both forecasting model and wind observation error properties. For example, statistical assessment of extremes and spatiotemporal analyses of collocated model and observation data will be part of the performance assessment of the different prototypes. Beyond the CHERRI project, contributions to new satellite wind instruments are foreseen.
Your activities
In this role, you will:
- take responsibility for the KNMI contribution to the CHERRI project
- contribute to the evolution of the KNMI satellite wind processors and services
- support developing user applications of ocean winds
- be a part of a five-year postdoctoral position to contribute to these activities. The position provides a unique opportunity to collaborate with international specialists in both active and passive satellite remote sensing and in atmospheric modelling. Further background information may be obtained via:
The active remote sensing team consists of approximately 15 scientists. We are part of the larger (~55 FTE) R&D Satellite Observations (RDSW) department which contributes to weather and climate research and monitoring of the Earth system by utilizing the observations of satellites. This is done in an international setting.
The main research activities of RDSW are on weather and climate research, air quality, stratospheric ozone and space weather. The satellite activities of the department encompass the entire range from collecting user requirements, developing instrument concepts, generating the required satellite products, to atmospheric research using the satellite data. RDSW is characterized by a positive atmosphere. Colleagues like to have a cup of coffee or tea together and are very approachable. The mix of men and women of different ages and with diverse nationalities also contributes to a pleasant working environment within the department.
Like to know more?
If you would like to know more, please contact Ad Stoffelen, Senior Scientist, Group and Project Leader and Fellow IEEE, at [email protected] or +31 6 22 40 98 13.