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Renske Timmermans
LOTOS-EUROS research/development team
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  • Function: Researcher Air Quality
  • Affiliation: TNO
    Expertise: Climate, Air Quality and Sustainability
    Section: Large scale Air Quality and Climate
  • Visiting address: Princetonplein 6, 3584 CB Utrecht, The Netherlands
  • Room: 2.037
  • Tel: +31 888 66 20 80 (direct)
    Tel: +31 888 66 20 81 (secretary)
    Fax: +31 888 66 20 44
  • E-mail: renske.timmermans (+ @tno.nl)
  • Mail address: P.O.Box 80015, 3508 TA Utrecht, the Netherlands
Research Interests:
  • Environmental and climate research in general
  • Air quality
  • Remote sensing of atmospheric composition
Current Research Activities:
Applied research on regional transport of atmospheric pollutants (ozone, NO2, aerosols) and their effect on climate. Projects include the forecasting of air pollution over the Netherlands and Europe with the LOTOS-EUROS model in combination with groundbased and/or satellite observations (MACC, PASODOBLE and SMOGPROG), the construction of a 4-dimensional aerosol distribution based on model and observations (GEOMON) and analysis of impact of (future) satellite AOD observations on the forecasting of PM (paper).
Projects: PASODOBLE, MACC, SMOGPROG , PROMOTE, GEOMON
Publications:
Reviewed
R.M.A. Timmermans , A.J. Segers, P.J.H. Builtjes, R. Vautard, R. Siddans, H. Elbern, S.A.T. Tjemkes, M. Schaap, The Added Value of a Proposed Satellite Imager for Ground Level Particulate Matter Analyses and Forecasts, IEEE-JSTARS (Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, pp. 271-283, doi: 10.1109/JSTARS.2009.2034613, 2009. pdf

R.M.A. Timmermans , M. Schaap, H. Elbern, R. Siddans, S.A.T. Tjemkes, R. Vautard, P.J.H. Builtjes, An Observing System Simulation Experiment (OSSE) for Aerosol Optical Depth from satellites , Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 26, 2673-2682, 2009. pdf

M. Schaap, A. Apituley, R.M.A. Timmermans , RB. A. Koelemeijer, and G. de Leeuw, Exploring the relation between aerosol optical depth and PM2.5 at Cabauw, the Netherlands , Atmos. Chem. Phys., 9, pp909-925, 2009 . pdf

M. Schaap F. Sauter, R.M.A. Timmermans, M. Roemer, G. Velders, J. Beck and P.J.H. Builtjes, The LOTOS-EUROS model: description, validation and latest developments, Int. J. Environment and Pollution, Vol. 32, No. 2, pp.270&–290, 2008. pdf

M. Schaap, R.M.A. Timmermans , R.B.A. Koelemeijer, G. de Leeuw, P.J.H. Builtjes, Evaluation of MODIS aerosol optical thickness over Europe using sun photometer observations , Atmos. Environ., 42, 2187–2197, doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.11.044,2008. pdf

R. Stern, P. Builtjes, M. Schaap, R. Timmermans, R.Vautard, A. Hodzic, M. Memmesheimer, H. Feldmann, E. Renner, R. Wolke, A. Kerschbaumer, A model inter-comparison study focussing on episodes with elevated PM10 concentrations, Atmospheric Environment, Volume 42, Issue 19, June 2008, Pages 4567-4588, doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2008.01.068, 2008. pdf

R.M.A. Timmermans, R.F. van Oss, H.M. Kelder, Equatorial Kelvin wave signatures in ozone profile measurements from Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment (GOME) , J. Geophys. Res., Vol. 110, No. D21, D21103, doi:10.1029/2005JD005929, 2005 .

R.M.A. Timmermans , R.F. van Oss, H.M. Kelder, Kelvin wave signatures in ECMWF meteo fields and GOME ozone columns , J. Geophys. Res., Vol. 110, No. D13, D13104, doi: 10.1029/2004JD005261, 2005 .

R.M.A. Timmermans , R.F. van Oss, H.M. Kelder, Equatorial Kelvin wave signatures in ozone column measurements from the Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment (GOME) , J. Geophys. Res., Vol. 109, 01101, doi:10.1029/2003JD003946, 2004.

Non Reviewed
R. Timmermans, P. Builtjes and T. Ligthart, The interaction between air quality and climate change with respect to the harbour of Rotterdam , TNO Report 2008-U-R0783/A . pdf

R. Timmermans and P. Builtjes, Luchtkwaliteit en klimaat een samenhangend probleem voor Rotterdamse haven , Milieu 7, jaargang 14, 2008. pdf

R.M.A. Timmermans, Studies of Atmospheric Dynamics from Space, Thesis, 2005 .
Recent conference contributions:
E.C.J. Hendriks, R.M.A. Timmermans, A.J. Segers, M. Schaap, Monitoring the 4-D aerosol distribution: Synergetic use of MODIS AOT, in-situ PM observations and the chemical transport model LOTOS-EUROS, European Aerosol Conference, Karlsruhe, Germany, 2009. abstract

E.C.J. Hendriks, R.M.A. Timmermans, A.J. Segers, M. Schaap, Monitoring the 4-D aerosol distribution: Synergetic use of MODIS AOT, in-situ PM observations and the chemical transport model LOTOS-EUROS, Wilhelm Else Heraeus Seminar, Bad-Honnef, Germany, 2009. abstract

R.M.A. Timmermans, R.M.A. Timmermans, P. Builtjes, M. schaap, A. Segers, Y. Govaerts, S. Wagner, S. Tjemkes, R. Vautard, H. Elbern, The value of MSG/SEVIRI derived mean daily aerosol optical depth for operational air quality forecasts, 2009 EUMETSAT Meteorological Satellite Conference, Bath, UK, 21-25 sep 2009. abstract

R. Timmermans, M. Schaap, A. Segers, P. Builtjes, S. Calabretta-Jongen, H. Eskes, A. Manders, F. Sauter, D. Swart, Air quality forecasting with LOTOS-EUROS GLOREAM symposium, 29-31 October 2008, Antwerpen. abstract

R. Timmermans, P. Builtjes and T. Ligthart, The interaction between air quality and climate change with respect to the harbour of Rotterdam , Harbours, air quality and climate change conference, Rotterdam, May 2008. abstract

M. Schaap, R. Timmermans, A. Apituley, R. Koelemeijer and G. de Leeuw, Mapping the PM2.5 distribution in the Netherlands using MODIS AOD , AGU 2008 Joint assembly, 27-30 May 2008, Fort Lauderdale, Florida abstract

R. Timmermans, P. Builtjes, A. Segers, M. Schaap, R. Siddans, R. Vautard, H. Elbern, S. Tjemkes, An OSSE to determine the impact of Geostationary satellite Aerosol Optical Depth observations on air quality forecasts in Europe , AGU 2008 Joint assembly, 27-30 May 2008, Fort Lauderdale, Florida . abstract