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View article: Groundings of Drifters in the Wadden Sea Inform the Transport of Floating Macroplastic
Groundings of Drifters in the Wadden Sea Inform the Transport of Floating Macroplastic Open
We study floating marine macro plastic pollution with a dedicated campaign where we released and tracked 24 shallow surface drifters in the Dutch Wadden Sea, an intertidal region where water dynamics are driven by semi-diurnal tides and wi…
View article: Use of commercial microwave links as scintillometers: potential and limitations towards evaporation estimation
Use of commercial microwave links as scintillometers: potential and limitations towards evaporation estimation Open
Scintillometers are used to estimate path-integrated evaporation and sensible heat fluxes. Commercial microwave links (CMLs), such as are used in cellular telecommunication networks, are similar line-of-sight instruments that also measure …
View article: More efficient reproducible research in hydrology: moving research down the academic career scale (MRDTACS)
More efficient reproducible research in hydrology: moving research down the academic career scale (MRDTACS) Open
Hydrology faces critical challenges in reproducibility, accessibility and collaboration, limiting progress and innovation. This article introduces ‘ moving research down the academic career scale’ ( MRDTACS ): the idea that work should be …
View article: Enhancing Rainfall Estimates in East Africa by Integrating TAHMO Ground Data and Satellite Rainfall Products
Enhancing Rainfall Estimates in East Africa by Integrating TAHMO Ground Data and Satellite Rainfall Products Open
East Africa relies heavily on satellite-based rainfall estimates due to the lack of in situ data. However, satellite rainfall products often perform poorly in this region. In this study, data from the Trans-African Hydrometeorological Obse…
View article: High-resolution urban precipitation monitoring in a tropical megacity using Commercial Microwave Links (CMLs)
High-resolution urban precipitation monitoring in a tropical megacity using Commercial Microwave Links (CMLs) Open
Accurately monitoring urban precipitation is notoriously difficult, even more so in many parts of Africa where the coverage of ground-based weather radars is usually sparse. The built-up environment near radars may result in underestimatio…
View article: Comment on egusphere-2025-1529
Comment on egusphere-2025-1529 Open
View article: Evaporation measurements using commercial microwave links as scintillometers
Evaporation measurements using commercial microwave links as scintillometers Open
As the spatial coverage of evaporation observations is limited, we propose a novel, opportunistic method to estimate evaporation in which we consider commercial microwave links (CMLs), such as used in cellular telecommunication networks, i…
View article: Supplementary material to "Evaporation measurements using commercial microwave links as scintillometers"
Supplementary material to "Evaporation measurements using commercial microwave links as scintillometers" Open
View article: An Adaptable DTS-based Parametric Method to Probe Near-surface Vertical Temperature Profiles at Millimeter Resolution
An Adaptable DTS-based Parametric Method to Probe Near-surface Vertical Temperature Profiles at Millimeter Resolution Open
High-resolution spatial temperature data is crucial to understand and describe near-surface atmospheric processes. Resolving temperature profiles at a sufficient resolution to capture near-surface temperature gradients is a challenge, espe…
View article: Adventures in Model Land
Adventures in Model Land Open
Do you dare to enter the model land? Brave adventurers are sought to explore the mathematical depths of strange new worlds. Your quest will be full of uncertainty, unknowns, and potential misdirections. But the rewards for success are high…
View article: Use of commercial microwave links as scintillometers: potential and limitations towards evaporation estimation
Use of commercial microwave links as scintillometers: potential and limitations towards evaporation estimation Open
Scintillometers are used to measure path-integrated evaporation and sensible heat fluxes. They consist of a transmitter and a receiver separated along a line of sight of several hundreds of meters to a few kilometers. Turbulent eddies and …
View article: On the importance of discharge observation uncertainty when interpreting hydrological model performance
On the importance of discharge observation uncertainty when interpreting hydrological model performance Open
For users of hydrological models, the suitability of models can depend on how well their simulated outputs align with observed discharge. This study emphasizes the crucial role of factoring in discharge observation uncertainty when assessi…
View article: Use of commercial microwave links as scintillometers: potential and limitations towards evaporation estimation
Use of commercial microwave links as scintillometers: potential and limitations towards evaporation estimation Open
A scintillometer is a common instrument to measure path-integrated evaporation and sensible heat fluxes. It consists of a transmitter and a receiver separated along a line of sight of several hundreds of meters to a few kilometers. Turbule…
View article: Measuring rainfall using microwave links: the influence of temporal sampling
Measuring rainfall using microwave links: the influence of temporal sampling Open
Terrestrial microwave links are increasingly being used to estimate path-averaged precipitation by determining the attenuation caused by rainfall along the link path, mostly with commercial microwave links from cellular telecommunication n…
View article: eWaterCycle V2: enabling Hydrology as a Service (HaaS) 
eWaterCycle V2: enabling Hydrology as a Service (HaaS)  Open
2024 marks the 10th anniversary of presenting eWaterCycle at EGU [i]. Over the past decade, we've been building a platform capable of running global hydrological simulations, that democratizes research, and fosters reproducibility [ii]. We…
View article: years of eWaterCycle: from prototype-forecast to platform for Open and FAIR hydrology
years of eWaterCycle: from prototype-forecast to platform for Open and FAIR hydrology Open
Over the last decade our answer to the question: “but what is eWaterCycle?” has changed considerably. In 2014 we presented the first iteration of eWaterCycle: we showed that it was feasible to build a real time hydrological for…
View article: Enhancing Rainfall Estimates in East Africa by Merging TAHMO Precipitation Gauge Data with Remote Sensing Rainfall Products
Enhancing Rainfall Estimates in East Africa by Merging TAHMO Precipitation Gauge Data with Remote Sensing Rainfall Products Open
Sub-Saharan Africa heavily relies on remotely-sensed rainfall measurements due to a lack of in-situ rainfall data. While a high number of satellite-based rainfall products do exist, they are typically developed and tested in regions with a…
View article: Comment on egusphere-2023-1971
Comment on egusphere-2023-1971 Open
Abstract. Terrestrial microwave links are increasingly being used to estimate path-averaged precipitation by determining the attenuation caused by rainfall along the link path, mostly with commercial microwave links from c…
View article: Measuring rainfall using microwave links: the influence of temporal sampling
Measuring rainfall using microwave links: the influence of temporal sampling Open
Terrestrial microwave links are increasingly being used to estimate path-averaged precipitation by determining the attenuation caused by rainfall along the link path, mostly with commercial microwave links from cellular telecommunication n…
View article: Supplementary material to "Measuring rainfall using microwave links: the influence of temporal sampling"
Supplementary material to "Measuring rainfall using microwave links: the influence of temporal sampling" Open
Figure S1.Comparison of rainfall intensities derived for the various time intervals (columns) and methods (rows) versus time-averaged rainfall intensities computed with the 20 Hz data for the Nokia Flexihopper microwave link.Optimization o…
View article: Maker Education in the Applied Physics Bachelor Programme at Delft University of Technology
Maker Education in the Applied Physics Bachelor Programme at Delft University of Technology Open
Two mandatory courses that use maker education as learning activity are included in the applied physics bachelor programme at Delft University of Technology. In this chapter we provide the rationale for its inclusion, the associated learni…
View article: Comment on egusphere-2023-1156
Comment on egusphere-2023-1156 Open
Abstract. The comparison of models in geosciences involves refining a single model or comparing various model structures. However, such model comparison studies are potentially invalid without considering the uncertainty e…
View article: eWaterCycle as a modelling interface between meteorology and hydrology
eWaterCycle as a modelling interface between meteorology and hydrology Open
In our digital age, connecting models and data from various components of the earth system becomes more and more important. To this end, it is important to define standards and interfaces facilitate such integration. Here, we present the a…
View article: Comment on gi-2023-7
Comment on gi-2023-7 Open
Abstract. Environmental observations are crucial for understanding the state of the environment. However, current observation networks are limited in spatial and temporal resolution due to high costs. For many applications…
View article: On the importance of observation uncertainty when evaluating and comparing models: a hydrological example
On the importance of observation uncertainty when evaluating and comparing models: a hydrological example Open
The comparison of models in geosciences involves refining a single model or comparing various model structures. However, such model comparison studies are potentially invalid without considering the uncertainty estimates of observations in…
View article: Making MacGyvers: lessons from a decade of maker education
Making MacGyvers: lessons from a decade of maker education Open
Regular visitors of the EGU General Assembly are familiar with the ‘MacGyver’ sessions where hydrologists present measuring solution they have designed, build and tinkered (often ducttaped) themselves. We often get asked how we…
View article: era5cli: from a utility script to a reusable software package
era5cli: from a utility script to a reusable software package Open
The ERA5 meteorological reanalysis dataset, from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), is widely used in areas such as meteorology, hydrology and land-surface modelling. The Copernicus Climate Data Store (CDS) off…
View article: Digital twincubator eWaterCycle
Digital twincubator eWaterCycle Open
Recently there’s been a lot of enthousiasm for the concepts of digital twins, virtual research environments, serious games, and other inspiring ideas to improve “the way we do science.” With eWaterCycle, we are no strange…
View article: Demonstrating the importance of streamflow observation uncertainty when evaluating and comparing hydrological models
Demonstrating the importance of streamflow observation uncertainty when evaluating and comparing hydrological models Open
Large-sample hydrology datasets provide an excellent test-bed for evaluating and comparing hydrological models. The validity of the results from studies that use large-sample hydrology datasets, however, can be undermined when observation …
View article: Can we measure evaporation using commercial microwave links?
Can we measure evaporation using commercial microwave links? Open
The aim of this study is to investigate whether it is feasible to obtain evaporation estimates from commercial microwave links, which are normally used for telecommunication. These commercial microwave links are already used to monitor pat…