Publications
Theses and reports
My own:
- PhD Thesis:
On the edge of a cloud - Master's thesis:
Laboratory experiments on the convective boundary layer
Student projects:
- Dick Abma (ongoing), Numerical Study of the Subsiding Shell at the Cloud Interface
- Natalie Theeuwes (2010),
The influence of radiation on cloud-surface feedback mechanisms using Large Eddy Simulations - Remco Verzijlberg (2008),
Turbulent dispersion in cloud-topped boundary layers - Freek Pols (2008),
Mass-flux distribution of Cumulus Clouds from Aircraft Observations - Gertjan van Dijk (2007),
The implementation of a Lagrangian Particle Dispersion Model in Large Eddy Simulations of theAtmospheric Boundary Layer - Remco Verzijlbergh (2006),
A study of relations between sub-cloud length scales, cloud size distributions and entrainment profiles. - Bas Reintjes (2005),
A parameter study of the development and stability of cumulus clouds in the Atmospheric Boundary Layer
Peer reviewed publications
- Roel A. J. Neggers, A. Pier Siebesma, and Thijs Heus. Continuous single column model evaluation at a permanent meteorological supersite . Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., Accepted
- Roel A. J. Neggers, Thijs Heus, and A. Pier Siebesma. Overlap statistics of cumuliform boundary-layer cloud fields in large-eddy simulations. J. Geophys. Res., 116(D21202), 2011
- Thijs Heus, Chiel C. van Heerwaarden, Harm J. J. Jonker, A. Pier Siebesma, Simon Axelsen, Kees van den Dries, Olivier Geoffroy, Arnold F. Moene, David Pino, Stephan R. de Roode, and Jordi Vila Guerau de Arellano. Formulation and numerical studies by the Dutch Atmospheric Large-Eddy Simulation (DALES). Geosci. Model. Dev. Discuss., 3:99–180, 2010
- R. A. Verzijlbergh, H. J. J. Jonker, T. Heus, and J. Vila-Guerau de Arellano. Turbulent dispersion in cloud-topped boundary layers. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 9(4):1289–1302, 2009
- T. Heus, H. J. J. Jonker, H. E. A. Van den Akker, E. J. Griffith, M. Koutek, and F. H. Post. A statistical approach to the life-cycle analysis of cumulus clouds selected in a Virtual Reality Environment. J. Geophys. Res., 114:D06208, 2009
- T. Heus, C. F. J. Pols, H. J. J. Jonker, H. E. A. Van den Akker, and D. H. Lenschow. Observational validation of the compensating massflux through the shell around cumulus clouds. Quart. J. Roy. Meteor. Soc., 135:101–112, 2009
- T. Heus, G. van Dijk, H. J. J. Jonker, and H. E. A. van den Akker. Mixing in shallow cumulus clouds studied by Lagrangian particle tracking. J. Atmos. Sci., 65(8):2581–2597, 2008
- H. J. J. Jonker, T. Heus, and P. P. Sullivan. A refined view of vertical transport by cumulus convection. Geophys. Res. Lett., 35:L07810, 2008
- Thijs Heus and Harm J. J. Jonker. Subsiding shells around shallow cumulus clouds. J. Atmos. Sci., 65(3):1003–1018, 2008
Conference proceedings
- Heus, T., H. J. J. Jonker, H. E. A. Van den Akker, E. J. Griffith, M. Koutek,and F. H. Post, 2008c: A statistical approach to the life-cycle analysis of cumulus clouds selected in a Virtual Reality Environment. The 18th conferenceon Boundary-Layers and Turbulence
- Heus, T., C. F. J. Pols, H. J. J. Jonker, H. E. A. v. d. Akker, and D. H.Lenschow, 2008e: Observational validation of the compensating mass uxthrough the shell around cumulus clouds. The 18th conference on Boundary-Layers and Turbulence
- Verzijlbergh, R. A., T. Heus, and H. J. J. Jonker, 2008a: Turbulent disper-sion in cloudy boundary layers. The 18th conference on Boundary-Layers andTurbulence
- Heus, T., H. J. J. Jonker, E. J. Griffith, and F. H. Post, 2006: Lifecycle analysis of cumulus clouds using a 3d virtual reality environment. The 17th conferenceon Boundary-Layers and Turbulence
- Heus, T. and H. J. J. Jonker, 2006: Why do descending shells around cumulusclouds exist? The 17th Symposium on Boundary-Layers and Turbulence
- Jonker, H., R. Verzijlbergh, T. Heus, and A. Siebesma, 2006: The influence of the sub-cloud moisture field on cloud size distributions and the consequencesfor entrainment. The 17th Symposium on Boundary-Layers and Turbulence
- Griffith, E. J., F. H. Post, M. Koutek, T. Heus, and H. J. J. Jonker, 2005:Feature tracking in VR for cumulus cloud life-cycle studies. E. Kjems andR. Blach, (eds.) Virtual Environments 2005, pp. 121-1281.
- Jonker, H., T. Heus, E. Hagen, and H. van Dop, 2004: Laboratory experi-ments of entrainment in dry convective boundary layers. The 16th Symposiumon Boundary-Layers and Turbulence
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