Hi, my name is Gert-Jan Duine. I am an atmospheric scientist, interested in investigating processes related to mountainous terrain. I use and run numerical models, and deploy and use a variety of atmospheric observations to develop a better understanding of processes relevant to wildfires, downslope windstorms, heatwaves, climate change, boundary-layer and air quality dynamics.
Currently, I am a project scientist at Earth Research Institute at University of California, Santa Barbara, investigating atmospheric processes related to downslope windstorms, or the local term: Sundowners. These winds intensify wildfire propagation. Understanding will lead to a more resilient society in a changing climate. Before joining the CLIVAC lab at UC Santa Barbara, I was a postdoc at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, investigating spatiotemporal variability of convective boundary layers in complex, mountainous terrain from numerical models and observations. I hold a PhD-degree from Laboratoire d'Aerologie, University of Toulouse, France, where I investigated valley winds in stably stratified conditions. For this, a 3-month field experiment was carried out (see KASCADE). I hold MSc in Meteorology & Air Quality and BSc in Soil, Water & Atmosphere from the Wageningen University in the Netherlands. Research interests: Boundary-layer meteorology, mountain meteorology, numerical modeling, wildfires, heatwaves, climate |
Launching a weather balloon during the KASCADE field experiment
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Academic service:
- Associate editor for J. Applied Meteorology & Climatology
- Reviewer for JGR: Atmospheres, Ecology, JGR: Earth and Space Science, Weather and Forecasting, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Journal of Hydrometeorology, Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, Atmosphere, Fire, Meteorological Applications, Atmospheric Science Letters, Geoscientific Model Development