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D-Index
37
Citations
5444
World Ranking
8892
National Ranking
209

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Ecology
  • Agriculture
  • Meteorology

Cor Jacobs mainly investigates Atmospheric sciences, Climate change, Climatology, Meteorology and Eddy covariance. His Atmospheric sciences research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Water-use efficiency, Hydrology, Evapotranspiration, Water content and Transpiration. His studies in Climate change integrate themes in fields like Urban heat island, Economic growth, Environmental planning and Spatial variability.

His Climatology research incorporates themes from Sensitivity, Respiration rate and Moderate-resolution imaging spectroradiometer. His work on Wind speed as part of general Meteorology research is often related to Roughness length, Momentum transfer and Wavelength, thus linking different fields of science. His work on Ecosystem respiration as part of general Eddy covariance study is frequently linked to Latitude, therefore connecting diverse disciplines of science.

His most cited work include:

  • Management effects on net ecosystem carbon and GHG budgets at European crop sites (146 citations)
  • Temporal and spatial variability of urban heat island and thermal comfort within the Rotterdam agglomeration (141 citations)
  • The Sensitivity of Regional Transpiration to Land-Surface Characteristics: Significance of Feedback (138 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary areas of investigation include Atmospheric sciences, Meteorology, Planetary boundary layer, Urban heat island and Climate change. His work carried out in the field of Atmospheric sciences brings together such families of science as Eddy covariance, Humidity, Evapotranspiration, Vegetation and Transpiration. His research investigates the connection with Evapotranspiration and areas like Water content which intersect with concerns in Soil science.

His work on Wind speed as part of his general Meteorology study is frequently connected to Surface finish, thereby bridging the divide between different branches of science. His Urban heat island study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Urban design, Thermal comfort, Climatology and Environmental planning. His research integrates issues of Urbanization and Ecosystem in his study of Climate change.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Atmospheric sciences (28.48%)
  • Meteorology (16.46%)
  • Planetary boundary layer (10.13%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2014-2021)?

  • Urban heat island (9.49%)
  • Atmospheric sciences (28.48%)
  • Climate change (9.49%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Urban heat island, Atmospheric sciences, Climate change, Water cooling and Urban water. His Urban heat island study improves the overall literature in Meteorology. In most of his Meteorology studies, his work intersects topics such as Impervious surface.

The study incorporates disciplines such as Eddy covariance, Canopy, Planetary boundary layer, Boundary layer and Evapotranspiration in addition to Atmospheric sciences. The Eddy covariance study combines topics in areas such as Emission inventory, Plant cover, City centre and Transpiration. His Climate change research includes elements of Environmental planning, Ecosystem, Monsoon, Socioeconomics and Heat index.

Between 2014 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Temporal and spatial variability of urban heat island and thermal comfort within the Rotterdam agglomeration (141 citations)
  • Direct and Diffuse Radiation in the Shallow Cumulus–Vegetation System: Enhanced and Decreased Evapotranspiration Regimes (25 citations)
  • Assessment of evaporative water loss from Dutch cities (24 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Ecology
  • Agriculture
  • Meteorology

His primary areas of study are Atmospheric sciences, Climate change, Daytime, Urban heat island and Exposure assessment. His Atmospheric sciences research focuses on Evapotranspiration and how it relates to Boundary layer, Canopy and Vegetation. His Climate change research integrates issues from Wet-bulb globe temperature, Developing country, Productivity, Monsoon and Heat index.

The various areas that he examines in his Daytime study include Urban water and Thermal. His Urban heat island study necessitates a more in-depth grasp of Meteorology. His work deals with themes such as Climatology and Spatial variability, which intersect with Meteorology.

Best Publications

  • Swap version 3.2 : theory description and user manual

    J.G. Kroes;J.C. van Dam;P. Groenendijk;R.F.A. Hendriks

  • Temporal and spatial variability of urban heat island and thermal comfort within the Rotterdam agglomeration

    L.W.A. van Hove;C.M.J. Jacobs;B.G. Heusinkveld;J.A. Elbers

  • Management effects on net ecosystem carbon and GHG budgets at European crop sites

    Eric Ceschia;Pierre Béziat;Jean-François Dejoux;M. Aubinet

  • New evidence for a relation between wind stress and wave age from measurements during ASGAMAGE

    W.A. Oost;G.J. Komen;C.M.J. Jacobs;C. Van Oort

  • Direct impact of atmospheric CO2 enrichment on regional transpiration

    C.M.J. Jacobs

  • Are urban water bodies really cooling

    Cor Jacobs;Cor Jacobs;Lisette Klok;Michael Bruse;João Cortesão

  • Spatial variability of the Rotterdam urban heat island as influenced by urban land use

    Bert G. Heusinkveld;G. J. Steeneveld;L. W. A. van Hove;C. M. J. Jacobs

  • The Sensitivity of Regional Transpiration to Land-Surface Characteristics: Significance of Feedback

    C. M. J. Jacobs;H. A. R. De Bruin

  • Stomatal behaviour and photosynthetic rate of unstressed grapevines in semi-arid conditions

    C.M.J. Jacobs;B.J.J.M. van den Hurk;H.A.R. de Bruin

  • Natural land carbon dioxide exchanges in the ECMWF integrated forecasting system: Implementation and offline validation

    Souhail Boussetta;Gianpaolo Balsamo;Anton Beljaars;Anna‐Agusti Panareda

  • Effects of rising atmospheric CO2 on evapotranspiration and soil moisture : A practical approach for the Netherlands

    Bart Kruijt;Jan-Philip M. Witte;Cor M.J. Jacobs;Timo Kroon

  • Urban adaptation to climate change in Europe: Challenges and opportunities for cities together with supportive national and European policies

    Birgit Georgi;Rob Swart;Natasha Marinova;Bert van Hove

  • Variability of annual CO 2 exchange from Dutch grasslands

    C. M. J. Jacobs;A. F. G. Jacobs;F. C. Bosveld;D. M. D. Hendriks

  • Redefinition and global estimation of basal ecosystem respiration rate

    Wenping Yuan;Yiqi Luo;Xianglan Li;Shuguang Liu;Shuguang Liu

  • Carbon exchange of a maize (Zea mays L.) crop: Influence of phenology

    Wilma W. P. Jans;Cor M. J. Jacobs;Bart Kruijt;Jan A. Elbers

  • Fluxes of carbon dioxide and water vapour from a Sahelian savanna.

    Anne Verhoef;Simon J. Allen;Henk A.R. De Bruin;Cor M.J. Jacobs

  • Climate change adaptation in the agriculture sector in Europe

    C. Jacobs;M. Berglund;Blaz Kurnik;T. Dworak

  • Variability in carbon exchange of European croplands

    Eddy J. Moors;Cor Jacobs;Wilma W. Jans;Iwan Supit

  • Air–sea fluxes and transfer velocity of CO2 over the North Sea: results from ASGAMAGE

    Cor M. J. Jacobs;wim Kohsiek;Wiebe A. Oost

  • Management effects on European cropland respiration

    Werner Eugster;Antje M. Moffat;Eric Ceschia;Marc Aubinet

  • Shallow cumulus rooted in photosynthesis

    Jordi Vilà-Guerau de Arellano;Huug G. Ouwersloot;Huug G. Ouwersloot;Dennis Baldocchi;Cor M. J. Jacobs

Frequent Co-Authors

Eddy Moors
Eddy Moors Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Jan A. Elbers
Jan A. Elbers Wageningen University & Research
Bart Kruijt
Bart Kruijt Wageningen University & Research
B. J. J. M. van den Hurk
B. J. J. M. van den Hurk Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute
Gert-Jan Steeneveld
Gert-Jan Steeneveld Wageningen University & Research
Albert A. M. Holtslag
Albert A. M. Holtslag Wageningen University & Research
Jan Duyzer
Jan Duyzer Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research
Jean-Christophe Calvet
Jean-Christophe Calvet Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Pavel Kabat
Pavel Kabat Wageningen University & Research
Peter Kuikman
Peter Kuikman Wageningen University & Research

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