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Gert-Jan Steeneveld is affiliated with Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands. Their research focuses on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with significant contributions in environmental engineering, global and planetary change, and atmospheric science.

Their work covers key topics including urban heat island mitigation, meteorological phenomena and simulations, climate variability and models, wind and air flow studies, precipitation measurement and analysis, climate change and health impacts, and urban green space and health.

Steeneveld has published extensively in journals such as the Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, Building and Environment, International Journal of Climatology, and Wageningen University and Researchcenter Publications. These venues highlight their engagement with both meteorological and environmental research communities.

Frequent coauthors of Steeneveld include A.A.M. Holtslag, Aristofanis Tsiringakis, B.G. Heusinkveld, Sue Grimmond, and Martin Best.

Some recent publications featuring Steeneveld's contributions are:

  • Direct observations of CO2 emission reductions due to COVID-19 lockdown across European urban districts, 2022, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Evaluation of 30 urban land surface models in the Urban-PLUMBER project: Phase 1 results, 2023, Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society
  • Quality of wind characteristics in recent wind atlases over the North Sea, 2020, Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society
  • Unprivileged groups are less served by green cooling services in major European urban areas, 2024, Nature Cities
  • The Innovative Strategies for Observations in the Arctic Atmospheric Boundary Layer Project (ISOBAR): Unique Finescale Observations under Stable and Very Stable Conditions, 2020, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Best Publications

  • The International Urban Energy Balance Models Comparison Project: First Results from Phase 1

    C.S.B. Grimmond;M. Blackett;M.J. Best;J. Barlow

  • Stable Atmospheric Boundary Layers and Diurnal Cycles: Challenges for Weather and Climate Models

    A. A. M. Holtslag;Gunilla Svensson;P. Baas;S. Basu

  • Initial results from Phase 2 of the international urban energy balance model comparison

    C.S.B. Grimmond;M. Blackett;M.J. Best;J.J. Baik

  • Single-Column Model Intercomparison for a Stably Stratified Atmospheric Boundary Layer

    J Cuxart;A A M Holtslag;R J Beare;E Bazile

  • Quantifying urban heat island effects and human comfort for cities of variable size and urban morphology in the Netherlands

    G. J. Steeneveld;S. Koopmans;B. G. Heusinkveld;L. W. A. van Hove

  • Refreshing the role of open water surfaces on mitigating the maximum urban heat island effect

    G.J. Steeneveld;S. Koopmans;B.G. Heusinkveld;N.E. Theeuwes

  • Modeling the influence of open water surfaces on the summertime temperature and thermal comfort in the city

    N. E. Theeuwes;A. Solcerová;G. J. Steeneveld

  • A Conceptual View on Inertial Oscillations and Nocturnal Low-Level Jets

    van de Bjh Bas Wiel;AF Arnold Moene;GJ Steeneveld;P Baas

  • Evaluation of the Diurnal Cycle in the atmospheric boundary layer over land as represented by a variety of single-column models: The second GABLS Experiment

    Gunilla Svensson;A. A. M. Holtslag;V. Kumar;T. Mauritsen

  • Crowdsourcing urban air temperatures from smartphone battery temperatures

    A. Overeem;A. Overeem;J. C. R. Robinson;H. Leijnse;G. J. Steeneveld

  • The BLLAST field experiment: Boundary-Layer Late Afternoon and Sunset Turbulence

    M. Lothon;F. Lohou;D. Pino;F. Couvreux

  • 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 Challenge of Forecasting the Onset and Development of Radiation Fog Using Mesoscale Atmospheric Models

    G. J. Steeneveld;R. J. Ronda;A. A. M. Holtslag

  • Modeling and Forecasting the Onset and Duration of Severe Radiation Fog under Frost Conditions

    I. R. van der Velde;G. J. Steeneveld;B. G. J. Wichers Schreur;A. A. M. Holtslag

  • Seasonal dependence of the urban heat island on the street canyon aspect ratio

    N. E. Theeuwes;G. J. Steeneveld;R. J. Ronda;B. G. Heusinkveld

  • Modeling the evolution of the atmospheric boundary layer coupled to the land surface for three contrasting nights in CASES-99

    G. J. Steeneveld;B. J. H. van de Wiel;A. A. M. Holtslag

  • Evaluation of the Weather Research and Forecasting Mesoscale Model for GABLS3: Impact of Boundary-Layer Schemes, Boundary Conditions and Spin-Up

    Michal A. Kleczek;Gert-Jan Steeneveld;Albert A. M. Holtslag

  • Evaluation of Limited-Area Models for the Representation of the Diurnal Cycle and Contrasting Nights in CASES-99

    G. J. Steeneveld;Thorsten Mauritsen;E.I.F. de Bruijn;J. Vilà-Guerau de Arellano

  • An inconvenient “truth” about using sensible heat flux as a surface boundary condition in models under stably stratified regimes

    Sukanta Basu;Albert A. M. Holtslag;Bas J. H. Van De Wiel;Arnold F. Moene

  • Exploring Self-Correlation in Flux-Gradient Relationships for Stably Stratified Conditions

    P. Baas;G. J. Steeneveld;B. J. H. van de Wiel;A. A. M. Holtslag

  • Modeling the influence of open water surfaces on the summertime temperature and thermal comfort in the city

    G.J. Steeneveld;N.E. Theeuwes;B.G. Heusinkveld;A. Solcerova

Frequent Co-Authors

Albert A. M. Holtslag
Albert A. M. Holtslag Wageningen University & Research
Remko Uijlenhoet
Remko Uijlenhoet Delft University of Technology
Fred C. Bosveld
Fred C. Bosveld Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute
Peter W. Baas
Peter W. Baas Drexel University
Cor Jacobs
Cor Jacobs Wageningen University & Research
Gunilla Svensson
Gunilla Svensson Stockholm University
Janet F. Barlow
Janet F. Barlow University of Reading
Wayne M. Angevine
Wayne M. Angevine University of Colorado Boulder
Timo Vihma
Timo Vihma Finnish Meteorological Institute

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