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Pieter Valks is affiliated with the German Aerospace Center in Germany and specializes in research within Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their work primarily focuses on Atmospheric Science and related subfields, including Global and Planetary Change, Environmental Engineering, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Spectroscopy.

Their research addresses major topics such as Atmospheric Ozone and Climate, Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting, Air Quality and Health Impacts, the impact of COVID-19 on air quality, and Atmospheric aerosols and clouds.

Valks has contributed significantly to the scientific literature, publishing notably in several venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
  • Remote Sensing
  • Journal of Cleaner Production
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Earth System Science Data

Some of their recent papers are:

  • Estimation of Surface NO2 Concentrations over Germany from TROPOMI Satellite Observations Using a Machine Learning Method, 2021, Remote Sensing
  • Validation of tropospheric NO 2 column measurements of GOME-2A and OMI using MAX-DOAS and direct sun network observations, 2020, Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
  • Spatio-temporal variations in NO2 and SO2 over Shanghai and Chongming Eco-Island measured by Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) during 2008-2017, 2020, Journal of Cleaner Production
  • An improved TROPOMI tropospheric NO 2 research product over Europe, 2021, Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
  • An improved air mass factor calculation for nitrogen dioxide measurements from the Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment-2 (GOME-2), 2020, Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Valks collaborates regularly with several co-authors, including:

  • Diego Loyola
  • Michel Van Roozendaël
  • François Hendrick
  • Andreas Richter
  • Ka Lok Chan

Best Publications

  • Assimilation of GOME total-ozone satellite observations in a three-dimensional tracer-transport model

    HJ Eskes;van Pfj Peter Velthoven;Pjm Valks;HM Hennie Kelder

  • TROPOMI/S5P total ozone column data: global ground-based validation and consistency with other satellite missions

    Katerina Garane;Maria-Elissavet Koukouli;Tijl Verhoelst;Christophe Lerot

  • Improved retrieval of global tropospheric formaldehyde columns from GOME-2/MetOp-A addressing noise reduction and instrumental degradation issues

    I. De Smedt;M. Van Roozendael;T. Stavrakou;J.-F. Müller

  • Operational total and tropospheric NO 2 column retrieval for GOME-2

    P. Valks;G. Pinardi;A. Richter;J.-C. Lambert

  • Application of OMI, SCIAMACHY, and GOME‐2 satellite SO2 retrievals for detection of large emission sources

    V. E. Fioletov;C. A. McLinden;N. Krotkov;K. Yang;K. Yang

  • The GOME-2 total column ozone product: Retrieval algorithm and ground-based validation

    D. G. Loyola;M. E. Koukouli;P. Valks;D. S. Balis

  • Ten years of GOME/ERS-2 total ozone data—The new GOME data processor (GDP) version 4: 1. Algorithm description

    M. Van Roozendael;D. Loyola;R. Spurr;D. Balis

  • Volcanic SO2, BrO and plume height estimations using GOME‐2 satellite measurements during the eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in May 2010

    Meike Rix;Pieter Valks;Nan Hao;Diego Loyola

  • Support to Aviation Control Service (SACS): an online service for near-real-time satellite monitoring of volcanic plumes

    H. Brenot;N. Theys;L. Clarisse;J. van Geffen

  • Retrieval and validation of ozone columns derived from measurements of SCIAMACHY on Envisat

    H. J. Eskes;E. J. Brinksma;J. P. Veefkind

  • Ten years of GOME/ERS2 total ozone data—The new GOME data processor (GDP) version 4: 2. Ground-based validation and comparisons with TOMS V7/V8

    D. Balis;J.-C. Lambert;M. Van Roozendael;R. Spurr

  • Satellite Monitoring of Volcanic Sulfur Dioxide Emissions for Early Warning of Volcanic Hazards

    M. Rix;P. Valks;Nan Hao;J. van Geffen

  • Validation of tropospheric NO 2 column measurements of GOME-2A and OMI using MAX-DOAS and direct sun network observations

    Gaia Pinardi;Michel van Roozendael;François Hendrick;Nicolas Theys

  • Trends of tropical tropospheric ozone from 20 years of European satellite measurements and perspectives for the Sentinel-5 Precursor

    Klaus-Peter Heue;Melanie Coldewey-Egbers;Andy Delcloo;Christophe Lerot

  • Validation of the IASI FORLI/EUMETSAT ozone products using satellite (GOME-2), ground-based (Brewer–Dobson, SAOZ, FTIR) and ozonesonde measurements

    Anne Boynard;Daniel Hurtmans;Katerina Garane;Florence Goutail

  • Space-based measurements of air quality during the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai

    Nan Hao;Pieter Valks;Diego Loyola;Yafang Cheng

  • Overview of the O3M SAF GOME-2 operational atmospheric composition and UV radiation data products and data availability

    S. Hassinen;D. Balis;H. Bauer;M. Begoin

  • Variability in tropical tropospheric ozone: Analysis with Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment observations and a global model

    P. J. M. Valks;R. B. A. Koelemeijer;M. van Weele;P. van Velthoven

  • Estimation of Surface NO2 Concentrations over Germany from TROPOMI Satellite Observations Using a Machine Learning Method

    Ka Lok Chan;Ehsan Khorsandi;Song Liu;Frank Baier

  • Seven years of IASI ozone retrievals from FORLI: Validation with independent total column and vertical profile measurements

    Anne Boynard;Daniel Hurtmans;Mariliza E. Koukouli;Florence Goutail

  • Spatio-temporal variations in NO2 and SO2 over Shanghai and Chongming Eco-Island measured by Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) during 2008–2017

    Ruibin Xue;Shanshan Wang;Danran Li;Zhong Zou

  • Validation of the MetOp-A total ozone data from GOME-2 and IASI using reference ground-based measurements at the Iberian Peninsula

    Manuel Antón;Diego Loyola;Cathy Clerbaux;M. López

  • Monitoring and assimilation tests with TROPOMI data in the CAMS system: near-real-time total column ozone

    Antje Inness;Johannes Flemming;Klaus-Peter Heue;Christophe Lerot

  • Total column water vapour measurements from GOME-2 MetOp-A and MetOp-B

    M. Grossi;Pieter Valks;Diego Loyola;Bernd Aberle

  • Tropospheric ozone and nitrogen dioxide measurements in urban and rural regions as seen by IASI and GOME-2

    Sarah Safieddine;Cathy Clerbaux;Cathy Clerbaux;Maya George;Juliette Hadji-Lazaro

Frequent Co-Authors

Diego Loyola
Diego Loyola German Aerospace Center
Gaia Pinardi
Gaia Pinardi Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy
Cathy Clerbaux
Cathy Clerbaux Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Jean-Christopher Lambert
Jean-Christopher Lambert Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy
Dimitris Balis
Dimitris Balis Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Pierre-François Coheur
Pierre-François Coheur Université Libre de Bruxelles
Thomas Wagner
Thomas Wagner Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Isabelle De Smedt
Isabelle De Smedt Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy
M. Van Roozendael
M. Van Roozendael Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy
Lieven Clarisse
Lieven Clarisse Université Libre de Bruxelles

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