Archive Open menu Search 283 results Open menu 12 April 2018 Ruisdael Observatory: measuring the Dutch atmosphere on a 100m scale ‘Weather’ is the result of a combination of many diverse factors, such as solar radiation, the concentration of greenhouse gases, air quality and humidity, local building density or vegetation, wind direction and a whole host of underlying physical and chemical processes. Read more 29 March 2018 Micro-CT scanner reveals secrets hidden in prehistoric eggs Read more 25 March 2018 Inaudible infrasound also useful for weather and climate forecasts Research by Pieter Smets of TU Delft and the KNMI shows that infrasound can be used for weather and climate forecasts. These inaudible low sound waves can be used to gain a better picture of the stratosphere, which can barely be measured in any other way. On Wednesday 28 March, Smets will be awarded his PhD at TU Delft for his work on this subject. Read more 15 March 2018 Increasingly accurate picture of accelerating rise in sea levels Rising sea levels are affected by all kinds of different factors, most of which we can now effectively unravel and explain almost everywhere in the world. This is according to TU Delft researcher Thomas Frederikse, who has also established that the average rise in sea levels worldwide is accelerating. Moreover, the days on earth are becoming slightly longer... Frederikse will be awarded his doctorate on Monday, 19 March. Read more 09 March 2018 Jan Dirk Jansen appointed as dean CEG TU Delft’s Executive Board has appointed Professor Jan Dirk Jansen as Dean of the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences (CEG) with effect from 1 May 2018. Jan Dirk Jansen succeeds professor Bert Geerken, who will retire in May 2018. Read more ... Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 You are on page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Share this page: Facebook Linkedin Twitter Email WhatsApp Share this page