dr. RWA (Ronald) Hutjes

Associate Professor Landuse-Climate Interactions

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While being educated in biology / landscape ecology at University of Groningen I had already a strong interest in the biophysical and biogeochemical aspects of ecology resulting in MSc theses on Nutrientdynamics in grazed ecosystems and Tropical forest hydrology respectively. Since completing my PhD in micrometeorology, my work converged on the broad concept of land atmosphere interactions: the effects of land cover (change) on climate through regulation of water and carbon fluxes, and vice versa the effects of climate change and variability on hydrology, natural and agricultural ecosystems. I combine both modelling and observational approaches as I strongly believe in the synergistic gains this brings to my reserach.

Thus my personal research mission is to:

Understand Land atmosphere interactions in support of a sustainable (regional) development that exploits the climatological potential and respects climatological constraints.

team site Earth System Sciences

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Subdivision	Earth Systems and Global Change
Address	Droevendaalsesteeg 3 6708PB WAGENINGEN
Post address	Postbus/POBox 47 6700AA WAGENINGEN
Telephone number	+31317486462
Secretary	+31317484190
Telephone number	+31317419000
Building/room	Lumen(100)/C.029
Messenger number	520
Expertise	Biogeochemistry, Climate change, Climatology, Crop production, Hydrology, Meteorology, Remote sensing, Terrestrial ecology, Atmospheric boundary-layer, Adaptation, Agroclimatology, Agrohydrology, Evapotranspiration, Carbon sequestration, Computer simulation, Mitigation, Earth system science, Impact prediction, Weather forecasting, CO2, Seasonal prediction