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Researcher

Lesley De Cruz

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56 Results

2025

Advances in Project IMA, the Seamless Prediction Programme of the Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium

Lesley De CruzSimon De KockMichiel Van GinderachterMaarten ReyniersAlex DeckmynIdir DehmousWout DewettinckFelix ErdmannRuben ImhoffArthur Moraux et al.

EURO-SUPREME : sub-daily precipitation extremes in the EURO-CORDEX ensemble

Anouk DierickxWout DewettinckBert Van SchaeybroeckLesley De CruzSteven CaluwaertsPiet TermoniaHans Van de Vyver

EURO-SUPREME : sub-daily precipitation extremes in the EURO-CORDEX ensemble

Anouk DierickxWout DewettinckBert Van SchaeybroeckLesley De CruzSteven CaluwaertsPiet TermoniaHans Van de Vyver

A1 Journal Article in EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE DATA

Hectometer-scale 2 m-temperature climate data over every city?!

Sara TopJonas BlanckeKwint DelbareAndrei CovaciSteven CaluwaertsRafiq HamdiLesley De Cruz

LEGO Urban Climate game : engaging the public in Urban Heat Island awareness through interactive workshops

Andrei CovaciMohamed Firas KooliJef GruppingJorre VerelstHannes CoenenSara TopGeert De PaepeLesley De Cruz

Sensitivity of adaptation strategies in diverse European cities

Sara TopAude LemonsuValéry MassonSteven CaluwaertsLesley De CruzRafiq Hamdi

Subdaily Precipitation Extremes in the EURO-CORDEX 0.11° Ensemble (Version 2)

Hans Van de VyverBert Van SchaeybroeckLesley De Cruz

2024

Emulation of a numerical urban model to create high-resolution near surface air temperature over European cities

Sara TopJonas BlanckeAndrei CovaciSteven CaluwaertsRafiq HamdiLesley De Cruz

High-resolution climate model data over EURO-CORDEX with a focus on cities

Sara TopSteven CaluwaertsLesley De CruzRafiq Hamdi

Interactive instant urban climate modelling with AI and LEGO-cities

Andrei CovaciMohamed Firas KooliHossein DehghanipourCamelia El BakkaliSara TopLesley De Cruz

Project IMA : lessons learned from building the Belgian operational seamless ensemble prediction system

Lesley De CruzMichiel Van GinderachterMaarten ReyniersAlex DeckmynIdir DehmousSimon De KockWout DewettinckRuben ImhoffEsteban MontandonRicardo Reinoso-Rondinel

Subdaily Precipitation Extremes in the EURO-CORDEX 0.11° Ensemble

Hans Van de VyverBert Van SchaeybroeckLesley De Cruz

2023

Attribution of the heavy rainfall events leading to severe flooding in Western Europe during July 2021

Jordis S. TradowskySjoukje Y. PhilipFrank KreienkampSarah F. KewPhilip LorenzJulie ArrighiThomas BettmannSteven CaluwaertsSteven C. ChanLesley De Cruz et al.

A1 Journal Article in CLIMATIC CHANGE

Bias‐adjustment methods for future subdaily precipitation extremes consistent across durations

Hans Van de VyverBert Van SchaeybroeckLesley De CruzRafiq HamdiPiet Termonia

A1 Journal Article in EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE

Machine learning-based emulation of land cover effects at sub-hectometric scale using crowd-sourced weather observations

Andrei CovaciThomas VergauwenSara TopSteven CaluwaertsLesley De Cruz

Past and future outdoor thermal comfort for densely populated areas in Eurasia

Sara TopSteven CaluwaertsLesley De CruzRafiq Hamdi

Scale‐dependent blending of ensemble rainfall nowcasts and numerical weather prediction in the open‐source pysteps library

Ruben O. ImhoffLesley De CruzWout DewettinckClaudia C. BrauerRemko UijlenhoetKlaas‐Jan van HeeringenCarlos Velasco‐ForeroDaniele NeriniMichiel Van GinderachterAlbrecht H. Weerts

A1 Journal Article in QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY

2022

Downscaling ensemble climate projections to urban scale : Brussels's future climate at 1.5 °C, 2 °C, and 3 °C global warming

François DuchêneRafiq HamdiBert Van SchaeybroeckSteven CaluwaertsRozemien De TrochLesley De CruzPiet Termonia

A1 Journal Article in URBAN CLIMATE

Large ensemble of downscaled historical daily snowfall from an earth system model to 5.5 km resolution over Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica

Nicolas GhilainStéphane VannitsemQuentin DalaidenHugues GoosseLesley De CruzWenguang Wei

A1 Journal Article in EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE DATA

2021

CORDEX simulations (evaluation, historical, rcp85, rcp45 and rcp26) on a ca. 12.5 km grid over Europe based on ALARO-0 forced by CNRM-CM5

Steven CaluwaertsJulie BerckmansLesley De CruzPieter De MeutterRozemien De TrochAlex DeckmynDaan DegrauweLuc GerardGeert SmetJoris Van den Bergh et al.

CORDEX simulations (evaluation, historical, rcp85, rcp45 and rcp26) on a ca. 50 km grid over Europe based on ALARO-0 forced by CNRM-CM5

Steven CaluwaertsJulie BerckmansLesley De CruzPieter De MeutterRozemien De TrochAlex DeckmynDaan DegrauweLuc GerardGeert SmetJoris Van den Bergh et al.

Evaluation framework for sub-daily rainfall extremes simulated by regional climate models

Hans Van de VyverBert Van SchaeybroeckRozemien De TrochLesley De CruzRafiq HamdiCecille Villanueva-BirrielPhilippe MarbaixJean-Pascal van YperseleHendrik WoutersSam Vanden Broucke et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF APPLIED METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATOLOGY

Rapid attribution of heavy rainfall events leading to the severe flooding in Western Europe during July 2021

Frank KreienkampSjoukje Y. PhilipJordis S. TradowskySarah F. KewPhilip LorenzJulie ArrighiAlexandre BelleflammeThomas BettmannSteven CaluwaertsSteven C. Chan et al.

2020

CO2 fertilization, transpiration deficit and vegetation period drive the response of mixed broadleaved forests to a changing climate in Wallonia

Louis de WergifosseFrédéric AndréHugues GoosseSteven CaluwaertsLesley De CruzRozemien De TrochBert Van SchaeybroeckMathieu Jonard

A1 Journal Article in ANNALS OF FOREST SCIENCE

CO2 fertilization, transpiration deficit and vegetation period drive the response of mixed broadleaved forests to a changing climate in Wallonia: Dataset

Louis de WergifosseAndré FrédéricHugues GoosseLesley De CruzRozemien De TrochRafiq HamdiPiet TermoniaBert Van SchaeybroeckMathieu Jonard

Consistent scale-dependency of future increases in hourly extreme precipitation in two convection-permitting climate models

Samuel HelsenNicole PM van LipzigMatthias DemuzereSam Vanden BrouckeSteven CaluwaertsLesley De CruzRozemien De TrochRafiq HamdiPiet TermoniaBert Van Schaeybroeck et al.

A1 Journal Article in CLIMATE DYNAMICS

qgs : a flexible Python framework of reduced-order multiscale climate models

Jonathan DemaeyerLesley De CruzStéphane Vannitsem

A2 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE

Regional climate downscaling over Europe : perspectives from the EURO-CORDEX community

Daniela JacobClaas TeichmannStefan SobolowskiEleni KatragkouIvonne AndersMichal BeldaRasmus BenestadFredrik BobergErasmo BuonomoRita M. Cardoso et al.

A1 Journal Article in REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE

Wheat yield estimation from NDVI and regional climate models in Latvia

Astrid VannoppenAnne GobinLola KotovaSara TopLesley De CruzAndris VīksnaSvetlana AniskevichLeonid BobylevLars BuntemeyerSteven Caluwaerts et al.

A1 Journal Article in REMOTE SENSING

2019

Regional climate simulations for the impact of climate change over the CAS-CORDEX domain

Sara TopSvetlana AniskevichLeonid BobylevSteven CaluwaertsLesley De CruzPhilippe De MaeyerRozemien De TrochNatalia GnatiukAnne GobinRafiq Hamdi et al.

The AFTER project: filling the gap for regional climate modeling over the Central Asia CORDEX domain

Sara TopSvetlana AniskevischLeonid BobylevSteven CaluwaertsLesley De CruzPhilippe De MaeyerRozemien De TrochNatalia GnatiukAnne GobinRafiq Hamdi et al.

Use of GNSS tropospheric products for high-resolution, rapid-update NWP and severe weather forecasting (Working Group 2)

S. de HaanE. PottiauxJ. Sánchez-ArriolaM. BenderJ. BerckmansH. BrenotC. BruyninxLesley De CruzG. DickN. Dymarska et al.

Bookchapter in Advanced GNSS tropospheric products for monitoring severe weather events and climate : COST action ES1206 final action dissemination report

2018

A new project AFTER investigates the impacts of climate change in the Europe-Russia-Turkey region

Lola KotovaSvetlana AniskevichLeonid BobylevSteven CaluwaertsLesley De CruzRozemien De TrochNatalia GnatiukAnne GobinRafiq HamdiAbdulla Sakalli et al.

A2 Journal Article in CLIMATE SERVICES

Recent past (1979-2014) and future (2070-2099) isoprene fluxes over Europe simulated with the MEGAN-MOHYCAN model

Maite BauwensTrissevgeni StavrakouJean-François MüllerBert Van SchaeybroeckLesley De CruzRozemien De TrochOlivier GiotRafiq HamdiPiet TermoniaQuentin Laffineur et al.

A1 Journal Article in BIOGEOSCIENCES

The CORDEX.be initiative as a foundation for climate services in Belgium

Piet TermoniaBert Van SchaeybroeckLesley De CruzRozemien De TrochSteven CaluwaertsOlivier GiotRafiq HamdiStéphane VannitsemFrançois DuchênePatrick Willems et al.

A1 Journal Article in CLIMATE SERVICES

2016

High resolution isoprene emissions over Europe in past and future climate

Trissevgeni StavrakouJean-François MüllerMaite BauwensJulie BerckmansSteven CaluwaertsRozemien De TrochLesley De CruzOlivier GiotRafiq HamdiPiet Termonia et al.

Validation of the ALARO-0 model within the EURO-CORDEX framework

Olivier GiotPiet TermoniaDaan DegrauweRozemien De TrochSteven CaluwaertsGeert SmetJulie BerckmansAlex DeckmynLesley De CruzPieter De Meutter et al.

A1 Journal Article in GEOSCIENTIFIC MODEL DEVELOPMENT

2013

Bayesian inference of the missing resonances in K⁺Λ photoproduction

Jan RyckebuschLesley De CruzTom VrancxPieter Vancraeyveld

Kaon photoproduction from the deuteron in a Regge-plus-resonance approach

Pieter VancraeyveldLesley De CruzJan RyckebuschTom Vrancx

A1 Journal Article in NUCLEAR PHYSICS A

The p(γ,Κ⁺)Λ reaction: consistent high-spin interactions and Bayesian inference of its resonance content

Tom VrancxLesley De CruzJan RyckebuschPieter Vancraeyveld

A1 Journal Article in NUCLEAR PHYSICS A

2012

Bayesian analysis of kaon photoproduction with the Regge-plus-resonance model

Lesley De CruzJan RyckebuschTom VrancxPieter Vancraeyveld

A1 Journal Article in PHYSICAL REVIEW C

Bayesian inference of the resonance content of p(γ, K+)Λ

Pieter VancraeyveldLesley De CruzJan RyckebuschTom Vrancx

Bayesian inference of the resonance content of p(γ,K+)Λ

Lesley De CruzTom VrancxPieter VancraeyveldJan Ryckebusch

A1 Journal Article in PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Consistent interactions for high-spin fermion fields

Tom VrancxLesley De CruzJan RyckebuschPieter Vancraeyveld

The Regge-plus-resonance model for kaon production on the proton and the neutron

Jan RyckebuschLesley De CruzPieter VancraeyveldTom Vrancx

2011

Bayesian model selection for electromagnetic kaon production in the Regge-plus-resonance framework

Lesley De CruzJan Ryckebusch

Bayesian model selection for electromagnetic kaon production on the nucleon

Lesley De CruzDavid G IrelandPieter VancraeyveldJan Ryckebusch

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MODERN PHYSICS A

Consistent interactions for high-spin fermion fields

Tom VrancxLesley De CruzJan RyckebuschPieter Vancraeyveld

A1 Journal Article in PHYSICAL REVIEW C

Creating the conditions of anomalous self-diffusion in a liquid with molecular dynamics

Jan RyckebuschSimon StandaertLesley De Cruz

Regge-plus-resonance predictions for neutral-kaon photoproduction from the deuteron

Pieter VancraeyveldLesley De CruzJan Ryckebusch

2010

Bayesian model selection for electromagnetic kaon production on the nucleon

Lesley De CruzDavid G IrelandPieter VancraeyveldJan Ryckebusch

A1 Journal Article in PHYSICS LETTERS B

Creating the conditions of anomalous self-diffusion in a liquid with molecular dynamics

Simon StandaertJan RyckebuschLesley De Cruz

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF STATISTICAL MECHANICS-THEORY AND EXPERIMENT

Measurement of K-p radiative capture to γΛ and γΣ0 for pK- between 514 and 750 MeV/c

Sergey PrakhovPieter VancraeyveldN PhaisangittisakulBMK NefkensV BekrenevWJ BriscoeLesley De CruzD IsenhowerN KnechtA Koulbardis et al.

A1 Journal Article in PHYSICAL REVIEW C

2009

Regge-model predictions for K+Sigma photoproduction from the nucleon

Pieter VancraeyveldLesley De CruzJan RyckebuschTim Van Cauteren

Regge-plus-resonance predictions for charged-kaon photoproduction from the deuteron

Pieter VancraeyveldLesley De CruzJan RyckebuschTim Van Cauteren

Regge-plus-resonance predictions for kaon photoproduction from the neutron

Pieter VancraeyveldLesley De CruzJan RyckebuschTim Van Cauteren

A1 Journal Article in PHYSICS LETTERS B