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Researcher

Rafiq Hamdi

Awards & Distinctions

87 Results

2024

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

Sara TopSteven CaluwaertsLesley De CruzRafiq Hamdi

Interaction between Urban Heat Island and Sea-Breeze: a focus on Shanghai

Hongying ChenSara TopRafiq HamdiSteven Caluwaerts

2023

Air-stagnation episodes based on regional climate models part I : evaluation over Europe

Joren Van NieuwenhuyseBert Van SchaeybroeckSteven CaluwaertsJonathan De DeynAndy DelclooRozemien De TrochRafiq HamdiPiet Termonia

A1 Journal Article in CLIMATE DYNAMICS

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

Can gross Primary Productivity Products be effectively evaluated in regions with few observation data?

Wenqiang ZhangGeping LuoRafiq HamdiXiumei MaYuzhen LiXiuliang YuanChaofan LiQing LingOlaf HellwichPiet Termonia et al.

A1 Journal Article in GISCIENCE & REMOTE SENSING

Development of a case-selective dynamical downscaling strategy for extreme precipitation over Belgium

Wout DewettinckKobe VandelanotteHans Van De VyverDaan DegrauweRafiq HamdiSteven CaluwaertsPiet Termonia

Land cover aware temperature correction of bicycle transects : a case study of mapping the air temperature in two Belgian cities

Michiel VieijraThomas VergauwenSara TopRafiq HamdiSteven Caluwaerts

A1 Journal Article in URBAN CLIMATE

Modeling land-atmosphere interactions and urban climate in Eastern China

Fengqi CuiPiet TermoniaPhilippe De MaeyerRafiq Hamdi

New data‐driven method for estimation of net ecosystem carbon exchange at meteorological stations effectively increases the global carbon flux data

Wenqiang ZhangGeping LuoXiuliang YuanChaofan LiMingjuan XieYuangang WangXiaofei MaHaiyang ShiRafiq HamdiOlaf Hellwich et al.

A1 Journal Article in METHODS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

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

Sara TopSteven CaluwaertsLesley De CruzRafiq Hamdi

Using ensemble climate information at local scale : evolution of urban climate and renewable-energy potential under global warming in Belgium

François DuchêneSteven CaluwaertsRafiq HamdiBert Van Schaeybroeck

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

Evaluation and bias correction of simulated sub-daily rainfall extremes 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.

Evaluation of air stagnation periods using regional climate models over Europe

Bert Van SchaeybroeckJoren Van NieuwenhuyseSteven CaluwaertsJonathan De DeynAndy DelclooRozemien De TrochRafiq HamdiPiet Termonia

Interplay between urbanization and irrigation on summer climate in the Huang‐Huai‐Hai plain, China

Fengqi CuiRafiq HamdiHuili HeXiuliang YuanTao YangHaiping TangBojie WangQin ZhangPiet TermoniaPhilippe De Maeyer

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES

Mapping abundance distributions of allergenic tree species in urbanized landscapes : a nation-wide study for Belgium using forest inventory and citizen science data

Sebastien DujardinMichiel StasCamille Van EupenRaf AertsMarijke HendrickxAndy DelclooFrançois DuchêneRafiq HamdiTim S. NawrotAn Van Nieuwenhuyse et al.

A1 Journal Article in LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING

Probabilistic assessment of vegetation vulnerability to drought stress in Central Asia

Ye YuanAnming BaoPing JiangRafiq HamdiPiet TermoniaPhilippe De MaeyerHao GuoGuoxiong ZhengTao YuAlexander V. Prishchepov

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Simulating tree growth response to climate change in structurally-diverse oak and beech forests

Louis de WergifosseFrédéric AndreHugues GoosseAndrzej BoczonSébastien CecchiniAlbert CiceuAlessio CollaltiNathalie CoolsEttore D'AndreaBruno de Vos et al.

A1 Journal Article in SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Snowfall climatology in the Tianshan Mountains based on 36 cold seasons of WRF dynamical downscaling simulation

Tao YangQian LiRafiq HamdiQiang ZouXi ChenPhilippe De MaeyerFengqi CuiLanhai Li

A1 Journal Article in ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH

The impact of COVID-19 confinement measures on the canopy urban heat island intensity of Ghent (Belgium)

Rafiq HamdiEmma TronquoEva BogaertsKim-Marie HoangCorentin LoudecheEllen ClaeysSteven CaluwaertsFrançois DuchêneBert Van SchaeybroeckPiet Termonia

The positive climate impacts of drip irrigation underneath plastic mulch on a typical Mountain-Oasis-Desert System in northwest China

Xiuliang YuanRafiq HamdiGeping LuoJie BaiFriday Uchenna OchegeAlishir KurbanPhilippe De MaeyerXi ChenJin WangPiet Termonia

A1 Journal Article in AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT

The summer cooling effect under the projected restoration of Aral Sea in Central Asia

Huili HeRafiq HamdiGeping LuoPeng CaiXiuliang YuanMiao ZhangPiet TermoniaPhilippe De MaeyerAlishir Kurban

A1 Journal Article in CLIMATIC CHANGE

Trends and spatial variations of rain-on-snow events over the high Mountain Asia

Tao YangQian LiRafiq HamdiXi ChenQiang ZouFengqi CuiPhilippe De MaeyerLanhai Li

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY

2021

A new methodology to propagate uncertainties from regional climate models to urban impact model : feasibility study

François DuchêneBert Van SchaeybroeckSteven CaluwaertsAndy DelclooRozemien De TrochRafiq HamdiPiet Termonia

Assessment of surface roughness and fractional vegetation coverage in the CoLM for modeling regional land surface temperature

Xiuliang YuanRafiq HamdiFriday Uchenna OchegePhilippe De MaeyerAlishir KurbanXi Chen

A1 Journal Article in AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY

Characterisation of light-absorbing particles in the Brussels sub-urban atmosphere and implications for the emission scheme of a regional chemical transport model

Alexander MangoldQuentin LaffineurVeerle De BockRafiq HamdiNathalie SteenhuyzenAndy Delcloo

Climate change versus land-use change : what affects the ecosystem services more in the forest-steppe ecotone?

Fengqi CuiBojie WangQin ZhangHaiping TangPhilippe De MaeyerRafiq HamdiLuwei Dai

A1 Journal Article in SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

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

Impact of heat waves on hospitalisation and mortality in nursing homes : a case-crossover study

Ine Van den WyngaertKatrien De TroeyerBert VaesMahmoud AlsaiqaliBert Van SchaeybroeckRafiq HamdiLidia Casas RuizGijs Van Pottelbergh

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH

Impacts of historical land use/cover change (1980-2015) on summer climate in the aral sea region

Huili HeRafiq HamdiPeng CaiGeping LuoFriday Uchenna OchegeMiao ZhangPiet TermoniaPhilippe De MaeyerChaofan Li

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES

Quantifying the response of surface urban heat island to urban greening in global north megacities

Fengqi CuiRafiq HamdiXiuliang YuanHuili HeTao YangWenhui KuangPiet TermoniaPhilippe De Maeyer

A1 Journal Article in SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Variation of snow mass in a regional climate model downscaling simulation covering the Tianshan Mountains, Central Asia

Tao YangQian LiXi ChenRafiq HamdiPhilippe De MaeyerLanhai Li

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES

Variation of snow resource and its moisture characteristics in the Tianshan mountains (Central-Asia)

Tao YangPhilippe De MaeyerPiet TermoniaRafiq HamdiXi ChenLanhai Li

2020

A statistical-dynamical methodology to downscale regional climate projections to urban scale

François DuchêneBert Van SchaeybroeckSteven CaluwaertsRozemien De TrochRafiq HamdiPiet Termonia

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF APPLIED METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATOLOGY

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

Numerical study of the interaction between oasis and urban areas within an arid mountains-desert system in Xinjiang, China

Peng CaiRafiq HamdiHuili HeGeping LuoJin WangMiao ZhangChaofan LiPiet TermoniaPhilippe De Maeyer

A1 Journal Article in ATMOSPHERE

Spatio-temporal monitoring and modelling of birch pollen in Belgium

Andy DelclooWillem W. VerstraetenSebastien DujardinNicolas BruffaertsMarijke HendrickxRafiq HamdiMikhail Sofiev

The sensitivity of global surface air temperature to vegetation greenness

Xiuliang YuanRafiq HamdiFriday Uchenna OchegeAlishir KurbanPhilippe De Maeyer

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATOLOGY

The state-of-the-art of urban climate change modeling and observations

Rafiq HamdiHiroyuki KusakaQuang-Van DoanPeng CaiHuili HeGeping LuoWenhui KuangSteven CaluwaertsFrançois DuchêneBert Van Schaeybroeck et al.

A2 Journal Article in EARTH SYSTEMS AND ENVIRONMENT

The urban climate of Ghent, Belgium : a case study combining a high-accuracy monitoring network with numerical simulations

Steven CaluwaertsRafiq HamdiSara TopDirk LauwaetJulie BerckmansDaan DegrauweHerwig DejongheKoen De RidderRozemien De TrochFrancois Duchêne et al.

A1 Journal Article in URBAN CLIMATE

Urban climate services : climate impact projections and their uncertainties at city scale

Bert Van SchaeybroeckBénédicte BucherZenaida ChituSidonie ChristopheCarl ForteliusRafiq HamdiValéry MassonAdriaan PerrelsBen Wichers Schreur

A2 Journal Article in FMI’S CLIMATE BULLETIN: RESEARCH LETTERS

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

A statistical-dynamical approach to downscale regional climate data to the city level

François DuchêneSteven CaluwaertsRozemien De TrochRafiq HamdiPiet TermoniaBert Van Schaeybroeck

Agriculture intensification increases summer precipitation in Tianshan Mountains, China

Peng CaiRafiq HamdiGeping LuoHuili HeMiao ZhangPiet TermoniaPhilippe De Maeyer

A1 Journal Article in ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH

City-level comparison of urban land-cover configurations from 2000-2015 across 65 countries within the global Belt and Road

Tao PanWenhui KuangRafiq HamdiChi ZhangShu ZhangZhili LiXin Chen

A1 Journal Article in REMOTE SENSING

Climate sensitivity to land use changes over the City of Brussels

Gwenn CugnonSteven CaluwaertsFrançois DuchêneRafiq HamdiPiet TermoniaSara TopThomas VergauwenBert Van Schaeybroeck

A2 Journal Article in GEOGRAPHICA PANNONICA

Impacts of land use/cover change on regional climate : a case study in Aral Sea Basin

Huili HeRafiq HamdiGeping LuoPiet TermoniaPhilippe De Maeyer

Modeling the scaling of short‐duration precipitation extremes with temperature

Hans Van de VyverBert Van SchaeybroeckRozemien De TrochRafiq HamdiPiet Termonia

A1 Journal Article in EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE

Modelling the urban heat island : sensitivity to land cover data

Sara TopSteven CaluwaertsBert Van SchaeybroeckRafiq HamdiFrancois DuchenePiet Termonia

Spatio-temporal monitoring and modelling of birch pollen levels in Belgium

Willem W. VerstraetenSébastien DujardinLucie HoebekeNicolas BruffaertsRostislav KouznetsovNicolas DendonckerRafiq HamdiCatherine LinardMarijke HendrickxMikhail Sofiev et al.

A1 Journal Article in AEROBIOLOGIA

Statistical methods for the scaling of precipitation extremes with temperature

Hans Van de VyverBert Van SchaeybroeckRafiq HamdiPiet Termonia

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.

Validation of a statistical approach to estimate surface ozone for Belgium

Andy DelclooBert Van SchaeybroeckTom DillenRafiq HamdiPiet Termonia

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

Design of the MOCCA network in the city of Ghent based on high-resolution urban modelling

Steven CaluwaertsRafiq HamdiDirk LauwaetJulie BerckmansDaan DegrauweRozemien De TrochFrançois DuchêneBino MaiheuMichiel VanginderachterMari-Leen Verdonck et al.

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 ALADIN system and its canonical model configurations AROME CY41T1 and ALARO CY40T1

Piet TermoniaClaude FischerEric BazileFrançois BouysselRadmila BrožkováPierre BénardBogdan BochenekDaan DegrauweMariá DerkováRyad El Khatib et al.

A1 Journal Article in GEOSCIENTIFIC MODEL DEVELOPMENT

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

The impact of heat waves and urban heat island on the production of ozone concentrations under present and future climate conditions for the Belgian domain

Andy DelclooFrançois DuchêneRafiq HamdiJ. BerckmansAlex DeckmynPiet Termonia

Using the urban signature for downscaling the climate in different European cities

Bert Van SchaeybroeckRafiq HamdiFrançois DuchêneRozemien De TrochPiet TermoniaSteven Caluwaerts

Validation of a computationally-cheap dynamic downscaling approach for urban climate simulations

Bert Van SchaeybroeckRafiq HamdiFrançois DuchêneRozemien De TrochPiet TermoniaSteven Caluwaerts

2017

Combining an EKF soil analysis with a 3D-Var upper-air assimilation in a limited-area NWP model

Annelies DuerinckxRafiq HamdiAlex DeckmynArab DjebbarJean-François MahfoufPiet Termonia

A1 Journal Article in QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY

Numerical simulations of the impacts of mountain on oasis effects in arid Central Asia

Miao ZhangGeping LuoRafiq HamdiYuan QiuXinxin WangPhilippe De MaeyerAlishir Kurban

A1 Journal Article in ATMOSPHERE

Reinitialised versus continuous regional climate simulations using ALARO-0 coupled to the land surface model SURFEXv5

Julie BerckmansOlivier GiotRozemien De TrochRafiq HamdiReinhart CeulemansPiet Termonia

A1 Journal Article in GEOSCIENTIFIC MODEL DEVELOPMENT

2016

Evolution of urban heat wave intensity for the Brussels Capital Region in the ARPEGE-Climat A1B scenario

Rafiq HamdiF DuchêneJ BerckmansAndy DelclooC VanpouckePiet Termonia

A2 Journal Article in URBAN CLIMATE

Future climate and air quality of the Brussels Capital Region for the 2050s under A1B scenario

Andy DelclooRozemien De TrochO GiotRafiq HamdiAlex DeckmynPiet Termonia

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.

Impact van de klimaatverandering in België

Piet TermoniaRafiq HamdiBert Van SchaeybroeckPatrick WillemsNicole Van LipzigJean-Pascal Van YperselePhilippe MarbaixXavier FettweisKoen De RidderAnne Gobin et al.

Local impact analysis of climate change on precipitation extremes : are high-resolution climate models needed for realistic simulations?

Hossein TabariRozemien De TrochOlivier GiotRafiq HamdiPiet TermoniaSajjad SaeedErwan BrissonNicole Van LipzigPatrick Willems

A1 Journal Article in HYDROLOGY AND EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCES

Monitoring the urban climate of the city of Ghent, Belgium

Steven CaluwaertsPiet TermoniaRafiq HamdiFrançois DuchêneJulie BerckmansDaan DegrauweGuy Wauters

The application of the ALARO-0 model for regional climate modeling in Belgium : extreme precipitation and unfavorable conditions for the dispersion of air pollutants under present and future climate conditions

Rozemien De TrochPiet TermoniaRafiq Hamdi

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

2015

Future climate of Brussels and Paris for the 2050s under the A1B scenario

Rafiq HamdiOlivier GiotRozemien De TrochAlex DeckmynPiet Termonia

A2 Journal Article in URBAN CLIMATE

Study of the Jacobian of an extended Kalman filter for soil analysis in SURFEXv5

Annelies DuerinckxRafiq HamdiJean-François MahfoufPiet Termonia

A1 Journal Article in GEOSCIENTIFIC MODEL DEVELOPMENT

The potential of an extended Kalman filter for soil analysis in conjunction with a 3D-var system in a limited area NWP model

Annelies DuerinckxPiet TermoniaRafiq Hamdi

2014

A one year evaluation of the CTM CHIMERE using SURFEX/TEB within the high resolution NWP models ALARO and ALADIN for Belgium

Andy DelclooRafiq HamdiAlex DeckmynHugo De BackerGilles ForêtPiet TermoniaHerman Van Langenhove

Assessment of three dynamical urban climate downscaling methods

Rafiq HamdiHans Van De VyverRozemien De TrochPiet TermoniaAndy Delcloo

Assessment of three dynamical urban climate downscaling methods : Brussels's future urban heat island under an A1B emission scenario

Rafiq HamdiHans Van de VyverRozemien De TrochPiet Termonia

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATOLOGY

Coupling the Town Energy Balance (TEB) scheme to an operational limited area NWP model

Rafiq HamdiDaan DegrauwePiet Termonia

Coupling the town energy balance scheme to the high resolution LAM ALADIN for Belgium

Rafiq HamdiAlex DeckmynDaan DegrauweAndy DelclooPiet Termonia

Evaluating the performance of SURFEXv5 as a new land surface scheme for the ALADINcy36 and ALARO-0 models

Rafiq HamdiDaan DegrauweAnnelies DuerinckxJ CedilnikV CostaT DalkilicK EssaouiniM JerczynkiF KocamanL Kullmann et al.

A1 Journal Article in GEOSCIENTIFIC MODEL DEVELOPMENT

Influence of physical parameterization changes in the ALARO high resolution NWP model for Belgium on the CTM CHIMERE

Andy DelclooRafiq HamdiAlex DeckmynPiet TermoniaHugo De BackerHerman Van Langenhove

2013

Multiscale behavior of the ALARO-0 model for simulating extreme summer precipitation climatology

Rozemien De TrochRafiq HamdiHans Van de VyverJean-François GeleynPiet Termonia

The INtegrateD RMI Alert system (INDRA)

Geert SmetJoris Van den BerghMaarten ReyniersDieter PoelmanDaan DegrauweAlex DeckmynRafiq HamdiPiet TermoniaLaurent Delobbe

2012

Short time augmented extended Kalman filter for soil analysis: a feasibility study

Alberto CarrassiRafiq HamdiPiet TermoniaStéphane Vannitsem

A1 Journal Article in ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE LETTERS

2011

Improving the temporal-resolution problem by localized gridpoint nudging in regional weather and climate models

Piet TermoniaDaan DegrauweRafiq Hamdi

A1 Journal Article in MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW

2009

Effects of historical urbanization in the Brussels Capital Region on surface air temperature time series : a model study

Rafiq HamdiAlex DeckmynPiet TermoniaGaston R DemaréePierre BaguisS VanhuysseE Wolff

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF APPLIED METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATOLOGY