Student Introduction: Arjan Droste Presentation for Urban Physics ‘16 May 2016.

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Student Introduction: Arjan Droste Presentation for Urban Physics ‘16 May 2016

Background  BSc Soil Water & Atmosphere, Wageningen University ● BSc thesis: Sensitivity analysis of the UTCI thermal comfort index in urban areas  MSc Earth & Environment, Meteorology specialisation, Wageningen University ● MSc thesis: Influence of urban green vegetation fraction on the urban heat island effect across Europe ● MSc internship: Estimating urban air temperatures through smartphone battery temperatures 2

Current work & motivation  PhD project The Windy City (started Jan. 2016) at Wageningen University, Meteorology & Air Quality group ● Understanding urban wind regimes, LLJs and gravity wave propagation by cities  This school: learning about the various processes governing urban wind ● Interaction of cities with rural surrounding ● Influence of building morphology on (canyon) flow 3