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Rapid increases in tropospheric ozone production and export from China by Verstraeten, Willem W., Neu, Jessica L., Williams, Jason E., Bowman, Kevin W., Worden, John R., Boersma, K. Folkert

“…Tropospheric levels of ozone and its precursors have risen in Asia since 2000. Satellite observations and chemistry–transport simulations suggest that…”
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Assessment of Evapotranspiration and Soil Moisture Content Across Different Scales of Observation by Verstraeten, Willem W, Veroustraete, Frank, Feyen, Jan

“…The proper assessment of evapotranspiration and soil moisture content arefundamental in food security research, land management, pollution detection, nutrient…”
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The high-resolution version of TM5-MP for optimized satellite retrievals: description and validation by Williams, Jason E, Boersma, K. Folkert, Le Sager, Phillipe, Verstraeten, Willem W

“…We provide a comprehensive description of the high-resolution version of the TM5-MP global chemistry transport model, which is to be employed for deriving…”
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Nonlinear Hyperspectral Mixture Analysis for tree cover estimates in orchards by Somers, Ben, Cools, Kenneth, Delalieux, Stephanie, Stuckens, Jan, Van der Zande, Dimitry, Verstraeten, Willem W., Coppin, Pol

“…Accurate monitoring of spatial and temporal variation in tree cover provides essential information for steering management practices in orchards. In this…”
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Top-Down NOx Emissions of European Cities Based on the Downwind Plume of Modelled and Space-Borne Tropospheric NO2 Columns by Verstraeten, Willem W., Boersma, Klaas Folkert, Douros, John, Williams, Jason E., Eskes, Henk, Liu, Fei, Beirle, Steffen, Delcloo, Andy

“…Top-down estimates of surface NOX emissions were derived for 23 European cities based on the downwind plume decay of tropospheric nitrogen dioxide (NO2)…”
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Spaceborne Sun-Induced Vegetation Fluorescence Time Series from 2007 to 2015 Evaluated with Australian Flux Tower Measurements by Sanders, Abram F. J., Verstraeten, Willem W., Kooreman, Maurits L., van Leth, Thomas C., Beringer, Jason, Joiner, Joanna

“…A global, monthly averaged time series of Sun-induced Fluorescence (SiF), spanning January 2007 to June 2015, was derived from Metop-A Global Ozone Monitoring…”
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Long-Term Pollen Monitoring in the Benelux: Evaluation of Allergenic Pollen Levels and Temporal Variations of Pollen Seasons by de Weger, Letty A, Bruffaerts, Nicolas, Koenders, Mieke M J F, Verstraeten, Willem W, Delcloo, Andy W, Hentges, Pierre, Hentges, François

“…Airborne pollen is a major cause of allergic rhinitis, affecting between 10 and 30% of the population in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg (Benelux)…”
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Accessing a Big Bounce Universe with Concealed Mass and Gravitation by Verstraeten, Guido J.M, Verstraeten, Willem W

“…According to Whitehead, nature is disclosed to mind by an ensemble of events characterized by unobservable hidden intrinsic factors (e.g., mass, gravitation)…”
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Estimating evapotranspiration of European forests from NOAA-imagery at satellite overpass time: Towards an operational processing chain for integrated optical and thermal sensor data products by Verstraeten, Willem W., Veroustraete, Frank, Feyen, Jan

“…Evapotranspiration (ET) using the Integral NOAA-imagery processing Chain (iNOAA-Chain) is quantified by implementing visible and thermal satellite information…”
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Relating increasing hantavirus incidences to the changing climate: the mast connection by Clement, Jan, Vercauteren, Jurgen, Verstraeten, Willem W, Ducoffre, Geneviève, Barrios, José M, Vandamme, Anne-Mieke, Maes, Piet, Van Ranst, Marc

“…Nephropathia epidemica (NE), an emerging rodent-borne viral disease, has become the most important cause of infectious acute renal failure in Belgium, with…”
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Hyperspectral Reflectance and Fluorescence Imaging to Detect Scab Induced Stress in Apple Leaves by Delalieux, Stephanie, Auwerkerken, Annemarie, Verstraeten, Willem W., Somers, Ben, Valcke, Roland, Lhermitte, Stefaan, Keulemans, Johan, Coppin, Pol

“…Apple scab causes significant losses in the production of this fruit. A timely and more site-specific monitoring and spraying of the disease could reduce the…”
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The properties of terrestrial laser system intensity for measuring leaf geometries: a case study with Conference Pear trees (Pyrus communis) by Balduzzi, Mathilde A F, Van der Zande, Dimitry, Stuckens, Jan, Verstraeten, Willem W, Coppin, Pol

“…Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) technology can be a valuable tool for describing and quantifying vegetation structure. However, because of their size,…”
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Assessment of Light Environment Variability in Broadleaved Forest Canopies Using Terrestrial Laser Scanning by Van der Zande, Dimitry, Stuckens, Jan, Verstraeten, Willem W., Muys, Bart, Coppin, Pol

“…Light availability inside a forest canopy is of key importance to many ecosystem processes, such as photosynthesis and transpiration. Assessment of light…”
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Webcams for bird detection and monitoring: a demonstration study by Verstraeten, Willem W, Vermeulen, Bart, Stuckens, Jan, Lhermitte, Stefaan, Van der Zande, Dimitry, Van Ranst, Marc, Coppin, Pol

“…Better insights into bird migration can be a tool for assessing the spread of avian borne infections or ecological/climatologic issues reflected in deviating…”
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Modelling grass pollen levels in Belgium by Verstraeten, Willem W., Kouznetsov, Rostislav, Hoebeke, Lucie, Bruffaerts, Nicolas, Sofiev, Mikhail, Delcloo, Andy W.

“…Biogenic aerosols such as airborne grass pollen affect the public health badly by putting additional distress on people already suffering from cardiovascular…”
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A Compact Laboratory Spectro-Goniometer (CLabSpeG) to Assess the BRDF of Materials. Presentation, Calibration and Implementation on Fagus sylvatica L. Leaves by Biliouris, Dimitrios, Verstraeten, Willem W, Dutré, Phillip, Van Aardt, Jan A N, Muys, Bart, Coppin, Pol

“…The design and calibration of a new hyperspectral Compact Laboratory Spectro-Goniometer (CLabSpeG) is presented. CLabSpeG effectively measures the…”
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Evaluation of pre/post-fire differenced spectral indices for assessing burn severity in a Mediterranean environment with Landsat Thematic Mapper by Veraverbeke, Sander, Lhermitte, Stefaan, Verstraeten, Willem W, Goossens, R

“…In this study several pre/post-fire differenced spectral indices for assessing burn severity in a Mediterranean environment are evaluated. GeoCBI (Geo…”
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Assessing uncertainty in airborne birch pollen modelling by Verstraeten, Willem W., Kouznetsov, Rostislav, Bruffaerts, Nicolas, Sofiev, Mikhail, Delcloo, Andy W.

“…In Europe, more than one quarter of the adult population and one third of the children suffer from pollinosis, but the geographical variability is large. In…”
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Evaluation and Normalization of Cloud Obscuration Related BRDF Effects in Field Spectroscopy by Stuckens, Jan, Somers, Ben, Verstraeten, Willem W., Swennen, Rony, Coppin, Pol

“…The impact of target bidirectional reflectance in dual field of view spectroscopy was described and quantified using field measurements and ray-tracing…”
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Fifty years of balloon-borne ozone profile measurements at Uccle, Belgium: a short history, the scientific relevance, and the achievements in understanding the vertical ozone distribution by Van Malderen, Roeland, De Muer, Dirk, De Backer, Hugo, Poyraz, Deniz, Verstraeten, Willem W, De Bock, Veerle, Delcloo, Andy W, Mangold, Alexander, Laffineur, Quentin, Allaart, Marc, Fierens, Frans, Thouret, Valérie

“…Starting in 1969 and comprising three launches a week, the Uccle (Brussels, Belgium) ozonesonde dataset is one of longest and densest in the world. Moreover,…”
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