Service per year
Personal profile
Research interests
My research work focusses on computational atmospheric physics, and the role of clouds and boundary layers in atmospheric processes, including for purposes of climate, weather, and air quality. Much of the work that I am doing involves Large Eddy Simulations (LES), which are fine-scaled computer simulations with which we can resolve the turbulence in the atmosphere. I am part of the development team of the MicroHH LES code (https://github.com/microhh/microhh), together with researchers at the University of Wageningen in the Netherlands.
Teaching interests
I teach a variety of Physics courses, including Environmental Physics, Mechanics and Vibrations, Thermal Physics, and the Introductory Physics courses.
Education/Academic qualification
Applied Physics, Ph.D., On the edge of a cloud, Delft University of Technology
… → 2009
Physics, M.S., Utrecht University
… → 2004
Meteorology and Physical Oceanography, M.S., Utrecht University
… → 2004
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
-
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 14 Life Below Water -
SDG 15 Life on Land
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Recent external collaboration on country/territory level. Dive into details by clicking on the dots or
Teaching
Service
- 14 Professional Service
-
ARM/ASR High Res Computing Adhoc working group
Heus, T. (Participant)
2025 → …Activity: Other › Professional Service
-
ASR Summer School on Clouds and Precipitation
Heus, T. (Participant)
2023Activity: Other › Professional Service
-
-
Peer review for scientific journals
Heus, T. (Participant)
2017 → 2018Activity: Other › Professional Service
-
Diagnosing Predicted Boundary Layer Evolution Errors during the Morning Transition Using Observations and the Common Community Physics Package Single-Column Model (CCPP SCM)
Simonson, J. M., Angevine, W. M., Turner, D. D., Wagner, T. J., Heus, T., Rosenberger, T. E., Raghunathan, G. & He, S., 2026, In: JOURNAL OF APPLIED METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATOLOGY. 65, Issue 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
-
Observed Temperature and Moisture Advection Characteristics in the Southern Great Plains
Wagner, T. J., Turner, D. D., Heus, T., Simonson, J. M., Rosenberger, T. E. & Raghaunathan, G., Jan 1 2026, In: Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology. 65, 1, p. 169-181 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
-
The U.S. DOE ARM User Facility Establishes a New Site for Studies of Land–Aerosol–Cloud Interactions in the Southeastern United States
Kuang, C., Giangrande, S. E., Serbin, S. P., Campbell, P., Elsaesser, G. S., Gentine, P., Heus, T., Hickmon, N. L., Oue, M., Peters, J. M., Raghunathan, G. N., Ritsche, M. T., Smith, J. N., Spychala, M., Steiner, A. L. & Theisen, A., Jan 1 2026, In: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 107, 1, p. 1-8 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
-
A large-eddy simulation exploration of the assumptions used in retrieving entrainment from a mixing diagram approach with ground-based remote sensors
Rosenberger, T. E., Heus, T., Raghunathan, G. N., Turner, D. D., Wagner, T. J. & Simonson, J. M., Oct 7 2025, In: Atmospheric Measurement Techniques. 18, 19, p. 5129-5140 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access -
Flower-Type Organized Trade-Wind Cumulus: A Multi-Day Lagrangian Large Eddy Simulation Intercomparison Study
Raghunathan, G. N., Blossey, P., Boeing, S., Denby, L., Ghazayel, S., Heus, T., Kazil, J. & Neggers, R., Oct 1 2025, In: Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems. 17, 10, e2024MS004864.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access2 Scopus citations
-
Contrasting Shallow and Deep COnvection over the Bankhead National Forest
Heus, T. (PI), Peters, J. (CoPI) & Raghunathan, G. (CoPI)
09/1/24 → 09/1/27
Project: Research
-
• Characterizing Boundary Layer Processes During Transition Periods With Observations and Modeling, Department of Energy
Heus, T. (CoPI)
08/1/23 → …
Project: Research
-
Spatial organization during precipitation-induced convective boundary layer cloud transitions over land
Heus, T. (PI), Neggers, R. (CoPI) & Kneifel, S. (CoPI)
09/1/21 → 08/31/24
Project: Research
-
Coupled Observational-Modeling Studies of Land-Aerosol-Cloud Interactions in the Southeastern US
Heus, T. (CoPI), Kuang, C. (PI), Elasser, G. (CoPI), Gentine, P. (CoPI), Giangrande, S. (CoPI), Oue, M. (CoPI), Peters, J. (CoPI), Sherbin, S. (CoPI), Smith, J. (CoPI) & Steiner, A. (CoPI)
01/1/20 → 01/1/25
Project: Research