Expertise
Probability forecasts and quantification of uncertainty.Weather and climate dynamics.
Extreme events and impact on society.
Interpretability and verification of AI models.
Affiliations
2024 - now Citadel, London, UK2018 - 2024 Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, NL
2018 - 2024 Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, de Bilt, NL
Interviews
2023 Algemeen Dagblad (newspaper)2023 Nu.nl (newspaper)
2020 Nieuw Nederland Podcast (spotify)
Publications
Happé, T., van Straaten, C., Hamed, R., D'Andrea, F. & Coumou, D. (2025) Observed Circulation Trends in Boreal Summer Linked to Two Spatially Distinct Teleconnection Patterns. Journal of Climate, 10.1175/JCLI-D-24-0750.1
Busker, T., van den Hurk, B., de Moel, H., van den Homberg, M., van Straaten, C., Odongo, R. A., & Aerts, J. C. J. H. (2024) Predicting Food-Security Crises in the Horn of Africa Using Machine Learning. Earth's Future, 10.1029/2023EF004211
Materia, S., García, L. P., van Straaten, C., O, S., Mamalakis, A., Cavicchia, L., Coumou, D., de Luca, P., Kretschmer, M., & Donat, M. (2024) Artificial intelligence for climate prediction of extremes: State of the art, challenges, and future perspectives. WIREs Climate Change, 10.1002/wcc.914
van Straaten, C., Whan, K., Coumou, D., van den Hurk, B. & Schmeits, M. (2023) Correcting sub-seasonal forecast errors with an explainable ANN to understand misrepresented sources of predictability of European summer temperatures. Artificial Intelligence for the Earth Systems, 10.1175/AIES-D-22-0047.1
van Straaten, C., Coumou, D., Whan, K., van den Hurk, B. & Schmeits, M (2023) Strengthening gradients in the tropical west Pacific connect to European summer temperatures on sub-seasonal timescales. Weather and Climate Dynamics, 10.5194/wcd-4-887-2023
van Straaten, C., Whan, K., Coumou, D., van den Hurk, B. & Schmeits, M. (2022) Using explainable machine learning forecasts to discover sub-seasonal drivers of high summer temperatures in western and central Europe. Monthly Weather Review, 10.1175/MWR-D-21-0201.1
Tiggeloven, T., Couasnon, A., van Straaten, C., Muis, S. & Ward, P.J. (2021) Exploring deep learning capabilities for surge predictions in coastal areas. Nature Scientific Reports, 10.1038/s41598-021-96674-0
van Straaten, C., Whan, K., Coumou, D., van den Hurk, B. & Schmeits, M. (2020) The influence of aggregation and statistical post-processing on the sub-seasonal predictability of European temperatures. QJRMS, 10.1002/qj.3810
van Straaten, C., Whan, K. & Schmeits, M. (2018) Statistical postprocessing and multivariate structuring of high-resolution ensemble precipitation forecasts. Journal of Hydrometeorology, 10.1175/JHM-D-18-0105.1