Van de Berg, W.J. - 11 February 2008 Present-day climate of Antarctica Promotor : prof.dr. J. Oerlemans Co-promotores : Dr. M.R. van den Broeke and dr. E. van Meijgaard
Vis-Star, N.C. - 26 November 2008 Modeling the morphodynamics of shoreface-connected sand ridges Promotor : prof.dr. H.E. de Swart
Reviewed Scientific Publications
Andreassen, L.M., M.R. van den Broeke, R.H. Giessen, J. Oerlemans - A 5 year record of surface energy and mass balance from the ablation zone of Storbreen, Norway - Journal of Glaciology 54, p. 245-258, doi: 10.3189/002214308784886199, 2008
Bernsen, E., H.A. Dijkstra, F.W. Wubs - A method to reduce the spin-up time of ocean models - Ocean Modelling 20 (4), p. 380-392, doi: 10.1016/j.ocemod.2007.10.008, 2008
Bintanja, R., R.S.W van de Wal - A three million-year history of Northern Hemisphere glaciation – Nature 454, doi:10.1038/nature07158, 2008
Buijsman, M.C., H. Ridderinkhof - Long-term evolution of sandwaves in the Marsdiep inlet. I: High-resolution observations - Continental Shelf Research 28, 1190-1201, 2008
Buijsman, M.C., H. Ridderinkhof - Long-term evolution of sandwaves in the Marsdiep inlet. II: Relation to hydrodynamics - Continental Shelf Research 28, 1201-1215, 2008
Deleersnijder, E., E. Hanert, H. Burchard, H.A. Dijkstra - On the mathematical stability of stratified flow models with local turbulence closure schemes - Ocean Dynamics 58, p. 237-246, 2008
De Swart, H.E., M. Walgreen, D. Calvete, N.C. Vis-Star - Nonlinear modelling of shoreface-connected ridges; Impact of grain sorting and interventions - Coastal Engineering 55, p. 642-656, 2008
Dijkstra, H.A. - Scaling of the Atlantic meridional overturning in a global ocean model - Tellus 60A, p. 749-760, 2008
Dijkstra, H.A., L.M. Frankcombe, A.S. von der Heydt - A stochastic dynamical systems view of the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation - Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A 366, p. 2545-2560, 2008
Drijfhout, S., L.R.M. Maas – Impact of channel geometry and rotation on the trapping of internal tides – Journal of Physical Oceanography 37, p. 2740-2763, 2008
Ehret, G., C. Kiemle, M. Wirth, A. Amediek, A. Fix, S. Houweling - Space-borne remote sensing of CO2, CH4 and N2O by integrated path differential absorption lidar: a sensitivity analysis – Applied Physics B, doi:10.1007/s00340-007-2892-3, 2008
Eisen, O., M. Frezzotti, C. Genthon, E. Isaksson, O. Magand, M.R. van den Broeke, D.A. Dixon, A. Ekaykin, P. Holmlund, T. Kameda, L. Karlöf, S. Kaspari, V. Lipenkov, H. Oerter, S. Takahashi, D. Vaughan - Ground-based measurements of spatial and temporal variability of snow accumulation in East Antarctica - Reviews of Geophysics 46, RG2001, doi:10.1029/2006RG000218, 2008
Frankcombe, L.M., H.A. Dijkstra, A.S. von der Heydt - Sub-surface signatures of the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation - Geophysical Research Letters 35, L19602, 2008
Frankenberg, C., P. Bergamaschi, A. Butz, S. Houweling, J.-F. Meirink, J. Notholt, A.K. Petersen, H. Schrijver, T. Warneke, I. Aben - Tropical methane emissions: A revised view from SCIAMACHY onboard ENVISAT - Geophysical Research Letters 35, doi:10.1029/2008GL034300, 2008
Gerkema T, J.T.F. Zimmerman, L.R.M. Maas, H. van Haren – Geophysical and astrophysical fluid dynamics beyond the traditional approximation – Reviews of Geophysics 46, (2), p. 1-33, 2008
Giesen, R.H., M.R. van den Broeke, J. Oerlemans, L.M. Andreassen - Surface energy balance in the ablation zone of Midtdalsbreen, a glacier in southern Norway: Interannual variability and the effect of clouds - Journal of Geophysical Research 113 (D21111), doi: 1029/2008JD010390, 2008
Hazewinkel, J., P. van Breevoort, S.B. Dalziel, L.R.M. Maas – Observations on the wave number spectrum of an interval wave attractor in a two-dimensional – Journal of Fluid Mechanics 598, p. 373-382, 2008
Heald, C.L., A. H. Goldstein, J. D. Allan, A. C. Aiken, E. Apel, E. L. Atlas, A. K. Baker, T. S. Bates, A. J. Beyersdorf, D. R. Blake, T. Campos, H. Coe, J. D. Crounse, P. F. DeCarlo, J. A. de Gouw, E. J. Dunlea, F. M. Flocke, A. Fried, P. Goldan, R. J. Griffin, S. C. Herndon, J. S. Holloway, R. Holzinger, J. L. Jimenez, W. Junkermann, W. C. Kuster, A. C. Lewis, S. Meinardi, D. B. Millet, T. Onasch, A. Polidori, P. K. Quinn, D. D. Riemer, J. M. Roberts, D. Salcedo, B. Sive, A. L. Swanson, R. Talbot, C. Warneke, R. J. Weber, P. Weibring, P. O. Wennberg, D. R. Worsnop, A. E. Wittig, R. Zhang, J. Zheng, W. Zheng - Total observed organic carbon (TOOC) in the atmosphere: a synthesis of North American observations – Atmospheric and Chemical Physics 8, 2007-2025, www.atmos-chem-phys.net/8/2007/2008, 2008.
Helsen, M.M., M.R. van den Broeke, R.S.W. van de Wal, W.J. van de Berg, E. van Meijgaard, C.H. Davis, Y. Li, I. Goodwin, S. Kaspari - Elevation changes reveal opposing ice sheet mass balance pattern in East and West Antarctica – Science 320, p. 1626-1629, 2008
Hoitink, A.J.F., A. Dommerholt, L.P.A. van Gerven - Hydraulic Design of a Tilting Weir Allowing for Periodic Fish Migration - Journal of Hydraulic Engineering 134(11), 1559-1569, 2008
Houweling, S., G. van der Werf, K. Klein Goldewijk, T. Röckmann, I. Aben - Early anthropogenic emissions and the variation of CH4 and 13CH4 over the last Millennium - Global Biogeochemical Cycles 22, doi:10.1029/2007GB002961, 2008
Jacobs, C.M.J., E.J. Moors, H.W. ter Maat, A.J. Teuling, G. Balsamo, K. Bergaoui, J. Ettema, M. Lange, B.J.J.M. van den Hurk, P. Viterbo, W. Wergen - Evaluation of European land data assimilation system (ELDAS) products using in situ observations - Tellus 60A, p. 1023-1037, doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0870.2008.00351.x, 2008
Kaiser, J., T. Röckmann - Correction of mass spectrometric isotope ratio measurements for isobaric isotopologues of O2, CO, CO2, N2O and SO2 - Rapid Commununications in Mass Spectronomy 22, 3997-4008, 2008
Keppler, F., J.T.G. Hamilton, W.C. McRoberts, I. Vigano, M. Braß, T. Röckmann - Methoxyl groups of plant pectin as a precursor of atmospheric methane: evidence from deuterium labelling studies - New Phytologist 178, 808-814, doi: 10.111/j.1469-8373.2008.02411.x, 2008
Kleinhans, M.G., H.R.A. Jagers, E. Mosselman, C.J. Sloff - Bifurcation dynamics and avulsion duration in meandering rivers by one-dimensional and three-dimensional models - Water Resources Research 44(W08454), 2008
Kort, E.A., J. Eluszkiewicz, B.B. Stephens, J.B. Miller, C. Gerbig, T. Nehrkorn, B.C. Daube, J.O. Kaplan, S. Houweling, S.C. Wofsy - Emissions of CH4 and N2O over the United States and Canada based on a receptor-oriented modeling framework and COBRA-NA atmospheric observations - Geophysical Research Letters 35, 10.1029/2008GL034031, 2008
Kraal, E.R., M. Van Dijk, G. Postma, M.G. Kleinhans - Martian stepped-delta formation by rapid water release – Nature 451(7181), 973-976, 2008
Krol, M.C., J.-F. Meirink, P. Bergamaschi, J. Mak, D. Lowe - What can 14 CO measurements tell us about OH? – Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 8, p. 5033-5044, 2008
Kuipers Munneke, P., C.H. Reijmer, M.R. van den Broeke, G. König-Langlo, P. Stammes, W.H. Knap - Analysis of clear-sky Antarctic snow albedo using observations and radiative transfer modeling – Journal of Geophysical Research 113, D17118, doi:10.1029/2007JD009653, 2008
Lam, F.P.A., L.R.M. Maas – Internal wave focusing revisited: a reanalysis and new theoretical links – Fluid Dynamical Research 40, p. 95-122, 2008
Law, R.M., W. Peters, C. Rödenbeck, C. Aulagnier, I. Baker, D.J. Bergmann, P. Bousquet, J. Brandt, L. Bruhwiler, P.J. Cameron-Smith, J.H. Christensen, F. Delage, A.S. Denning, S. Fan, C. Geels, S. Houweling, R. Imasu, U. Karstens, S.R. Kawa, J. Kleist, M.C. Krol, S.-J. Lin, R. Lokupitiya, T. Maki, S. Maksyutov, Y. Niwa, R. Onishi, N. Parazoo, P.K. Patra, G. Pieterse, L. Rivier, M. Satoh, S. Serrar, S. Taguchi, M. Takigawa, R. Vautard, A.T. Vermeulen, Z. Zhu - TransCom model simulations of hourly atmospheric CO2: Experimental overview and diurnal cycle results for 2002 - Global Biogeochemical Cycles 22, 10.1029/2007GB003050, 2008
Machguth, H., R.S. Purves, J. Oerlemans, M. Hoelzle, F. Paul - Exploring uncertainty in glacier mass balance modelling with Monte Carlo simulation – The Cryosphere 2, p. 191-204, 2008
Masson-Delmotte, V., S. Hou, A. Ekaykin, J. Jouzel, A. Aristarain, R.T. Bernardo, D. Bromwich, O. Cattani, M. Delmotte, S. Falourd, M. Frezzotti, H. Gallee, L. Genoni, E. Isaksson, A. Landais, M.M. Helsen, G. Hoffmann, J. Lopez, V. Morgan, H. Motoyama, D. Noone, H. Oerter, J.R. Petit, A. Royer, R. Uemura, G.A. Schmidt, E. Schlosser, J.C. Simoes, E.J. Steig, B. Stenni, N, Stievenard, M.R. van den Broeke, R.S.W. van de Wal, W.J. van de Berg, F. Vimeux, J.W.C. White - A review of Antarctic surface snow isotopic composition: Observations, atmospheric circulation, and isotopic modeling - Journal of Climate 21 (13), p. 3359-3387, 2008
Mastepanov, M., C. Sigsgaard, A.J. Dlugokancky, S. Houweling, L. Ström, M.P. Tamstorf, T.R. Christensen - Large tundra methane burst during onset of freezing – Nature 456, 628-630, doi:10.1038/nature07464, 2008
Meirink, J.-F., P. Bergamaschi, M.C. Krol - Four-dimensional variational data assimilation for inverse modelling of atmospheric methane emissions: method and comparison with synthesis inversion –Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 8, p. 6341–6353, 2008
Meirink, J.-F., P. Bergamaschi, C. Frankenberg, M.T.S. d'Amelio, E.J. Dlugokencky, L.V. Gatti, S. Houweling, J.B. Miller, T. Röckmann, M.G. Villani, M.C. Krol - Four-dimensional variational data assimilation for inverse modeling of atmospheric methane emissions: Analysis of SCIAMACHY observations - Journal of Geophysical Research 113, doi:10.1029/2007JD009740, 2008
Nauw, J.J., H.M. van Aken, A. Webb, J.R.E. Lutjeharms, W.P.M. de Ruijter - Observations of the southern East Madagascar Current and undercurrent and countercurrent system, Journal of Geophysical Research 113, C08006, doi:10.1029/2007JC004639, 2008
Ojeda, E., B.G. Ruessink, J. Guillén - Morphodynamic response a two-barred beach to a shoreface nourishment - Coastal Engineering 55, 1185-1196, 2008
Omta, A.W., S.A.L.M. Kooijman, H.A. Dijkstra - Critical turbulence revisited: the impact of submesoscale vertical mixing on plankton patchiness – Journal of Marine Research 66, p. 61-85, 2008
Pape, L., B.G. Ruessink - Multivariate analysis of nonlinearity in sandbar behavior - Nonlinear processes in geophysics 15, 145-158, 2008
Postma, G., M.G. Kleinhans, P.Th. Meijer, J.T. Eggenhuisen - Sediment transport in analogue flume models compared with real world sedimentary systems: a new look at scaling sedimentary systems evolution in a flume – Sedimentology 55(6), 1541-1557, 2008
Price, T.D., B.G. Ruessink - Morphodynamic zone variability on a microtidal barred beach - Marine Geology 251, 98-109, 2008
Quartel, S., A. Kroon, B.G. Ruessink - Seasonal accretion and erosion patterns of a microtidal sandy beach - Marine Geology 250, 19-33, 2008
Radic, V., R. Hock, J. Oerlemans - Analysis of scaling methods in deriving future volume evolutions of valley glaciers - Journal of Glaciology 54, p. 601-612, 2008
Reijmer, C.H., R. Hock - Internal accumulation on Storglaciären, Sweden, in a multi-layer snow model coupled to a distributed energy- and mass balance model – Journal of Glaciology 54(184), p. 61-72, 2008
Rhee, T.S., C.A.M. Brenninkmeijer, T. Röckmann - Hydrogen Isotope Fractionation in the Photolysis of Formaldehyde - Atmosmospheric and Chemistry Physics 8, 1353-1366, www.atmos-chem-phys.net/8/1353/2008, 2008
Rignot, E., J.L. Bamber, M.R. van den Broeke, C. Davis, Y. Li, W.J. van de Berg, E. van Meijgaard - Recent Antarctic mass loss from radar interferometry and regional climate modeling – Nature Geoscience 2, p. 106-110, 2008
Roelofs, G.-J., V. Kamphuis - Cloud processing, cloud evaporation and Angström exponent - Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions 8, p. 12721-12736, 2008.
Roelofs, G.-J. - A GCM study of organic matter in marine aerosol and its potential contribution to cloud drop activation – Atmosphere and Chemistry Physics 8, p. 709-719, 2008.
Ruessink, B.G., Y. Kuriyama - Numerical predictability experiments of cross-shore sandbar migration - Geophysical Research Letters 35(L01603), 2008
Ruessink, B.G. - Parameter stability and consistency in an alongshore current model determined with Markov Chain simulation - Journal of Hydroinformatics 10, 153-162, 2008
Schlosser, E., H. Oerter, V. Masson-Delmotte, C. Reijmer - Atmospheric influence on the deuterium excess signal in polar firn - implications for ice core interpretation – Journal of Glaciology 54(184), p. 117-124, 2008
Smeets, C.J.P.P., M.R. van den Broeke - Temporal and spatial variations of the aerodynamic roughness length in the ablation zone of the Greenland Ice Sheet - Boundary Layer Meteorology 128, p. 315-338, 2008
Smeets, C.J.P.P., M.R. van den Broeke – The parameterisation of scalar transfer over rough ice - Boundary Layer Meteorology 128, p. 339-355, 2008
Smit, M.W.J., A.J.H.M. Reniers, B.G. Ruessink, J.A. Roelvink - Morphological response of a nearshore double sandbar system to constant wave forcing - Coastal Engineering 55, 761-770, 2008
Sterl, A., C. Severijns, H.A. Dijkstra, W. Hazeleger, G.J. van Oldenborgh, M.R. van den Broeke, G. Burgers, B.J.J.M. van den Hurk, P.J. van Leeuwen, P. van Velthoven - When can we expect extremely high surface temperatures? - Geophysical Research Letters 35, L14703, doi:10.1029/2008GL034071, 2008
Tedesco, M., X. Fettweis, M.R. van den Broeke, R.S.W. van de Wal, C.J.P.P. Smeets - Extreme snowmelt in Northern Greenland during summer 2008 - Eos Trans. AGU 89(41), doi:10.1029/2008EO410004, 2008
Terwisscha van Scheltinga, A.D., H.A. Dijkstra - Conditional nonlinear optimal perturbations of the double-gyre ocean circulation - Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics 15, p. 727-734, 2008
Van de Berg, W.J., M.R. van den Broeke, E. van Meijgaard - Spatial structures in the heat budget of the Antarctic atmospheric boundary layer - The Cryosphere 2, p. 1-12, 2008
Van den Berg, J., R.S.W van de Wal, G.A. Milne, J. Oerlemans - Effect of isostasy on dynamical ice sheet modeling: A case study for Eurasia - Journal of Geophysical Research 113 (B05412), di:10.1029/2007JB004994, 2008
Van den Berg, J., R.S.W. van de Wal, J. Oerlemans - A mass balance model for the Eurasian ice sheet for the last 120 000 years - Global and Planetary Change 61, p. 194-208, 2008
Van den Broeke, M.R., C.J.P.P. Smeets, J. Ettema, P. Kuipers Munneke - Surface radiation balance in the ablation zone of the west Greenland ice sheet - Journal of Geophysical Research 113, D13105, doi:10.1029/2007JD009283, 2008
Van den Broeke, M.R. - Depth and density of the Antarctic firn layer - Arctic, Antarctic and Alpine Research 40(2), p. 432-438, 2008
Van den Broeke, M.R., C.J.P.P. Smeets, J. Ettema, C. van der Veen, R.S.W. van de Wal, J. Oerlemans - Partitioning of energy and meltwater fluxes in the ablation zone of the west Greenland ice sheet - The Crysophere Discussions 2, p. 711-736, 2008
Van den Broeke, M.R., W.J. van de Berg, E. van Meijgaard – Firn depth correction along the Antarctic grounding line - Antarctic Science, doi: 10.1017/S095410200800148X, 2008
Van den Hurk, B.J.J.M., J. Ettema, P. Viterbo - Analysis of soil moisture changes in Europe during a single growing season in a new ECMWF soil moisture assimilation systeem - Journal of Hydrometeorology 9, p. 116-131, doi: 10.1175/2007JHM848.1, 2008
Van der Toorn, R., J.T.F. Zimmerman – On the spherical approximation of the geopotential in geophysical fluid dynamics and the use of a spherical coordinate system – Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics 102, (4), p. 349-371, 2008
Van de Wal, R.S.W., W. Boot, M.R. van den Broeke, C.J.P.P. Smeets, C.H. Reijmer, J.J.A Donker, J. Oerlemans - Large and rapid melt-induced velocity changes in the ablation zone of the Greenland Ice Sheet - Science 321, p. 111-113, doi: 10.1126/science.1158540, 2008
Van Maanen, B., P.J. de Ruiter, G. Coco, K.R. Bryan, B.G. Ruessink - Onshore sandbar migration at Tairua Beach (New Zealand): numerical simulations and field measurements - Marine Geology 253, 99-106, 2008
Vigano, I., H. van Weelden, R. Holzinger, F. Keppler, A. McLeod, T. Röckmann - Effect of UV radiation and temperature on the emission of methane from plant biomass and structural components – Biogeosciences 5, 937-947, 2008.
Vis-Star, N.C., H.E. de Swart, D. Calvete – Patch behaviour and predictability properties of modelled finite-amplitude sand ridges on the inner shelf – Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics 15, p. 943-955, 2008
Von der Heydt, A.S., H.A. Dijkstra - The effect of gateways on ocean circulation patterns in the Cenozoic - Global and Planetary Change 62, p. 132-146, 2008
Ettema, J., M.R. van den Broeke, E. van Meijgaard, J. Bamber R. Gladstone - Greenland surface mass balance using a regional atmospheric climate model - in: Extended abstracts of the Workshop on dynamics of Arctic glaciers, Obergürgl, 29-31 January 2004, 2008
Giesen, R.H. - Meteorological measurements on Hardangerjøkulen - in: Glaciological investigations in Norway in 2007, eds. Kjøllmoen, B., Andreassen, L.M., Elvehøy, H., Jackson, M., Giesen, R.H., Winkler, S., NVE Report No 3, 2008
Haywood, A.M., A.C. Ashworth, D.J. Cantrill, F. Florindo, M.J. Hambrey, D. Hill, C.-D. Hillenbrand, S.J. Hunter, R.D. Larter, C.H. Lear, S. Passchier, J.L. Smellie, R.S.W. van de Wal - Middle Miocene to Pliocene History of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean in: Antarctic Climate Evolution, eds. M.J. Siegert and F. Florindo, Elsevier 2008
Katsman, C., J. Church, R. Kopp, D. Kroon, M. Oppenheimer, H.-P. Plag, S. Rahmstorf, J. Ridley, H. von Storch, D. Vaughan, R.S.W. van de Wal - High-end projection for local sea level rise along the Dutch coast in 2100 and 2200 – in: Exploring high-end climate change scenarios for flood protection of the Netherlands, eds P. Vellinga, 2008
Oerlemans, J. - De voorspelbaarheid van klimaatverandering is begrensd - in: Onzekerheden en klimaatverandering, eds. de Gier, A.M. en Opschoor, J.B., KNAW, 2008
Oerlemans, J. - Minimal Glacier Models - Igitur, Utrecht University 2008
Pohjola, V., J. Hedfors, J. Moore, B. Sjögren, L. Kolondra, C.H. Reijmer, E. Isaksson, J.O. Hagen - Altimetry of Nordenskiöldbreen and Vestfonna 1991-2007 - Preliminary results – in: Extended abstracts of the Workshop on the dynamics and mass budget of Arctic glaciers, 2008
Reijmer, C.H., M. den Ouden, V. Pohjola, B. Sjögren, J. Oerlemans - Mass balance and velocity observations on Nordenskiöldbreen, Svalbard – in: Extended abstracts of Workshop on the dynamics and mass budget of Arctic glaciers, 2008
Ribas, F., D. Calvete, A. Falqués, H.E. de Swart, A. Kroon - Comparing observed surfzone transverse finger bars with model results - in: River, Coastal and Estuarine Morphodynamics, eds. Dohmen-Janssen, M. and Hulscher, S.J.M.M., Routledge 2008
Schramkowski, G.P., K.M.H. Huijts, H.M. Schuttelaars, H.E. de Swart - A model comparison of flow and lateral sediment trapping in estuaries - in: River, Coastal and Estuarine Morphodynamics, eds. Dohmen-Janssen, M. and Hulscher, S.J.M.M., Routledge 2008
Sterl, A., G.J. van Oldenborgh, W. Hazeleger, H.A. Dijkstra - Extreme maximum temperaturen in de toekomst - Meteorologica, 17 (3), 2008
Talke, S.A., H.E. de Swart, H.M. Schuttelaars - An analytical model of the equilibrium distribution of suspended sediment in an estuary - in: River, Coastal and Estuarine Morphodynamics, eds. Dohmen-Janssen, M. and Hulscher, S.J.M.M., Routledge 2008
Van den Broeke, M.R., J. Ettema, W.J. van de Berg, E. van Meijgaard - Towards a re-assessment of the surface mass balance of the Greenland ice sheet - Journal de Physique 2008.
Van den Broeke, M.R., J. Ettema, E. van Meijgaard, C.J.P.P. Smeets, W.J. van de Berg - Het smeltklimaat van Groenland en Antarctica - Meteorologica 17, 2008
Van den Broeke, M.R., C.J.P.P. Smeets, J. Ettema, R.S.W. van de Wal, J. Oerlemans - Observation and modelling of the surface energy balance in the ablation zone of the West Greenland ice sheet - in: Extended abstracts of the Workshop on dynamics of
Arctic glaciers, Obergürgl, 29-31 January 2004, 2008
Van de Wal, R.S.W. - Dynamics of glaciers, ice sheets and sea level - in: Climate and the hydrological cycle, eds. Bierkens, M., Dolman, H., Troch, P., IAHS Special Publication 8, 2008
Vis-Star, N.C., H.E. de Swart, D. Calvete - Finite amplitude dynamics of shoreface-connected ridges: Role of waves - in: River, Coastal and Estuarine Morphodynamics, eds. Dohmen-Janssen, M. and Hulscher, S.J.M.M., Routledge 2008
Wang, P., W. H. Knap, P. Kuipers Munneke, P. Stammes - Clear-sky atmospheric radiative transfer: a model intercomparison for shortwave irradiances - Proceedings of the International Radiation Symposium (IRS-2008).