A5026498240- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
- Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
- Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
- Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
- Vehicle emissions and performance
- Lichen and fungal ecology
- Heavy metals in environment
- Aeolian processes and effects
- Statistical Mechanics and Entropy
- Radioactivity and Radon Measurements
- Environmental and Social Impact Assessments
- Wind and Air Flow Studies
- Regional resilience and development
- Urban Planning and Valuation
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Neural Networks and Applications
- Spacecraft Design and Technology
- Smart Materials for Construction
- Plant Ecology and Soil Science
- Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
- Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
National Research Council - Institute of Methodologies for Environmental Analysis
2014-2025
National Research Council
2011-2022
Nuovo Ospedale di Prato
2014
Consorzio Roma Ricerche
2008
The Integrated Carbon Observation System (ICOS) is the reference Research Infrastructure (RI) for observation of greenhouse gases (GHGs) across Europe, providing standardised, long-term and high-precision measurements most relevant species (CO2, CH4, CO, etc.). ICOS Atmosphere network currently extends throughout continent, although density stations in Mediterranean area still low compared to Central Northern Europe. In this context, recently implemented class 1 continental station near...
In late March 2018, a large part of the Eastern Mediterranean experienced an extraordinary episode African dust, one most intense in recent years, here referred to as "Minoan Red" event. The mainly affected Greek island Crete, where highest aerosol concentrations over past 15 yeas were recorded, although impacts also felt well beyond this core area. Our study fills gap dust research by assessing multi-sectoral sand and storms their socioeconomic implications. Specifically, we provide impact...
Abstract Mineral dust produced by wind erosion of arid and semiarid surfaces is a major component atmospheric aerosol that affects climate, weather, ecosystems, socioeconomic sectors such as human health, transportation, solar energy, air quality. Understanding these effects ultimately improving the resilience affected countries requires reliable, dense, diverse set observations, fundamental for development provision skillful dust-forecast-tailored products. The last decade has seen notable...
Abstract. This paper describes the aerosol in-situ laboratory at CIAO (CNR IMAA Atmospheric Observatory) in South Italy, outlining its configuration and detailing each instrument sampling lines. The observatory has been collecting observations of atmospheric components since 2000. Initially activities revolved around lidar, later radiosounding cloud remote sensing were added over years made a leading Mediterranean region. In 2018, significant upgrade started for enhancing observational...
Abstract. This work presents a novel approach to comparing and graphically representing simultaneous concentration measurements of PM10, PM2.5 PM1 (i.e., aerosol particles with aerodynamic diameters less than 10, 2.5 1 μm, respectively) similar data reported in the literature using PM2.5/PM10 PM1/PM10 ratios. With this aim, dedicated triangular diagram was used. The proposed applied size-segregated particulate matter (PM) concentrations recorded Agri Valley (Basilicata region – southern...
Abstract. The atmospheric concentrations of 17 trace elements (Al, Ca, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Li, Mg, Mn, Na, Ni, P, Pb, S, Ti and Zn) were measured by means the "lichen-bag" technique in Agri Valley (southern Italy). lichen samples collected from an unpolluted site located Rifreddo forest Italy), about 30 km away study area along north direction. bags exposed to ambient air for 6 12 months. exposed-to-control (EC) ratio values highlighted that used species suitable biomonitoring investigations....
Abstract. A PM1 (i.e. particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter less than 1.0 μm) short-term monitoring campaign was carried out in the Agri Valley (southern Italy) September 2012. This area is of international concern, since it houses one largest European on-shore reservoirs and oil/gas pre-treatment plant Centro Olio Val d'Agri – COVA) within anthropised context. measurements were performed Viggiano, nearest town to COVA most populated towns Valley. During study period, daily...
Abstract. The Val d'Agri area (southern Italy) hosts one of the biggest onshore European reservoir and largest oil/gas pre-treatment plant, named Centro Olio (COVA), located in a rural/anthropized context. Several hazards are associated with this plant. These mainly represented by possible impacts COVA atmospheric emissions on local air quality human health. This work uses novel approach based integration measurements from regional monitoring network, additional experimental (i.e....
Abstract. Aerosol reanalysis datasets are model-based, observationally constrained, continuous 3D aerosol fields with a relatively high temporal frequency that can be used to assess variations and trends, climate effects, impacts on socioeconomic sectors, such as health. Here we compare the recently published MONARCH (Multiscale Online Non-hydrostatic AtmospheRe CHemistry) high-resolution regional desert dust over northern Africa, Middle East, Europe (NAMEE) combination of ground-based...
The increasingly intensive use of natural resources with consequent environmental impacts has generated numerous social conflicts over the years, for whose solution it is necessary to build up an innovative territorial governance model based on sustainable and resilience thinking. At international level, problems associated oil gas extraction activities have been tackled by recognizing scientific research as a strategic role aimed at guaranteeing more in-depth knowledge issues, creation...
Human health, air quality, atmospheric visibility, and climate are affected by aerosol particles. In order to understand these effects, the study of their physical chemical characteristics highly needed. Ground based in-situ remote sensing measurement platforms crucial tools for continuous monitoring evaluation quality. At Istituto di Metodologie per l’Analisi Ambientale Italian National Research Council (CNR-IMAA) advanced observatory, named CIAO, has recently been upgraded with...
Abstract. This work presents a novel approach to compare and graphically represent simultaneous concentration measurements of PM10, PM2.5 PM1 (i.e., aerosol particles with aerodynamic diameters less than 10, 2.5 1 μm, respectively) similar data reported in literature using PM2.5/PM10 PM1/PM10 ratios. To this aim, dedicated triangular diagram was used. The proposed applied size-segregated PM concentrations recorded Agri Valley (Basilicata Region – southern Italy). Results shows that the are...