A5101865181- Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
- Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
- Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
- Oil Spill Detection and Mitigation
- Climate variability and models
- Marine and coastal ecosystems
- Earthquake Detection and Analysis
- Fuel Cells and Related Materials
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
- Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
- Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure
- Astro and Planetary Science
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods
- Marine and fisheries research
- Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
- Geophysics and Gravity Measurements
- Coastal and Marine Dynamics
- Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
- Space Exploration and Technology
- Eicosanoids and Hypertension Pharmacology
- Environmental Monitoring and Data Management
- Inflammasome and immune disorders
- Ionic liquids properties and applications
CMCC Foundation - Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change
2021-2024
University of Bologna
2013-2023
University of Turin
2002-2022
University of Florence
1989-2013
Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory
2010-2013
European Southern Observatory
2010-2012
Medica (Italy)
1990-1992
BACKGROUND Blood clotting activation is an important component of the inflammatory response; outbursts unstable angina are usually associated with increased thrombin formation and coronary mural thrombosis. METHODS AND RESULTS To investigate 1) whether monocyte responsible for enhanced during bursts 2) what mechanism(s) might be activation, we studied patients (n = 31), stable effort 23), left endoventricular thrombosis 8), control subjects 44), measuring plasma fibrinopeptide A (FPA) levels...
Context. Observations at sub-millimeter and mm wavelengths will in the near future be able to resolve radial dependence of spectral slope circumstellar disks with a resolution around few AU distance closest star-forming regions. Aims. We aim constrain physical models grain growth fragmentation by large sample (sub-)mm observations pre-main sequence stars Taurus-Auriga Ophiuchus Methods. State-of-the-art coagulation/fragmentation disk-structure codes are coupled produce steady-state size...
The Mediterranean community represented in this paper is the result of more than 30 years EU & nationally funded coordination that has led to key contributions science concepts and operational initiatives. Together with establishment services, been coordinating Universities, research centers, infrastructures private companies implement advanced multi-platform integrated observing forecasting systems facilitate advancement scientific achievements mission-oriented innovation. As a result, able...
Grain growth in protoplanetary disks is the first step towards formation of rocky cores planets. Models predict that grains grow, migrate, and fragment disk varying dust properties as a function radius, age, physical properties. High-angular resolution observations at more than one (sub-)mm wavelength are essential tool for constraining grain migration on midplane. We developed procedure to analyze self-consistently multi continuum interferometric constrain radial distribution apply this...
During the Costa Concordia emergency case, regional, subregional, and relocatable ocean models have been used together with oil spill model, MEDSLIK-II, to provide currents forecasts, possible scenarios, drifters trajectories simulations. The results evaluation of their performances are presented in this paper. In particular, we focused work on implementation Interactive Relocatable Nested Ocean Model (IRENOM), based Harvard Prediction System (HOPS), for its validation using released area...
In today’s world, the accessibility of operational large-scale regional ocean models from platforms like Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service (CMEMS), combined with advanced computing infrastructures such as cloud and high-performance (HPC), is enabling creation high-resolution, on-demand digital representations ocean. These advancements are driving international interest in implementing high-resolution shelf-coastal numerical to deepen our understanding marine systems...
The Mediterranean Sea is characterized by an anti-estuarine circulation, with Atlantic Water entering the Strait of Gibraltar at surface and denser waters, formed within basin, exiting depth as Outflow. Early studies identified Western Deep Water, in Gulf Lions, primary source dense water masses contributing to While confirming this finding, more recent analyses in-situ observations have highlighted additional contributions from other intermediate deep masses, such Intermediate Levantine...
Multi-wavelength observations of protoplanetary disks in the sub-millimeter continuum have measured spectral indices values which are significantly lower than what is found diffuse interstellar medium. Under assumption that mm-wave emission mostly optically thin, these data been generally interpreted as evidence for presence mm/cm-sized pebbles disk outer regions. In this work we investigate effect possible local thick regions on without grains. A significant increase optical depth can be...
High-impact ocean weather events and climate extremes can have devastating effects on coastal zones small islands. Marine Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) is a systematic approach to such events, through which the risk of disaster be identified, assessed reduced. This done by improving atmosphere prediction models, data assimilation for better initial conditions developing an efficient sustainable impact forecasting methodology Early Warnings Systems. A common user request during remediation...
We present a numerical platform named Structured and Unstructured grid Relocatable ocean for Forecasting (SURF). The is developed short-time forecasts designed to be embedded in any region of the large-scale Mediterranean System (MFS) via downscaling. employ CTD data collected during campaign around Elba island calibrate validate SURF. model requires an initial spin up period few days order adapt interpolated fields subsequent solutions higher-resolution nested grids adopted by Through...
Abstract. A multiscale sampling experiment was carried out in the Gulf of Taranto (eastern Mediterranean) providing first synoptic evidence large-scale circulation structure and associated mesoscale variability. The mapping geostrophic showed presence an anticyclonic gyre occupying central open ocean area Taranto. On periphery upwelling is evident where surface waters are colder saltier than at center gyre. Over a 1-week period, rim current undergoes large changes which interpreted as...
To cleanup marine plastics, accurate modeling is needed. We outline and illustrate a new partial-differential-equation methodology for characterizing plastic transports in time space (4D), showcasing results Massachusetts Bay. couple our primitive equation model ocean dynamics with composition based advection Lagrangian transport. show that the physics predictions have skill by comparison synoptic data. predict fate of plastics originating from four sources: rivers, beach nearshore, local...
The current lack of a standardized approach to computing the coastal oil spill hazard due maritime traffic releases has hindered an accurate estimate its global impact, which is paramount manage and intercompare associated risks. We propose here mapping that based upon methodology ensemble simulations statistical analysis relevant distributions. Based on more than 20,000 spills from routes, we demonstrate beached ocean tracer concentration distributions fit Weibull curve, two-parameter...
Recent oceanographic field measurements and high-resolution numerical modelling studies have revealed intense, transient, submesoscale motions characterised by a horizontal length scale of 100–10,000 m. This activity increases in the fall winter when mixed layer (ML) depth is at its maximum. In this study, associated with large-scale anticyclonic gyre central Gulf Taranto were examined using realistic submesoscale-permitting simulations. We used flow initial conditions multiple nesting...
Abstract The origin of the Mediterranean Outflow is investigated by deploying six millions virtual Lagrangian parcels at Strait Gibraltar, and tracing them backward in time using velocity estimates from an eddy‐permitting reanalysis. are followed until they intercept one three sections. hypothesis that each section associated with distinct water masses: Gulf Lions, related to Western Deep Water Intermediate Water, carries 86% Outflow's transport; Northern Tyrrhenian, Tyrrhenian Waters, 1%...
To investigate the role of prostaglandins I2 and E2 in modulating vasoconstrictor response to sympathetic stimulation, repeated proximate cold pressor tests were performed 23 healthy young volunteers. Limb vascular resistance (blood flow measured by venous occlusion plethysmography), prostaglandin (as 6-ketoprostaglandin F1 alpha) plasma levels (detected radioimmunoassay), catecholamines high-performance liquid chromatography electrochemical detection) measured. A progressive increase...
Abstract The paper shows for the first time observational evidence of basin‐wide gyre reversal in Gulf Taranto (north‐western Ionian Sea eastern Mediterranean Sea) by means two specifically designed situ oceanographic campaigns (based on CTD and ADCP measurements). analysis data a change circulation from anticyclonic October 2014 to cyclonic June–July 2016. Furthermore, long‐term (1993–2018) using gridded satellite altimetry that gyres are more frequent than gyres. latter occur only 2 3...
Abstract. A multiscale sampling experiment was carried out in the Gulf of Taranto (eastern Mediterranean) providing first synoptic evidence large scale circulation structure and associated mesoscale variability. The mapping geostrophic showed presence an anticyclonic Gyre occupying central open ocean area Taranto. On periphery upwelling is evident where surface waters are colder saltier than at center Gyre. Over a one-week period, rim current undergoes changes which interpreted as...