A5027882391- Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
- Cryospheric studies and observations
- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
- Climate change and permafrost
- Landslides and related hazards
- Soil and Unsaturated Flow
- Climate variability and models
- Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
- Hydrology and Drought Analysis
- Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
- Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing
- Precipitation Measurement and Analysis
- Dam Engineering and Safety
- Soil erosion and sediment transport
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Winter Sports Injuries and Performance
- Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
- Hydrological Forecasting Using AI
- Water resources management and optimization
- Groundwater flow and contamination studies
- Urban Heat Island Mitigation
- Historical Geography and Cartography
- Remote Sensing and Land Use
- Urban Planning and Valuation
- Hydraulic flow and structures
University of Brescia
2015-2024
Politecnico di Milano
1988-2018
Brescia University
2003-2018
Research Institute for Geo-Hydrological Protection
2018
National Research Council
2018
University of Turin
2018
Louisiana State University
2018
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2018
Japan External Trade Organization
2011-2012
Dipartimento della Protezione Civile
2009
Demonstration of probabilistic hydrological and atmospheric simulation flood events in the Alpine region (D-PHASE) is made by Forecast Project connection with Mesoscale Programme (MAP). Its focus lies end-to-end forecasting a mountainous such as Alps surrounding lower ranges. scope ranges from radar observations modeling to decision making civil protection agents. More than 30 high-resolution deterministic models coupled some seven various combinations provided real-time online information....
Hydraulic risk maps provide the baseline for land use and emergency planning. Accordingly, they should convey clear information on potential physical implications of different hazards to stakeholders. This paper presents a vulnerability criterion focused human stability in flow specifically devised rapidly evolving floods where life, before than economic values, might be threatened. The body is conceptualized as set cylinders its slipping toppling assessed by forces moments equilibrium....
Abstract Mesoscale Alpine Programme Demonstration of Probabilistic Hydrological and Atmospheric Simulation Flood Events (MAP D‐PHASE) is a forecast demonstration project aiming at demonstrating recent improvements in the operational use end‐to‐end forecasting system consisting atmospheric models, hydrological prediction systems, nowcasting tools warnings for end‐users. Both deterministic ensemble systems (EPSs) have been implemented European Alps (atmospheric models) selection mesoscale...
The widespread flood event that affected northeastern and central Italy in November 1966, causing severe damages to vast populated areas including the historical towns of Florence Venice, is revisited with a modeling approach, made possible by availability ECMWF global reanalysis (ERA‐40). A simulated forecasting chain consisting model, forcing cascade two mesoscale, limited area meteorological models apt reach convective resolving scale (about 2 km), used predict quantitative precipitation....
We explore how to address the challenges of adaptation water resources systems under changing conditions by supporting flexible, resilient and low-regret solutions, coupled with on-going monitoring evaluation. This will require improved understanding linkages between biophysical social aspects in order better anticipate possible future co-evolution society. also present a call enhance dialogue foster actions governments, international scientific community, research funding agencies...
Abstract. Surface melting is a major component of the Greenland ice sheet surface mass balance, and it affects sea level rise through direct runoff modulation dynamics hydrological processes, supraglacially, englacially subglacially. Passive microwave (PMW) brightness temperature observations are paramount importance in studying spatial temporal evolution due to their long coverage (1979–present) high resolution (daily). However, limitation PMW datasets has been relatively coarse resolution,...
In recent years, flood-related risk has been increasing worldwide, being inundations among the natural disasters which induce maximum damage in terms of economic losses. research reported this paper, a methodology to map flooding residual hazard due levee failure events induced by piping embankments protecting flood-prone areas is proposed. Ensemble simulations are used account for uncertainties location, geometry, and time-evolution breaches. Probabilistic flooding-hazard maps generated...
Precipitation measurements by rain gauges are usually affected a systematic underestimation, which can be larger in case of snowfall. The wind, disturbing the trajectory falling water droplets or snowflakes above gauge, is major source error, but when tipping-bucket recording used, induced evaporation due to heating device must also taken into account. Manual fresh snow equivalent (SWE) were Alpine areas Valtellina and Vallecamonica, Northern Italy, compared with daily precipitation melted...
In mountainous regions, debris flows represent a significant hazard, causing extensive damage and casualties each year. Among the various triggering factors, rainfall is primary driver of in catchments with high sediment availability. Determining critical thresholds for debris-flow initiation therefore essential improving early warning systems mitigating associated risks. This study focuses on:a) Defining using monitoring data collected over relatively short period (three years), even...
Glaciers are dynamic systems of snow and ice that accumulate melt, producing a wide range sounds associated with morphodynamic hydrological processes, such as their deformation movement, melting refreezing cycles, collapse. The USIE (Un Suono In Estinzione) project leverages sound analysis to investigate Alpine glacier evolution raise awareness climate change impacts. Through multidisciplinary approach, the aims advance scientific research in alpine hydrology while creating artistic...
Five major debris flow events occurred in the Central Italian Alps 2012 (Val Rabbia), 2018 (Rio Rotiano), 2020 (Torrente Vallaro), 2021 Blé) and 2022 (Torrenti Re di Niardo e Cobello) were monitored with a multi-sensor multi-system approach to assess their probability of occurrence potential early warning systems. The five caused one victim severe damages camping site, buildings, road energy infrastructures, structural flood control systems  and environment measured point...
The problem of mapping debris-covered glaciers using images derived from satellite-borne optical scanners is addressed in this paper. Results also Terra-ASTER on the Belvedere and Miage glaciers, both located Italian Alps, are presented. Field measurements energy balance modeling indicate that for debris superimposed ice, surface temperatures some degrees colder than pure, to be expected morning. This fact confirmed by processing satellite taking into account thermal band. results black...
The difficulties in monitoring partly debris covered glaciers by the application of remote sensing techniques is a well known problem. use visible (VIS) and near infrared (NIR) bands does not always provide sufficient information to detect margins with data. In this study value thermal band for glacier detection investigated. Particular attention hereby drawn different opportunities using Landsat-TM Terra-Aster Accordance discrepancies respective data depending on spatial resolution are...
Abstract The research aims to investigate the spatiotemporal changes of water balance components and distinguish relative impacts climatic data land-use on groundwater level in northeastern Iran. This investigation employs WetSpass-M model estimate Mann-Kendall test alongside Sen's slope estimator evaluate trend. study also assesses mean annual components, considering diverse combinations soil. findings offer a hydrological insight, revealing that 14% precipitation results runoff, 29%...
Abstract Copulas are shown in this paper to provide an effective strategy describe the statistical dependence between peak flow discharge and flood volume featuring hydrographs forcing a control reservoir. A 52 year time series of discharges observed Panaro River (Northern Italian Apennines) is used fit event‐based bivariate distribution support time‐continuous modeling reservoir, located online along river system. With regard reservoir performances, method aimed at estimating return period...
Monitoring snow cover in alpine areas is important for the estimation of water storage during snowmelt season, especially view irrigation, hydropower production and supply. Cost-efliciency fine temporal resolution images from satellite-borne NOAA-AVHRR sensor indicate this source information as a suitable candidate monitoring extent. This can also be used validation distributed models. As result long-term study, ten years covered area depletion curves have been estimated using remote sensing...