A5012592778- Precipitation Measurement and Analysis
- Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
- Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing
- Radio Wave Propagation Studies
- GNSS positioning and interference
- Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
- Climate variability and models
- Soil erosion and sediment transport
- Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
- Geophysics and Gravity Measurements
- Maritime Navigation and Safety
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
- Aeolian processes and effects
- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
- Water Quality Monitoring Technologies
- Marine and coastal ecosystems
- Satellite Communication Systems
- Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency
- Advanced Computational Techniques and Applications
- Ship Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability
- Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
- Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
- Coastal and Marine Dynamics
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
National Research Council
2004-2025
Istituto di Biometeorologia
2012-2024
LAMA (Italy)
2014-2024
Instituto di Biofisica
2022
University of Florence
2022
Bologna Research Area
2015
Measuring water vapor (WV) in the troposphere, where nearly all atmospheric WV is concentrated, critical for understanding composition and dynamics comprehensively. A particularly challenging issue conducting systematic measurements lower troposphere (approximately 5–6 km) on a global scale, as this would significantly enhance both climate modeling numerical weather prediction (NWP) capabilities over short time scales.Based theoretical studies conducted European Space Agency (ESA),...
Abstract. This study presents an integrated modeling framework designed to bridge scales from regional urban, enabling a detailed assessment of the impacts future climate scenarios on three European coastal cities: Massa (Italy) and Vilanova (Spain) in Mediterranean, Oarsoaldea Atlantic. Conducted as part SCORE EU Project (Smart Control Climate Resilience Coastal Cities), employs novel, non-standard downscaling approach translate large-scale atmospheric outputs EURO-CORDEX model ALADIN63...
The high relevance of satellites for collecting information regarding precipitation at global scale implies the need a continuous validation satellite products to ensure good data quality over time and provide feedback updating improving retrieval algorithms. However, validating using measurements collected by sensors ground is still challenging task. To date, Dual-frequency Precipitation Radar (DPR) aboard Core Satellite Global Measurement (GPM) mission only active sensor able provide,...
In the context of climate change, future coastal flooding will become increasingly impactful, driven primarily by sea level rise and intensification extreme precipitation events along coastlines, rather than changes in wind regimes, wave dynamics, or hydrodynamic circulation (IPCC, 2021; Vousdoukas et al., 2018). Due to vast geomorphological diversity coastlines varying exposure assets at risk, advanced tools are necessary for precise risk assessments, particularly urban areas human...
Coastal climate services play a crucial role in developing customised information for diverse end-users and stakeholders. To build climate-resilient societies, decision-makers should be empowered through easy access to powerful tools that enable timely adaptation future ongoing hazards. For this reason, fit-for-purpose are needed conduct accurate historical characterisation projections interpretative studies on climate- water-related risks at the local coastal scale. The EU-funded SCORE...
Soil erosion continues to be a threat soil quality, impacting crop production and ecosystem services delivery. The quantitative assessment of erosion, both by water wind, is mostly carried out modeling the phenomenon via remote sensing approaches. Several empirical process-based physical models are used for estimation worldwide, including USLE (or RUSLE), MMF, WEPP, PESERA, SWAT, etc. Furthermore, amount sediment produced phenomena obtained direct measurements in experimental sites. Data...
The estimation of chlorophyll concentration in marine waters is fundamental for a number scientific and practical purposes. Standard ocean color algorithms applicable to moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer (MODIS) imagery, such as OC3M MedOC3, are known overestimate ([CHL]) Mediterranean oligotrophic waters. performances these currently evaluated together with two relatively new algorithms, OC5 SAM_LT, which make use more the spectral information MODIS data. This evaluation...
In the last few years, number of worldwide operational X-band weather radars has rapidly been growing, thanks to an established technology that offers reliability, high performance, and reduced efforts costs for installation maintenance, with respect more widespread C- S-band systems. are particularly suitable nowcasting activities, as those operated by LaMMA (Laboratory Monitoring Environmental Modelling sustainable development) Consortium in framework its institutional duties...
In situ measurements of precipitation are typically obtained by tipping bucket or weighing rain gauges disdrometers using different measurement principles. One the most critical aspects their operational use is calibration, which requires characterization instrument responses both in laboratory and real conditions. Another important issue with coverage. Dense networks desirable, but installation maintenance costs can be unaffordable commercial conventional devices. This work presents...
Accurate measurement and monitoring of precipitation is crucial for many applications, such as flood drought risk assessment management. Conventional meteorological devices estimating (i.e., rain gauges, disdrometers, active passive remote sensors, be they ground-based, spaceborne, or airborne) have their own strengths weaknesses. The latter are often related to time space resolution, coverage, cost. In the last two decades, several studies been carried out exploit opportunistic signals...
Abstract. In 2021, a group of seven Italian institutions decided to bring together their know-how, experience, and instruments for measuring the drop size distribution (DSD) atmospheric precipitation, giving birth Group Disdrometry (in named Gruppo Italiano Disdrometria, GID, https://www.gid-net.it/, last access: 16 May 2023). GID has made freely available database 1 min records DSD collected by disdrometer network along peninsula. At time writing, was composed eight laser disdrometers...
Radar-based rainfalls are currently used for process monitoring from remote in a large panel of domaines including hydrology and soil erosion modelling. Nevertheless, such data may include systemic natural perturbations that need to be corrected before using these data. To encompass this problem, adjustments based on raingauge observations frequently adopted. Here, we analysed the performance different radar-raingauge merging procedures regional raingauge-radar network (Tuscany, Italy)...
In the complex processes of route planning, voyage monitoring, and post-voyage analysis, a key element is capability merging metocean forecast data with available knowledge ship responses in encountered environmental conditions. this context, prototype system has been implemented capable integrating models forecasts specific performance models. The work based on exploitation an open source ECDIS-like originally developed e-Navigation framework. resulting allows uploading visualization data,...
The Normalized Differential Spectral Attenuation technique (NDSA) has been proposed as a method for measuring Integrated Water Vapor (IWV) by means of attenuation measurements in the Ku-/K-band along tropospheric microwave links. After first measurement campaign aimed at demonstrating NDSA method, second field experiment carried out from August 1 to November 30, 2022. transmitter was placed on top Monte Gomito (44.1277° lat, 10.6434° lon, 1892 meters a.s.l.) and receiver roof Department...
The knowledge of the water vapor (WV) distribution in Earth's atmosphere is great importance for weather prediction. Meteorological models, particular, so-called limited area can assimilate humidity measurements, increasing reliability simulated atmospheric dynamics. An important improvement be achieved, instance, if we are able to provide total column with a sufficient precision and accuracy. In this paper, novel normalized differential spectral attenuation (NDSA) approach applied retrieve...
A method is presented for integrating the information available in a limited area (corresponding to Tuscany Italy) coming from satellite sensors, point measurement stations and ground-based radars. The objective exploitation of complementary provided by variety methods instruments nowadays existing measuring precipitation or precipitation-related parameters, order upgrade capability reconstructing weather phenomena main interest. Ground- satellite-based measurements, working locally...
The real-time measurement of rainfall is a primary information source for many purposes, such as weather forecasting, flood risk assessment, and landslide prediction prevention. In this perspective, remote sensing techniques to monitor fields by means radar measurements are very useful. work, technique proposed the estimation cumulative averaged over large area, applied on Tuscany region using Italian network. order assess accuracy radar-based estimates, they compared with coincident spatial...
In this paper, we present a research project named NEFO-CAST, that targets very-short-term forecasting platform with high accuracy and small-scale spatial resolution. The innovative solution lies in adopting new generation of interactive satellite terminals, called SmartLNB, serves both as weather sensor the transceiver for platform. Throughout highlight main features system, including advantages compared to state-of-the-art solutions, expected results, market perspectives.
NEFOCAST is a research project that aims at retrieving rainfall fields from channel attenuation measurements on satellite links. Rainfall estimation algorithms rely the deviation of measured E <sub xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">s</sub> /N xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">0</sub> clear-sky conditions. Unfortunately, exhibit signal fluctuations (due to variety causes) which could generate false rain detections and reduce...
Understanding and monitoring the ecological quality of coastal waters is crucial for preserving marine ecosystems. Eutrophication one major problems affecting state waters. For this reason, control trophic conditions aquatic ecosystems needed evaluation their quality. This study leverages space-based Sentinel-3 Ocean Land Color Instrument imagery (OLCI) to assess Mediterranean using Trophic Index (TRIX) key indicator. In particular, we explore feasibility coupling remote sensing machine...