A5057010054- Hydrology and Drought Analysis
- Climate variability and models
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Cryospheric studies and observations
- Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
- Climate change and permafrost
- Tree-ring climate responses
- Urban Heat Island Mitigation
- Landslides and related hazards
- Soil erosion and sediment transport
- Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Precipitation Measurement and Analysis
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
- Climate change impacts on agriculture
- Sensor Technology and Measurement Systems
- Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
- Neural Networks and Applications
- Power Systems and Technologies
- Escherichia coli research studies
- Hydrological Forecasting Using AI
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
Institute of Geosciences and Earth Resources
2021-2024
University of Turin
2019-2024
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
2024
National Research Council
2021-2023
Abstract We analyse the expected characteristics of drought events in northern Italy for baseline (1971–2000), near (2021–2050), and far (2071–2100) future conditions, estimating spatial extent duration, percentage affected area, frequency episodes. To this end, daily ensembles precipitation temperature records from Global Climate Models (GCMs) Regional (RCMs) pairs, extracted EURO-CORDEX MED-CORDEX RCP 4.5 8.5 scenarios, are collected at resolution 0.11 degrees. Before analysis, model...
Abstract The aim of this research is to identify and characterize, in terms length, intensity, spatial propagation, the main drought events which took place Po Valley (Italy) from 1965 2017. Two indices were applied, Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index (SPEI) (SPI). Daily precipitation temperature series belonging National System for Collection, Processing, Dissemination Climatic Data Environmental Interest (SCIA) database collected. Subsequent an accurate quality control,...
Mountain ecosystems are highly sensitive to the impacts of climate change. Nevertheless, our knowledge critical biogeochemical processes—key understanding how these cope shifting environmental conditions—remains limited.This study examines and compares carbon dioxide (CO2) turbulent flux measurements, obtained through eddy covariance (EC) method at two Italian high-altitude sites: Torgnon Nivolet in Western Alps. These sites, part ICOS (Integrated Carbon Observatory...
The Mediterranean region is a focal point for wildfires. Climate change projected to affect the hydrological cycle, resulting in intensified drought conditions and increased fire hazard. Even though northern Italy rich water resources, wildfires have become increasingly prevalent recent decades, occurring not only during summer but also winter season.This study explores first time climatic drivers influencing monthly burned area (BA) season from 2008 2022. To this end, we build...
The Gran Paradiso National Park (GPNP), Western Italian Alps, is the oldest in Italy and extends over about 710 square km with an elevation range between 800 4,061 m asl. In its mountain environment, it hosts a large population of wild ungulates, such as Alpine Ibex ( Capra ibex ) chamois Rupicapra rupicapra ). GPNP includes five main valleys Valle d’Aosta Piedmont regions, surrounding Massif. treeline at 2,000 asl, above which there are grasslands. Higher up, landscape becomes rocky,...
CR Climate Research Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout JournalEditorsSpecials 75:201-213 (2018) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/cr01517 Rainfall variability from a dense rain gauge network in north-western Italy A. Baronetti1,*, F. Acquaotta1,2, S. Fratianni1,2 1Department Earth Sciences, and 2Centro Interdipartimentale sui Rischi Naturali Ambiente Montano e Collinare, University of Turin, 10125...
We introduce a georeferenced dataset of Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE), Respiration (ER) and meteo-climatic variables (air soil temperature, air relative humidity, volumetric water content, pressure, solar irradiance) collected at the Nivolet Plain in Gran Paradiso National Park (GPNP), western Italian Alps, from 2017 to 2023. NEE ER are derived by measuring temporal variation CO
Abstract Drought is a normal and recurrent climate feature, but one of the most important hazards that can produce negative effects on natural socioeconomic systems. The northern part Italy historically rich in water resources very fertile productive area. Recently, however, drought events increased their influence hydrological behaviour main rivers this region. In work, we analyse spatial distribution vegetation greenness during 2000–2020 period, using MODIS images at 1 km resolution....
Societies can be better prepared to face hydrological extremes (e.g. flash floods) by understanding the trends and variability of rainfall aggressiveness its derivative, erosivity density (ED). Estimating extended time series ED is, however, scientifically challenging because paucity long-term high-resolution pluviometric observations. This research presents longest reconstruction (1701–2019) in northwest Italy (Piedmont region) date, which is analysed identify damaging periods. With this...
Abstract⎯ Rainfall erosivity index (EI 30 ) is widely used in soil erosion models for predicting loss.This consists the product between maximum intensity of 30-min rainfall and total kinetic energy a precipitation event.The main goal this study was to characterize Piedmont (Northwestern Italy), studying magnitude, frequency, trends erosivity.Rainfall twelve stations well distributed over whole region were firstly computed on basis 10-min timeresolution data using continuous 17-year series...
Abstract The aim of this work is to develop, from a high‐resolution climate analysis, quality control standard methodology applied manual snow cover (HS) series managed by the Snow Survey Database in New Brunswick (Canada). database collected depth data biweekly starting at end January until April. A 30‐year (1981–2010) analysis 60 weather stations belonging two independent meteorological networks was performed. climatic performed evaluate homogeneity. Three areas were defined means...
Abstract We analyse the expected characteristics of drought events in northern Italy for baseline (1971–2000), near (2021–2050) and far (2071–2100) future conditions, estimating spatial extent duration, percentage affected area frequency episodes. To this end, daily ensembles precipitation temperature records from Global Climate Models (GCMs) Regional (RCMs) pairs, extracted EURO-CORDEX MED-CORDEX RCP 4.5 8.5 scenarios, were collected at resolution 0.11 degrees. Before analysis, model...
The increase in drought conditions is one of the main consequences climatic change, that affects both natural and socioeconomic systems. Northern Italy historically rich water resources, most fertile areas Italy. However, last decades events increased also here, affecting hydrological behaviour Po River vegetation growth.This study aims to quantify spatial distributions identify their effects on greenness northern during 2000-2020 period using MODIS images at 1 km resolution. For this...
The Mediterranean region is a focal point for wildfires. Climate change projected to affect the hydrological cycle, resulting in intensified drought conditions and increased fire hazard. Even though northern Italy rich water resources, wildfires have become increasingly prevalent recent decades, occurring not only during summer but also winter season.This study explores climatic drivers influencing monthly burned area (BA) both seasons from 2007 2022.The GPS-based BA perimeters analysed here...
Ongoing climate change is accelerating especially in high altitude areas that are the showing fastest warming rates on Earth. High mountain territories like European Alps thus experiencing important changes among which modification water resource (e.g., amount, spatial and temporal distribution).Changes snow accumulation caused by expected to have major impacts supply for adjacent lowlands, hydropower production or winter tourism. In addition, information of amount stored within...
Svalbard (Norway) is a "hotspot" of climate change. There, various research activities are taking place, most them located at the Ny-Ålesund Research Station, on shore Kingsfiord, mainly focused understanding change dynamics and its effects Arctic marine terrestrial ecosystems, including their interconnections. In fact, fiord unique environment where atmosphere, sea, land ecosystems strictly connected. Among other ones, Ny Ålesund hosts Italian Station "Dirigibile Italia", multidisciplinary...
<p>The HUS (Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome) is a disease that mainly affects children, it complication of an infection by shiga toxin produced Eschirichia-coli (STEC) infection. It shows seasonal nature with lower incidence in the cold period, endemic central Europe and North America but fairly rare. In high from April to October, cases appear time related clusters, usually not epidemic, fact they are unrelated for spatially distance or caused different serotypes. suggests role...