A5014735350- Climate variability and models
- Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
- Urban Planning and Valuation
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Climate change impacts on agriculture
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Malaria Research and Control
- Greenhouse Technology and Climate Control
- Precipitation Measurement and Analysis
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Seismology and Earthquake Studies
- Insect Pest Control Strategies
- Landslides and related hazards
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Plant responses to elevated CO2
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Robotics and Automated Systems
- Hydrology and Drought Analysis
- Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
- Hydrological Forecasting Using AI
Instituto di Biofisica
2023
Consorzio Roma Ricerche
2023
Regione Toscana
2017-2022
National Research Council
2011-2021
LAMA (Italy)
2017-2021
Istituto di Biometeorologia
2011-2020
LAM Foundation
2018
Consorzio Milano Ricerche
2011
Don Carlo Gnocchi Foundation
2011
University of Florence
2011
During summer 2007 Italy has experienced an epidemic caused by Chikungunya virus - the first large outbreak documented in a temperate climate country with approximately 161 laboratory confirmed cases concentrated two bordering villages North-Eastern comprising 3,968 inhabitants. The seroprevalence was recently estimated to be 10.2%. In this work we provide estimates of transmission potential and assess efficacy measures undertaken public health authorities control spread. To such aim,...
Results on the effect of weather stroke occurrences are still confusing and controversial. The aim this study was to retrospectively investigate in Tuscany (central Italy) weather-related events through use an innovative source data (Reanalysis) together with original statistical approach quantify prompt/delayed health effects both cold heat exposures.Daily hospitalizations meteorologic from Reanalysis 2 Achieve were obtained for period 1997 2007. Generalized linear additive models modeling...
AbstractKeywords: Mosquito-borne diseases, Residual anophelism, Anopheles labranchiae, Vectorial capacity, Climatechange, Plasmodium falciparum, Experimental infectionBackgroundIn recent years, the increase in globalization [1], risein average temperature of earth together with anincreasing frequency and intensity extreme weatherevents, as storms, floods droughts [2,3], theenvironmental changes induced by human activities [4],have raised concern about possible introductionor reintroduction...
Abstract Extreme precipitation (EP) events are life‐threatening phenomena that expected to continue increase because of ongoing climate change. In the past decade, these have been caused by important and well‐documented variations in large‐scale atmospheric circulation. Identifying trends, dynamics, related causes EP could help recognizing geographical areas at great risk reducing their adverse impacts, particularly on a relatively small area such as Italian peninsula. The relationships...
Over the last decades many studies revealed worldwide modifications in precipitation regimes and an increase frequency and/or severity of extreme rainfall events. In central-northern Europe total amount occurrences as well daily was found. Mediterranean area, despite a decrease amount, fraction due to severe events highlighted. Most used datasets document temporal changes precipitations, while few were carried out using hourly datasets. Investigating data at rather than time scale can be...
ABSTRACT During the last few decades, weather circulation type classifications (CTCs) have been widely used to gain insight into processes at synoptic scale, but also for studying relationship between atmospheric and surface climate variability. This study aims evaluate best performing CTCs based on COST733 software stratification of daily ground‐level precipitation air temperature across Italy by means four statistical metrics. Six classification methods belonging groups (threshold‐based,...
Aedes albopictus (Skuse) is an invasive mosquito species that has spread to many countries in temperate regions bordering the Mediterranean basin, where it becoming a major public health concern. A good knowledge of thermal features most productive breeding sites for Ae. crucial better estimation mosquitoes' life cycle and developmental rates. In this article, we address problem predicting air temperature three microhabitats common urban suburban areas water inside ordinary catch which...
Abstract Global change affects precipitation and small modifications in rainfall regimes could compromise water availability, especially areas characterized by a strong seasonality climate ranging from dry sub‐humid to semi‐arid. Drought, particular, is creeping phenomenon defined as an important temporary decrease availability below the expected value certain period specific area. Among different methodologies for analysing drought periods, one of most used evaluation spells. The aim this...
Abstract. In the last years coupled atmospheric ocean climate models have remarkably improved medium range seasonal forecasts, especially on middle latitude areas such as Europe and Mediterranean basin. this study a new framework for forecasts is proposed. It based circulation types extracted from long global ensemble it aims at two goals: (i) an easier use of information contained in complex system circulations, through their reduction to limited number (ii) computation high spatial...
Abstract This paper describes the relationships between large-scale modes of climate variability and its related weather types with fluctuations in yield maize crops Veneto, Italy. The teleconnections analysed this work are winter North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) summer (SNAO); West African monsoon (WAM) Intertropical Front (ITF). Despite that these indices not rigorously linked to one another, they result being considerably atmospheric circulation regimes associated types. They have an...
Abstract The paper presents results from a study examining the relationship between large-scale modes of climate variability with fluctuations in yield barley, durum wheat, olives and sunflower crops Tuscany, Italy. In particular, blocking circulation over growing season, associated hot dry conditions, decreased for olive crops, barley wheat. teleconnections analysed this are winter North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) Summer (SNAO); West African Monsoon (WAM) Intertropical Front (ITF); although...