Atmospheric pollutant dispersion over complex terrain: Challenges and needs for improving air quality measurements and modeling

L Giovannini, E Ferrero, T Karl, MW Rotach, C Staquet… - Atmosphere, 2020 - mdpi.com
Pollutant dispersion processes over complex terrain are much more complicated than over
flat areas, as they are affected by atmospheric interactions with the orography at different …

Practical parallelization of scientific applications with OpenMP, OpenACC and MPI

M Aldinucci, V Cesare, I Colonnelli, AR Martinelli… - Journal of parallel and …, 2021 - Elsevier
This work aims at distilling a systematic methodology to modernize existing sequential
scientific codes with a little re-designing effort, turning an old codebase into modern code, ie …

[HTML][HTML] Field calibration of a low-cost sensors network to assess traffic-related air pollution along the Brenner highway

A Bisignano, F Carotenuto, A Zaldei… - Atmospheric Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper presents the results of a field campaign aiming at testing the ability of a network
of low-cost electrochemical sensors to measure nitrogen dioxide concentration levels …

Calculating gas emissions from open-pit mines using inverse dispersion modelling: A numerical evaluation using CALPUFF and CFD-LS

S Kia, TK Flesch, BS Freeman, AA Aliabadi - Journal of Wind Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Inverse Dispersion Modelling (IDM) establishes a relationship between an air
pollutant concentration downstream of a source and the strength of an emission source by …

Meteorological normalization of NO2 concentrations in the Province of Bolzano (Italian Alps)

M Falocchi, D Zardi, L Giovannini - Atmospheric Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Pollutant concentrations in the atmosphere are controlled not only by emissions, but also by
meteorological processes. As a consequence, adverse atmospheric conditions may hinder …

Assessing the Ability of WRF‐BEP+ BEM in Reproducing the Wintertime Building Energy Consumption of an Italian Alpine City

G Pappaccogli, L Giovannini, D Zardi… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This work aims at assessing the ability of the Weather Research and Forecasting model,
coupled with a multilayer urban canopy scheme and a building energy model (BEP+ BEM) …

Sensitivity analysis of urban microclimatic conditions and building energy consumption on urban parameters by means of idealized numerical simulations

G Pappaccogli, L Giovannini, D Zardi, A Martilli - Urban Climate, 2020 - Elsevier
In the present work the mesoscale meteorological model Weather Research and
Forecasting (WRF), coupled with a multilayer urban canopy parameterization and a building …

[HTML][HTML] Intercomparison of Machine Learning Models for Spatial Downscaling of Daily Mean Temperature in Complex Terrain

S Bhakare, S Dal Gesso, M Venturini, D Zardi… - Atmosphere, 2024 - mdpi.com
We compare three machine learning models—artificial neural network (ANN), random forest
(RF), and convolutional neural network (CNN)—for spatial downscaling of temperature at 2 …

Estimating turbulent energy flux vertical profiles from uncrewed aircraft system measurements: exemplary results for the MOSAiC campaign

U Egerer, JJ Cassano, MD Shupe… - Atmospheric …, 2023 - amt.copernicus.org
This study analyzes turbulent energy fluxes in the Arctic atmospheric boundary layer (ABL)
using measurements with a small Uncrewed Aircraft System (sUAS). Turbulent fluxes …

Impact of inlet boundary number and locations on gas diffusion and flow in a typical chemical industrial park near uneven terrain

Z Shen, J Lang, M Li, S Mao, F Hu, B Xuan - Process Safety and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Accurate simulation of pollution diffusion under uneven terrain with complicated obstacles is
a difficult but important scientific and technological issue. The inlet-boundary was important …