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 …

Meteorological applications benefiting from an improved understanding of atmospheric exchange processes over mountains

SFJ De Wekker, M Kossmann, JC Knievel… - Atmosphere, 2018 - mdpi.com
This paper reviews the benefits of a better understanding of atmospheric exchange
processes over mountains. These processes affect weather and climate variables that are …

Large-scale spatial dynamics of Drosophila suzukii in Trentino, Italy

G Tait, A Grassi, F Pfab, CM Crava, DT Dalton… - Journal of Pest …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) is an invasive alien species devastating
soft fruit crops in newly invaded territories. Little is known about the importance and potential …

Estimation of fractal representation of wind speed fluctuation by artificial neural network with different training algorothms

D Petković, V Nikolić, VV Mitić, L Kocić - Flow Measurement and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Since the wind speed fluctuation could cause large instability in wind energy systems it is
crucial to develop a method for precise estimation of the wind speed fluctuation. Fractal …

Wind speed parameters sensitivity analysis based on fractals and neuro-fuzzy selection technique

V Nikolić, VV Mitić, L Kocić, D Petković - Knowledge and Information …, 2017 - Springer
Fluctuation of wind speed affects wind energy systems since the potential wind power is
proportional the cube of wind speed. Hence precise prediction of wind speed is very …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of spatial resolution, land use, and spinup time on resolving spatial precipitation patterns in the Himalayas

PNJ Bonekamp, E Collier… - Journal of …, 2018 - journals.ametsoc.org
The Impact of Spatial Resolution, Land Use, and Spinup Time on Resolving Spatial
Precipitation Patterns in the Himalayas in: Journal of Hydrometeorology Volume 19 Issue 10 …

Land use and topography influence in a complex terrain area: A high resolution mesoscale modelling study over the Eastern Pyrenees using the WRF model

B Jiménez-Esteve, M Udina, MR Soler, N Pepin… - Atmospheric …, 2018 - Elsevier
Different types of land use (LU) have different physical properties which can change local
energy balance and hence vertical fluxes of moisture, heat and momentum. This in turn …

Multi-model convection-resolving simulations of the October 2018 Vaia storm over Northeastern Italy

L Giovannini, S Davolio, M Zaramella, D Zardi… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - Elsevier
The aim of this study is to identify the main mesoscale features and mechanisms responsible
for the generation of a very intense precipitation and wind storm event, named “Vaia”, that …

The thermally driven diurnal wind system of the Adige Valley in the Italian Alps

L Giovannini, L Laiti, S Serafin… - Quarterly Journal of the …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The Adige Valley is one of the major corridors connecting the Po Plain with the inner Alps. A
series of permanent weather stations and one wind profiler provide regular monitoring of air …

Optimization of Noah and Noah_MP WRF land surface schemes in snow-melting conditions over complex terrain

E Tomasi, L Giovannini, D Zardi… - Monthly Weather …, 2017 - journals.ametsoc.org
The paper presents the results of high-resolution simulations performed with the WRF
Model, coupled with two different land surface schemes, Noah and Noah_MP, with the aim …