Atmospheric boundary layer height from ground-based remote sensing: a review of capabilities and limitations

S Kotthaus, JA Bravo-Aranda… - Atmospheric …, 2023 - amt.copernicus.org
The atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) defines the volume of air adjacent to the Earth's
surface for the dilution of heat, moisture, and trace substances. Quantitative knowledge on …

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 …

Does solar ultraviolet radiation play a role in COVID-19 infection and deaths? An environmental ecological study in Italy

G Isaia, H Diémoz, F Maluta, I Fountoulakis… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
A significantly stronger impact in mortality and morbidity by COVID-19 has been observed in
the northern Italian regions compared to the southern ones. The reasons of this …

[HTML][HTML] Source apportionment of atmospheric oxidative potential: synthesis of 15 year-round urban datasets in France

S Weber, G Uzu, O Favez, LJS Borlaza… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - acp.copernicus.org
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) carried or induced by particulate matter (PM) are suspected
of inducing oxidative stress in vivo, leading to adverse health impacts such as respiratory or …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of air pollutants removal by green infrastructure and urban and peri-urban forests management for a greening plan in the Municipality of Ferrara …

AN Muresan, A Sebastiani, M Gaglio, EA Fano… - Ecological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Air pollution is a serious concern for human health and is even more worrying in areas that
are known to be “pollution hotspots”, such as the Po Plain in northern Italy. The Urban Green …

A PM10 chemically characterized nation-wide dataset for Italy. Geographical influence on urban air pollution and source apportionment

A Pietrodangelo, MC Bove, AC Forello, F Crova… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Urban textures of the Italian cities are peculiarly shaped by the local geography generating
similarities among cities placed in different regions but comparable topographical districts …

15-year analysis of direct effects of total and dust aerosols in solar radiation/energy over the mediterranean basin

K Papachristopoulou, I Fountoulakis, A Gkikas… - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
The direct radiative effects of atmospheric aerosols are essential for climate, as well as for
other societal areas, such as the energy sector. The goal of the present study is to exploit the …

Solar UV irradiance in a changing climate: Trends in Europe and the significance of spectral monitoring in Italy

I Fountoulakis, H Diémoz, AM Siani, G Laschewski… - Environments, 2019 - mdpi.com
Review of the existing bibliography shows that the direction and magnitude of the long-term
trends of UV irradiance, and their main drivers, vary significantly throughout Europe …

Toward a definition of essential mountain climate variables

JM Thornton, E Palazzi, NC Pepin, P Cristofanelli… - One Earth, 2021 - cell.com
The numerous processes implicated in the rapid and profound climate-driven changes that
are underway across the world's mountains must be well monitored, understood, and—as …

[HTML][HTML] Development and evolution of an anomalous Asian dust event across Europe in March 2020

L Tositti, E Brattich, C Cassardo… - Atmospheric …, 2022 - acp.copernicus.org
This paper concerns an in-depth analysis of an exceptional incursion of mineral dust over
southern Europe in late March 2020 (27–30 March 2020). This event was associated with an …