Exchange processes in the atmospheric boundary layer over mountainous terrain

S Serafin, B Adler, J Cuxart, SFJ De Wekker, A Gohm… - Atmosphere, 2018 - mdpi.com
The exchange of heat, momentum, and mass in the atmosphere over mountainous terrain is
controlled by synoptic-scale dynamics, thermally driven mesoscale circulations, and …

Airborne polar pesticides in rural and mountain sites of North-Eastern Italy: An emerging air quality issue

M Feltracco, E Barbaro, F Maule, M Bortolini… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract North-Eastern Italy and in particular Veneto Region, stands out as a major centre of
agriculture and viticulture which has rapidly expanded in the last decade with high …

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 …

Multi-scale evaluation of a 3D lake model forced by an atmospheric model against standard monitoring data

M Amadori, L Giovannini, M Toffolon… - … Modelling & Software, 2021 - Elsevier
Evaluating a three-dimensional lake model requires large datasets of many variables,
including velocity fields, that are seldom available. Here we discuss how to assess the …

A multi-site, year-round turbulence microstructure atlas for the deep perialpine Lake Garda

S Piccolroaz, B Fernández-Castro, M Toffolon… - Scientific data, 2021 - nature.com
A multi-site, year-round dataset comprising a total of 606 high-resolution turbulence
microstructure profiles of shear and temperature gradient in the upper 100 m depth is made …

Importance of planetary rotation for ventilation processes in deep elongated lakes: Evidence from Lake Garda (Italy)

S Piccolroaz, M Amadori, M Toffolon, HA Dijkstra - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
Ventilation mechanisms in deep lakes are crucial for their ecosystem functioning. In this
paper we show the relevance of planetary rotation in affecting ventilation processes in …

[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 …

Correlation analysis of evapotranspiration, emissivity contrast and water deficit indices: A case study in four eddy covariance sites in italy with different environmental …

M Torresani, G Masiello, N Vendrame, G Gerosa… - Land, 2022 - mdpi.com
Evapotranspiration (ET) represents one of the essential processes controlling the exchange
of energy by terrestrial vegetation, providing a strong connection between energy and water …

Headwaters' isotopic signature as a tracer of stream origins and climatic anomalies: Evidence from the Italian Alps in summer 2018

C Marchina, V Lencioni, F Paoli, M Rizzo, G Bianchini - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
Glaciers are shrinking due to global warming, resulting in a diminishing contribution of ice
and snowmelt to headwaters and subsequent consequences to freshwater ecosystems …

Wind variability and Earth's rotation as drivers of transport in a deep, elongated subalpine lake: the case of Lake Garda

M Amadori, S Piccolroaz, L Giovannini, D Zardi… - Journal of …, 2018 - iris.unitn.it
The effects of wind forcing and Earth's rotation on the transport processes in Lake Garda
(Italy) are investigated for the first time under different thermal stratification conditions and …