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 …

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 …

[PDF][PDF] Numerical simulations of boundary-layer processes and urban-induced alterations in an Alpine valley

L Giovannini, D Zardi, M De Franceschi, F Chen - Int. J. Climatol, 2014 - academia.edu
High-resolution simulations are performed with the Weather Research and Forecasting
(WRF) model, coupled with an advanced urban parameterization scheme, to evaluate the …

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 …

Sensitivity of simulated wind speed to spatial resolution over complex terrain

L Giovannini, G Antonacci, D Zardi, L Laiti, L Panziera - Energy Procedia, 2014 - Elsevier
Preliminary results from simulations performed with the Weather Research and Forecasting
(WRF) model for the development of a wind atlas of the Trentino region in the Alps are …

Examination of geostatistical and machine-learning techniques as interpolators in anisotropic atmospheric environments

JM Tadić, V Ilić, S Biraud - Atmospheric Environment, 2015 - Elsevier
Selecting which interpolation method to use significantly affects the results of atmospheric
studies. The goal of this study is to examine the performance of several interpolation …

Climatological characteristics of the Ora del Garda wind in the Alps

L Giovannini, L Laiti, D Zardi… - International Journal of …, 2015 - iris.unitn.it
Abstract The Ora del Garda is a coupled lake and valley breeze regularly blowing from the
northern shorelines of Lake Garda, in the Italian Alps, especially during warm-season clear …

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 …

Estimating hourly beam and diffuse solar radiation in an alpine valley: A critical assessment of decomposition models

L Laiti, L Giovannini, D Zardi, G Belluardo, D Moser - Atmosphere, 2018 - mdpi.com
Accurate solar radiation estimates in Alpine areas represent a challenging task, because of
the strong variability arising from orographic effects and mountain weather phenomena …

Atmospheric boundary layer structures associated with the Ora del Garda wind in the Alps as revealed from airborne and surface measurements

L Laiti, D Zardi, M De Franceschi, G Rampanelli - Atmospheric research, 2013 - Elsevier
The paper investigates a coupled lake-breeze and valley-wind system, known as Ora del
Garda. The latter typically originates on clear-sky days over the northern shore of Lake …