Tracking cyclones over the Central Mediterranean in September 2006
Research in this area is aimed at fundamental and applied studies on different spatial and temporal scales: urban and mountain meteorology, mesoscale and synoptic mid-latitudes phenomena, general circulation and teleconnections. The Group carries out and participates in field experimental campaigns and high resolution numerical simulations with idealized models.
On a small scale, the interest is aimed at understanding the local and thermal circulation, the heat island phenomenon, the dynamics in complex terrain, the dispersion of pollutants in complex terrain. Computational fluid dynamics is also used in applications such as air quality, urban breathability and human comfort (see H2020-ISCAPE results www.iscape-project.eu).
Traditional dynamics on synoptic scale and mesoscale are integrated with the development of new parameterizations capable of capturing the exchange processes occurring at the surface-atmosphere interface. The Group studies the characteristics of cyclonic systems in the Mediterranean area and their role in generating extreme events.