Atmospheric physics

Study of dynamical, radiative and microphysical processes in the Earth’s Atmosphere, with application to meteorology, climatology, remote sensing and the environment.

The work done by the group of Atmospheric Physics attempts to further the understanding of fundamental issues related to the dynamics, radiative transfer and thermodynamics of the atmosphere. The ultimate goal is to improve our knowledge on key processes regulating the evolution of the terrestrial atmosphere, both in the short-term (meteorology) and long-term (climate). Of interest is the development of novel parameterizations (in the lower and higher atmosphere) for improvement of numerical (NWP) weather prediction models. To this end, the research performed by the Group employs a variety of state of the art scientific investigation techniques including: large scale field measurements (both in urban context and in the natural environment), numerical modelling and simulation, development of new satellite missions, novel interpretation of existing data sets.

The Group is also involved in the definition of innovative methods to extract the maximum information content from in-situ and remote sensing measurements of the atmosphere either from active or passive sensors, with the aim to improve the knowledge of clouds and precipitation physics.

Research is fully integrated in the national and international context, it is funded by national and international projects including Horizon2020, ESA-funded project etc. The group is active in numerous collaborations with several research institutions (local, national or international).

There are 4 main areas of research: dynamics of the atmosphere at multi-scale, microphysics of clouds and precipitation; remote sensing and radiative transfer of clouds; forward/inverse modelling for atmosphere remote sensing.

Research lines

Research labs
- Atmospheric Observatory
- Open Physics Hub

Modelling tools

People

Jacopo Alessandri

Research fellow

keywords: Physical oceanography, Coastal oceanogrpahy, Numerical modelling, Data analysis

Francesco Barbano

Junior assistant professor (fixed-term)

keywords: Buondary layer in complex terrain, Urban boundary layer, Vegetation in Urban Environment, Urban Heat Island,

Alessandro Barone

PhD Student

keywords: Intermittency, Chaotic Systems, Atmosphere, Predictability

Roberta Benincasa

PhD Student

keywords: ocean predictability, climate variability, ocean mesoscale, quasi-geostrophic turbulence

Elena Bianco

Research fellow

Teaching tutor

keywords: extreme events, internal climate variability, ensemble climate simulations

Erika Brattich

Senior assistant professor (fixed-term)

keywords: air pollution, dispersion modeling, receptor modeling, urban meteorology, atmospheric aerosol, PM10, PM2.5, PMx, air

Luigi Brogno

PhD Student

keywords: Buondary layer in complex terrain, Nature-Based Solutions, Mountain Meteorology, Atmospheric Turbulence,

Natale Alberto Carrassi

Associate Professor

keywords: Data Assimilation, Dynamical Systems, Machine Learning

Carlo Cintolesi

Junior assistant professor (fixed-term)

keywords: Large-Eddy Simulation · Turbulence · Conjugate Heat Transfer

Francesco De Martin

PhD Student

keywords: Severe storms, Tornadoes, Modelling, Mesoscale

Luca De Siena

Associate Professor

keywords: Time series analysis and signal processing, Geophysical imaging and monitoring, Seismology, Inversione di dati

Silvana Di Sabatino

Full Professor

keywords: Urban Meteorology, Boundary-layer processes over complex terrain, Atmospheric Dynamics, Computational fludidynamics,

Luca Famooss Paolini

Research fellow

Teaching tutor

Federico Gargiulo

PhD Student

Caterina Gianolla

PhD Student

Antonio Giordani

Research fellow

keywords: Numerical weather prediction, Severe-weather events, Atmospheric forecasting, Regional reanalysis

Marcello Grenzi

PhD Student

keywords: Meteorology, Numerical Modeling, Convective Systems, Data Assimilation

Laura Sandra Leo

Senior assistant professor (fixed-term)

keywords: Atmospheric Boundary Layer, Field Experiments, Urban fluid mechanics, Complex terrain weather, Nature-based Solutions,

Paula Lorenzo Sánchez

PhD Student

keywords: Climatology, Teleconnections, Machine learning

Tiziano Maestri

Associate Professor

keywords: remote sensing, radiative transfer in multiple scattering environment, clouds and aerosols, cloud identification and

Michele Martinazzo

Research fellow

Teaching tutor

keywords: Radiative Transfer, Retrieval Techniques

keywords: Extreme events analysis, Atmospheric physics, Numerical Weather Prediction, Radiative Transfer, Atmospheric Chemistry

Malik Safi Ullah

PhD Student

keywords: Computational Fluid Dynamics, Urban microclimate

Francesca Vittorioso

Research fellow

keywords: Radiative Transfer, Sea Ice, Data Assimilation, Satellite Data

Atmospheric physics

Research lines

Research labs

Modelling tools

People

Jacopo Alessandri

Francesco Barbano

Alessandro Barone

Roberta Benincasa

Elena Bianco

Erika Brattich

Luigi Brogno

Natale Alberto Carrassi

Carlo Cintolesi

Francesco De Martin

Luca De Siena

Silvana Di Sabatino

Luca Famooss Paolini

Federico Gargiulo

Caterina Gianolla

Antonio Giordani

Marcello Grenzi

Laura Sandra Leo

Paula Lorenzo Sánchez

Tiziano Maestri

Michele Martinazzo

Salvatore Pascale

Federico Porcù

Giorgia Proietti Pelliccia

Paolo Ruggieri

Davide Sabatani

Maryam Sarfraz

Matteo Siena

Malik Safi Ullah

Francesca Vittorioso