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Department of Physics and Astronomy “Augusto Righi” – DIFA

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.

People

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Andrè Achilli

PhD Student

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William Okoth Apondo

PhD Student

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Francesco Barbano

Junior assistant professor (fixed-term)

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

PhD Student

keywords: Intermittency, Chaotic Systems, Atmosphere, Predictability
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Sara Beltrami

Research fellow

Roberta Benincasa

PhD Student

keywords: ocean predictability, climate variability, nonequilibrium thermodynamics, stochastic thermodynamics, climate
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Gabriele Bentivoglio

PhD Student

Teaching tutor

keywords: Atmospheric dynamics, downscaling, heatwaves, extreme events, seasonal forecasting
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Elena Bianco

Research fellow

Teaching tutor

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

Senior assistant professor (fixed-term)

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

Research fellow

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

Associate Professor

keywords: Data Assimilation, Dynamical Systems, Machine Learning
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Evangelos Christakakis

Research fellow

keywords: Urban Meteorology, Urban Heat Island, Numerical Simulations, Low-cost Sensors
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Carlo Cintolesi

Junior assistant professor (fixed-term)

keywords: Large-Eddy Simulation · Turbulence · Conjugate Heat Transfer
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Giovanni De Cillis

Research fellow

keywords: Numerical modeling, Computational fluid dynamics, Machine learning
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Francesco De Martin

PhD Student

keywords: Severe storms, Tornadoes, Modelling, Mesoscale
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Luca De Siena

Associate Professor

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

Full Professor

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

PhD Student

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Andrea Faggi

Research fellow

Teaching tutor

keywords: PM10, Heatwaves, Aerosol, Thermal comfort
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Marco Falda

Research fellow

keywords: Remote_Sensing, Satellite_Images, CH4, Image_Resampling
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Luca Famooss Paolini

Research fellow

Teaching tutor

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Federico Gargiulo

PhD Student

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Caterina Gianolla

PhD Student

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Antonio Giordani

Research fellow

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

PhD Student

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

Research fellow

keywords: Extreme Precipitations, Mediterranean Cyclones
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Laura Sandra Leo

Associate Professor

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

PhD Student

keywords: Climatology, Teleconnections, Machine learning
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Tiziano Maestri

Associate Professor

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

Research fellow

Teaching tutor

keywords: Radiative Transfer, Retrieval Techniques

Fabrizio Masin

Research fellow

keywords: Remote sensing, Greenhouse gas, Methane
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Lorenzo Mele

PhD Student

keywords: Data Assimilation, Numerical Weather Prediction, IR Radiative Transfer
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Ravi Shankar Pandey

Research fellow

keywords: Rainfall intermittency, Atmosphere, Weather and climate
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Salvatore Pascale

Fixed-term Researcher in Tenure Track L. 79/2022

keywords: Climate Dynamics, Climate Change, Meteo-climatic extremes, Monsoons

Camilla Perfetti

PhD Student

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Federico Porcù

Associate Professor

keywords: atmospheric remote sensing, precipitation, microphysical processes in clouds
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Flavia Porro

PhD Student

keywords: Sea ice, Machine learing, Surrogate modeling
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Giorgia Proietti Pelliccia

PhD Student

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Simona Rinaldi

PhD Student

Teaching tutor

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Paolo Ruggieri

Adjunct professor

Research fellow

keywords: Physics of Climate, Dynamics and Thermodynamics of the atmosphere, Climate predictions
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Davide Sabatani

PhD Student

keywords: Variability modes at interannual scales, Climate, climate change, Climate modelling
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Claudia Paz Sanchez Alvarez

Research fellow

keywords: geophysics, volcanos, glaciers, complex fluids
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Matteo Siena

PhD Student

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

Martina Taddia

PhD Student

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Malik Safi Ullah

PhD Student

keywords: Computational Fluid Dynamics, Urban microclimate