Atmospheric physics

The Atmospheric Physics Group works on fundamental and applied problems in meteorology, climate, and impacts on the environment and society.

We employs a variety of cutting-edge scientific investigative techniques, including: field observations at various scales (both in the urban context and in the natural environment and using both high-tech and low-cost instrumentation), numerical modeling and simulation, development of new satellite missions, new interpretation of data sets, big data analysis, and artificial intelligence. The Group is also involved in defining innovative methods to extract maximum information content from in situ and remote sensing measurements of the atmosphere from active or passive sensors, with the goal of improving knowledge of cloud and precipitation physics.

The research is fully integrated in the national and international context, and is funded by the European Union (Horizon2020, Horizon Europe, INTERREG, LIFE), ESA, PNRA,PRIN, PNRR, EUMETSAT, ASI and the filantropic agency Schmidt Science. The Group is active in numerous collaborations with national and international research institutes and agencies.

There are 5 areas of research: Boundary layer processes and air pollution; Data Assimilation for dynamical systems and machine learning; dynamics of the atmosphere at multi-scale; Microphysical Processes; Radiative Transfer Modelling and remote sensing data analysis.

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Andrè Achilli

PhD Student

William Okoth Apondo

PhD Student

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

Sara Beltrami

Research fellow

Roberta Benincasa

PhD Student

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

Gabriele Bentivoglio

PhD Student

Teaching tutor

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

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

Research fellow

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

Evangelos Christakakis

Research fellow

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

Carlo Cintolesi

Junior assistant professor (fixed-term)

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

Giovanni De Cillis

Research fellow

keywords: Numerical modeling, Computational fluid dynamics, Machine learning

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,

Elisa Fabbri

PhD Student

Marco Falda

Research fellow

keywords: Remote_Sensing, Satellite_Images, CH4, Image_Resampling

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

Associate Professor

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: Physics of Climate, Dynamics and Thermodynamics of the atmosphere, Climate predictions

Atmospheric physics

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