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View article: Climate-induced drying of Lake Azzurro (Central Italian Alps): impacts and future projections
Climate-induced drying of Lake Azzurro (Central Italian Alps): impacts and future projections Open
Alpine lakes have proven particularly sensitive to climate change, especially to fluctuations in air temperature and precipitation. Such variations can affect the ecosystem services provided by mountain lakes, like freshwater supply for lo…
View article: A new dataset of Italian precipitation records for the period 1921–1950 from the Cli-DaRe@School citizen science project
A new dataset of Italian precipitation records for the period 1921–1950 from the Cli-DaRe@School citizen science project Open
A huge heritage of meteorological data has been accumulated in the Italian archives over the past three centuries. The project Cli-DaRe@School, launched in 2022, aims to carry on a long-term pathway to strengthen citizen science initiative…
View article: The ReData project: engaging citizen scientists in the recovery and digitization of historical daily weather bulletins
The ReData project: engaging citizen scientists in the recovery and digitization of historical daily weather bulletins Open
In recent decades, many countries around the world have initiated climate data digitization projects. The aim of these projects is to preserve data recorded in paper documents, which are prone to deterioration, and to make them available t…
View article: The contribution to the recovery of precipitation and temperature data before mid-1950 over the Italian territory by the Citizen Science project Cli-DaRe@School
The contribution to the recovery of precipitation and temperature data before mid-1950 over the Italian territory by the Citizen Science project Cli-DaRe@School Open
Cli-DaRe@School is a Citizen Science project (https://aisam.eu/progetti/cli-dare-at-school/) aiming at digitising unexploited Italian meteorological observations still available only on paper or as scanned images. It was launched in 2022 a…
View article: Mapping drought characteristics in northern Algerian Basins using the ERA5-Land dataset
Mapping drought characteristics in northern Algerian Basins using the ERA5-Land dataset Open
Over the past decades, drought events have led to significant agricultural losses and water shortages in the Algerian catchments; these hydro-meteorological phenomena strongly affect the entire Mediterranean region, and its frequency and i…
View article: Evaluating the Potential of Personal Weather Stations (PWS) for Semi-distributed Hydrological Modelling 
Evaluating the Potential of Personal Weather Stations (PWS) for Semi-distributed Hydrological Modelling  Open
  Personal Weather Stations (PWS) have gained attention in recent years as a potential complement to operational meteorological networks, which are often sparse and may not adequately capture localized rain events, especially in areas…
View article: Global scale predictability of hydrological drought: evaluating the skill of the GloFAS - Copernicus EMS sub-seasonal to seasonal forecast of river discharge
Global scale predictability of hydrological drought: evaluating the skill of the GloFAS - Copernicus EMS sub-seasonal to seasonal forecast of river discharge Open
Major impacts associated to hydrological droughts are often neglected in early warning systems. Extensive research in hydrological drought forecasting is crucial to develop an effective early warning strategy. This work aims at quantifying…
View article: Improving Quantitative Precipitation Estimation with Solid-State X-Band Radar
Improving Quantitative Precipitation Estimation with Solid-State X-Band Radar Open
Radar-based measurements are crucial for accurately estimating precipitation and capturing the spatial variability of rainfall, which enhances both precipitation forecasting and hydrological modeling. This study focuses on quantitative pre…
View article: Dieci e Lode: Climate Data from Former Italian Colonies and their Digitalization
Dieci e Lode: Climate Data from Former Italian Colonies and their Digitalization Open
Dieci e Lode is a cooperative project involving researchers from various affiliations under the umbrella of the Italian Association of Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology (AISAM). The project aims to rescue and digitize data from meteorol…
View article: Mapping urban heat islands in Padua (Italy): perspectives and trends of climate extremes in a changing climate
Mapping urban heat islands in Padua (Italy): perspectives and trends of climate extremes in a changing climate Open
The Mediterranean Basin is widely recognized as a significant hotspot for the impacts of climate change. Extreme meteorological events, such as heatwaves, exacerbate the phenomenon of urban heat islands (UHI), dramatically increasing clima…
View article: The ReData project: involving citizen scientists in the recovery and digitization of historical daily weather bulletins
The ReData project: involving citizen scientists in the recovery and digitization of historical daily weather bulletins Open
In recent decades, numerous climate data digitization projects have been initiated in many countries worldwide. These projects aim to preserve data recorded in paper documents, which are vulnerable to deterioration, and to make them access…
View article: The citizen-science project Cli-DaRe@School: engaging high school students in digitizing data from historical meteorological observations in Italy
The citizen-science project Cli-DaRe@School: engaging high school students in digitizing data from historical meteorological observations in Italy Open
Cli-DaRe@School is a citizen science project with the main goal of digitizing ancient and unexploited Italian meteorological observations still available only on paper or as scanned images of original records or published yearbooks. Launch…
View article: Meteorological Factors and the Spread of COVID‐19: A Territorial Analysis in Italy
Meteorological Factors and the Spread of COVID‐19: A Territorial Analysis in Italy Open
The COVID‐19 pandemic has generated significant global impacts on health and society, imposing a comprehensive analysis of its influencing factors, including weather variables. This study investigates the interaction between meteorological…
View article: Attribution of Flood Forecasting Errors From a Multi‐Model Perspective in Milan Urbanized River Basins
Attribution of Flood Forecasting Errors From a Multi‐Model Perspective in Milan Urbanized River Basins Open
In synergy with hydraulic works, hydro‐meteorological forecasts and related preventive protection measures are effective tools for mitigating flood risk. Nevertheless, the performance and reliability of coupled prediction systems in real‐t…
View article: Engaging High School Students in Rescuing and Digitizing Data from Historical Observations in Italy: The Citizen Science Project Cli-DaRe@School
Engaging High School Students in Rescuing and Digitizing Data from Historical Observations in Italy: The Citizen Science Project Cli-DaRe@School Open
Cli-DaRe@School is a citizen science project, started in spring 2022, whose main goal is to make a remarkable step forward toward the digitization of the huge heritage of historical Italian meteorological observations. These are still larg…
View article: A fully remote sensing-based implementation of the two-source energy balance model: an application over Mediterranean crops
A fully remote sensing-based implementation of the two-source energy balance model: an application over Mediterranean crops Open
Applications of the two-source energy balance (TSEB) scheme require either in-situ meteorological data to characterize the upper boundary conditions or the implementation of complex multi-scale approaches (ALEXI/DisALEXI). Over remote area…
View article: Assessing spatial biases of a meteorological model for real-time flood forecasts in the hydraulic node of Milan
Assessing spatial biases of a meteorological model for real-time flood forecasts in the hydraulic node of Milan Open
Meteorological forecasts are crucial for mitigating extreme weather impacts, but they always contain sources of uncertainty. One of these arises in the prediction of the location of intense convective precipitation systems: this issue is p…
View article: Dieci e Lode: Climate data of Former Italian Colonies and their Digitalization
Dieci e Lode: Climate data of Former Italian Colonies and their Digitalization Open
Italy has played a significant role in the birth and development of modern meteorology, and it owns a heritage of ancient meteorological data of exceptional value; however, despite many developed activities, a substantial number of data re…
View article: Trend Analysis of Hydro-Meteorological Variables in the Wadi Ouahrane Basin, Algeria
Trend Analysis of Hydro-Meteorological Variables in the Wadi Ouahrane Basin, Algeria Open
In recent decades, a plethora of natural disasters, including floods, storms, heat waves, droughts, and various other weather-related events, have brought destruction worldwide. In particular, Algeria is facing several natural hydrometeoro…
View article: Can meteorological model forecasts initialize hydrological simulations rather than observed data in ungauged basins?
Can meteorological model forecasts initialize hydrological simulations rather than observed data in ungauged basins? Open
Floods are among natural disasters which cause the largest damages worldwide each year, inducing fatalities of human lives, destruction of infrastructure and economical losses. Consequently, forecasting this type of events through hydro‐me…
View article: An Extended Analysis of Temperature Prediction in Italy: From Sub-Seasonal to Seasonal Timescales
An Extended Analysis of Temperature Prediction in Italy: From Sub-Seasonal to Seasonal Timescales Open
Earth system predictions, from sub-seasonal to seasonal timescales, remain a challenging task, and the representation of predictability sources on seasonal timescales is a complex work. Nonetheless, advances in technology and science have …
View article: Cli-DaRe: A Citizen Science project for the digitization of Italian secular precipitation records involving high school students
Cli-DaRe: A Citizen Science project for the digitization of Italian secular precipitation records involving high school students Open
A wealth of data from past meteorological observations in Italy were published in official yearbook and other monographs as monthly totals based on data from hundreds of precipitation recording stations. However only a limited fraction of …
View article: Land–Sea Distribution of Ground Precipitation in Mediterranean Storms
Land–Sea Distribution of Ground Precipitation in Mediterranean Storms Open
The Mediterranean basin is traditionally a hotspot where copious amounts of water vapor at low- and mid-tropospheric levels often favor atmospheric instability and the deepening of storms, leading to intense rainfall events with consequent…
View article: The role of agriculture irrigation on the Po river basin hydrological balance
The role of agriculture irrigation on the Po river basin hydrological balance Open
<p>Changes in climate can have profound effects on river systems and cause important variation in availability of water, with significant impacts on uses highly dependent on the hydrological regime, such as hydropower production and …
View article: Remote sensing of Land Surface Temperature for precision irrigation modelling: experience for different case studies.
Remote sensing of Land Surface Temperature for precision irrigation modelling: experience for different case studies. Open
<p>Agriculture will progressively require more and more attention due to changing climatic conditions and increasing population, consequently threatening food security worldwide. Improving irrigation efficiency and its control on lar…