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View article: Climate change perceptions across four ecological regions in Italy and Austria
Climate change perceptions across four ecological regions in Italy and Austria Open
View article: Giant paleo-landslides in the upper reaches of the Yellow River: Spatio–temporal distribution, and possible controlling factors
Giant paleo-landslides in the upper reaches of the Yellow River: Spatio–temporal distribution, and possible controlling factors Open
View article: Depth-Based Privileged Information for Boosting 3D Human Pose Estimation on RGB
Depth-Based Privileged Information for Boosting 3D Human Pose Estimation on RGB Open
View article: Rainfall‐Runoff Modeling in Rocky Headwater Catchments for the Prediction of Debris Flow Occurrence
Rainfall‐Runoff Modeling in Rocky Headwater Catchments for the Prediction of Debris Flow Occurrence Open
In the Dolomites, steep rocky cliffs are marked by numerous narrow gullies. When high‐intensity short‐duration precipitation occurs, these gullies concentrate and direct surface runoff to the screes at the foot of rock cliffs. Surface runo…
View article: 3D Pose Nowcasting: Forecast the future to improve the present
3D Pose Nowcasting: Forecast the future to improve the present Open
Technologies to enable safe and effective collaboration and coexistence between humans and robots have gained significant importance in the last few years. A critical component useful for realizing this collaborative paradigm is the unders…
View article: Depth-based Privileged Information for Boosting 3D Human Pose Estimation on RGB
Depth-based Privileged Information for Boosting 3D Human Pose Estimation on RGB Open
Despite the recent advances in computer vision research, estimating the 3D human pose from single RGB images remains a challenging task, as multiple 3D poses can correspond to the same 2D projection on the image. In this context, depth dat…
View article: KRONC: Keypoint-based Robust Camera Optimization for 3D Car Reconstruction
KRONC: Keypoint-based Robust Camera Optimization for 3D Car Reconstruction Open
The three-dimensional representation of objects or scenes starting from a set of images has been a widely discussed topic for years and has gained additional attention after the diffusion of NeRF-based approaches. However, an underestimate…
View article: InSAR stacking to detect active landslides and investigate their relation to rainfalls in the Northern Apennines of Italy
InSAR stacking to detect active landslides and investigate their relation to rainfalls in the Northern Apennines of Italy Open
View article: Mapping and monitoring different types of landslides through InSAR in the Northern Apennines of Italy
Mapping and monitoring different types of landslides through InSAR in the Northern Apennines of Italy Open
Landslides in mountainous regions are a major concern due to their potential impact on infrastructure and human lives. Many deep-seated slope movements alternate between phases of sustained movement to phases of dormancy. Detecting and mon…
View article: Prediction of runoff-generated debris flows using hydrological modeling
Prediction of runoff-generated debris flows using hydrological modeling Open
In the Dolomites area, steep rocky cliffs are incised by several chutes that concentrate runoff and deliver it to the scree at their base. This interaction prompts erosive actions, creating channels for debris flows. After intense, short-l…
View article: Implications of the rainfall spatial variability for the real-time modeling of runoff triggering stony debris flows
Implications of the rainfall spatial variability for the real-time modeling of runoff triggering stony debris flows Open
In a mountainous environment, high-intensity and short-duration precipitation can generate sudden and abundant runoff at the base of rocky cliffs. This runoff, upon impacting the debris deposits present there, can trigger debris-flow pheno…
View article: Understanding Delayed Landslides: A Study of 1,118 Fatal Incidents in China Influenced by Post-Precipitation Runoff
Understanding Delayed Landslides: A Study of 1,118 Fatal Incidents in China Influenced by Post-Precipitation Runoff Open
The common understanding of landslides points to intense precipitation as a primary trigger. However, this explanation falters when considering landslides occurring with minimal or no rainfall, challenging the basis of empirical and numeri…
View article: Regional-scale InSAR investigation and landslide early warning thresholds in Umbria, Italy
Regional-scale InSAR investigation and landslide early warning thresholds in Umbria, Italy Open
In this work, we use conventional two-pass differential satellite interferometry for the investigation of active landslides at regional scale in the Umbria Region of Italy. First, we use InSAR for the detection of active slope movements du…
View article: 3D Pose Nowcasting: Forecast the Future to Improve the Present
3D Pose Nowcasting: Forecast the Future to Improve the Present Open
Technologies to enable safe and effective collaboration and coexistence between humans and robots have gained significant importance in the last few years. A critical component useful for realizing this collaborative paradigm is the unders…
View article: CarPatch: A Synthetic Benchmark for Radiance Field Evaluation on Vehicle Components
CarPatch: A Synthetic Benchmark for Radiance Field Evaluation on Vehicle Components Open
Neural Radiance Fields (NeRFs) have gained widespread recognition as a highly effective technique for representing 3D reconstructions of objects and scenes derived from sets of images. Despite their efficiency, NeRF models can pose challen…
View article: Numerical modelling of an alpine debris flow by considering bed entrainment
Numerical modelling of an alpine debris flow by considering bed entrainment Open
Numerical models have become a useful tool for predicting the potential risk caused by debris flows. Although a variety of numerical models have been proposed for the runout simulation of debris flows, the performances of these models in s…
View article: Rockfalls change the runout and frequency of debris flows at Punta Nera (Eastern Italian Alps)
Rockfalls change the runout and frequency of debris flows at Punta Nera (Eastern Italian Alps) Open
In the Dolomitic region, many debris flow basins have headwaters characterized by extremely steep slopes of bare outcropping rock. Cliffs are commonly incised by multiple chutes which rapidly deliver runoff at their base where the channels…
View article: Simulations of the occurrence of runoff-generated debris flows by means of hydrological models in headwater rocky basins
Simulations of the occurrence of runoff-generated debris flows by means of hydrological models in headwater rocky basins Open
The simulation of the occurrence of the runoff-generated debris flows can be approached by means of hydrological models. In this work, we show that a rainfall-runoff model designed for the simulation of runoff in headwater rocky basins can…
View article: InSAR Stacking to Detect Active Landslides and Investigate Their Relation to Rainfalls in the Northern Apennines of Italy
InSAR Stacking to Detect Active Landslides and Investigate Their Relation to Rainfalls in the Northern Apennines of Italy Open
View article: Characterization of a debris flow event using an affordable monitoring system
Characterization of a debris flow event using an affordable monitoring system Open
This study presents monitoring data of a debris flow event in the Central Italian Alps. The debris flow occurred on August 16, 2021 in the Blè basin (Val Camonica valley, Lombardia Region) and was recorded by a monitoring station installed…
View article: Semi-Perspective Decoupled Heatmaps for 3D Robot Pose Estimation from Depth Maps
Semi-Perspective Decoupled Heatmaps for 3D Robot Pose Estimation from Depth Maps Open
Knowing the exact 3D location of workers and robots in a collaborative environment enables several real applications, such as the detection of unsafe situations or the study of mutual interactions for statistical and social purposes. In th…
View article: Regional-Scale Insar Investigation and Landslide Early Warning Thresholds in Umbria, Italy
Regional-Scale Insar Investigation and Landslide Early Warning Thresholds in Umbria, Italy Open
View article: Regional-Scale Insar Investigation and Landslide Early Warning Thresholds in Umbria, Italy
Regional-Scale Insar Investigation and Landslide Early Warning Thresholds in Umbria, Italy Open
View article: Deformation Detection in Cyclic Landslides Prior to Their Reactivation Using Two-Pass Satellite Interferometry
Deformation Detection in Cyclic Landslides Prior to Their Reactivation Using Two-Pass Satellite Interferometry Open
Landslides are widespread geological features in Italy’s Northern Apennines, with slow-moving earthflows among the most common types. They develop in fine-grained rocks and are subject to periodic rainfall-induced reactivations alternating…
View article: Uncertainty in debris flow rainfall thresholds
Uncertainty in debris flow rainfall thresholds Open
<p>Rainfall is the most significant factor for debris flows triggering. Water is needed to saturate the soil, initiate the sediment motion (regardless of the mobilization mechanism) and transform the solid debris into a fluid mass th…
View article: Rainfall Spatial variability, rainfall intensity&#8211;duration (ID) thresholds, and the initiation of debris flows in the eastern Italian Alps
Rainfall Spatial variability, rainfall intensity–duration (ID) thresholds, and the initiation of debris flows in the eastern Italian Alps Open
<p>Runoff-generated debris flows are a significant hazard in steep mountain ranges across the world. During intense rainfall storms, runoff can rapidly form in small steep basins and mobilise large volumes of sediment triggering debr…
View article: Runoff‐generated debris flows: Observation of initiation conditions and erosion–deposition dynamics along the channel at Cancia (eastern Italian Alps)
Runoff‐generated debris flows: Observation of initiation conditions and erosion–deposition dynamics along the channel at Cancia (eastern Italian Alps) Open
In the Dolomitic region, abundant coarse hillslope sediment is commonly found at the toe of rocky cliffs. Ephemeral channels originate where lower permeability bedrock surfaces concentrate surface runoff. Debris flows initiate along such c…
View article: Pre- and post-failure dynamics of landslides in the Northern Apennines revealed by space-borne synthetic aperture radar interferometry (InSAR)
Pre- and post-failure dynamics of landslides in the Northern Apennines revealed by space-borne synthetic aperture radar interferometry (InSAR) Open
View article: Physical Interpretation of Rainfall Thresholds for Runoff‐Generated Debris Flows
Physical Interpretation of Rainfall Thresholds for Runoff‐Generated Debris Flows Open
Rainfall thresholds for the occurrence of debris flows are commonly defined by Intensity‐Duration curves ( ID thresholds). Interestingly, many empirical ID thresholds show up as straight lines in a log‐log plot and therefore can be express…
View article: Detection and measurement of landslide deformation prior to their failure by satellite radar interferometry.
Detection and measurement of landslide deformation prior to their failure by satellite radar interferometry. Open
<p>Landslides are widespread landscape features in the Northern Apennine mountain chain and their activity frequently cause damages to settlements and infrastructures. In such context, slow-moving landslides are very common and typic…