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View article: A novel simplified ground-based thermal infrared (TIR) system for volcanic plume geometry, SO <sub>2</sub> columnar abundance, and flux retrievals
A novel simplified ground-based thermal infrared (TIR) system for volcanic plume geometry, SO <sub>2</sub> columnar abundance, and flux retrievals Open
In the last few decades, volcanic monitoring using remote sensing systems has become an essential tool to investigate the effects of volcanic activity on environment, climate, human health, and aviation, as well as to give insights into vo…
View article: Empowering climate adaptation through modular learning: The Adaptation AGORA digital academy
Empowering climate adaptation through modular learning: The Adaptation AGORA digital academy Open
The Adaptation AGORA project supports the EU Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change by promoting innovative methods, best practices, and participatory education to strengthen regional and community action. A central element of the project…
View article: A Novel Simplified Ground-Based TIR System for Volcanic Plume Geometry, SO <sub>2</sub> Columnar Abundance, and Flux Retrievals
A Novel Simplified Ground-Based TIR System for Volcanic Plume Geometry, SO <sub>2</sub> Columnar Abundance, and Flux Retrievals Open
In the last few decades, volcanic monitoring using remote sensing systems has become an essential tool to investigate the effects of volcanic activity on environment, climate, human health and aviation, as well as to give insights into vol…
View article: Enhancing climate resilience in the AGORA project: A digital academy for improved access and use of climate, risk and adaptation information
Enhancing climate resilience in the AGORA project: A digital academy for improved access and use of climate, risk and adaptation information Open
The AGORA project supports climate-resilient communities in Europe by engaging various stakeholders, including citizens, policymakers, experts, and marginalized groups. It aims to accelerate societal transformation by sharing innovative cl…
View article: Volcanic clouds detection applying machine learning techniques to GNSS radio occultations
Volcanic clouds detection applying machine learning techniques to GNSS radio occultations Open
Volcanic clouds detection is a challenge especially when meteorological clouds are present in the same area. Several algorithms have been developed to detect and monitor volcanic clouds by using satellite instruments based on different rem…
View article: Applications of Ground-Based Infrared Cameras for Remote Sensing of Volcanic Plumes
Applications of Ground-Based Infrared Cameras for Remote Sensing of Volcanic Plumes Open
Ground-based infrared cameras can be used effectively and safely to provide quantitative information about small to moderate-sized volcanic eruptions. This study describes an infrared camera that has been used to measure emissions from the…
View article: Building up a Digital Academy in AGORA project to aware citizens, improve access to and use of climate data supporting adaptation
Building up a Digital Academy in AGORA project to aware citizens, improve access to and use of climate data supporting adaptation Open
The AGORA (https://adaptationagora.eu/) project aims to support communities and regions exploiting a broad range of approaches, mechanisms and initiatives to meaningfully and effectively engage citizens, civil society organisations, academ…
View article: Applications of Ground-Based Infrared Cameras for Remote Sensing of Volcanic Plumes
Applications of Ground-Based Infrared Cameras for Remote Sensing of Volcanic Plumes Open
Ground-based infrared cameras can be used effectively and safely to provide quantitative information about small to moderate-sized volcanic eruptions. This study describes an infrared camera that has been used to measure emissions from Mt …
View article: Cultural Heritage Resilience in the Face of Extreme Weather: Lessons from the UNESCO Site of Alberobello
Cultural Heritage Resilience in the Face of Extreme Weather: Lessons from the UNESCO Site of Alberobello Open
The study of natural disasters has become increasingly important in recent years as the frequency and impact of such events on society have risen. Italy, which has the largest number of sites on the World Heritage List, offers many example…
View article: Application of Severe Weather Nowcasting to Case Studies in Air Traffic Management
Application of Severe Weather Nowcasting to Case Studies in Air Traffic Management Open
Effective and time-efficient aircraft assistance and guidance in severe weather environments remains a challenge for air traffic control. Air navigation service providers around the globe could greatly benefit from specific and adapted met…
View article: Innovative Integration of Severe Weather Forecasts into an Extended Arrival Manager
Innovative Integration of Severe Weather Forecasts into an Extended Arrival Manager Open
In the H2020 project “Satellite-borne and INsitu Observations to Predict The Initiation of Convection for ATM” (SINOPTICA), an air traffic controller support system was extended to organize approaching traffic even under severe weather con…
View article: Multi-GNSS Tomography: Case Study of the July 2021 Flood in Germany
Multi-GNSS Tomography: Case Study of the July 2021 Flood in Germany Open
Due to climate change, intensive storms and severe precipitation will continue to happen, causing destructive flooding. In July 2021, a series of storms with prolonged rain episodes took place in Europe. Several countries were affected by …
View article: A New Extreme Weather Nowcasting Product Supporting Aviation Management at Local Scale
A New Extreme Weather Nowcasting Product Supporting Aviation Management at Local Scale Open
View article: Nowcasting extreme rain and extreme wind speed with machine learning techniques applied to different input datasets
Nowcasting extreme rain and extreme wind speed with machine learning techniques applied to different input datasets Open
Predicting extreme weather events in a short time period and their developing in localized areas is a challenge. The nowcasting of severe and extreme weather events is an issue for air traffic management and control because it affects avia…
View article: Multi-Sensor Data Analysis of an Intense Weather Event: The July 2021 Lake Como Case Study
Multi-Sensor Data Analysis of an Intense Weather Event: The July 2021 Lake Como Case Study Open
A comprehensive analysis of the July 2021 event that occurred on Lake Como (Italy), during which heavy hailstorms and floods affected the surroundings of Lake, is presented. The study provides a detailed analysis of the event using differe…
View article: Is an NWP-Based Nowcasting System Suitable for Aviation Operations?
Is an NWP-Based Nowcasting System Suitable for Aviation Operations? Open
The growth of air transport demand expected over the next decades, along with the increasing frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, such as heavy rainfalls and severe storms due to climate change, will pose a tough challenge fo…
View article: Multi-GNSS tomography: Case study of the flood in Europe in July 2021
Multi-GNSS tomography: Case study of the flood in Europe in July 2021 Open
<p>Due to climate change, intensive storms and severe precipitation will continue to happen, causing destructive flooding. These natural hazards have dramatic impact on humanity. In July 2021, a series of storms with prolonged rain e…
View article: Multivariate Multi-Step Convection Nowcasting with Deep Neural Networks: The Novara Case Study
Multivariate Multi-Step Convection Nowcasting with Deep Neural Networks: The Novara Case Study Open
Severe weather events are constantly increasing over northern Italy impacting the air traffic of one of the major airports of Europe: Milano Malpensa. Monitoring and predicting extreme convection is very challenging especially when it deve…
View article: Spatio-temporal nowcasting of local severe weather events with deep neural networks
Spatio-temporal nowcasting of local severe weather events with deep neural networks Open
<p align="justify"><span lang="en-US">In the last decades, the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events have increased in Europe. The climate change, through its impact on the atmospheric processes,…
View article: An ANN forecasting system for convective storms: the legacy of the LAMPO project&#160;
An ANN forecasting system for convective storms: the legacy of the LAMPO project  Open
<p>Localized and rapidly developing convective storms are still a challenge for meteorological predictions. These events can seriously impact our lives, especially in areas prone to flash floods. The possibility to monitor rapid incr…
View article: Decrease of anthropogenic emission from aviation and detection of natural hazards with potential application in geosciences using satellite sensors, ground-based networks and model forecasts in the context of the SACS/ALARM early warning system
Decrease of anthropogenic emission from aviation and detection of natural hazards with potential application in geosciences using satellite sensors, ground-based networks and model forecasts in the context of the SACS/ALARM early warning system Open
<p>Aviation safety can be jeopardised by multiple hazards arising from natural phenomena, e.g., severe weather, aerosols/gases from natural hazard, space weather. Furthermore, there is the anthropogenic emissions and climate impact o…
View article: Characterization and nowcasting of severe weather events over Milano Malpensa
Characterization and nowcasting of severe weather events over Milano Malpensa Open
<p>Extreme weather events in Europe have increased in frequency and intensity in the last decades, especially in some areas like Alpes and Balkans, and is expected to increase even more in the upcoming years due to the climate change…
View article: Multi-station Multivariate Multi-step Convection Nowcasting with Deep Neural Networks
Multi-station Multivariate Multi-step Convection Nowcasting with Deep Neural Networks Open
<p>Extreme weather nowcasting has always been a challenging task in meteorology. Many research studies have been conducted to accurately forecast extreme weather events, related to rain rates and/or wind speed thresholds, in spatio-t…
View article: Data assimilation and nowcasting of severe weather for air traffic management purposes
Data assimilation and nowcasting of severe weather for air traffic management purposes Open
<p>One of the main challenges for meteorologists is to improve the prediction of events that develop on small spatial and temporal scales, having important repercussions in air traffic activities. In this regard, the H2020 SESAR Sate…
View article: Improved geoneutrinos observation with Borexino detector
Improved geoneutrinos observation with Borexino detector Open
The comprehensive geo-neutrinos measurement using the Borexino detector is briefly presented and discussed. Borexino is an ultrapure liquid scintillator detector located at the Gran Sasso National Laboratory in Italy, whose primary scienti…
View article: Nowcasting Extreme Weather with Machine Learning Techniques Applied to Different Input Datasets
Nowcasting Extreme Weather with Machine Learning Techniques Applied to Different Input Datasets Open
View article: Initial results of the project SINOPTICA (Satellite-borne and IN-situ Observations to Predict The Initiation of Convection for ATM)&#160;
Initial results of the project SINOPTICA (Satellite-borne and IN-situ Observations to Predict The Initiation of Convection for ATM)  Open
<p>In the framework of the SINOPTICA project (EU H2020 SESAR, 2020 – 2022), different meteorological forecasting techniques are being tested to better nowcast severe weather events affecting Air Traffic Management (ATM) ope…
View article: SINOPTICA: A project of analysis of hail affectation on Air Traffic Management
SINOPTICA: A project of analysis of hail affectation on Air Traffic Management Open
The H2020 SINOPTICA Project (2020-2022) aims at exploiting the untapped potential of assimilating remote sensing as well as GNSS-derived datasets and in-situ weather stations data. The main goal is getting very high-resolution, very short-…
View article: ALARM&#160; Project -multi-hAzard monitoring andearLy wARning systeM-
ALARM  Project -multi-hAzard monitoring andearLy wARning systeM- Open
<div> <p><em>We present the SESAR funded project ALARM. The overall objective of ALARM is to develop a prototype global multi-hazard monitoring and Early Warning System for different hazards affecting aviation. Continuous…
View article: Machine learning cloud top height detection based on GNSS radio occultations: a step ahead towards an operational use
Machine learning cloud top height detection based on GNSS radio occultations: a step ahead towards an operational use Open
<p>The Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) Radio Occultation (RO) technique allows the sounding of the atmosphere with a vertical resolution of about 100 m in the upper troposphere. It has already been demonstrated that the RO…