Moramarco T. (1) Corato G. (2) Melone F.(1) Singh VP(2), 2013, An entropy-based method for determining the flow depth distribution in natural channels,
Journal of hydrology (Amst.) 497 (2013): 176–188.,
Abstract
A methodology for determining the bathymetry of river cross-sections during floods by the sampling of ...
A methodology for determining the bathymetry of river cross-sections during floods by the sampling of surface flow velocity and existing low flow hydraulic data is developed . Similar to Chiu (1988) who proposed an entropy-based velocity distribution, the flow depth distribution in a cross-section of a natural channel is derived by entropy maximization. The depth distribution depends on one parameter, whose estimate is straightforward, and on the maximum flow depth. Applying to a velocity data set of five river gage sites, the method modeled the flow area observed during flow measurements and accurately assessed the corresponding discharge by coupling the flow depth distribution and the entropic relation between mean velocity and maximum velocity. The methodology unfolds a new perspective for flow monitoring by remote sensing, considering that the two main quantities on which the methodology is based, i.e., surface flow velocity and flow depth, might be potentially sensed by new sensors operating aboard an aircraft or satellite.
Tarpanelli, A., Barbetta, S., Brocca, L., Lacava, T., Faruolo, M., Balint, G., Di Baldassarre, G., Moramarco, T., 2013, River discharge estimation by using remote sensing data_ the case study of the Danube river,
HYDRO 2013 INTERNATIONAL, 2013,
Romano, E., Camici, S., Brocca, L., Moramarco, T., Pica, F., Preziosi, E., 2013, On the variables to be considered in assessing the impact of climate change to alluvial aquifers_ a case study in central Italy,
CCWI 2013, 2013,
Pierleoni, E., Camici, S., Brocca, L., Moramarco, T., Casadei, S., 2013, Climate change and decision support systems for water resource management,
CCWI 2013, 2013,
Dorigo, W., Albergel, C., Loew, A., Stacke, T., Gruber, A., Wagner, W., Parinussa, R., de Jeu, R., Brocca, L., Bauer-Marschallinger, B., Chung, D., Paulik, C., 2013, 34 years of remotely sensed soil moisture_ what climate signals do we (not) see?,
IGARSS 2013, 2013,
Tarpanelli, A., Barbetta, S., Brocca, L., Moramarco, T., 2013, River discharge estimation by using altimetry data and simplified flood routing modelling,
Remote sensing 5 (2013): 4145–4162. doi_10.3390/rs5094145,
DOI: 10.3390%2Frs5094145
Wagner, W., Brocca, L., Naeimi, V., Reichle, R., Draper, C., de Jeu, R., Ryu, D., Su, C.-H., Western, A., Calvet, J.-C., Kerr, Y., Leroux, D., Drusch, M., Jackson, T., Hahn, S., Dorigo, W., Paulik, C., 2013, Clarifications on the “Comparison between SMOS, VUA, ASCAT, and ECMWF soil moisture products over four watersheds in U.S.”,
IEEE transactions on geoscience and remote sensing in press (2013). doi_10.1109/TGRS.2013.2282172,
DOI: 10.1109%2FTGRS.2013.2282172
Pampalone, V., Brocca,L., Bagarello, V., Ferro, V., Melone, F., Moramarco, T., Zucco, G., 2013, Simulazione dei deflussi per il bacino sperimentale SPA1 di Sparacia,
, pp. 363–372, 2013,
Todisco, F., Brocca, L., Mannocchi, F., Melone, F., Moramarco, T., 2013, Utilizzo di modellistica idrologica in continuo accoppiata ad un modello USLE modificato per la previsione della perdita di suolo parcellare in Umbria,
, pp. 353–362, 2013,
Gumuzzio, A., Brocca, L., Martínez-Fernández, J., Moramarco, T., Sánchez, N., 2013, Simulación multiescala de la humedad del suelo mediante un modelo de balance de agua en la cuenca del Duero,
Zona No Saturada, 2013,
Brocca, L., Moramarco, T., Dorigo, W., Wagner, W., 2013, Assimilation of satellite soil moisture data into rainfall-runoff modeling for several catchments worldwide,
IGARSS 2013, 2013,
Gumuzzio, A., Brocca, L., Martinez-Fernandez, J., Melone, F., Moramarco, T., 2013, Large scala soil moisture modelling in Northwest of Spain,
IPWE 2013, 2013,
Manfreda, S., Samela, C., Fiorentino, M., Brocca, L., Moramarco, T., 2013, A physically based approach for the estimation of root-zone soil moisture from surface measurements_ application on the AMMA database,
33rd Annual American Geophysical Union Hydrology Days, 2013,
Ponziani F., Berni N., Stelluti M., Zauri R., Brocca L., Moramarco T., Salciarini D. and Tamagnini C., 2013, Landwarn: an operative early warning system for landslides forecasting based on rainfall thresholds and soil moisture,
Landslide Science and Practice, edited by C. Margottini et al., pp. 627–634. Berlin_ Springer-Verlag, 2013,
Wagner, W., Figa, J., Albergel, C., Brocca, L., Hahn, S., Hasenauer, S., Dorigo, W., 2013, Operations, challenges and prospects of satellite-based surface soil moisture monitoring services,
Remote Sensing of Land Surface Turbulent Fluxes and Soil Surface moisture Content_ State of the Art, pp. 467–492. London_ Taylor & Francis Group, 2013,
Albergel, C., Brocca, L., Wagner, W., De Rosnay, P, Calvet, J.-C., 2013, Selection of performance metrics for global soil moisture products_ The case for the ASCAT soil moisture product,
Remote Sensing of Land Surface Turbulent Fluxes and Soil Surface moisture Content_ State of the Art, pp. 431–450. London_ Taylor & Francis Group, 2013,
Brocca, L., Melone, F., Moramarco, T., Wagner, W., Albergel, C., 2013, Scaling and filtering approaches for the use of satellite soil moisture observations,
Remote Sensing of Land Surface Turbulent Fluxes and Soil Surface moisture Content_ State of the Art, pp. 415–430. London_ Taylor & Francis Group, 2013,
Albergel, C., Dorigo, W., Balsamo, G., Muñoz-Sabater, J., de Rosnay, P., Isaksen, L., Brocca, L., de Jeu, R., Wagner, W., 2013, Monitoring multi-decadal satellite earth observation of soil moisture products through land surface reanalyses,
Remote sensing of environment in press (2013).,
Wagner, W., Hahn, S., Kidd, R., Melzer, T., Bartalis, Z., Hasenauer, S., Figa, J., de Rosnay, P., Jann, A., Schneider, S., Komma, J., Kubu, G., Brugger, K., Aubrecht, C., Zuger, J., Gangkofner, U., Kienberger, S., Brocca, L., Wang, Y., Bloeschl, G., Eitzinger, J., Steinnocher, K., Zeil, P., Rubel, F., 2013, The ASCAT soil moisture product_ specifications, validation results, and emerging applications,
Meteorologische Zeitschrift (Berl., Internet) 22 (2013): 5–33. doi_10.1127/0941-2948/2013/0399,
DOI: 10.1127%2F0941-2948%2F2013%2F0399
Diodato, N., Brocca, L., Bellocchi, G., Fiorillo, F., Guadagno, F.M., 2013, Complexity-reduction modelling for assessing the macroscale patterns of historical soil moisture in the Euro-Mediterranean region,
Hydrological processes (Print) in press (2013). doi_10.1002/hyp.9925,
DOI: 10.1002%2Fhyp.9925
Tarpanelli, A.a , Brocca, L.a, Lacava, T.b, Melone, F.a, Moramarco, T.a, Faruolo, M.b, Pergola, N.b, Tramutoli, V.c, 2013, Toward the estimation of river discharge variations using MODIS data in ungauged basins,
Remote sensing of environment 136 (2013): 47–55. doi_10.1016/j.rse.2013.04.010,
DOI: 10.1016%2Fj.rse.2013.04.010
Abstract
This study investigates the capability of the Moderate resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) to estimate river ...
This study investigates the capability of the Moderate resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) to estimate river discharge, even for ungauged sites. Because of its frequent revisits (as little as every 3. h) and adequate spatial resolution (250. m), MODIS bands 1 and 2 have significant potential for mapping the extent of flooded areas and estimating river discharge even for medium-sized basins. Specifically, the different behaviour of water and land in the Near Infrared (NIR) portion of the electromagnetic spectrum is exploited by computing the ratio (C/M) of the MODIS channel 2 reflectance values between two pixels located within (M) and outside (C), but close to, the river. The values of C/. M increase with the presence of water and, hence, with discharge. Moreover, in order to reduce the noise effects due to atmospheric contribution, an exponential smoothing filter is applied, thus obtaining C/M*.Time series of hourly mean flow velocity and discharge between 2005 and 2011 measured at four gauging stations located along the Po river (Northern Italy) are employed for testing the capability of C/M* to estimate discharge/flow velocity. Specifically, the meanders and urban areas are considered the best locations for the position of the pixels M and C, respectively. Considering the optimal pixels, the agreement between C/M* and discharge/flow velocity is fairly good with values in the range of 0.65-0.77. Additionally, the application to ungauged sites is tested by deriving a unique regional relationship between C/M* and flow velocity valid for the whole Po river and providing only a slight deterioration of the performance. Finally, the sensitivity of the results to the selection of the C and M pixels is investigated by randomly changing their location. Also in this case, the agreement with in situ observations of velocity is fairly satisfactory (r~. 0.6). The obtained results demonstrate the capability of MODIS to monitor discharge (and flow velocity). Therefore, its application for a larger number of sites worldwide will be the object of future studies.
Brocca, L., Melone, F., Moramarco, T., Penna, D., Borga, M., Matgen, P., Gumuzzio, A., Martinez-Fernández, J., Wagner, W., 2013, Detecting threshold hydrological response through satellite soil moisture data,
Die Bodenkultur (Wien) in press (2013).,
Brocca, L., Tarpanelli, A., Melone, F., Moramarco, T., Caudaro, M., Ratto, S., Ferraris, S., Berni, N., Ponziani, F., Wagner, W., Melzer, T., 2013, Soil moisture estimation in alpine catchments through modelling and satellite observations,
Vadose zone journal in press (2013). doi_10.2136/vzj2012.0102,
DOI: 10.2136%2Fvzj2012.0102
Brocca, L., Liersch, S., Melone, F., Moramarco, T., Volk, M., 2013, Application of a model-based rainfall-runoff database as efficient tool for flood risk management,
Hydrology and earth system sciences (Online) in press (2013).,
Brocca, L., Zucco, G., Moramarco, T., Morbidelli, R., 2013, Developing and testing a long-term soil moisture dataset at the catchment scale,
Journal of hydrology (Amst.) 490 (2013): 144–151. doi_10.1016/j.jhydrol.2013.03.029,
DOI: 10.1016%2Fj.jhydrol.2013.03.029
Brocca, L., Melone, F., Moramarco, T., Wagner, W., 2013, A new method for rainfall estimation through soil moisture observations,
Geophysical research letters 40 (2013): 853–858. doi_10.1002/grl.50173,
DOI: 10.1002%2Fgrl.50173
S. Barbetta, L. Brocca, S. Camici, T. Moramarco, G. Zucco, 2013, STUDIO DI FATTIBILITÀ PER LA VALUTAZIONE DELLA VULNERABILITÀ IDRAULICA DEI RILEVATI ARGINALI E DELLE STRUTTURE DI ATTRAVERSAMENTO FLUVIALE PRESENTI LUNGO L’ASTA DEL FIUME TEVERE UMBRO E DEL TORRENTE CAINA,
2013,
L. Brocca, S. Barbetta, S. Camici, T. Moramarco, 2013, STUDIO DI FATTIBILITÀ PER L”APPLICAZIONE IN TEMPO REALE DEL MODELLO ACCOPPIATO MISDC AL BACINO DEL FIUME PAGLIA,
2013,
S. Barbetta, L. Brocca, T. Moramarco, 2013, ANALISI DELL”APPLICABILITÀ DEL MODELLO DI PREVISIONE DEI LIVELLI IDROMETRICI STAFOM-RCM PER TRATTI FLUVIALI LUNGO L”ASTA DEL FIUME NERA,
2013,
S. Barbetta1, C. Saltalippi2 and T. Moramarco1, 2013, Comparison of two simple real-time flood forecast models_ the case study of the Po River (Italy),
Proceedings of 5th International Conference Water Resources and Sustainable Development (CIREDD2013), Algiers, Algeria (24-25 February 2013), pp. 591–595, 2013,
Abstract
The performance of two simple models for real-time flood forecasting is investigated and compared. The ...
The performance of two simple models for real-time flood forecasting is investigated and compared. The first approach, named as RCM-RT, is based on the Rating Curve Model (RCM) and provides, involving only two parameters, future estimates of both discharge and water level at a river site where only the stage is monitored while the flow is known at an upstream section.
The second model, named MHBA, is described by a linear stochastic formulation of flood wave propagation and is based only on stage data.
Both models require that the forecast lead-time and the parameters are identified a-priori through a calibration phase involving different observed flood events. The two models are tested on a long reach of the Po River (northern Italy) for several flood events. The obtained results show that both models provide on average accurate forecast water levels 32 hours in advance
S. Barbetta1, L. Brocca1, A. Tarpanelli1, F. Melone1, V.P. Singh2 and T. Moramarco1, 2013, Discharge assessment in ungauged river sites by using satellite altimetry data_ the case study of the Po River (Italy),
Proceeding 6th International Perspective on Water Resources & the Environment, IPWE2013, Izmir, Turkey (7-9 January 2013)., 2013,
Abstract
River discharge estimate at ungauged sites is addressed by using water level data acquired by ...
River discharge estimate at ungauged sites is addressed by using water level data acquired by radar altimeter which represent the input for the Rating Curve Model (RCM). This simple approach is able to assess discharge at a downstream section where only stage is monitored while the flow is recorded at an upstream site and significant lateral inflows can occur along the branch.
The analysis is done for a reach of the Po River (northern Italy) using both mimicked and actual altimetry satellite data. Results show that RCM provides accurate discharge estimates when the flow is in the main channel, while underestimation occurs when it spills to the floodplains for an erroneous assessment of the upstream effective flow area.
The proposed procedure is appealing for river sites when hydrometric information are absent or limited to low flow, as it might occur in the most of the developing countries
M. Manunta, F. Calò, C. Ojha, F. Ardizzone, F. Guzzetti, A. C. Mondini, P. Reichenbach, S. Bianchini, N. Casagli, A. Ciampalini, C. Del Ventisette, S. Moretti, I. Garcia, G. Herrera, R. M. Mateos, B. Füsi, M. Graniczny, Z. Kowalski, A. Piatkowska, M. Surala, H. Retzo, T. Strozzi, D. Colombo, O. Mora, C. Sánchez, 2013, The European Doris Downstream Service as A Multi-Scale System for Landslides and Subsidence Risk Management,
IGARSS 2013, Melbourne (Australia), 21-26 luglio 2013,
Penna, D., Brocca, L., Borga, M., Dalla Fontana, G., 2013, Soil moisture temporal stability at different depths on two alpine hillslopes during wet and dry periods,
Journal of hydrology (Amst.) 477 (2013): 55–71. doi_10.1016/j.jhydrol.2012.10.052,
DOI: 10.1016%2Fj.jhydrol.2012.10.052
Marchesini, Ivan; Santangelo, Michele; Fiorucci, Federica; Cardinali, Mauro; Rossi, Mauro; Guzzetti, Fausto, 2013, A GIS method for obtaining geologic bedding attitude,
Second World Landslide Forum - Putting Science into Practice, pp. 243–247, Roma, 3-9 October 2011,
Abstract
Landslide susceptibility assessment at different scales and in different physiographic environments requires quantitative information on ...
Landslide susceptibility assessment at different scales and in different physiographic environments requires quantitative information on multiple thematic environmental data. Information on bedding attitude proves necessary to define the structural and geological setting of an area. In this study, we developed a procedure to obtain bedding attitude data exploiting aerial photo-interpretation and a GRASS GIS script. Results show that our procedure provides bedding attitude information in good agreement with data acquired during field surveys. We foresee the possibility to generate dense spatial distributions of bedding attitude data, useful for spatial interpolation and landslide susceptibility assessments. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013.
Ardizzone, F., Fiorucci F., Santangelo M., Cardinali M., Mondini A.C., Rossi M., Reichenbach P., Guzzetti F., 2013, Very-High Resolution Stereoscopic Satellite Images for Landslide Mapping,
Second World Landslide Forum - Putting Science into Practice, Roma, 3-9/10/2011,
Abstract
Landslide inventory maps are essential for geomorphological studies, and to evaluate landslide hazard, vulnerability, and ...
Landslide inventory maps are essential for geomorphological studies, and to evaluate landslide hazard, vulnerability, and risk. Landslide maps, including geomorphological, event, seasonal, and multi-temporal inventory maps, are prepared using different techniques. We present the results of an experiment aimed a testing the possibility of using very high resolution, stereoscopic satellite images to map rainfall induced shallow landslides. Three landslide inventory maps were prepared for the Collazzone study area, Umbria, Italy. Two of the maps were prepared through the visual interpretation of stereoscopic satellite images and cover the periods January to March 2010, and March to May 2010. The third inventory map shows landslides occurred in the period January to May 2010, and was obtained through reconnaissance field surveys. We describe the statistics of landslide area for the three inventories, and compare quantitatively two of the landslide maps.
Salvati P., Marchesini I., Balducci V., Bianchi C., Guzzetti F., 2013, A New Digital Catalogue of Harmful Landslides and Floods in Italy,
Second World Landslide Forum - Putting Science into Practice, pp. 409–414, Roma, 3-9 October 2011,
Abstract
Landslides and floods are widespread and recurrent in Italy, where they cause damage and pose ...
Landslides and floods are widespread and recurrent in Italy, where they cause damage and pose a threat to the population. To estimate geo-hydrological risk in Italy, catalogues of landslide and flood events that have caused damage to the population were compiled from a variety of sources. The catalogues covers the 1,943-year period from 68 A.D. to 2010, and list 3,310 landslide events and 2,624 flood events that have resulted in deaths, missing persons, injured people, and homeless. For each event in the catalogue, different types of information were collected and organized in a database. We describe the Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) we have implemented to collect, store, analyze, and disseminate the historical information, and results of the analysis of landslide and flood risk to the population.
Tommaso Moramarco1, Silvia Barbetta1, Luca Brocca1, Pamela Maccioni1, Irina Ribarova2, Emil Tsanov2, Plamen Ninov2, Galina Dimova2, Grigor Grigorov2, Martin Volk3, Friedrich Koch3, Jens Weiner3, Sandra Ledermüller3, Maggie Kossida4, Giorgos Lourmas4, Eleni Avramidi4, Christos Makropoulos5, Elias Sotiropoulos5, Katerina Tzouka5, 2013, “Assessment of water Balances and Optimisation based Target setting across EU River Basins (ABOT)” Action – Final Technical Report,
2013,
Abstract
The overall aim of the ABOT project is to support the European Commission's effort to
identify ...
The overall aim of the ABOT project is to support the European Commission's effort to
identify means and develop prevention activities to halt desertification in Europe, by focusing
on complementing EU water resources balances elaborated in the framework of the System of
Economic and Environmental Accounts for Water (SEEAW) and supplementing ongoing
projects which tackle water scarcity, droughts and desertification.
The specific objectives of the project are to_
- Establish a clear overview of data availability for water balance modeling in 4 pilot
River Basins across Europe_ Tiber RB (Italy), Mulde RB (Germany), Ali-Efenti
Pinios RB (Greece), Vit RB (Bulgaria)
- Collect, process and analyze for the pilot River Basins the necessary datasets that are
indispensable for the development of water accounts under the SEEAW system and
feed them in the SEEAW-ECRINS framework.
- Develop detailed water resources balances for the pilot River Basins based on the
method applied by the SEEAW and using an analytical physical based model to
accurately capture the interactions of the different components of the water cycle
(common modelling approach using the WEAP software)
- Identify management, technological and economic measures allowing the setting up
of optimal water management in the pilot River Basins while involving local
stakeholders and water managers.
- Develop a library of "wish" measures that can improve the water balance and
alleviate the possible deficit between availability and demand (i.e. increase supply,
reduce demand), and test/simulate their impact and effectiveness against specific
criteria, (e.g. water use reduction per economic activity, cost, environmental and
socio-economic benefits) for the pilot River Basins.
- Build and apply optimization algorithms in order to estimate possibilities for
optimization of water allocation to meet demand in the selected pilot River Basins as
well as the water saving potential associated to the different measures under specific
context. Run an optimization process under specific criteria and constraints to select
the optimum measures against a specific objective function.
- Derive sector specific targets in the pilot River Basins regarding water saving and
water efficiency which will allow the preservation and/or restoration of the natural
water balance. Cross-compare these outputs with the purpose of proposing targets
according to different typology of River Basins.
- Run a sensitivity analysis for these proposed targets for 3 alternative futures (climate
and socio-economic) in order to evaluate the robustness of the proposed interventions
- Share and disseminate all results, key assumptions and uncertainties in a transparent
manner with all relevant parties and involve local stakeholders in the process.
- Post process the project results to provide necessary input to the Blueprint and the
WS&D Policy Review.
These objectives are clearly linked to the current developments of DG Environment, DG
Research, Joint Research Centre, European Environment Agency and others in relation to the
2012 Blueprint to Safeguard Europe's Waters'1, the 2007 Communication on Water Scarcity
and Drought2, the development of EU water accounts under the SEEAW framework, the
WFD objectives, and are complementing other ongoing projects and initiatives. Pillars of the
2007 Communication and the 2012 Blueprint are directly addressed within this project_
assessment of the vulnerability of water resources to climate change and other man made
pressures, indications for water efficiency targets, water allocation, fostering water saving
measures, etc.
The project objectives have been clearly achieved. The implementation process was built
around 5 inter-related tasks which were feeding results one-to-the other_
Task A is a management and methodology development task
- Task A aimed at leading the project in scientific and technical success, within a robust
organizational framework that supports collaboration and exchange. This task also
aimed in supporting a good communication and feedback with the local RB authorities,
DG Environment and other involved contractors of relevant ongoing studies. Among
the first activities was drafting the conceptual methodology to be followed during the
study, in a stepwise and analytical way, defining the modeling framework and design
specifications, the data requirements, the scenarios to be analyzed, the optimization
process, the targets to be derived, the constraints and uncertainties involved etc.
Tasks B is a data collection and analysis task
- Task B aimed at collecting all the necessary data to build water balances in the pilot
River Basins according to the SEEAW methodology. These data have been quality
assured, processed and analyzed to achieve the required level of temporal and spatial
disaggregation and were used to (a) build the water balances, (b) feed the ongoing
SEEAW calculations under the ECRINS system.
Tasks C and D are modeling tasks
- Task C aimed at building a water management model for each pilot River Basins using
a harmonized approach and common software, the "Water Evaluation and Planning
System" (WEAP). The model developed water balances as well as additional
functionalities in order to run simulations and scenarios for optimal water allocation
representing the physical system. Local stakeholders were involved in this process,
while the model output also fed the SEEAW standard framework.
- Task D aimed at identifying management, technological and economic measures
(library of "wish" measures) and test/simulate their impact and effectiveness against
specific criteria (e.g. water use reduction per economic activity, cost, environmental
and socio-economic benefits) for the pilot River Basins within the WEAP models
developed in task C. Furthermore, within this task built and applied optimization
algorithms in order to optimize water allocation and meet demand in the selected pilot
River Basins while maximizing the selected objective function. The optimal measures
were cross-compared among the 4 Pilot River Basins.
Task E is a policy related and dissemination task
- Task E aimed at deriving indicative targets for reducing the vulnerability of water
resources in the pilot River Basins. These sector specific targets focused on water
saving and water efficiency will allow the preservation and/or restoration of the natural
water balance. Their robustness was assessed against alternative future scenarios. The
overall goal was to propose targets according to different typology of River Basins. The
results were post-processed in order to provide input to the water policy process.
Sandro Moretti, Chiara Del Ventisette, Andrea Ciampalini, Davide Colombo, Oscar Mora, Tazio Strozzi, Fabiana Calò, Michele Manunta, Luca Paglia, Paola Reichenbach, Inmaculada Garcia, Rosa Mateos, Gerardo Herrera, Balázs Füsi, 2012, Progetto DORIS. D3.2 Exploitation of large archives of existing C-band space-borne SAR data.,
2012,
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Maria Teresa Brunetti
Ivan Marchesini
Silvia Peruccacci
Mauro Rossi, 2012, CC-DPC – SANF_ ANALISI STATISTICA DELLE PIOGGE E QUALITÀ DEI DATI PLUVIOMETRICI,
Versione 1.0 31 ottobre 2012, 2012,
Abstract
Il documento illustra le attività per il quinto anno dell'Intesa Operativa (IO) n.619 [DA-003] fra ...
Il documento illustra le attività per il quinto anno dell'Intesa Operativa (IO) n.619 [DA-003] fra il Dipartimento della Protezione Civile (DPC) e il Centro di Competenza dell'Istituto di Ricerca per la Protezione Idrogeologica (CC-IRPI), del Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR). Le attività previste si inquadrano nell'ambito dell'Accordo di Programma Quadro firmato dal Capo del Dipartimento della Protezione Civile della Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri, e dal Presidente del Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche [DA-002].
Nell'ambito della presente IO è stato realizzato il Sistema d'Allertamento Nazionale per il possibile innesco di Fenomeni franosi indotti da piogge (SANF). Tale sistema è basato sul confronto tra soglie empiriche per il possibile innesco di fenomeni franosi e dati di pioggia misurata (dalla rete pluviometrica nazionale) e prevista (dal modello LAMI) messi a disposizione dal DPC attraverso la piattaforma.
Il presente documento illustra le analisi effettuate e descrive i prodotti generati a partire dai dati di pioggia immagazzinati nel database del sistema SANF. La finalità delle analisi è quella di valutare la qualità dei dati pluviometrici utilizzati in SANF.
Casagrande C, Cavallini P, Frigeri A, Furieri A, Marchesini I, Neteler M, 2012, GIS Open Source,
Palermo: D. Flaccovio, 2012,
Abstract
L'informazione geografica è ormai entrata a far parte della vita quotidiana. Capire e conoscere gli ...
L'informazione geografica è ormai entrata a far parte della vita quotidiana. Capire e conoscere gli strumenti utili per gestire informazioni territoriali è quindi una necessità per i professionisti e tecnici che operano sul territorio, ma anche per gli studenti di materie ambientali, urbanistiche o comunque legate alla pianificazione territoriale e alla protezione civile. Il presente testo ha lo scopo di introdurre l'acquirente al mondo dei software GIS e in particolare all'uso di alcuni software geografici liberi ed open source. Il testo fornisce nozioni di carattere generale sulla cartografia numerica e sui sistemi di riferimento. La sua originalità è da ricercarsi nella possibilità, da parte dell'utente, di avvalersi immediatamente sia degli strumenti software che delle numerose risorse documentali accessibili via internet e descritte nel volume. Vengono descritti i sistemi di riferimento e si assiste l'utente nell'installazione dei software su sistemi operativi Microsoft, Apple, GNU/Linux. Sono inoltre introdotte le funzionalità più importanti di software ben noti come QGIS o GRASS GIS e si forniscono le modalità di approccio alla gestione del dato geografico mediante motori di database relazionali (SpatiaLite).
Maria Teresa Brunetti, Ivan Marchesini, Silvia Peruccacci, Mauro Rossi, 2012, SANF: analisi statistica delle piogge e qualità dei dati pluviometrici,
pp.1–18, 2012,
Abstract
Il documento illustra le attività per il quinto anno dell'Intesa Operativa (IO) n.619 [DA-003] fra ...
Il documento illustra le attività per il quinto anno dell'Intesa Operativa (IO) n.619 [DA-003] fra il Dipartimento della Protezione Civile (DPC) e il Centro di Competenza dell'Istituto di Ricerca per la Protezione Idrogeologica (CC-IRPI), del Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR). Le attività previste si inquadrano nell'ambito dell'Accordo di Programma Quadro firmato dal Capo del Dipartimento della Protezione Civile della Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri, e dal Presidente del Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche [DA-002].
Nell'ambito della presente IO è stato realizzato il Sistema d'Allertamento Nazionale per il possibile innesco di Fenomeni franosi indotti da piogge (SANF). Tale sistema è basato sul confronto tra soglie empiriche per il possibile innesco di fenomeni franosi e dati di pioggia misurata (dalla rete pluviometrica nazionale) e prevista (dal modello LAMI) messi a disposizione dal DPC attraverso la piattaforma.
Il presente documento illustra le analisi effettuate e descrive i prodotti generati a partire dai dati di pioggia immagazzinati nel database del sistema SANF. La finalità delle analisi è quella di valutare la qualità dei dati pluviometrici utilizzati in SANF.
Maria Teresa Brunetti, Silvia Peruccacci, 2012, Catalogo degli eventi pluviometrici, valutazione dell’affidabilità delle soglie pluviometriche, e soglie per aree fisiografiche (Alpi),
pp.1–28, 2012,
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Il documento descrive (i) il catalogo di eventi di pioggia responsabili dell'innesco dei fenomeni franosi ...
Il documento descrive (i) il catalogo di eventi di pioggia responsabili dell'innesco dei fenomeni franosi in Italia da gennaio 1996 ad agosto 2012, (ii) una valutazione quantitativa dell'affidabilità delle soglie pluviometriche basata sull'incertezza dei parametri che le definiscono e (iii) la definizione di nuove soglie di pioggia fisiografiche per le Alpi.
In particolare, nel documento è riportata nel dettaglio la descrizione dei campi del catalogo di eventi pluviometrici con frane. Sono inoltre definiti i criteri per valutare il numero minimo di eventi per la definizione di soglie affidabili. La definizione di affidabilità è connessa ai valori di incertezza nei parametri che definiscono le soglie. È stato valutato, in modo quantitativo, come variano le soglie frequentiste all'aumentare del numero di eventi utilizzati, e come la variazione sia funzione della numerosità del campione di dati. La valutazione è stata fatta utilizzando la tecnica statistica del "bootstrap" con cui è stata calcolata l'incertezza dei parametri che definiscono le soglie frequentiste. Per stimare l'incidenza dell'incertezza, in termini di quantità di pioggia che può innescare frane, sono state definite anche soglie frequentiste di tipo cumulata-durata (CD). Per un numero di eventi inferiore a 75 i valori dell'intercetta ? e dell'esponente ? che definiscono le soglie variano molto. Risultano essere affidabili soglie definite con un numero di eventi superiore a 175.
Per tale motivo non risulta ancora possibile definire soglie affidabili per zone di allerta o per pluviometro.
Sono state invece definite soglie fisiografiche, cioè per aree che presentano un caratteristico assetto fisiografico e di pattern di copertura del suolo. In particolare è stato scelto il territorio alpino e sono state calcolate le soglie per le Alpi Centrali, Orientali e per l'intero settore di studio. Sono state inoltre definite soglie alpine stagionali.
Il presente documento è suddiviso in cinque capitoli. Il Capitolo 1 è un'introduzione ai contenuti del documento. Nel Capitolo 2 è descritto il catalogo degli eventi pluviometrici che hanno innescato frane in Italia dal 1996 ad oggi. Nel Capitolo 3 è descritta la valutazione quantitativa dell'affidabilità delle soglie. Nel Capitolo 4 sono riportate le soglie di tipo cumulata-durata (CD) con i rispettivi valori d'incertezza nei parametri per le Alpi Centrali, Orientali e per l'intero settore alpino e le soglie stagionali. Il Capitolo 5 riporta i riferimenti bibliografici.
Massimiliano Alvioli, Maria Teresa Brunetti, Ivan Marchesini, Silvia Peruccacci, Mauro Rossi, 2012, Nuovi sviluppi del sistema d’allertamento nazionale per la previsione del possibile innesco di frane,
pp.1–37, 2012,
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Il documento illustra le attività per il secondo anno dell'Intesa Operativa (IO) n.1015 del 30 ...
Il documento illustra le attività per il secondo anno dell'Intesa Operativa (IO) n.1015 del 30 agosto 2010 [DA-005] fra il Dipartimento della Protezione Civile (DPC) e il Centro di Competenza dell'Istituto di Ricerca per la Protezione Idrogeologica (CC-IRPI), del Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR). Le attività si inseriscono nell'ambito dell'estensione all'intesa operativa n. 619 del 20 dicembre 2006 per lo sviluppo di soglie pluviometriche per l'innesco di fenomeni franosi [DA-003], già estesa nell'ambito dell'intesa operativa n. 672 del 19 ottobre 2007 per lo sviluppo di zonazioni sinottiche della suscettibilità, della pericolosità e del rischio da frana [DA-004]. Le attività previste dalle Intese Operative si inquadrano nell'ambito dell'Accordo di Programma Quadro firmato dal Capo del Dipartimento della Protezione Civile della Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri, e dal Presidente del Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche [DA-002].
Le attività oggetto della presente Intesa Operativa sono aggiuntive e sinergiche rispetto a quelle previste dalle Intese Operative vigenti ([DA-003] e [DA-004]), e riguardano lo sviluppo del SANF, con riferimento in particolare (i) allo sviluppo delle soglie di pioggia (Cap. 2), (ii) ai modelli geo-idrologici e scenari (Cap. 3), e (iii) all'implementazione dei bollettini regionali (Cap. 4).
Mauro Cardinali, Michele Santangelo, 2012, Carta inventario multitemporale delle frane, Montemurro,
2012,
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Inventario multitemporale delle frane ...
Inventario multitemporale delle frane
Michele Santangelo, Mauro Cardinali, 2012, Carta inventario geomorfologica delle frane, Cameron Highlands, Malesia,
2012,
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Inventario geomorfologico realizzato per un'area di circa 100 chilometri quadrati nella zona delle Cameron Highlands ...
Inventario geomorfologico realizzato per un'area di circa 100 chilometri quadrati nella zona delle Cameron Highlands (Malesia), utilizzando mappe derivate da dati LiDAR. Il lavoro nell'ambito del quale è stato realizzato l'inventario è visualizzabile al seguente link_ http_//www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169555X13001086
Mauro Cardinali, Michele Santangelo, 2012, Carta inventario geomorfologica, Montaguto,
2012,
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Inventario realizzato mediante interpretazione di fotografie aeree stereoscopiche per l'area circostante la frana di Montescaglioso ...
Inventario realizzato mediante interpretazione di fotografie aeree stereoscopiche per l'area circostante la frana di Montescaglioso descritta nel lavoro_ Giordan et al., 2013. Morphological and kinematic evolution of a large earthflow_ The Montaguto landslide, southern Italy. Geomorphology, 187, pp.61-79. (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169555X13000068)
M. Angeli*, P. Gasparetto**. F. Marabini *** A. Mertzanis****, F. Pontoni, 2012, The Adriatic Sea Evolution,
ITALY-CHINA - AN ANCIENT CULTURAL HERITAGE AND THE CHALLENGE FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT, Bologna (Italy), 22-24 October 2012,
M.G.Angeli*, P.Gasparetto**, F.Marabini***, A.Mertzanis**** & F.Pontoni*****, 2012, The Adriatic Coastal Zone geomorphology,
Atti del Convegno_ Italy-China: An ancient cultural heritage and the challenge for future development, Bologna 22 - 23 Ottobre 2012, Bologna, 22-24 ottobre 2012,
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Since the beginning of this century, everywhere in the world, the coastal areas have, been ...
Since the beginning of this century, everywhere in the world, the coastal areas have, been affected by a widespread regression, which reached the critical stage after 1950. This situation is in contrast with the general trend of accretion that has affected the coastal zone in the past century. The 8000 kms of Italian coast show a large variety of shoreline. Today about forty- five percent of the Italian coast is threatened by a progressive and general degradation which mainly is manifested as beach erosion. This phenomenon seemed to worsen in the '50s after a long period of general beach stability (fig. 1). If one considers the intense interventions of man on its coasts for touristic purposes, by demolishing the dunes to create beach areas, summer residential and marine areas; the diminished fluvial sediment load to the sea by haphazard removal of riverbed material; the creased subsidence caused by groundwater, gas and oil extractions in areas too dose to the sea; one obtains a picture which easily explains the rapid instability of this coastal environment. This situation is present not only along the Italian coast but, in a greater or lesser degree, includes the coastlines of many other countries. This increased economic development, without worrying about what would be the future impact on the environment, tends to worsen the already precarious situation even more. From the end of the fifties, up to the present day, the coastal area -was used as an inexhaustible and indestructible property on which it would be possible to burden an infinite "number of works without this feeling the least bit. An improper exploitation (by 'robbery') was used in this fragile region, without taking into account the consequences, instead of managing it as a precious commodity which must last in time to permit better economic management.
Aristeidis Mertzanis1, Francesco Marabini2, Maceo Giovanni Angeli3, Adrian Stanica4,
Adriana Galvani5, Paolo Gasparetto6 and Fabrizio Pontoni7, 2012, SEDIMENT TRANSFER AND GEOMORPHOLOGICAL EVOLUTION IN RIVER SYSTEMS & COASTAL ZONES IN ITALY, ROMANIA AND GREECE,
ITALY-CHINA - AN ANCIENT CULTURAL HERITAGE AND THE CHALLENGE FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT, Bologna (Italy), 22-24 October 2012,
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In many Mediterranean coastal areas, have been observed that human activities-engineering works, such as large ...
In many Mediterranean coastal areas, have been observed that human activities-engineering works, such as large dams and reservoirs construction (hydroelectric power dams, irrigation dams and water supply dams), channelization (drainage pits and drainage dams, deepening and creation of canals), arrangement and redirection of the main beds of rivers and torrents, construction of jetties in the coastal zone and anti-erosion works (water breakers, large concrete rocks, etc.), motorway and railway line in operation or under construction, as well as other human interventions and activities (sand extraction from river beds, intensification and development of agriculture projects
and industrialization, infrastructure works, embankments, exsiccation, deforestation, etc.), may seriously affect the sediment transfer and the environmental balance of inland and coastal environments (wetlands, lagoons, Deltas, estuaries and coastal areas). This work deals with the comparative account and evaluation of the impact to the environment and especially the changes to the sediment transfer and geomorphological evolution in river systems & coastal zones in Italy (northern Adriatic coastal zone), Romania (Danube river Delta) and Greece (Nestos and Spercheios river Delta, Western Peloponnesian coastal zone) caused by the human activity.
F.Marabini *, A. Galvani **, M. Angeli ***.,P.Gasparetto ****. F. Pontoni *****, 2012, Environmental Protection and Economic Development,
ITALY-CHINA - AN ANCIENT CULTURAL HERITAGE AND THE CHALLENGE FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT, Bologna (Italy), 22-24 October 2012,
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The huge territorial-economic-demographic dimensions of China would be an exemplary field in order to study ...
The huge territorial-economic-demographic dimensions of China would be an exemplary field in order to study the global issues of sustainable development and the the future of our world. Because China has to face the most extraordinary problems of the world , more than all other countries, studying their solutions would provide suggestions for our country and we will help it with our proposals. China should balance habited and lands, fertile and arid soils, to face climate change, pollution, spreading urbanisation, strong differences of urbanisation between coasts and inland, impacts on coastal zones. Furthermore ot seems necessary to manage greater revenue, new wellness and new leisure exigenses. The natural and antropic evolution of Italy and China territories share a long term historical record, since the two countries where cradle for highly-civilized populations, that produced documental material during the last two millennia, at least. They also share the presence in their territories of intensively industrialized and populated areas along the major rivers , the deltaic zones and the coastal zones. These deltaic apparatus and the adjacent coastal areas are characterized by a geomorphological trend controlled by natural (climate and environment) and antropic (deforestation and industrialization) changes. The increasing urbanisation of coastal cities leads to the modification of anemological patterns of the local circulation because of the formation of the urban heat island. This phenomenon is mainly produced by alteration of the land coverage usage in terms of both optical and conductive properties of new materials deployed ( buildings, flooring , etc.) and by production of heat generated by anthropogenic activities. The increased energetic of the planetary boundary layer over the urban canopy can strongly alter the local winds and, consequently, the precitative patterns as well as the recirculation of pollutants and their deposition pathways causing impacts on the human health and marine environment. The rate of these changes has not been constant during the last millennia, being mainly controlled by antropogenic variables at regional and global scales. We propose to compare and to define ,in the selected chinese and italian coastal zones, the effect of the the global and regional changes in the past times. On the basis of these studies we can understand the future evolutional trend of the selected areas. Our work will focus the comparison of the italian plain industrialization history, wich date back to the beginning of the last century, and the effects of the newly booming chinese economy which is in a huge expanding phase. We will also compare those recent changes to that occurred in the past , i.e., the beginning of intensive agricolture and farming, the alternating periods of wet and dry climate which induced important changes in the characteristics and rate of sediment supply in both natural systems. We also propose to recover and organize already collected geological, geophisical and environmental data in key selected location in chinese and italian coastal zones. A particular attention to the collection, elaboration and comparison of the geomorphological and cartographic data of the studied areas. The study of the variations of the bathymetry in shallow water to understand when the situation evolves to a dangerous state for the coastal equilibrium. The comparison of these data with the bathymetric data of the past times provides indications about the evolutional trend of the studied areas. The study of the surficial sediment distribution, with special attention to grain size parameters to provide sediments maps following both the Shepard and Nota classifications to evidence the variations of the energetic level in the coastal zone. The goal of the project is to give significantly contribute to enhancement of management plans of protected areas from floodplains, wetlands and coastal areas, by comprehensive consideration of geological diversity. Benefiting from the high italian experience, a geoturism strategy will be promoted in order to ensure long term development of the protected area through sustainable and quality tourism and to attenuate disparities between protected areas from the italian and the chinese seas. Finally_ researches from a comparative point of view of the national and the local legislations on environmental protection. Comparison between Italy and China with regard to the rules for the environmental protection. All the results of the studied chinese and italian selected areas will be used to try to answer to the following questions_ 1) are there differences in the geomorphological and sedimentological records of corresponding sectors of the selected natural systems at different times scale from the past times up to the present time? 2) Are these differences mainly controlled by local factors, such a different industrialization history, or by global forcing (global changes) ? 3) What is the environmental present-day status of these delicate environments under different anthropogenic pressures? 4) At the light of the italian experience , could we forecast the effect of intensive use of the territory under similar conditions in the present day China for the next future ? 5) Could we offer some warnings ? This is only a first attempt to face the same economical and environmental problems interesting the italian and chinese coastal zones.
