On the Interplay between Desert Dust and Meteorology Based on WRF-Chem Simulations and Remote Sensing Observations in the Mediterranean Basin

U Rizza, E Avolio, M Morichetti, L Di Liberto, A Bellini… - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
In this study, we investigate a series of Saharan dust outbreaks toward the Mediterranean
basin that occurred in late June 2021. In particular, we analyze the effect of mineral dust …

Effects of variable eruption source parameters on volcanic plume transport: Example of the 23 November 2013 paroxysm of etna

U Rizza, F Donnadieu, S Magazu, G Passerini… - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
The purpose of the present paper is to investigate the effects of variable eruption source
parameters on volcanic plume transport in the Mediterranean basin after the paroxysm of …

A preliminary investigation on the statistical correlations between SARS-CoV-2 spread and local meteorology

G Passerini, E Mancinelli, M Morichetti, S Virgili… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The statistical correlation between meteorological parameters and the spread of
Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) was investigated in five provinces of Italy selected …

[HTML][HTML] What is the relative impact of nudging and online coupling on meteorological variables, pollutant concentrations and aerosol optical properties?

L Menut, B Bessagnet, A Cholakian… - Geoscientific Model …, 2024 - gmd.copernicus.org
Meteorological and chemical modelling at the regional scale often involve the nudging of the
modelled meteorology towards reanalysis fields and meteo-chemical coupling to properly …

Evaluating the direct radiative forcing of a giant Saharan dust storm

U Rizza, FM Grasso, M Morichetti, A Tiesi, E Avolio… - Atmospheric …, 2025 - Elsevier
The radiative effects caused by a massive desert dust outbreak that took place in the
Western Sahara Desert, in the proximity of the Atlantic Ocean, in June 2020 are studied. This …

Investigation of an intense dust outbreak in the mediterranean using XMed-Dry network, multiplatform observations, and numerical modeling

U Rizza, K Kandler, M Eknayan, G Passerini… - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
The Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model with online coupled chemistry (WRF-
Chem) is applied to study an intense Saharan dust outbreak event affecting the Italian …

The role of observation nudging in high-resolution simulations of the 2016 Tunisian dust storm event

H Snoun, A Arif, M Alharbi, M Krichen - Euro-Mediterranean Journal for …, 2024 - Springer
This study investigates a severe dust storm event in Tunisia during March 2016, utilizing
high-resolution 1 km Weather Research and Forecasting Model coupled with Chemistry …

How the meteorological spectral nudging impacts on aerosol radiation clouds interactions?

L Menut, B Bessagnet, A Cholakian… - Geoscientific Model …, 2023 - gmd.copernicus.org
Meteorological and chemical modelling at the regional scale involve nudging to remain
consistent with large-scale meteorology and meteo-chemical coupling to properly consider …

Exposure Assessment of Ambient PM2. 5 Levels during a Sequence of Dust Episodes: A Case Study Coupling the WRF-Chem Model with GIS-Based Postprocessing

E Mancinelli, E Avolio, M Morichetti, S Virgili… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
A sequence of dust intrusions occurred from the Sahara Desert to the central Mediterranean
in the second half of June 2021. This event was simulated by means of the Weather …

The interplay of mineral dust with radiation: analysis of the giant dust intrusion in the Atlantic Ocean on June 2020

FM Grasso, U Rizza, M Morichetti, E Avolio… - Bulletin of Atmospheric …, 2024 - Springer
In this work, we analyzed the radiative effects caused by a giant Saharan dust intrusion that
occurred in June 2020, transporting desert dust from the western Sahara to the Caribbean …