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Scientific article: The IAHS Science for Solutions decade, with Hydrology Engaging Local People IN one Global world (HELPING)

The scientific paper "The IAHS Science for Solutions decade, with Hydrology Engaging Local People IN one Global world (HELPING)" is available online here. It is the presentation to the scientific community of the new IAHS scientific decade 2023-2032.

Thanks a lot for your interest.
Ciao,
Alberto

Scientific paper: Monitoring macroplastics in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems: Expert survey reveals visual and drone-based census as most effective techniques

The scientific paper "Monitoring macroplastics in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems: Expert survey reveals visual and drone-based census as most effective techniques" is available online here.

It's my first experience in the field of plastic transport in aquatic systems. Different monitoring techniques are evaluated through an expert survey.

Thank you for your interest!
Best,
Alberto

 

Bluecat: an extension of the approach and software to allow application to any environmental prediction or ensemble prediction

An extension of the Bluecat approach and software to allow uncertainty assessment for predictions given by any environmental (multi)model has been released in September 2024.

The extension is presented in a submitted paper, titled "Uncertainty estimation for environmental multimodel predictions: the BLUECAT approach and software". Preprint is available here.

Causes of the exceptional 2022 drought in the Po River Basin (in Italian). My presentation at the National Meeting of Hydraulics and Hydraulic Works, Parma, Sept 2024

My oral contribution titled "Causes of the exceptional 2022 drought in the Po River Basin" (in Italian) at the National Meeting of Hydraulics and Hydraulic Works  is available at the link below.

Thank you for your interest.

Ciao,
Alberto 

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Tutorials of Sustainable Design of Water Resources Systems - 2017

The course on Sustainable Design of Water Resources System is included in the study plan of the master degree programs in Civil Engineering (curriculum Infrastructure Design in River Basins) and Earth Resources Engineering at the University of Bologna. The course will be taught during 48 hours of frontal teaching, including lectures given by the teacher and exercises developed by collaborative work by students and the teacher.

Insegnamento di Costruzioni Idrauliche M (2016-2017)

Sito di riferimento per l'insegnamento, le esercitazioni ed il materiale a supporto della didattica. Questa pagina internet mette a disposizione degli studenti le informazioni ed il materiale di supporto per l'insegnamento (1 modulo, 6 crediti formativi universitari) di Costruzioni Idrualiche M indirizzato agli studenti dell'Università di Bologna. Gli studenti potranno inoltre trovare i video delle lezioni sul la playlist dell'insegnamento nel mio canale youtube.

Tutorials for Advanced Hydrology - 2016

Please find here below the slides and tutorial documents of the course on Advanced Hydrology. Please send me an e-mail if you would like to fix an appointment for further clarifications on the classes. Please note that the documents below are first copied from the past year's list and will be continuously updated as lectures go on. Therefore please check the current page once in a while. Moreover, please do not forget that the videos of the lectures are available here.

Tutorials for Advanced Hydrology and Water Resources Management - 2015

Please find here below the slides and tutorial documents of the course on Advanced Hydrology and Water Resources Management. Please send me an e-mail if you would like to fix an appointment for further clarifications on the classes. Please note that the documents below are first copied from the past year's list and will be continuously updated as lectures go on. Therefore please check the current page once in a while.

My presentation at the webinar "Climate change: hydrologic and hydraulic impacts" titled "Generation of tecnical scenarios of future climate for studying extreme events in the presence of climate change", June 17, 2021

My presentation at the webinar "Climate change: hydrologic and hydraulic impacts" organised by the Foir and the Italian Hydrotecnical Association and held on June 17, 2021 is available at the link below. The title is "Generation of tecnical scenarios of future climate for studying extreme events in the presence of climate change".
Thanks for your interest.
Best,
Alberto

My memory of Prof. Fabio Rossi presented to the "Memorial of Prof. Fabio Rossi" - February 22, 2021 (in Italian)

 have had the honor to present my memory of Prof. Fabio Rossi, who recently passed away, to his memorial organised by the "Gruppo Italiano di Idraulica". My presentation is available for download at the link below. Its title is: "Fabio Rossi: l'impersonificazione dell'idrologia quale scienza ingegneristica" (in Italian).
Thank you very much for the invitation and your interest.
Best,
Alberto

My talk at the inaugural day of the PhD programme on "Future Earth, climate change and societal challenges"

My presentation at the inaugural day of the PhD programme on "Future Earth, climate change and societal challenges" (University of Bologna) is available for download at the link below. The title of my talk is "Taking a wide perspective". It gives some advice to PhD students to plan their research activity.
Thank you for your interest.
All the best,
Alberto

My presentations at the JpGU-AGU joint meeting 2020

My presentations at the JpGU-AGU joint meeting titled:

can be downloaded by clicking on the above links. They discuss the impact of COVID-19 on the scientific community. Thank you for your interest.

Best,
Alberto

My talk at the Lancaster University: The new mission of geosciences in an age of pandemics and beyond - June 10th, 2020 (with video)

My invited presentation at the Lancaster Environmental Center Seminar Series - Lancaster University, titled "The new mission of geosciences in an age of pandemics and beyond", is available at the link below.

The talk was given remotely on June 10th, 2020. I would like to thank Lancaster University for inviting me. Lancaster University has made available the video of the talk on YouTube.

Thank you for your interest.
All the best,
Alberto

My presentation at the conference EGU2020 Online: Blue Cat, A brisk local uncertainty estimator for hydrologic simulations and predictions

My presentation at the General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union titled: A brisk local uncertainty estimator for hydrologic simulations and predictions (Blue Cat) is available for download at the link below.

I would like to thank Demetris for conceiving an amazing idea. It is a simple and computationally efficient tool to estimate the probability distribution of hydrological predictions (and therefore assess their uncertainty) which works really well.

My presentation at the workshop "Management of environmental processes" titled "Floods and climate change" (in Italian)

My presentation at the workshop "Management of environmental processes" titled "Floods and climate change" (in Italian) is available at the link below.

The workshop took place in Naples on February 25th, 2020. The Italian title of the workshop was: "La gestione dei fenomeni naturali: visioni complementari per il territorio. Il contributo della Geologia Applicata e dell’Idraulica" while the Italian title of my presentation was: "Alluvioni: tutta colpa dei cambiamenti climatici?".

My presentation (in Italian) on floods in historical cities, at the conference "Beni culturali ed ambientali a rischio" - Ravenna, November 20, 2019

My presentation titled "Flood risk in historical cities (in Italian)" at the conference "Beni culturali ed ambientali a rischio" - Ravenna, November 20, 2019 - is available for download at the link below.

Thank you for your interest.
Alberto