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Intense air-sea exchanges and heavy orographic precipitation over Italy: The role of Adriatic sea surface temperature uncertainty by Stocchi, Paolo, Davolio, Silvio

“…Strong and persistent low-level winds blowing over the Adriatic basin are often associated with intense precipitation events over Italy. Typically, in case of…”
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Can meteorological model forecasts initialize hydrological simulations rather than observed data in ungauged basins? by Ceppi, Alessandro, Chaves González, Nicolás Andrés, Davolio, Silvio, Ravazzani, Giovanni

“…Floods are among natural disasters which cause the largest damages worldwide each year, inducing fatalities of human lives, destruction of infrastructure and…”
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The influence of an atmospheric river on a heavy precipitation event over the western Alps by Davolio, Silvio, Vercellino, Marco, Miglietta, Mario Marcello, Drago Pitura, Lucia, Laviola, Sante, Levizzani, Vincenzo

“…On 2–3 October 2020, a heavy precipitation event severely affected northern Italy and in particular the western Alps, with rainfall amount exceeding 600 mm…”
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The role of the Italian scientific community in the first HyMeX SOP: an outstanding multidisciplinary experience by Davolio, Silvio, Ferretti, Rossella, Baldini, Luca, Casaioli, Marco, Cimini, Domenico, Ferrario, Massimo Enrico, Gentile, Sabrina, Loglisci, Nicola, Maiello, Ida, Manzato, Agostino, Mariani, Stefano, Marsigli, Chiara, Marzano, Frank Silvio, Miglietta, Mario Marcello, Montani, Andrea, Panegrossi, Giulia, Pasi, Francesco, Pichelli, Emanuela, Pucillo, Arturo, Zinzi, Angelo

“…The first Special Observation Period (SOP1) field campaign of the HyMeX (HYdrological cycle in the Mediterranean EXperiment) program was held in fall 2012 and…”
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Mechanisms initiating heavy precipitation over Italy during HyMeX Special Observation Period 1: a numerical case study using two mesoscale models by Barthlott, Christian, Davolio, Silvio

“…This study focuses on the initiation of deep convection during a heavy precipitation episode, which occurred during the first Special Observation Period (SOP…”
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Impact of Rainfall Assimilation on High-Resolution Hydrometeorological Forecasts over Liguria, Italy by Davolio, Silvio, Silvestro, Francesco, Gastaldo, Thomas

“…The autumn of 2014 was characterized by a number of severe weather episodes over Liguria (northern Italy) associated with floods and remarkable damage. This…”
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Multi-model convection-resolving simulations of the October 2018 Vaia storm over Northeastern Italy by Giovannini, Lorenzo, Davolio, Silvio, Zaramella, Mattia, Zardi, Dino, Borga, Marco

“…The aim of this study is to identify the main mesoscale features and mechanisms responsible for the generation of a very intense precipitation and wind storm…”
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Dynamical forcings in heavy precipitation events over Italy: lessons from the HyMeX SOP1 campaign by Miglietta, Mario Marcello, Davolio, Silvio

“…The first Special Observation Period (SOP1) of HyMeX (Hydrological cycle in the Mediterranean eXperiment) was held in fall 2012 and focused on heavy…”
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Effects of Increasing Horizontal Resolution in a Convection-Permitting Model on Flood Forecasting: The 2011 Dramatic Events in Liguria, Italy by Davolio, Silvio, Silvestro, Francesco, Malguzzi, Piero

“…Coupling meteorological and hydrological models is a common and standard practice in the field of flood forecasting. In this study, a numerical weather…”
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Revisiting the atmospheric dynamics of the two century floods over north-eastern Italy by Sioni, Francesco, Davolio, Silvio, Grazzini, Federico, Giovannini, Lorenzo

“…The two most intense precipitation events that occurred over northern and central Italy in the last century are analyzed in this study: the November 1966 flood…”
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The impact of resolution and of MAP reanalysis on the simulations of heavy precipitation during MAP cases by Andrea Buzzi, Silvio Davolio, Massimo D'Isidoro, Piero Malguzzi

“…Two meteorological models, operating at different horizontal resolutions up to 2.2 km, are employed in order to verify quantitative precipitation forecasts…”
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The contribution of a mesoscale cyclone and associated meteotsunami to the exceptional flood in Venice on November 12, 2019 by Ferrarin, Christian, Orlić, Mirko, Bajo, Marco, Davolio, Silvio, Umgiesser, Georg, Lionello, Piero

“…On November 12, 2019, an exceptional flood event took place in Venice, second only to the one that occurred on November 4, 1966. The sea level reached a peak…”
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Bora wind and heavy persistent precipitation: atmospheric water balance and role of air–sea fluxes over the Adriatic Sea by Davolio, Silvio, Henin, Riccardo, Stocchi, Paolo, Buzzi, Andrea

“…The Adriatic basin is regularly affected by cold, strong and gusty bora winds blowing from the northeast, especially during winter. These events are…”
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Local and large-scale controls of the exceptional Venice floods of November 2019 by Ferrarin, Christian, Bajo, Marco, Benetazzo, Alvise, Cavaleri, Luigi, Chiggiato, Jacopo, Davison, Silvio, Davolio, Silvio, Lionello, Piero, Orlić, Mirko, Umgiesser, Georg

“…On 12 November 2019, an exceptional flood event took place in Venice, second only to the one that occurred on 4 November 1966. Moreover, with four extremely…”
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A high‐resolution climatological study of explosive cyclones in the Mediterranean region: Frequency, intensity and synoptic drivers by Carniel, Cosimo Enrico, Ricchi, Antonio, Ferretti, Rossella, Curci, Gabriele, Miglietta, Mario Marcello, Reale, Marco, Serafini, Piero, Wellmeyer, Evan David, Davolio, Silvio, Zardi, Dino, Kantha, Lakshmi

“…In the complex context of climate change and in a heavily populated area like the Mediterranean region, understanding and studying explosive cyclones (ECs) is…”
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Using nowcasting technique and data assimilation in a meteorological model to improve very short range hydrological forecasts by Poletti, Maria Laura, Silvestro, Francesco, Davolio, Silvio, Pignone, Flavio, Rebora, Nicola

“…Forecasting flash floods some hours in advance is still a challenge, especially in environments made up of many small catchments. Hydrometeorological…”
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A high‐impact meso‐beta vortex in the Adriatic Sea by Miglietta, Mario Marcello, Buscemi, Federico, Dafis, Stavros, Papa, Alvise, Tiesi, Alessandro, Conte, Dario, Davolio, Silvio, Flaounas, Emmanouil, Levizzani, Vincenzo, Rotunno, Richard

“…On the evening of November 12, 2019, an exceptional high tide – the second‐highest in the ranking since sea‐level data have been recorded – hit the city of…”
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Mediterranean cyclones: current knowledge and open questions on dynamics, prediction, climatology and impacts by Flaounas, Emmanouil, Davolio, Silvio, Raveh-Rubin, Shira, Pantillon, Florian, Miglietta, Mario Marcello, Gaertner, Miguel Angel, Hatzaki, Maria, Homar, Victor, Khodayar, Samira, Korres, Gerasimos, Kotroni, Vassiliki, Kushta, Jonilda, Reale, Marco, Ricard, Didier

“…A large number of intense cyclones occur every year in the Mediterranean basin, one of the climate change hotspots. Producing a broad range of severe…”
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Overview towards improved understanding of the mechanisms leading to heavy precipitation in the western Mediterranean: lessons learned from HyMeX by Khodayar, Samira, Davolio, Silvio, Di Girolamo, Paolo, Lebeaupin Brossier, Cindy, Flaounas, Emmanouil, Fourrie, Nadia, Lee, Keun-Ok, Ricard, Didier, Vie, Benoit, Bouttier, Francois, Caldas-Alvarez, Alberto, Ducrocq, Veronique

“…Heavy precipitation (HP) constitutes a major meteorological threat in the western Mediterranean (WMed). Every year, recurrent events affect the area with fatal…”
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Introduction to the HyMeX Special Issue on ‘Advances in understanding and forecasting of heavy precipitation in the Mediterranean through the HyMeX SOP1 field campaign’ by Ducrocq, Véronique, Davolio, Silvio, Ferretti, Rossella, Flamant, Cyrille, Santaner, Victor Homar, Kalthoff, Norbert, Richard, Evelyne, Wernli, Heini

“…This Special Issue presents a wide range of studies carried out over the last three years exploiting the exceptional dataset of observations and model output…”
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