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  1. Estimation of volcanic mass eruption rate: a radar-based approach

    Article • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth, August 2016, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Dr Gianfranco Vulpiani

  2. Use of the GPM Constellation for Monitoring Heavy Precipitation Events Over the Mediterranean Region

    Article • IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, June 2016, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Gianfranco Vulpiani, Elisa Adirosi

  3. A Multi-Sensor Approach for Volcanic Ash Cloud Retrieval and Eruption Characterization: The 23 November 2013 Etna Lava Fountain

    Article • Remote Sensing, January 2016, MDPI AG

    Dr Gianfranco Vulpiani

  4. Characterization of Mediterranean hail-bearing storms using an operational polarimetric X-band radar

    Article • Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, November 2015, Copernicus GmbH

    Dr Gianfranco Vulpiani, Luca Baldini

  5. Characterization of Mediterranean hail-bearing storms using an operational polarimetric X-band radar

    Article • Atmospheric Measurement Techniques Discussions, July 2015, Copernicus GmbH

    Dr Gianfranco Vulpiani

  6. Vertical profiles of weather radar reflectivity: Case study analysis from the intalian network for quantitave precipitation estimation

    Article • July 2015, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Gianfranco Vulpiani

  7. C-band polarimetric weather radar calibration using a fuzzy logic fusion of three techniques

    Article • July 2015, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Gianfranco Vulpiani

  8. Using disdrometer measured raindrop size distributions to establish weather radar algorithms

    Article • January 2015, American Institute of Physics

    Dr Gianfranco Vulpiani, Elisa Adirosi

  9. Polarimetric rainfall retrieval from a C-Band weather radar in a tropical environment (The Philippines)

    Article • Asia-Pacific Journal of Atmospheric Sciences, October 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gianfranco Vulpiani

  10. Interpretation of observed microwave signatures from ground dual polarization radar and space multi-frequency radiometer for the 2011 Grímsvötn volcanic eruption

    Article • Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, February 2014, Copernicus GmbH

    Dr Gianfranco Vulpiani

  11. Validation of satellite OPEMW precipitation product with ground-based weather radar and rain gauge networks

    Article • Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, November 2013, Copernicus GmbH

    Dr Gianfranco Vulpiani

  12. Definition and impact of a quality index for radar-based reference measurements in the H-SAF precipitation product validation

    Article • Natural Hazards and Earth System Science, October 2013, Copernicus GmbH

    Dr Gianfranco Vulpiani, Vincenzo Levizzani

  13. Inside Volcanic Clouds: Remote Sensing of Ash Plumes Using Microwave Weather Radars

    Article • Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, October 2013, American Meteorological Society

    Dr Gianfranco Vulpiani

  14. Interpretation of observed microwave signatures from ground dual polarization radar and space multi frequency radiometer for the 2011 Grímsvötn volcanic eruption

    Article • Atmospheric Measurement Techniques Discussions, July 2013, Copernicus GmbH

    Dr Gianfranco Vulpiani

  15. Remote sensing of volcanic ash: Synergistic use of ash models and microwave observations of the erupting plumes

    Article • July 2013, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Gianfranco Vulpiani

  16. Validation of satellite OPEMW precipitation product with ground-based weather radar and rain gauge networks

    Article • Atmospheric Measurement Techniques Discussions, May 2013, Copernicus GmbH

    Dr Gianfranco Vulpiani

  17. Spatially-Adaptive Advection Radar Technique for Precipitation Mosaic Nowcasting

    Article • IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, June 2012, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Gianfranco Vulpiani

  18. On the Use of Dual-Polarized C-Band Radar for Operational Rainfall Retrieval in Mountainous Areas

    Article • Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, February 2012, American Meteorological Society

    Dr Gianfranco Vulpiani

  19. Synthetic Signatures of Volcanic Ash Cloud Particles From X-Band Dual-Polarization Radar

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, January 2012, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Gianfranco Vulpiani

  20. Rainfall Estimation from Polarimetric S-Band Radar Measurements: Validation of a Neural Network Approach

    Article • Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, October 2009, American Meteorological Society

    Dr Gianfranco Vulpiani

  21. Unusually High Differential Attenuation at C Band: Results from a Two-Year Analysis of the French Trappes Polarimetric Radar Data

    Article • Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, October 2009, American Meteorological Society

    Dr Gianfranco Vulpiani

  22. Evaluation of X-Band Polarimetric-Radar Estimates of Drop-Size Distributions From Coincident S-Band Polarimetric Estimates and Measured Raindrop Spectra

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, October 2008, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Gianfranco Vulpiani

  23. Statistical Characterization and Modeling of Raindrop Spectra Time Series for Different Climatological Regions

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, October 2008, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Gianfranco Vulpiani

  24. Comparison of Advanced Radar Polarimetric Techniques for Operational Attenuation Correction at C Band

    Article • Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, July 2008, American Meteorological Society

    Dr Gianfranco Vulpiani

  25. Model-oriented hydrometeor classification and water content estimate using dual-polarized weather radars

    Article • May 2008, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Gianfranco Vulpiani

  26. Analysis and Synthesis of Raindrop Size Distribution Time Series From Disdrometer Data

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, February 2008, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Gianfranco Vulpiani

  27. Supervised Classification and Estimation of Hydrometeors From C-Band Dual-Polarized Radars: A Bayesian Approach

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, January 2008, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Gianfranco Vulpiani

  28. Supervised Fuzzy-Logic Classification of Hydrometeors Using C-Band Weather Radars

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, November 2007, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Gianfranco Vulpiani

  29. Microwave radar remote sensing of Plinian volcanic ash clouds for aviation hazard and civil protection applications

    Article • January 2007, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Gianfranco Vulpiani

  30. Evaluation of X-band polarimetric radar estimates of drop size distributions from coincident S-band polarimetric estimates and measured raindrop spectra

    Article • January 2007, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Gianfranco Vulpiani

  31. Volcanic Ash Cloud Retrieval by Ground-Based Microwave Weather Radar

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, November 2006, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Gianfranco Vulpiani

  32. Polarimetric Weather Radar Retrieval of Raindrop Size Distribution by Means of a Regularized Artificial Neural Network

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, November 2006, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Gianfranco Vulpiani

  33. Spatial characterization of raincell horizontal profiles from C-band radar measurements at mid-latitude

    Article • Advances in Geosciences, April 2006, Copernicus GmbH

    Dr Gianfranco Vulpiani

  34. Hydrometeor classification from dual-polarized weather radar: extending fuzzy logic from S-band to C-band data

    Article • Advances in Geosciences, February 2006, Copernicus GmbH

    Dr Gianfranco Vulpiani

  35. Microphysical characterization of microwave Radar reflectivity due to volcanic ash clouds

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, February 2006, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Gianfranco Vulpiani

  36. Constrained iterative technique with embedded neural network for dual-polarization radar correction of rain path attenuation

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, October 2005, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Gianfranco Vulpiani

  37. Reconstruction of reflectivity vertical profiles and data quality control for C-band radar rainfall estimation

    Article • Advances in Geosciences, June 2005, Copernicus GmbH

    Dr Gianfranco Vulpiani

  38. Model-based iterative approach to polarimetric radar rainfall estimation in presence of path attenuation

    Article • Advances in Geosciences, March 2005, Copernicus GmbH

    Dr Gianfranco Vulpiani

  39. Rain field and reflectivity vertical profile reconstruction from C-band Radar volumetric data

    Article • IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, May 2004, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Gianfranco Vulpiani

  40. Advanced Techniques for Polarimetric Radar Estimation of Rainfall

    Article • Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Gianfranco Vulpiani

  41. Sensitivity analysis of self-consistent polarimetric rain retrieval to C-Band radar observables

    Article • Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Gianfranco Vulpiani