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  1. A method to derive satellite-based extreme precipitation return levels in poorly gauged areas

    Article • Journal of Hydrology, November 2023, Elsevier

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  2. A high‐impact meso‐beta vortex in the Adriatic Sea

    Article • Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, January 2023, Wiley

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  3. Hail Climatology in the Mediterranean Basin Using the GPM Constellation (1999–2021)

    Article • Remote Sensing, September 2022, MDPI AG

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  4. Changes in extreme daily precipitation over Africa: Insights from a non-asymptotic statistical approach

    Article • Journal of Hydrology X, August 2022, Elsevier

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  5. Quantitative Precipitation Estimation over Antarctica Using Different Ze-SR Relationships Based on Snowfall Classification Combining Ground Observations

    Article • Remote Sensing, December 2021, MDPI AG

    Luca Baldini, Vincenzo Levizzani

  6. Precipitation Products’ Inter–Comparison over East and Southern Africa 1983–2017

    Article • Remote Sensing, November 2021, MDPI AG

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  7. Role of moist and dry air advection in the development of Mediterranean tropical‐like cyclones (medicanes)

    Article • Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, December 2020, Wiley

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  8. A New Method for Hail Detection from the GPM Constellation: A Prospect for a Global Hailstorm Climatology

    Article • Remote Sensing, October 2020, MDPI AG

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  9. Hailstorm Detection by Satellite Microwave Radiometers

    Article • Remote Sensing, February 2020, MDPI AG

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  10. Satellite Remote Sensing of Precipitation and the Terrestrial Water Cycle in a Changing Climate

    Article • Remote Sensing, October 2019, MDPI AG

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  11. Linking sea surface temperature and soil moisture trends and precipitation in East Africa

    Article • Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, August 2018, Wiley

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  12. East Africa Rainfall Trends and Variability 1983–2015 Using Three Long-Term Satellite Products

    Article • Remote Sensing, June 2018, MDPI AG

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  13. The activities of the international precipitation working group

    Article • Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, January 2018, Wiley

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  14. Global-scale evaluation of 22 precipitation datasets using gauge observations and hydrological modeling

    Article • Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, December 2017, Copernicus GmbH

    Dr Luca Brocca, Vincenzo Levizzani

  15. Global precipitation measurements for validating climate models

    Article • Atmospheric Research, November 2017, Elsevier

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  16. Global-scale evaluation of 23 precipitation datasets using gauge observations and hydrological modeling

    Article • August 2017, Copernicus GmbH

    Dr Luca Brocca, Vincenzo Levizzani

  17. Supplementary material to "Global-scale evaluation of 23 precipitation datasets using gauge observations and hydrological modeling"

    Article • August 2017, Copernicus GmbH

    Dr Luca Brocca, Vincenzo Levizzani

  18. Potential vorticity patterns in Mediterranean “hurricanes”

    Article • Geophysical Research Letters, March 2017, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  19. MSWEP: 3-hourly 0.25° global gridded precipitation (1979–2015) by merging gauge, satellite, and reanalysis data

    Article • Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, January 2017, Copernicus GmbH

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  20. Evaluation of Monthly Satellite-Derived Precipitation Products over East Africa

    Article • Journal of Hydrometeorology, October 2016, American Meteorological Society

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  21. MSWEP: 3-hourly 0.25° global gridded precipitation (1979–2015) by merging gauge, satellite, and reanalysis data

    Article • May 2016, Copernicus GmbH

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  22. Requirements for a robust precipitation constellation

    Article • April 2016, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  23. Spatial and temporal variability of precipitation over the Mediterranean Basin based on 32‐year satellite Global Precipitation Climatology Project data. Part‐II: inter‐annual variability and trends

    Article • International Journal of Climatology, March 2016, Wiley

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  24. Spatial and temporal variability of precipitation over the Mediterranean Basin based on 32-year satellite Global Precipitation Climatology Project data, part I: evaluation and climatological patterns

    Article • International Journal of Climatology, March 2016, Wiley

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  25. Editorial

    Article • Atmospheric Research, September 2015, Elsevier

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  26. An intercomparison of two passive microwave algorithms for snowfall detection over Europe

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

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  27. Precipitation Science: Observations, Retrievals, and Modeling

    Article • Advances in Meteorology, January 2015, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  28. Soil as a natural rain gauge: Estimating global rainfall from satellite soil moisture data

    Article • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, May 2014, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Dr Luca Brocca, Vincenzo Levizzani

  29. Daytime identification of summer hailstorm cells from MSG data

    Article • Natural Hazards and Earth System Science, April 2014, Copernicus GmbH

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  30. The validation service of the hydrological SAF geostationary and polar satellite precipitation products

    Article • Natural Hazards and Earth System Science, April 2014, Copernicus GmbH

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  31. The 183-WSL fast rain rate retrieval algorithm. Part II: Validation using ground radar measurements

    Article • Atmospheric Research, December 2013, Elsevier

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  32. 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

  33. Day-time identification of summer hailstorm cells from MSG data

    Article • October 2013, Copernicus GmbH

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  34. Precipitation products from the hydrology SAF

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

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  35. Editorial

    Article • Atmospheric Research, June 2013, Elsevier

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  36. Analysis of tropical‐like cyclones over the Mediterranean Sea through a combined modeling and satellite approach

    Article • Geophysical Research Letters, May 2013, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Dr Mario Marcello Miglietta, Vincenzo Levizzani

  37. Precipitation from Space: Advancing Earth System Science

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

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  38. Extreme precipitation on the Island of Madeira on 20 February 2010 as seen by satellite passive microwave sounders

    Article • European Journal of Remote Sensing, January 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  39. Validation of Satellite-Based Precipitation Products over Sparsely Gauged African River Basins

    Article • Journal of Hydrometeorology, December 2012, American Meteorological Society

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  40. First validation of retrieved rain rates and snow cover mask of the 183-WSL retrieval method

    Article • March 2012, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  41. Cycles and Propagation of Deep Convection over Equatorial Africa

    Article • Monthly Weather Review, September 2011, American Meteorological Society

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  42. Satellite and Numerical Model Investigation of Two Heavy Rain Events over the Central Mediterranean

    Article • Journal of Hydrometeorology, August 2011, American Meteorological Society

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  43. Analysis of instability indices during the development of a Mediterranean tropical-like cyclone using MSG-SEVIRI products and the LAPS model

    Article • Atmospheric Research, July 2011, Elsevier

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  44. Status of satellite precipitation retrievals

    Article • Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, April 2011, Copernicus GmbH

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  45. The 183-WSL fast rain rate retrieval algorithm

    Article • Atmospheric Research, March 2011, Elsevier

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  46. Detection and Measurement of Snowfall from Space

    Article • Remote Sensing, January 2011, MDPI AG

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  47. A GIS approach to ingest Meteosat Second Generation data into the Local Analysis and Prediction System

    Article • Environmental Modelling & Software, October 2010, Elsevier

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  48. On the fundamental role of Hans Pruppacher for cloud physics and cloud chemistry

    Article • Atmospheric Research, September 2010, Elsevier

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  49. A 10-year climatology of warm-season cloud patterns over Europe and the Mediterranean from Meteosat IR observations

    Article • Atmospheric Research, September 2010, Elsevier

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  50. Rainfall variability associated with the summer African monsoon: A satellite study

    Article • Atmospheric Research, September 2010, Elsevier

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  51. The Fourth International Precipitation Working Group Workshop

    Article • Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, August 2010, American Meteorological Society

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  52. Modelling of orographic precipitation over Iberia: a springtime case study

    Article • Advances in Geosciences, May 2010, Copernicus GmbH

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  53. Passive Microwave Remote Sensing of Rain from Satellite Sensors

    Article • March 2010, IntechOpen

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  54. Section II: Rainfall measurement and estimation

    Article • January 2010, Wiley

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  55. Precipitation: Measurement, remote sensing, climatology and modeling

    Article • Atmospheric Research, December 2009, Elsevier

    Silas MICHAELIDES, Vincenzo Levizzani

  56. Observing precipitation by means of water vapor absor tion lines: a first check of the retrieval capabilities of the 183-WSL rain retrieval method

    Article • Italian Journal of Remote Sensing, October 2009, Associazione Italiana di Telerilevamento

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  57. Validating a rapid-update satellite precipitation analysis across telescoping space and time scales

    Article • Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, August 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  58. A review of satellite meteorology and climatology at the start of the twenty-first century

    Article • Progress in Physical Geography Earth and Environment, August 2009, SAGE Publications

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  59. Satellite Precipitation Measurements for Water Resource Monitoring1

    Article • JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association, May 2009, Wiley

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  60. Rain Retrieval Using the 183 GHz Absorption Lines

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

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  61. The propagation and diurnal cycles of deep convection in northern tropical Africa

    Article • Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, January 2008, Wiley

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  62. Satellite Sensing

    Article • December 2007, Taylor & Francis

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  63. Cloud Microphysical Properties Retrieval During Intense Biomass Burning Events Over Africa and Portugal

    Article • January 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  64. Neural Network tools for Satellite Rainfall Estimation

    Article • January 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  65. The International Precipitation Working Group: A Bridge Towards Operational Applications

    Article • January 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  66. Precipitation measurements from space

    Article • November 2006, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  67. Analysis of severe convective events from two operational dual polarisation doppler radars

    Article • Natural Hazards and Earth System Science, May 2006, Copernicus GmbH

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  68. Radiative Forcing of Asian Dust Determined from the Synergized GOME and GMS Satellite Data-A Case Study

    Article • Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan Ser II, January 2006, Meteorological Society of Japan

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  69. Aerosol Characterization and Direct Radiative Forcing Assessment over the Ocean. Part II: Application to Test Cases and Validation

    Article • Journal of Applied Meteorology, December 2004, American Meteorological Society

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  70. CONSIDERATIONS ON DAYLIGHT OPERATION OF 1.6-VERSUS 3.7-µm CHANNEL ON NOAA AND METOP SATELLITES

    Article • Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, June 2004, American Meteorological Society

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  71. A Neural Networks–Based Fusion Technique to Estimate Half-Hourly Rainfall Estimates at 0.1° Resolution from Satellite Passive Microwave and Infrared Data

    Article • Journal of Applied Meteorology, April 2004, American Meteorological Society

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  72. Characterization of plumes on top of deep convective storm using AVHRR imagery and radiative transfer simulations

    Article • Atmospheric Research, July 2003, Elsevier

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  73. Satellite observations of convective storm tops in the 1.6, 3.7 and 3.9 μm spectral bands

    Article • Atmospheric Research, July 2003, Elsevier

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  74. Radiative effects of simulated cirrus clouds on top of a deep convective storm in METEOSAT second generation SEVIRI channels

    Article • Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, March 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  75. Article • Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, November 2002, Springer Science + Business Media

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  76. <title>Lessons learned from synergistic use of polar and geostationary satellite sensors for the retrieval of aerosol characteristics</title>

    Article • January 2002, SPIE

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  77. Deep convection over Northern Italy: synoptic and thermodynamic analysis

    Article • Atmospheric Research, January 2001, Elsevier

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  78. The 18 June 1997 Companion supercells: Multiparametric Doppler radar analysis

    Article • Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, November 2000, Springer Science + Business Media

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  79. Parameterisation of surface radiation flux at an Antarctic site

    Article • Atmospheric Research, August 2000, Elsevier

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  80. Simulations of time-coincident, co-located measurements from ENVISAT-1 instruments for the characterization of tropospheric aerosols: A sensitivity study including cloud contamination effects

    Article • Atmospheric Science Letters, July 2000, Wiley

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  81. IR‐based satellite and radar rainfall estimates of convective storms over northern Italy

    Article • Meteorological Applications, March 2000, Wiley

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  82. Cloud fraction within GOME footprint using a refined cloud clearing algorithm

    Article • Advances in Space Research, January 2000, Elsevier

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  83. Mesoscale and radar analysis of the 30 June 1998 supercell

    Article • Physics and Chemistry of the Earth Part B Hydrology Oceans and Atmosphere, January 2000, Elsevier

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  84. WWW and the aerobiologist: operating instructions

    Article • Aerobiologia, September 1998, Springer Science + Business Media

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  85. Cloud detection with GOME: a refinement of the cloud clearing algorithm using ATSR-2 images

    Article • January 1998, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  86. Multispectral, High-Resolution Satellite Observations of Plumes on Top of Convective Storms

    Article • Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, February 1996, American Meteorological Society

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  87. POLKEY: an expert system for the identification of pollen grains

    Article • Aerobiologia, June 1989, Springer Science + Business Media

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  88. Atmospheric effects of the El Chichón volcanic eruption observed by a multiwavelength sun-photometer, 1982–1985

    Article • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, January 1988, Wiley

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  89. Ice accretions on fixed cylinders

    Article • Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, October 1986, Wiley

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  90. A Wind Tunnel Investigation of the Effect of an External, Vertical Electric Field on the Shape of Electrically Uncharged Rain Drops

    Article • Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, August 1985, American Meteorological Society

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  91. A Wind Tunnel and Theoretical Study on the Melting Behavior of Atmospheric Ice Particles: III. Experiment and Theory for Spherical Ice Particles of Radius > 500 μm

    Article • Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, February 1984, American Meteorological Society

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  92. Measurements of atmospheric turbidity from a network of sun-photometers in Italy during ALPEX

    Article • Journal of Aerosol Science, January 1984, Elsevier

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  93. A numerical study of the heat transfer through a fluid layer with recirculating flow between concentric and eccentric spheres

    Article • Pure and Applied Geophysics, January 1982, Springer Science + Business Media

    Vincenzo Levizzani

  94. Estimation of precipitation from space-based platforms

    Article • Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Itamar M Lensky, Vincenzo Levizzani