Giulia Panegrossi

Remote sensing of clouds and precipitation; Precipitation algorithms from passive microwave measurements; radiative transfer through precipitating clouds; Use of cloud resolving models for passive microwave precipitation retrieval. Cloud electrification modeling. Nowcasting techniques. Use of NWP models (UW-NMS, WRF) for the forecast of heavy precipitation events. Validation and implementation of microphysics and radiative transfer schemes in NWP models.