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    In press
      Brugnara Y., M. Brunetti1, M. Maugeri, T. Nanni, C. Simolo; 2012. High-resolution analysis of daily precipitation trends in the central Alps over the last century. International Journal of Climatology, , DOI: 10.1002/joc.2363, in press.

      Brunetti M., G. Lentini, M. Maugeri, T. Nanni, C. Simolo, J. Spinoni; 2012. Projecting North Eastern Italy temperature and precipitation secular records onto a high resolution grid. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, , in press.

    2012

      Domonkos P., V. Venema, I. Auer, O. Mestre, and M. Brunetti; 2012. The historical pathway towards more accurate homogenisation. Advances in Science and Research, 8, 45-52, doi:10.5194/asr-8-45-2012.

      Spinoni J., M. Brunetti, M. Maugeri, C. Simolo; 2012. 1961-1990 monthly high-resolution solar radiation climatologies for Italy. Advances in Science and Research, 8, 19-25, doi:10.5194/asr-8-19-2012.

      Simolo C., M. Brunetti, M. Maugeri, and T. Nanni; 2012. Extreme summer temperatures in Western Europe. Advances in Science and Research, 8, 5-9, doi:10.5194/asr-8-5-2012.

      Venema V. K. C., O. Mestre, E. Aguilar, I. Auer, J. A. Guijarro, P. Domonkos, G. Vertacnik, T. Szentimrey, P. Stepanek, P. Zahradnicek, J. Viarre, G. Müller-Westermeier, M. Lakatos, C. N. Williams, M. J. Menne, R. Lindau, D. Rasol, E. Rustemeier, K. Kolokythas, T. Marinova, L. Andresen, F. Acquaotta, S. Fratianni, S. Cheval, M. Klancar, M. Brunetti, C. Gruber, M. Prohom Duran, T. Likso, P. Esteban, and T. Brandsma; 2012. Benchmarking homogenization algorithms for monthly data. Climate of the Past, 8, 89-115, doi:10.5194/cp-8-89-2012.

      Brunetti M., T. Caloiero, R. Coscarelli, G. Gullà, T. Nanni, C. Simolo; 2012. Precipitation variability and change in the Calabria region (Italy) from a high resolution daily dataset. International Journal of Climatology, 32, 57-73, DOI: 10.1002/joc.2233.

    2011

      Brunetti M., H. Kutiel; 2011. The relevance of the North-Sea Caspian Pattern (NCP) in explaining temperature variability in Europe and the Mediterranean. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 21, 2881-2888.

      Simolo C., M. Brunetti, M. Maugeri, T. Nanni; 2011. Evolution of extreme temperatures in a warming climate. Geophysical Research Letters, 38, L16701, doi:10.1029/2011GL048437.

      de Luis M., J. C. González-Hidalgo , M. Brunetti, L. A. Longares; 2011. Precipitation concentration changes in Spain 1946-2005. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 11, 1259-1265.

      Gonzalez-Hidalgo J. C., M. Brunetti, M. de Luis; 2011. A new tool for monthly precipitation analysis in Spain: MOPREDAS database (Monthly precipitation trends December 1945- November 2005). International Journal of Climatology, 31, 715-731, doi:10.1002/joc.2115.

    2010

      Simolo C., M. Brunetti, M. Maugeri, T. Nanni, A. Speranza; 2010. Understanding climate change-induced variations in daily temperature distributions over Italy.. Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmosphere, 115, D22110, doi:10.1029/2010JD014088.

      Gonzalez-Hidalgo JC, Brunetti M, de Luis M; 2010 Precipitation trends in Spanish hydrological divisions, 1946-2005. Climate Research, 43, 215-228.

      de Luis M., M. Brunetti, J. C. González-Hidalgo, L. A. Longares; J. Martin-Vide; 2010. Changes in seasonal precipitation in the Iberian Peninsula during 1946-2005. Global and Planetary Change, 74, 27-33.

      Simolo C., M. Brunetti, M. Maugeri, T. Nanni; 2010. Improving estimation of missing values in daily precipitation series by a probability density function-preserving approach. International Journal of Climatology, 30, doi:10.1002/joc.1992, 1564-1576.

      Boehm R., P. Jones, J. Hiebl, D. Frank, M. Brunetti, M. Maugeri; 2010. The early instrumental warm-bias: a solution for long central European temperature series 1760-2007. Climatic Change, 101, doi:10.1007/s10584-009-9649-4, 41-67.

    2009

      Tartaglione N., M. Maugeri, F. Dalan, M. Brunetti, T. Nanni and A. Speranza; 2009. Searching for resemblance between large-scale sea level pressure patterns leading to "intense" precipitation events over Italy . Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 95, 183-196, doi:10.1007/s00704-007-0374-5.

      Sanchez-Lorenzo A., J. Calbó, M. Brunetti, C. Deser; 2009. Dimming/brightening over the Iberian Peninsula: Trends in sunshine duration and cloud cover and their relations with atmospheric circulation. Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmosphere, 114, D00D09, doi:10.1029/2008JD011394.

      Brunetti M., G. Lentini, M. Maugeri, T. Nanni, C. Simolo, J. Spinoni; 2009. Estimating local records for Northern and Central Italy from a sparse secular temperature network and from 1961¿1990 climatologies. Advances in Science and Research, 3, 63-71.

      Brunetti M., G. Lentini, M. Maugeri, T. Nanni, C. Simolo, J. Spinoni; 2009. 1961-1990 high-resolution Northern and Central Italy monthly precipitation climatologies. Advances in Science and Research, 3, 73-78.

      Brunetti M., G. Lentini, M. Maugeri, T. Nanni, I. Auer, R. Böhm, W. Schöner; 2009. Climate variability and change in the Greater Alpine Region over the last two centuries based on multi-variable analysis. International Journal of Climatology, 29, DOI: 10.1002/joc.1857, 2197-2225.

      Hiebl J., I. Auer, R. Böhm, W. Schöner, M. Maugeri, G. Lentini, J. Spinoni, M Brunetti, T. Nanni, M. Per¿ec Tadi¿, Z. Bihari, M. Dolinar, G. Müller-Westermeier; 2009. A high-resolution 1961-1990 monthly temperature climatology for the greater Alpine region. Meteorologische Zeitschrift, 18, 507-530.

    2007

      A. Sanchez-Lorenzo, M. Brunetti, J. Calbó, J. Martin-Vide; 2007. Recent spatial and temporal variability and trends of sunshine duration over the Iberian Peninsula from homogenized dataset. Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmosphere, 112, D20115, doi:10.1029/2007JD008677.

      I. Auer, R. Boehm, A. Jurkovic, W. Lipa, A. Orlik, R. Potzmann, W. Schoener, M. Ungersboeck, C. Matulla, K. Briffa, P. Jones, D. Efthymiadis, M. Brunetti, T. Nanni, M. Maugeri, L. Mercalli, O. Mestre, J.-M. Moisselin, M. Begert, G. Mueller-Westermeier, V. Kveton, O. Bochnicek, P Stastny, M. Lapin, S. Szalai, T. Szentimrey, T. Cegnar, M. Dolinar, M. Gajic-Capka, K. Zaninovic, Z. Majstorovic; 2007. HISTALP - Historical Instrumental climatological Surface Time series of the greater ALPine Region. International Journal of Climatology, 27, 17-46.

    2006

      F. Alvisi, M. Frignani, M. Brunetti, M. Maugeri, T. Nanni, S. Albertazzi, M. Ravaioli; 2006. Climate vs. anthropogenic changes in North Adriatic shelf sediments influenced by freshwater runoff. Climate Research, 31, 167-179.

      N. Tartaglione, A. Speranza, F. Dalan, T. Nanni, M. Brunetti, M. Maugeri; 2006. The mobility of Atlantic baric depressions leading to intense precipitation over Italy: a preliminary statistical analysis. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 6, 451-458.

      M. Brunetti, T. Nanni, M. Maugeri, I. Auer, R. Boehm, W. Schoener. 2006. Precipitation variability and changes in the Greater Alpine Region over the 1800-2003 period. Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmosphere, 111, D11, D11107.

      M. Brunetti, M. Maugeri, F. Monti, T. Nanni; 2006. Temperature and precipitation variability in Italy in the last two centuries from homogenized instrumental time series. International Journal of Climatology, 26, 345-381. (Most cited article published in International Journal of Climatology in 2006)

      M. Brunetti, M. Maugeri, F. Monti, T. Nanni; 2006. Trends of the Daily Intensity of Precipitation in Italy and Teleconnections. Il Nuovo Cimento, C29, 105-116.

      M. Brunetti, M. Maugeri, F. Monti, T. Nanni; 2006. The Variability and Change of Italian Climate in the last 120 Years. Il Nuovo Cimento, C29, 3-12.

    2005

      Auer I., R. Böhm, A. Jurkovic, A. Orlik, R. Potzmann, W Schöner, M. Ungersböck, M. Brunetti, T. Nanni, M. Maugeri, K. Briffa, P. Jones, D. Efthymiadis, O. Mestre, J.-M. Moisselin, M. Begert, R. Brazdil, O. Bochnicek, T. Cegnar, M. Gajic-Capka, K. Zaninovic, Z. Majstorovic, S. Szalai, T. Szentimery and L. Mercalli; 2005. A new instrumental Precipitation Dataset for the Greater Alpine Region for the period 1800-2002. International Journal of Climatology, 25, 139-166. (3rd most cited article published in International Journal of Climatology in 2005)

    2004

      Brunetti M., M. Maugeri, F. Monti, T. Nanni; 2004. Changes in daily precipitation frequency and distribution in Italy over the last 120 years. Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmosphere, 109, D05, doi:10.1029/2003JD004296.

      Maugeri M., M. Brunetti, F. Monti, T. Nanni; 2004. Sea-level pressure variability in the Po Plain (1765-2000) from homogenised daily secular records. International Journal of Climatology, 24, 437-455.

      Brunetti M., L. Buffoni, F. Mangianti, M. Maugeri, T. Nanni; 2004. Temperature, precipitation and extreme events during the last century in Italy. Global and Planetary Change, 40, 141-149.

    2003

      Maugeri M., M. Brunetti, F. Monti, T. Nanni; 2003. The Italian air force sea level pressure data set (1951-2000) Il Nuovo Cimento, 26C, 453-467.

      Brunetti M., M. Maugeri, T. Nanni; 2003. Study of the solar signal in mean Central Europe temperature series from 1760 to 1998 Il Nuovo Cimento, C26, 287-295.

    2002

      Brunetti M., M. Maugeri, T. Nanni; 2002. Atmospheric circulation and precipitation in Italy for the last 50 years. International Journal of Climatology, 22, 1455-1471.

      Brunetti M., M. Maugeri, T. Nanni, A. Navarra; 2002. Droughts and extreme events in regional daily italian precipitation series. International Journal of Climatology, 22, 543-558.

    2001

      Maugeri M., Z. Bagnati, M. Brunetti, T. Nanni; 2001. Trends in Italian total cloud amount, 1951-1996. Geophysical Research Letters, 28, 4551-4554.

      Böhm R., I. Auer, M. Brunetti, M. Maugeri, T. Nanni, W. Scöhner; 2001. Regional Temperature variability in the European Alps 1760 - 1998 from homogenised instrumental time series. International Journal of Climatology, 21, 1779-1801.

      Brunetti M., M. Maugeri, T. Nanni; 2001. Changes in total precipitation, rainy days and extreme events in northeastern Italy. International Journal of Climatology, 21, 861-871, 2001.

      Brunetti M., M. Colacino, M. Maugeri, T. Nanni; 2001 Trends in the daily intensity of precipitation in Italy from 1951 to 1996, International Journal of Climatology, 21, 299-316.

    2000

      Brunetti M., F. Mangianti, M. Maugeri, T. Nanni; 2000. Urban heat island bias in Italian air temperature series, Il Nuovo Cimento, 23C, 423-431.

      Brunetti M., L. Buffoni, M. Maugeri, T. Nanni; 2000. Precipitation intensity Trends in Northern Italy, International Journal of Climatology, 20, 1017-1031.

      Brunetti M., S. Cecchini, M. Galli, G. Giovannini, A. Pagliarin; 2000. Gamma-Ray Burst of Atmospheric origin in the MeV Energy Range, Geophysical Research Letters, 27, No 11, 1599-1602. (Quoted in Physics update,Physics Today -- July 2000 Volume 53, Issue 7, p. 9)

      Brunetti M., L. Buffoni, M. Maugeri, T. Nanni; 2000. Trend of minimum and maximum daily temperature in Italy from 1865 to 1996, Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 66, 49-60.

      Brunetti M., M. Maugeri, T. Nanni; 2000. Variations of temperature and precipitation in Italy from 1866 to 1995, Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 65, 165-174.