Clouds and precipitation physics.
Physics of deep convective systems.
Physics of tropical like storms.
Satellite meteorology.
Regional climatology.
Water cycle.
Personal web site: http://www.cloudysky.it
Most recent publications
Bracci, A., L. Baldini, N. Roberto, E. Adirosi, M. Montopoli, C. Scarchilli, P. Grigioni, V. Ciardini, V. Levizzani, and F. Porcù, 2022: Quantitative precipitation estimation over Antarctica using different Ze-SR relationships based on snowfall classification combining ground observations. Remote Sens., 14(1), 82, doi:10.3390/rs14010082.
Davolio, S., M. Vercellino, M. M. Miglietta, L. Drago Pitura, S. Laviola, and V. Levizzani, 2023: Heavy precipitation over the Alps and the influence of an atmospheric river. Wea. Climate Extremes, 39(7), 100542, doi:10.1016/j.wace.2022.100542.
De Martin, F., S. Davolio, M. M. Miglietta, and V. Levizzani, 2024: A conceptual model for the development of tornadoes in the complex orography of the Po Valley. Mon. Wea. Rev., 152, 1357-1377, doi: 10.1175/MWR-D-23-0222.1.
De Martin, F., S. Davolio, M. M. Miglietta, e V. Levizzani, 2024: Un modello concettuale per lo sviluppo di tornado in Pianura Padana. AISAM Newsletter, 18, 14-17.
Kidd, C., and V. Levizzani, 2022: Satellite rainfall estimation. In: Rainfall: Modeling, Measurement and Applications. R. Morbidelli, Ed., Elsevier, Amsterdam, 135-169, doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-822544-8.00005-6.
Laviola, S., G. Monte, E. Cattani, and V. Levizzani, 2023: How hail hazards are changing around the Mediterranean. Eos, 104, doi:10.1029/2023EO230070.
Levizzani, V., 2022: Piccolo manuale per cercatori di nuvole. Il Saggiatore, Milano, ISBN 9788842831846, 184 pp.
Levizzani, V., 2024: Quando fuori piove - Storia e futuro della pioggia. Il Saggiatore, Milano, ISBN 9788842833635, 296 pp.
Levizzani, V., 2024: Satelliti per osservare le nubi. Sapere, 3(5), 34-38.
Levizzani, V., and C. Kidd, 2023: Precipitation. In: Satellites for Atmospheric Sciences 2: Meteorology, Climate and Atmospheric Composition, T. Phulpin, D. Renaut, H. Roquet and C. Camy-Peyret, Eds., Wiley ISTE, ISBN 978-1-78945-141-2, 287-305.
Marra, F., V. Levizzani, and E. Cattani, 2022: Changes in extreme daily precipitation over Africa: insights from a non asymptotic statistical approach. J. Hydrol. X, 16, 100130, doi:10.1016/j.hydroa.2022.100130.
Miglietta, M. M., F. Buscemi, S. Dafis, A. Papa, A. Tiesi, D. Conte, S. Davolio, E. Flaounas, V. Levizzani, and R. Rotunno, 2023: A high-impact meso-beta vortex in the Adriatic Sea. Quart. J. Roy. Meteor. Soc., 149, 637-656, doi:10.1002/qj.4432.
Siena, M., V. Levizzani, and F. Marra, 2023: A method to derive satellite-based extreme precipitation return levels in poorly gauged areas. J. Hydrol., 626, 130295, doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2023.130295.