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Dr. Marina Baldi

Research Scientist
Department of Atmospheric Science
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, Colorado
970-491-3647 (phone)
970-491-3314 (fax)
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E-Mail: m.bald[at]ibimet.cnr.it

General Info
I got my High School diploma in Rome (Italy), and my degree of Doctor in Physics at the University of Rome ``La Sapienza'' (http://www.uniroma1.it/) in October 1985, with a specialization in Geophysics. I did my thesis work at the Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the National Research Council (http://www.urp.cnr.it/) in Rome on the perturbation induced by orography (the Alps) and heat source (the Mediterranean) over the mesoscale flow, under the supervision of Prof Giovanni A. Dalu.

At the beginning, in 1985 I worked in the Dynamics Group of IFA - CNR, and then, in 1986-1987, in the Air Radioactivity Group, at the same Institute. During this period I analyzed Air Radioactivity samples collected in the stations of the Italian National Network, and I started some modeling of the transport and diffusion in the atmosphere of radioactive pollutants deriving from the Cernobyl accident in collaboration with the National Electric Board (ENEL) in Milan (Italy) using a trajectory model.

In 1987 I worked for a short time at the Imperial College of London (UK), in the Atmospheric Physics Group to Initialize and apply their the Mesoscale Ocean Circulation Numerical Model to the case of the Western Mediterranean Sea.

Since 1988, I have a permanent position as research associate (Ricercatore) at the Institute for Atmospheric Physics (IFA-CNR), Rome (Italy), and during 1989 - 1993 I was responsible of the Group for Mesoscale Circulation and Air Pollution Models at the Research Area of Frascati, (Italy).

In 1991 during my visit at the Dpt of Atmospheric Science of the Colorado State University in Fort Collins with a NATO-CNR Post-Doc fellowship, I modeled analytically the atmospheric perturbations induced by changes in the characteristics of the surface and studied their subgrid parameterization. During the same period, I started to be familiar (?!?!) with the CSU Regional Atmospheric Modeling System - RAMS (http://www.aster.com/), which I applied later on to study the atmospheric dynamics of some Italian Regions, and some phenomena like sea breeze, katabatic winds....

In 1993-1995 I visited the International Institute for Applied System Analysis in Austria, (IIASA, http://www.iiasa.ac.at/) as a Research Scholar, where I worked in the Transboundary Air Pollution Project for the development of an Integrated Assessment Model for tropospheric ozone over Europe in collaboration with University of Oslo and EMEP center in Norway.

In 1995-1996 I was Research Associate at the Geography Dept of the University of British Columbia in Vancouver (http://www.geog.ubc.ca/) working with Prof Douw Steyn on meteorological and photochemical modeling of severe ozone episodes in the Lower Fraser Valley, B.C. Development of an Observation Based Model (OBM) which will allow the user to draw conclusions on the relationship between O3 concentration and its precursors in the region considered, and scientific guidelines for the preposed local Authorities.

I continued in the last few years the collaboration with the Colorado State University, Dpt of Atmospheric Science, and the University of British Columbia, Dpt of Geography and then The Science One Program (http://www.science.ubc.ca/~science1/) thanks to the CNR Short-Term Mobility Program and to a NATO-CNR Senior fellowship.

In 1999-2000 I started a collaboration with Prof I. Uno, at the Research Institute of Applied Mechanics (RIAM) of the Kyushu University in Fukuoka (JP) (http://www.riam.kyushu-u.ac.jp/) financed by the Japan Science and Technology Corporation (JST) to study the transport and deposition of Air Pollutants in the East Asia Region, using a parallel version of the RAMS with an on-line tracer transport module developed in Japan. The last parallel version of RAMS has been used and some nice results are published on the web site of the RAMS Users Workshop

On going research in collaboration with those Universities are relative to the subgrid parameterization of terrain-induced flows and fluxes, to the modeling of boundary layer depth and sea breeze in complex terrain and coastline modeling of the transport and deposition of pollutants in East Asia.

My teaching experience in the field of Atmospheric Dynamics consists of several seminars in the framework of Institutional University Courses on Atmospheric Boundary Layer, Mesoscale Dynamics, Air Pollution.
I also participated and taught a Workshop at UBC on Ensemble Forecast organized by Prof R. Stull, and since 1998 I'm teaching at the University of Tuscia in Viterbo (http://www.unitus.it/) the course of Climatology and Meteorology in the Dept of Environmental Science.

Current and Past Research Interests are:

• Atmospheric Physics with particular attention to Mesoscale Atmospheric Dynamics
• Transport and Diffusion of Pollutants in the Troposphere (with very little chemistry!)
• Atmospheric Boundary Layer Processes
• Mathematical (analytical) Modeling for the Environment

I'm presently member of several related Associations:

• American Geophysical Union (http://earth.agu.org/)
• American Institute of Physics (http://www.aip.org/)
• American Meteorological Society (http://www.ametsoc.org/AMS)
• European Geophysical Society (http://www.copernicus.org/EGS)
• Associazione Geofisica Italiana (Italian Geophysical Association)
• Societa' Italiana di Meteorologia Alpina (Italian Alpine Meteorology Society)
• Societa' Italiana di Fisica (Italian Physical Society) (http://www.sif.it/)

Permanent Affiliation:

• Institute of Atmospheric Physics,
  IFA - CNR
  Via Fosso del Cavaliere, 100
  Rome, 00133 Italy

Publications:

• Pasqui, M., M. Baldi, G. Giuliani, B. Gozzini, G. Maracchi, and S. Montagnani, 2005: Operational numerical weathe prediction systems based on Linux cluster architectures. Il Nuovo Cimento, 28 C, N. 2, 205-213, DOI 10.1393/ncc/i2005-10183-4. view pdf

• Dalu, G.A., M. Baldi, and R.A. Pielke Sr., and G. Leoncini, 2003: Mesoscale nonhydrostatic and hydrostatic pressure gradient forces: Theory and parameterization. J. Atmos. Sci., 60, 2249-2266. view pdf

• Dalu, G.A., R.A. Pielke, P.L. Vidale, and M. Baldi, 2000: Heat transport and weakening of the atmospheric stability induced by mesoscale flows. J. Geophys. Res., 105, 9349-9363. view pdf

• Steyn D.G., M. Baldi, and R.M. Hoff, 1999: The detection of mixed layer depth and entrainment zone thickness from lidar backscatter profiles.
  J. Atmos. Ocean. Tech., 16, 953-959.

• Baldi M., R. Cesari, F. Tampieri, M. Tranquillini, and D. Zardi, 1999: A study of the valley wind known as "Ora del Garda". Technical report Universita' degli Studi di Trento, Dpt di Ingegneria Civile ed Ambientale.

• M. Baldi, M. Colacino, G.A. Dalu, E. Piervitali, and Z. Ye, 1998: Thermally forced mesoscale atmospheric flow over complex terrain in Southern Italy. Il Nuovo Cimento C, 21C, 417-437.

• Steyn D.G., M.Baldi, and K. Stephens, 1996: Observation based analysis of photochemical smog in the Lower Fraser Valley using two analytical schemes. UBC - Dept. Geog, Occasional Paper no.41.

• Dalu G.A., R.A. Pielke, M. Baldi, and X. Zeng, 1996: Heat and momentum fluxes induced by thermal inhomogeneities. J. Atmos. Sci., 53, 3286-3302. view pdf

• Dalu G.A., M. Baldi, M.D. Moran, C. Nardone, and L. Sbano, 1993: Climatic atmospheric outflow at the rim of the Antarctic continent. J. Geophys. Res., 98, D7, 12955 - 12960.

• Dalu G.A., R. A Pielke, R. Avissar, G. Kallos, M. Baldi and A. Guerrini, 1991: Linear impact of thermal inhomogeneities on mesoscale atmospheric flow with zero synoptic wind. Annales Geophysicae, 9, 641-647. view pdf

• Dalu G.A., M. Baldi, R. A Pielke, J. . Lee, and M. Colacino, 1991: Mesoscale vertical velocities generated by stress changes in the boundary layer: linear theory. Annales Geophysicae, 9, 648-653.

Conference Proceedings:

• Uno I., S. Emori, M. Baldi, 2000:
  Chemical transport model on-line coupled with RAMS for regional chemical climate.
  Proceedings of the NATO/CCMS 24th ITM on Air Pollution Modelling and its Application, Boulder, Colorado-USA (May 2000).

• Baldi M.:
  Scale Meteorologiche e Micrometeorologia
  Proceedings of the Workshop: Integrazione di metodologie geofisiche e geochimiche per la vulcanologia e la tettonica.
  Ed.s G.P. Gregori, G. Paparo Rome (March 1998).

• Steyn D.G., M. Baldi, R.M. Hoff:
  A new technique to derive mixed layer depth and entrainment zone thickness from lidar profiles.
  Proceedings of the NATO/CCMS 23rd ITM on Air Pollution Modelling and its Application, Varna - Bulgaria (September 1998).

• Steyn D.G., M. Baldi, R.M. Hoff:
  A new technique to derive mixed layer depth and entrainment zone thickness from lidar profiles.
  Proceedings of 19th Int. Laser Radar Conference, Annapolis, MD (July 1998).

• Batcharova E., D.G. Steyn, X. Cai, S.-E. Gryning, M.Baldi, 1997:
  Modelling the internal boundary layer in the Lower Fraser Valley, B.C.
  Proceedings of EURASAP Workshop on The determination of the mixing heightCurrent progress and problems. Risoe - Denmark (1-3 October 1997).

• Steyn D.G., M. Baldi et al., 1997:
  Observation and modelling of boundary layer depth in a region with complex terrain and coastline.
  Proceedings of the NATO/CCMS 22nd ITM on Air Pollution Modelling and its Application, Clermont-Ferrand - France (June 1997).

• Amann M, M. Baldi, C. Heyes, Z. Klimont, W. Schoepp, 1995:
  Integrated assessment of emission control scenarios, including the impact of tropospheric ozone.
  Proceedings of the Acid Reign '95 ? Conference, Goteborg - Sweden, (June 1995).

• M. Baldi, et al, 1993:
  Urban meteorology and atmospheric physics data collected during the campaign Milano 93, Heat island effect and the sea-breeze over Rome. Proceedings 1 Simposio Nazionale sulle "Strategie e Tecniche di monitoraggio dell'Atmosfera", Roma, Italy.

• M. Baldi, M. Colacino, G.A. Dalu, 1993:
  L' Isola di calore ed il fenomeno di brezza di mare in area urbana: il caso dell'Area Romana.
  Proceedings 1 Simposio Nazionale sulle "Strategie e Tecniche di monitoraggio dell'Atmosfera", Roma, Italy.

• M. Baldi, M. Colacino, 1993:
  Climatology of the Calabria Region.
  Proceedings of the Vth Workshop of the Italian "Ambiente e Territorio nel Mezzogiorno" CNR-Project, Amalfi, Italy.

• M. Baldi, G.A. Dalu, C. Nardone, L. Sbano, M. Colacino, 1993:
  Behavior of the atmospheric outflow in the near-coastal regions of Antarctica on a climatological scale. Proceedings of the Vth Workshop on Italian Research on Antarctic Atmosphere, SIF, Porano, Italy.

• Dalu G.A., M. Baldi, M. Colacino and A. Guerrini, 1992:
  Climatic atmospheric outflow at the rim of the Antarctic continent.
  Proceeding of the IV Workshop on Antarctic Atmosphere, SIF, Porano, Italy, pp 439-452.

• Dalu G.A., M. Baldi, J.F.W. Purdom, P.N. Dills, 1992:
  Winter ocean vortex off the Pacific coast of Mexico, satellite observed behavior and theoretical interpretation.
  Proceeding of the 6th Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography, January 1992, Atlanta GA, AMS.

• Dalu G.A., M. Baldi, M. Colacino and A. Guerrini, 1991:
  Coastal and open ocean upwelling induced by wind stress.
  Proceedings of GNFAO Conference, Bollettino di Geofisica, Naple, Italy.

• Baldi M., G.A. Dalu, M. Colacino and A. Guerrini, 1991:
  Part 1: Surface wind field in the interior of the Antarctic continent.
  Proceeding of the III Workshop on Antarctic Atmosphere, SIF , Porano, Italy, pp 65-72.

• Baldi M., G.A. Dalu, M. Colacino and A. Guerrini, 1991:
  Part 2: Organized criticality of the surface atmospheric flow in the near-coastal regions of Antarctica.
  Proceeding of the III Workshop on Antarctic Atmosphere, SIF, Porano, Italy, pp 73-78.

• Anav A., M. Baldi, F. Belardinelli, L. Ciattaglia, A. Guerrini, 1991:
  Aerosol optical depth in Antarctica: the Rayleigh scattering contribution in the UV.
  Proceeding of the III Workshop on Antarctic Atmosphere, SIF, Porano, Italy, pp 143-148.

• Dalu G.A., M. Baldi, R. A Pielke and G. Kallos, 1991:
  Atmospheric flow and fluxes over complex terrain, sub-grid parameterization analytical theory.
  Proceedings of the NATO/CCMS 19th ITM on Pollution Modeling and its Applications, Crete, September 1991, Editors Han van Dop and G. Kallos, pp 471-478.

• Dalu G.A., M. Baldi, R. A Pielke and A. Guerrini, 1990:
  Flow and particles trajectories over terrain thermal inhomogeneities.
  Proceedings of the NATO/CCMS 18th ITM on Pollution Modeling and its Applications, Vancouver, May 1990, pp 301-308.

• Baldi M., I. Di Menno, A. Guerrini, A. Anav, M. Di Menno, C. Valenti, 1990:
  Climatology analysis in the boundary layer at Terra Nova Bay Antarctica.
  Proceeding of the II Workshop on Antarctic Atmosphere, SIF, Porano, Italy, pp 121-139.

• Di Menno I., A. Anav, A. Guerrini, C. Valenti, M. Baldi, Di Menno M., 1990:
  The Italian observatory of climatology in Antarctica: a comparison among some different places in relation to ephemerides.
  Proceeding of the II Workshop on Antarctic Atmosphere, SIF, Porano, Italy, pp 201-211