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The Italy 18 January 2017 earthquakes captured by the Sentinel-1 and ALOS-2 satellite radar data

The Italy 18 January 2017 earthquakes captured by the Sentinel-1 and ALOS-2 satellite radar data IREA-CNR & I-AMICA to detect the deformation of the earth’s surface caused by the recent earthquake sequence of central Italy. Despite the copious snow cover and the adverse weather conditions, the Sentinel-1 and ALOS-2 satellites allowed a team of IREA-CNR scientists to
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May 2016: Intense Saharan dust transport event over the Mediterranean

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Saharan Dust Granitola

March 22-23, 2016: exceptional Saharan sandstorm over the Mediterranean.

A Saharan sandstorm developed in the deserts of Libya and Tunisia has mobilized considerable sand content transporting them over the Mediterranean, Italy and Southern Europe. In particular, on March 22 the Observatory of Granitola recorded a daily concentration that exceeded 110 micrograms / m3 as shown in the graph below. The intense event was recorded
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ICOS 2015

‘ICOS ERIC’ and the I-AMICA contribution

UNRAVELING EARTH’S GREENHOUSE GAS BALANCE WITH MEASUREMENTS ICOS RI IS A PAN-EUROPEAN RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE WHICH PROVIDES HARMONIZED AND HIGH PRECISION SCIENTIFIC DATA ON CARBON CYCLE AND GREENHOUSE GAS BUDGET AND PERTURBATIONS. ICOS DATA IS OPENLY AVAILABLE AT THE CARBON PORTAL. THE CARBON PORTAL IS A ONE-STOP SHOP FOR ALL ICOS DATA PRODUCTS. ICOS RI is
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I-AMICA Observatories are contributing to the “World Air Quality” Project

In the framework of the Project PON I-AMICA, the Environmental-Climatic Observatories at Lamezia Terme (Calabria), capo Granitola (Sicily) and Lecce (Apulia) are contributing to the “World Air Quality” Project. These Observatories are providing near real-time information about atmospheric pollutant levels (O3, NO2, SO2, PM25, PM10 and meteo parameters). The “World Air Quality” Project (http://aqicn.org) was
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