Hydrological LABoratory (HydroLAB) for Numerical Modelling and Advanced Environmental Monitoring
STAFF
Silvano Fortunato Dal Sasso is Postdoc researcher in the Department of the European and Mediterranean Cultures: Architecture, Environment, Cultural Heritages (DiCEM) of University of Basilicata and member the Hydrological LABoratory for Numerical Modelling and Advanced Environmental Monitoring (HydroLAB) research group. He graduated in Environment and Territory Engineering at Basilicata University in 2008 and got the Ph.D. in Methods and Technologies for Environmental Monitoring in
2012. Since 2008, He has taken part in several research projects between the University and both public and private bodies in the field of Hydraulic Risk and Hydrogeology. From 2012, He collaborates with Consortium for Hydrology (CINID) and, from 2018, with Fondazione Politecnico di Milano (FPM) on Hydrogeological susceptibility and Flood Forecasting System of the Civil Protection of the Basilicata Region (Italy). He has a broad interest in in hydrology, hydraulics, flood prediction, extreme flood events, monitoring using Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs). The main research activity is currently addressed to the use of UAS, satellite data and noncontact techniques for environmental monitoring.
(Scopus – 12 papers, 100 citations, h-index 6)
Publications
Ljubičić R.D., D. Strelnikova, M. T. Perks, S. F. Dal Sasso, A. Eltner, S. Peña-Haro, A. Pizarro, P. Vuono, U. Scherling, S. Manfreda, Tools and techniques for stabilising image sequences for velocimetry analysis, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, (under review) 2021.
Paridad, P., S.F. Dal Sasso, A. Pizarro, L. Mita, M. Fiorentino, M.R. Margiotta, F. Faridani, A. Farid, and S. Manfreda, Estimation of soil moisture from UAS platforms using RGB and thermal imaging sensors in arid and semi-arid regions, ACTA Horticulture (in press), 2020.
Dal Sasso, S.F., A. Pizarro, S. Pearce, I. Maddock, S. Manfreda, Increasing LSPIV performances by exploiting the seeding distribution index at different spatial scales, Journal of Hydrology, (doi: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.126438) 2021. [pdf]
Pizarro, A., S.F. Dal Sasso, M. Perks and S. Manfreda, Identifying the optimal spatial distribution of tracers for optical sensing of stream surface flow, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 24, 5173–5185, (10.5194/hess-24-5173-2020) 2020. [pdf]
Pizarro, A., S.F. Dal, Sasso, S. Manfreda, Refining image-velocimetry performances for streamflow monitoring: Seeding metrics to errors minimisation, Hydrological Processes, 34(25), 5167-5175, (doi: 10.1002/hyp.13919) 2020. [pdf]
Paruta, A., P. Nasta, G. Ciraolo, F. Capodici, S. Manfreda, N. Romano, E. Bendor, Y. Zeng, A. Maltese, S. F. Dal Sasso and R. Zhuang, A geostatistical approach to map near-surface soil moisture through hyper-spatial resolution thermal inertia, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, (doi: 10.1109/TGRS.2020.3019200) 2020. [pdf]
Dal Sasso, S.F., A. Pizarro, S. Manfreda, Metrics for the Quantification of Seeding Characteristics to Enhance Image Velocimetry Performance in Rivers. Remote Sensing, 12, 1789, (doi: 10.3390/rs12111789) 2020. [pdf]
Perks, M. T., S. Fortunato Dal Sasso, A. Hauet, S. Pearce, S. Peña-Haro, F. Tauro, S. Grimaldi, B. Hortobágyi, M. Jodeau, J. Le Coz, I. Maddock, L. Pénard, and S. Manfreda, Towards harmonisation of image velocimetry techniques for river surface velocity observations, Earth System Science Data, 12, 1545–1559, (doi: 10.5194/essd-12-1545-2020) 2020. [pdf]
Su, Z., Y. Zeng, N. Romano, S. Manfreda, F. Francés, E.B. Dor, B. Szabó, G. Vico, P. Nasta, R. Zhuang, N. Francos, J. Mészáros, S.F. Dal Sasso, M. Bassiouni, L. Zhang, D.T. Rwasoka, B. Retsios, L. Yu, M.L. Blatchford, C. Mannaerts, An Integrative Information Aqueduct to Close the Gaps between Satellite Observation of Water Cycle and Local Sustainable Management of Water Resources, Water, 12, 1495, (doi: 10.3390/w12051495) 2020. [pdf]
Pearce, S.;R.; R. Ljubičić; S. Peña-Haro; M. Perks; F. Tauro; A. Pizarro; S.F. Dal Sasso; D. Strelnikova; S. Grimaldi; I. Maddock; G. Paulus; J. Plavšić; D. Prodanović; S. Manfreda, An Evaluation of Image Velocimetry Techniques under Low Flow Conditions and High Seeding Densities Using Unmanned Aerial Systems, Remote Sensing, 12, 232, (doi: 10.3390/rs12020232) 2020. [pdf]
Dal Sasso, S. F., A. Pizarro, C. Samela, L. Mita, and S. Manfreda, Exploring the optimal experimental setup for surface flow velocity measurements using PTV, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 190:460, (doi: 10.1007/s10661-018-6848-3) 2018. [pdf]
Manfreda, S., Mita, L., S. F. Dal Sasso, C. Samela, L. Mancusi, Exploiting the Use of Physical Information for the Calibration of a Lumped Hydrological Model, Hydrological Processes, 32(10), 1420-1433, (doi: 10.1002/hyp.11501) 2018. [pdf]
Dal Sasso, S.F., A. Sole, A. Bateman Pinzòn, V. Medina, D. Mirauda, A. Volpe Plantamura, L. Giosa, A. Guariglia. Analysis of river bed dynamic evolution following a landslide dam. La Houille Blanche. n. 6, p. 88-95, 2015. [pdf]
Dal Sasso, S.F., A. Sole, D. Mirauda, A. Volpe Pantamura, V. Masi. River bed dynamic evolution following landslide dam: a case study. Journal of Applied Water Engineering and Research. Volume 3, p. 67-79, 2015. [pdf]
Dal Sasso, S.F., A. Sole, A. Bateman Pinzòn, V. Medina, Assessment methodology for the prediction of landslide dam hazard. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences (NHESS). 14, 557–567, 2014. [pdf]
Alonso is a postdoctoral researcher working on fluvial monitoring and modelling using UASs. He has a broad interest in hydrology, hydraulics, sediment transport, flood prediction, extreme flood events, stochastic processes, environmental monitoring, and remote sensing applications for fluvial monitoring. He has recently adopted open science practices (data, code, and analyses available).
Publications
Ljubičić R.D., D. Strelnikova, M. T. Perks, S. F. Dal Sasso, A. Eltner, S. Peña-Haro, A. Pizarro, P. Vuono, U. Scherling, S. Manfreda, Tools and techniques for stabilising image sequences for velocimetry analysis, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, (under review) 2021.
Paridad, P., S.F. Dal Sasso, A. Pizarro, L. Mita, M. Fiorentino, M.R. Margiotta, F. Faridani, A. Farid, and S. Manfreda, Estimation of soil moisture from UAS platforms using RGB and thermal imaging sensors in arid and semi-arid regions, ACTA Horticulture (in press), 2020.
Dal Sasso, S.F., A. Pizarro, S. Pearce, I. Maddock, S. Manfreda, Increasing LSPIV performances by exploiting the seeding distribution index at different spatial scales, Journal of Hydrology, (doi: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.126438) 2021. [pdf]
Pizarro, A., S.F. Dal Sasso, M. Perks and S. Manfreda, Identifying the optimal spatial distribution of tracers for optical sensing of stream surface flow, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 24, 5173–5185, (10.5194/hess-24-5173-2020) 2020. [pdf]
Pizarro, A., S.F. Dal, Sasso, S. Manfreda, Refining image-velocimetry performances for streamflow monitoring: Seeding metrics to errors minimisation, Hydrological Processes, 34(25), 5167-5175, (doi: 10.1002/hyp.13919) 2020. [pdf]
Dal Sasso, S.F., A. Pizarro, S. Manfreda, Metrics for the Quantification of Seeding Characteristics to Enhance Image Velocimetry Performance in Rivers. Remote Sensing, 12, 1789, (doi: 10.3390/rs12111789) 2020. [pdf]
Perks, M. T., S. F. Dal Sasso, A. Hauet, E. Jamieson, J. Le Coz, SS. Pearce, S. Peña-Haro, A. Pizarro, D. Strelnikova, F. Tauro, J. Bomhof, S. Grimaldi, A. Goulet, B. Hortobágyi, M. Jodeau, S. Käfer, R. Ljubičić, I. Maddock, P. Mayr, G. Paulus, L. Pénard, L. Sinclair, and S. Manfreda, Towards harmonisation of image velocimetry techniques for river surface velocity observations, Earth System Science Data, 12, 1545–1559, (doi: 10.5194/essd-12-1545-2020) 2020.[pdf]
Pizarro, A., S. Manfreda, E. Tubaldi, The Science behind Scour at Bridge Foundations: A Review, Water, 12, 374, (doi: 10.3390/w12020374) 2020. [pdf]
Pearce, S.;R.; R. Ljubičić; S. Peña-Haro; M. Perks; F. Tauro; A. Pizarro; S.F. Dal Sasso; D. Strelnikova; S. Grimaldi; I. Maddock; G. Paulus; J. Plavšić; D. Prodanović; S. Manfreda, An Evaluation of Image Velocimetry Techniques under Low Flow Conditions and High Seeding Densities Using Unmanned Aerial Systems, Remote Sensing, 12, 232, (doi: 10.3390/rs12020232) 2020. [pdf]
Dal Sasso, S. F., A. Pizarro, C. Samela, L. Mita, and S. Manfreda, Exploring the optimal experimental setup for surface flow velocity measurements using PTV, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 190:460, (doi: 10.1007/s10661-018-6848-3) 2018. [pdf]
Pizarro, A., C. Samela, M. Fiorentino, O. Link, and S. Manfreda, BRISENT: An entropy-based model for bridge-pier scour estimation under complex hydraulic scenarios, Water, 9(11), 889 (doi:10.3390/w9110889), 2017. [pdf]
Pizarro, A., B. Ettmer, S. Manfreda, A. Rojas, and O. Link, Effective Flow Work for Estimation of Pier Scour under Flood Waves, Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 06017006-1-7, (doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)HY.1943-7900.0001295), 2017. [pdf]
Dr. Teresa Pizzolla [Link to Researchgate]
dott. ing. Domenico Miglino [Link to Researchgate]
dott. ing. Cinzia Albertini [Link to Researchgate]
Ph.D Students
Roudan Zhuang [Link to Researchgate]
Angelo Avino [Link to Researchgate]
Graduate Students
Domenico Miglino []
Alessandro Dinuzzo []