RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Developments and use of high-resolution Regional Climate and Regional Earth System Models (convection permitting resolution/non-Hydrostatic) at mid-latitudes and tropical areas
High Resolution Atmosphere/Ocean Modeling under different emission scenarios
Production and Analysis of Climate projections.
Analysis of the interaction between extreme weather system and mesoscale ocean structures (eddies)
Development and use of cyclone detection and tracking schemes and analysis of extratropical cyclones climatology in the past and future climates.
JOURNAL, ARTICLES, BOOKS (Peer Reviewed)
a) JOURNAL, ARTICLES, BOOKS (Peer Reviewed)
1. Panzeri D, Reale M, Cossarini G, Salon S, Carlucci R, Spedicato MT, Zupa W, Vrgocˇ N, and Libralato S (2024) “Future distribution of demersal species in a warming Mediterranean sub-basin”. Front. Mar. Sci. 11:1308325. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2024.1308325, 2024
2. Carniel, C.E., Ricchi, A., Ferretti, R., Curci, G., Miglietta, M.M., Reale, M., et al. (2024) “A high-resolution climatological study of explosive cyclones in the Mediterranean region: Frequency, intensity and synoptic drivers”. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 1–22. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/qj.4889
3. Teruzzi, A., Aydogdu, A., Amadio, C., Clementi, E., Colella, S., Di Biagio, V., Drudi, M., Fanelli, C., Feudale, L., Grandi, A., Miraglio, P., Pisano, A., Pistoia, J., Reale, M., Salon, S., Volpe, G., and Cossarini, G.: Anomalous 2022 deep-water formation and intense phytoplankton bloom in the Cretan area, in: 8th edition of the Copernicus Ocean State Report (OSR8), edited by: von Schuckmann, K., Moreira, L., Grégoire, M., Marcos, M., Staneva, J., Brasseur, P., Garric, G., Lionello, P., Karstensen, J., and Neukermans, G., Copernicus Publications, State Planet, 4-osr8, 15, https://doi.org/10.5194/sp-4-osr8-15-2024, 2024.
4. Rolli, F., Reale, M., Massolino, G.et al. ” Waters that Divide: Climate Refugees and Sea Barriers” Development (2023). https://doi.org/10.1057/s41301-023-00368-1
5. Panzeri, D., Russo, T., Arneri, E., Carlucci, R., Cossarini, G., Isajlović, I., Krstulović Šifner, S., Manfredi, C., Masnadi, F., Reale, M., Scarcella, G., Solidoro, C., Spedicato, M. T., Vrgoč, N., Zupa, W., & Libralato, S. (2023) ” Identifying priority areas for spatial management of mixed fisheries using ensemble of multi-species distribution models”. Fish and Fisheries, 00, 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1111/faf.12802
6. Menna, M., Martellucci, R., Reale, M. et al. “A case study of impacts of an extreme weather system on the Mediterranean Sea circulation features: Medicane Apollo (2021)”. Sci Rep 13, 3870 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-29942-w
7. Flaounas, E., Aragão, L., Bernini, L., Dafis, S., Doiteau, B., Flocas, H., Gray, S. L., Karwat, A., Kouroutzoglou, J., Lionello, P., Miglietta, M. M., Pantillon, F., Pasquero, C., Patlakas, P., Picornell, M. Á., Porcù, F., Priestley, M. D. K., Reale, M., Roberts, M. J., Saaroni, H., Sandler, D., Scoccimarro, E., Sprenger, M., and Ziv, B.: “A composite approach to produce reference datasets for extratropical cyclone tracks: application to Mediterranean cyclones”, Weather Clim. Dynam., 4, 639–661, https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-4-639-2023, 2023.
8. Reale M., G. Cossarini, S. Salon, V. Di Biagio, A. Teruzzi, G. Coidessa, E. Clementi, ” Winter fertilization in the Mediterranean Sea euphotic layer and its relationship with Northern Hemisphere large scale synoptic patterns” In: Copernicus Ocean State Report, issue 6, Journal of Operational Oceanography, s43-s49, 15:sup1, 1-220, DOI: 10.1080/1755876X.2022.2095169 (2022, Journal of Operational Oceanography)
9. *Reale, M., Cossarini, G., Lazzari, P., Lovato, T., Bolzon, G., Masina, S., Solidoro, C., and Salon, S.: “Acidification, deoxygenation, and nutrient and biomass declines in a warming Mediterranean Sea”, Biogeosciences, 19, 4035–4065, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-4035-2022, 2022.
10. Natalia Machado Crespo; Michelle Simões Reboita; Luiz Felippe Gozzo; Eduardo Marcos de Jesus; José Abraham Torres Alavez; Miguel Ángel Lagos-Zúñiga; Limbert Fernando Torrez Rodriguez; Marco Reale; Rosmeri Porfírio da Rocha: “Assessment of the RegCM4-CORDEX-CORE performance in simulating cyclones affecting the western coast of South America”. Clim Dyn (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-022-06419-6
11. Flaounas, E., Davolio, S., Raveh-Rubin, S., Pantillon, F., Miglietta, M. M., Gaertner, M. A., Hatzaki, M., Homar, V., Khodayar, S., Korres, G., Kotroni, V., Kushta, J., Reale, M., and Ricard, D.: Mediterranean cyclones: current knowledge and open questions on dynamics, prediction, climatology and impacts, Weather Clim. Dynam., 3, 173–208, https://doi.org/10.5194/wcd-3-173-2022, 2022.
12. *Reale M., Cabos W., Cavicchia L., Conte D., Coppola E., Flaounas E., Giorgi F., Gualdi S., Hochman A., Li L., Lionello P., Podrascanin Z., Salon S., Sanchez-Gomez E., Scoccimarro E., Sein D., Somot S. “Future projections of Mediterranean cyclone characteristics using the Med-CORDEX ensemble of coupled regional climate system models” (2021, Climate Dynamics), https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-021-06018-x.
13. M. S. Reboita, N. M. Crespo, J. A. Torres, M. Reale, R P da Rocha, F. Giorgi and E. Coppola “Future changes in winter explosive cyclones over the Southern Hemisphere domains from the CORDEX-CORE ensemble” (2021), Climate Dynamics; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-021-05867-w
14. P. Lionello, D. Barriopedro, C. Ferrarin, J. Robert Nicholls, M. Orlic, F. Raicich, M. Reale, G. Umgiesser, M. Vousdoukas, and D. Zanchettin “Extremes floods of Venice: characteristics, dynamics, past and future evolution” (2021), Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 21, 2705–2731, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-21-2705-2021 in Special Issue: Venice flooding: understanding, prediction capabilities, and future projections
15. Karina von Schuckmann ((Editor)), Pierre-Yves Le Traon ((Editor)), Neville Smith (Chair) ((Review Editor)), Ananda Pascual ((Review Editor)), Samuel Djavidnia ((Review Editor)), Jean-Pierre Gattuso ((Review Editor)), Marilaure Grégoire ((Review Editor)),…., Marco Reale, …..(2021) “Copernicus Marine Service Ocean State Report”, Issue 5, Journal of Operational Oceanography, 14:sup1,1185,doi 10.1080/1755876X.2021.1946240
16. J. A. Torres-Alavez, R. Glazer, F. Giorgi, E. Coppola, X. Gao, K. I. Hodges, S. Das, M. Ashfaq, M. Reale, T. Sines “Future projections in tropical cyclone activity over multiple CORDEX domains from RegCM4 CORDEX-CORE simulations” (2021, Climate Dynamics) https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-021-05728-6
17. M.S. Reboita, M. Reale, R. P. da Rocha, F. Giorgi, G. Giuliani, E. Coppola, R. Nino, M. Llopart, J. A. Torres, T. Cavazos “Future Changes in the Wintertime Cyclonic Activity over the CORDEX-CORE Southern Hemisphere domains in a Multi-Model Approach” (2020) Climate Dynamics , https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-020-05317-z
18. *Reale M., Salon S., Somot S., Solidoro C., Giorgi F., Cossarini G., Lazzari P., Crise A., Sevault F. “Influence of large-scale atmospheric circulation patterns on nutrients dynamics in the Mediterranean Sea in the extended winter season (October-March) 1961-1999” (2020b, Climate Research https://doi.org/10.3354/cr01620)
19. *Reale, M., Giorgi, F., Solidoro, C., Di Biagio, V., Di Sante, F., Mariotti, L., Farneti R., Sannino G. (2020a).” The Regional Earth System Model RegCM‐ES: Evaluation of the Mediterranean climate and marine biogeochemistry” Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems,12, e2019MS001812. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019MS001812.
20. Lionello, P., Conte, D., and Reale, M.: “The effect of cyclones crossing the Mediterranean region on sea level anomalies at the Mediterranean Sea coast”, Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-2019-6, 2019
21. *Reale M., Margarida L.R. Liberato, Piero Lionello, Joaquim G. Pinto, S. Salon, Sven Ulbrich “A global climatology of explosive cyclones using a multi-tracking approach” (2019, Tellus A: Dynamic Meteorology & Oceanography)
22. Flaounas E., Kelemen F., Wernli H., Gaertner M.A., Reale M., Sanchez E., Lionello P., Calmanti S., Podrascanin Z., Somot S., Naveed A., Romera R., Conte D. (2018) Assessment of an ensemble of ocean-atmosphere coupled and uncoupled regional climate models to reproduce the climatology of Mediterranean cyclones Clim Dyn (2018). doi:10.1007/s00382-016-3398-7
23. *Reale, M., S.Salon, A. Crise, R. Farneti, R. Mosetti and G.Sannino “Unexpected covariant behavior of Aegean and Ionian Seas in the period 1987-2008” (2017, Journal of Geophysical Research Ocean-doi: 10.1002/2017JC012983)
24. Sitz, L. E., Di Sante, F., Farneti, R., Fuentes-Franco, R., Coppola, E., Mariotti, L., Reale, M., Sannino, G., Barreiro, M., Nogherotto, R., Giuliani, G., Graffino, G., Solidoro, C., Cossarini, G. and Giorgi, F. (2017), “Description and evaluation of the Earth System Regional Climate Model (RegCM-ES)” J. Adv. Model. Earth Syst. doi:10.1002/2017MS000933
25. *Reale, M., A. Crise, R. Farneti, and R. Mosetti (2016), “A process study of the Adriatic-Ionian System baroclinic dynamics”, J. Geophys. Res. Oceans, 121, 5872–5887, doi:10.1002/2016JC011763
26. P. Lionello, I. F. Trigo, V. Gil, M. L. R. Liberato, K. Nissen, J. G. Pinto, C.Raible, M.Reale, A.Tanzarella, R. M. Trigo, S. Ulbrich, U. Ulbrich (2016) Objective Climatology of Cyclones in the Mediterranean Region: a consensus view among methods with different system identification and tracking criteria. Tellus. ISSN 1600-0870
27. Ulbrich U., Leckebusch G. C. , Grieger J., Schuster M., Akperov M., Bardin M. Y., Feng Y., Gulev S., Inatsu M., Keay K., Kew S. F. , Liberato M. L. R. , Lionello P., Mokhov I. I., Neu N., Pinto J. G., Raible C. C. , Reale M., Rudeva I., Simmonds I., Tilinina N. D. , Trigo I. F. , Ulbrich S., Wang X. L. , Wernli L. (2013) Are Greenhouse Gas Signals of Northern Hemisphere winter extra-tropical cyclone activity dependent on the identification and tracking algorithm?, 2013, Meteorologische Zeitschrift, Volume 22, Number 1, pp. 61-68(8).
28. Neu N., Akperov M. G. , Bellenbaum N., Benestad R., Blender R., Caballero R., Cocozza A., Dacre H. F. , Feng Y., Fraedrich K., Grieger J., Gulev S., Hanley J., Hewson T., Inatsu M., Keay K., Kew S. F. , Kindem I., Leckebusch G. C. , Liberato M. L. R. , Lionello P., Mokhov I. I. , Pinto J. G. , Raible C. C. , Reale M., Rudeva I., Schuster M., Simmonds I., Sinclair M., Sprenger M., Tilinina N. D. , Trigo I. F. , Ulbrich S., Ulbrich U., Wang X. L. , Wernli L. (2013) IMILAST – a community effort to intercompare extratropical cyclone detection and tracking algorithms: assessing method-related uncertainties, 2013, Bull. Am. Met. Soc., Volume 94, Issue 4, pp. 529–547
29. Lionello P., L.Congedi, M. Reale, L.Scarascia, A.Tanzarella (2013) Sensitivity of typical Mediterranean crops to past and future evolution of seasonal temperature and precipitation in Apulia Reg. Environ. Change DOI:10.1007/s10113-013-0482-y
30. Reale M. and P. Lionello (2013) Synoptic climatology of winter intense precipitation events along the Mediterranean coasts, Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 13:1707–1722, doi:10.5194/nhess-13-1707-2013
31. Maureen D. Agnew, Clare M. Goodess, Debbie Hemming,Christos Giannakopoulos, Skander Ben Salem, Marco Bindi, Mohamed Nejmeddine Bradai, Letizia Congedi, Camilla Dibari, Hesham El-Askary, Mutasem El-Fadel, Roberto Ferrise,José M. Grünzweig, Ali Harzallah, Abdallah Hattour, Maria Hatzaki,Dina Kanas, Ef fi e Kostopoulou, Piero Lionello, Theib Oweis, Cosimo Pino, Marco Reale, Agustín Sánchez-Arcilla and Mohamed Senouci (2013) Introduction , in (A.Navarra and L.Tubiana eds) Regional Assessment of Climate Change in the Mediterranean , Advances in Global Change Research 52,3-21, , Springer Netherlands, ISBN: 978-94-007-5768-4 (Print) 978-94-007-5769-1
32. Debbie Hemming, Maureen D. Agnew, Clare M. Goodess, Christos Giannakopoulos, Skander Ben Salem, Marco Bindi, Mohamed Nejmeddine Bradai, Letizia Congedi, Camilla Dibari, Hesham El-Askary, Mutasem El-Fadel, Mohamed El-Raey, Roberto Ferrise, José M. Grünzweig, Ali Harzallah, Abdallah Hattour, Maria Hatzaki, Dina Kanas, Piero Lionello, Mark McCarthy, César Mösso Aranda, Theib Oweis, Joan Pau Sierra,Basil Psiloglou, Marco Reale, Agustín Sánchez-Arcilla, Mohamed Senouci, and Annalisa Tanzarella (2013) Climate Impact Assessments , in (A. Navarra and L.Tubiana eds) Regional Assessment of Climate Change in the Mediterranean , Advances in Global Change Research 52,61-104, , Springer Netherlands, ISBN: 978-94-007-5768-4 (Print) 978-94-007-5769-1
33. Clare M. Goodess, Maureen D. Agnew, Christos Giannakopoulos, Debbie Hemming, Skander Ben Salem, Marco Bindi, Mohamed Nejmeddine Bradai, Letizia Congedi, Camilla Dibari, Hesham El-Askary, Mutasem El-Fadel, Mohamed El-Raey, Roberto Ferrise, Dimitra Founda, José M. Grünzweig, Ali Harzallah, Maria Hatzaki, Gillian Kay, Piero Lionello, César Mösso Aranda, Theib Oweis, Joan Pau Sierra, Basil Psiloglou, Marco Reale, Agustín Sánchez-Arcilla, Mohamed Senouci, Annalisa Tanzarella and Konstantinos V. Varotsos (2013) Integration of the Climate Impact Assessments with Future Projections ,in (A.Navarra and L.Tubiana eds), Regional Assessment of Climate Change in the Mediterranean , in Advances in Global Change Research 52,105-162, Springer Netherlands ISBN: 978-94-007-5768-4 (Print) 978-94-007-5769-1
34. Clare M. Goodess, Maureen D. Agnew, Debbie Hemming, Christos Giannakopoulos, Marco Bindi, Camilla Dibari, Hesham El-Askary, Mutasem El-Fadel, Mamdouh El Hattab, Mohamed El-Raey, Roberto Ferrise, José M. Grünzweig, Ali Harzallah, Dina Kanas, Piero Lionello, César Mösso Aranda, Theib Oweis, Joan Pau Sierra, Marco Reale, Agustín Sánchez-Arcilla, Mohamed Senouci, Rolf Sommer, and Annalisa Tanzarella ( 2013) Synthesis and the Assessment of Adaptation Measures, (A.Navarra and L.Tubiana eds), Regional Assessment of Climate Change in the Mediterranean , in Advances in Global Change Research 52,163-201, Springer Netherlands, ISBN: 978-94-007-5768-4 (Print) 978-94-007-5769-1
35. Lionello P., F. Abrantes, L. Congedi, F. Dulac, M. Gacic, D. Gomis, C. Goodess, H. Hoff, H. Kutiel, J. Luterbacher, S. Planton, M. Reale, K. Schröder, M. V. Struglia, A. Toreti, M. Tsimplis, U. Ulbrich, E. Xoplaki (2012) Introduction: Mediterranean Climate: Background Information in Lionello P. (Ed.) The Climate of the Mediterranean Region. From the Past to the Future, Amsterdam: Elsevier (NETHERLANDS) 9780124160422, 502pp
b) JOURNAL, ARTICLES, BOOKS, REPORTS (NOT Peer Reviewed)
M.Reale (2011) Cyclone climatology in the Mediterranean region: comparison of two existing algorithms for cyclone tracking – Final report for ESF-MedClivar project-Frei Universitaet- Berlin, Germany- March- April 2011-avalaible at: http://www.esf.org/index.php?eID=tx_nawsecuredl&u=0&file=fileadmin/be_user/research_areas/LESC/RNPs/MEDCLIVAR/Grants_reports/FinalReport_3135.pdf&t=1396042540&hash=62f57073d4a919552d063a94d1cf729836261324
M.Reale and P.Lionello (2011) “Information sheet on biogeophysical and social vulnerability indicators for the CIRCE rural case studies: Apulia, Italy”-Editor(s): Maureen Agnew and Clare Goodess-University of East Anglia (UK)-available at https://crudata.uea.ac.uk/projects/circe/current_impacts_infosheet_AP_Final.doc
M.Reale, L.Congedi, A.Tanzarella and P.Lionello (2011) “Information sheet on future climate and impacts for the CIRCE rural case studies: Apulia, Italy”-Editor(s): Maureen Agnew and Clare Goodess-University of East Anglia (UK)- available at https://crudata.uea.ac.uk/projects/circe/AP_Future_infosheet_Final.doc