(at UNIBAS - LADSAT since 2000)
METEOSAT-PDUS-HRIT Receiving Antenna
Long-term Satellite Imagery Archiving (>200 Tb) and Processing capabilities
To develop Robust Satellite Techniques for monitoring Natural, Environmental and Man-made Risks like:
a) coastal water quality (e.g. Ciancia et al., 2016; Di Polito et al., 2016; Ciancia et al., 2021),
b) oil spills (e.g. Casciello et al., 2011; Grimaldi, Casciello, et al., 2011; Grimaldi, Coviello, et al., 2011; Lacava et al., 2017; Satriano et al., 2019)
c) volcanic eruptions (e.g. Bonfiglio et al., 2005; Di Bello et al., 2004; Filizzola et al., 2007; Lacava et al., 2014; Marchese et al., 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2019; Genzano et al., 2021a; Pergola et al., 2001, 2008, 2009, 2016; Pergola, Lacava, et al., 2004; Pergola, Marchese, et al., 2004; Piscini et al., 2011, Mota et al., 2025)
d) forest fires (e.g. Falconieri et al., 2026; Filizzola et al., 2016, 2023; Tramutoli et al., 2013; Marchese et al., 2017)
e) Saharan dust (e.g. (Marchese, Sannazzaro, et al., 2017; Sannazzaro, Corrado, et al., 2011; Sannazzaro et al., 2012; Sannazzaro, Filizzola, et al., 2011, 2013, 2014; Sannazzaro, Marchese, et al., 2013; Sannazzaro, Pergola, et al., 2014; Tramutoli et al., 2010)
f) floods (e.g. Faruolo et al., 2013b, 2013a; Lacava et al., 2005, 2010, 2019; Satriano et al., 2024; Temimi et al., 2011, Lahsaini et al., 2024)
g) landslides (e.g. Kazemi et al., 2024, 2025; Satriano et al., 2023)
h) energetic resources, pipelines and other security issues (e.g. Filizzola, et al., 2007, Jasani et al., 2009; Faruolo et al., 2018, 2020)