aldobrandi

PhD in Geography
Faculty Associate @ School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning
Arizona State University

[aldobrandi @aldobrandi5]

Can we harvest wind energy in cities?
@URBES_EPFL we used a suite of year-long, high-resolution WRF simulations to explicitly calculate wind energy microgeneration potentials in Lausanne and Geneva, Switzerland. Read more here:
https://t.co/xGfwRCElOl
#VAWT #windenergy #URBAN

[NOAA Climate.gov @NOAAClimate]

Predicting El Niño and La Niña is tough, but new research analyzing 20+ years of forecasts finds dynamical models outperform statistical ones, especially for El Niño. La Niña onset? That's been much harder. Read more in our new ENSO blog post! https://t.co/EMOrRE8ziT

[International Association for Urban Climate @IAUrbanClimate]

📢 Call for abstracts for #ICUC12 is open!

#Submit your abstract via: https://t.co/qPQrWuYjtO

The abstract submission #deadline is 31 January 2025, 13:00 CET.

See you next year in #Rotterdam

[SGSUP at ASU @ASU_SGSUP]

We invite you to join the Fall 2024 Dissertation Spotlight Webinar Series hosted by the @ASUrbanClimate on Nov. 5 at 10 a.m. Prepare to be inspired by the groundbreaking research of our PhD candidates.

Join virtually on Zoom: https://t.co/uY6AHoYNRg

[URBES_EPFL @URBES_EPFL]

URBES goes live! Curious about our research? Check out the latest issue of Dimensions, EPFL's quarterly magazine for education, research and innovation! https://t.co/V0PoWZCEOd @epflENAC

[International Association for Urban Climate @IAUrbanClimate]

International Conference on Urban Climate (ICUC-12) to be held in July, 2025 in Rotterdam, Netherlands, under the theme "Heritage as urban climate challenge."
Co-chairs: Gert-Jan Steeneveld (@gjsteeneveld) and Marjolein van Esch (@mmevanesch).

[Urban Climate Research Center @ASUrbanClimate]

@AZStateClimate No, there is no trend.

@aldobrandi5 and colleagues find no significant statewide trend in AZ monsoon precipitation.

More 👇: https://t.co/B3bdn31zQ6

[aldobrandi @aldobrandi5]

Is the urban heat island effect always able to induce a distinct local circulation? And if so, how does that interact with topographical and background flows?
In this study we use a set of 1km WRF simulations to investigate the physical processes at play:
https://t.co/ykabiwmJSK

[aldobrandi @aldobrandi5]

Cherry on the cake, my PhD cornerstone paper "Urban boundary layer flows in complex terrain: dynamic interactions during a hot and dry summer season in Phoenix, Arizona" has just been accepted for publication on the Quarterly Journal of the royal Meteorological Society!

[aldobrandi @aldobrandi5]

"Big whorls have little whorls,
Which feed on their velocity,
And little whorls have lesser whorls,
And so on to viscosity."

These words still resonate as I get back to work in my office in Lausanne after attending my first #EGU meeting...

[aldobrandi @aldobrandi5]

A numerical assessment of wind energy harvesting potentials in the cities of Lausanne and Geneva, Switzerland. https://t.co/CkF2sb9FDK

[Urban Climate Research Center @ASUrbanClimate]

To successfully plan for the future one must remember the past. In today's edition of Fantastic Friday, we revisit a classic paper by Dr. Gerald Mills of @ucddublin, detailing cities as agents of global change:
https://t.co/pXcxlL0PHL

[aldobrandi @aldobrandi5]

I'm convening a session at #EGU24 on Urban Boundary Layer Dynamics Across Scales:
https://t.co/exNrfQSp4d

Call for Abstracts is now open and will be until January 10 @ 13:00 CET.
Consider submitting to our session if your research focuses on any of the following topics ⬇️

[Dina D. Pomeranz 🟣 @DinaPomeranz]

For context: the global top 10% is anyone with an income of over about 19,500 USD per year in the US (or, adjusted for purchasing power, over about 23'000 CHF in Switzerland or 14,500 € in Germany).

The global rich, that likely includes you, dear reader:
https://t.co/VCAKcFbJwZ

[EGU SSP Division @EGU_SSP]

And it's finally time again!!

The #EGU24 call for abstracts is open till 13:00 CET on the 10 January 2024.
Submit an abstract by 1 December 2023 (13:00 CET) to avail a travel grant.
For more info - https://t.co/8inXrghymp

[aldobrandi @aldobrandi5]

- Impact of urban vegetation (e.g., street trees) on wind flow
- Urban air quality (e.g., pollutant transport and dispersion)
- Urban wind energy potential

[aldobrandi @aldobrandi5]

I'm convening a session at #EGU24 on Urban Boundary Layer Dynamics Across Scales:
https://t.co/exNrfQSp4d

Call for Abstracts is now open and will be until January 10 @ 13:00 CET.
Consider submitting to our session if your research focuses on any of the following topics ⬇️

[aldobrandi @aldobrandi5]

- Interaction between local circulations (e.g., UHIC, thermal circulation in complex terrain, sea/lake breeze) and the built environment
- Role of turbulent fluxes and impact of turbulence on wind flow
- Intra-canopy and canyon ventilation