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Overview

Gian Paolo Gobbi is affiliated with the National Research Council (CNR) in Italy and specializes in research within Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science. Their academic focus extensively covers atmospheric science and global and planetary change, with multiple publications contributing to these subfields.

Their research encompasses several specific topics including atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, atmospheric aerosols and clouds, atmospheric ozone and climate, and atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics. These topics reflect a comprehensive engagement with processes and dynamics affecting the Earth's atmosphere and environment.

Gian Paolo Gobbi has authored papers that address significant aspects of atmospheric science. Noteworthy publications include:

  • "The impact of cloudiness and cloud type on the atmospheric heating rate of black and brown carbon in the Po Valley" (2021) published in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • "ALICENET - an Italian network of automated lidar ceilometers for four-dimensional aerosol monitoring: infrastructure, data processing, and applications" (2024) published in Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

The scientist collaborates frequently with several coauthors, among whom Francesca Barnaba and Luca Di Liberto have coauthored two publications each, while Luca Ferrero, Asta Gregorič, and Griša Močnik have contributed to one paper each. These collaborative efforts contribute to advancing knowledge in atmospheric monitoring and aerosol research.

Their work has been disseminated primarily through venues that focus on atmospheric and environmental sciences. The frequent publication venues for their research are Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics and Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, each featuring one or more of their publications.

Best Publications

  • Direct observation of aqueous secondary organic aerosol from biomass-burning emissions.

    Stefania Gilardoni;Paola Massoli;Marco Paglione;Lara Giulianelli

  • Atmospheric Brown Clouds in the Himalayas: first two years of continuous observations at the Nepal Climate Observatory-Pyramid (5079 m)

    P. Bonasoni;Paolo Laj;A. Marinoni;M. Sprenger

  • Aerosol seasonal variability over the Mediterranean region and relative impact of maritime, continental and Saharan dust particles over the basin from MODIS data in the year 2001

    F. Barnaba;G. P. Gobbi

  • Classification of aerosol properties derived from AERONET direct sun data

    G. P. Gobbi;Y. J. Kaufman;I. Koren;T. F. Eck;T. F. Eck

  • Saharan Dust and Associations between Particulate Matter and Daily Mortality in Rome, Italy

    Sandra Mallone;Massimo Stafoggia;Annunziata Faustini;Gian Paolo Gobbi

  • Aerosol characterization in Northern Africa, Northeastern Atlantic, Mediterranean Basin and Middle East from direct-sun AERONET observations

    S. Basart;C. Pérez;C. Pérez;E. Cuevas;J. M. Baldasano;J. M. Baldasano

  • Evaluation of Mixing-Height Retrievals from Automatic Profiling Lidars and Ceilometers in View of Future Integrated Networks in Europe

    M. Haeffelin;F. Angelini;Y. Morille;G. Martucci

  • Traffic and nucleation events as main sources of ultrafine particles in high-insolation developed world cities

    M. Brines;M. Brines;M. Dall'Osto;M. Dall'Osto;D. C. S. Beddows;R. M. Harrison;R. M. Harrison

  • Altitude-resolved properties of a Saharan dust event over the Mediterranean

    Gian Paolo Gobbi;Francesca Barnaba;Riccardo Giorgi;Alessandra Santacasa

  • Denitrification in the Antarctic stratosphere

    R. J. Salawitch;G. P. Gobbi;S. C. Wofsy;M. B. McElroy

  • The ABC-Pyramid Atmospheric Research Observatory in Himalaya for aerosol, ozone and halocarbon measurements.

    P. Bonasoni;P. Laj;F. Angelini;J. Arduini

  • A gas/aerosol air pollutants study over the urban area of Rome using a comprehensive chemical transport model

    Claudio Gariazzo;Camillo Silibello;Sandro Finardi;Paola Radice

  • Lidar estimation of tropospheric aerosol extinction, surface area and volume: Maritime and desert-dust cases

    Francesca Barnaba;Gian Paolo Gobbi

  • Estimating the impact of Saharan dust on the year 2001 PM10 record of Rome, Italy

    G.P. Gobbi;F. Barnaba;L. Ammannato

  • Identification of key aerosol populations through their size and composition resolved spectral scattering and absorption

    F. Costabile;F. Barnaba;F. Angelini;G. P. Gobbi

  • Size-resolved aerosol chemical composition over the Italian Peninsula during typical summer and winter conditions

    C. Carbone;S. Decesari;Mihaela Mircea;L. Giulianelli

  • Saharan dust particle properties over the central Mediterranean

    A.M. Tafuro;F. Barnaba;F. De Tomasi;M.R. Perrone

  • An important fingerprint of wildfires on the European aerosol load

    F. Barnaba;F. Angelini;G. Curci;G. P. Gobbi

  • Volcanic Aerosol and Ozone Depletion Within the Antarctic Polar Vortex During the Austral Spring of 1991.

    T. Deshler;A. Adriani;G. P. Gobbi;D. J. Hofmann

  • The vertical distribution of aerosols, Saharan dust and cirrus clouds in Rome (Italy) in the year 2001

    G. P. Gobbi;F. Barnaba;L. Ammannato

  • Transport of Po Valley aerosol pollution to the northwestern Alps – Part 1: Phenomenology

    Henri Diémoz;Francesca Barnaba;Tiziana Magri;Giordano Pession

Frequent Co-Authors

Francesca Barnaba
Francesca Barnaba Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate
Alberto Adriani
Alberto Adriani National Institute for Astrophysics
Maria Cristina Facchini
Maria Cristina Facchini Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate
Mario Blumthaler
Mario Blumthaler Innsbruck Medical University
Matteo Rinaldi
Matteo Rinaldi Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate
Roy M. Harrison
Roy M. Harrison University of Birmingham
Stefano Decesari
Stefano Decesari Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate
Angela Marinoni
Angela Marinoni Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate
Sandro Fuzzi
Sandro Fuzzi Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate
Franco Lucarelli
Franco Lucarelli National Institute for Nuclear Physics

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