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Mario Aristide Lenzi

Mario Aristide Lenzi

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Earth Science

D-Index
39
Citations
5902
World Ranking
6130
National Ranking
182

Overview

Mario Aristide Lenzi is affiliated with the University of Padua in Italy. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with particular emphasis on hydrology and sediment transport processes.

The scientist's recent publications reflect a concentration on geomorphology and watershed management, with articles featured in recognized journals such as Geomorphology, CATENA, and Land. Recent notable papers include:

  • "Integrated analysis of sediment source areas in an Alpine basin," 2020, CATENA
  • "The role of in-channel vegetation in driving and controlling the geomorphic changes along a gravel-bed river," 2023, Geomorphology
  • "Interaction between climatic conditions, water- and sediment-fluxes in an alpine basin: Long-term monthly and seasonal analysis," 2025, Geomorphology
  • "Revisiting Vegetation Gradient Analysis and the Intermediate Disturbance Hypothesis for the Interpretation of Riverine Geomorphic Patterns," 2023, Land

Their main fields of study include environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, supported by a significant body of work in subfields such as ecology, soil science, global and planetary change, water science and technology, and related management and policy.

  • Ecology
  • Soil Science
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Water Science and Technology
  • Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

Thematic areas of focus span:

  • Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
  • Soil erosion and sediment transport
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Flood Risk Assessment and Management
  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Fire effects on ecosystems

Lenzi has frequently published in the following venues:

  • Geomorphology
  • CATENA
  • Land

Collaboration plays a significant role in Lenzi's research, with frequent co-authors including Lorenzo Picco, Riccardo Rainato, G. Pellegrini, Luca Mao, and Andrés Iroumé.

Best Publications

  • Suspended sediment load during floods in a small stream of the Dolomites (northeastern Italy)

    Mario Aristide Lenzi;Lorenzo Marchi

  • Channel adjustments and vegetation cover dynamics in a large gravel bed river over the last 200 years

    F. Comiti;M. Da Canal;N. Surian;L. Mao

  • Step-pool evolution in the Rio Cordon, northeastern Italy

    Mario A. Lenzi

  • Effective discharge for sediment transport in a mountain river: Computational approaches and geomorphic effectiveness

    Mario Aristide Lenzi;Luca Mao;Francesco Comiti

  • CHANNEL ADJUSTMENTS AND ALTERATION OF SEDIMENT FLUXES IN GRAVEL-BED RIVERS OF NORTH-EASTERN ITALY: POTENTIALS AND LIMITATIONS FOR CHANNEL RECOVERY

    Nicola Surian;Luca Ziliani;Francesco Comiti;Mario A. Lenzi

  • Bedload transport in the instrumented catchment of the Rio Cordon

    Mario A. Lenzi;Vincenzo D'Agostino;Paolo Billi

  • Field-derived relationships for flow velocity and resistance in high-gradient streams

    Francesco Comiti;Luca Mao;Andrew Wilcox;Andrew Wilcox;Ellen E. Wohl

  • Spatial density and characteristics of woody debris in five mountain rivers of the Dolomites (Italian Alps)

    Francesco Comiti;Andrea Andreoli;Mario Aristide Lenzi;Luca Mao

  • Magnitude-frequency analysis of bed load data in an Alpine boulder bed stream

    Mario Aristide Lenzi;Luca Mao;Francesco Comiti

  • When does bedload transport begin in steep boulder-bed streams?

    Mario Aristide Lenzi;Luca Mao;Francesco Comiti

  • Interannual variation of suspended sediment load and sediment yield in an alpine catchment

    M. A. Lenzi;L. Mao;F. Comiti

  • Characteristics, distribution and geomorphic role of large woody debris in a mountain stream of the Chilean Andes

    Andrea Andreoli;Francesco Comiti;Mario Aristide Lenzi

  • Local scouring in low and high gradient streams at bed sills

    Mario Aristide Lenzi;Andrea Marion;Francesco Comiti;R. Gaudio

  • Large wood storage in streams of the Eastern Italian Alps and the relevance of hillslope processes

    Emanuel Rigon;F Comiti;Mario Aristide Lenzi

  • Wood storage in three mountain streams of the Southern Andes and its hydro‐morphological effects

    Francesco Comiti;Andrea Andreoli;Luca Mao;Mario Aristide Lenzi

  • Stream bed stabilization using boulder check dams that mimic step-pool morphology features in Northern Italy

    Mario Aristide Lenzi

  • Local scouring and morphological adjustments in steep channels with check-dam sequences

    Mario A Lenzi;Francesco Comiti

  • Local scouring at grade‐control structures in alluvial mountain rivers

    M. A. Lenzi;A. Marion;F. Comiti

  • Bedload transport in the instrumented catchment of the Rio Cordon: Part II: Analysis of the bedload rate

    Vincenzo D'Agostino;Mario A Lenzi

  • Sediment transfer processes in two Alpine catchments of contrasting morphological settings

    L. Mao;M. Cavalli;F. Comiti;L. Marchi

  • Displacement and transport of marked pebbles, cobbles and boulders during floods in a steep mountain stream

    Mario Aristide Lenzi

Frequent Co-Authors

Luca Mao
Luca Mao University of Lincoln
Francesco Comiti
Francesco Comiti Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
Andrés Iroumé
Andrés Iroumé Austral University of Chile
Lorenzo Marchi
Lorenzo Marchi National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Nicola Surian
Nicola Surian University of Padua
Marco Cavalli
Marco Cavalli National Research Council (CNR)
James C. Bathurst
James C. Bathurst Newcastle University
Oliver Korup
Oliver Korup University of Potsdam
Ellen Wohl
Ellen Wohl Colorado State University

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