Measurement of Solar Noise Temperature in Ku-Band using a Satellite Broadcast Receiver

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SCORE project partners from UNIPI and MBI have presented a paper at the IEEE AP-S/URSI 2024. It is available in open access.  Abstract Twice per year, every geostationary communication satellite is seen from the Earth with the Sun transiting behind it, causing the receivers whose beams are directed towards this satellite to pick up an interfering noise due to…

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Assessing the impacts of coastal and riverine urban floods in the future climate, results from the SCORE project

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SCORE project partners from ATU, Consorzio Lamma, CNR have presented a paper at the EGU General Assembly 2024. It is available in open access.  Abstract Assessing the local effects of climate change on coastal areas, and in particular on coastal cities and settlements, is one of the greatest challenges facing our society, aimed at finding innovative and sustainable…

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Assessing Shoreline Dynamics under Macro to Meso-tidal Conditions through Integrative low-cost Remote Sensing Technique

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SCORE project partners from ATU have presented a paper at the EGU General Assembly 2024. It is available in open access.  Abstract Coastal erosion, a critical issue in shoreline management, arises from a combination of natural dynamics and anthropogenic influences. In macro to meso-tidal regions, this phenomenon is particularly pronounced due to the interplay of sea level…

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Rainfall Estimation by Opportunistic Use of Communications Satellite Signals: Facts and Myths Revealed

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Rainfall Estimation by Opportunistic Use of Communications Satellite Signals: Facts and Myths Revealed   SCORE project partners from MBI, CNR and UNIPI have presented a paper at the 4th URSI AT-RASC. It is available in open access.    Accurate weather forecasting on a very precise scale in time/space domains (i.e., nowcasting ), is playing a dramatic role in…

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A Poor’s Man Approach to Solar Radio Emission Characterization

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A Poor’s Man Approach to Solar Radio Emission Characterization   SCORE project partners from UNIPI and MBI presented a paper at the 4th URSI AT-RASC. It is available in open access.  Abstract The Sun (both the photosphere and the corona) is a strong source of radiation across the entire RF spectrum. Under some particular circumstances, Sun noise may heavily interfere…

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Performance comparison of different types of broadcast satellite receivers for opportunistic rain estimation

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Performance comparison of different types of broadcast satellite receivers for opportunistic rain estimation   SCORE project partners from UNIPI, MBI, and CNR presented a paper at the 4th URSI AT-RASC. It is available in open access.  Abstract Rainfall monitoring plays a key role in many disciplines dealing with environment, social activities, and business. Moreover, the temporal and spatial variability of…

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Regeneración o mantenimiento. ¿Son la solución a la erosión costera?: Caso de estudio Playa de Poniente (Benidorm)

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Regeneración o mantenimiento. ¿Son la solución a la erosión costera?: Caso de estudio Playa de Poniente (Benidorm)   SCORE project partners from Universidad de Alicante presented a paper at the XVI Jornadas españolas de ingeniería de Costas y Puertos. It is available in open access.  Abstract Coastal erosion is a natural phenomenon that is becoming…

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The Impact and Control of Climate Change In European Coastal Cities: A Brief Summary of Score Project

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The Impact and Control of Climate Change In European Coastal Cities: A Brief Summary of Score Project   SCORE project partners from Samsun University presented a paper at the 10th International Symposium on Atmospheric Sciences. It is available in open access.  Abstract Extreme weather events, coastal erosion, and sea-level rise will be the main environmental…

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City Living Labs for Sustainability and Resilience of Climate Change

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City Living Labs for Sustainability and Resilience of Climate Change   SCORE project partners from Samsun University presented a paper at the 3rd International Conference on Applied Engineering and Natural Sciences. It is available in open access.  Abstract Living  labs  are  open  (urban)  innovation  ecosystems  in  real-life  environments  based  on  a  systematic  user  co-creation  approach …

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Multi-Satellite Rain Sensing: Design Criteria and Implementation Issues

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Multi-Satellite Rain Sensing: Design Criteria and Implementation Issues   SCORE project partners from UNIPI, MBI, and CNR presented a paper at the 3rd URSI Atlantic and Asia Pacific Radio Science Meeting. It is available in open access.  Abstract In this paper, we propose a novel opportunistic multisatellite sensor system which overcomes the limitations of the conventional single-satellite…

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