Curriculum Vitae Dr. Alfonso Senatore November 1 st, 2008 PERSONAL Name: Alfonso Senatore Date and place of birth: February 20, 1977, Polla (SA), Italy Home address: via Panebianco, 214 87100 Cosenza, (Italy) Working address: Department of Soil Conservation, University of Calabria Ponte P.Bucci, Cubo 41b 87036 Arcavacata di Rende (CS), Italy Contacts: Tel: +39-0984-391087 (home) +39-0984-496614 (job) +39-338-9636065 (mobile) Fax: +39-0984-494050 e-mail: senatore@dds.unical.it alf.senatore@libero.it LANGUAGES Italian and English BACKGROUND May 2001 Oct 2003 Oct 2003 Feb 2006 Aug 2006 to present Sep-Oct 2008 Degree in Environmental Engineering cum laude at University of Calabria (title of the thesis: Development of a distributed inter-regional scale model for the analysis of the hydrological balance ) Recognised by the Council of the School of Environmental Engineering, University of Calabria, as student of the disciplines of Numerical Cartography and Hydraulic Infrastructures Participant at the International Study Course on Hydrological Droughts, Wageningen (NL) Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Hydraulic Engineering with excellent evaluation at University of Calabria (title of the thesis: Soil-Vegetation- Atmosphere energy and mass Transfer processes ) Winner of an annual research grant for the Distributed modelling of the regional water balance for the assessment of water resource availability. The research grant has been renewed twice Visiting researcher at the Institute for Meteorology and Climate Research (IMK- IFU), Garmisch-Partenkirchen (D) TEACHING EXPERIENCE Teaching contract Professor at School of Natural Hazards Management, University of Calabria: NUMERIC CARTOGRAPHY, 2006 GIS APPLICATIONS, since 2007 to now Teaching Assistant at School of Environmental Engineering, University of Calabria: HYDRAULICS, 2001-2002
NUMERICAL CARTOGRAPHY, since 2001 to now (he also developed an on-line course: http://www.camilab.unical.it/didattica/cartografia_online/cartografia/ home.html) HYDRAULIC INFRASTUCTURES, since 2001 to now Teaching Assistant at School of Natural Hazards Management, University of Calabria: THEMATIC CARTOGRAPHY, 2003-2004 GIS APPLICATIONS, 2004-2005 Teaching Assistant, Master MODECI Mathematical Modeling of Hydro-geologic catastrophes, University of Calabria: CARTOGRAPHY, 2002 GIS, 2003 BASIC HYDROLOGY, 2004 Teaching Assistant, Master Carthema Thematic cartography for territory management, University of Calabria: CARTOGRAPHY, 2003 GIS, 2004 GRASS-GIS, 2005 RESEARCH INTERESTS Distributed water balance modeling coupled in GIS environment Field experiments and analysis of the eddy correlation flux measurements Remote sensing and SVAT (soil-vegetation-atmosphere transfer) models for monitoring and forecasting evapotranspiration, CO 2 flux and soil moisture spatial patterns in drought conditions Very detailed hydrological modeling aided by innovative technique (Cellular Automata) for improving computational capacity through parallel computing Management of water systems to face drought and water scarcity; definition and application of drought indices Coupling climate models to hydrological models to detect impacts of climate change to water resources PARTICIPATION IN RESEARCH PROJECTS 2001-2002 INTERREG IIC European project Territory asset and drought risk Subprogram I: Analysis of hydrological cycle 2004-2006 INTERREG III B Medocc European project SEDEMED Sécheresse et Désertification dans le bassin Méditerranéen 2005-2007 Research Program of National Interest (PRIN) Forecasting and mitigation of drought (Scientific Coordinator Prof. G. La Loggia, University of Palermo) 2006-2008 INTERREG III B Archimed European project PRODIM PROactive management of water systems to face Drought and water scarcity in the Islands and coastal areas of the Mediterranean (Scientific Coordinator Prof. G. Tsakiris, NTUA, Greece) 2007-2008 Drafting of the Water Conservation Plan of Calabria Region PROFESSIONAL AND SERVICE ACTIVITIES Aug 2004 to present Responsible for the installation and the management of a complete eddy covariance station placed in northern Calabria
Sep 2004 Oct 2004 May 2006 June 2007 July 2008 Responsible of the sectors GIS development and applications and Hydrological Balance of the Environmental Cartography and Hydrological Modelling Laboratory (CAMILab) of the Soil Conservation Department of the University of Calabria Responsible of the organization of the Training Course Acquisition, analysis and diffusion of meteo-hydrological data for drought control, held at University of Calabria within the activities of the SEDEMED project Member of the organizing committee of the AMHY-FRIEND group International Workshop on Hydrological Extremes - Observing and modelling exceptional floods and rainfalls, held at University of Calabria Member of the organizing committee of the AMHY-FRIEND group 2 nd International Workshop on Hydrological Extremes - Variability in space and time of extreme rainfalls, floods and droughts, held at University of Calabria Member of the organizing committee of the AMHY-FRIEND group 3 rd International Work-shop on Hydrological Extremes - Analyses and images of hydrological extremes in Mediterranean environments, held at University of Calabria REFERENCES Peer reviewed articles: 1. Mendicino G., Senatore A., Spezzano G., Straface S., Three-dimensional unsaturated flow modelling using cellular automata, Water Resour. Res., 42, W11419, doi:10.1029/2005wr004472, 2006. 2. Folino G., Mendicino G., Senatore A., Spezzano G., Straface S., A model based on cellular automata for the parallel simulation of 3D unsaturated flow, Parallel Computing 32 (5-6), pp. 357-376, 2006. 3. Versace P., Mendicino G., Sirangelo B., Biondi D., Capparelli G., De Luca D. L., Longo M.A., Senatore A., La modellazione matematica nel rischio idrogeologico Mathematical modelling in assessing hydrogeological risk, L ACQUA, Vol. 2, pp. 49-54, 2007. 4. Montesanto A., Passarino G., Senatore A., Carotenuto L., De Benedictis G., Spatial analysis and surname analysis: complementary tools for shedding light on human longevity patterns. Annals of Human Genetics 72(2), pp. 253-260, 2008. 5. Mendicino G., Senatore A., Versace P., A Groundwater Resource Index (GRI) for drought monitoring and forecasting in a Mediterranean climate, Journal of Hydrology, 357(3-4), pp. 282-302, 2008. 6. Cervarolo G., Mendicino G., Senatore A., A coupled SVAT-3D unsaturated flow model for the assessment of soil-vegetation-atmosphere exchanges, submitted to Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 2008. Book chapters: 1. Calcagno G., Mendicino G., Monacelli G., Senatore A., Versace P., Distributed estimation of actual evapotranspiration through remote sensing techniques, in Methods and Tools for Drought Analysis and Management, Eds. G. Rossi, T. Vega, B. Bonaccorso, Series: Water Science and Technology Library, Vol. 62, Springer, 2007, pp. 125-148. 2. Mendicino G., Senatore A., Water Resource Assessment and Management under water shortage conditions: A case study in southern Italy, submitted for publication to the textbook Managing Drought Risk, promoted by the UN/ISDR Secretariat, 2008. Acts of International Conferences: 1. Mendicino, G., Senatore, A. & Versace, P., Drought Forecasting Monitoring System. EGS-AGU-EGU General Assembly, Nice, France, 2003 (poster). 2. Mendicino G., Senatore A., Straface S., A discrete cellular automata approach for unsaturated flow simulation, EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 24-29 April 2005 (poster).
3. Mendicino G., Monacelli G., Senatore A., Mass and energy fluxes monitoring through eddy covariance technique, WMO Technical Conference on Meteorological and Environmental Instruments and Methods of Observation (TECO 2005), Bucarest, Romania, 4-7 May 2005. 4. Mendicino G., Senatore A., Analysis of mass and energy fluxes in southern Italy, ICID 21st European Regional Conference 2005, Integrated Land and Water Resources Management: Towards Sustainable Rural Development, Frankfurt (Oder), Germany and Słubice, Poland, 15-19 May 2005. 5. Calcagno G., Mendicino G., Senatore A., Versace P., Estimation of actual evapotranspiration using satellite derived and ground measured fluxes, EWRA 6th International Conference Sharing a common vision for our water resources, Menton, France, 7-10 September 2005. 6. Mendicino G., Senatore A., Drought analysis in southern Italy, AMHY-FRIEND group 2nd International Workshop on Hydrological Extremis, University of Calabria, Cosenza, 6-8 June 2007. 7. Mendicino G., Senatore A., Smiatek G., Kunstmann H., Impact analysis of climate change on water resources in southern Italy through joint atmospheric-hydrological modeling, Options méditerranéennes, SERIE A: Séminaiers Méditerranéens, N. 80, Drought Management: Scientific and Technological Innovations, pp. 123-126, 2008. 8. Coppa A., Cervarolo G., Mendicino G., Senatore A., Versace P., Strategic and management plans for an agricultural water supply system in southern Italy, Options méditerranéennes, SERIE A: Séminaiers Méditerranéens, N. 80, Drought Management: Scientific and Technological Innovations, pp. 211-214, 2008. 9. Mendicino G., Senatore A., Versace P., Water resources management in agriculture under drought and water shortage conditions: a case study in southern Italy, Acts of the International Symposium on Water Shortage Management, Athens, 20 June 2008. 10. Mendicino G., Senatore A., Climate change scenarios in southern Italy and tools for drought assessment and management, Acts of the AMHY-FRIEND group 3rd International Workshop on Hydrological Extremes, University of Calabria, Cosenza, 10-12 July 2008. Acts of National Conferences: 1. Mendicino G., Senatore A., Versace P., Stima dell'evapotraspirazione potenziale in regioni meridionali attraverso l'analisi spaziale di dati altimetrici, di temperatura e di radiazione solare Assessing potential evapotranspiration in southern Italian regions through the spatial analysis of elevation, temperature and solar radiation data. Atti del 28 Convegno di Idraulica e Costruzioni Idrauliche, Potenza, 16-19 September, 2002, Vol. 2, pp. 445-454. 2. Mendicino G., Senatore A., Desertificazione e siccità: dall analisi del rischio alla previsione tramite procedure GIS Desertification and drought: from risk analysis to forecasting through GIS procedures, Workshop Modeci Modelli matematici per le catastrofi Idrologiche, Rende (CS), 30-31 March, 2004. 3. Mendicino G., Senatore A., Versace P., I deflussi minimi annuali, stagionali e di magra nei corsi d acqua calabresi Minimum annual and seasonal discharge and low flows in Calabrian rivers, XXV Corso di Aggiornamento per la Difesa dall Inquinamento, Guardia Piemontese (CS), 26-29 May, 2004. 4. Maletta R., Mendicino G., Senatore A., Applicazione Web-GIS per il controllo delle aree soggette a deficit idrico Web-GIS application for monitoring drought-prone areas, Atti 8a Conferenza Nazionale ASITA GEOMATICA, standardizzazione, interoperabilità e nuove tecnologie, Fiera di Roma, 14-17 December 2004, Vol II, pp. 1395-1400. 5. Calcagno G., Mendicino G., Senatore A., Versace P., Misure dei flussi di massa ed energia tra suolo, vegetazione ed atmosfera attraverso tecniche eddy covariance e di remote sensing Measurement of mass and energy fluxes through soil, vegetation and atmosphere by means of eddy covariance and remote sensing techniques, Atti XXVI Corso di Aggiornamento per la Difesa dall Inquinamento, Guardia Piemontese (CS), June 2005, BIOS, pp. 81-131. 6. Calcagno G., Casacchia, F., Martirano, G., Mendicino G., Senatore A., Versace P., Tecniche di telerilevamento satellitare per la stima spazio-temporale di grandezze idrologiche Remote sensing techniques for the space-time estimate of hydrological variables, Atti XXVII Corso di Aggiornamento per la Difesa dall Inquinamento, Guardia Piemontese (CS), 21-24 June 2006, pp. 199-257. 7. Mendicino G., Senatore A., Spezzano G., Straface S., Automi cellulari macroscopici per la simulazione del moto tridimensionale in mezzi porosi non saturi Macroscopic cellular automata for the simulation
of three-dimensional flow in unsaturated porous media, Atti XXX Convegno di Idraulica e Costruzioni Idrauliche, Roma, 10-15 September, 2006. 8. Mendicino G., Senatore A., Versace P., Un modello per la stima dei processi di trasferimento di energia e massa tra suolo, vegetazione ed atmosfera A model for the assessment of the mass and energy fluxes through soil, vegetation and atmosphere, Atti XXX Convegno di Idraulica e Costruzioni Idrauliche, Roma, 10-15 September, 2006. 9. Mendicino G., Senatore A., Smiatek G., Kunstmann H., Climate change scenarios in southern Italy through joint atmospheric-hydrological modeling, Atti 31 Convegno di Idraulica e Costruzioni Idrauliche, Perugia, 9-12 September, 2008. 10. Mendicino G., Senatore A., Versace P., Previsione della risorsa idrica sotterranea attraverso la stima di indici di siccità Groundwater resource forecasting through the estimate of drought indices, Atti 31 Convegno di Idraulica e Costruzioni Idrauliche, Perugia, 9-12 September, 2008. Further: 1. Calabretta G., Mendicino G., Senatore A., Vasta F., Versace P., Appendice a Aspetti metodologici nella ricostruzione del bilancio idrologico a scala interregionale Appendix to Methodological aspects in the reconstruction of the hydrological balance at inter-regional scale. In Analisi del fenomeno siccitoso e delle possibilità di mitigazione, edito da Frega G., BIOS, 2002, Quaderni di Idrotecnica Vol. 14, pp. 95-116. 2. Senatore A., Analisi di regionalizzazione delle curve di durata giornaliera per i corsi d acqua calabresi Regionalization of daily flow duration curves for Calabrian rivers, Memorie e Studi del Dipartimento di Difesa del Suolo dell Università della Calabria, n. 402, 2008.