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Italian Fluvial Sediment Transport Database: a comprehensive hub for archiving and analyzing hydrological data
Marco Luppichini
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Department of Earth Sciences, University of Pisa, Via S. Maria 52, 56126 Pisa, Italy
Francesco Comiti
University of Padua, Padua, Italy
Andrea Andreoli
Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Bolzano, Italy
Barbara Aldighieri
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche – Istituto di Geoscienze (CNR-GEO),Via Mario Bianco 9, 20131 Milano, Italy
Paolo Billi
Department of Physics and Earth Sciences, Università degli Studi di Ferrara,Via Saragat 1, 44122 Ferrara, Italy
Irene Maria Bollati
Earth Science Department “A. Desio”, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
Andrea Brenna
Earth Science Department “A. Desio”, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
Diletta Chirici
Department of Agricultural, Food, Environmental and Forestry Sciences and Technologies, University of Florence, Via San Bonaventura 13, 50145 Firenze, Florence, Italy
Paolo Ciavola
Department of Physics and Earth Sciences, Università degli Studi di Ferrara,Via Saragat 1, 44122 Ferrara, Italy
Silvia Cilli
Department of Physics and Earth Sciences, Università degli Studi di Ferrara,Via Saragat 1, 44122 Ferrara, Italy
Consorzio di Bonifica della Romagna, Via R. Lambruschini, 195, 47521 Cesena (FC), Italy
Marco Donnini
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche – Istituto di Geoscienze (CNR-GEO),Via della Madonna Alta 126, 06128 Perugia, Italy
Simona Francalanci
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Florence,Via S. Marta 3, 50139 Florence, Italy
Lorenzo Innocenti
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Florence,Via S. Marta 3, 50139 Florence, Italy
Laura Longoni
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Politecnico di Milano,Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133 Milan, Italy
Luca Mao
Department of Geography, Climate, Catchments, Coasts and Communities Research Group, University of Lincoln, Brayford Pool, Lincoln LN67TS, UK
Ivan Marchesini
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche – Istituto di Geoscienze (CNR-GEO),Via della Madonna Alta 126, 06128 Perugia, Italy
Ilenia Murgia
Department of Agricultural, Food, Environmental and Forestry Sciences and Technologies, University of Florence, Via San Bonaventura 13, 50145 Firenze, Florence, Italy
Giacomo Pellegrini
Department of Geography, Climate, Catchments, Coasts and Communities Research Group, University of Lincoln, Brayford Pool, Lincoln LN67TS, UK
Daniele Penna
Department of Agricultural, Food, Environmental and Forestry Sciences and Technologies, University of Florence, Via San Bonaventura 13, 50145 Firenze, Florence, Italy
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche – Istituto di Geoscienze (CNR-GEO),Via della Madonna Alta 126, 06128 Perugia, Italy
Forest Engineering Resources and Management Department, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA
Lorenzo Picco
University of Padua, Padua, Italy
Riccardo Rainato
Regione Veneto, Venice, Italy
Leonardo Schippa
Department of Engineering, University of Ferrara, Via Saragat 1, 44122 Ferrara, Italy
Luca Solari
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Florence,Via S. Marta 3, 50139 Florence, Italy
Gianluca Tronti
Earth Science Department “A. Desio”, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
Bruno Testa
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche – Istituto di Geoscienze (CNR-GEO),Via Mario Bianco 9, 20131 Milano, Italy
Matteo Verdone
Department of Agricultural, Food, Environmental and Forestry Sciences and Technologies, University of Florence, Via San Bonaventura 13, 50145 Firenze, Florence, Italy
Monica Bini
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Pisa, Via S. Maria 52, 56126 Pisa, Italy
CIRSEC – Centro Interdipartimentale di Ricerca per lo Studio degli Effetti del Cambiamento Climatico, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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Rivers carry sediment that shapes landscapes and coasts, but in Italy these data are scattered and often incomplete. We created a national database and online platform to gather and organize past and present sediment measurements in one place. By linking data with clear information about where, when, and how they were collected, we made them easier to explore and compare over time.
Rivers carry sediment that shapes landscapes and coasts, but in Italy these data are scattered...
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