Geosciences

Geoscience is a multi-disciplinary journal aimed at bringing together top-quality research across the entire spectrum of the Earth Sciences along with relevant work in related areas. Geosciences Journal opens a new era for the publication of geoscientific research articles in English, covering geology, geophysics, geochemistry, paleontology, structural geology, mineralogy, petrology, stratigraphy, sedimentology, environmental geology, economic geology, petroleum geology, hydrogeology, remote sensing and planetary geology.

Stefania Bonafoni

Editorial Board Member of Geosciences

Assistant Professor, Department of Electronics and Information Engineering, University of Perugia, Italy

Research Areas

Remote sensing, electromagnetic propagation

Publications: Journals

[1]  G. d’Auria, N. Pierdicca, P. Basili, S. Bonafoni, P. Ciotti and F.S. Marzano, "SSM/I data analysis for retrieving cloud properties: a comparison with ground-based measurements", Microwave Radiometry and Remote Sensing of the Earth’s Surface and Atmosphere, P. Pampaloni/S Paloscia Ed., VSP Science Press, pp. 387-396, Utrecht, 2000, ISBN: 90-6764-318-1
[2]  P. Basili, S. Bonafoni, P. Ciotti, F.S. Marzano, G. d’Auria and N. Pierdicca, "Retrieving atmospheric temperature profiles from microwave radiometry using a priori information on atmospheric spatial-temporal evolution", IEEE Trans. on Geosci. and Remote Sensing, vol. 39, no. 9, pp. 1896-1905, September 2001, doi: 10.1109/36.951080, ISSN: 0196-2892.
[3]  P. Basili, S. Bonafoni, R. Ferrara, P. Ciotti, E. Fionda and R. Ambrosini, "Atmospheric water vapour retrieval by means of both a GPS network and a microwave radiometer during an experimental campaign at Cagliari (Italy) in 1999", IEEE Trans. on Geosci. and Remote Sensing, vol. 39, no. 11, pp. 2436-2443, November 2001, doi: 10.1109/36.964980, ISSN: 0196-2892.
[4]  P. Basili, S. Bonafoni, V. Mattioli, P. Ciotti, N. Pierdicca, "Mapping the atmospheric water vapor by integrating microwave radiometer and GPS measurements", IEEE Trans. on Geosci. and Remote Sensing, vol. 42, no. 8, pp. 1657-1665, August 2004, doi: 10.1109/TGRS.2004.830943, ISSN: 0196-2892.
[5]  A. Memmo, E. Fionda, T. Paolucci, D. Cimini, R. Ferretti, S. Bonafoni and P. Ciotti, "Comparison of MM5 Integrated Water Vapor with Microwave Radiometer, GPS, and Radiosonde Measurements", IEEE Trans. on Geosci. and Remote Sensing, vol. 43, no. 5, pp. 1050-1068, May 2005, doi: 10.1109/TGRS.2004.841488, ISSN: 0196-2892.
[6]  F. Alimenti, S. Bonafoni, S. Leone, G. Tasselli, P. Basili, L. Roselli, K. Solbach, "A low-cost microwave radiometer for the detection of fire in forest environments", IEEE Trans. on Geosci. and Remote Sensing, vol. 46, n. 9, pp.2632-2643, Sept. 2008, doi: 10.1109/TGRS.2008.921395, ISSN: 0196-2892.
[7]  S. Bonafoni, F. Pelliccia, R. Anniballe, "Comparison of different neural network approaches for the tropospheric profiling over the inter-tropical lands using GPS radio occultation data", Algorithms, vol. 2, pp. 31-45, 2009, doi:10.3390/a2010031, ISSN: 1999-4893.
[8]  V. Mattioli, P. Basili, S. Bonafoni, P. Ciotti, E.R. Westwater, "Analysis and Improvements of cloud models for propagation studies", Radio Sci., vol. 44, RS2005, 2009, doi:10.1029/2008RS003876, ISSN: 0048-6604.
[9]  A. Kalauzi, M. Cukic, H.M. Vega, S. Bonafoni, R. Biondi, "Comparison of fractal dimension oscillations and trends of rainfall data from Pastaza Province, Ecuador and Veneto, Italy", Atmospheric Research, vol. 93, n. 4, 673-679, 2009, doi:10.1016/j.atmosres.2009.02.007, ISSN: 0169-8095.
[10]  G. Tasselli, F. Alimenti, S. Bonafoni, P. Basili, L. Roselli, "Fire detection by microwave radiometric sensors: modelling a scenario in the presence of obstacles", IEEE Trans. on Geosci. and Remote Sensing, vol. 48, n. 1, pp. 314-324, January 2010, doi: 10.1109/TGRS.2009.2024305, ISSN: 0196-2892.
[11]  R. Fabrizi, S. Bonafoni, R. Biondi, "Satellite and ground-based sensors for the Urban Heat Island analysis in the city of Rome", Remote Sensing, vol. 2, n. 5, pp. 1400-1415, 2010, doi:10.3390/rs2051400, ISSN 2072-4292.
[12]  F. Pelliccia, S. Bonafoni, P. Basili, P. Ciotti, N. Pierdicca, "Atmospheric profiling in the inter-tropical ocean area based on neural network approach using GPS radio occultations", The Open Atmospheric Science Journal, vol. 4, pp. 202-209, 2010, doi: 10.2174/1874282301004010202, ISSN 1874-2823.
[13]  S. Bonafoni, F. Alimenti, G. Angelucci, G. Tasselli, "Microwave radiometry imaging for forest fire detection: a simulation study", Journal of Progress in Electromagnetics Research, vol. 112, pp. 77-92, 2011, ISSN: 1559-8985.
[14]  S. Bonafoni, V. Mattioli, P. Basili, P. Ciotti, N. Pierdicca, "Satellite-based retrieval of Precipitable Water Vapor over land by using a neural-network approach", IEEE Trans. on Geosci. and Remote Sensing, vol. 49, n. 9, pp. 3236-3248, September 2011, doi: 10.1109/TGRS.2011.2160184, ISSN: 0196-2892.
[15]  F. Pelliccia, F. Pacifici, S. Bonafoni, P. Basili, P. Ciotti, N. Pierdicca, W.J. Emery, "Neural Networks for Arctic atmosphere sounding from Radio Occultation data", IEEE Trans. on Geosci. and Remote Sensing, 2011, vol. 49, n. 12, pp. 4846-4855, December 2011, doi: 10.1109/TGRS.2011.2153859, ISSN: 0196-2892.
[16]  P. Basili, S. Bonafoni, P. Ciotti, F.S. Marzano, G. D'Auria and N. Pierdicca, "The use of time correlation in designing algorithms for microwave radiometric retrieval of atmospheric temperature profiles", Atti della Fondazione Giorgio Ronchi, Anno LIV, N. 3-4, pp. 483-493, 1999, ISSN: 0391-2051.
[17]  P. Basili, S. Bonafoni, R. Ferrara, P. Ciotti and E. Fionda, "Measurements and modeling of precipitable water vapour in the Mediterranean area by GPS and microwave radiometry", Atti della Fondazione Giorgio Ronchi, Anno LVI, n. 4-5, pp. 1019-1026, 2001, ISSN: 0391-2051.
[18]  P. Basili, P. Ciotti, E. Fionda, S. Bonafoni, "Retrieval of atmospheric water by ground-based microwave radiometry: comparison of physical, statistical and neural network based algorithms", Atti della Fondazione Giorgio Ronchi, Anno LVII, n. 4, pp. 727-730, 2002, ISSN: 0391-2051.
[19]  P. Basili, S. Bonafoni, V. Mattioli, P. Ciotti, F.S. Marzano, G. d’Auria, N. Pierdicca and L. Pulvirenti, "Microwave remote sensing of precipitable water vapour: integration of GPS and SSM/I measurements", Rivista Italiana di Telerilevamento, 26, 27, 28, pp 5-10, 2003, ISSN: 1129-8596.
[20]  P. Basili, S. Bonafoni, R. Biondi, P. Ciotti, E. Fionda, "Neural Networks and polynomial regressions for the retrieval of atmospheric water vapour and rain rate by ground-based microwave radiometry", Atti della Fondazione Giorgio Ronchi, Anno LIX, n. 1-2, pp. 57-60, 2004, ISSN: 0391-2051.
[21]  P. Basili, S. Bonafoni, R. Biondi, "Analisi e previsione di temperature minime e di gelate sul bacino del Trasimeno", Rivista Italiana di Agrometeorologia, n.1/2006, pp. 46-50, Aprile 2006, ISSN: 1824-8705.
[22]  P. Basili, S. Bonafoni, V. Mattioli, P. Ciotti, E. Fionda, E. R. Westwater, "Experimental campaigns for IPWV estimates in the atmosphere: comparisons between dual-channel microwave radiometers, Global Positioning Systems and radiosondes", Rivista Italiana di Telerilevamento, 35, pp 35-44, 2006, ISSN: 1129-8596.
[23]  E. Bocci, S. Bonafoni, P. Basili, R. Biondi, O. Arinò, "Analisi dello spessore ottico dell’aerosol stimato da MODIS e da MERIS in presenza di polvere desertica", Rivista Italiana di Telerilevamento, 41, n. 1, pp. 5-10, 2009, ISSN: 1129-8596.
[24]  A. Serpolla, S. Bonafoni, R. Biondi, O. Arinò, P. Basili, "Validazione di algoritmi di stima del vapor d’acqua atmosferico su terra da sensori satellitari nel vicino infrarosso", Rivista Italiana di Telerilevamento, 41, n. 1, pp. 37-44, 2009, ISSN: 1129-8596.
[25]  F. Pelliccia, S. Bonafoni, P. Basili, R. Anniballe, N. Pierdicca, P. Ciotti, "Estimation of tropospheric profiles using COSMIC GPS radio occultation data with neural networks", Italian Journal of Remote Sensing, 41, n. 3, pp. 23-38, 2009, ISSN: 1129-8596.

Publications: Books/Book Chapters

[1]  F. Pelliccia, S. Bonafoni, "Atmospheric profiling by GPS Radio Occultation", Lambert Academic Publishing, 2011 (published 22/02/2011), 80 pages, ISBN: 978-3-8443-0871-6.
[2]  R. Notarpietro, E. Cucca, S. Bonafoni, "GNSS signals: a powerful source for Atmosphere and Earth's Surface Monitoring", in Remote Sensing, InTech, 2011, ISBN 979-953-307-541-8.