G. Mastrantonio: SHORT C.V.
Biographic Survey
1971: Three-month student summer scholarship at CERN (Conseil Européen pour la Recherche
Nucléaire), Geneva, Switzerland;
1973: Doctoral degree in Physics at the University of Rome “La Sapienza” ;
1973-1974: Scholarship from the University of Rome “La Sapienza”;
1974-1975: Visiting Junior Scientist al CIRES(Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental
Sciences), Colorado State University, USA;
1975-1976: CNR scholarship;
1976-1982: Researcher at IFSI (Institute of Physics of Interplanetary Space (IFSI), CNR;
1982-1988: Researcher at IFA (Institute of Atmospheric Physics), CNR;
1988-2001: Senior scientist (primo ricercatore) at IFA (Institute of Atmospheric Physics), CNR;
2002-2005: Head of the Lecce laboratory of ISAC;
2002-now: Research director at ISAC (Institute of Atmospheric and Climate Sciences)
Main Research Topics
Boundary Layer Meteorology, Acoustic Remote Sensing, Boundary Layer in Polar Regions, Local
and Mesoscale Circulation, Airport Meteorology and Wind Shear, Development of Experimental
Tools for Remote Sensing of Atmospheric Dynamics.
Membership of Committees and Panels
1980: Member of the G.A.R.P. (Global Atmospheric Research Program) committee;
1989: Italian representative at the Sub Group on Lower Atmosphere of the Scientific Committee
on Antarctic Research (SCAR);
1991-1995: Member of the scientific committee of the project “Physics and Chemistry of the
Antarctic Atmosphere;
1992-1996: Member of the CNR TorVergata Research Area committee;
1994: Member of the ASI working group on Atmospheric and Climate Sciences;
1997-2001: Member and secretary of the Institute of the Atmospheric Physics Scientific Committee
2002-2004: member of the “Atmospheric Physics and Chemistry” Scientific Committee of the
PNRA (National Research Program for Antarctica).
Teaching and training activities
1973-74: Tutoring in General Physics II courses;
1983: Post-doc summer courses in digital signal filtering theory;
1983-84: Contract professor of “Physics Laboratory” at the University of Rome, “La Sapienza”;
1992-94: post-doc courses on Atmospheric Remote Sensing at the G. Reiss Romoli school;
1998-2000: Director of post doc training courses on “Remote Sensing and Modeling for
Environment Assessment and Planning, funded by MIUR (Instruction, University and Research
Ministry);
2001-2002: professor of “Atmospheric Physics Laboratory” at the Physics Department of “Tor
Vergata” University of Rome;
Referred papers
Ciapetti,G., P.Guidoni, G.Mastrantonio, A.Nappi, and D.Zanello (BGRT Collaboration), 1973:
Differential cross sections for K+ n elastic scattering between 0.64 and 1.51 GeV/c, Nuclear
Physics B86, 346-355, 1973.
Ciapetti,G., G.Mastrantonio, and D.Zanello (BGRT Collaboration), 1974: Coherent K + d
interactions between 0.64 and 1.51 GeV/c, Nuclear Physics, 285-300, 1974.
Ciapetti,G., G.Mastrantonio, A.Nappi, and D.Zanello (BGRT Collaboration), 1974: Phase-shift
analysis of KN—>KN scattering in the I=0 state up to 1.5 GeV/c, Nuclear Physics, 138-171,
1974.
Mastrantonio,G., F.Einaudi, D.Fua’, and D.P.Lalas, 1976: Generation of gravity waves by jet
streams in the atmosphere, J.Atmo.Sci., 33, 1730-1738, 1976.
Fiocco,G., G.Mastrantonio, and A.Ricotta, 1980: Boundary layer structure observed by schipborne
Doppler Sodar in the Suez canal zone, Il Nuovo Cimento, 30,321-344, 1980.
Mastrantonio,G., and G.Fiocco, 1982: Accuracy of wind velocity determinations with Doppler
Sodar, J.Appl.Met., 21, 820-830, 1982.
Fiocco,G., and G.Mastrantonio,1983: Characters of the air flow inferred from detailed spectral
analysis of acoustic sounder echoes, J.Acoust.Soc.Am., 74, 1861-1865, 1983.
Elisei,G., M.Maini, A.Marzorati, M.G.Morselli, G.Fiocco, G.Cantarano, and G.Mastrantonio, 1986:
Implementation of a multiaxial Doppler Sodar system with advanced data processing, Atmos.
Res.,20 109-118 1986.
Fiocco,G., M.G.Ciminelli, and G.Mastrantonio, 1986: Sodar retrieval of vertical acceleration, and
implications for the determination of temperature and fluxes in the convective boundary layer,
Atmos. Res. 20, 199-212, 1986.
Mastrantonio,G., G.Fiocco, and A.Marzorati, 1986: Simultaneous operation of a sodar system in
monostatic and bistatic modes: preliminary results, Atmos. Res. 20 213-223 1986.
Greenhut, G. K., and G. Mastrantonio, 1989: Turbulence Kinetic Energy Budget Profiles Derived
from Doppler Sodar Measurements. J. Appl. Meteor. 28, 99-106, 1989
Mastrantonio, G., R. Ocone, G. Fiocco, A. Pellegrini: Sodar observations of the Antarctic Boundary
Layer in a deglaciated area: preliminary results. Il Nuovo Cimento C 13, 589-597, 1990
Argentini, S., G. Mastrantonio, G. Fiocco and R. Ocone, 1992: Complexity of the wind field as
observed by a Sodar system and by automatic weather stations on the Nansen Ice Sheet,
Antarctica, during summer 1988-89: two cases studies; Tellus 44 B, 422-429.
Argentini, S., and G. Mastrantonio, 1994: Barrier winds recorded during two summer campaingns
and their interaction with the katabatic flows as observed by a triaxial doppler sodar; Int. J.
Remote Sensing, vol. 15, 2, 455-466.
Mastrantonio G. , A. Viola, S.Argentini, G. Fiocco, L. Giannini, L. Rossini, G. Abbate, R. Ocone,
and M. Casonato, 1994: Aspect of low level circulation in the Tiber valley as observed with a
sodar network; Boundary Layer Meteorology vol. 71, 67-80.
Argentini S., P. Del Buono, A. M. Della Vedova, and G. Mastrantonio, 1995: A statistical Analysis
of Wind in Terra Nova bay for the Austral Summers 1988 and 1989. Atmospheric Research, 39,
pp 145-156.
Argentini S., G. Mastrantonio, A. Viola, P. Pettré, and G. Dargaud, 1996: Sodar Performance and
Preliminary Results after one Year Measurements at Adelie Land Coast, East Antarctica.
Boundary Layer Meteorology, 81, pp. 75-103.
Giannini, L, S. Argentini, G. Mastrantonio, and L. Rossini, 1997: Estimation of flux parameters
from sodar wind profiles during a field experiment in the Tyber valley, Atmospheric
Environment, 31, pp. 1307-1313.
Gera, B.S., S. Argentini, G. Mastrantonio, A. Viola, and A. Weill, 1998: Characteristics of the
Boundary Layer Thermal Structure in a Coastal Region of Adelie Land, East Antarctica,
Antarctic Science, 10(1), pp 89-98.
Argentini S., G. Mastrantonio, and A. Viola, 1999; Estimation of turbulent heat fluxes and
exchange coefficients for heat at Dumont d’ Urville, East Antarctica. Antarctic Science, 11(1),
93-99
Viola A., I. Petenko, G. Mastrantonio, S. Argentini, and V. A. Bezverhnii, 1999: Diurnal variations
of the temperature variations and their influence on wind regime in a confluence zone of
Antarctica. Meteorol. and Atmos. Phys.,70,133-140.
Mastrantonio G., J. Naithani, P. Anderson, S. Argentini, I. Petenko,1999: Quantitative Analysis and
Interpretation of Dot Echoes Observed with a Doppler Sodar. Journal of Atmospheric and
Oceanic Technology, 16, 12, 1928-1940.
Mastrantonio, G., V. Malvestuto, S. Argentini, T. Georgiadis, A. Viola, 1999: Evidence of a
Convective Boundary Layer Developing on the Antarctic Plateau during Summer. Meteorology
and Atmospheric Physics, 71, 2, 127-132
Argentini, S., G. Mastrantonio, and F. Lena, 1999: Case studies of convective boundary layer in the
urban area of Milan, Boundary Layer Meteorology, 93, 12, 253-267.
I.V. Petenko, A. I. Gratchev, G.A. Bush, G. Mastrantonio, and S. Argentini, 2000: Estimation of
propagation velocity of atmospheric phenomena by using three antenna sodar observations.,
Izvestic, Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics vol. 36. N°4, 465-472..
Beine H. J., S. Argentini, A. Maurizi, G. Mastrantonio, and A. Viola, 2001: The local wind field at
Ny-Alesund and the Zeppelin mountain at Svalbard. Meteorol. Atmos. Phys. 78 (2001) 102,
107-113.
Naithani, J, G. Mastrantonio, S. Argentini, and P. Pettré, 2001: Influence of cyclonic perturbations
on surface winds around Dumont d’Urville, East Antarctica,using wavelet transform. J.
Geophys. Res. Vol. 106 , No. D15 , p. 17,093
Argentini S. , I. V. Petenko, G. Mastrantonio, V. A. Bezverkhnii, and A. P. Viola, 2001: Spectral
characteristics of East Antarctica Meteorological Parameters during 1994. J. Geophys. Res.
Vol. 106 , No. D12 , p. 12,463.
Georgiadis T., S. Argentini , G. Mastrantonio, A. Viola, G. Dargaud, and R. Sozzi, 2002: Evidence
of atmospheric boundary layer convective-like activity at the Plateau station of Dome Concordia.
“Il Nuovo Cimento” vol. 25 C, N.4 pag. 1-7.
Argentini S., A. P. Viola, G. Mastrantonio , A. Maurizi, T. Georgiadis, and M. Nardino, 2003:
Characteristics of the Boundary Layer at Ny-Alesund in Arctic during the ARTIST Field
Experiment. Annals of Geophysics, Vol. 46, N.2, 185-196.
Naithani, J., S. Argentini, G. Schayes, G. Mastrantonio, and 2003: Analysis of strong wind events
around Adelie land, East Antarctica. Annals of Geophysics, Vol. 46, N.2, 385-399.
Ferretti, R., G. Mastrantonio, S. Argentini, R. Santoleri, and A. Viola, 2003: A model-aided
investigation of a winter thermally driven circulation on the Italian Tyrrhenian coast: A case
study. J. Geophys. Res. Vol. 108 , No. D24, p. 4777-4790.
Contini, D., G. Mastrantonio, A. Viola, and S. Argentini, 2004: Mean Vertical Motions in the PBL
Measured by Doppler Sodar: Accuracy, Ambiguities, Possible Improvements. J. of Atmospheric
and Oceanic Technology, Vol 21, p. 1532-1544
Martano, P., D. Cava, G. Mastrantonio, S. Argentini, and A. Viola, 2005: Sodar detected top-down
convection in a nocturnal cloud-topped boundary layer: a case study. Boundary Layer
Meteorology, 2005, 115-1, 85-103.
Contini, D., F.M. Grasso, G. Mastrantonio, A.P. Viola, P. Martano, 2007: Performances of a
modular PC-based Multi-Tone Sodar system in measuring vertical wind velocity.
Meteorologische Zeitschrift, Vol. 16, No. 4, pp. 357-365.
Argentini S., I.Pietroni, C. C. Gariazzo , A. Amicarelli , G. Mastrantonio , A. Pelliccioni , I.
Petenko , A. Viola , 2009: Boundary Layer Temperature Profiles by a RASS and a Radiometer:
differences, limits and advantages. Il Nuovo Cimento, 124B, 549-564.
Books
Fiocco,G., M.G.Ciminelli, G.Mastrantonio, Determination of vertical acceleration and potential
temperature in the presence of convection with an array of Doppler Sodars, Advances in Remote
Sensing Retrieval Methods, (A.Deepak, H.E.Flemming and M.T.Chaine, eds.) A.Deepak Publ.,
Williamsburg, VA, 1985.
Mastrantonio, G., Acoustic remote sensing of atmospheric parameters in the Boundary Layer.
Physics in Environmental and Biomedical Research, (S. Onori and E. Tabet eds; World
Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd.) 371-374 1986
S.Argentini, G. Mastrantonio, A. Viola, 1993: Una rete di Sodar per lo studio della circolazione
dell'Atmosfera, Protecta, Protezione civile ecologica ambiente, n 9, pp 4
G. Mastrantonio, 1994: tavola Inquinamento Atmosferico, terzo volume Enciclopedia Scienze
Fisiche, dell’Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana Treccani, 2 pp.
G. Mastrantonio, S. Argentini, 1997: A modular PC-Based multiband sodar system. Acoustic
Sounding and Applications. S.P. Singal. Ed., Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi, India, pp.
105-116
Mugnai, A, G. Mastrantonio, 1998: Un campo sperimentale tecnologicamente avanzato per studi
atmosferici. Ricerca & Futuro, n. 9, pp 61-64.
Hartmann J., F. Albers, S. Argentini, A. Bochert, U. Bonafe’, W. Cohrs, A.Conidi, D. Freese, T.
Georgiadis, A. Ippoliti, L. Kaleschke, C. Lupkes, Uwe Maixner, G. Mastrantonio F. Ravegnani,
A. Reuter, G. Trivellone, A. Viola: Arctic Radiation and Turbulence Interaction Study
(ARTIST). Report on Polar Research. 305/1999. Pp.81.
Mastrantonio, G., 2002: Telesondaggio acustico dell'atmosfera, cap X pp 883-960, da Tecniche e
strumenti per il telerilevamento ambientale, Vol. II, Monografie Scientifiche, Serie Scienze della
Terra, CNR, edito da Galati e Gilardini.
Mastrantonio, G., A. Viola, I. Petenko, L. Coniglio, S. Argentini, A. Conidi, 2006:
Caratterizzazione della circolazione locale mediante analisi di dati di vento. Scritti e Documenti
XXXVII, Accademia Nazionale delle Scienze, Seconda Serie, Vol 1, pp 13-49.
Argentini, S., G. Mastrantonio, 2007: Scienze della Terra: Atmosfera, lo strato limite. Scienza e
Tecnica, Vol. 4°, dell’Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana Treccani, pp. 425-436