This is Giovanni Ravazzani’s website.
I am an associate professor within the Politecnico di Milano, in Italy, working in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
My main research topics are centered around hydrological model development and applications to several fields, such as:
- Flood forecasting
- Irrigation management
- Climate change
- Groundwater
- River-groundwater interaction
- Flood risk
- Sediment transport
- Forest growth
- Eco-hydrology
- Nature based solutions
More information about the hydrological model FeST can be found on the Real Time Hydrology group website.
Latest news
- Testing machine learning algorithms as post-processing tools for hydro-meteorological modelling over a small river basin
A new paper has been published in Environmental Modelling and Software and is now online. Title: Testing machine learning algorithms as post-processing tools for hydro-meteorological modelling over a small river basin Abstract: Accurate runoff forecasting in downstream urban areas of small river basins is crucial for flood warning and risk management. This study proposes a… (READ MORE) - Modeling arboreal vegetation-induced friction and its influence on river flooding using a two-dimensional model
A new paper has been published in Environmental Fluid Mechanics and is now online. Title: Modeling arboreal vegetation-induced friction and its influence on river flooding using a two-dimensional model Abstract: Extensive research on vegetation flow resistance at the laboratory scale has yielded numerous formulations for determining vegetation friction coefficients. However, implementing and validating these equations… (READ MORE) - Flow features of a horseshoe tunnel bend
A new paper has been published in Journal of Hydraulic Research and is now online. Title: Flow features of a horseshoe tunnel bend Abstract: Previous research on bend flow has mainly focused on rectangular channels or circular conduits with small bend radii. This study investigates the dynamics of bend flow in an unexplored geometry: the… (READ MORE) - Impact of forest management on wood production under climate change in the bonis catchment
A new paper has been published in Forests and is now online. Title: Impact of forest management on wood production under climate change in the bonis catchment Abstract: The concept of integrated forest management offers a framework for understanding how forest ecosystem services interact with efforts to conserve natural resources. Forests face various disturbances stemming… (READ MORE) - Monitoring discharge in vegetated floodplains: a case study of the piave river
A new paper has been published in Water and is now online. Title: Monitoring Discharge in Vegetated Floodplains: A Case Study of the Piave River Abstract:The accurate assessment of discharge in vegetated floodplains during floods is a persistent challenge in river engineering due to the difficulty of acquiring hydraulic data, the variability in vegetation roughness, and the limitations… (READ MORE)