The paper entitled “Application of a physically informed neural network for the recovery of vertical greenhouse gas profiles in the Mediterranean Basin” by R. Giosa, I. Zaccardo et al. has been awarded the Best Student Paper Award in the Remote Sensing of Clouds and the Atmosphere XXX session at the SPIE Sensors + Imaging 2025 conference in Madrid.
This research is the result of the collaboration between CNR-IMAA and the University of Basilicata. It is focused on three Saharan dust intrusion events that affected southern Italy in March 2025. A novel approach based on physically informed neural networks (PINN) is used to retrieve the vertical distribution of methane during these events. The model outputs were validated against CIAO high-precision ground-based measurements from Picarro G2201 analyzer (acquired through ITINERIS project).
This recognition highlights the value of methodological innovation and collaborative research in advancing atmospheric science across the Mediterranean region.
