Stefano Orlandini

Biographical profile

Graduated with honors in Civil Engineering at the University of Parma (1991), he obtained a PhD in Hydraulic Engineering at the Milan Polytechnic (1995). He was Researcher at the University of Ferrara (1999–2004) and Visiting Scientist at INRS-ETE, Université du Québec, Canada (2007). His scientific interests include: analysis of digital terrain models, soil-vegetation-atmosphere interaction, surface water propagation, and interaction between surface and sub-surface water currents (http://www.idrologia.unimore.it/orlandini ). He was awarded the Giulio Supino Prize (1992) and the American Geophysical Union Travel Fellowship for Young Scientists (1999). He is a member of scientific associations: American Geophysical Union, European Geosciences Union, International Association of Hydrological Sciences. He is a journal peer reviewer for scientific journals such as: Geophysical Research Letters, Hydrological Processes, Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, Journal of Hydrology, and Water Resources Research. He is a grant peer reviewer for Institutions such as: Georgia National Science Foundation, Ministry of Education, University and Research, National Science Foundation (USA), and Romanian National Research Council. He has been responsible for research projects funded by: UNESCO, the Ministry of Education, University and Research, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Author of more than 15 publications in international scientific journals on: Water Resources Research, Journal of Geophysical Research, Hydrological Processes, and Journal of Hydrologic Engineering. His h-index (01/29/2012 15:35 GMT) is 8. Citation metrics (ISI-indexed journals in the Web of Science) can be found at http://www.researcherid.com/rid /A-2587-2011.

Main publications

• Morlini, I., S. Albertson, and S. Orlandini (2024), Characterization of annual urban air temperature changes with special reference to the city of Modena: a comparison between regression models and a proposal for a new index to evaluate relationships between environmental variables. Stoch. Environ. Res. Risk Assess., 128 (4), 1163–1178. [PDF]
• Moretti, G., and S. Orlandini (2023), Thalweg and ridge network extraction from unaltered topographic data as a basis for terrain partitioning. J. Geophys. Earth Surface Res, 128(4), e2022JF006,943. [PDF]
• Morlini, I., M. Franco-Villoria, and S. Orlandini (2023), Modeling local climate change using site-based data. Environ. Ecol. Stat.30, 205–232. [PDF]
• Balistrocchi, M., G. Moretti, R. Ranzi, and S. Orlandini (2021), Failure probability analysis of levees affected by mammal bioerosion. Water Resour. Res., 57, e2021WR030559. [PDF]
• Balistrocchi, M., Moretti, G., Orlandini, S., and Ranzi, R. (2019). Copula-based modeling of earthen levee breach due to overtopping. Adv. Water Resour., 134, 103433. [PDF]
• Moretti, G., & Orlandini, S. (2018). Hydrography-driven coarsening of grid digital elevation models. Water Resour. Res.54, 3654–3672. [PDF]
• Balistrocchi, M., Orlandini, S., Ranzi, R., & Bacchi, B. (2017). Copula-based modeling of flood control reservoirs, Water Resour. Res.53, 9883–9900. [PDF]
• De Bartolo, S., F. Dell'Accio, G. Frandina, G. Moretti, S. Orlandini, and M. Veltri (2016), Relation between grid, channel, and Peano networks in high-resolution digital elevation models, Water Resour. Res., 52(5), 3527–3546, doi: 10.1002/2015WR018076. [PDF]
• Orlandini, S., G. Moretti, and JD Albertson (2015), Evidence of an emerging levee failure mechanism causing disastrous floods in Italy, Water Resour. Res., 51(10), 7995–8011, doi: 10.1002/2015WR017426. [PDF][SI]
• Fiorentini, M., S. Orlandini, and C. Paniconi (2015), Control of coupling mass balance error in a process-based numerical model of surface–subsurface flow interaction, Water Resour. Res., 51(7), 5698–5716, doi: 10.1002/2014WR016816. [PDF]
• Orlandini, S., G. Moretti, and A. Gavioli (2014), Analytical basis for determining slope lines in grid digital elevation models, Water Resour. Res., 50(1), 526–539, doi: 10.1002/2013WR014606. [PDF]
• Fiorentini, M., and S. Orlandini (2013), Robust numerical solution of the reservoir routing equation, Adv. Water Resour., 59(9), 123–132, doi: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2013.05.013. [PDF]
• Orlandini, S., G. Moretti, MA Corticelli, PE Santangelo, A. Capra, R. Rivola, and JD Albertson (2012), Evaluation of flow direction methods against field observations of overland flow dispersion, Water Resour. Res., 48(9), W10523, doi: 10.1029/2012WR012067. [PDF]
• Orlandini, S., P. Tarolli, G. Moretti, and G. Dalla Fontana (2011), On the prediction of channel heads in a complex alpine terrain using gridded elevation data, Water Resour. Res., 47(2), W02538, doi: 10.1029/2010WR009648. [PDF]
• Camporese, M., C. Paniconi, M. Putti, and S. Orlandini (2010), Surface-subsurface flow modeling with path-based runoff routing, boundary condition-based coupling, and assimilation of multisource observation data, Water Resour. Res., 46(2), W02512, doi: 10.1029/2008WR007536. [PDF]
• Orlandini, S., and G. Moretti (2009), Comment on “Global search algorithm for nondispersive flow path extraction” by Kyungrock Paik, J. Geophys. Res., 114(10), F04004, doi:10.1029/2008JF001193. [PDF]
• Orlandini, S., and G. Moretti (2009), Determination of surface flow paths from gridded elevation data, Water Resour. Res., 45(3), W03417, doi: 10.1029/2008WR007099. [PDF]
• Moretti, G., and S. Orlandini (2008), Automatic delineation of drainage basins from contour elevation data using skeleton construction techniques, Water Resour. Res., 44(5), W05403, doi: 10.1029/2007WR006309. [PDF]
• Orlandini, S., C. Boaretti, V. Guidi, and G. Sfondrini (2006), Field determination of the spatial variation of resistance to flow along a steep Alpine stream, Hydrol. Process., 20(18), 3897–3913, doi: 10.1002/hyp.6163. [PDF]
• Orlandini, S., G. Moretti, M. Franchini, B. Aldighieri, and B. Testa (2003), Path-based methods for the determination of nondispersive drainage directions in grid-based digital elevation models, Water Resour. Res., 39(6), 1144, doi: 10.1029/2002WR001639. [PDF]
• Orlandini, S. (2002), On the spatial variation of resistance to flow in upland channel networks, Water Resour. Res., 38(10), 1197, doi: 10.1029/2001WR001187. [PDF]
• Orlandini, S., and I. Morlini (2000), Artificial neural network estimation of rainfall intensity from radar observations, J. Geophys. Res., 105(D20), 24,849–24,861. [PDF]
• Orlandini, S., and A. Lamberti (2000), Effect of wind on precipitation intercepted by steep mountain slopes, J. Hydrol. Eng. Am. Soc. Civ. Eng., 5 (4), 346–354. [PDF]
• Orlandini, S. (1999), On the control volume modeling of near-surface soil drying, Phys. Chem. Earth, 24 (7), 823–828. [PDF]
• Orlandini, S. (1999), Two-layer model of near-surface soil drying for time-continuous hydrologic simulations, J. Hydrol. Eng. Am. Soc. Civ. Eng., 4 (2), 91–99. [PDF]
• Orlandini, S., A. Perotti, G. Sfondrini, and A. Bianchi (1999), On the storm flow response of upland Alpine catchments, Hydrol. Process., 13 (4), 549–562. [PDF]
• Orlandini, S., and R. Rosso (1998), Parameterization of stream channel geometry in the distributed modeling of catchment dynamics, Water Resour. Res., 34 (8), 1971–1985. [PDF]
• Orlandini, S., and R. Rosso (1997), Closure to discussion to “Diffusion wave modeling of distributed catchment dynamics,” by VM Ponce, J. Hydrol. Eng. Am. Soc. Civ. Eng., 2 (4), 220. [PDF]
• Orlandini, S., M. Mancini, C. Paniconi, and R. Rosso (1996), Local contributions to infiltration excess runoff for a conceptual catchment scale model, Water Resour. Res., 32 (7), 2003–2012. [PDF]
• Orlandini, S., and R. Rosso (1996), Diffusion wave modeling of distributed catchment dynamics, J. Hydrol. Eng. Am. Soc. Civ. Eng., 1 (3), 103–113. [PDF]

Research interests

The entire research activity carried out can be divided into the following themes:

• Analysis of high resolution digital terrain models.
• Propagation of surface waters.
• Interaction between surface and underground water flows.
• Flood prevention measures.
• Flood control tanks.
• Bioerosion of earth dams and embankments.