Articles published in international journals indexed on SCOPUS and / or WoS.

57Di Carlo et al. (2021), Normal breathing releases SARS-CoV-2 into the air. Journal of Medical Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.001328. PDF

56Di Carlo P, Chiacchiaretta P, Sinjari B, Aruffo E, Stuppia L, De Laurenzi V, et al. (2020), Air and surface measurements of SARS-CoV-2 inside a bus during normal operation. PLoS ONE 15(11):e0235943. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0235943. PDF

55Aruffo E., P. Di Carlo, W.H. Brune, Precipitation intensity under a warming climate is threatening some Italian premium wines, Science of the Total Environment, 685: 508–513; doi. org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.05.449, 2019. PDF

54Aruffo, P. Di Carlo, Homogenization of instrumental time series of air temperature in Central Italy (1930−2015), Climate Research, Vol. 77: 193–204; doi.org/10.3354/cr01552, 2019.PDF

53Cristofanelli P., P. Di Carlo, E. Aruffo, F. Apadula, M. Bencardino, F. D’Amore, P. Bonasoni and D. Putero, An Assessment of Stratospheric Intrusions in Italian Mountain Regions Using STEFLUX. Atmosphere, 9, 413; doi:10.3390/atmos9100413, 2018.

52Pace, L., Boccacci, L. Casilli, M., Di Carlo, P., Fattorini, S., Correlations between weather conditions and airborne pollen concentration and diversity in a Mediterranean high-altitude site disclose unexpected temporal patterns, Aerobiologia, 34, 75-87, 2018.

51Poma A, Colafarina S, Aruffo E, Zarivi O, Bonfigli A, Di Bucchianico S, Di Carlo P., Effects of ozone exposure on human epithelial adenocarcinoma and normal fibroblasts cells. PLoS ONE 12(9): e0184519. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0184519, 2017.

50Biancofiore F., M. Busilacchio, M. Verdecchia, B. Tomassetti, E. Aruffo, S. Bianco, S. Di Tommaso, C. Colangeli, G. Rosatelli, P. Di Carlo, Recursive neural network model for analysis and forecast of PM10 and PM2.5, Atmospheric Pollution Research, 8, 652-659, 2017.

49Aruffo E., F. Biancofiore, P. Di Carlo, M. Busilacchio, M. Verdecchia, B. Tomassetti, C. Dari-Salisburgo, F. Giammaria, S. Bauguitte, J. Lee, S. Moller, J. Hopkins, S. Punjabi, S. Andrews, A. C. Lewis, P. I. Palmer, E. Hyer, M. Le Breton, C. Percival, Impact of biomass burning emission on total peroxy nitrates: fire plume identification during the BORTAS campaign, Atmos. Meas. Tech., 9, 1–16, 2016.

48Reed C., M. J. Evans, P. Di Carlo, J. D. Lee, L. J. Carpenter, Interferences in photolytic NO2 measurements: explanation for an apparent missing oxidant?, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 4707-4724, 2016.

47Busilacchio M., P. Di Carlo, E. Aruffo, F. Biancofiore, C. Dari Salisburgo, F. Giammaria, S. Bauguitte, J. Lee, S. Moller, J. Hopkins, S. Punjabi, S. Andrews, A. C. Lewis, M. Parrington, P. I. Palmer, E. Hyer, G. M. Wolfe, Production of peroxy nitrates in boreal biomass burning plumes over Canada during the BORTAS campaign, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 16, 3485–3497, 2016.

46Di Carlo P., Air pollution: new insight from direct measurements of ozone production, Environ. Chem., 12, 706-707, 2015.

45Putero D., P. Cristofanelli, A. Marinoni1, B. Adhikary, R. Duchi, S. D. Shrestha, G. P. Verza, T. C. Landi, F. Calzolari, M. Busetto, G. Agrillo, F. Biancofiore, P. Di Carlo, A. K. Panday, M. Rupakheti, and P. Bonasoni, Seasonal variation of ozone and black carbon observed at Paknajol, an urban site in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 13957-13971, 2015.  

44Di Carlo P., Aruffo E., Biancofiore F., Busilacchio M., Pitari G., Dari-Salisburgo C., Tuccella P., Kajii Y., Wildfires impact on surface nitrogen oxides and ozone in Central Italy, Atmospheric Pollution Research, 6, 29‐35, 2015.

43Biancofiore F., M. Verdecchia, P. Di Carlo, B. Tomassetti, E. Aruffo, M. Busilacchio, S. Bianco, S. Di Tommaso, C. Colangeli, Analysis of surface ozone using a recurrent neural network, Science of the Total Environment, 514, 379–387, 2015.

42Morgan W:T., B. Ouyang, J. D. Allan, E. Aruffo, P. Di Carlo, O. J. Kennedy, D. Lowe, M. J. Flynn, P. D. Rosenberg, P. I. Williams, R. Jones, G. B. McFiggans, and H. Coe, Influence of aerosol chemical composition on N₂O₅ uptake: airborne regional measurements in North-Western Europe, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 973-990, doi:10.5194/acp-15-973-2015, 2015.

41Jolleys M. D., H. Coe, G. McFiggans, J. W. Taylor, S. J. O’Shea, M. Le Breton, S. J.-B. Bauguitte, S. Moller, P. Di Carlo, E. Aruffo, P. I. Palmer, J. D. Lee, C. J. Percival, and M. W. Gallagher, Properties and evolution of biomass burning organic aerosol from Canadian boreal forest fires, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 3077–3095, 2015.

40Pitari G., G. Di Genova, E. Coppari, N. De Luca, P. Di Carlo, M. Iarlori, V. Rizi, Desert dust transported over Europe: Lidar observations and model evaluation of the radiative impact, J. Geophys. Res., 120, 2881–2898, 2015.

39Lowe D., S. Archer-Nicholls, W. Morgan, J. Allan, S. Utembe, B. Ouyang, E. Aruffo, M. Le Breton, R. A. Zaveri, P. Di Carlo, C. Percival, H. Coe, R. Jones, and G. McFiggans, WRF-chem model predictions of the regional impacts of N₂O₅ heterogeneous processes on nighttime chemistry over north-western Europe, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 1385-1409, 2015.

38Pitari G., De Luca N., Coppari E., Di Carlo P., Di Genova G., Seasonal variation of night-time accumulated Rn-222 in central Italy, Environ. Earth Sci., 73, 12, 8589-8597, 2015.

37Galassi DMP, P. Lombardo, B. Fiasca, A. Di Cioccio, T. Di Lorenzo, M. Petitta, P. Di Carlo, Earthquakes trigger the loss of groundwater biodiversity, Scientific Reports, 4, 6273 doi:10.1038/srep06273, 2014.

36Aruffo, E., Di Carlo, P., Dari-Salisburgo, C., Biancofiore, F., Giammaria, F., Busilacchio, M., Lee, J., Moller, S., Hopkins, J., Punjabi, S., Bauguitte, S., O’Sullivan, D., Parcival, C., Le Breton, M., Muller, J., Jones, R., Forster, G., Reeves, C., Heard, D., Walker, H., Ingham, T., Vaughan, S., Stone, D., Aircraft observations of the lower troposphere above a megacity: alkyl nitrate and ozone chemistry, Atmospheric Environment, 94, 479–488, 2014.

35Pitari G., Coppari E., De Luca N., Di Carlo P., Pace L., Aerosol Measurements in the Atmospheric Surface Layer at L’Aquila, Italy: Focus on Biogenic Primary Particles, Pure Appl. Geophys. 171, 2425-2441, DOI 10.1007/s00024-014-0832-9, 2014.

34Pacioni G., M. Leonardi, P. Di Carlo, D. Ranalli, A. Zinni, G. De Laurentiis, Instrumental monitoring of the birth and development of truffles in a Tuber melanosporum orchard, Mycorrhiza, 24, 65-72, 2014.

33Stone D., M. J. Evans, H. Walker, T. Ingham, S. Vaughan, B. Ouyang, O. J. Kennedy, M.W. McLeod, R. L. Jones, J. Hopkins, S. Punjabi, R. Lidster, J. F. Hamilton, J. D. Lee, A. C. Lewis, L. J. Carpenter, G. Forster, D. E. Oram, C. E. Reeves, S. Bauguitte, W. Morgan, H. Coe, E. Aruffo, C. Dari-Salisburgo, F. Giammaria, P. Di Carlo, and D. E. Heard, Radical chemistry at night: comparisons between observed and modelled HOx, NO₃ and N₂O₅ during the RONOCO project, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 1299–1321, 2014.

32Pitari, G., Coppari E., De Luca N., P. Di Carlo, Observations and box model analysis of radon-222 in the atmospheric surface layer at L’Aquila, Italy: March 2009 case study, Environ Earth Sci, 71, 2353-2359, 2014.

31Parrington, M., P. I. Palmer, A. C. Lewis, J. D. Lee, A. R. Rickard, P. Di Carlo, J. W. Taylor, J. R. Hopkins, S. Punjabi, D. E. Oram, G. Forster, E. Aruffo, S. J. Moller, S. J.-B. Bauguitte, J. D. Allan, H. Coe, and R. J. Leigh, Ozone photochemistry in boreal biomass burning plumes, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 13, 7321-7341, 2013.

30Palmer P. I., M. Parrington, J. D. Lee, A. C. Lewis, A. R. Rickard, P. F. Bernath, T. J. Duck, D. L. Waugh, D. W. Tarasick, S. Andrews, E. Aruffo, L. J. Bailey, E. Barrett, S. J.-B. Bauguitte, K. R. Curry, P. Di Carlo, et al., Quantifying the impact of BOReal forest fires on Tropospheric oxidants over the Atlantic using Aircraft and Satellites (BORTAS) experiment: design, execution and science overview, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 13, 6239-6261, 2013.

29Di Carlo P., E. Aruffo, M. Busilacchio, F. Giammaria, C. Dari-Salisburgo, F. Biancofiore, G. Visconti, J. Lee, S. Moller, C. E. Reeves, S. Bauguitte, G. Forster, R. L. Jones, and B. Ouyang, Aircraft based four-channel thermal dissociation laser induced fluorescence instrument for simultaneous measurements of NO₂, total peroxy nitrate, total alkyl nitrate, and HNO₃, Atmos. Meas. Tech., 6, 971–980, 2013.

28Cristofanelli P., P. Di Carlo, A. D’ Altorio, C. Dari Salisburgo, P. Tuccella, F. Biancofiore, P. Stocchi, G. P. Verza, T. C. Landi, A. Marinoni, F. Calzolari, R. Duchi, P. Bonasoni, Analysis of Summer Ozone Observations at a High Mountain Site in Central Italy (Campo Imperatore, 2388 m a.s.l.), Pure Appl. Geophys, 170, 1985-1999, 2013.

27Pitari G., P. Di Carlo, E. Coppari, N. DeLuca, G. Di Genova, M. Iarlori, E. Pietropaolo, V. Rizi, P. Tuccella, Aerosol measurements at L’Aquila EARLINET station in central Italy: Impact of local sources and large scale transport resolved by LIDAR, Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 92, 116–123, 2013.

26Ave M., M. Bohacova, E. Curry, P. Di Carlo, C. Di Giulio, P. Facal San Luis, D. Gonzales, C. Hojvat, J. Hörandel, M. Hrabovsky, M. Iarlori, B. Keilhauer, H. Klages, M. Kleifges, F. Kuehn, S. Li, M. Monasor, L. Nozka, M. Palatka, S. Petrera, P. Privitera, J. Ridky, V. Rizi, B. Rouille D’Orfeuil, F. Salamida, P. Schovanek, R. Smida, H. Spinka, A. Ulrich, V. Verzi, C. Williams, Precise measurement of the absolute fluorescence yield of the 337 nm band in atmospheric gases, Astroparticle Physics, 42, 90–102, 2013.

25Fowler, D., E. Nemitz, P. Misztal, C. Di Marco, U. Skiba, J. Ryder, C. Helfter, J. N. Cape, S. Owen, J. Dorsey, M. W. Gallagher, M. Coyle, G. Phillips, B. Davison, B. Langford, R. MacKenzie, J. Muller, J. Siong, C. Dari-Salisburgo, P. Di Carlo, E. Aruffo, F. Giammaria, J. A. Pyle, C. N. Hewitt, Effects of land use on surface–atmosphere exchanges of trace gases and energy in Borneo: comparing fluxes over oil palm plantations and a rainforest Phil. Trans. Royal Soc. B-Biological Science, 366, 3196-3209, 2011.

24Ave M., M. Bohacova, K. Daumillera, P. Di Carlo, C. Di Giulio, Pedro Facal San Luis, D. Gonzales, C. Hojvat, J. R. Horandel, M. Hrabovsky, M. Iarlori, B. Keilhauer, H. Klages, M. Kleifges, F. Kuehn, M. Monasor, L. Nozka, M. Palatka, S. Petrera, P. Privitera, J. Ridky, V. Rizi, B. Rouille d’Orfeuil, F. Salamida, P. Schovanek, R. Smida, H. Spinka, A. Ulrich, V. Verzi, C. Williams, Precise measurement of the absolute yield of fluorescence photons in atmospheric gas, Nuclear Physics B (Proc. Suppl.) 212–213, 356–361, 2011.

23Hewitt C. N., Lee J., M.  P. Barkley, N. Carslaw, Chappell N.A., Coe H., Collier C., Commane R., Davies F., Di Carlo P., C. F. Di Marco, P. M. Edwards, M. J. Evans, D. Fowler, K. L. Furneaux, M. Gallagher, A. Guenther, D. E. Heard, C. Helfter, J. Hopkins, T. Ingham, M. Irwin, C. Jones, A. Karunaharan, B. Langford, A. C. Lewis, S. F. Lim, S. M. MacDonald, A. R. MacKenzie, A. S. Mahajan, S. Malpass, G. McFiggans, G. Mills, P. Misztal, S. Moller, P. S. Monks, E. Nemitz, V. Nicolas-Perea, H. Oetjen, D. Oram, P. I. Palmer, G. J. Phillips, J. M. C. Plane, T. Pugh, J. A. Pyle, C. E. Reeves, N. H. Robinson, D. Stewart, D. Stone, and L. K. Whalley, Oxidant and particle photochemical processes above a south-east Asian tropical rain forest (the OP3 project): introduction, rationale, location characteristics and tools, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 10, 169-199, 2010.

22Hewitt C. N., Lee J., M.  P. Barkley, N. Carslaw, Chappell N.A., Coe H., Collier C., Commane R., Davies F., Di Carlo P., et al., Oxidant and particle photochemical processes above a south-east Asian tropical rain forest (the OP3 project): introduction, rationale, location characteristics and tools, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 10, 563-564, 2010.

21Hewitt C.N., A.R. MacKenzie, P. Di Carlo et al., Nitrogen management is essential to prevent tropical oil palm plantations from causing ground level ozone pollution, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS), 106, 44, 18447-18451, 2009.

20Di Carlo P., Barone M., D’Altorio A., Dari-Salisburgo C., Pietropaolo E., High-resolution spectrometer for atmospheric studies, Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 71, 1383–1388, 2009.

19Di Carlo P., G. Pitari, N. De Luca, D. Battisti, Observations of surface radon in Central Italy, Environmental Geology, 58, 431-436,2009.

18Dari-Salisburgo C., P. Di Carlo, F. Giammaria, Y. Kajii, A. D’Altorio, Laser Induced fluorescence instrument for NO₂ measurements: observations at a central Italy background site, Atmospheric Environment, 43, 970-977, 2009.

17Ave M., Bohacova M., Buonomo B., Busca N., Cazon L., Chemerisov S.D., Conde M.E., Crowell R.A., Di Carlo P., Di Giulio C., Doubrava M., Esposito A., Facal P., Franchini F.J.,  Gebhardt J., Graber T., Hoerandel J., Hrabovsky M., Iarlori M., Kasprzyk T.E., Keilhauer B., Klages H., Kleifges M., Kuhlmann S., Mazzitelli G., Meron M., Nozka L., Obermeier A., Palatka M., Petrera S., Privitera P., Ridky J., Rizi V., Rodriguez G., Salamida F., Schovanek P., Spinka H., Strazzeri E., Ulrich A., Yusof Z.M., Vacek V., Valentem P., Verzi V., Viccaro J., Waldenmaier T., Spectrally resolved pressure dependence measurements of air fluorescence emission with AIRFLY, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A, 597, 1, 41-45, 2008.

16Ave M., Bohacova M., Buonomo B., Busca N., Cazon L., Chemerisov S.D., Conde M.E., Crowell R.A., Di Carlo P., Di Giulio C., Doubrava M., Esposito A., Facal P., Franchini F.J.,  Gebhardt J., Graber T., Hoerandel J., Hrabovsky M., Iarlori M., Kasprzyk T.E., Keilhauer B., Klages H., Kleifges M., Kuhlmann S., Mazzitelli G., Meron M., Nozka L., Obermeier A., Palatka M., Petrera S., Privitera P., Ridky J., Rizi V., Rodriguez G., Salamida F., Schovanek P., Spinka H., Strazzeri E., Ulrich A., Yusof Z.M., Vacek V., Valentem P., Verzi V., Viccaro J., Waldenmaier T., Energy dependence of air fluorescence yield measured by AIRFLY, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A, 597, 1, 46-49, 2008.

15Ave M., Bohacova M., Buonomo B., Busca N., Cazon L., Chemerisov S.D., Conde M.E., Crowell R.A., Di Carlo P., Di Giulio C., Doubrava M., Esposito A., Facal P., Franchini F.J.,  Gebhardt J., Graber T., Hoerandel J., Hrabovsky M., Iarlori M., Kasprzyk T.E., Keilhauer B., Klages H., Kleifges M., Kuhlmann S., Mazzitelli G., Meron M., Nozka L., Obermeier A., Palatka M., Petrera S., Privitera P., Ridky J., Rizi V., Rodriguez G., Salamida F., Schovanek P., Spinka H., Strazzeri E., Ulrich A., Yusof Z.M., Vacek V., Valentem P., Verzi V., Viccaro J., Waldenmaier T., Temperature and humidity dependence of air fluorescence yield measured by AIRFLY, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A, 597, 1, 50-54, 2008.

14Ave M., Bohacova M., Buonomo B., Busca N., Cazon L., Chemerisov S.D., Conde M.E., Crowell R.A., Di Carlo P., Di Giulio C., Doubrava M., Esposito A., Facal P., Franchini F.J.,  Gebhardt J., Graber T., Hoerandel J., Hrabovsky M., Iarlori M., Kasprzyk T.E., Keilhauer B., Klages H., Kleifges M., Kuhlmann S., Mazzitelli G., Meron M., Nozka L., Obermeier A., Palatka M., Petrera S., Privitera P., Ridky J., Rizi V., Rodriguez G., Salamida F., Schovanek P., Spinka H., Strazzeri E., Ulrich A., Yusof Z.M., Vacek V., Valentem P., Verzi V., Viccaro J., Waldenmaier T., A novel method for the absolute fluorescence yield measurement by AIRFLY, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A, 597, 1, 55-60, 2008.

13Ave M., M. Bohacova, B. Buonomo, N. Busca, L. Cazon, S.D. Chemerisov, M.E. Conde, R.A. Crowell, P. Di Carlo, C. Di Giulio, M. Doubrava, A. Esposito, P. Facal, F.J. Franchini, J. Horandel, M. Hrabovsky, M. Iarlori, T.E. Kasprzyk, B. Keilhauer, H. Klages, M. Kleifges, S. Kuhlmann, G. Mazzitelli, L. Nozka, A. Obermeier, M. Palatka, S. Petrera, P. Privitera, J. Ridky, V. Rizi ,G. Rodriguez , F. Salamida, P. Schovanek, H. Spinka, E. Strazzeri, A. Ulrich, Z.M. Yusof, V. Vacek, P. Valente, V. Verzi, T. Waldenmaier, Measurement of the pressure dependence of air fluorescence emission induced by electrons, Astroparticle Physics, 28, 41-57, 2007.

12Di Carlo, P., G. Pitari, E. Mancini, S. Gentile, E. Pichelli, and G. Visconti, Evolution of surface ozone in central Italy based on observations and statistical model, J. Geophys. Res., 112, D10316, doi:10.1029/2006JD007900, 2007.

11Arciprete F, Bohacova M, Buonomo B, Caruso R, Di Carlo P, Doubrava M, Esposito A, Facal P, Fauth AC, Goletti C, Hrabovsky M, Iarlori M, Keilhauer B, Kemp E, Klages HO, Kleifges M, Klesper S, Mazzitelli G, Morozov A, Nozka L, Palatka M, Petrera S, Privitera P, Prosposito P, Ridky J, Rizi V, Salamida F, Salamon A, Salina G, Schovanek P, Ulrich A, Vacek V, Verzi V, Waldenmaier T, AIRFLY: Measurement of the fluorescence yield in atmospheric gases, Czec. Journal of Physics, 56, A361-A367, 2006.

10Arciprete F, Bohacova M, Bluemer J, Bollmann E, Caruso R, Di Carlo P, Doubrava M, Esposito A, Facal P, Fauth AC, Goletti C, Hrabovsky M, Kemp E, Klages HO, Kleifges M, Klepser S, Iarlori M, Matthiae G, Mazzitelli G, Nogima H, Nozka L, Palatka M, Petrera S, Privitera P, Prosposito P, Ridky J, Rizi V, Salina G, Schovanek P, Ulrich A, Vacek V, Valente P, Verzi V, Waldenmaier T, AIRFLY: Measurement of the air fluorescence radiation induced by electrons, Nuclear Physics B-Proceedings Supplements, 150, 186-189, 2006.

9Di Carlo P., W. H. Brune, M. Martinez, H. Harder, R. Lesher, X. Ren, T. Thornberry, M. A. Carroll,V. Young, P. B. Shepson, D. Riemer, E. Apel, C. Campbell, Missing OH reactivity in a forest: Evidence for unknown reactive biogenic VOCs, Science, 304, 722-725, 2004.

8Ren X., H. Harder, M. Martinez, I. C. Faloona, D. Tan, R. L. Lesher, P. Di Carlo, J. B. Simpas, and W. H. Brune, Interference Testing for Atmospheric HOx Measurements by Laser-induced Fluorescence, Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry, 47, 2, 169–190, 2004.

7Faloona I. C., D. Tan, R. L. Lesher, N. L. Hazen, C. L. Frame, J. B. Simpas, H. Harder, M. Martinez, P. Di Carlo, X. Ren and W. H. Brune, A Laser Induced Fluorescence Instrument for Detecting Tropospheric OH and HO₂: Characteristics and Calibration, Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry, 47, 2, 139–167, 2004.

6Geyer A., B. Alicke, and R. Ackermann, M. Martinez, H. Harder, W. Brune, P. Di Carlo, E. Williams, T. Jobson, S. Hall, R. Shetter, J. Stutz, Direct observations of daytime NO₃: Implications for urban boundary layer chemistry, Journal of Geophyical Research, 108, D12, 4368, doi:10.1029/2002JD002967, 2003.

5Cinque G., R. Zauri, P. Di Carlo, M. Iarlori and V. Rizi, Sensible heat flux and boundary layer depth measurements by Doppler SODAR and sonic anemometer data, Il Nuovo Cimento C, 23, 331-350, 2000.

4Chineke T.C., V.Rizi, F. Masci, P. Di Carlo, M. Iarlori, 1979-1999 Satellite total ozone column measurements over West Africa, Annali di Geofisica, 43, 537-544, 2000.

3Rizi V., F. Masci, G. Redaelli, P. Di Carlo, M. Iarlori, G. Visconti and L.W. Thomason, Lidar and SAGE II observations of Shishaldin volcano aerosols and lower stratospheric transport, Geophyical Research Letters, 27, 3445-3448, 2000.

2Rizi V., M. Iarlori, P. Di Carlo, G. Visconti, and G. Cinque, A combined Rayleigh-Raman lidar for measurements of tropospheric water vapour and aerosol profiles, Il Nuovo Cimento C, 21, 53-64, 2000.

1Di Carlo P., V. Rizi, and G. Visconti, Lidar observations of mesospheric sodium over Italy, Il Nuovo Cimento C, 21, 541-550, 1998.