Research topics:

• Remote sensing for water resources management
• Remote sensing of vegetation
• Assessment of the impacts of drought events on vegetation and on the water cycle based on satellite and in situ data
• Drought events understanding, monitoring, and predicting
• Energy balance modeling over vegetated areas
• Time-series explanatory data analysis

Short bio

Mariapina Castelli, PhD, is the group leader of the Biosphere and Hydrosphere Research Group at the Institute for Earth Observation of Eurac Research. With a background in environmental engineering, her research focuses on the interactions between the water cycle, vegetation, climate, and human activities in mountainous regions. She develops methods for integrating remote sensing data into water and energy balance models to support agricultural and water resource management, addressing the challenges of topographic complexity and land-cover heterogeneity. Mariapina Castelli acquires and manages national and international projects and leads a diverse research team with varied expertise, nationalities, and experience levels.

Links to external profiles

ORCID: https://orcid.org/my-orcid?orcid=0000-0001-6157-9544

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mariapina-Castelli?ev=prf_overview

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariapina-castelli-5b84a424a/