Peer Reviewed
2024
Le Roy M., Ivy-Ochs S., Nicolussi K., Monegato G., Reitner J.M., Colucci R.R., Ribolini A., Spagnolo M., Stoffel M. (2024) European Glacial Landscapes, The Holocene; Chapter 20 - Holocene glacier variations in the Alps. Pages 367-418
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780323997126000180
Securo A., Del Gobbo C., Rettig L., Pillon S., De Luca A., Fontana D., Benedetti Fasil E., Colucci R.R. (2024) A glacier in transition: Surface elevation change, ELA and geomorphic evolution of a very small glacier in the Dolomites (S-E Alps) Geomorphology 144, 108956
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169555X23003768
2023
Del Gobbo C., Colucci R.R., Monegato G., Žebre, Giorgi F. (2023) Atmosphere-cryosphere interactions during the last phase of the LGM (21 ka BP) in the European Alps. Climate of the Past 19, 9: 1805–1823
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-19-1805-2023
2022
Securo A., Del Gobbo C., Colucci R.R. (2022) Multi-year evolution of 75 snow and ice deposits in Schachtdolines and Shafts of recently deglaciated karst terrain: Observations from Mount Canin-Kanin, Julian Alps, Europe Geomorphology 417, 108434
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169555X22003270
Securo A., Pillon S., Martinucci D., Colucci R.R. (2022) Long term mass balance monitoring and evolution of ice in caves through Structure from Motion – Multi View Stereo and Ground Penetrating Radar techniques Progress in Physical geography (first online Jan 7th, 2022)
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/03091333211065123
2021
Rettig L., Monegato G., Mozzi P., Žebre M., Casetta L., Fernetti M., Colucci R.R. (2021) The pleistocene evolution and reconstruction of LGM and late glacial paleoglaciers of the Silisia Valley and Mount Raut (Carnic Prealps, NE Italy) Alpine and Mediterranean Quaternay 34(2), 277-290
https://amq.aiqua.it/index.php/amq/article/view/375
Forte E., Santin I., Ponti S., Colucci R.R., Gutgesell P., Guglielmin M. (2021) New insights in glaciers characterization by differential diagnosis integrating GPR and remote sensing techniques: A case study for the Eastern Gran Zebrù glacier Remote Sensing of the Environment 267, 112715
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0034425721004351
Žebre M.,Sarikaya M. Akif, StepiŠnik U, Colucci R.R., Yildirim C. Çiner A., Candas A., VlahoviĆ Ş., TomljenoviĆ B., MatoŠ B., Wilcken K.M. (2021) An early glacial maximum during the last glacial cycle on the northern Velebit Mt. (Croatia) Geomorphology 392, 107918
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169555X21003263#!
Raicich F., Colucci R.R. (2021) A mean-sea-level pressure time series for Trieste, Italy (1841–2018) Earth System Science Data 13, 3363-3377.
https://essd.copernicus.org/articles/13/3363/2021/essd-13-3363-2021.html
Colucci R.R., Žebre M., Torma C.Z., Glasser N.F., Maset E., Del Gobbo C., Pillon S. (2021) Recent Increases in Winter Snowfall Provide Resilience to Very Small Glaciers in the Julian Alps, Europe. Atmosphere 12, 263.
https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos12020263
Žebre M., Colucci R.R., Giorgi F., Glasser N.F., Racoviteanu A.E., Del Gobbo C. (2021) 200 years of Equilibrium-Line Altitude variability across the European Alps (1901−2100). Climate Dynamics
doi 10.1007/s00382-020-05525-7
2020
Forte E., Santin I., Colucci R.R., Dossi M., Guglielmin M., Pipan M., Roncoroni G., Žebre M. (2020) GPR data analysis for cold and warm ice detection and characterization in polythermal glaciers. 18th International Conference on Ground Penetrating Radar. Golden, Colorado, 14-19 June 2020
Petrini M., Colleoni F., Kirchner N., Hughes A.L.C., Camerlenghi A., Rebesco M., Lucchi R-G-. Forte E., Colucci R.R., Noormets R. (2020) Oceanic conditions driving the last deglaciation of the Barents Sea ice sheet: results from an ensemble of transient ice sheet model simulations. Quaternary Science Reviews. 238, 106314
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2020.106314
2019
Diolaiuti G.A., Azzoni R.S., D’Agata C., Maragno D:, Fugazza D., Vagliasindi M., Mortara G., Perotti L., Bondesan A., Carton A., Pecci M., Dinale R., Trenti A., Casarotto C., Colucci R.R., Cagnati A., Crepaz A., Smiraglia C. (2019) Present extent, features and regional distribution of Italian glaciers La Houille Blanche 5-6, 159-175
https://www.shf-lhb.org/articles/lhb/abs/2019/04/lhb160037/lhb160037.html
Santin I., Colucci R.R., Žebre M., Pavan M., Cagnati A., Forte E. (2019) Recent evolution of Marmolada glacier (Dolomites, Italy) by means of ground and airborne GPR surveys Remote Sensing of the Environment 235, 111442
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0034425719304614
Raicich F., Colucci R.R. (2019) A near-surface sea temperature time series from Trieste, northern Adriatic Sea (1899-2015) Earth System Science Data 11, 761-768
https://www.earth-syst-sci-data.net/11/761/2019/
Colucci R.R., Guglielmin M. (2019, in press) Climate change and rapid ice melt; suggestions from abrupt permafrost degradation and ice melting in an alpine ice cave Progress in Physical Geography
https://doi.org/10.1177/0309133319846056
Forte E., Basso Bondini M., Bortoletto A., Dossi M., Colucci R.R. (2019) Pros and cons in helicopter-borne GPR data acquisition on rugged mountainous areas: critical analysis and practical guidelines. Pure and Applied Geophysics
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00024-019-02196-2
Boccali C., Žebre M., Colucci R.R. (2019) Geometry and paleo-ice content of rock glaciers in the southeastern Alps (NE Italy - NW Slovenia) Journal of Maps, 15-2: 346-355
doi.org/10.1080/17445647.2019.1595753
Supplementary Material (1 Map)
Bertozzi B., Pulvirenti B., Colucci R.R., Di Sabatino S. (2019) On the interactions between airflow and ice melting in ice caves: A novel methodology based on computational fluid dynamics modeling Science of The Total Environment
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.03.074
Colucci R.R., Forte E., Žebre M., Maset E., Zanettini C., Guglielmin M. (2019) Is that a relict rock glacier? Geomorphology, 330: 177-189
doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2019.02.002
2018
M. Oliva, M. Žebre, M. Guglielmin, P.D. Hughes, A. Çiner, G. Vieira, X. Bodin, N. Andrés, R.R. Colucci, C. García-Hernández, C. Mora, J. Nofre, D. Palacios, A. Pérez-Alberti, A. Ribolini, J. Ruiz-Fernández, M.A. Sarıkaya (2018) Permafrost conditions in the Mediterranean region since the Last Glaciation. Earth Science Reviews
doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2018.06.018
Petrini M., Colleoni F., Kirchner N., Hughes L.C.A., Camerlenghi A., Rebesco M., Lucchi R.G., Forte E., Colucci R.R., Noormets R. (2018) Interplay of grounding-line dynamics and sub-shelf melting during the last retreat of Bjørnøyrenna Ice Stream. Scientific Reports - Nature, 8: 7196
doi:10.1038/s41598-018-25664-6
Kozamernik E., Colucci R.R., Stepišnik U., Forte E., Žebre M. (2018) Spatial and climatic characterization of three glacial stages in the Upper Krnica Valley, SE European Alps. Quaternary Intarnational, 470:A 67-81
doi: 10.1016/j.quaint.2017.05.047
2017
Colucci R.R., Luetscher M., Forte E., Guglielmin M., Lenza D., Princivalle F., Vita F., (2017) First alpine evidence of in situ coarse cryogenic cave carbonates (CCCcoarse). Geografia Fisica & Dinamica Quaternaria, 40(1) 53-59
Colucci R.R., Torma C., Giorgi F. (2017) Unprecedented heat wave in December 2015 and potential for winter glacier ablation in the eastern Alps. Scientific Reports - Nature, 7:7090
doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-07415-1
2016
Colucci R.R., Žebre M.(2016) Late Holocene evolution of glaciers in the southeastern Alps Journal of Maps, 12: 289-299
doi: 10.1080/17445647.2016.1203216
Del Gobbo C., Colucci R.R., Forte E., Triglav Čekada M., Zorn M. (2016) The Triglav Glacier (South-Eastern Alps, Slovenia): Volume Estimation, Internal Characterization and 2000–2013 Temporal Evolution by Means of Ground Penetrating Radar Measurements. Pure and Applied Geophysics, 173-8: 2753-2766
Colucci R.R., Boccali C., Žebre M., Guglielmin M. (2016) Rock glaciers, protalus ramparts and pronival ramparts in the south-eastern Alps. Geomorphology, 269: 112-121
doi: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2016.06.039
Zhao W., Forte E., Colucci R.R., Pipan M. (2016) High-resolution glacier imaging and characterization by means of GPR attribute analysis Geophysical Journal International, 206: 1366-1374
Colucci R.R., Fontana D., Forte E., Potleca M., Guglielmin M. (2016). Response of ice caves to weather extremes in the southeastern Alps, Europe. Geomorphology, 261: 1-11
doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2016.02.017
Colucci R.R. (2016). Geomorphic influence on small glacier response to post Little Ice Age climate warming: Julian Alps, Europe. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 41: 1227-1240
Žebre M., Stepisnik U., Colucci R.R., Forte E., Monegato G. (2016). Evolution of a karst polje influenced by glaciation: the Gomance piedmont polje (northern Dinaric Alps). Geomorphology, 257: 143-154
doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2016.01.005
2015
Colucci R.R., Guglielmin M. (2015) Precipitation-temperature changes and evolution of a small glacier in the southeastern European Alps during the last 90 years. International Journal of Climatology, 35:10 2783-2797
Colucci R.R., Forte E., Boccali C., Dossi M., Lanza L., Pipan M., Guglielmin M. (2015) Evaluation of internal structure, volume and mass of glacial bodies by integrated LiDAR and ground penetrating radar (GPR) surveys: the case study of Canin Eastern Glacieret (Julian Alps, Italy). Surveys in Geophysics, 36:2 231-525
doi: 10.1007/s10712-014-9311-1
2014
Colucci R.R., Monegato G., Žebre M. (2014). Glacial and proglacial deposits of the Resia Valley (NE Italy): new insights on the onset and decay of the last Alpine Glacial Maximum in the Julian Alps. Alpine and Mediterranean Quaternary, 27(2) 85-104
http://amq.aiqua.it/images/joomd/AMQ_2722ColucciMonegatostand.pdf
Triglav Čekada M., Zorn M., Colucci R.R. (2014) Area changes on Canin (Italy) and Triglav glaciers (Slovenia) from 1893 on based on archive imagery and Lidar. Geodetski vestnik, 58:2 257-277
http://www.geodetski-vestnik.com/58/2/gv58-2_triglav.pdf
Forte E., Dossi M., Pipan M., Colucci R.R. (2014) Velocity analysis from Common Offset GPR data inversion: theory and application on synthetic and real data. Geophysical Journal International 197 (3): 1471-1483
2013
Forte E., Dossi M., Colucci R.R., Pipan M. (2013) A new fast methodology to estimate the density of frozen materials by means of common offset GPR data. Journal of Applied Geophysics, 99: 135-145
doi: 10.1016/j.jappgeo.2013.08.013
F. Raicich, V. Malačič, M. Celio, D. Giaiotti, C. Cantoni, R. R. Colucci, B. Čermelj, and A. Pucillo (2013) Extreme air-sea interactions in the Gulf of Trieste (North Adriatic) during the strong Bora event in winter 2012, Journal of Geophysical Research, Oceans, 118, 5238–5250
