Roberta Pirazzini Senior Scientist
Contact roberta.pirazzini@fmi.fi
Research Interests
Surface radiation and energy budget over snow and ice
Observation and modeling of the interaction of solar radiation with snow and ice
Sea ice albedo feedback and cloud radiative forcing on surface temperature over polar regions
Development of instrumental systems to measure albedo from snow/ice surface and from unmanned aerial vehicles
Projects
The role of Snow in enhancing solar photovoltaic Power generation (SnowPower)
PI, Research Council of Finland, 2026-2029
Consistent representation of Antarctic and Arctic snow and sea ice mass and energy budgets from point to model grid cell Scales (IceScales)
PI, Research Council of Finland, 2025-2028
The White glittering Ice; consistent modeling of surface scattering layer in Antarctica ice shelves and Arctic sea ice (WhiteIce)
PI, Transnational Access project funded through EU project POLARIN, 2024-2029
Advancing the understanding of Arctic and Antarctic now and sea-ice processess (AAA)
PI, Research Council of Finland mobility project with China, 2025-2027
Hyperspectral remote sensing of polar regions using EnMAP (HYPERPOLE)
Collaborator, German Science Foundation (PI Alexander Kokhanovsky), 2025-2028
The impact of dissapearing firn on glacier mass balance (deFIRN)
Collaborator, Swiss National Science Foundation (PI Horts Machguth), 2026-2030
Large-Scale Influence of Small-Scale Processes
Collaborator, Swiss National Science Foundation (PI Michael Lehnin), 2023-2026
Contrasts of sea ice regimes in Arctic Ocean during melt season (CONTRASTS)
Remote participant, Arctic expeditions PS149 onboard the German Reasearch Vessel Polarstern (PI Marcel Nicolaus), 2025
Publications List of publications on Google Scholar