The research activity at IREA began in 2014 as part of the FP-7 project "INFORM" (Improved monitoring and forecasting of ecological status of European Inland waters by combining Future earth Obstruction data and Models) and continued with the Foundation projects Cariplo "BLASCO" (Blending Laboratory and Satellite techniques for detecting CyanObacteria), "ISEO" (Improving the lake Status from Eutrophy towards Oligotrophy) and "Weaving for Nature" (2019). Currently the research activity takes place inside of the H2020 project "EOMORES" (Earth Observation based services for Monitoring and Reporting of Ecological Status) and of the CCI ECV LAKES project funded by the European Space Agency.
The research activity is characterized by measurements of radiometric and limnological data in situ, useful for the purposes of calibration and validation of products from remote sensing data (EO data). There are several applications related to the use of water quality maps in terms of abundance of phytoplankton (chlorophyll-a concentration) and suspended solids (TSM concentration; turbidity) for the study and monitoring of internal aquatic environments ( lakes, wetlands, rivers). In addition to the classification of the lake quality status according to the Water Framework Directive. To these are added maps of vegetation indices, in terms of bio-physical parameters of aquatic vegetation, such as biomass, leaf area index and fractional covers useful for analyzing the phenology and dynamics of different macrophyte communities, mainly in shallow lakes and wetlands. The products analyzed derive from different optical sensors with different radiometric and spatio-temporal resolutions, to analyze short-medium and long-term time series of the parameters of interest, in order to capture variations from intra-annual to ten-year periods, such as the effects of changes climatic conditions on inland waters.
Part of the activity is aimed at interacting with end-users, both in the INFORM Project, in EOMORES and in Lakes_CCI. Specifically, the preparation of newsletters, brochures and posters, creation of questionnaires on EO data products, interaction with different types of end-users, from researchers to local institutions and administrations to schools.

 Degree in Environmental Sciences (2004) and PhD in Ecology (2009). During the doctorate I studied the relationship between hydrology and river metabolism in altered systems. I investigated how river damming affects the cycles of gases (O2, CO2) and nutrients (N, P) in homogeneous segments of the Mincio River (sub-basin of the Po river). I demonstrated that when the speed of water in eutrophic environments is reduced by the creation of a dam, the system can change from a distinctly heterotrophic to an autotrophic one. I coordinated a project to define the minimum vital flow of the Mincio river.

In recent years, research on inland aquatic environments (lakes, rivers, wetlands) has seen the integration of classical limnological techniques with remote sensing tools for the study of the quality of aquatic environments and primary producers (phytoplankton and macrophytes) in different rooms space-time. Several projects have been included in the activity: Project FP7-INFORM, ISEO Project, Project Tiles for Nature, ESA Project "Lakes CCI".

Publication on scientific international journals:

Racchetti E., Salmaso F., Pinardi M., Quadroni S., Soana E., Sacchi E., ... & Bartoli M. (2019). Is Flood Irrigation a Potential Driver of River-Groundwater Interactions and Diffuse Nitrate Pollution in Agricultural Watersheds?. Water, 11(11), 2304.

Tóth V.R., Villa P., Pinardi M., Bresciani M., 2019. Aspects of invasiveness of Ludwigia and Nelumbo in shallow temperate fluvial lakes. Frontiers in plant science, 10, 647.

Pinardi M., Bresciani M., Villa P., Cazzaniga I., Laini A., Tóth V. R., Fadel A., Austoni M., Lami A., Giardino C., 2018. Spatial and temporal dynamics of primary producers in shallow lakes as seen from space: intra-annual observations from Sentinel-2A. Limnologica, 72: 32-43.

Pinardi M., Soana E., Laini A., Bresciani M., Bartoli M., 2018. Soil system budgets of N, Si and P in an agricultural irrigated watershed: surplus, differential export and underlying mechanisms. Biogeochemistry, 40:175–197. doi 10.1007/s10533-018-0484-4

Villa P., Pinardi M., Tóth V.R., Hunter P.D., Bolpagni R., Bresciani M., 2017. Remote sensing of macrophyte morphological traits: implications for the management of shallow lakes. Journal of Limnology, 76(s1). DOI: 10.4081/jlimnol.2017.1629

Bresciani M., Giardino C., Lauceri R., Matta E., Cazzaniga I., Pinardi M., Lami A., Austoni M., Viaggiu E., Congestri R., Morabito G., 2016. Earth observation for monitoring and mapping of cyanobacteria blooms. Case studies of five Italian lakes. Journal of Limnology. Journal of Limnology, 76(s1). doi:10.4081/jlimnol.2016.1565

Manzo C., Bassani C., Pinardi M., Giardino C., Bresciani M., 2016. Sensitivity in forward modeled hyperspectral reflectance due to phytoplankton groups. Marine and Freshwater Research, 64, 1-14.

Villa P., Bresciani M., Bolpagni R., Pinardi M., Giardino C., 2015. A rule-based approach for mapping macrophyte communities using multi-temporal aquatic vegetation indices. Remote Sensing of Environment. 171: 218–233.

Pinardi M., Fenocchi A., Giardino C., Sibilla S., Bartoli M., Bresciani M., 2015. Assessing Potential Algal Blooms in a Shallow Fluvial Lake by Combining Hydrodynamic Modelling and Remote-Sensed Images. Water, 7: 1921-1942.

Viaroli P., Nizzoli D., Pinardi M., Soana E., Bartoli M., 2015. Eutrophication of the Mediterranean Sea: a watershed—cascading aquatic filter approach. Rend. Fis. Acc. Lincei (2015) 26:13-23 DOI 10.1007/s12210-014-0364-3

Pinardi M., Rossetto M., Viaroli P., Bartoli M., 2014. Daily and seasonal variability of CO2 saturation and evasion in a free flowing and in a dammed river reach.J. Limnol. 73(3): 468-481. DOI: 10.4081/jlimnol.2014.947

Bolpagni R., Bresciani M., Laini A., Pinardi M., Matta E., Ampe E.M., Giardino C., Viaroli P., Bartoli M., 2014. Remote sensing of phytoplankton-macrophyte coexistence in shallow hypereutrophic fluvial lakes. Hydrobiologia, 737:67-76. DOI 10.1007/s10750-013-1800-6.

Bresciani M., Rossini M., Morabito G., Matta E., Pinardi M., Cogliati S., Julitta T., Colombo R., Braga F., Giardino C., 2013. Analysis of within- and between-day chlorophyll-a dynamics in Mantua Superior Lake, with a continuous spectroradiometric measurement. Marine and Freshwater Research, 2013, 64, 303–316 http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/MF12229

Viaroli P., Nizzoli D., Pinardi M., Rossetti G., Bartoli M., 2013. Factors Affecting Dissolved Silica Concentrations, and DSi and DIN Stoichiometry in a Human Impacted Watershed (Po River, Italy). Silicon, DOI 10.1007/s12633-012-9137-8

Pinardi M., Bartoli M., Longhi, D., Viaroli P., 2011. Net autotrophy in a fluvial lake: the relative role of phytoplankton and floating-leaved macrophytes. Aquatic Sciences DOI 10.1007/s00027-011-0186-7.

Racchetti E., Bartoli M., Soana E., Longhi D, Christian R. R., Pinardi M., Viaroli P., 2010. Influence of hydrological connectivity of riverine wetlands on nitrogen removal via denitrification. Biogeochemistry, DOI 10.1007/s10533-010-9477-7.

Bresciani M., Giardino C., Longhi D., Pinardi M., Bartoli M., Vascellari M., 2009. Imaging spectrometry of productive inland waters. Application to the lakes of Mantua. Italian Journal of Remote Sensing , 41 (2): 147-156.

Pinardi M., Bartoli M., Longhi D., Marzocchi U., Laini A., Ribaudo C. e Viaroli P., 2009. Benthic metabolism and denitrification in a river reach: a comparison between vegetated and bare sediments. J. Limnol., 68(1): 133-145.

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Ten oral communications as first author in Scientific Conferences.

 Participation at 14 Scientific Conferences as co-authors of poster or oral communications.

Reviewer of Journal of Limnology, Water, Great Lakes Research, Science of the Total Environment, Environmental Engineering and Management Journal, Remote Sensing Application: Society and Environment

H index (scopus): 10