Ricerc@Sapienza

The estimation of the design peak discharge is crucial for the hydrological design of
hydraulic structures. A commonly used approach is to estimate the design storm through the
intensity–duration–area–frequency (IDAF) curves and then use it to generate the design discharge
through a hydrological model. In ungauged areas, IDAF curves and design discharges are derived
throughout regionalization studies, if any exist for the area of interest, or from using the hydrological

Monitoring surface deformation on dams is commonly carried out by in situ geodetic surveying, which is time consuming and characterized by some limitations in space coverage and frequency. More recently microwave satellite-based technologies, such as advanced-DInSAR (Differential Synthetic Aperture Radar Interferometry), have allowed the integration and improvement of the observation capabilities of ground-based methods thanks to their effectiveness in collecting displacement measurements on many non-destructive control points, corresponding to radar reflecting targets.