Domeniu Stiintific

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Tema de Cercetare

Titlul: Climatolologie dinamică și aplicată

Obiective de dezvoltare durabila

Obiectivul 11. Orașe și comunități durabile

Paneluri ERC

PE10 Earth System Science: Physical geography, geology, geophysics, atmospheric sciences, oceanography, climatology, ecology, global environmental change, biogeochemical cycles, natural resources management

Membri echipei

Responsabili: Conf. univ dr. habil. Lucian SFÎCĂ, Lect. univ. dr. Pavel Ichim

Membri temporari: Drd. Claudiu-Ștefănel Crețu, Drd. Robert Hrițac, Drd. Alexandru-Constantin Corocăescu, Mast. Ionuț-Marian Croitoru, Stud. Andrei-Elias Călugăru, Stud. Ecaterina Pintilie

Infrastructura de cercetare (statiuni de cercetare, laboratoare de cercetare, etc.)

LABORATORUL DE METEOROLOGIE-CLIMATOLOGIE (SALA B657), CABINET B-640

Echipamente

Echipamente instalate în teren:

a. 25 de senzori de temperatură și umiditate Hobo pentru monitorizarea condițiilor microclimatice urbane (Iași, Bacău, Botoșani, Suceava);

b. 5 stații meteorologice Davis Vantage-Pro pentru monitorizarea condițiilor microclimatice urbane (Iași, Bacău, Suceava);

c. 4 senzori de temperatură și umiditate Hobo pentru monitorizarea condițiilor de frig din depresiuni ale Carpaților Orientali (Teșnița, Moldova-Sulița, Lucina – jud. Suceava; Trei Fântâni – Neamț).

d. 7 puncte de monitorizare a condițiilor meteorologice în Podișul Moldovei (Cârja, Ivănești, Roșiești – jud. Vaslui; Deleni, Buhalnița – jud. Iași; Tudora – jud. Botoșani).

 Echipamente de teren:

a. 7 stații meteorologice mobile MeteoTracker pentru monitorizarea temperaturii, umidității, presiunii atmosferice, radiației solare.

b. 1 stație meteorologică mobilă MeteoTracker pentru monitorizarea poluanților atmosferici (PM, ozon);

c. 1 stație meteorologică mobilă Kestrel.

Hardware:

a. Stație de lucru HP Z8 G4, Tower, 2 Procesoare, Intel 22 Core Xeon Gold 6152 2.1 GHz până la 3.7 GHz, 512 GB DDR4 ECC, hard disk 2x2 TB SSD SATA, Placă Video nVidia GeForce RTX 5070, 12 GB GDDR7, Raid controller Integrat, Windows 11 Pro, 1 Hard Disk Suplimentar, USB, Wi-Fi, Dual-Band, Kit tastatură+mouse Wireless Dell KM3322W.

b. Laptop Gaming ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA402RJ-L8065, Procesor AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS pana la 4.9GHz, Număr nuclee: 8 Dimensiune ecran14" QHD+, Memorie RAM minim 16GB, Tip memorie DDR5, Frecventa minim 4800MHz HARD DISK:  SSD 1TB, PLACA VIDEO AMD Radeon RX 6700S 8GB, Free Dos

Software: Envi-Met.

Finantare directa

De la Departament: 4000 lei/anual  pentru deplasări în teren și campanii expediționare de teren

Finantare din Proiecte de cercetare, dezvoltare, inovare

1. Tip de proiect: TE

Finantator: UEFISCDI

Titlu:  Urban Climate Assessment: a pre-requisite in designing cities’ resilience response to climate change for Romania’s North-East Development Region [UCLAR]

Project number 32/2022; Project code PN-III-P1-1.1-TE-2021-0882

Director de proiect: Conf. univ.dr. hab. Lucian SFÎCĂ

Suma finanțată: 450.000 lei

Perioada: 10.05.2022-08.11.2024

Link catre pagina proiectului:  https://geo.uaic.ro/uclar/

2. Tip de proiect: PCE

Finantator: UEFISCDI

Titlu:  Diachronic modeling of (bio)climate conditions at a fine spatial scale in the main cities of North-East Romania (western Moldavia)[MOBCLIM]

Project number 96/2025; Project code PN-IV-P1-PCE-2023-0897

Director de proiect: Conf. univ.dr. hab. Lucian SFÎCĂ

Suma finanțată: 1147369 lei

Perioada: 15.07.2025-14.07.2028

Link catre pagina proiectului:  https://www.geo.uaic.ro/mobclim/

Finantare din contracte economice

Descrierea proiectului sau a activităților, sume, parteneri etc.

Rezultatele cercetarii:

I. Cărți și capitol de carte:

1. Croitoru, A.E., Piticar, A., Sfîcă, L., Harpa, G.V., Roșca, C.F., Tudose, T., Horvath, C., Minea, I., Ciupertea, F.A., Scripcă, A.S., 2018. Extreme temperature and precipitation events in Romania, Editura  Academiei Române, Editura Academiei Române, 359 p. ISBN 978-973-27-2833-8.

2. Voiculescu, M., Condurache-Bota, S., Sfîcă, L., Cazacu, M.M., 2020. Teste și întrebări de Fizica atmosferei, Meteorologie și Climatologie, 110 p. ISBN 978-973-148-355-9, 100 exemplare.

3. Stratulat, I.S. coord. 2018. Balneoclimatologia în România și Republica Moldova - istoric și perspective europene, Ed. Academiei Române, 409 p. ISBN 978-973-27-3005-8. Coautor al subcapitolului 3.1 (Sfîcă, L., Stratulat, I.S., Hrițac, R., Ichim, P., Ilie, N., Favorabilitatea climatică a teritoriului României pentru activități turistice de tip balnear în sezonul estival, p.327-347), tiraj 100 exemplare.

4. Sfîcă, L., Damian, A., Grozavu, A., Niță, AI., Bîrsan, MV., 2022. Synoptic Conditions Associated with Floods and Highest Discharges on Lower Danube River (1980-2010), 28 pagini (329-357) in The Lower Danube River: Hydro-environmental Issues and Sustainability, edited by Abdelazim Negm, Liliana Zaharia and Gabriela Ioana-Toroimac, 582 pagini, Earth and Environemntal Sciences Library, ISBN 978-3-031-03864-8, Springer Nature Switzerland AG.

5. Sfîcă, L., 2024. Contribuția profesorului Liviu Apostol la dezvoltarea climatologiei românești, 16 pagini (89-104) in Liviu Apostol – profesorul, cercetătorul, omul, Editura PIM, editor Viorel Paraschiv, ISBN 978-606-13-8563-8.

II. Articole științifice indexate ISI:

1. Irimia, L., Patriche, C.V., Quenol, H., Sfîcă, L., Foss, C., 2017. Shifts in climate suitability for wine production as a result of climate change in a temperate climate wine region of Romania. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 131, 3, 1069-1081, 1-13, ISSN: 1434-4483, doi: 10.1007/s00704-017-2033-9, FI: 2.640, AIS: 0.694.

2. Sfîcă, L., Croitoru A-E., Iordache, I., Ciupertea F-A., 2017. Synoptic Conditions Generating Heat Waves and Warm Spells in Romania. Atmosphere, 8 (3), 50; doi:10.3390/atmos8030050, FI: 1.487, AIS: 0.512.

3. Sfîcă, L., Iordache, I., Voiculescu, M., 2017. Solar signal on regional scale: a study of possible solar impact upon Romania's climate, Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 177, 257-265, doi: 10.1016/j.jastp.2017.09.015. FI: 1,326, AIS: 0,485.

4. Sfîcă, L., Ichim, P., Apostol, L., Ursu, A., 2018. The extent and intensity of the Urban Heat Island in Iași city, Romania. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 134, 3, 777-791, doi: 10.1007/s00704-017-2305-4. FI: 2.640, AIS: 0.794.

5. Baltag, E., Petrencu, L., Bolboacă, L., Sfîcă, L., 2018. Common buzzards Buteo buteo wintering in Eastern Romania: habitat use and climatic factors affecting their abundance. Acta Ornithologica, 53(1), 1-11, doi: 10.3161/00016454AO2018.53.1.001, FI: 1.023, AIS: 0.415.

6. Prăvălie, R., Piticar, A., Roșca, B., Sfîcă, L., Bandoc, G., Tiscovschi, A., Patriche, C., 2019. Spatio-temporal changes of the climatic water balance in Romania as a response to precipitation and reference evapotranspiration trends during 1961–2013. Catena, (172), 295-312, doi: 10.1016/j.catena.2018.08.028. FI: 3.256, AIS: 0.826.

7. Niacșu, L., Sfîcă, L., Ursu, A., Ichim, P., Bobric, D.E., Breabăn, I.G., 2019. Wind erosion on arable lands, associated with extreme blizzard conditions within the hilly area of eastern Romania. Environmental Research, 169, 86-101, doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2018.11.008, FI: 4.9, AIS: 1.169.

8. Bîrsan, M.V., Niță, I.A., Crăciun, A., Sfîcă, L., Radu, C., Szep, R. Keresztesi, A., Micheu, M.M., 2020. Observed changes in mean and maximum wind speed over Romania since 1961. Romanian Report in Physics, 75(1): 702. IF: 1.940, AIS: 0.296.

9. Prăvălie, R., Patriche, C., Săvulescu, I., Sîrodoev, I., Bandoc, G., Sfîcă, L., 2020. Spatial assessment of land sensitivity to degradation across Romania. A quantitative approach based on the modified MEDALUS methodology. Catena, 187, 104407, doi: 10.1016/j.catena.2019.104407, IF: 3.256, AIS: 0.826.

10. Prăvălie, R., Sîrodoev, I., Patriche, C., Roșca, B., Piticar, A., Bandoc, G., Sfîcă, L., Tișcovschi, A., Dumitrașcu, M., Chifiriuc, C., Mănoiu, V., Iordache, Ș., 2020. The impact of climate change on agricultural productivity in Romania. A country-scale assessment based on the relationship between climatic water balance and maize yields in recent decades. Agricultural Systems, 179, 102767, doi: 10.1016/j.agsy.2019.102767,  IF: 4.13, AIS: 0.892.

11. Niță, I.A., Sfîcă, L., Apostol, L., Radu, C., Bîrsan, M.V., Szep, R., Keresztesi, A., 2020. Changes in Cyclones intensity over Romania accroding to 12 tracking methods. Romanian Reports in Physics, 75(2):706 IF:1.460, AIS: 0.208.

12. Țîmpu, S.; Sfîcă, L., Dobri, R.V., Cazacu, M.M., Nita, A.I., Birsan, M.-V. 2020. Tropospheric Dust and Associated Atmospheric Circulations over the Mediterranean Region with Focus on Romania’s Territory. Atmosphere, 11, 349, doi: 10.3390/atmos11040349, IF: 2.046, AIS: 0.555.

13. Rusu, A., Ursu, A., Stoleriu, C.C., Groza, O., Niacșu, L., Sfîcă, L., Minea, I., Stoleriu, O. 2020. Structural Changes in the Romanian Economy Reflected through Corine Land Cover Datasets. Remote Sensing, 12, 1323, doi:10.3390/rs12081323. IF: 4.118, AIS: 0.927.

14. Sfîcă, L., Beck, C., Niță, I.A., Voiculescu, M., Bîrsan, M.V., Phillipp, A., 2020. Cloud cover changes driven by atmosheric circulation in Europe during the last decades. Internarional Journal of Climatology, 41, 1,  doi: 10.1002/joc.6841 IF: 3.928, AIS: 1.332.

15. Ichim, P., Sfîcă, L., 2020. The influence of urban climate on bioclimatic conditions in the city of Iași, Romania. Sustainability, 12(22), 9652, doi: 10.3390/su12229652. IF: 2.576, AIS: 0.332.

16. Micheu, M.M., Bîrsan, M.V., Niță, I.A., Andrei, M.D., Nebunu, D., Acatrinei, C., Sfîcă, L., Szep, R., Keresztesi, A., de Arroyabe Hernaez, P.F., Onciul, S., Scafa-Udriște, A., Dorobantu, M., 2020. Influence of Meteorological Variables on people with cardiovascular diseases in Bucharest, Romania (2011-2012). Romanian Reports in Physics, 73(3), 707,  IF:1.785, AIS: 0.208.

17. Dobri, R.V., Sfîcă, L., Amihăesei, V.A., Apostol, L., Țîmpu, S., 2021. Drought Extent and Severity on Arable Lands in Romania Derived from Normalized Difference Drought Index (2001–2020). Remote Sensing, 13, 1478. doi: /10.3390/rs13081478, IF: 4.118, AIS: 0.927.

18. Baltag, E.Ș., Kovacs, I., Sfîcă, L., 2021. Common Buzzards wintering strategies as effect of weather conditions and geographic barriers. Ecology and Evolution, doi: 10.1002/ece3.7793, IF: 2.390, AIS: 0.888.

19. Florescu, O., Ichim, P., Sfîcă, L., Kadhim-Abid, A.L., Sandu, I., Nănescu, M., 2022. Risk assessment of artifact degradation in a museum based on indoor climate monitoring-case study of Poni-Cernatescu Museum from Iași city. Applied Sciences, 12, 3313, doi: 10.3390/appl12073313, IF: 2.679, AIS: 0.409.

20. Cheval. S., Bulai, A., Croitoru, A.E., Dorondel, Ș., Micu, D., Mihăilă, D., Sfîcă, L., Țișcovschi, A., 2022. Climate Change Perception in Romania, Theoretical and Applied Climatology, doi: 10.1007/s00704-022-04041-4, IF:3.179 AIS: 0.680.

21. Niță, I.A., Apostol, L., Patriche, C.V., Sfîcă L., Bojariu R., Birsan, M.V., 2022, Frequency of Atmospheric Circulation Types over Romania According to Jenkinson-Collison Method Based on Two Long-Term Reanalysis Datasets. Romanian Reports in Phisycs, 67, 812, IF: 1.780, AIS 0.268.

22. Sfîcă, L., Istrate, V., Hrițac, R., Machidon, O., 2022. The continental and regional synoptic background favorable for hailstorms occurrence in North-Eastern Romania. Progress in Physical Geography: Earth and Environment, 47, 1, 3-31, doi: 10.1177/03091333221100819, IF: 4.283, AIS: 1.164.

23. Sfîcă, L., Minea, I., Hrițac, R., Amihăesei, V.A., Boicu, D., 2022. Projected changes in groundwater levels in northeastern Romania according to climate scenarios for 2020-2100. Journal of Hydrology – Regional Studies, 41, 101108, doi: 10.1016/j.ejrh.2022.101108, IF: 5.437, AIS: 1.094.

24. Niță, I.A., Sfîcă, L., Voiculescu, M., Bîrsan, M.V., Micheu, M.M., 2022. Changes in the global mean air temperature over land since 1980. Atmospheric Research, 106392, doi: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2022.106392, IF: 5.965, AIS: 1.128.

25.  Pintilioaie, A.M., Filote, B.D., Sfîcă, L., Baltag, E. S., 2022. Weather influence on native and alien Mantises dynamics and their abundance in the current climate change conditions. Sustainability, 14(23), 15861, IF: 3.889, AIS: 0.332.

26. Sfîcă, L., Crețu, Ș.C., Ichim, P., Hrițac, R., Breabăn, I.G., 2023. Surface urban heat island of Iași (Romania) and its difference from in situ screen-level air temperature measurements. Sustainable Cities and Society, 94, 104568, doi: 10.1016/j.scs.2023.104568. IF: 10.696, AIS: 1.250.

27. Pintilioaie, A.M., Sfîcă, L., Baltag, E.S., 2023. Climatic Niche of an Invasive Mantid Species in Europe: Predicted New Areas for Species Expansion. Sustainability, 15, 10295, doi: 10.3390/su151310295, IF: 3.899, AIS: 0.332.

28. Sfîcă, L., Corocăescu, A.C., Crețu, C.S., Amihăesei, V.A., Ichim, P., 2023. Spatiotemporal Features of the Surface Urban Heat Island of Bacau City (Romania) during the Warm Season and Local Trends of LST Imposed by Land Use Changes during the Last 20 Years. Remote Sensing, 15, 3385, doi: 10.3390/rs15133385, IF: 5.349, AIS: 0.918.

29. Amihăesei, V.A., Micu, D.A., Cheval, S., Dumitrescu, A., Sfîcă, L., Bîrsan, M.V., 2024. Changes in snow cover climatology and its elevation dependency over Romania (1961-2020). Journal of Hydrology – Regional Studies, 51, 101637, doi: 10.1016/j.ejrh.2023.101637, IF: 4.7, AIS: 1.020.

30. Mihăilă, D., Bistricean, P.I., Sfîcă, L., Horodnic, V.D., Prisăcariu, A., Amihăesei, V.A. 2024. Summer Discrepancies between 2 m Air Temperature and Landsat LST in Suceava City, Northeastern Romania. Remote Sensing, 16, 2967, doi: 10.3390/rs16162967, IF: 4.208 , AIS: 0.889.

31. Țiculeanu, M., Mihăilă, D., Bistricean, P.I., Sfîcă, L., Lăzurcă, L.G., Mihalache, A., Silișteanu, C.S., 2024. The connection between meteorological conditions and the health status of the population of Suceava municipality. A case study on respiratory afflictions throughout the years 2019-2020 in Suceava. Balneo and PRM Research Journal, 15, 2, doi: 10.12680/balneo.2024.714, IF: 0.7, AIS: 0.097.

32. Ichim, P., Miron, R, Corocăescu, A., Crețu, C., Sfîcă, L., 2024. Land use as trigger of urban heat island inception in small cities. Case study: Bârlad city, Romania. Present Environment and Sustainable Development, 18,1, 10.47743/pesd2024181006, IF: 0.2, AIS: 0.064.

33. Crețu, ȘC., Sfîcă, L., Ichim, P., Vlad-Alexandru Amihăesei, Iuliana-Gabriela Breabăn, Lucian Roșu., 2025. Warm season land surface temperature and its relationship with local climate zones in post-socialist cities. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 156, 191, doi: 10.1007/s00704-025-05409-y, IF: 2.8 AIS: 0.595.

34. Hrițac, R., Sfîcă, L., Mega, M., Ichim, P., Breabăn, I.-G., Niacșu, L., 2025. Rainfall Erosivity Main Features and Their Associated Synoptic Conditions in North-Eastern Romania. Applied Sciences, 15, 6785, doi: 10.3390/app15126785, IF: 2.5 AIS:0.454.

35. Birsan, MV., Sfîcă, L., Amihăesei, VA., Nita, IA., Dogaru, D., Lupu, L, 2025. Centennial trends in precipitation, air temperature, evapotranspiration and water balance over Romania from observational data (1924–2023). Romanian Journal of Physics, 70 (9–10), 805, doi:10.59277/RomJPhys.2025.70.805, IF: 1.9, AIS:0.151.

36. Hrițac, R., Breabăn, I.G., Sfîcă, L., Ichim, P., 2025. Bibliometric analysis of winter meteorological dynamics and atmospheric pollution under climate change conditions. Atmósfera, 39, 544-594, doi:10.20937/ATM.53481. IF: 1.0, AIS: 0.233.

37. Amihaesei, V.A., Sfîcă, L., Raveh-Rubin, S., Cheval, S. and Micu, D., 2025. Contribution of Mediterranean cyclones to snowfall accumulation over Romania. Atmospheric Research, 332, 108679, 10.1016/j.atmosres.2025.108679, IF: 4.4 , AIS: 1.144.

38. Bîrsan, M.V., Dogaru, D., Lupu, L., Sfîcă, L., Ichim, P., Hrițac, R., Niță, I.A., 2026. Evolution of drought, water balance and aridity in Romania since AD1901 assessed from weather station data. Land, 15, 978, doi: 10.3390/land15060978, IF: 3.2, AIS: 0.575.

39. Ichim, P., Țurcanu, R., Sfîcă, L., 2026. Optimizing biometeorological comfort in the central pedestrian area of Iași city through various urban design scenarios implemented with Envi-Met, Geographia Technica, 21, 2, 133-149, doi: 10.21163/GT_2026.213.09, IF: 0.8/Q4; AIS: 0.098.

40. Schlechtweg, P., Brenning, A., Käyhkö, J., Sfîcă, L., 2026. Mapping heat-related risk in three mid-sized European cities. City and Environment Interactions, 31, 100415, doi: 10.1016/j.cacint.2026.100415, IF: 5.3/Q1; AIS: 0.952.

41.   Ichim, P., Sfîcă, L., Bistricean, P.B., Crețu, Ș.C., Hrițac, R., 2025. Spatial identification and prediction of thermal spots based on mobile measurements in urban areas. Frontiers in Climate, 8:1773590, doi: 10.3389/fclim.2026.1773590 (IF:3.9; AIS: 1.387).

III. Articole și proceedings indexate BDI:

1. Dobri, R.V., Sfîcă, L., Ichim, P., Harpa, G.V., 2017.  The distribution of the monthly 24-hour maximum amount of precipitation in Romania according to their synoptic causes. Geographia Technica, 12(2): 62-72, doi: 10.21163/GT_2017.122.06.

2. Sfîcă, L., Ichim, P., Apostol, L., Machidon, O., 2017. Three years of observations on global solar radiation at Mădârjac weather station (270 m) - Central Moldavian Plateau, Present Environment and Sustainable Development, 11(2): 109-117. doi: 10.1515/pesd-2017-0029.

3. Ichim, P., Sfîcă, L., Kadhim-Abid, A., Ursu, A., Jitariu, V., 2018. Characteristics of nocturnal urban heat island of Iaşi during a summer heat wave (1-6 of August 2017), 253-261, Air and water components of the environment, Editura Cărții de Știință, ISSN: 2067-743X, Sovata (BDI: DOAJ, EBSCO, ProQuest).

4. Manta, R., Sfîcă, L., Tişcovschi, A., Constantin, D., Mănoiu, V., Radu, C., 2018. Late snowfall and blizzards in Moldavia in April 2017 - summary case of study, Air and water components of the environment, Editura Cărții de Știință, ISSN: 2067-743X, Sovata, 2018 (BDI: DOAJ, EBSCO, ProQuest).

5. Sfîcă, L., Iordache, L., Ichim, P., Leahu, A., Cazacu, M-M., Gurlui, S., Trif, C-T., 2018. The influence of weather conditions and local climate on particulate matter (PM10) concentration in metropolitan area of Iași, Romania. Present Environment and Sustainable Development, 11(2): 109-117. doi 10.2478/pesd-2018-0029.

6. Sfîcă, L., Nicuriuc, I., Niță, A.., 2019. Boundary Layer Temperature Stratification as Result of Atmospheric Circulation Within the Western Side of Brașov Depression. 2019 ”Air and Water – Components of the Environment” Conference Proceedings, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, p. 53-64, DOI: 10.24193/AWC2019_06 (BDI: DOAJ, EBSCO, ProQuest)

33. Dobri, R.-V., Apostol, L., Sfîcă, L., 2019. Physico-Geographic Changes Produced by Air Masses Convergence Within the Central Part of Romanian Plain. 2019 ”Air and Water – Components of the Environment” Conference Proceedings, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, p. 385-398, DOI: 10.24193/AWC2019_38 (BDI: DOAJ, EBSCO, ProQuest).

7. Irimia L.M., Patriche C.V., LeRoux, R., Quénol, H., Tissot, C., Sfîcă L., 2019. Projections of climate suitability for wine production for the Cotnari wine region (Romania). Present Environment and Sustainable Development, 13(1):5-18, doi: 10.2478/pesd-2019-0001.

8. Constantin, I., Baltag, E.Ș., Ursu, A., Sfîcă, L., Ignat, A.E., Stoleriu, C.C., 2019, Relationship between environmental features and bird assemblages in the wetlands of eastern Romania, Present Environment and Sustainable Development, 13(1): 265-290, doi: 10.2478/pesd-2019-0021.

9. Amihăesei, V.A., Sfîcă, L., Apostol, L.,Leahu, A., 2019. NOx and O3 variability and its relation with weather condition in Iași city, Present Environment and Sustainable Development, 13(2): 69-86, doi: 10.15551/pesd2019132005.

10. Sfîcă, L., Husariu, D., Ichim, P., Nita, A.I., 2020. Air Temperature Stratification Near the Ground in Relation with Atmospheric Circulation Within the Siret Corridor. ”Air and Water – Components of the Environment” Conference Proceedings, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, p. 117-126, DOI: 10.24193/AWC2020_11.

11. Sfîcă, L., Bulai, M., Amihăesei, V. A., Ion, C. and Ștefan, M. 2020. Weather Conditions (with Focus on UV Radiation) Associated with COVID-19 Outbreak and Worldwide Climate-based Prediction for Future Prevention. Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 20, 9, 1862–1873, doi: 10.4209/aaqr.2020.05.0206.

12. Crețu, Ș.C., Ichim, P., Sfîcă, L., 2020. Identification of the urban heat island boundary layer. Case study: Galați city. Present Environment and Sustainable Development, 14(2), doi: 10.15551/pesd2020142001.

13. Sfîcă, L., Ichim, P., Ion, C., Baltag, Șt.-E., Ignat, A., 2021. Filling the Gap of Meteorological Data Along the Prut River Valley, Romania - Cârja Experimental Weather Station (2013-2020). 2021 ”Air and Water – Components of the Environment” Conference Proceedings, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, p. 169-180, DOI: 10.24193/AWC2021_16.

14. Crețu, C., Ichim, P., Sfîcă, L., Breabăn, I.G., 2022. Relationship between land surface temperature and imperviousness density in the urban area of Iași. 2022 ”Air and Water – Components of the Environment” Conference Proceedings, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, p.12-18, doi: 10.24193/AWC2022_02.

15. Corocăescu, Al., Ichim, P., Crețu, C.Ș., Dior, Al., Șerban, L., Amihăesei, V.-Al., Sfîcă, L., 2023. Assessment of Climate Characteristics of an Urban Park Using Satellite Imagery and In-Situ Measurements. Study Case of Cancicov Park from Bacău City (Romania). 2023” Air and Water – Components of the Environment” Conference Proceedings, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, p. 33-46, DOI: 10.24193/AWC2023_04.

16. Sfîcă, L., Bârlea, A., Ichim, P., Hrițac, R., 2025. Thermal Profile of a Carpathian Cold-Air Pool: Teșnița Valley from Dorna Depression”Air and Water – Components of the Environment” Conference Proceedings, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, p. 77-88, https://doi.org/10.24193/AWC2025_07. 

IV. Participări la manifestări științifice în străinătate:

1. Sfîcă, L., Beck, C., Niță, A., Philipp, A., Voiculescu, M., 2018, Recent cloud cover changes driven by atmospheric circualtion in Europe, https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EMS2018/EMS2018-351.pdf, Budapesta, Ungaria, 3-7 September 2018 (15).

2. Ichim, P., Sfîcă, L., 2019, Comparison of urban and rural bioclimatological conditions in the city of Iasi, European Geoscience Union - General Assembly, Session: Urban climate, urban biometeorology, and science tools for cities, Vienna, Austria, 8-12 Aprilie 2019 (16).

3. Sfîcă, L., Beck, C., Niță, A., Philipp, A., Bîrsan, M.V., Voiculescu, M., 2019, Changes in cloud cover distribution under different types of atmospheric circulation in Europe, European Geoscience Union - General Assembly, Session: Synoptic climatology - methods and application, Vienna, Austria, 8-12 Aprilie 2019 (16).

4. Jitariu, V., Ichim, P., Sfîcă, L., Ursu, A., 2019, Climate change projections regarding apple orchards in the north-eastern region of Romania, Albena, SGEM 2019, June 2019, Bulgaria (17).

5. Sfîcă, L., Baltag, Ș.E., Galan, P., 2019, Influența condițiilor meteorologice hivernale asupra populației de șorecar comun (Buteo buteo) din nord-estul României, Biodiversitatea în contextul schimbărilor climatice, 22 Noiembrie 2019, ediția a III-a, Chișinău, Republica Moldova (18).

6. Dobri, R.V., Apostol, L., Sfîcă, L., Țîmpu, S., Niță, A.I., 2020. Spatio-temporal changes of drought in Romania (1961-2015), according to atmospheric circulation types and teleconnection indices, EGU (European Geosciences Union) General Assembley 2020, 4-8 of May 2020, Vienna, Austria (19).

7. Hrițac, R., Sfîcă, L., Ichim, P., 2021. Tropospheric impact of Sudden Stratospheric Warmings in Central and Eastern Europe, EGU (European Geosciences Union) General Assembley 2021, 19-30 of April 2021, Vienna, Austria (19).

8. Amihăesei, V.A., Sfîcă, L., Dumitrescu, A., 2021. Redefining the climate regions of Romania through objective methods, 3-10 of September, Barcelona, Spain (20).

9. Sfîcă, L., Dobri, R.V., Amihaesei, V.A., 2021. Secetele în România între normalitate și provocare climatică, Table Ronde, Durabilite et resilience de l’environment et de la societe humaine dans le context du changement climatique. Organisee dans le cadre du projet “Changement climatiques mondiaux, regionaux et locaux e leurs impacts sur le development durable, Chișinău, 11 octobre, 2021, Republic of Moldova (21).

10. Sfîcă, L., Cheval, S., Niță, A., Amihăesei, V.A., Hrițac, R. 2021. Mediterranean cyclones in the western side of the Black Sea : meteorological features, climate influence and land-sea interactions. WG2 meeting on MedCyclones and climate modelling in CA19109 European network for Mediterranean cyclones in the weather and climate (22).

11. Sfîcă, L., Bulai, M., 2021. Geographical approach of environmental issues in Iași city (Romania), using GIS tools. GIS Day, Geoinformatik fur eine nachaltige Entwicklung von Staedten und ihrem Umland, Jena, 17 November 2021, Germany (23).

12. Sfîcă, L., Ichim, P., Bârlea, A., Irimia, L., 2022. Local climate monitoring in north-eastearn Romania. General Meeting of Cost Action 20108 FAIRNESS, Novi Sad, 30 March 2022, Serbia (24).

13. Sfîcă, L., Crețu, C., Ichim, P., Breabăn, I.G., and Hrițac, R., 2022. Differences between surface and air urban heat island for clear sky conditions in Iasi city (Romania) and their relation with atmospheric circulation, EGU General Assembly 2022, Vienna, Austria, 23–27 May 2022 (25).

14. Sfîcă, L., Hrițac, R., Amihaesei, V.A., Ichim, P., 2022. Projected changes in atmospheric circulation types inducing high intensity of the urban heat island in Iași city, EMS Annual Meeting, 4-9 of September 2022, Bonn Germany (26-fizic).

15. Cretu, S.-C., Sfica, L., Amihaesei, V.-A., Breaban, I.-G., and Ichim, P., Identification of hot/cold spots inside the Surface Urban Heat Island of the main cities in North-Eastern Romania using Landsat imagery, EGU General Assembly 2023, Vienna, Austria, 24–28 Apr 2023, 2023 (27).

16. Hrițac, R., Sfîcă, L., Breabăn, I.-G., and Amihăesei, V.-A., The expected effect of climate change on snowfall amounts and snow depth in the major urban areas of Romania, EGU General Assembly 2023, Vienna, Austria, 24–28 Apr 2023 (27).

17. Sfîcă, L., Ichim, P., Crețu, C.Ș., Amihaesei, V.A., Bistricean, P.I., Hritac, R., Irasoc, A., Mihaila, D., 2023. Thermo-hygrometric characteristics of Local Climate Zones (LCZs) in the primary urban areas of north-eastern Romania investigated through multivariate tools, EMS Annual Meeting 2023, EMS2023-291, 3-8 of September 2023, Bratislava, Slovakia (28-fizic).

18. Ichim, P., Sfîcă, L., Bistricean, P.I., Crețu, C.Ș., Hrițac, R., Roșu, L., Corocăescu, A.C., 2023. Hot and Cold spots identification through mobile measurements during warm season in main urban areas from North-Eastern Romania, EMS Annual Meeting 2023, EMS2023-330, 3-8 of September 2023, Bratislava, Slovakia (28).

19. Schlechtweg, P., Brenning, A., Käyhkö, J., and Sfica, L., 2024. Assessing Excessive Heat-Related Risk in European Cities: A Multi-Criteria Approach for Medium-Sized Cities, EMS Annual Meeting 2024, Barcelona, Spain, 1–6 Sep 2024 (29).

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