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EcoHydro

Eco-Hydrology of alpine watersheds

    The project EcoHydro “Eco-Hydrology of alpine watersheds” is an internal basic-research Eurac project which addresses the important problem of improving the knowledge of the water budget in Alpine environments.

    The focus is on three strategic hydrological parameters, namely Soil Moisture Content (SMC), Evapotranspiration (ET), and Snow Water Equivalent (SWE). They quantify important aspects of the water cycle, i.e., the water storage in and above the soil and the exchange of water with the atmosphere, thus they have a direct and fundamental implication on many climatic and hydrological applications as well as for agriculture, forestry, and other economic activities. In the Alps, spatial and temporal scales reduce, and all climatic and hydrologic dynamics enhance significantly.
    Accurate, reliable, and frequent mapping of SMC, ET, and SWE in this challenging environment thus becomes imperative for a clear understanding of the trends for the next years as well as for building adaptations strategies for water resources management and early response in case of emergency.
    To address this challenging problem, the project aims at developing a novel integrated approach centered on modeling, where hydrologic simulations are used in combination with in-situ measurement and the retrieval from Earth Observation (EO) satellite imagery. The focus is on exploiting through eco-hydrological modeling the observations collected in the last years in the LTER Matsch/Mazia, for more accurate quantification of the water budget components in Alpine Catchments.

    Publications
    Cambiamento globale nelle regioni di montagna e gli effetti sugli ecosistemi alpini
    Bertoldi G (2021)
    Presentation/Speech

    Conference: Seminars Cycle “Il territorio della montagna| fragilità e sviluppo sostenibile” | Online- Milano : 9.1.2021 - 9.1.2021

    https://hdl.handle.net/10863/18828

    Snow: developments and effects in South Tyrol and the Alps
    Matiu M, Bertoldi G, Notarnicola C, Zebisch M (2021)
    Bolzano: Eurac Research
    Report

    More information: https://www.eurac.edu/en/dossiers/dossier-snow-south-tyrol-a ...

    https://hdl.handle.net/10863/19157

    Il primo archivio di osservazioni giornaliere di altezza neve al suolo nell’arco alpino: analisi delle tendenze dal 1971 al 2019
    Crespi A, Matiu M, Bertoldi G, Cat Berro D, Cianfarra P, Majone B, Mercalli L, Valt M (2021)
    Journal article
    Nimbus

    More information: http://www.nimbus.it/meteoshop/Estratti/Nimbus/Nimbus85_03_N ...

    https://hdl.handle.net/10863/19156

    Effects of forest cover on water balance in protective forests
    Lechner V, Klingsbigl D, Markart G, Meißl G, Perzl F, Bertoldi G, Scheidl C (2021)
    Presentation/Speech

    Conference: 14th Congress INTERPRAEVENT 2021 | | 31.5.2021 - 3.6.2021

    https://hdl.handle.net/10863/19379

    A methodical approach to analyze the effect of river morphology and hydrology on fish fauna in the inner-Alpine space
    Schmölz K, Felber A, Mark W, Thaler M, Wieser J, Persiano S, Bertoldi G, Tasser E (2021)
    Presentation/Speech

    Conference: EGU General Assembly 2021 | Vienna | 19.4.2021 - 30.7.2021

    https://hdl.handle.net/10863/19354

    An empirical study on the GEOtop hydrological model optimal estimation and uncertainty reduction using supercomputers
    Bertoldi G, Campanella S, Cordano E, Sartori A (2021)
    Presentation/Speech

    Conference: EGU General Assembly 2021 | Online | 19.4.2021 - 30.4.2021

    https://hdl.handle.net/10863/19359

    Apple trees, larches and their water uptake: distinct ecohydrological systems in contrasting environmental settings?
    Brighenti S, Bertoldi G, Aguzzoni A, Zanotellii D, Obojes N, Tagliavini M, Zuecco G, Borga M, Penna D, Fabiani G, Comiti F (2021)
    Presentation/Speech

    Conference: EGU General Assembly 2021 | Online | 19.4.2021 - 30.4.2021

    More information: https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu21-8211

    https://hdl.handle.net/10863/19360

    An empirical study on the GEOtop model calibration using supercomputers. 3d Workshop HPC-TRES 11 December 2020
    Campanella S, Bertoldi G, Sartori A (2021)
    Conference proceedings article

    Conference: 3rd Workshop HPC-TRES | Trieste | 11.12.2020 - 11.12.2020

    https://hdl.handle.net/10863/19651

    WATZON: the Italian network of ecohydrology and critical zone observatories
    Borga M, Penna D, Paolo N, Francesco C, Ferraris S, Rigon R, Allocca C, Amin A, Bertoldi G, Brighenti S, Canone D, Cassiani G, Censini M, D'Amato C, Fabiani G, Gentile A, Marchina C, Romano N, Luisa S, Giulia Z (2021)
    Presentation/Speech

    Conference: GU General Assembly 2021 | Online | 19.4.2021 - 30.4.2021

    More information: https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu21-16287

    https://hdl.handle.net/10863/19519

    Alpine-wide trend assessment of total snow depth over recent decades from a harmonized database of validated in-situ observations
    Crespi A, Matiu M, Bertoldi G, Carmagnola C, Cat Berro D, Chiogna G, De Gregorio L, Gouttevin I, Kotlarski S, Majone B, Marty C, Mercalli L, Morin S, Notarnicola C, Petitta M, Resch G, Schöner W, Strasser U, Terzago S, Valt M, Zebisch M (2020)
    Presentation/Speech

    Conference: ClimRisk2020| Time for Action! Raising the ambition of climate action in the age of global emergencies ” 8th SISC Annual conference | online conference : 21.10.2020 - 23.10.2020

    https://hdl.handle.net/10863/14856

    Climatic monitoring in an Alpine Long Term Socio-Ecological Research Site
    Bertoldi G, Brida C, Niedrist G, Zandonai A, Della Chiesa S, Klotz J, Obojes N, Fontana V, Tappeiner U (2019)
    Presentation/Speech

    Conference: ClimRisk19 - 7 Conferenza Annuale della Societá Italiana per le Scienze del Clima | Trento | 23.10.2019 - 25.10.2019

    https://hdl.handle.net/10863/12764

    A R Package for the Distributed Hydrological Model GEOtop
    Cordano E, Bertoldi G, Bortoli E (2019)
    Presentation/Speech

    Conference: UseR! 2019 | Toulouse | 9.7.2019 - 12.7.2019

    https://hdl.handle.net/10863/12648

    Exploring Virtual Constellation of X-C and L band SAR Images To Improve Soil Moisture Retrieval In Alpine Grassland Areas
    Notarnicola C, Cuozzo G, Greifeneder F, Padovano A, Solorza R, Bertoldi, G, (2019)
    Presentation/Speech

    Conference: Esa Living Planet Symposium | Milan | 13.5.2019 - 17.5.2019

    https://hdl.handle.net/10863/12759

    Snow, Forests and Climate Change: which Feedbacks?
    Bertoldi G (2019)
    Presentation/Speech

    Conference: V Interconfronto Snow Water Equivalent | Obereggen (BZ) | 18.3.2019 - 19.3.2019

    https://hdl.handle.net/10863/12729

    A community-based analysis on snow precipitation trends in in the Alpine region Trentino Alto Adige
    Bertoldi G, Bozzo A, Brugnara Y, Calzá M, Poletti G, Filippini O, Fiorazzo F, Fruner L, Giovannini L, Longhi A, Mattedi D, Rizzi E, Sartori P, Toni F, Toniolatti D, Orlando F (2019)
    Presentation/Speech

    Conference: ICAM 2019 - 35th International Conference on Alpine Meteorology | Riva del Garda (TN) | 2.9.2019 - 5.9.2019

    https://hdl.handle.net/10863/12455

    Integration of Hydrological Model Outputs with Remote Sensing Products to Improve Cryosphere Process Understanding
    Callegari M , Bertoldi G, Brida C, Bovolo F, Bruzzone L, De Gregorio L, Günther D, Marin C, Marke T, Niroumand-Jadidi M, Podsiadło I, Rastner P, Strasser U, Zebisch M, Notarnicola C (2019)
    Presentation/Speech

    Conference: European Space Agency’s 2019 Living Planet Symposium | Milan | 13.5.2019 - 17.5.2019

    https://hdl.handle.net/10863/12654

    Requirements for using integrated hydrological models for climate impact assessment studies
    Bertoldi G, Bortoli E, Sartori A, Cozzini S, Dall'Amico M, Bavay M, Engel M, Brenner J (2019)
    Presentation/Speech

    Conference: International Mountain Conference | Innsbruck | 8.9.2019 - 12.9.2019

    https://hdl.handle.net/10863/12717

    Unraveling the anthropogenic alteration of streamflow regimes in Tyrol and South Tyrol
    Schmölz K, Persiano S, Bertoldi G, Pugliese A, Castellarin A, Tasser E (2019)
    Presentation/Speech

    Conference: EGU General Assembly 2019 | Vienna | 7.4.2019 - 12.4.2019

    https://hdl.handle.net/10863/12650

    The Relationship Between the Multi-Temporal Sentinel-1 Backscattering and the Snow Melting Dynamics in Alpine Region
    Marin C, Bertoldi G, Premier V, Callegari M, Brida C, Hürkamp K, Tschiersch J, Zebisch M, Notarnicola C (2019)
    Conference proceedings article

    Conference: European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP) | Krakow, Poland, Poland | 31.3.2019 - 5.4.2019

    More information: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8740300

    https://doi.org/978-88-907018-8-7

    https://hdl.handle.net/10863/12597

    SWCalibrateR: Interactive, Web - Based Calibration of Soil Moisture Sensors
    Brenner J, Genova G, Bertoldi G, Niedrist G, Della Chiesa S (2019)
    Journal article
    Journal of Open Research Software

    https://doi.org/10.5334/jors.254

    https://hdl.handle.net/10863/11461

    Modelling and measuring evapotranspiration using different approaches in mountain regions
    Bertoldi G, Bottazzi M, Della Chiesa S, Castelli M, Notarnicola C, Obojes N, Rigon R, Wohlfahrt G, Tappeiner U (2019)
    Presentation/Speech

    Conference: International Mountain Conference | Innsbruck | 8.9.2019 - 12.9.2019

    https://hdl.handle.net/10863/12656

    Spatial snowfall patterns in Alpine valleys: a citizen´s science case study in the Trentino Alto Adige region
    Poletti G, Bertoldi G, Giovannini L (2019)
    Presentation/Speech

    Conference: ICAM 2019 - 35th International Conference on Alpine Meteorology | Riva del Garda (TN) | 2.9.2019 - 5.9.2019

    https://hdl.handle.net/10863/12661

    Estimating the Anthropogenic Alteration of Streamflow Regimes for Ungauged Sites in Tyrol and South Tyrol
    Persiano S, Schmölz K, Bertoldi G, Pugliese A, Castellarin A, Tasser E (2019)
    Presentation/Speech

    Conference: 27th IUGG General Assembly | Montréal | 8.7.2019 - 18.7.2019

    https://hdl.handle.net/10863/12757

    Controls on spatial and temporal variability of streamflow and hydrochemistry in a glacierized catchment
    Engel M, Penna D, Bertoldi G, Vignoli G, Tirler W, Comiti F (2019)
    Journal article
    Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

    More information: https://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/23/2041/2019/

    https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-2041-2019.

    https://hdl.handle.net/10863/11230

    Virtual Constellation of X-C And L Band SAR Images to Assess Soil And Vegetation Water Content in Agricultural Areas
    Cuozzo G, Greifeneder F, Padovano A, Solorza R, Bertoldi G, Notarnicola C (2019)
    Conference proceedings article

    Conference: IGARSS | Yokohama | 28.7.2019 - 2.8.2019

    https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2019.8900126

    https://hdl.handle.net/10863/12598

    Ten years of micrometeorological monitoring in the Alpine Long Term Socio-Ecological Research Site IT25 - Val Mazia/Matschertal, Italy
    Brida C, Bertoldi G, Niedrist G, Zandonai A, Della Chiesa S, Klotz J, Obojes N, Fontana V, Tappeiner U (2019)
    Presentation/Speech

    Conference: ICAM 2019 - 35th International Conference on Alpine Meteorology | Riva del Garda (TN) | 2.9.2019 - 5.9.2019

    https://hdl.handle.net/10863/12673

    Modeling the transpiration using the Schymanski-Or formula on alpine grassland sites
    Bottazzi M, Bertoldi G, Rigon R, Gianelle D (2019)
    Presentation/Speech

    Conference: EGU General Assembly 2019 | Vienna | 7.4.2019 - 12.4.2019

    https://hdl.handle.net/10863/12658

    Inter- and intra-annual runoff variability in glacierized catchments of the Eastern Italian Alps: an interdisciplinary approach using wavelet technique and tracer-based analysis
    Engel M, Penna D, Nadalet R, Dinale R, Bertoldi G, Notarnicola C, Comiti F (2019)
    Presentation/Speech

    Conference: International Mountain Conference | Innsbruck | 8.9.2019 - 12.9.2019

    https://hdl.handle.net/10863/12728

    Identifying the snow melting dynamics by exploiting the multi-temporal Sentinel-1 backscattering
    Premier V, Bertoldi G, Callegari M, Brida C, Hürkamp K, Tschiersch J, Zebisch M, Notarnicola C, Bruzzone L, Marin C (2019)
    Presentation/Speech

    Conference: Esa Living Planet Symposium | Milan | 13.5.2019 - 17.5.2019

    https://hdl.handle.net/10863/11638

    Development of a High Performance Hydrological Model
    Campanella S, Bertoldi G, Cozzini S, Sartori A (2019)
    Presentation/Speech

    Conference: 2nd Workshop HPC-TRES| High Performance Computing – Training and Research for Earth Sciences | Trieste : 19.11.2019 - 19.11.2019

    https://hdl.handle.net/10863/14912

    Spatial and temporal analysis of soil moisture patterns in an Alpine catchment
    Bressan N, Massari C, Domenighetti A, Bertoldi G (2019)
    Presentation/Speech

    Conference: Catchment Hydrology Day | Florence | 11.11.2019 - 12.11.2019

    https://hdl.handle.net/10863/15004

    Addressing hydrological challenges by exploiting remotely sensed imagery in the microwave domain
    Notarnicola C, Callegari M, De Gregorio, Greifeneder F, Marin C, Zebisch M, Bertoldi G (2018)
    Presentation/Speech
    A modern software approach to improve the computational efficiency of the integrated hydrological model GEOtop
    Bortoli E, Bertoldi G, Senoner S, Cordano E, Camporese M, Cozzini S (2018)
    Presentation/Speech
    Quantifying the hydrological effects of roots on shallow landslides triggering using a 3D hydrological model
    Formetta G, Bertoldi G, Bortoli E, Rigon R (2018)
    Presentation/Speech
    Modelling the hydrological effects of vegetation on hillslope stability
    Formetta G, Bertoldi G, Bortoli E (2018)
    Presentation/Speech
    L´acqua nelle Alpi: quale futuro ci attende?
    Bertoldi G, Cordano E (2018)
    Presentation/Speech
    GEOtop 2.1: towards a modern software engineering for integrated hydrological models
    Bertoldi G, Bortoli E, Cordano E, Sartori A, Cozzini S (2018)
    Presentation/Speech
    R use in Hydrology: an example with R and the hydrological model GEOtop
    Cordano E, Bertoldi G, Senoner S (2018)
    Presentation/Speech
    Challenges in improving the HPC efficiency of the GEOtop 2.1 Integrated Hydrologic Model
    Bortoli E, Bertoldi G, Senoner S, Cordano E, Camporese M, Cozzini S (2018)
    Presentation/Speech
    Validation of remote sensing data on wet snow with in situ measured liquid water contents of the alpine snowpack for the prediction of snowmelt and mass transport processes
    Hürkamp K, Marin C, Callegari M, Notarnicola C, Bertoldi G, Hachinger S, Meyer-Arnek J, Tschiersch J (2018)
    Presentation/Speech
    Hydrology and water management
    Bertoldi G (2018)
    Presentation/Speech
    Cambiamenti climatici
    Bertoldi G (2018)
    Radio-TV
    Cosmic Ray Neutron sensing in complex systems
    Piussi L, Tonon G, Mejia-Aguilar A, Monsorno R, Zebisch M, Bertoldi G, Tomelleri E (2018)
    Presentation/Speech

    Conference: European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2018 | Vienna | 8.4.2018 - 13.4.2018

    https://hdl.handle.net/10863/9146

    Two-source energy balance modeling of evapotranspiration in Alpine grasslands
    Castelli M, Anderson M, Yang Y, Wohlfahrt G, Bertoldi G, Niedrist G, Hammerle A, Zhao P, Zebisch M, Notarnicola C (2018)
    Journal article
    Remote Sensing of Environment

    More information: hhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S003442571 ...

    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2018.02.062

    https://hdl.handle.net/10863/6100

    The integrated hydrologic model intercomparison project, IH-MIP2: A second set of benchmark results to diagnose integrated hydrology and feedbacks
    Kollet S, Sulis M, Maxwell R, Paniconi C, Putti M, Bertoldi G, Coon E T, Cordano E, Endrizzi S, Kikinzon E, Mouche E, Mügler C, Park Y-J, Refsgaard J C, Stisen S, Sudicky E (2017)
    Journal article
    Water Resources Research

    https://doi.org/10.1002/2016WR019191

    https://hdl.handle.net/10863/6980

    Observing and modelling soil moisture dynamics of mountain grasslands in South Tyrol
    Bertoldi G, Notarnicola C, Greifeneder F, Cordano E, Della Chiesa S, Niedrist G, Tappeiner U (2017)
    Presentation/Speech

    Conference: VAO Symposium | Bolzano | 28.3.2017 - 30.3.2017

    https://hdl.handle.net/10863/19417

    Modern software approaches applied to a Hydrological model: the GEOtop Open-Source Software Project
    Cozzini S, Endrizzi S, Cordano E, Bertoldi G, Dall'Amico M (2017)
    Presentation/Speech

    Conference: EGU General Assembly 2017 | Vienna (AT) | 23.4.2017 - 28.4.2017

    https://hdl.handle.net/10863/19825

    A parameter optimization tool for evaluating the physical consistency of the plot-scale water budget of the integrated eco-hydrological model GEOtop in complex terrain
    Bertoldi G, Cordano E, Brenner J, Senoner S, Della Chiesa S, Niedrist G (2017)
    Presentation/Speech

    Conference: EGU General Assembly 2017 | Vienna (AT) | 23.4.2017 - 28.4.2017

    https://hdl.handle.net/10863/19812

    HPC needs for Integrated Hydrological Models: examples of application of the GEOtop model to the Vienna Scientific Cluster
    Bertoldi G, Senoner S, Cordano E, Endrizzi S, Dall'Amico M, Cozzini S (2017)
    Presentation/Speech

    Conference: Austrian HPC Meeting 2017 | Grundlsee | 1.3.2017 - 3.3.2017

    https://hdl.handle.net/10863/19824

    A simple method to combine snow height and meteorological observations to estimate winter precipitation at sub-daily resolution
    Mair E, Leitinger G, Della Chiesa S, Niedrist G, Tappeiner U, Bertoldi G (2016)
    Journal article
    Hydrological Sciences Journal

    More information: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02626667.2015.108 ...

    https://doi.org/10.1080/02626667.2015.1081203

    https://hdl.handle.net/10863/6466

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