Dr. Manuel Antonetti
Dr. Manuel Antonetti
ZHAW
School of Life Sciences and Facility Management
Institute of Natural Resource Sciences
Grüentalstrasse 14
8820 Wädenswil
Work at ZHAW
Position
Focus
- Hydrodynamic modelling of fluvial systems
- hydrological modelling of catchments
- post-processing of remote sensing data
Education and Continuing education
Education
- doctorate / Geography
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL
10 / 2013 - 09 / 2017 - Double Master's degree / Civil and Environmental Engineering - specialisation "Water and Environment"
Università degli Studi di Trento & Karlsruhe Institute of Technology KIT
02 / 2010 - 03 / 2013 - Bachelor's degree / Environmental Engineering
Università degli Studi di Trento
09 / 2006 - 01 / 2010
Network
ORCID digital identifier
Projects
Publications
Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed
- Wissen Hayek, U. et al. (2023) 'Sensing river and floodplain biodiversity : developing a prototype', Journal of Digital Landscape Architecture, (8), pp. 523–532. doi: 10.14627/537740055.
- Altermatt, F. et al. (2023) 'Quantifying biodiversity using eDNA from water bodies : general principles and recommendations for sampling designs', Environmental DNA, 5(4), pp. 671–682. doi: 10.1002/edn3.430.
- Antonetti, M. et al. (2022) 'Integrating two‐dimensional water temperature simulations into a fish habitat model to improve hydro‐ and thermopeaking impact assessment', River Research and Applications, 39(3), pp. 501–521. doi: 10.1002/rra.4043.
- Antonetti, M. and Zappa, M. (2018) 'How can expert knowledge increase the realism of conceptual hydrological models? : a case study based on the concept of dominant runoff process in the Swiss Pre-Alps', Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 22(8), pp. 4425–4447. doi: 10.5194/hess-22-4425-2018.
- Antonetti, M. et al. (2016) 'Mapping dominant runoff processes : an evaluation of different approaches using similarity measures and synthetic runoff simulations', Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 20(7), pp. 2929–2945. doi: 10.5194/hess-20-2929-2016.
Other publications
- Tonolla, D. et al. (2025) Aquatic macroinvertebrates as indicators for hydropeaking : development and validation of specific multimetric indices. Wädenswil: ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-34591.
- Stäheli, T. et al. (2025) 'Gewässermorphologische Analyse nach den Hochwasserereignissen vom Sommer 2024 : Pilotprojekt an der Borgne (VS)', Wasser Energie Luft, 117(2), pp. 55–59. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-33627.
- Döring, M., Tonolla, D. and Antonetti, M. (2023) 'Adaptive management and restoration of a complex floodplain system using artificial flooding (Sarine floodplain, Western Switzerland)', in Slovenian Water Days, Rimske Toplice, Slovenia, 24-25 May 2023. ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-27937.
- Tonolla, D. et al. (2019) 'Drohnen-gestützte und terrestrische Wärmebilder zur Beurteilung der Fliessgewässer-Temperatur', Aqua & Gas, 2019(4), pp. 44–50. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-19443.
Oral conference contributions and abstracts
Doering, M. et al. (2026) 'Multi-year artificial flooding to restore a hydropower-regulated floodplain system : balancing biodiversity needs and hydropower requirements'. doi: 10.5194/wbf2026-467.
Publications before appointment at the ZHAW
- Antonetti, M., Horat, C., Sideris, I. V., and Zappa, M. (2019): Ensemble flood forecasting considering dominant runoff processes: I. Setup and application to nested basins (Emme, Switzerland), Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 19, 19-40.
- Antonetti, M., Scherrer, S., Kienzler, P. M., Margreth, M., and Zappa, M. (2017): Process-based Hydrological Modelling: The Potential of a Bottom-Up Approach for Runoff Predictions in Ungauged Catchments. Hydrol. Process.
Other publications
Antonetti, M., Scherrer, S., Kienzler, P.M., Margreth, M., and Zappa, M. (2016): Überprüfung eines prozessnahen Abflussbildungsmoduls auf der Hangskale und in klein- und mesoskaligen Gebieten. In Forum Für Hydrologie und Wasserbewirtschaftung, 36.16, 63–74.