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
Publications
Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed
- Wissen Hayek, U., Gutscher, F., Braune, P., Dantas, N., Roost, D., Schürch, J., Antonetti, M., Grêt Regamey, A., & Döring, M. (2023). Sensing river and floodplain biodiversity : developing a prototype. Journal of Digital Landscape Architecture, 8, 523–532. https://doi.org/10.14627/537740055
- Altermatt, F., Carraro, L., Antonetti, M., Albouy, C., Zhang, Y., Lyet, A., Zhang, X., & Pellissier, L. (2023). Quantifying biodiversity using eDNA from water bodies : general principles and recommendations for sampling designs. Environmental DNA, 5(4), 671–682. https://doi.org/10.1002/edn3.430
- Antonetti, M., Hoppler, L., Tonolla, D., Vanzo, D., Schmid, M., & Doering, M. (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), 501–521. https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.4043
- Antonetti, M., & 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), 4425–4447. https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-4425-2018
- Antonetti, M., Buss, R., Scherrer, S., Margreth, M., & Zappa, M. (2016). Mapping dominant runoff processes : an evaluation of different approaches using similarity measures and synthetic runoff simulations. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 20(7), 2929–2945. https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-2929-2016
Other publications
- Tonolla, D., Auhser, A., Antonetti, M., Kastenhofer, O., Wirth, S., Stucki, P., & Leitner, P. (2025). Aquatic macroinvertebrates as indicators for hydropeaking : development and validation of specific multimetric indices. ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-34591
- Stäheli, T., Bösiger, R., Antonetti, M., & Tonolla, D. (2025). Gewässermorphologische Analyse nach den Hochwasserereignissen vom Sommer 2024 : Pilotprojekt an der Borgne (VS). Wasser Energie Luft, 117(2), 55–59. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-33627
- Döring, M., Tonolla, D., & Antonetti, M. (2023, May). Adaptive management and restoration of a complex floodplain system using artificial flooding (Sarine floodplain, Western Switzerland). Slovenian Water Days, Rimske Toplice, Slovenia, 24-25 May 2023. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-27937
- Tonolla, D., Junghardt, J., Antonetti, M., & Döring, M. (2019). Drohnen-gestützte und terrestrische Wärmebilder zur Beurteilung der Fliessgewässer-Temperatur. Aqua & Gas, 2019(4), 44–50. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-19443
Oral conference contributions and abstracts
Doering, M., Antonetti, M., Tonolla, D., & Brandenberg, M. (2026, March 10). Multi-year artificial flooding to restore a hydropower-regulated floodplain system : balancing biodiversity needs and hydropower requirements [Conference presentation]. https://doi.org/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.