Publications

The full list of ECHO’s publications are available on Infoscience, but we list here our most recents publications and the doctoral theses written at ECHO. 

ECHO’s last publications

Short-term dynamics of drainage density based on a combination of channel flow state surveys and water level measurements

I. Bujak-Ozga; H. J. (. van Meerveld; A. Prof Rinaldo; J. Freiin von Freyberg 

Hydrological Processes. 2023. Vol. 37, num. 12, p. e15041. DOI : 10.1002/hyp.15041.

Using continuous electrical conductivity measurements to derive major solute concentrations in karst systems

B. Richieri; D. Bittner; A. Hartmann; P. Benettin; B. M. van Breukelen et al. 

Hydrological Processes. 2023. Vol. 37, num. 6, p. e14929. DOI : 10.1002/hyp.14929.

Spatially Explicit Linkages Between Redox Potential Cycles and Soil Moisture Fluctuations

F. Miele; P. Benettin; S. Wang; I. Retti; M. Asadollahi et al. 

Water Resources Research. 2023. Vol. 59, num. 3, p. 1 – 23. DOI : 10.1029/2022WR032328.

Comparison of Three Imputation Methods for Groundwater Level Timeseries

M. Meggiorin; G. Passadore; S. Bertoldo; A. Sottani; A. Rinaldo 

Water. 2023. Vol. 15, num. 4, p. 801. DOI : 10.3390/w15040801.

Impact of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination of children ages 5-11 years on COVID-19 disease burden and resilience to new variants in the United States, November 2021-March 2022: A multi-model study

R. K. Borchering; L. C. Mullany; E. Howerton; M. Chinazzi; C. P. Smith et al. 

Lancet Regional Health-Americas. 2023. Vol. 17, p. 100398. DOI : 10.1016/j.lana.2022.100398.

Isotope Ratio – Discharge Relationships of Solutes Derived From Weathering Reactions

J. L. Druhan; P. Benettin 

American Journal Of Science. 2023. Vol. 323, p. 5. DOI : 10.2475/001c.84469.

Spatially explicit effective reproduction numbers from incidence and mobility data

C. Trevisin; E. Bertuzzo; D. Pasetto; L. Mari; S. Miccoli et al. 

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2023. Vol. 120, num. 20, p. e2219816120. DOI : 10.1073/pnas.2219816120.

Ignacio Rodríguez-Iturbe (1942–2022): A review of a pathbreaking academic career combining chance and self-organization

A. Rinaldo; S. A. Levin 

Proceedings of the US National Academy of Sciences. 2022. Vol. 119, num. 49. DOI : 10.1073/pnas.2217606119.

Precipitation fate and transport in a Mediterranean catchment through models calibrated on plant and stream water isotope data

M. Sprenger; P. Llorens; F. Gallart; P. Benettin; S. T. Allen et al. 

Hydrology And Earth System Sciences. 2022. Vol. 26, num. 15, p. 4093 – 4107. DOI : 10.5194/hess-26-4093-2022.

Seeing the forest for the trees through metabolic scaling

I. Volkov; A. Tovo; T. Anfodillo; A. Rinaldo; A. Maritan et al. 

PNAS Nexus. 2022. Vol. 1, num. 1, p. 1 – 8. DOI : 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgac008.

Doctoral theses at ECHO

2024

Infectious disease spread in connected communities

C. Trevisin / A. Rinaldo (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Flow and Hydrochemistry in Drainage Networks

I. Bujak-Ozga / A. Rinaldo; I. van Meerveld (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

2022

Improved framework to estimate travel time and derived distributions in hydrological control volumes

M. Asadollahi / A. Rinaldo; P. Benettin (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. 

2021

Modeling infectious disease dynamics towards informed public health interventions, with applications on COVID-19 and cholera

J. C. B. Lemaitre / A. Rinaldo; D. Pasetto (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. 

2020

Beyond the patch: on landscape-explicit metapopulation dynamics

J. Giezendanner / A. Rinaldo; D. Pasetto (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2020. 

2019

On flow duration curve modelling in Alpine catchments

A. C. Pereira Barbosa Santos / A. Rinaldo; M. M. Portela Correia dos Santos Ramos da Silva (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2019. 

Radar-rain gauge merging and discharge data assimilation for flood forecasting in Alpine catchments

A. T. Foehn / A. Rinaldo; G. De Cesare (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2019. 

2018

Ecohydrological and Metacommunity Studies of Proliferative Kidney Disease Spread in Freshwater Salmonid Fish

L. Carraro / A. Rinaldo; E. Bertuzzo (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2018. 

A field-based modelling framework of the ecohydrology of schistosomiasis

F. J. Perez Saez / A. Rinaldo (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2018. 

Scaling as a key conceptual tool for the interpretation of empirical and experimental patterns in ecology and biology

S. Zaoli / A. Rinaldo; A. Giometto (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2018. 

2017

Spatially explicit modeling of cholera epidemics

F. Finger / A. Rinaldo; E. Bertuzzo (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. 

2015

The role of fluctuations in ecological patterns and processes

A. Giometto / A. Rinaldo; F. Altermatt (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2015. 

Experiments in hydrologic solute transport

P. C. J. Queloz / A. Rinaldo (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2015. 

2013

Theoretical and Experimental Studies of Dendritic Metacommunities

F. Carrara / A. Rinaldo; F. Altermatt (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2013. 

Hydrological, Anthropogenic and Ecological Processes in Cholera Dynamics

L. Righetto / A. Rinaldo; E. Bertuzzo (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2013. 

2012

Improving Alpine Flood Prediction through Hydrological Process Characterization and Uncertainty Analysis

C. C. Tobin / A. Rinaldo; B. Schaefli (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2012. 

Hydrologic Drivers and Controls of Stream Ecological Processes

S. Ceola / A. Rinaldo; E. Bertuzzo (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2012. 

2011

A Generic Framework to Produce Probabilistic Rainfall Scenarios Incorporating Climate Change : Application to: Sustainable Urban Stormwater Management Strategies

X. Beuchat / A. Mermoud; M. Soutter (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2011. 

Ecohydrological Footprints : Quantitative Response of Ecosystems to Changes in their Hydrological Drivers

S. Suweis / A. Rinaldo (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2011. 

A Systems Modelling Framework to Support Scenario-Based Approaches for Integrated Resources Management

B. Roquier / A. Mermoud; M. Soutter (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2011. 

2010

A Systems-Based Generic Decision Support System Application to Urban Water Management

C. Schenk / A. Mermoud; M. Soutter (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2010. 

2009

Recyclage des eaux usées en irrigation : potentiel fertilisant, risques sanitaires et impacts sur la qualité des sols

Y. M. Sou / A. Mermoud (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2009. 

Génération multi-sites de variables météorologiques horaires en zone alpine : application à la simulation de scénarios de crues du Rhône supérieur suisse

A. Mezghani / A. Mermoud; A. Musy (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2009.