MSc Theses

If not available below, PDFs of Masters' theses can be found in the library catalogue of the University of Zurich.

Ongoing MSc Theses


Businger, Isaline ESS	Stratospheric aerosol injection shifts permafrost drivers, accelerating thaw in the Eastern Arctic	Prof. Dr. Gabriela Schaepman
Curacha, Lou Lerren GEO	Quantifying Land Surface Temperature Changes Associated with Land Cover Changes	Dr. Hendrik Wulf Dr. Jennifer Susan Adams Prof. Dr. Livia Piermattei
Döbbeling, Julian GEO	Understanding glacier mass balances based on snow cover extent and albedo	Dr. Hendrik Wulf Dr. Kathrin Naegeli Prof. Dr. Alexander Damm
Hodel, Melanie ESS	Does burn severity in the Arctic tundra vary with vegetation type?	Prof. Dr. Gabriela Schaepman Nils Rietze Dr. Jakob Assmann
Müller, Lorena GEO	Refining glacier outlines of debris covered glaciers based on TIR data	Dr. Kathrin Naegeli Gabriele Bramati Prof. Dr. Livia Piermattei
Müller, Rhonda ESS	Arctic temperature extremes increase under solar radiation management - evaluation of geoengineering effects on the Arctic climate system	Prof. Dr. Gabriela Schaepman Dr. Jin-Soo Kim
Quartini, Nicole ESS	Relating ecosystem functioning to fire severity in tundra ecosystems using community weighted means of plant traits	Prof. Dr. Gabriela Schaepman Dr. Ramona Heim
Rouilly, Florent GEO	Intra- and Inter-Annual Changes in the Bare-Ice Albedo of Glaciers in the European Alps.	Dr. Hendrik Wulf Dr. Kathrin Naegeli Prof. Dr. Livia Piermattei
Sheib, Ali GEO	Understanding diurnal changes in land surface temperature trends using MODIS and IMIS data	Dr. Hendrik Wulf Prof. Dr. Livia Piermattei

Completed MSc Theses

2024
Rebba, Andrea GEO	Multi-sensor observations for snow cover detection and vegetation onset in the Swiss Alps PDF	Dr. Claudia Röösli Flurina Schnider Prof. Dr. Alexander Damm
Schittli, Dominik GEO	The influence of plant(bio-)diversity on soil organic carbon stocks: a meta-analysis of different ecosystem types	Prof. Dr. Bernhard Schmid Prof. Dr. Michael W.I. Schmidt

2023
Köpfli, Elena Julia GEO	Understanding the snow depth distribution in Alpine terrain using random forests PDF	Dr. Hendrik Wulf Dr. Yves Bühler Prof. Dr. Alexander Damm

2022
Brechbühler, Michael Spec. MA	Multi-sensor lake ice monitoring in the European Alps using the Google Earth Engine PDF	Dr. Hendrik Wulf Dr. Daniel Odermatt Prof. Dr. Alexander Damm
Gut, Tina GEO	Uncertainty Analysis for Input Parameters of the Atmospheric Compensation Process in Airborne Imaging Spectroscopy. PDF	Dr. Andreas Hüni Prof. Dr. Michael Schaepman
Zehnder, Benjamin GEO	Tree Species Classification from AVIRIS-NG Hyperspectral Imagery using Convolutional Neural Networks PDF	Dr. Anna Schweiger Prof. Dr. Alexander Damm

2021
Meiller, Carmen GEO	Experimental Approach for Quantifying Operator and Protocol Related Uncertainties of Field Spectroscopy Measurements PDF	Dr. Andreas Hüni Prof. Dr. Meredith Schuman

2020
Müller, Michelle GEO	Monitoring coffee forest changes related to Participatory Forest Management in Ethiopia using satellite remote sensing PDF	Dr. Claudia Röösli Dr. Vladimir Wingate Luca Heim Prof. Dr. Alexander Damm
Zeller, Josias GEO	Automated classification of supraglacial surface facies for snow line altitude monitoring using the Google Earth Engine PDF	Dr. Hendrik Wulf Dr. Philipp Rastner Prof. Dr. Alexander Damm

2019
Bertschi, Sonja GEO	Detection of floating plastic waste using imaging spectroscopy PDF	Dr. Andreas Hüni Prof. Dr. Michael Schaepman
Hafner, Sebastian GEO	Multitemporal land cover classification using synthetic optical satellite data in Switzerland PDF	Dr. Hendrik Wulf Dr. Charlotte Steinmeier Prof. Dr. Michael Schaepman
Hagmayer, Simon GEO	Monitoring arctic snow and ice melt using SAR gamma nought backscatter, passive microwave- and scatterometer instruments PDF	Dr. David Small Prof. Dr. Michael Schaepman
Helfenstein, Isabelle Spec. MA	Functional diversity from physiological forest traits across different spatial scales and optical sensors: attempts of mapping biodiversity from space PDF	Dr. Hendrik Wulf Dr. Fabian D. Schneider Prof. Dr. Michael Schaepman
Luck, Manuel Spec. MA	Morphological Traits in a Temperate Forest: Comparing UAV-LS and TLS Point Clouds PDF	PD Dr. Felix Morsdorf Daniel Kükenbrink Prof. Dr. Michael Schaepman

2018
Czyz, Ewa Agata Spec. MA	Detecting intraspecific genetic variation in the Laegern temperate forest using airborne imaging spectroscopy time series. PDF	Carla Guillén Escriba Dr. Hendrik Wulf Prof. Dr. Michael Schaepman
Klee, Tobias GEO	Scaling from Plant Phenology to Land Surface Phenology at Biodiversity Test Sites, Using Phenocam and Satellite Imagery PDF	Dr. Rogier De Jong Prof. Dr. Michael Schaepman
Sassik, Bernhard GEO	Quantifying Grassland Degradation in the Borana Zone (Ethiopia) PDF	Dr. Hendrik Wulf Rogier Dejong Prof. Dr. Michael Schaepman
Sturm, Joan Tracy Spec. MA	General Flowering in Malaysian Borneo shown in Spatial Variability of Phenocam Indices PDF	Dr. Rogier De Jong Prof. Dr. Michael Schaepman
Vögtli, Marius GEO	Land surface dynamics of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago and adjacent Greenland observed using optical and SAR time series PDF	Dr. David Small Dr. Rogier De Jong Prof. Dr. Michael Schaepman

2017
Fornallaz, Fabio	Mapping and analysis of bare soil in the Swiss agricultural area using Landsat-8 data and Google Earth Engine PDF	Dr. Rogier De Jong Sanne Diek Prof. Dr. Michael Schaepman
Kraft, Basil	Measuring plant traits - a comparison of imaging spectroscopy and a functional trait database PDF	Prof. Dr. Alexander Damm Prof. Dr. Michael Schaepman
Moergeli, Franziska Jill	GM Soy in Argentina - Feeding or Eating the World? Detecting and Explaining Land Use Change in the Pampa Húmeda PDF	Prof. Dr. Alexander Damm Prof. Dr. Christian Berndt
Roth, Sandra Iris Bianca	Automated Detection of Single Clove Trees for Yield Quantification in North-Eastern Madagascar based on Multi-Spectral Satellite Data PDF	Dr. Philip Claudio Jörg Reik Leiterer Prof. Dr. Michael Schaepman
Rüetschi, Marius	Using multitemporal Sentinel-1 C-band backscatter to monitor phenology and classify deciduous and coniferous forests in northern Switzerland PDF	Dr. David Small Prof. Dr. Michael Schaepman
Speckert, Tiziana	Environmental stress impacts on plant functioning: Insights from common and new Earth observation approaches PDF	Prof. Dr. Alexander Damm Prof. Dr. Michael Schaepman

2016
Arbogast, Bernadette	Vegetation trends in Switzerland in relation to land cover and climate - A 15-year time series analysis PDF	Dr. Rogier De Jong Prof. Dr. Michael Schaepman
Böhler, Katharina	Differences in Phenology in the Swiss National Park over 5 Years PDF	Dr. Mathias Kneubühler Prof. Dr. Michael Schaepman
Bruggisser, Moritz	Retrieval of higher order statistical moments from full-waveform LiDAR data for tree species classification PDF	PD Dr. Felix Morsdorf Prof. Dr. Michael Schaepman
Fawcett, Dominic	Combining Imaging Spectroscopy, Digital Object Models, and 3D Canopy Modelling to Advance Retrievals of Vegetation Information over Forest Ecosystems PDF	Prof. Dr. Alexander Damm Prof. Dr. Michael Schaepman
Gees, Tiziana	Assessing progress towards Aichi Biodiversity Targets: Contributions and limitations of Essential Biodiversity Variables PDF	Daniela Braun Prof. Dr. Michael Schaepman
Henry, Claudio	Improved leaf biochemical constituent retrieval using the theory of spectral invariants to correct hyperspectral remote sensing data for canopy structural effects PDF	Prof. Dr. Alexander Damm Prof. Dr. Michael Schaepman
Jäger, David	Wide-area wet snow mapping of the Alps based on Sentinel-1 multi-track radar backscatter composites PDF	Dr. David Small Prof. Dr. Michael Schaepman
Ott, Philippe	Quantification and mitigation of atmosphere-induced effects on repeat-pass differential SAR interferometry over the Volcano Piton de la Fournaise PDF	Dr. David Small Dr. Adrian Schubert Prof. Dr. Michael Schaepman
Zurschmiede, Gabriel	Bewertung von Waldrandaufwertungsmassnahmen im Kanton Zürich mit Laserscanning: Ableitung und Analyse von Strukturattributen PDF	PD Dr. Felix Morsdorf Prof. Dr. Michael Schaepman

2015
Hänseler, Jonas	Assessing the Potential of Satellite Rapid Mapping for Mitigating Flood Events in Switzerland PDF	Dr. Philip Claudio Jörg Prof. Dr. Michael Schaepman
Jacquemart, Mylène	Unveiling debris flows - Inferring debris-flow characteristics from vertical laser profile scanner data PDF	PD Dr. Felix Morsdorf Prof. Dr. Michael Schaepman
Schenkel, David	Impact of Climatic Controls on Global Changes in Land Surface Phenology PDF	Dr. Rogier De Jong Dr. Irene Garonna Prof. Dr. Michael Schaepman
Utzinger, Fiona Diana	Creation of synthetic imaging spectroscopy time series from airborne and ground based spectral data PDF	Dr. Andreas Hüni Prof. Dr. Michael Schaepman

2014
Böhler, Jonas	Discrimination of Agricultural Crop Types Using a Spectral-Spatial Unmixing Approach PDF	Dr. Mathias Kneubühler Prof. Dr. Michael Schaepman
Kellenberger, Benjamin	Relating Forest Productivity to Environmental Conditions by Means of Multiple ALS-derived Variables PDF	PD Dr. Felix Morsdorf Prof. Dr. Ross Purves Prof. Dr. Michael Schaepman
Kükenbrink, Daniel	Biomass estimation from polarimetric L-band SAR data over Swiss temperate forests PDF	Dr. David Small PD Dr. Felix Morsdorf Prof. Dr. Michael Schaepman
Rohner, Christoph	Relating Snow Wetness Information Gained from the Intercantonal Measurement and Information System Stations in Switzerland to Envisat ASAR Backscatter PDF	Dr. David Small Prof. Dr. Michael Schaepman
Spindler, Nadine	Klassifizierung alpiner Natura 2000 Lebensräume auf der Basis von Rapideye Daten PDF	Prof. Dr. Michael Schaepman

2013
Bösch, Sarah	Spectral assessment of peatlands in Canton Zug (CH) using imaging spectrometer data - a feasibility study	Dr. Mathias Kneubühler Prof. Dr. Michael Schaepman
Christinger, Ryan	Spectroscopy of plant xanthophyll cycle in various illumination and temperature conditions	Prof. Dr. Alexander Damm Dr. Mathias Kneubühler Prof. Dr. Michael Schaepman
Lee, Marco	Untersuchung von Radar Rückstreuverhalten im S- und X-Band zwecks Klassifikation von Siedlungsräumen	Dr. David Small Prof. Dr. Michael Schaepman
Schneider, Fabian Daniel	Simulating Imaging Spectrometer Data: 3D Forest Modeling Based on LiDAR and In Situ Data	PD Dr. Felix Morsdorf Prof. Dr. Michael Schaepman