Ongoing MSc Theses
| Boos, Timon ESS | Using high resolution satellite data to estimate canopy cover and leaf area index in phenotyping experiments | Helge Aasen Prof. Dr. Alexander Damm |
| Capitanio, Luca GEO | Drone Technology for Early Detection of Smoke and Flames in Forest Areas | Yves Bühler Dr. Céline Portenier Prof. Dr. Alexander Damm |
| Döbbeling, Julian GEO | Understanding glacier mass balances based on snow cover extent and albedo | Dr. Hendrik Wulf Dr. Kathrin Naegeli Prof. Dr. Alexander Damm |
| Muggli, Patrik ESS | Illumination Artifacts in Radiance-Based SIF Retrievals Using Oxygen Bands: A Study Over Complex Forest Structures | Prof. Dr. Alexander Damm |
| Polli, Manuele ESS | Shade: Implications for the analysis and interpretation of remote sensing data. | Prof. Dr. Alexander Damm Michael Niederberger |
| Zumbrunn, Lisa GEO | Assessing Ink Disease Distribution on Sweet Chestnut Forests in Switzerland: A Remote Sensing Approach | Prof. Dr. Alexander Damm Prof. Dr. Alexander Damm Dr. Simone Prospero Dr. Lars Waser |
Completed MSc Theses
| 2024 | ||
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| 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 |
| 2023 | ||
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| Feyen, Maurus GEO | Assessing the Spectral Diversity of Managed Grassland in the Lower Engadin PDF | Christian Rossi Prof. Dr. Alexander Damm |
| Gloor, Anja GEO | Terrestrial radar signal improvement by correction for atmospheric disturbances PDF | Dr. Martin Lüthi Dr. Andrea Kneib-Walter Dr. Daniel Henke Prof. Dr. Alexander Damm |
| 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 |
| Meier, Sandro ESS | Advancing the quantification of CO2 and NOx emissions from power plants using Sentinel-5P observations: A novel approach to address NOx chemistry in plumes PDF | PD Dr. Gerrit Kuhlmann Prof. Dr. Alexander Damm |
| Ritter, Lukas GEO | Developing a Method to Improve SAR Change Detection Under Varying Illumination Angles PDF | Dr. Daniel Henke Dr. Elías Méndez Dominguez Prof. Dr. Alexander Damm |
| Sierro, Luc Jérôme Spec. MA | Integration of satellite based sun-induced chlorophyll fluorescence measurements to improve global transpiration modeling PDF | Prof. Dr. Alexander Damm |
| Trüeb, Muriel Stefanie ESS | Impact of climate change on dew formation PDF | Dr. Vincent Humphrey Dr. Erich Fischer Prof. Dr. Alexander Damm |
| 2022 | ||
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| 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 |
| Michel, Jonas Spec. MA | Model-Based Quality Assessment of Tower-Based Field Spectroscopy Measurements PDF | Prof. Dr. Alexander Damm Bastian Buman |
| Schweizer, Jan GEO | Mapping Saxaul (Haloxylon ammodendron) in the Great Gobi B Strictly Protected Area system using Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 data PDF | Dr. Christian Rossi Dr. Petra Kaczensky Dr. Mathias Kneubühler Marius Rüetschi Prof. Dr. Alexander Damm |
| Zehnder, Benjamin GEO | Tree Species Classification from AVIRIS-NG Hyperspectral Imagery using Convolutional Neural Networks PDF | Dr. Anna Schweiger Prof. Dr. Alexander Damm |
| 2021 | ||
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| Buffat, Jim Spec. MA | USING ADVERSARIAL NETWORKS AND INVARIANCE FOR VERTICAL CANOPY STRUCTURE REGRESSION PDF | PD Dr. Felix Morsdorf Prof. Dr. Alexander Damm |
| Dasser, Gwendolyn Spec. MA | Analysis of Multi-Track Backscatter Time Series for Cryospheric Applications and their Feasibility for Snow Depth Classification PDF | Dr. David Small Dr. Hendrik Wulf Prof. Dr. Alexander Damm |
| Fritsche, Liv GEO | Remote Sensing Analysis of the Impact of Spruce Bark Beetle (Ips Typographus) on Forest Health in the Wildnispark Zürich PDF | Prof. Dr. Alexander Damm |
| Vogel, Emanuel GEO | Detection of Grounded Ice in Subarctic Lakes using Sentinel-1 Backscatter Time Series PDF | Dr. David Small Prof. Dr. Alexander Damm |
| 2020 | ||
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| Bornand, Aline Spec. MA | Large-scale individual tree classification using airborne laser scanning in temperate mixed forests PDF | PD Dr. Felix Morsdorf Dr. Meinrad Abegg Prof. Dr. Alexander Damm |
| Hug, Alicia GEO | Harmonizing the processing chain of water measurements with a data exploitation platform - Tested with in situ radiometric measurements of optically complex waters PDF | Prof. Dr. Alexander Damm Daniel Odermatt |
| Kesselring, Jasmin ESS | Evapotranspiration and Water Use Efficiency in Agricultural Areas: Creating a new Tool using Remote Sensing to Help Farmers reduce Water Losses PDF | Dr. Eugénie Paul-Limoges Prof. Dr. Alexander Damm |
| 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 | ||
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| Brüderlin, Luca GEO | Habitat mapping of East and West Shark Bay, Australia PDF | Prof. Dr. Alexander Damm |
| 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 |