Possible MSc Topics
Please be aware that the topics listed here are current ideas/suggestions and are often related to ongoing research projects in our group. Therefore, possible topics might be adapted to changed opportunities in these larger projects and to your specific interests. Please contact us for more information. Usually it useful to meet early with the potential supervisor(s) to discuss the scope of the project.
| Topic | Contact/Supervision |
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Plausibility of precipitation patterns from stochastic weather generators In this thesis, precipitation patterns from a multi-site weather generator for hydrological catchments will be analysed and assessed for their plausibility by comparing them with observed precipitation patterns. In the center of the thesis stands the development of a possible solution to formally check the plausibility of spatial precipitation patterns, potentially in collaboration with MeteoSwiss and other experts at GIUZ. |
Maria Staudinger Daniel Viviroli |
Exploring the impacts of climate change on antecedent conditions using an analog-based approach Understanding how climate change influences catchment states and antecedent conditions prior to extreme precipitation remains challenging. This thesis takes an innovative approach: it selects excerpts from simulations over the observational period and combines them to create precipitation and temperature inputs under climate change, effectively downscaling transient climate scenarios by combining analog selection with principal component analysis. These inputs will drive the HBV model over extended periods, enabling the analysis of general catchment states and antecedent conditions. Thus, this thesis will provide new insights into how future climate variability may affect antecedent conditions and associated flood risk. |
Maria Staudinger Daniel Viviroli |
Wie verändern Audiotouren die Wahrnehmung der Stadt? Interdisziplinäre Forschung zwischen Hydrologie und Humangeographie |
Franziska Clerc Norman Backhaus |
Quantifying the soil water distribution on an arable field with keyline design (joint Master's thesis with WSL) |
Manfred Stähli (WSL) |
Greenhouse gas evasion from ephemeral streams in Northern Sweden |
Ilja van Meerveld |
Groundwater flow in a pre-Alpine wetland |
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| Reconstruction of streamflow and turbidity based on reports from kayakers | |
| Crowd-based observation approaches in hydrology | Jan Seibert |
| What is the spatial variation in soil depth and bedrock topography in the Studibach catchment? | Ilja van Meerveld |
| Topographic wetness indices to describe spatial variations of soil moisture | Jan Seibert |
| Value of different types of hydrological data (snow, groundwater, soil moisture) in hydrological modelling | Jan Seibert |
| Appropriate time resolution of precipitation data for flood estimation in small catchments | Maria Staudinger Daniel Viviroli |
| Emme flood in summer 2022 – feasibility study integrating radar precipitation data for event simulation | Maria Staudinger Daniel Viviroli |