Doctoral Theses

conducted at the chair of Hydrology & Climatology

2023

Name	Supervisor/Co-Supervisor	Discipline	Title	Date of Defense
Lena Katharina Schmidt	Prof. Axel Bronstert (Uni Potsdam), Dr. Theresa Blume (GFZ Potsdam), Prof. Tobias Heckmann (KU Eichstätt)	Geoecology	Altered hydrological and sediment dynamics in high-alpine areas – Exploring the potential of machine learning for estimating past and future changes	12.12.2023
Lucy Mtilatila	Prof. Axel Bronstert (UP), Prof. Luis Samanego (Uni Potsdam & UFZ Leipzig), Prof. Nicola Föhrer (Uni Kiel)	Climate Impact Research	Climate change effects on drought, freshwater availability and hydro-power generation in an African environment – observations and projections for the Lake Malawi and Shire River Basins in Malawi	27.06.2023
Omar Mahmoud Abdelwahab Seleem	Prof. Axel Bronstert (UP), Dr. habil. Maik Heistermann (UP), Prof R. Hinkelmann (TU Berlin)	Hydrology	Forecasting of Urban Flash Floods Based on Rainfall Radar Image Analysis and Urban Hydrological Modelling	20.06.2023

2021

Name	Supervisor/Co-Supervisor	Discipline	Title	Date of Defense
Erwin Rottler	Prof. Axel Bronstert (UP), Prof. Kerstin Stahl (Uni Freiburg), Dr. Gerd Bürger (UP)	Geoecology	Transient merging of two Rhine flow regimes from climate change	20.06.2021

2020

Name	Supervisor/Co-Supervisor	Discipline	Title	Date of Defense
Tobias Pilz	Prof. Axel Bronstert (UP), Prof. Niels Schütze (TU Dresden), Prof. Thorsten Wagener (Uni Bristol)	Geoecology	Pursuing the understanding of uncertainties in hydrological modelling	15.09.2020

2018

Name	Supervisor/Co-Supervisor	Discipline	Title	Date of Defense
Cornelia Hesse	Prof. Axel Bronstert (UP), Prof. Dörthe Tetzlaff (IGB Berlin), Prof. Britta Schmalz (TU Darmstadt)	Geoecology	Integrated water quality modelling in meso- to large-scale catchments of the Elbe River basin under climate and land use change	08.11.2018

2017

Name	Supervisor/Co-Supervisor	Discipline	Title	Date of Defense
Judith Stagl	Prof. Axel Bronstert (UP), Prof. Ralf Ludwig (Uni München), Dr. Valentina Krysanova (PIK Potsdam)	Climate Impact Research	Ecosystems’ exposure to climate change – Modeling as support for nature conservation management Abstract	12.01.2017

Name

Supervisor/Co-Supervisor

Discipline

Title

Date of Defense

Judith Stagl

Prof. Axel Bronstert (UP), Prof. Ralf Ludwig (Uni München), Dr. Valentina Krysanova (PIK Potsdam)

Climate Impact Research

Ecosystems’ exposure to climate change – Modeling as support for nature conservation management

Abstract

12.01.2017

2016

Name	Supervisor/Co-Supervisor	Discipline	Title	Date of Defense
Klaus Vormoor	Prof. Axel Bronstert (UP), Prof. Ralf Merz (UFZ Leipzig), Prof. Sten Bergström (SMHI Stockholm)	Climate Impact Research	The changing role of snowmelt- and rainfall dominated floods in Norway under climate change	27.10.2016
Christoph Kormann	Prof. Axel Bronstert (UP), Dr. Ludwig Braun (LMU München), Prof. Efrat Morin (Heb. Univ., Jerusalem)	Hydrology	Regional Climate Change effects on hydroclimatic conditions in the Alpine region – Detection and attribution	10.02.2016

2015

Name	Supervisor/Co-Supervisor	Discipline	Title	Date of Defense
Catherina C. Abon	Prof. Axel Bronstert (UP), Dr. habil. Maik Heistermann (UP)	Geoecology	Radar-based Rainfall Retrieval for Flood Forecasting in a Meso-Scale Catchment, the Philippines	10.11.2015
Arlena Brosinsky	Prof. Axel Bronstert (UP), Prof. H. Kaufmann (GFZ), Prof. T. Udelhoven (Uni Trier)	Geoecology	Spectral fingerprinting: The potential of VNIR-SWIR spectral characteristics for tracing suspended sediment sources	07.09.2015

2014

Name	Supervisor/Co-Supervisor	Discipline	Title	Date of Defense
Christian Mohr	Prof. Axel Bronstert (UP), Prof. M. Weiler (Uni Freiburg), Prof. Sebastien Carretier (Toulouse)	Ecohydrology	Hydrological and erosion responses to man-made and natural disturbances – Insights from forested catchments in south-central Chile	29.01.2014

2013

Name	Supervisor/Co-Supervisor	Discipline	Title	Date of Defense
Tobias Conradt	Prof. Axel Bronstert (UP), Prof. W. Cramer	Geoecology	Challenges of regional hydrological modelling in the Elbe River basin – Investigations about model fidelity on sub-catchment level	06.05.2013

2012

Name	Supervisor/Co-Supervisor	Discipline	Title	Date of Defense
Thomas Jagdhuber	Prof. Axel Bronstert (UP), Prof. A. Moreira (DLR), Prof. R. Ludwig (LMU)	Hydrology	Soil Parameter Retrieval under Vegetation Cover using SAR Polarimetry	05.07.2012
Alexandre Cunha Costa	Prof. Axel Bronstert (UP), Prof. JC de Araújo (Univ. Ceará, Brazil), Prof. H. Wheater (National Hydrol. Res. C., Canada)	Hydrology	Analyzing and modelling of flow transmission processes in river-systems with a focus on semi-arid conditions	10.05.2012
Shaochun Huang	Prof. Axel Bronstert (UP), Prof. B. Merz (GFZ), Prof. D. Rosbjerg (TU Denmark)	Geoecology	Modelling of Environmental Change Impacts on Water Resources and Hydrological Extremes in Germany	02.05.2012

2009

Name	Supervisor/Co-Supervisor	Discipline	Title	Date of Defense
Till Francke	Prof. Axel Bronstert (UP), Prof. Batalla (Uni Lleida, Spain), Prof. Frede (Uni Giessen)	Geoecology	Measurement and modelling of water and sediment fluxes in meso-scale dryland catchments	28.05.2009

2008

Name	Supervisor/Co-Supervisor	Discipline	Title	Date of Defense
Saskia Förster	Prof. Axel Bronstert (UP), Prof. B. Merz (GFZ), Prof. Jüpner (TU Kaiserslautern)	Geoecology	Analysis of hydraulic, environmental and economic impacts of flood polder management at the Elbe River	05.12.2008
Sonja Germer	Prof. Axel Bronstert (UP), Prof. Hölscher (Uni Göttingen), Prof. Brian McGlynn (Montana State Univ., USA)	Geoecology	Near surface hydrology and hydrochemistry under contrasting land-cover	30.05.2008
George Mamede	Prof. Axel Bronstert (UP), Prof. J.C. de Araújo (Univ. Fed. do Ceará, Brazil), Prof. Max Billib (TU Hannover)	Hydrology	Reservoir Sedimentation in Dryland Catchments: Modelling and Management	13.03.2008

2007

Name	Supervisor/Co-Supervisor	Discipline	Title	Date of Defense
Theresa Blume	Prof. Axel Bronstert (UP),Prof. M. Casper (Uni Trier), Prof. Savenije (TU Delft)	Hydrology	Hydrological processes in volcanic ash soils: measuring, modelling and understanding runoff generatino in an undisturbed catchment	18.12.2007
Anja Voß	Prof. Axel Bronstert (UP), Prof. V. Krysanova (PIK), Prof. H. Bormann (Uni Oldenburg)	Geoecology	Untersuchung und Modellierung der Stickstoff- und Phosphorumsatz- und –transportprozesse in mesoskaligen Einzugsgebieten des Tieflandes am Beispiel von Nuthe, Hammerfließ und Stepenitz	15.10.2007
David Kneis	Prof. Axel Bronstert (UP), Prof. J. Carrera (TU Catal., Barcelona), Prof. Borchardt (Uni Kassel)	Geoecology	A water quality model for shallow river-lake systems and its application in river basin management	19.06.2007

2005

Name	Supervisor/Co-Supervisor	Discipline	Title	Date of Defense
Frank Voss	Prof. Axel Bronstert (UP), Prof. E. Zehe (KIT Karlsruhe), Prof. U. Haberlandt (Uni Hannover)	Geoecology	Simulation des Durchflusses in Fliessgewässern bei Berücksichtigung anthropogener Steuerungen und salinarer Einträge	21.12.2005
Fred Hattermann	Prof. Axel Bronstert (UP), Dr. V. Krysanova (PIK), Prof. N. Fohrer (Uni Kiel)	Geoecology	Integrated Modelling of Global Change in the German Elbe River Basin	27.10.2005
Stefan Krause	Prof. Axel Bronstert (UP), Prof. E. Zehe (KIT), Prof. N. Fohrer (Uni Kiel)	Geoecology	Untersuchung und Modellierung von Wasserhaushalt und Stofftransport in grundwassergeprägten Landschaften am Beispiel des Einzugsgebiets der Unteren Havel	15.04.2005

2004

Name	Supervisor/Co-Supervisor	Discipline	Title	Date of Defense
Gunter Wriedt	Prof. Axel Bronstert (UP), Dr. M. Rode (UFZ), Prof. Geistlinger (UFZ)	Geoecology	Modelling of nitrogen transport and turnover during soil and groundwater passage in a small lowland catchment in Northern Germany	24.05.2004

2003

Name	Supervisor/Co-Supervisor	Discipline	Title	Date of Defense
Daniel Schwandt	Prof. Axel Bronstert (UP), Dr. Lucas Menzel (PIK), Prof. N. Fohrer (Uni Kiel)	Geoecology	Abflußentwicklung in Teileinzugsgebieten des Rheins: Simulationen für den Ist-Zustand und für Klimaszenarien	17.12.2003
Kirsten Thonicke	Prof. Axel Bronstert (UP), Prof. Cramer (PIK), Prof. Prentice (MPI Jena)	Geoecology	Fire disturbance and vegetation dynamics: analysis and models	01.04.2003

2002

Name	Supervisor/Co-Supervisor	Discipline	Title	Date of Defense
Jörg Schaber	Prof. Axel Bronstert (UP), Prof. Cramer (PIK), Dr. Badeck (PIK))	Geoecology	Phenology in Germany in the 20th Century: Methods, Analyses and Models	19.07.2002
Andreas Güntner	Prof. Axel Bronstert (UP), Prof. A. Bárdossy (Uni Stuttgart), Prof. Z. Kundzewicz (PIK)	Geoecology	Großskalige hydrologische Modellierung im semiariden Nordosten Brasiliens	02.07.2002
Uta Fritsch	Prof. Axel Bronstert (UP), Prof. U. Steinhardt (FH Eberswalde), Prof. Cramer (PIK)	Geoecology	Entwicklung von Landnutzungsszenarien für landschaftsökologische Fragestellungen	30.04.2002
Dirk-Ingmar Müller-Wohlfeil	Prof. Axel Bronstert (UP), Dr. B. Krovang (dänisches Umweltinstitut), Prof. H.R. Bork (Uni Kiel)	Geoecology	Model frameworks for the calculation of annual runoff and nitrogen emissions from Danish catchments	19.04.2002

2001

Name	Supervisor/Co-Supervisor	Discipline	Title	Date of Defense
Daniel Niehoff	Prof. Axel Bronstert (UP), Prof. A. Bárdossy (Uni Stuttgart), Prof. Z. Kundzewicz (PIK)	Geoecology	Modellierung des Einflusses der Landnutzung auf die Hochwasserentstehung in der Mesoskala	12.10.2001