Dr. Massimiliano Zappa

Anghileri, D.; Monhart, S.; Zhou, C.; Bogner, K.; Castelletti, A.; Burlando, P.; Zappa, M., 2019: The value of subseasonal hydrometeorological forecasts to hydropower operations: how much does preprocessing matter?. Water Resources Research, 55, 12: 10159-10178. doi: 10.1029/2019WR025280

Brunner, M.I.; Farinotti, D.; Zekollari, H.; Huss, M.; Zappa, M., 2019: Future shifts in extreme flow regimes in Alpine regions. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 23: 4471-4489. doi: 10.5194/hess-23-4471-2019

Brunner, M.I.; Liechti, K.; Zappa, M., 2019: Extremeness of recent drought events in Switzerland: dependence on variable and return period choice. Natural Hazards and Earth System Science, 19, 10: 2311-2323. doi: 10.5194/nhess-19-2311-2019

Brunner, M.I.; Hingray, B.; Zappa, M.; Favre, A., 2019: Future trends in the interdependence between flood peaks and volumes: hydro‐climatological drivers and uncertainty. Water Resources Research, 55, 6: 4745-4759. doi: 10.1029/2019WR024701

Bogner, K.; Pappenberger, F.; Zappa, M., 2019: Machine learning techniques for predicting the energy consumption/production and its uncertainties driven by meteorological observations and forecasts. Sustainability, 11, 12: 3328 (22 pp.). doi: 10.3390/su11123328

Kleinn, J.; Aller, D.; Zappa, M.; Andres, N.; Bresch, D.N.; Marti, C.; Oplatka, M., 2019: Kontinuierliche Wirkungsabschätzung von verschiedenen Hochwasserschutzmaßnahmen über das gesamte Abfluss-Spektrum am Beispiel der Sihl. Continuous estimation of the impact of various flood mitigation measures across the entire discharge range using the ex. Hydrologie und Wasserbewirtschaftung, 63, 3: 158-167. doi: 10.5675/HyWa_2019.3_3

Brunner, M.I.; Björnsen Gurung, A.; Zappa, M.; Zekollari, H.; Farinotti, D.; Stähli, M., 2019: Present and future water scarcity in Switzerland: potential for alleviation through reservoirs and lakes. Science of the Total Environment, 666: 1033-1047. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.169

Monhart, S.; Zappa, M.; Spirig, C.; Schär, C.; Bogner, K., 2019: Subseasonal hydrometeorological ensemble predictions in small- and medium-sized mountainous catchments: benefits of the NWP approach. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 23, 1: 493-513. doi: 10.5194/hess-23-493-2019

Antonetti, M.; Horat, C.; Sideris, I.V.; Zappa, M., 2019: Ensemble flood forecasting considering dominant runoff processes – part 1: set-up and application to nested basins (Emme, Switzerland). Natural Hazards and Earth System Science, 19, 1: 19-40. doi: 10.5194/nhess-19-19-2019

Brunner, M.I.; Zappa, M.; Stähli, M., 2019: Scale matters: effects of temporal and spatial data resolution on water scarcity assessments. Advances in Water Resources, 123: 134-144. doi: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2018.11.013

Melsen, L.A.; Teuling, A.J.; Torfs, P.J.J.F.; Zappa, M.; Mizukami, N.; Mendoza, P.A.; Clark, M.P.; Uijlenhoet, R., 2019: Subjective modeling decisions can significantly impact the simulation of flood and drought events. Journal of Hydrology, 568: 1093-1104. doi: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2018.11.046

Zappa, M.; Holko, L.; Šanda, M.; Vitvar, T.; Parajka, J., 2019: Thematic issue on snow resources and hydrological cycle. Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics, 67, 1: 1-3. doi: 10.2478/johh-2018-0027

Rücker, A.; Zappa, M.; Boss, S.; Von Freyberg, J., 2019: An optimized snowmelt lysimeter system for monitoring melt rates and collecting samples for stable water isotope analysis. Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics, 67: 20-31. doi: 10.2478/johh-2018-0007

Bogner, K.; Liechti, K.; Zappa, M., 2018: Error correcting and combining multi-model flood forecasting systems. In: Gourbesville, P.; Cunge, J.; Caignaert, G. (eds), 2018: Advances in hydroinformatics. SimHydro 2017 - choosing the right model in applied hydraulics. SimHydro conference 2017, Nice, France. 569-578. doi: 10.1007/978-981-10-7218-5_40

Stucki, P.; Bandhauer, M.; Heikkilä, U.; Rössler, O.; Zappa, M.; Pfister, L.; Salvisberg, M.; Froidevaux, P.; Martius, O.; Panziera, L.; Brönnimann, S., 2018: Reconstruction and simulation of an extreme flood event in the Lago Maggiore catchment in 1868. Natural Hazards and Earth System Science, 18, 10: 2717-2739. doi: 10.5194/nhess-18-2717-2018

Speich, M.J.R.; Lischke, H.; Zappa, M., 2018: Testing an optimality-based model of rooting zone water storage capacity in temperate forests. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 22, 7: 4097-4124. doi: 10.5194/hess-22-4097-2018

Antonetti, M.; Zappa, M., 2018: How can expert knowledge increase the realism of conceptual hydrological models? A case study based on the concept of dominant runoff process in the Swiss Pre-Alps. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 22, 8: 4425-4447. doi: 10.5194/hess-22-4425-2018

Speich, M.J.R.; Zappa, M.; Lischke, H., 2018: Sensitivity of forest water balance and physiological drought predictions to soil and vegetation parameters – A model-based study. Environmental Modelling and Software, 102: 213-232. doi: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2018.01.016

Råman Vinnå, L.; Wüest, A.; Zappa, M.; Fink, G.; Bouffard, D., 2018: Tributaries affect the thermal response of lakes to climate change. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 22, 1: 31-51. doi: 10.5194/hess-22-31-2018

Bogner, K.; Liechti, K.; Bernhard, L.; Monhart, S.; Zappa, M., 2018: Skill of hydrological extended range forecasts for water resources management in Switzerland. Water Resources Management, 32, 3: 969-984. doi: 10.1007/s11269-017-1849-5

Bogner, K.; Liechti, K.; Zappa, M., 2017: Technical note: combining quantile forecasts and predictive distributions of streamflows. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 21, 11: 5493-5502. doi: 10.5194/hess-21-5493-2017

Antonetti, M.; Scherrer, S.; Kienzler, P.M.; Margreth, M.; Zappa, M., 2017: Process-based hydrological modelling: the potential of a bottom-up approach for runoff predictions in ungauged catchments. Hydrological Processes, 31, 16: 2902-2920. doi: 10.1002/hyp.11232

Gehring, E.; Pezzatti, G.B.; Krebs, P.; Mazzoleni, S.; Zappa, M.; Conedera, M., 2016: The influence of site characteristics on the leaf-to-sapwood area relationship in chestnut trees (Castanea sativa Mill.). Trees: Structure and Function, 30, 6: 2217-2226. doi: 10.1007/s00468-016-1447-9

Andres, N.; Lieberherr, G.; Sideris, I.V.; Jordan, F.; Zappa, M., 2016: From calibration to real-time operations: an assessment of three precipitation benchmarks for a Swiss river system. Meteorological Applications, 23, 3: 448-461. doi: 10.1002/met.1569

Björnsen Gurung, A.; Borsdorf, A.; Füreder, L.; Kienast, F.; Matt, P.; Scheidegger, C.; Schmocker, L.; Zappa, M.; Volkart, K., 2016: Rethinking pumped storage hydropower in the European Alps. Mountain Research and Development, 36, 2: 222-232. doi: 10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-15-00069.1

Antonetti, M.; Buss, R.; Scherrer, S.; Margreth, M.; Zappa, M., 2016: Mapping dominant runoff processes: an evaluation of different approaches using similarity measures and synthetic runoff simulations. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 20, 7: 2929-2945. doi: 10.5194/hess-20-2929-2016

Melsen, L.; Teuling, A.; Torfs, P.; Zappa, M.; Mizukami, N.; Clark, M.; Uijlenhoet, R., 2016: Representation of spatial and temporal variability in large-domain hydrological models: case study for a mesoscale pre-Alpine basin. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 20, 6: 2207-2226. doi: 10.5194/hess-20-2207-2016

Bogner, K.; Liechti, K.; Zappa, M., 2016: Post-Processing of stream flows in Switzerland with an emphasis on low flows and floods. Water, 8, 4: 115 (20 pp.). doi: 10.3390/w8040115

Jenicek, M.; Seibert, J.; Zappa, M.; Staudinger, M.; Jonas, T., 2016: Importance of maximum snow accumulation for summer low flows in humid catchments. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 20, 2: 859-874. doi: 10.5194/hess-20-859-2016

Kienzler, P.; Andres, N.; Näf-Huber, D.; Zappa, M., 2015: Herleitung extremer Niederschläge und Hochwasser im Einzugsgebiet des Sihlsees für einen verbesserten Hochwasserschutz der Stadt Zürich. Hydrologie und Wasserbewirtschaftung, 59, 2: 48-58. doi: 10.5675/HyWa_2015,2_1

Randin, C.F.; Dedieu, J.; Zappa, M.; Long, L.; Dullinger, S., 2015: Validation of and comparison between a semidistributed rainfall-runoff hydrological model (PREVAH) and a spatially distributed snow-evolution model (SnowModel) for snow cover prediction in moutain ecosy stems. Ecohydrology, 8, 7: 1181-1193. doi: 10.1002/eco.1570

Jörg-Hess, S.; Griessinger, N.; Zappa, M., 2015: Probabilistic forecasts of snow water equivalent and runoff in mountainous areas. Journal of Hydrometeorology, 16, 5: 2169-2186. doi: 10.1175/JHM-D-14-0193.1

Raymond Pralong, M.; Turowski, J.M.; Rickenmann, D.; Zappa, M., 2015: Climate change impacts on bedload transport in alpine drainage basins with hydropower exploitation. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 40, 12: 1587-1599. doi: 10.1002/esp.3737

Speich, M.J.R.; Bernhard, L.; Teuling, A.J.; Zappa, M., 2015: Application of bivariate mapping for hydrological classification and analysis of temporal change and scale effects in Switzerland. Journal of Hydrology, 523: 804-821. doi: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2015.01.086

Orth, R.; Staudinger, M.; Seneviratne, S.I.; Seibert, J.; Zappa, M., 2015: Does model performance improve with complexity? A case study with three hydrological models. Journal of Hydrology, 523: 147-159. doi: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2015.01.044

Huggel, C.; Scheel, M.; Albrecht, F.; Andres, N.; Calanca, P.; Jurt, C.; Khabarov, N.; Mira-Salama, D.; Rohrer, M.; Salzmann, N.; Silva, Y.; Silvestre, E.; Vicuña, L.; Zappa, M., 2015: A framework for the science contribution in climate adaptation: experiences from science-policy processes in the Andes. Environmental Science and Policy, 47: 80-94. doi: 10.1016/j.envsci.2014.11.007

Junker, J.; Heimann, F.U.M.; Hauer, C.; Turowski, J.M.; Rickenmann, D.; Zappa, M.; Peter, A., 2015: Assessing the impact of climate change on brown trout (Salmo trutta fario) recruitment. Hydrobiologia, 751, 1: 1-21. doi: 10.1007/s10750-014-2073-4

Jörg-Hess, S.; Kempf, S.B.; Fundel, F.; Zappa, M., 2015: The benefit of climatological and calibrated reforecast data for simulating hydrological droughts in Switzerland. Meteorological Applications, 22, 3: 444-458. doi: 10.1002/met.1474

Ronco, P.; Bullo, M.; Torresan, S.; Critto, A.; Olschewski, R.; Zappa, M.; Marcomini, A., 2015: KULTURisk regional risk assessment methodology for water-related natural hazards – part 2: application to the Zurich case study. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 19, 3: 1561-1576. doi: 10.5194/hess-19-1561-2015

Vegas Galos, F.; Andres, N.; Zappa, M.; Lavado Casimiro, W.S.; Hilker, N., 2015: Simulación y caracterización del régimen natural de descargas diarias en los andes del sur del Perú: región de Apurímac y Cusco. Simulation and characterization of natural regime of daily discharge in the southern Andes of Peru: Apurimac and Cusco regions. Revista Peruana Geo-Atmosférica, 4: 1-18.

Zappa, M.; Vitvar, T.; Rücker, A.; Melikadze, G.; Bernhard, L.; David, V.; Jans-Singh, M.; Zhukova, N.; Sanda, M., 2015: A Tri-National program for estimating the link between snow resources and hydrological droughts. In: Cudennec, C.; Eicker, A.; Pilon, P.; Stoffel, M.; Viglione, A.; Xu, Z. (eds), 2015: Joint inter-association symposium on extreme hydrological events, Prague, Czech Republic, June 22 - July 2, 2015. 25-30. doi: 10.5194/piahs-369-25-2015

Zappa, M.; Andres, N.; Kienzler, P.; Naef-Huber, D.; Marti, C.; Oplatka, M., 2015: Crash tests for forward-looking flood control in the city of Zürich (Switzerland). In: Rogger, M.; Aksoy, H.; Kooy, M.; Schumann, A.; Toth, E.; Chen, Y.; Estupina, V.B.; Bloschl, G. (eds), 2015: Symposium on changes in flood risk and perception in catchments and cities, Prague, Czech Republic, June 22 - July 02, 2015. 235-242. doi: 10.5194/piahs-370-235-2015

Andres, N.; Vegas Galdos, F.; Lavado Casimiro, W.S.; Zappa, M., 2014: Water resources and climate change impact modelling on a daily time scale in the Peruvian Andes. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 59, 11: 2043-2059. doi: 10.1080/02626667.2013.862336

Bosshard, T.; Kotlarski, S.; Zappa, M.; Schär, C., 2014: Hydrological climate-impact projections for the Rhine River: GCM-RCM uncertainty and separate temperature and precipitation effects. Journal of Hydrometeorology, 15, 2: 697-713. doi: 10.1175/JHM-D-12-098.1

Jörg-Hess, S.; Fundel, F.; Jonas, T.; Zappa, M., 2014: Homogenisation of a gridded snow water equivalent climatology for Alpine terrain: methodology and applications. Cryosphere, 8, 2: 471-485. doi: 10.5194/tc-8-471-2014

Hemri, S.; Fundel, F.; Zappa, M., 2013: Simultaneous calibration of ensemble river flow predictions over an entire range of lead times. Water Resources Research, 49, 10: 6744-6755. doi: 10.1002/wrcr.20542

Bosshard, T.; Carambia, M.; Goergen, K.; Kotlarski, S.; Krahe, P.; Zappa, M.; Schär, C., 2013: Quantifying uncertainty sources in an ensemble of hydrological climate-impact projections. Water Resources Research, 49, 3: 1523-1536. doi: 10.1029/2011WR011533

Zappa, M.; Fundel, F.; Jaun, S., 2013: A 'Peak-Box' approach for supporting interpretation and verification of operational ensemble peak-flow forecasts. Hydrological Processes, 27, 1: 117-131. doi: 10.1002/hyp.9521

Kobierska, F.; Jonas, T.; Zappa, M.; Bavay, M.; Magnusson, J.; Bernasconi, S.M., 2013: Future runoff from a partly glacierized watershed in Central Switzerland: a two-model approach. Advances in Water Resources, 55: 204-214. doi: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2012.07.024

Liechti, K.; Zappa, M.; Fundel, F.; Germann, U., 2013: Probabilistic evaluation of ensemble discharge nowcasts in two nested Alpine basins prone to flash floods. Hydrological Processes, 27, 1: 5-17. doi: 10.1002/hyp.9458

Liechti, K.; Panziera, L.; Germann, U.; Zappa, M., 2013: The potential of radar-based ensemble forecasts for flash-flood early warning in the southern Swiss Alps. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 17, 10: 3853-3869. doi: 10.5194/hess-17-3853-2013

Fundel, F.; Jörg-Hess, S.; Zappa, M., 2013: Monthly hydrometeorological ensemble prediction of streamflow drought and corresponding drought indices. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 17, 1: 395-407. doi: 10.5194/hess-17-395-2013

Seneviratne, S.I.; Lehner, I.; Gurtz, J.; Teuling, A.J.; Lang, H.; Moser, U.; Gerbner, D.; Menzel, L.; Schroff, K.; Vitvar, T.; Zappa, M., 2012: Swiss prealpine Rietholzbach research catchment and lysimeter: 32 year time series and 2003 drought event. Water Resources Research, 48, 6: W06526 (20 pp.). doi: 10.1029/2011WR011749

Fundel, F.; Zappa, M., 2011: Hydrological ensemble forecasting in mesoscale catchments: sensitivity to initial conditions and value of reforecasts. Water Resources Research, 47: W09520 (15 pp.). doi: 10.1029/2010WR009996

Kobierska, F.; Jonas, T.; Magnusson, J.; Zappa, M.; Bavay, M.; Bosshard, T.; Paul, F.; Bernasconi, S.M., 2011: Climate change effects on snow melt and discharge of a partly glacierized watershed in Central Switzerland (SoilTrec Critical Zone Observatory). Applied Geochemistry, 26: S60-S62. doi: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2011.03.029

Zappa, M.; Jaun, S.; Germann, U.; Walser, A.; Fundel, F., 2011: Superposition of three sources of uncertainties in operational flood forecasting chains. Atmospheric Research, 100, 2-3: 246-262. doi: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2010.12.005

Rossa, A.; Liechti, K.; Zappa, M.; Bruen, M.; Germann, U.; Haase, G.; Keil, C.; Krahe, P., 2011: The COST 731 Action: a review on uncertainty propagation in advanced hydro-meteorological forecast systems. Atmospheric Research, 100, 2-3: 150-167. doi: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2010.11.016

Stähli, M.; Badoux, A.; Ludwig, A.; Steiner, K.; Zappa, M.; Hegg, C., 2011: One century of hydrological monitoring in two small catchments with different forest coverage. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 174, 1-4: 91-106. doi: 10.1007/s10661-010-1757-0

Romang, H.; Zappa, M.; Hilker, N.; Gerber, M.; Dufour, F.; Frede, V.; Bérod, D.; Oplatka, M.; Hegg, C.; Rhyner, J., 2011: IFKIS-Hydro: an early warning and information system for floods and debris flows. Natural Hazards, 56, 2: 509-527. doi: 10.1007/s11069-010-9507-8

Addor, N.; Jaun, S.; Fundel, F.; Zappa, M., 2011: An operational hydrological ensemble prediction system for the city of Zurich (Switzerland): skill, case studies and scenarios. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 15, 7: 2327-2347. doi: 10.5194/hess-15-2327-2011

Bruen, M.; Krahe, P.; Zappa, M.; Olsson, J.; Vehvilainen, B.; Kok, K.; Daamen, K., 2010: Visualizing flood forecasting uncertainty: some current European EPS platforms - COST731 working group 3. Atmospheric Science Letters, 11, 2: 92-99. doi: 10.1002/asl.258

Zappa, M.; Beven, K.J.; Bruen, M.; Cofiño, A.S.; Kok, K.; Martin, E.; Nurmi, P.; Orfila, B.; Roulin, E.; Schröter, K.; Seed, A.; Szturc, J.; Vehviläinen, B.; Germann, U.; Rossa, A., 2010: Propagation of uncertainty from observing systems and NWP into hydrological models: COST-731 Working Group 2. Atmospheric Science Letters, 11, 2: 83-91. doi: 10.1002/asl.248

Ranzi, R.; Bacchi, B.; Ceppi, A.; Cislaghi, M.; Ehret, U.; Jaun, S.; Marx, A.; Hegg, C.; Zappa, M., 2009: Real-time demonstration of hydrological ensemble forecasts in map d-phase. Houille Blanche, 95-104. doi: 10.1051/lhb/2009061

Viviroli, D.; Zappa, M.; Schwanbeck, J.; Gurtz, J.; Weingartner, R., 2009: Continuous simulation for flood estimation in ungauged mesoscale catchments of Switzerland - part I: modelling framework and calibration results. Journal of Hydrology, 377, 1-2: 191-207. doi: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2009.08.023

Viviroli, D.; Zappa, M.; Gurtz, J.; Weingartner, R., 2009: An introduction to the hydrological modelling system PREVAH and its pre- and post-processing-tools. Environmental Modelling and Software, 24, 10: 1209-1222. doi: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2009.04.001

Randin, C.F.; Engler, R.; Normand, S.; Zappa, M.; Zimmermann, N.E.; Pearman, P.B.; Vittoz, P.; Thuiller, W.; Guisan, A., 2009: Climate change and plant distribution: local models predict high-elevation persistence. Global Change Biology, 15, 6: 1557-1569. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2008.01766.x

Koboltschnig, G.R.; Schöner, W.; Holzmann, H.; Zappa, M., 2009: Glaciermelt of a small basin contributing to runoff under the extreme climate conditions in the summer of 2003. Hydrological Processes, 23, 7: 1010-1018. doi: 10.1002/hyp.7203

Germann, U.; Berenguer, M.; Sempere-Torres, D.; Zappa, M., 2009: REAL - ensemble radar precipitation estimation for hydrology in a mountainous region. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 135, 639: 445-456. doi: 10.1002/qj.375

Salzmann, N.; Huggel, C.; Calanca, P.; Diaz, A.; Jonas, T.; Jurt, C.; Konzelmann, T.; Lagos, P.; Rohrer, M.; Silverio, W.; Zappa, M., 2009: Integrated assessment and adaptation to climate change impacts in the Peruvian Andes. Advances in Geosciences, 22: 35-39. doi: 10.5194/adgeo-22-35-2009

Zappa, M., 2008: Objective quantitative spatial verification of distributed snow cover simulations - an experiment for the whole of Switzerland. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 53, 1: 179-191. doi: 10.1623/hysj.53.1.179

Bosshard, T.; Zappa, M., 2008: Regional parameter allocation and predictive uncertainty estimation of a rainfall-runoff model in the poorly gauged Three Gorges Area (PR China). Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 33, 17-18: 1095-1104. doi: 10.1016/j.pce.2008.03.004

Koboltschnig, G.R.; Schöner, W.; Zappa, M.; Kroisleitner, C.; Holzmann, H., 2008: Runoff modelling of the glacierized Alpine Upper Salzach basin (Austria): multi-criteria result validation. Hydrological Processes, 22, 19: 3950-3964. doi: 10.1002/hyp.7112

Michlmayr, G.; Lehning, M.; Koboltschnig, G.; Holzmann, H.; Zappa, M.; Mott, R.; Schöner, W., 2008: Application of the Alpine 3D model for glacier mass balance and glacier runoff studies at Goldbergkees, Austria. Hydrological Processes, 22, 19: 3941-3949. doi: 10.1002/hyp.7102

Zappa, M.; Rotach, M.W.; Arpagaus, M.; Dominger, M.; Hegg, C.; Montani, A.; Ranzi, R.; Ament, F.; Germann, U.; Grossi, G.; Jaun, S.; Rossa, A.; Vogt, A.; Walser, A.; Werhan, J.; Wunram, C., 2008: MAP D-PHASE: real-time demonstration of hydrological ensemble prediction systems. Atmospheric Science Letters, 9, 2: 80-82. doi: 10.1002/asl.183

Ranzi, R.; Zappa, M.; Bacchi, B., 2007: Hydrological aspects of the Mesoscale Alpine Programme: findings from field experiments and simulations. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 133, 625: 867-880. doi: 10.1002/qj.68

Zappa, M.; Kan, C., 2007: Extreme heat and runoff extremes in the Swiss Alps. Natural Hazards and Earth System Science, 7, 3: 375-389. doi: 10.5194/nhess-7-375-2007

Koboltschnig, G.R.; Schöner, W.; Zappa, M.; Holzmann, H., 2007: Contribution of glacier melt to stream runoff: if the climatically extreme summer of 2003 had happened in 1979. Annals of Glaciology, 46: 303-308. doi: 10.3189/172756407782871260

Randin, C.F.; Dirnböck, T.; Dullinger, S.; Zimmermann, N.E.; Zappa, M.; Guisan, A., 2006: Are niche-based species distribution models transferable in space?. Journal of Biogeography, 33, 10: 1689-1703. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2006.01466.x

Lehning, M.; Völksch, I.; Gustafsson, D.; Nguyen, T.A.; Stähli, M.; Zappa, M., 2006: ALPINE3D: a detailed model of mountain surface processes and its application to snow hydrology. Hydrological Processes, 20, 10: 2111-2128. doi: 10.1002/hyp.6204

Wöhling, Th.; Lennartz, F.; Zappa, M., 2006: Technical Note: Updating procedure for flood forecasting with conceptual HBV-type models. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 10, 6: 783-788. doi: 10.5194/hess-10-783-2006

Verbunt, M.; Zappa, M.; Gurtz, J.; Kaufmann, P., 2006: Verification of a coupled hydrometeorological modelling approach for alpine tributaries in the Rhine basin. Journal of Hydrology, 324, 1-4: 224-238. doi: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2005.09.036

Gurtz, J.; Zappa, M.; Jasper, K.; Lang, H.; Verbunt, M.; Badoux, A.; Vitvar, T., 2003: A comparative study in modelling runoff and its components in two mountainous catchments. Hydrological Processes, 17, 2: 297-311. doi: 10.1002/hyp.1125

Germann, U.; Martius, O.; Barton, Y.; Zappa, M.; Hupfer, F., 2018: Dalle immagini radar all'allerta per le piene. In: Meuli, K. (eds), 2018: 1868 - l'alluvione che cambiò la Svizzera: cause, conseguenze e insegnamenti per il futuro. Berna, Geographica Bernensia. 22-23.

Zischg, A.; Rössler, O.; Zappa, M., 2018: Rekonstruktion historischer Hochwasser mit hydrologischen und hydraulischen Modellen. In: Meuli, K. (eds), 2018: 1868 – das Hochwasser, das die Schweiz veränderte. Ursachen, Folgen und Lehren für die Zukunft. Bern, Geographica Bernensia. 30-31.

Germann, U.; Martius, O.; Barton, Y.; Zappa, M.; Hupfer, F., 2018: Vom Radarbild zur Hochwasserwarnung. In: Meuli, K. (eds), 2018: 1868 – das Hochwasser, das die Schweiz veränderte. Ursachen, Folgen und Lehren für die Zukunft. Bern, Geographica Bernensia. 22-23.

Zappa, M.; Van Andel, S.J.; Cloke, H.L., 2018: Introduction to ensemble forecast applications and showcases. In: Duan, Q.; Pappenberger, F.; Thielen, J.; Wood, A.; Cloke, H.L.; Schaake, J.C. (eds), 2018: Handbook of hydrometeorological ensemble forecasting. Berlin, Springer. (5 pp.). doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-40457-3_45-1

Zappa, M., 2018: A snakes and ladders board game on the water cycle from the perspective of an Alpine area.

Zappa, M.; Andres, N.; Kienzler, P.; Kleinn, J.; Eisenhut, N.; Marti, C.; Oplatka, M., 2018: Der Zürcher-Stollen: Modellzutaten als Grundlagen für zukünftiges Hochwassermanagement. In: Schütze, N.; Müller, U.; Schwarze, R.; Wöhling, T.; Grundmann, J. (eds), 2018: M³ - Messen, Modellieren, Managen in Hydrologie und Wasserressourcenbewirtschaftung. Beiträge zum Tag der Hydrologie am 22./23. März 2018 an der Technischen Universität Dresden. Tag der Hydrologie, Dresden. 117-127.

Braud, I.; Borga, M.; Gourley, J.; Hürlimann, M.; Zappa, M.; Gallart, F., 2016: Flash floods, hydro-geomorphic response and risk management. Journal of Hydrology, 541: 1-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2016.08.005

Andres, N.; Kuhlmann, M.; Kuhlmann, U.; Zuend, B.; Federer, M.; Zappa, M., 2016: Hydrological-hydraulic modelling for future flood protection in Zürich. In: Koboltschnig, G. (eds), 2016: 13th congress INTERPRAEVENT 2016. 30 May to 2 June 2016. Lucerne, Switzerland. Extended abstracts "Living with natural risks". 13th congress INTERPRAEVENT 2016, Lucerne, Switzerland. 230-231.

Pappenberger, F.; Pagano, T.C.; Brown, J.D.; Alfieri, L.; Lavers, D.A.; Berthet, L.; Bressand, F.; Cloke, H.L.; Cranston, M.; Danhelka, J.; Zappa, M.; Thielen-del Pozo, J., 2016: Hydrological ensemble prediction systems around the globe. In: Duan, Q.; Pappenberger, F.; Thielen, J.; Wood, A.; Cloke, H.L.; Schaake, J.C. (eds), 2016: Handbook of hydrometeorological ensemble forecasting. Berlin, Springer. (35 pp.). doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-40457-3_47-1

Liechti, K.; Zappa, M., 2016: Verification of short-range hydrological forecasts. In: Duan, Q.; Pappenberger, F.; Thielen, J.; Wood, A.; Cloke, H.L.; Schaake, J.C. (eds), 2016: Handbook of hydrometeorological ensemble forecasting. Berlin, Springer. (24 pp.). doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-40457-3_5-1

Alfieri, L.; Berenguer, M.; Knechtl, V.; Liechti, K.; Sempere-Torres, D.; Zappa, M., 2016: Flash flood forecasting based on rainfall thresholds. In: Duan, Q.; Pappenberger, F.; Thielen, J.; Wood, A.; Cloke, H.L.; Schaake, J.C. (eds), 2016: Handbook of hydrometeorological ensemble forecasting. Berlin, Springer. (35 pp.). doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-40457-3_49-1

Liechti, K.; Oplatka, M.; Eisenhut, N.; Zappa, M., 2016: Early flood warning for the City of Zurich. Evaluation of real-time operations since 2010. In: Koboltschnig, G. (eds), 2016: 13th congress INTERPRAEVENT 2016. 30 May to 2 June 2016. Lucerne, Switzerland. Conference proceedings "Living with natural risks". 13th congress INTERPRAEVENT 2016, Lucerne, Switzerland, May 30-June 2, 2016. 944-951.

Zappa, M.; Bernhard, L.; Spirig, C.; Pfaundler, M.; Stahl, K.; Kruse, S.; Seidl, I.; Stähli, M., 2014: A prototype platform for water resources monitoring and early recognition of critical droughts in Switzerland. In: 2014: Evolving water resources systems: understanding, predicting and managing water–society interactions. Proceedings. 6th IAHS-EGU international symposium on integrated water resources management 2014, Bologna, Italy. 492-498. doi: 10.5194/piahs-364-492-2014

Seneviratne, S.I.; Orth, R.; Jörg-Hess, S.; Kruse, S.; Seidl, I.; Stähli, M.; Zappa, M.; Seibert, J.; Staudinger, M.; Stahl, K.; Weiler, M., 2013: Trockenheit in der Schweiz. Ergebnisse des NFP-61-Projekts DROUGHT-CH. Aqua & Gas, 9: 38-47.

Schattan, P.; Zappa, M.; Lischke, H.; Bernhard, L.; Thürig, E.; Diekkrüger, B., 2013: An approach for transient consideration of forest change in hydrological impact studies. In: Boegh, E.; Blyth, E.; Hannah, D.M.; Hisdal, H.; Kunstmann, H.; Su, B.; Yilmaz, K.K. (eds), 2013: Climate and land surface changes in hydrology. H01, IAHS-IAPSO-IASPEI assembly, Gothenburg, Sweden. 311-319.

Dedieu, J.; Randin, C.; Zappa, M.; Dullinger, S., 2013: Modelling the effect of changing snow cover regimes on alpine plant species distribution in Alpine context. In: Naaim-Bouvet, F.; Durand, Y.; Lambert, R. (eds), 2013: International snow science workshop proceedings 2013. International snow science workshop, ISSW 2013, Grenoble - Chamonix Mont-Blanc, France, October 7-11, 2013. 1298-1303.

Zappa, M.; Liechti, K.; Schneider, U.; Hodel, H.P., 2013: Verbesserung von Pegelschlüsselkurven: probabilistische Vorhersagen zur gezielten Planung und Durchführung von Abflussmessungen während Hochwasserereignissen. In: Weingartner, R.; Schädler, B. (eds), 2013: Wasserressourcen im globalen Wandel. Hydrologische Grundlagen - von der Messung zur Anwendung. Beiträge zum Tag der Hydrologie 4. bis 6. April 2013 an der Universität Bern. Tag der Hydrologie, April 4-6, 2013. 25-30.

Bernhard, L.; Pflugshaupt, C.; Kotlarski, S.; Zappa, M., 2013: Auswirkungen der CH2011 Klimaszenarien auf die Wasserresourcen – eine Abschätzung für die Schweiz. In: Weingartner, R.; Schädler, B. (eds), 2013: Wasserressourcen im globalen Wandel. Hydrologische Grundlagen - von der Messung zur Anwendung. Beiträge zum Tag der Hydrologie 4. bis 6. April 2013 an der Universität Bern. Tag der Hydrologie, April 4-6, 2013. 93-102.

Zappa, M., 2013: Hochwasserprognose - Fallbeispiel Sihl : Grundlagen, Methoden, Fallbeispiele. In: Spreafico, M.; Viviroli, D. (eds), 2013: Ausgewählte Beiträge zur Abschätzung von Hochwasser und Feststofftransport in der Schweiz. Bern, Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Hydrologie und Limnologie (SGHL) und Schweizerische Hydrologische Kommission. 73-78.

Huggel, C.; Scheel, M.; Rohrer, M.; Vicuña, L.; Jurt, C.; Andres, N.; Albrecht, F.; Khabarov, N.; Zappa, M.; Konzelmann, T.; Calanca, P.; Raissig, A.; Salzmann, N.; Silverio, W.; Vander Velde, M., 2012: Metodologías para la formulación de líneas de base y medidas de adaptación al cambio climático en ecosistemas de Alta Montaña. Zurich, Consorcio AndesPlus. Universidad de Zurich. 629 p.

Liechti, K.; Fundel, F.; Germann, U.; Zappa, M., 2012: Flood nowcasting in the southern Swiss Alps using radar ensemble. In: Moore, R.J.; Cole, S.J.; Illingworth, A.J. (eds), 2012: Weather radar and hydrology. 8th international Symposium on weather radar and hydrology (WRaH 2011), Exeter, UK. 496-501.

Zappa, M.; Bernhard, L.; Fundel, F.; Jörg-Hess, S., 2012: Vorhersage und Szenarien von Schnee- und Wasserressourcen im Alpenraum. In: Eidgenössische Forschungsanstalt WSL (eds), 2012: Alpine Schnee- und Wasserressourcen gestern, heute, morgen. Forum für Wissen 2012, Davos, November 23, 2012. 19-27.

Dedieu, J.-P.; Randin, C.; Zappa, M., 2012: Validation par télédétection spatiale de l'enneigement dans les Alpes Autrichiennes pour l'approvisionnement en eau de la ville de Vienne. In: Bigot, S.; Rome, S. (eds), 2012: Les climats régionaux: observation et modélisation. Actes du colloque. XXVème colloque de l'association internationale de climatologie, Grenoble. 207-212.

Salvetti, A.; Zappa, M.; Liechti, K., 2012: Previsione delle piene improvvise nei piccoli bacini. In: Secondo, B. (eds), 2012: Flora, la difesa dalle alluvioni nel territorio alpino. Report conclusivo del progetto FLORA. Torino, Arpa. 63-87.

Rickenmann, D.; Andres, N.; Zappa, M., 2011: Geschiebehaushalt in Fliessgewässern. Tec21, 137, 35: 28.

Rossa, A.; Zappa, M., 2011: Editorial "On recent progresses in uncertainty propagation in end-to-end hydro-meteorological forecasting chains". Atmospheric Research, 100, 2-3: 147-149. doi: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2011.03.004

Job, D.; Angehrn, S.; Helland, E.; Rietmann, D.; Schneider, R.; Dupraz, C.; Mueller, C.; Boogen, N.; Spreng, D.; Widmer, F.; Hänggi, P.; Weingartner, R.; Haeberli, W.; Linsbauer, A.; Paul, F.; Bosshard, T.; Ewen, T.; Kotlarski, S.; Schär, C.; ... Zappa, M., 2011: Les effets du changement climatique sur l'utilisation de la force hydraulique. Rapport de synthese. Matériaux pour l'hydrologie de la Suisse, 38. 26 p.

Bernhard, L.; Zappa, M.; Bosshard, T., 2011: Klimaänderung und natürlicher Wasserhaushalt der Grosseinzugsgebiete Alpenrhein und Engadin - Technical Report. In: 2011: AdaptAlp Technical Report. Work Package 4 Water Regime. 5 Topic: Impact on Water Regime in the Alpine Space. 13.

Zappa, M.; Rossa, A.; Liechti, K.; Bruen, M.; Germann, U.; Haase, G.; Keil, C.; Krahe, P., 2010: The COST731 Action - Propagation of Uncertainty from Meteorological Models. In: 2010: International CHR-Workshop on Advances in Flood Forecasting and the implications for Risk Management. International CHR-Workshop on Advances in Flood Forecasting and the implications for Risk Management, Alkmaar. 31-36.

Rotach, M.W.; Ambrosetti, P.; Ament, F.; Appenzeller, C.; Arpagaus, M.; Bauer, H.-S.; Behrendt, A.; Bouttier, F.; Buzzi, A.; Corazza, M.; Davolio, S.; Denhard, M.; Dorninger, M.; Fontannaz, L.; Frick, J.; Fundel, F.; Germann, U.; Gorgas, T.; Hegg, C.; ... Zappa, M., 2009: Supplement to MAP D-PHASE: Real-Time Demonstration of Weather Forecast Quality in the Alpine region: Additional Applications of the D-PHASE Datasets. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, s28-s32.

Arpagaus, M.; Rotach, M.W.; Ambrosetti, P.; Ament, F.; Appenzeller, C.; Bauer, H.; Behrendt, A.; Bouttier, F.; Buzzi, A.; Corazza, M.; Davolio, S.; Denhard, M.; Dorninger, M.; Fontannaz, L.; Frick, J.; Fundel, F.; Germann, U.; Gorgas, T.; Grossi, G.; ... Zappa, M., 2009: MAP D-PHASE: demonstrating forecast capabilities for flood events in the Alpine region. Report on the WWRP Forecast Demonstration Project D-PHASE submitted to the WWRP Joint Scientific Committee. Veröffentlichungen der MeteoSchweiz. 75 p.

Zappa, M.; Pfaundler, M., 2009: An optimized grid dataset of mean monthly and annual runoff for Switzerland: coupling modelled data with robust information derived from observations. In: Marks, D.; Hock, R.; Lehning, M.; Hayashi, M.; Gurney, R. (eds), 2009: Hydrology in mountain regions: observations, processes and dynamics. Wallingford, International Association of Hydrological Sciences. 56-62.

Zappa, M.; Jaun, S., 2009: Operationelle Hochwasservorhersagen als Entscheidungshilfe für die Praxis. In: Forstliche Arbeitsgruppe Naturgefahren FAN (eds), 2009: Wildbacheinzugsgebiete - Prozesse, Gefahren und Schutzmassnahmen. FAN-Tagung, September 2009. (11 pp.).

Rotach, M.W.; Ambrosetti, P.; Ament, F.; Appenzeller, C.; Arpagaus, M.; Bauer, H.-S.; Behrendt, A.; Bouttier, F.; Buzzi, A.; Corazza, M.; Davolio, S.; Denhard, M.; Dorninger, M.; Fontannaz, L.; Frick, J.; Fundel, F.; Germann, U.; Gorgas, T.; Grossi, G.; ... Zappa, M., 2009: MAP D-PHASE: Real-Time Demonstration of Weather Forecast Quality in the Alpine region. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 1321-1336. doi: 10.1175/2009bams2776.1

Huggel, C.; Salzmann, N.; Angulo, L.; Calanca, P.; Diaz, A.; Juarez, H.; Jurt, C.; Konzelmann, T.; Lagos, P.; Martinez, A.; Robledo, C.; Rohrer, M.; Silverio, W.; Zappa, M., 2009: Research, implementation and use of climate information in mountainous regions: a collaboration between Switzerland and Peru. In: 2009: Climate Sense. World Meteorological Organization. 169-170.

Pesendorfer, M.; Loew, S.; Zappa, M., 2009: Environmental impacts of the Lötschberg Base and Crest Tunnels, Switzerland. In: Vrkljan, I. (eds), 2009: Rock Engineering in difficult Conditions - Soft Rocks and Karst. London, Taylor & Francis. 729-734.

Romang, H.; Dufour, F.; Gerber, M.; Rhyner, J.; Zappa, M.; Hilker, N.; Hegg, C., 2009: Flood warning in small catchments. In: Samuels, P.; Huntington, S.; Allsop, W.; Harrop, J. (eds), 2009: Flood Risk Management: Research and Practice. London, Taylor & Francis. 1201-1207.

Hilker, N.; Hegg, C.; Zappa, M., 2008: Unwetterschäden in der Schweiz 1972-2007. Mit besonderer Betrachtung des August-Hochwassers 2005. In: Mikoš, M.; Huebl, J.; Koboltschnig, G. (eds), 2008: Protection of populated territories from floods, debrisflow, mass movements, and avalanches. 26 to 30 May 2008. Dornbirn, Vorarlberg, Austria. Conference proceedings. Keynotes, River Basin Management, Torrents. 11th congress INTERPRAEVENT 2008, Dornbirn, Vorarlberg, Austria, May 26-30, 2008. 99-110.

Baumgartner, M.; Zappa, M.; Werhahn, J.; Hong, S.Z.; Gurtz, J.; Schädler, B., 2007: Geodaten im Einsatz für Hochwasserprognosen des Jangtse. Geomatik Schweiz, Géomatique Suisse, Geomatica Svizzera, 105, 12: 615-619. doi: 10.5169/seals-236467

Baumgartner, M.; Zappa, M.; Hong, S.Z.; Gurtz, J.; Schädler, B., 2007: Verbesserung der Hochwasservorhersage des Yangtze·/Drei-Schluchten-Gebiet (China). In: Seyfert, E. (eds), 2007: Von der Medizintechnik bis zur Planetenforschung - Photogrammetrie und Fernerkundung für das 21. Jahrhundert. Vorträge Dreiländertagung. 27. Wissenschaftlich-Technische Jahrestagung der DGPF. 27. Wissenschaftlich-Technische Jahrestagung der DGPF, Muttenz, June 19-21, 2007. 353-360.

Romang, H.; Zappa, M.; Hegg, C.; Rhyner, J., 2007: IFKIS-Hydro. In: Hegg, C.; Rhyner, J. (eds), 2007: Warnung bei aussergewöhnlichen Naturereignissen. Forum für Wissen 2007, ETH Zürich, October 30, 2007. 75-78.

Zappa, M.; Vogt, S., 2007: Hochwasser-Vorhersagesysteme der neusten Generation im Praxis-Test. In: Hegg, C.; Rhyner, J. (eds), 2007: Warnung bei aussergewöhnlichen Naturereignissen. Forum für Wissen 2007, ETH Zürich, October 30, 2007. 25-31.

Hegg, C.; Romang, H.; Dufour, F.; Hilker, N.; Zappa, M.; Rhyner, J., 2007: IFKIS-HYDRO - a flood hazard information and warning system for smaller catchments. In: 2007: Proceedings of the 29th International Conference on Alpine Meteorology. Extended Abstracts. Vol.1. 203-206.

Hegg, C.; Zappa, M.; Gurtz, J., 2007: Das Niederschlags-Abflussmodell PREVAH: Vom Forschungstool zum Werkzeug der operationellen Abflussvorhersage. In: Schmitz, G.H.; Lennartz, F.; Schwarze, R. (eds), 2007: Tagungsband Symposium Analyse und Modellierung der Niederschlags-Abfluss-Prozesse - Bewährte Techniken und neue Ansätze. Symposium Analyse und Modellierung der Niederschlags-Abfluss-Prozesse, Dresden, October 5-6, 2006. 438-439.

Gurtz, J.; Lang, H.; Verbunt, M.; Zappa, M., 2007: Die flächendifferenzierte hydrologische Einzugsgebiets-Modellierung - Anspruch und Wirklichkeit. In: Schmitz, G.H.; Lennartz, F.; Schwarze, R. (eds), 2007: Tagungsband Symposium Analyse und Modellierung der Niederschlags-Abfluss-Prozesse - Bewährte Techniken und neue Ansätze. Symposium Analyse und Modellierung der Niederschlags-Abfluss-Prozesse, Dresden, October 5-6, 2006. 120-129.

Jaun, S.; Walser, A.; Verbunt, M.; Zappa, M.; Ahrens, B.; Gurtz, J.; Schär, C., 2007: Ensemble Flood Forecasting in Switzerland: Selected case studies and one year of hindcasts. In: Schmitz, G.H.; Lennartz, F.; Schwarze, R. (eds), 2007: Tagungsband Symposium Analyse und Modellierung der Niederschlags-Abfluss-Prozesse - Bewährte Techniken und neue Ansätze. Symposium Analyse und Modellierung der Niederschlags-Abfluss-Prozesse, Dresden, October 5-6, 2006. 189-197.

Koboltschnig, G.; Holzmann, W.; Schöner, H.; Zappa, M., 2006: Potential of a water balance model with high temporal resolution for the distributed modelling of ice-and snowmelt processes at high elevated sites. In: 2006: Proceedings of the 63rd Annual Eastern Snow Conference. 63rd Annual Eastern Snow Conference, Newark. 19-36.

Zappa, M.; Rhyner, J.; Gerber, M.; Egli, L.; Stöckli, U.; Hegg, C., 2006: IFKIS-HYDRO MountainFloodWatch - Eine endbenutzer-orientierte Plattform für Hochwasserwarnung. In: 2006: Risikomanagement extremer hydrologischer Ereignisse. Beiträge zum Tag der Hydrologie 2006, 22-23 März. Tag der Hydrologie, March 22-23, 2006. 189-200.

Zappa, M.; Werhahn, J.; Hong, S.Z.; Baumgartner, M.; Gurtz, J.; Kunstmann, H.; Schädler, B., 2006: Vermittlung von Know-how zur Verbesserung der Hochwasservorhersage im Yangtze-Einzugsgebiet des Drei-Schluchten-Stausees (China). In: 2006: Risikomanagement extremer hydrologischer Ereignisse. Beiträge zum Tag der Hydrologie 2006, 22-23 März. Tag der Hydrologie, March 22-23, 2006. 227-230.

Jaun, S.; Walser, A.; Zappa, M.; Ahrens, B.; Gurtz, J.; Schär, C., 2006: Ex-Post-Prognose des Augusthochwassers 2005 mittels probabilistischer Abflussvorhersage. In: 2006: Risikomanagement extremer hydrologischer Ereignisse. Beiträge zum Tag der Hydrologie 2006, 22-23 März. Tag der Hydrologie, March 22-23, 2006. 67-72.

Zappa, M.; Hong, S.Z.; Baumgartner, M.F.; Gurtz, J.; Schädler, B., 2005: The Changjiang Flood Forecasting Assistance Project. In: 2005: International Conference on Headwater Control VI: Hydrology, Ecology and Water Resources in Headwaters. International Conference on Headwater Control VI: Hydrology, Ecology and Water Resources in Headwaters, Bergen. (10 pp.).

Ranzi, R.; Bacchi, B.; Zappa, M., 2005: Hydrological aspects of the Mesoscale Alpine Programme: Findings from field experiments and simulations. In: 2005: Proceedings 28th International Conference on alpine Meteorology (ICAM-MAP). 28th International Conference on alpine Meteorology (ICAM-MAP), Zadar. 134-137.

Badoux, A.; Zappa, M.; Hegg, C., 2005: Lothar and Mountain Torrents: Combining a process study with modelling experiments. In: 2005: International Conference on Headwater Control VI: Hydrology, Ecology and Water Resources in Headwaters. International Conference on Headwater Control VI: Hydrology, Ecology and Water Resources in Headwaters, Bergen. (11 pp.).

Gurtz, J.; Verbunt, M.; Zappa, M., 2005: Abfluss durch Schnee- und Eisschmelze. In: Bronstert, A. (eds), 2005: Abflussbildung - Prozessbeschreibung und Fallbeispiele. Forum für Hydrologie und Wasserbewirtschaftung. Hennef, Hydrologische Wissenschaften - Fachgemeinschaft der DWA. 118-133.

Zappa, M.; Liechti, K.; Deller, M.; Barben, M., 2017: Wasserhaushalt der Schweiz 2.0. Eine validierte, modellgestützte Methode für die Bilanzierung der Wasserressourcen der Schweiz. Wasser, Energie, Luft, 109, 3: 203-212.

Björnsen Gurung, A.; Borsdorf, A.; Füreder, L.; Kienast, F.; Matt, P.; Scheidegger, C.; Schmocker, L.; Zappa, M.; Volkart, K., 2016: Alpine Pumpspeicherung – quo vadis?. Wasser, Energie, Luft, 108, 3: 195-201.

Abderhalden, A.; Brändle, J.; Bernhard, L.; Zappa, M., 2015: Gibt es in Zukunft ausreichend Wasser im Engadin?. Cratschla, 18-21.

Dedieu, J.; Randin, C.; Zappa, M.; Dullinger, S., 2014: Modélisation de l'évolution. Des régimes de couverture nivale et de leur impact sur la distribution des espèces végétales en contexte alpin. Neige et avalanches, 145: 38.

Badoux, A.; Peter, A.; Rickenmann, D.; Junker, J.; Heimann, F.; Zappa, M.; Turowski, J.M., 2014: Geschiebetransport und Forellenhabitate in Gebirgsflüssen der Schweiz: mögliche Auswirkungen der Klimaänderung. Wasser, Energie, Luft, 106, 3: 200-209.

Stähli, M.; Kruse, S.; Fundel, F.; Zappa, M.; Stahl, K.; Bernhard, L.; Seidl, I., 2013: drought.ch - auf dem Weg zu einer Trockenheits-Informationsplattform für die Schweiz. Wasser, Energie, Luft, 105, 2: 117-121.

Schädler, B.; Weingartner, R.; Zappa, M., 2011: Auswirkungen der Klimaänderung auf die Wasserkraftnutzung. Einleitung und Überblick über das Projekt. Wasser, Energie, Luft, 103, 4: 265-267.

Stähli, M.; Raymond Pralong, M.; Zappa, M.; Ludwig, A.; Paul, F.; Bosshard, T.; Dupraz, C., 2011: Auswirkungen auf die Wasserverfügbarkeit und Stromproduktion an den Beispielen Oberhasli und Mattmark. Wasser, Energie, Luft, 103, 4: 285-291.

Job, D.; Angehrn, S.; Helland, E.; Rietmann, D.; Schneider, R.; Dupraz, C.; Mueller, C.; Boogen, N.; Spreng, D.; Widmer, F.; Hänggi, P.; Weingartner, R.; Haeberli, W.; Linsbauer, A.; Paul, F.; Bosshard, T.; Ewen, T.; Kotlarski, S.; Schär, C.; ... Zappa, M., 2011: Auswirkungen der Klimaänderung auf die Wasserkraftnutzung - Synthesebericht. Beiträge zur Hydrologie der Schweiz, 38. Auswirkungen der Klimaänderung auf die Wasserkraftnutzung - Synthesebericht, . 26 p.

Badoux, A.; Zappa, M.; Oplatka, M.; Bösch, S.; Jaun, S.; Steiner, P.; Hegg, C.; Rhyner, J., 2010: IFKIS-Hydro Sihl: Beratung und Alarmorganisation während des Baus der Durchmesserlinie beim Hauptbahnhof Zürich. Wasser, Energie, Luft, 102, 4: 309-320.

Zappa, M.; Jaun, S.; Badoux, A.; Schwanbeck, J.; Addor, N.; Liechti, K.; Roeser, I.; Walser, A.; Viviroli, D.; Vogt, S.; Gerber, M.; Trösch, J.; Weingartner, R.; Oplatka, M.; Bezzola, G.R.; Rhyner, J., 2010: IFKIS-Hydro Sihl: Ein operationelles Hochwasservorhersagesystem für die Stadt Zürich und das Sihltal. Wasser, Energie, Luft, 102, 3: 238-248.

Huggel, C.; Salzmann, N.; Angulo, L.; Calanca, P.; Diaz, A.; Encinas, C.; Jonas, T.; Juarez, H.; Jurt, C.; Konzelmann, T.; Lagos, P.; Robledo, C.; Rohrer, M.; Silverio, W.; Zappa, M., 2009: A new Peruvian-Swiss program on climate change adaptation: advancing towards integrated climate change research, implementation and science-policy dialogue. Mountain Research Initiative Newsletter, 11-14.

Viviroli, D.; Gurtz, J.; Zappa, M., 2007: The hydrological modelling system PREVAH. Part I - overview and selected applications. Geographica Bernensia, P 40. 26 p.

Pfaundler, M.; Zappa, M., 2006: Die mittleren Abflüsse über die ganze Schweiz. Ein optimierter Datensatz im 500x500-m-Raster. Wasser, Energie, Luft, 98, 4: 291-298.