Dr. Edoardo Martini

Research interests
- hillslope hydrology
- subsurface heterogeneity
- near-surface geophysics
- hydrological processes
- soil monitoring
Current work (2022 - ...)
Current project: SSF subsurface controls: high-resolution characterization of the soil heterogeneity through near-surface geophysical techniques towards soil parameterization | Research grant as PI, part of the Research Unit Fast and invisible: conquering subsurface stormflow through an interdisciplinary multisite approach | Funding: German Research Foundation (DFG)
Recent work (2018 - 2021)
Former group: TS-CCEES | Institute of Environmental Physics | Heidelberg University | Germany | ts.iup.uni-heidelberg.de (personal page updated Jun 2021)
Former project: Process-based hydrological modeling by integrating pedology, geophysics and soil hydrology | Research grant as PI, individual proposal | Funding: German Research Foundation (DFG)
Publications
- Martini E, Bauckholt M, Kögler S, Kreck M, Roth K, Werban U, Wollschläger U, Zacharias S (2021). STH-net: a soil monitoring network for process-based hydrological modelling from the pedon to the hillslope scale. EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE DATA, vol. 13, p. 2529-2539, ISSN: 1866-3508, doi: 10.5194/essd-13-2529-2021
- Chifflard P, Blume T, Maerker K, Hopp L, van Meerveld I, Graef T, Gronz O, Hartmann A, Kohl B, Martini E, Reinhardt-Imjela C, Reiss M, Rinderer M, Achleitner S (2019). How can we model subsurface stormflow at the catchment scale if we cannot measure it? . HYDROLOGICAL PROCESSES, vol. 33, p. 1378-1385, ISSN: 1099-1085, doi: 10.1002/hyp.13407
- Schrön M, Köhli M, Scheiffele L, Iwema J, Bogena H R, Lv L, Martini E, Baroni G, Rosolem R, Weimar J, Mai J, Cuntz M, Rebmann C, Oswald S E, Dietrich P, Schmidt U, Zacharias S (2017). Improving Calibration and Validation of Cosmic-Ray Neutron Sensors in the Light of Spatial Sensitivity Theory and Evidence. HYDROLOGY AND EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCES DISCUSSIONS, ISSN: 1812-2116, doi: doi:10.5194/hess-2017-148
- Martini E, Wollschläger U, Musolff A, Werban U, Zacharias S (2017). Principal Component Analysis of the factors controlling the hillslope spatio-temporal pattern of soil moisture and apparent electrical conductivity. VADOSE ZONE JOURNAL, ISSN: 1539-1663, doi: doi:10.2136/vzj2016.12.0129
- Martini E, Werban U, Zacharias S, Pohle M, Dietrich P, Wollschläger U (2017). Repeated electromagnetic induction measurements for mapping soil moisture at the field scale: validation with data from a wireless soil moisture monitoring network. HYDROLOGY AND EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCES, vol. 21, p. 495-513, ISSN: 1027-5606, doi: doi:10.5194/hess-21-495-2017
- Martini E,Wollschläger U, Kögler S, Behrens T, Dietrich P, Reinstorf F, Schmidt K,Weiler M,Werban U, Zacharias S (2015). Spatial and temporal dynamics of hillslope-scale soil moisture patterns: characteristic states and transition mechanisms. VADOSE ZONE JOURNAL, vol. 14, ISSN: 1539-1663, doi: doi:10.2136/vzj2014.10.0150
- Priori S, Martini E, Andrenelli M C, Magini S., Agnelli A E, Bucelli P, Biagi M, Pellegrini S, Costantini E A E (2013). Improving wine quality through harvest zoning and combined use of remote and proximal soil sensing. SOIL SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA JOURNAL, vol. 77, p. 1338-1348, ISSN: 0361-5995, doi:10.2136/sssaj2012.0376
- Martini E, Comina C, Priori S, Costantini E A C (2013). A combined geophysical-pedological approach for precision viticulture in the Chianti Hills. BOLLETTINO DI GEOFISICA TEORICA E APPLICATA, vol. 54, p. 165-181, ISSN: 0006-6729, doi: doi:10.4430/bgta0079
- Martini E., Kögler S., Kreck M., Werban U., Wollschläger U., and Zacharias S - STH-net, EUDAT-B2SHARE, doi: http://doi.org/10.23728/b2share.82818db7be054f5eb921d386a0bcaa74
- Martini E., and Hergarten, S. Introducing the project Non-invasive identification and characterization of the subsurface structures and their control on subsurface stormflow processes. EGU General Assembly 2022, Vienna, Austria & online, 23-27 May 2022, EGU22-4299 https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu22-4299
- Martini E., Wollschläger, U., Bittelli, M., Tomei, F., Werban, U., Zacharias, S., and Roth, K. Hillslope-scale mapping and numerical representation of the subsurface heterogeneity towards an improved process-based hydrological modelling. EGU General Assembly 2021, online, 19-30 Apr 2021, EGU21-2848, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu21-2848
- Martini E., Wollschläger U., Bittelli M., Tomei F., Werban U., Zacharias S., and Roth K. Process-based hydrological modeling: accounting for subsurface heterogeneity by integrating pedology, geophysics and soil hydrology. EGU General Assembly 2020, online, 4-8 May 2020, EGU2020-9894, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-9894
The complete list of publications can be found, for example, at ORCiD or GoogleScholar
Illustrations
- Dec 2020 | Video ad | Scientific session EGU 2021
- Nov 2020 | Video ad | Scientific session EGU 2021
- May 2020| Display material | EGU General Assembly 2020 | online
- Apr 2021 | Poster | EGU 2021
- Project logo | Research Unit SSF
- Project logo | Logo contest for the SMART-WaterDomain Project | UNU-FLORES,
Dresden, Germany