Petteri Alho
prof.
mipeal@utu.fi +358 29 450 2115 +358 50 570 8333 Vesilinnantie 5 Turku ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5252-9609 |
Areas of expertise
Hydrogeography, fluvial geomorphology, flood risks, river dynamics, close-range remote sensing, laser scanning, hydraulic modelling, glacial outburst flood
Hydrogeography, fluvial geomorphology, flood risks, river dynamics, close-range remote sensing, laser scanning, hydraulic modelling, glacial outburst flood
Biography
In 2005, I received my PhD degree in physical geography, after which, I was appointed to docent in hydrogeography at the Univ. of Turku, in 8/2008. I was granted post doctoral research of Academy of Finland in 2007-2009 and Academy of Research fellow in 2010-2015. Subsequently, I earn docentship in remote sensing applications in hydrology at the Dep. of Surveying, School of Engineering, AALTO University, in 3/2010. I have 20 years working experience at university level. Currently, I am working as a professor at the Dept. my of Geography & Geology, Univ. of Turku. I have also worked as an Adjunct Professor (15% part-time, 5-year post) at the Dept. of Real Estate, Planning and Geoinformatics, School of Engineering, AALTO Univ. In total, I have written over 60 peer-reviewed articles in international scientific peer-reviewed journals and totally over 100 publications (incl. international conference proceedings and abstracts). I have gained over € 3.5 million of external research funding as a principal investigator or a sub-project PI.
Research
At present, my research interests comprise four themes: 1) Modelling and analysing fluvial processes and flood hazards with multitemporal techniques; 2) Sensor based geoinformatics in abiotic and biotic processes; 3) Palaeoflood studies and 4) Applied geoinformatics in environmental studies and rescue services. I have undertaken multidisciplinary research with my Fluvial Research Group at Univ. of Turku, researchers at Aalto Univ., Finnish Geodetic Institute, Finnish Environmental Institute and a number of international institutes and universities.
At present, my research interests comprise four themes: 1) Modelling and analysing fluvial processes and flood hazards with multitemporal techniques; 2) Sensor based geoinformatics in abiotic and biotic processes; 3) Palaeoflood studies and 4) Applied geoinformatics in environmental studies and rescue services. I have undertaken multidisciplinary research with my Fluvial Research Group at Univ. of Turku, researchers at Aalto Univ., Finnish Geodetic Institute, Finnish Environmental Institute and a number of international institutes and universities.
Publications 
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- Monitoring ephemeral river changes during floods with SfM photogrammetry (2018)
- Journal of Iberian Geology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Topographical change caused by moderate and small floods in a gravel bed ephemeral river - a depth-averaged morphodynamic simulation approach (2018)
- Earth Surface Dynamics
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Arctic Mackenzie Delta channel planform evolution during 1983–2013 utilising Landsat data and hydrological time series (2017)
- Hydrological Processes
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Channel dynamics and geomorphic resilience in an ephemeral Mediterranean river affected by gravel mining (2017)
- Geomorphology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Flow Patterns and Morphological Changes in a Sandy Meander Bend during a FloodSpatially and Temporally Intensive ADCP Measurement Approach (2017)
- Water
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - High resolution mapping of riffle-pool dynamics based on ADCP and close-range remote sensing data (2017)
- Geophysical Research Abstracts
(Other publication) - Spatial variation of river-ice thickness in a meandering river (2017)
- Cold Regions Science and Technology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - The effects of ice cover on flow characteristics in a subarctic meandering river (2017)
- Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Flow dynamics, sedimentation and erosion of glacial lake outburst floods along the Middle Pleistocene Scandinavian Ice Sheet (northern central Europe) (2016)
- Boreas
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - International Benchmarking of the Individual Tree Detection Methods for Modeling 3-D Canopy Structure for Silviculture and Forest Ecology Using Airborne Laser Scanning (2016)
- IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Osaamispohjainen kasvu 3D-digitaalisaation, robotiikan, paikkatiedon, ja kuvankäsittelyn sekä -laskennan yhdistetyssä teknologiamurroksessa (COMBAT-konsortio): Tilannekuvaraportti 2015 (2016) Kaartinen H., Hyyppä J., Hyyppä H., OjalaT., Visala A., Alho P., Ståhle P., Kukko A., Jaakola A., Virtanen J-P., Vaaja M., Kurkela M., Kasvi E., Ahlavuo M., Honkanen H.
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - Pleistocene megaflood landscapes of the Channeled Scabland (2016) Exploring the Geology of the Inland Northwest Baker V. R., Bjornstad B. N., Gaylord D. R., Smith G. A., Meyer S. E., Alho P., Sweeney M. R., Breckenridge R.M., Zreda M.
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Empirical Modeling of Spatial 3D Flow Characteristics Using a Remote-Controlled ADCP System: Monitoring a Spring Flood (2015)
- Water
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Geoinformatiikka luonnonvarojen hallinnassa (2015) Holopainen, Markus; Tokola, Timo; Vastaranta, Mikko; Heikkilä, Juho; Huitu, Hanna; Laamanen, Risto; Alho, Petteri
(D5 Text book, professional manual or guide or dictionary ) - Gravel transport by ice in a subarctic river from accurate laser scanning (2015)
- Geomorphology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Morphodynamics of an ephemeral gravel-bed stream combining Mobile Laser Scanner, hydraulic simulations and geomorphological indicators. (2015)
- Annales de Géomorphologie / Annals of Geomorphology / Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Prospects and challenges of simulating river channel response to future climate change (2015)
- Progress in Physical Geography
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - River ice cover influence on sediment transportation at present and under projected hydroclimatic conditions (2015)
- Hydrological Processes
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Sparse Density, Leaf-Off Airborne Laser Scanning Data in Aboveground Biomass Component Prediction (2015)
- Forests
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Sub-bend scale flow-sediment interaction of meander bends - A combined approach of field observations, close-range remote sensing and computational modelling (2015)
- Geomorphology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
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