prof. Petteri Alho - UTU Research Portal

Petteri Alho
prof.

- Professor,
Geography (Department of Geography and Geology)

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

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.

Publications

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Tulvariskien hallinta uusilla teknologioilla (2015)
- Metsätieteen aikakauskirja
Alho P, Laamanen L, Kasvi E, Wang Y, Flener C
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Two‐dimensional and three‐dimensional computational models in hydrodynamic and morphodynamic reconstructions of a river bend: sensitivity and functionality (2015)
- Hydrological Processes
Elina Kasvi, Petteri Alho, Eliisa Lotsari, Yunsheng Wang, Antero Kukko, Hannu Hyyppä,Juha Hyyppä
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Accuracy in estimation of timber assortments and stem distribution–A comparison of airborne and terrestrial laser scanning techniques (2014)
- ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
Ville Kankare, Jari Vauhkonen, Topi Tanhuanpää, Markus Holopainen, Mikko Vastaranta, Marianna Joensuu, Anssi Krooks, Juha Hyyppä, Hannu Hyyppä, Petteri Alho, Risto Viitala
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Annual bank and point bar morphodynamics of a meandering river determined by high‐accuracy multitemporal laser scanning and flow data (2014)
- Water Resources Research
E. Lotsari, M. Vaaja, C. Flener, H. Kaartinen, A. Kukko, E. Kasvi, H. Hyyppä, J. Hyyppä, P. Alho
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Comparison of high density laser scanning methods for tree-level biomass estimation (2014) 22nd European Biomass Conference and Exhibition Kankare V, Holopainen M, Vastaranta M, Hyyppa J, Hyyppa H, Alho P
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication )
Estimation of the Timber Quality of Scots Pine with Terrestrial Laser Scanning (2014)
- Forests
Ville Kankare, Marianna Joensuu, Jari Vauhkonen, Markus Holopainen, Topi Tanhuanpää, Mikko Vastaranta, Juha Hyyppä, Hannu Hyyppä, Petteri Alho, Juha Rikala, Marketta Sipi
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Future fluvial erosion and sedimentation potential of cohesive sediments in a coastal river reach of SW Finland (2014)
- Hydrological Processes
Lotsari E, Aaltonen J, Veijalainen N, Alho P, Käyhkö J
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Mapping of urban roadside trees–A case study in the tree register update process in Helsinki City (2014)
- Urban Forestry and Urban Greening
Topi Tanhuanpää, Mikko Vastaranta, Ville Kankare, Markus Holopainen, Juha Hyyppä, Hannu Hyyppä, Petteri Alho, Juha Raisio
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Nationwide Digital Terrain Models for Topographic Depression Modelling in Detection of Flood Detention Areas (2014)
- Water
Jenni-Mari Vesakoski, Petteri Alho, Juha Hyyppä, Markus Holopainen, Claude Flener, Hannu Hyyppä
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Rapid Prototyping - A Tool for Presenting 3-Dimensional Digital Models Produced by Terrestrial Laser Scanning (2014)
- ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information
Virtanen JP, Hyyppa H, Kurkela M, Vaaja M, Alho P, Hyyppa J
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Surveyed and modelled one-year morphodynamics in the braided lower Tana River (2014)
- Hydrological Processes
Lotsari E, Wainwright D, Corner GD, Alho P, Käyhkö J
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
The accuracy of national als data in biomass mapping in Finland (2014) V. Kankare, J. Vauhkonen, M. Holopainen, M. Vastaranta, J. Hyyppä, H. Hyyppä, P. Alho
(A4 Refereed article in a conference publication )
3D Modeling of Coarse Fluvial Sediments Based on Mobile Laser Scanning Data (2013)
- Remote Sensing
Yunsheng Wang, Xinlian Liang, Claude Flener, Antero Kukko, Harri Kaartinen, Matti Kurkela, Matti Vaaja, Hannu Hyyppä, Petteri Alho
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Area-Based Approach for Mapping and Monitoring Riverine Vegetation Using Mobile Laser Scanning (2013)
- Remote Sensing
Saarinen N, Vastaranta M, Vaaja M, Lotsari E, Jaakkola A, Kukko A, Kaartinen H, Holopainen M, Hyyppä H, Alho P
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Data Processing and Quality Evaluation of a Boat-Based Mobile Laser Scanning System (2013)
- Sensors
Vaaja M, Kukko A, Kaartinen H, Kurkela M, Kasvi E, Flener C, Hyyppä H, Hyyppä J, Järvelä J, Alho P
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Discussion of 'Field evidence and hydraulic modeling of a large Holocene jokulhlaup at Jokulsa a Fjollum channel, Iceland' by Douglas Howard, Sheryl Luzzadder-Beach and Timothy Beach, 2012 (2013)
- Geomorphology
Carrivick JL, Tweed FS, Carling P, Alho P, Marren PM, Staines K, Russell AJ, Rushmer EL, Duller R
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Individual tree biomass estimation using terrestrial laser scanning (2013)
- ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
Kankare V, Holopainen M, Vastaranta M, Puttonen E, Yu XW, Hyyppa J, Vaaja M, Hyyppa H, Alho P
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Morphological changes on meander point bars associated with flow structure at different discharges (2013)
- Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
Kasvi E, Vaaja M, Alho P, Hyyppa H, Hyyppa J, Kaartinen H, Kukko A
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Retrieval of Forest Aboveground Biomass and Stem Volume with Airborne Scanning LiDAR (2013)
- Remote Sensing
Kankare V, Vastaranta M, Holopainen M, Raty M, Yu XW, Hyyppa J, Hyyppa H, Alho P, Viitala R
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Seamless Mapping of River Channels at High Resolution Using Mobile LiDAR and UAV-Photography (2013)
- Remote Sensing
Claude Flener, Matti Vaaja, Anttoni Jaakkola, Anssi Krooks, Harri Kaartinen, Antero Kukko, Elina Kasvi, Hannu Hyyppä, Juha Hyyppä, Petteri Alho
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)