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Carlo De Marchi

    Carlo De Marchi 

   Research Investigator
    Cooperative Institute for Limnology and Ecosystem
    Research
    School of Natural Resources and Environment,
    University of Michigan
    2205 Commonwealth Blvd.
    Ann Arbor, Michigan  48105
    Phone: 734-741-2151
    Fax: 734-741-2055
    Email: demarchi@umich.edu

  

 

Research Interests: 

Watershed hydrology and water quality modeling; application of remote sensing to hydrology; development of decision support systems for water resources management; satellite and radar-based estimation of precipitation; evaluation of climate change impact on Great Lake hydrology and water quality. 

Education:

  • Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology, Civil Eng., 2006.
  • M.S., Georgia Institute of Technology, Civil Eng., 1999
  • M.S., University of California, Davis, Civil Eng., 1993
  • B.S., Università di Padova, Italy, Electrical Eng., 1991

Professional Appointments:

  • Research Investigator, School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. 2006-Present.
  • Associate Researcher, Georgia Water Resources Institute, Atlanta, Georgia. 1996-2006
  • Consultant, United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization – Regional Office for Science and Technology in Europe, Venice, Italy. 1996-1997
  • Research Assistant, International Institute for Applied System Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria. 1995–1996.
  • Ensign, Maritime Military Technical Office, Italian Navy, Venice. 1993–1994
  • Research Assistant, University of California, Davis. 1993.

Awards/Honors/Service:

  • Georgia Institute of Technology Graduate Research Assistantship. 1996 – 2006
  • Grant "Venetian Lagunar System Project" conferred by University of Venice, Dipartimento di Scienze Ambientali – University of Padova, Dipartimento di Elettronica ed Informatica. April 1993 – September 1993.
  • Fulbright Travel Grant.  August 1991 – June 1993.
  • "Fondazione Ing. Aldo Gini" Grant.  August 1991 – June 1992.
  • EAP-University of California-Universita' degli Studi di Padova Study Abroad Program Grant.  August 1991 – June 1992.

Project Experience:

  • “Adaptive Integrated Framework (AIF): a new methodology for managing impacts of multiple stressors in coastal ecosystems”. Principal Investigator, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Great Lakes Environmental Research Lanboratory. 2007-2012.
  • Scope: Develop adaptive methodologies for studying response of coastal system under multiple stressors.
  • “Improving Estimation of Over-Lake Precipitation Combining Rain Gages and Meteorological Radars”. Principal Investigator, sponsored by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Great Lakes Environmental Research Lanboratory. 2007-2008.
  • Scope: Improving the estimation of present and past over-lake precipitation combining present-day Radar-based precipitation products and past and past gauge data.
  • “Iproving DLBRM’S Capabilities to Forecast Hydrological and Water Quality Impacts of Land Use Changes”. Principal Investigator, sponsored by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Great Lakes Environmental Research Lanboratory. 2007-2008.
  • Scope: Development and application of a distributed hydrologic and water quality model at the watershed level.
  • “Next Generation Large Basin Runoff Model”. Co-Investigator, sponsored by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Great Lakes Environmental Research Lanboratory. 2004-2005.
  • Scope: Development and application of a distributed hydrologic and water quality model at the watershed level.
  • “The Impact of Precipitation Measurement Missions on Hydrologic and Water Resource Predictions”. Research Assistant, sponsored by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 2004-2006.
  • Scope: Study the benefits of the satellite measured precipitation in hydrology and water management.
  • "A DecisionSupport Tool for the Nile Basin" Research Assistant, sponsored by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy. 2000-2003.
  • Scope: Development and transfer of a decision support system that integrates ground hydrometeorological measurements, satellite-based monitoring, GIS, and a suite of hydrologic and decision models for the water resources management in the Nile Basin.
  • “Lake Victoria Technology Development and Transfer Program,” Research Assistant, sponsored by the World Bank. August 2000 – December 2000
  • "Information Systems for Water Resources Monitoring And Planning in the Lake Victoria Region," Research Assistant, sponsored by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations. September 1997 – June 1999
  • Scope: Development and transfer of technologies that integrate ground hydrometeorological measurements, satellite-based monitoring, GIS, and a suite of hydrologic and decision models for the planning and management of Lake Victoria.  
  • “Calibration of a Hydrodynamic Model of the Network of Canals of the City of Venice”, Principal Investigator, sponsored by Regional Office For Science and Technology in Europe – UNESCO. 1996 – 1997
  • Scope: Development of a hydrodynamic model of the network of inner canals of the city of Venice, Italy for supporting studies of the city water quality.
  • “Water Qulaity Management of Degraded River Basins in Central and Eastern Europe,” Research Assistant, sponsored by the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxemburg, Austria. February 1995 – June 1996
  • Scope: (1) to develop and demonstrate alternative regional water quality management strategies for the CEE countries which are "efficient" and "do-able" in the short-term and which can be sustainable in the long-term; (2) to provide policy makers in the CEE region with tools for comprehensive water quality management and planning; (3) to analyze jointly tools of legislation/policy (e.g. standards, priority setting, economic instruments and institutions) for river basin management;
  • “Modeling Alagal Growth in the Lagoon of Venice, Italy”, Research Associate, sponsored by International Society for Ecological Modeling, Padova, Italy. 1990 – 1991
  • Scope: Development of a life cycle model of Ulva algae in the Lagoon of Venice, Italy.

Selected Publications:

  • De Marchi, C., A. Georgakakos, and C. Peters-Lidard. 2007. Probabilistic estimation of precipitation combining geostationary and TRMM satellite data. In Remote Sensing for Environmental Monitoring and Change Detection (Proceedings of Symposium HS3007 at IUGG2007, Perugia, July 2007). IAHS Publ. 316. M. Owe and C. Neale (Eds.). IAHS Press, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Wallingford, UK, 70-77.
  • De Marchi, C., A. Georgakakos, and C. Peters-Lidard. 2007. Uncertainty characterization in a combined IR/Microwave scheme for remote sensing of precipitation. In Quantification and Reduction of Predictive Uncertainty for Sustainable Water Resources Management (Proceedings of Symposium HS2004 at IUGG2007, Perugia, July 2007).  IAHS Publ. 313. E. Boegh, H. Kunstmann, T. Wagener, A. Hall, L. Bastidas, S. Franks, H. Gupta, D. Rosbjerg, and J. Schaake (Eds.). IAHS Press, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Wallingford, UK, 70-77 (2007).
  • Georgakakos, A., and C. De Marchi. 2006. Remote sensing of precipitation combining geostationary and TRMM satellite data.  Second Year Technical Report for Project NRA-02-ES-05,  “The Impact of Precipitation Measurement Missions on Hydrologic and Water Resource Predictions”.  Georgia Water Resources Institute, Atlanta, GA, USA.
  • Georgakakos, A., and C. De Marchi. 2005. Remote sensing of precipitation combining geostationary and TRMM satellite data.  Fist Year Technical Report for Project NRA-02-ES-05,  “The Impact of Precipitation Measurement Missions on Hydrologic and Water Resource Predictions”.  Georgia Water Resources Institute, Atlanta, GA, USA.
  • De Marchi, C., and A. Georgakakos. 2003. Nile Decision Support Tool: Remote Sensing. Georgia Water Resources Institute, Atlanta, GA, USA.
  • Bourne, S., C. De Marchi, and A. Georgakakos.  2003. Nile DST User Manual: Remote Sensing. Georgia Water Resources Institute, Atlanta, GA, USA.
  • De Marchi, C., and A. Georgakakos. 2001. A satellite-based rainfall estimation method for the Lake Victoria basin. In Remote Sensing and Hydrology 2000 (ed. By M. Owe, K.Brubaker, J.Ritchie, and A.Rango), 481-486. IAHS Publ. no. 267. Wallingford, UK.
  • Georgakakos, A., H. Yao, K. Brumbelow, C. De Marchi, S. Bourne, and M. Mullusky. 2000. Lake Victoria Decision Support System. Technical Report No. GWRI-2000-1. Georgia Water Resources Institute, Atlanta, GA, USA. PP. 176.
  • De Marchi, C., P. Ivanov, A. Jolma, I. Masliev, M.G. Smith, and L. Somlyódy. 1999. Innovative tools for water quality management and policy analysis: DESERT and STREAMPLAN. Wat. Sci. Tech. 40(10), 103–110.
  • Smith, M.G., C. De Marchi, and A. Jolma. 1999. Paddling enforceable approaches upstream to EU standards: water quality management and policy implementation in Central and Eastern Europe. Wat. Sci. Tech. 40(10), 73-79.
  • Jolma, A., C. De Marchi, M.G. Smith, B.J.C. Perera, and L. Somlyódy. 1998. StreamPlan: a support system for water quality management at a river basin scale. Environmental Modelling and Software 12(4):275-284.
  • De Marchi, C. 1997. Un Modello Matematico del regime idraulico della rete dei canali interni della città di Venezia, Rapporto sulla calibrazione di un modello matematico idraulico della rete di canali interni della città di Venezia. Report for the UNESCO-MURST project "The Canals of Venice", pp. 73 + appendixes.
  • De Marchi, C. 1996. Effetti idrodinamici di interventi sulle caratteristiche idrauliche della rete dei canali interni della città di Venezia. Rapporto sulle simulazioni matematiche delle caratteristiche idrauliche della rete dei canali Veneziani. Report for the UNESCO-MURST project "The Canals of Venice".
  • De Marchi, C., A. Jolma, I. Maslyev, B.J.C. Perrera, M.G. Smith, and L.Somlyódy. 1996. STREAMPLAN, User’s manual. International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria.  PP. 127.
  • Ivanov, P., I. Masliev, M. Kularathna, C. De Marchi, and L. Somlyódy. 1996. DESERT: user’s manual. International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria.  PP. 151
  • Bendoricchio, G., G. Coffaro, and C. De Marchi. 1994. A Trophic Model for the Lagoon of Venice. Ecological Modeling 75/76 485-496

Presentation:

  • Chatterjee, A., C. De Marchi, and A. M. Michalak. Improving Estimation of Over Lake Precipitation – An Application to Lake Erie. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2007, San Francisco, California, December 10-14, 2007. (2007).
  • DeMarchi, C., T.E. Croley II, C. He, and T.S. Hunter. Short-term forecasting of discharge and pollution loads for the Grand River (Michigan). 5th Biennial State of Lake Michigan Conference, Traverse Bay, Michigan, October 3-5, 2007. (2007).
  • DeMarchi, C., A. Georgakakos, and C. Peters-Lidard. Probabilistic estimation of precipitation combining geostationary and TRMM satellite data. IUGG2007, the XXIV General Assembly of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics, Perugia, Italy, July 2-13, 2007. (2007).
  • DeMarchi, C., A. Georgakakos, and C. Peters-Lidard. Uncertainty characterization in a combined IR/Microwave scheme for remote sensing of precipitation. IUGG2007, the XXIV General Assembly of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics, Perugia, Italy, July 2-13, 2007. (2007).
  • DeMarchi, C. and A. Georgakakos. Uncertainty Quantification in a Combined IR/Microwave Scheme for Remote Sensing of Precipitation. International Association for Great Lakes Research’s 50th Annual Conference, University Park, Pennsylvania, May 28 – June 1, 2007. (2007).
  • DeMarchi, T.E. Croley II, and C. He. Improving the Sensitivity of the Distributed Large Basin Runoff Model to Land Use Changes. International Association for Great Lakes Research’s 50th Annual Conference, University Park, Pennsylvania, May 28 – June 1, 2007. (2007).
  • He, C., T.E. Croley II, and C. DeMarchi. Modeling Spatial Distributions of Nonpoint Source Pollution Loadings by Using the Distributed Large Basin Runoff Model. International Association for Great Lakes Research’s 50th Annual Conference, University Park, Pennsylvania, May 28 – June 1, 2007. (2007).
  • De Marchi, C. Distributed Large Basin Runoff Model for the Saginaw Bay. Saginaw Bay Coastal Initiative, Saginaw, Michigan, April 4, 2007.
  • De Marchi, C. Assessing climate change impact on the Great Lakes. Great Lakes Science and Management Seminars, School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, March 29, 2007.
  • De Marchi, C. Precipitation and watershed runoff changes under future climate conditions in the Great Lakes basin. Poster. Great Lakes Workshop on Climate Change Effects on Great Lakes Fish Populations: Identifying Critical Connections, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, March 14, 2007.
  • De Marchi, C. and T.E. CROLEY II. Tools for operational hydrology and climate change impact assessment for the International Upper Great Lakes Study. Hydrologic Modelers Design Forum, International Joint Commission, Burlington, Ontario, Canada February 28 – March, 2 2007.
  • De Marchi , C. The Distributed Large Basin Runoff Model: a tool for hydrologic and water quality assessment. Hydrology Seminar, National Weather Service Headquarters, Silver Spring, Maryland, February 12, 2007.
  • De Marchi, C. Probabilistic estimation of precipitation combining geostationary and TRMM satellite data. SNRE PhD/Faculty Seminar Series, School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, October 18, 2006.
  • De Marchi, C. Probabilistic estimation of precipitation combining geostationary and TRMM satellite data. Ouranos Consortium on Regional Climatology and Adaptation to Climate Change, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 2006.
  • De Marchi, C., Georgakakos, A., and Peters-Lidard, C.D. Probabilistic remote sensing of precipitation combining geostationary and TRMM satellite data.  Poster presented at the NASA – Precipitation Measurement Mission Meeting, Monterey, California, 2005.
  • De Marchi, C. Remote sensing of precipitation combining geostationary and TRMM satellite data: a probabilistic approach.  Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory. Ann Arbor, Michigan, 2005.
  • De Marchi, C., Ivanov P., Jolma A., Maslyev I., Smith M.G., and L. Somlyódy. Innovative tools for water quality management and policy analysis: DESERT and STREAMPLAN. 8th International Association on Water Quality Conference on Management of Larege River basins, Budapest, Hungary, 1998.
  • De Marchi, C. (1996). Water quality management in the narew river basin (Poland). International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, laxenburg, Austria, 1996.
  • Bendoricchio, G., G. Coffaro, and C. De Marchi. Current status and perspectives for the application of ecological modeling to the Lagoon of Venice.  Euler Mathematical Institute, Leningrad, Russia, 1991.

Software Packages:

  • Georgakakos, A., H.  Yao, K. Brumbelow, C. De Marchi, S. Bourne, A. Tidwell, L. Visone, 2003, “Nile Decision Support Tool.” This decision support system combines extensive hydroclimatic data bases with state of the science hydrologic, agricultural, and water resources models to assess the impacts of various development and management scenarios for the Nile Basin.  The Nile DST software and associated reports (6 volumes) and user manuals (6 documents) has been developed and provided to the Nile Basin countries.  Training and technology transfer activities are on-going. 
  • Georgakakos, A.P., H. Yao, K. Brumbelow, S. Bourne, C. De Marchi, and M. Mullusky, Copyright GTRC, 1998, "Lake Victoria Decision Support System (LVDSS)."  This Windows-based software package is the first to integrate remote sensing, watershed modeling, agricultural planing, hydropower scheduling, and lake management modules within a GIS framework.  LVDSS has been installed and is presently used by hydro-meteorological agencies, water ministries, and power utilities in Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania. Personnel from these organizations has been thoroughly trained in the theory and use of the decision system through on-site technical workshops and extensive training missions to Georgia Tech. 
  • Jolma, A., L. Somlyódy, C. De Marchi, I. Masliev, and M.G. Smith, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria, 1996. “Spreadsheet Tool for River Environmental Assessment Management and PLANning (STREAMPLAN).” This Excel based software package analyzes environmental effects and cost distribution of alternative water quality management strategies in user specified river basin. These strategies include uniform emission reduction and effluent standard based strategies, ambient water quality criteria and least-cost strategies, total emission reduction under minimized costs, mixed strategies, local and regional policies, and strategies with economic instruments. A distinction feature of StreamPlan is the integration of a detailed model of wastewater generation at the municipal level with water quality model and policy analysis tools at a river basin scale.
  • Somlyódy, L., P. Ivanov, I. Masliev, M. Kularathna, C. De Marchi, and A. Kuzmin, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria, 1996. “DEcision Support system for Evaluation of River basin sTrategies (DESERT).” This windows based package is designed for water quality simulation and wasteload allocation analysis in user specified river basins.  It integrates a powerful database engine for managing input data, an interactive graphical schematisation of the basin, sophisticated and flexible hydraulic and water quality simulation tools, a stochastic model calibration tool, and an optimal wasteload allocation module based on dynamic programming.

Training Workshops:

  • “Water quality modeling for hydrology analysts”, in COMET Advanced Hydrologic Sciences Course 07-1, Cooperative Program for Operational Meteorology, Education and Training, Boulder, CO, May 18, 2007.
  • “Nile Decision Support Tool: Applications” sponsored by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.  Entebbe, Uganda, February 15-28, 2004
  • “Nile Decision Support Tool: Methods” sponsored by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.  Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, June 2-28, 2002
  • “Lake Victoria Decision Support System Technology Transfer Program,” sponsored by the World Bank.  Atlanta, Georgia, August through December 2000
  • “Lake Victoria Decision Support System: Methods & Applications,”. sponsored by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.  Entebbe (Uganda), Nairobi (Kenya), Dar-es-Salam (Tanzania), July 1999
  • “Lake Victoria Decision Support System: Methods & Aapplications,”. sponsored by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.  Entebbe (Uganda), Nairobi (Kenya), Dar-es-Salam (Tanzania), September 1998
  • “The DESERT and STREAMPLAN Decision Support Systems for Water Quality Analysis”, sponsored by the International Institute for Applied System Analysis.  Ljubljana, Slovenia, June 1996

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