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Overview

Anton Schleiss is affiliated with the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Engineering, with a focus on Civil and Structural Engineering, Ecology, and Soil Science. Schleiss has contributed extensively to topics related to Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes, Hydraulic Flow and Structures, and Soil Erosion and Sediment Transport.

The scientist's recent papers include diverse studies published in reputable venues. Key publications are:

  • Assessing the energy potential of modernizing the European hydropower fleet, 2021, Energy Conversion and Management
  • Understanding the cost of soil erosion: An assessment of the sediment removal costs from the reservoirs of the European Union, 2023, Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Effect of 30-Degree Sloping Smooth and Stepped Chute Approach Flow on the Performance of a Classical Stilling Basin, 2020, Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
  • Forces on buildings with openings and orientation in a steady post-tsunami free-surface flow, 2020, Coastal Engineering
  • Erosion, transport and deposition of a sediment replenishment under flood conditions, 2020, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Schleiss frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Water
  • Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
  • E3S Web of Conferences
  • LHB
  • WASSERWIRTSCHAFT

The scientist often collaborates with a network of researchers including Michael Pfister, Jorge Matos, Ivan Stojnić, Giovanni De Cesare, and Emanuele Quaranta.

Main areas of study in Schleiss's work cover:

  • Environmental Science
  • Engineering

Subfields emphasized in their research include:

  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Ecology
  • Soil Science
  • Water Science and Technology
  • Earth-Surface Processes

Core research topics addressed by Schleiss are:

  • Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
  • Hydraulic flow and structures
  • Soil erosion and sediment transport
  • Flood Risk Assessment and Management
  • Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Water Systems and Optimization

Best Publications

  • Reservoir sedimentation

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  • Impact of turbidity currents on reservoir sedimentation

    Giovanni De Cesare;Giovanni De Cesare;Anton Schleiss;Anton Schleiss;Felix Hermann;Felix Hermann

  • Constructions Hydrauliques - Ecoulements stationnaires

    Willi H. Hager;Anton J. Schleiss

  • Flow and sediment dynamics in channel confluences

    M. Leite Ribeiro;Koen Jacques Ferdinand Blanckaert;Koen Jacques Ferdinand Blanckaert;Andre G.G. Roy;Anton J. Schleiss

  • Hydraulic design of A-type Piano Key Weirs

    Marcelo Leite Ribeiro;Michael Pfister;Anton J. Schleiss;Jean-Louis Boillat

  • Comparison and evaluation of satellite derived precipitation products for hydrological modeling of the Zambezi River Basin

    T. Cohen Liechti;J. P. Matos;J. P. Matos;J.-L. Boillat;A. J. Schleiss

  • Scour of rock due to the impact of plunging high velocity jets Part I: A state-of-the-art review

    Erik Bollaert;Anton Schleiss

  • New lakes in deglaciating high-mountain regions – opportunities and risks

    Wilfried Haeberli;Michael Buetler;Christian Huggel;Therese Lehmann Friedli

  • Control of Turbidity Currents in Reservoirs by Solid and Permeable Obstacles

    Christoph D. Oehy;Anton J. Schleiss

  • Hydropeaking indicators for characterization of the Upper-Rhone River in Switzerland

    Tobias Meile;Jean-Louis Boillat;Anton Schleiss

  • Experimental and numerical analysis of flow instabilities in rectangular shallow basins

    Benjamin Dewals;Benjamin Dewals;Sameh Kantoush;Sébastien Erpicum;Michel Pirotton

  • Hydromorphological implications of local tributary widening for river rehabilitation

    M. Leite Ribeiro;Koen Jacques Ferdinand Blanckaert;Koen Jacques Ferdinand Blanckaert;Andre G.G. Roy;Anton J. Schleiss

  • A naming convention for the Piano Key Weirs geometrical parameters

    Julien Pralong;Julien Vermeulen;Benoit Blancher;Frédérique Laugier

  • LSPIV implementation for environmental flow in various laboratory and field cases

    Sameh Ahmad Kantoush;Anton Schleiss;Tesuya Sumi;Mitsuhiro Murasaki

  • Physically Based Model for Evaluation of Rock Scour due to High-Velocity Jet Impact

    Erik F. R. Bollaert;Anton J. Schleiss

  • Experimental characterization of a five blade tubular propeller turbine for pipe inline installation

    Irene Samora;Irene Samora;Vlad Hasmatuchi;Cécile Münch-Alligné;Mário J. Franca

  • Flow field investigation in a rectangular shallow reservoir using UVP, LSPIV and numerical modelling

    S.A. Kantoush;G. De Cesare;J.-L. Boillat;Anton Schleiss

  • Energy Recovery Using Micro-Hydropower Technology in Water Supply Systems: The Case Study of the City of Fribourg

    Irene Samora;Pedro Manso;Mário J. Franca;Anton J. Schleiss

  • Sedimentation of reservoirs

    Anton Schleiss

  • Design of pervious pressure tunnels

    A. J. Schleiss

  • Mitigation measures for fish habitat improvement in Alpine rivers affected by hydropower operations

    Emilie Person;Martin Bieri;Armin Peter;Anton J. Schleiss

  • Simulated Annealing in Optimization of Energy Production in a Water Supply Network

    Irene Almeida Samora;Irene Almeida Samora;Mário J. Franca;Anton Schleiss;Helena M. Ramos

  • Evolution of the hydromorphodynamics of mountain river confluences for varying discharge ratios and junction angles

    S. Guillén-Ludeña;S. Guillén-Ludeña;M.J. Franca;A.H. Cardoso;A.J. Schleiss

  • Influence of shallowness, bank inclination and bank roughness on the variability of flow patterns and boundary shear stress due to secondary currents in straight open-channels

    Koen Jacques Ferdinand Blanckaert;Koen Jacques Ferdinand Blanckaert;Antonio P.C. Duarte;Anton J. Schleiss

Frequent Co-Authors

Koen Jacques Ferdinand Blanckaert
Koen Jacques Ferdinand Blanckaert École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Christopher T. Robinson
Christopher T. Robinson Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Helena M. Ramos
Helena M. Ramos Instituto Superior Técnico
Willi H. Hager
Willi H. Hager ETH Zurich
Silke Werth
Silke Werth Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Wilfried Haeberli
Wilfried Haeberli University of Zurich
Jakob Brodersen
Jakob Brodersen Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Qiuwen Chen
Qiuwen Chen Chinese Academy of Sciences
Christian Huggel
Christian Huggel University of Zurich
Mohammad Zounemat-Kermani
Mohammad Zounemat-Kermani Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman

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