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Peer-reviewed publications

Giuntini, S., Saari, J., Martinoli, A., Preatoni, D.G., Haest, B., Schmid, B. and Weisshaupt, N. 2024. Quantifying nocturnal thrush migration using sensor data fusion between acoustics and vertical-looking radar. Remote Sens Ecol Conserv. https://doi.org/10.1002/rse2.397
Weisshaupt, N., Saari, J. and Koistinen, J. 2024. Evaluating the potential of bioacoustics in avian migration research by citizen science and weather
radar observations. PLoS ONE 19(3): e0299463. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0299463
Weisshaupt, N., Hervo, M. and Haest, B. 2023. Comparison of bird migration in a radar wind profiler and a dedicated bird radar. Remote Sens Ecol Conserv. https://doi.org/10.1002/rse2.350
Mäkinen, T., Ritvanen, J., Pulkkinen, S., Weisshaupt, N. and Koistinen, J. 2022. Bayesian classification of non-meteorological targets in polarimetric Doppler radar measurements. JTECH, 39(10): 1561–1578. https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-21-0177.1
Shamoun-Baranes, J., Bauer, S., Chapman, J.W., Desmet, P., Dokter, A.M., Farnsworth, A., Haest, B., Koistinen, J., Kranstauber, B., Liechti, F., Mason, T.H.E., Nilsson, C., Nussbaumer, R., Schmid, B., Weisshaupt, N. and Leijnse, H. 2022. Meteorological Data Policies Needed to Support Biodiversity Monitoring with Weather Radar, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 103(4), E1234-E1242. https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/bams/103/4/BAMS-D-21-0196.1.xml
Weisshaupt, N., Leskinen, M., Moisseev, D.N. and Koistinen, J. 2022. Anthropogenic Illumination as Guiding Light for Nocturnal Bird Migrants Identified by Remote Sensing. Remote Sensing 14(7): 1616. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14071616
Shamoun-Baranes, J., Bauer, S., Chapman, J.W., Desmet, P., Dokter, A.M., Farnsworth, A., Haest, B., Koistinen, J., Kranstauber, B., Liechti, F., Mason, T.H.E., Nilsson, C., Nussbaumer, R., Schmid, B., Weisshaupt, N. and Leijnse, H. 2021. Weather radars’ role in biodiversity monitoring. Science, 372 (6539), 248. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abi4680
Weisshaupt, N., Lehikoinen, A., Mäkinen, T. and Koistinen, J. 2021. Challenges and benefits of using unstructured citizen science data to estimate seasonal timing of bird migration across large scales. PLoS ONE, 16(2): e0246572. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0246572
Weisshaupt, N., Lehtiniemi, T. and Koistinen, J. 2021. Combining citizen science and weather radar data to study large‐scale bird movements. Ibis, 163(2): 728-736. https://doi.org/10.1111/ibi.12906.
Liechti, F., Aschwanden, J., Blew, J., Boos, M., Brabant, R., Dokter, AM, Kosarev, V., Lukach, M., Maruri, M., Reyniers, M., Schekler, I., Schmaljohann, H., Schmid, B., Weisshaupt, N., Sapir, N. 2018. Cross- calibration of different radar systems for monitoring nocturnal bird migration across Europe and the Near East. Ecography, doi.org/10.1111/ecog.04041.
Nilsson, C., Dokter, A.M., Verlinden, L., Shamoun-Baranes, J., Schmid, B., Desmet, P., Bauer, S., Chapman, J., Alves, J.A., Stepanian, P.M., Sapir, N., Wainwright, C., Boos, M., Górska, A., Menz, M.H.M., Rodrigues, P., Leijnse, H., Zehtindjiev, P., Brabant, R., Haase, G., Weisshaupt, N., Ciach, M. and Liechti, F. 2018. Revealing patterns of nocturnal migration using the European weather radar network. Ecography, doi: 10.1111/ecog.04003.
Weisshaupt, N., Dokter, A.M., Arizaga J. and Maruri, M. 2018. Effects of a sea barrier on large-scale migration patterns studied by a network of weather radars. Bird Study, DOI: 10.1080/00063657.2018.1476457.
Weisshaupt, N., Arizaga J. and Maruri, M. 2017. The role of radar wind profilers in radar ornithology. Ibis. DOI: 10.1111/ibi.12562.
Weisshaupt, N. and Rodriguez-Perez, J. 2017. Habitat use of the Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix during spring migration versus breeding season based on citizen science data. Bird Study, 64(3):386-392. DOI 10.1080/00063657.2017.1364696.
Weisshaupt, N., Lehmann, V., Arizaga J. and Maruri, M. 2017. Radar wind profilers and avian migration – a qualitative and quantitative assessment verified by thermal imaging and moon watching. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. DOI: 10.1111/2041-210X.12763. This article was shortlisted for the 2017 Robert May Early Career Researcher Prize.
Weisshaupt, N., Maruri, M. and Arizaga J. 2016. Nocturnal bird migration at the southeastern Bay of Biscay as observed by thermal-imaging camera. Bird Study, 63(4):533-542.
Weisshaupt, N., Maruri, M. and Arizaga J. 2016. Preliminary assessment of nocturnal bird migration at the Bay of Biscay as observed by moon-watching. Munibe, 64. DOI: 10.21630/mcn.2016.64.03.
Ioset-Tagmann, A., Schaub, M., Reichlin, T. S., Weisshaupt, N. and Arlettaz, R. 2012. Bare ground as a crucial habitat feature for a rare terrestrially foraging farmland bird of Central Europe. Acta Oecologica, 39: 25-32.
Weisshaupt, N., Arlettaz, R., Reichlin, T. S., Tagmann-Ioset, A. and Schaub, M. 2011. Habitat selection by foraging Wrynecks Jynx torquilla during the breeding season: identifying the optimal habitat profile. Bird Study: 58, 111-119.
Schaub, M., Martinez, N., Tagmann-Ioset, A., Weisshaupt, N., Maurer, M. L., Abadi, T. S. F., Zbinden, N., Jenni, L. and Arlettaz, R. 2010. Patches of Bare Ground as a Staple Commodity for Declining Ground-Foraging Insectivorous Farmland Birds. PLoS ONE, 5:10.
Weisshaupt, N. and Vilches-Morales, A. 2010. Age determination of Corn Buntings Emberiza calandra by skull ossification after the autumn moult. Ringing & Migration, 25, 56-58.
Schaub, M. Zbinden, N. Martinez, N., Maurer, M., Ioset, A., Spaar, R., Weisshaupt, N. and Arlettaz, R. 2008. Vögel brauchen lückige Vegetation zur Nahrungssuche. Faktenblatt. Schweizerische Vogelwarte, Sempach.

Conference contributions

Weisshaupt, N., Alho, P. 2024. The role of weather radar applications in environmental impact assessments. 12th European conference on radar in meteorology and hydrology (ERAD 2024), Rome, Italy, 9-13 September 2024. Accepted talk.
Weisshaupt, N., Koistinen, J. Evaluating the potential of nocturnal flight calls in bird migration research by citizen science and weather radar observations, Accepted talk. Proceedings of the 3rd International Radar Aeroecology Conference (IRAC), Delaware, US, 8-9 Aug 2024.
Weisshaupt, N., Koistinen, J., Aldana, M., Myllykoski, H. Gridded two-day predictions of bird migration driven by weather from numerical weather prediction model Harmonie. Conference of the Ecological Forecasting Initiative, Dynamicum, IL, Helsinki, 13 Jun 2024.
Weisshaupt, N., Koistinen, J., Aldana, M., Myllykoski, H. Bird migration modelling in Finland using citizen science, population and weather prediction model data. Proceedings of the Conference of the European Ornithologists’ Union (EOU), Lund, Sweden, 21-25 Aug 2023.
Koistinen, J., Mäkinen, T. and Weisshaupt, N. 2022. Bin-based polarimetric echo classification for spatially flexible aeroecological purposes in combination with citizen science. Accepted talk. Proceedings of the 3rd International Radar Aeroecology Conference, June 25-26, Davos, Switzerland.
Weisshaupt, N. and Koistinen, J. 2022. Dealiasing of radial velocities based on interleaved dual-PRF measurements and bin-based polarimetric echo classification. Proceedings of the 3rd International Radar Aeroecology Conference, June 25-26, Davos, Switzerland.
Weisshaupt, N., Maruri, M., Hervo, M. and Koistinen, J. 2022. The impact of hydrometeors on bird migration as observed by various remote sensing systems. Proceedings of the 3rd International Radar Aeroecology Conference, June 25-26, Davos, Switzerland.
Weisshaupt, N., Mäkinen, T. and Koistinen, J. 2022. Polarimetric echo classification for high-resolution aerofaunal analyses. Accepted talk. World Biodiversity Forum, 26 June – 1 July, Davos, Switzerland.
Weisshaupt, N. and Koistinen, J. 2022. Estimation of bird species compositions in weather radar data by citizen science. E-poster. World Biodiversity Forum, 26 June – 1 July, Davos, Switzerland.
Weisshaupt, N. 2021. Synergies between citizen science and weather radar research. Accepted talk. Developments in monitoring science, BOU zoom conference, 24-25 Nov 2021.
Weisshaupt, N., Lehmann, V., Haefele, A. and Maruri, M. 2018. Time-series based approach to identify and process biological targets in radar wind profiler data for cross disciplinary purposes. Proceedings of the European Conference on Radar in Meteorology and Hydrology (ERAD), Ede-Wageningen, Holland.
Weisshaupt, N., Lehmann, V., Maruri, M. 2017. Advanced identification and analysis of biological targets in time series data from radar wind profilers. Proceedings of the Conference of the European Ornithologists’ Union in Turku, Finland.
Weisshaupt, N., Lehmann, V., Arizaga, J., Maruri, M. 2017. A qualitative and quantitative approach to study bird migration based on time series data from radar wind profilers. International Conference on Radar aeroecology: applications and perspectives, Rome, 23-24 Feb 2017.
Weisshaupt, N. 2016. Bird migration across the Bay of Biscay observed by wind profiler and thermal-imaging camera. Oral presentation. I. Congreso ornitológico de Euskadi.
Maruri, M., Lehmann, V. and Weisshaupt, N. 2016. Analytics tools for inspecting structured time series data of a boundary layer wind profiler in different meteorological conditions. Technical Conference on Meteorological and Environmental Instruments and Methods of Observation (CIMO TECO), Madrid, Spain.
Weisshaupt, N., Maruri, M. and Arizaga J. 2015. Bird migration across the Bay of Biscay observed by wind profiler and thermal-imaging camera. Proceedings of the Conference of the European Ornithologists’ Union in Badajoz, Spain.
Weisshaupt, N. 2015. L’utilisation des radars météorologiques et des caméras infrarouges pour l’étude de la migration des oiseaux le long de la côte atlantique : l’expérience du Pays Basque. Oral presentation. Colloque francophone international “Ecosystemes estuariens – quels enjeux pour la biodiversité?”. 29-31 January 2015, Royan, France.
Weisshaupt, N., Maruri, M. and Arizaga J. 2014. Bird migration across the Bay of Biscay observed by meteorological radar. Proceedings of the European Conference on Radar in Meteorology and Hydrology (ERAD), Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.

Other reports

Weisshaupt, N. 2017. A mathematical approach to process and analyse biological signatures in wind profiler data. STSM report, Cost Action ES1305-European Network for the Radar surveillance of Animal Movement (ENRAM). Available at http://www.enram.eu/stsm/
Weisshaupt, N. 2017. Verification of insect presence in raw data of radar wind profilers. STSM report, Cost Action ES1305-European Network for the Radar surveillance of Animal Movement (ENRAM). Available at http://www.enram.eu/stsm/
Weisshaupt, N. 2015. Analysis of wind profiler data in the context of bird migration. STSM report, Cost Action ES1305-European Network for the Radar surveillance of Animal Movement (ENRAM). Available at http://www.enram.eu/stsm
Weisshaupt, N. 2015. Analysis of weather radar data in the context of bird migration. STSM report, Cost Action ES1305-European Network for the Radar surveillance of Animal Movement (ENRAM). Available at http://www.enram.eu/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/2016_STSM_Report_FINAL_nadja.pdf

Popular science outreach

Weisshaupt, N. & Koistinen, J. 2022. Mikä käynnistää kevätmuuton? Muutto ja sää, osa 8. Linnut 57/4, 32-35.
Koistinen, J. & Weisshaupt, N. 2022. Hyvän petolintumuuton tekijät. Muutto ja sää, osa 7. Linnut 57/3, 36-41.
Koistinen, J. & Weisshaupt, N. 2022. Kuuma putki voi tuoda yllätyksiä. Muutto ja sää, osa 6. Linnut 57/2, 34-38.
Koistinen, J. & Weisshaupt, N. 2022. Voiko kurkien päämuuton ennustaa? Muutto ja sää, osa 5. Linnut 57/1, 38-43.
Koistinen, J. & Weisshaupt, N. 2021. Milloin nähdään hyvää muuttoa? Muutto ja sää, osa 4. Linnut 56/4, 22-25.
Koistinen, J. & Weisshaupt, N. 2021. Pudotussää ja tyhjennyssää – voimakkaan muuton merkkejä. Muutto ja sää, osa 3. Linnut 56/3.
Koistinen, J. & Weisshaupt, N. 2021. Missä säässä arktinen muutto repeää? Muutto ja sää, osa 2. Linnut 56/2.
Weisshaupt, N. & Koistinen, J. 2021. Ilmastonmuutos lintujen näkökulmasta. Ilmastokatsaus, 3:8-10. DOI: 10.35614/ISSN-2341-6408-IK-2021-03-02
Weisshaupt, N. & Koistinen J. 2020. Muuton seuranta säätutkilla. Linnut, 1: 24-27.
Weisshaupt, N. 2017. Vogel-Wolken auf dem Radarschirm. Ornis, 5.
Weisshaupt, N. 2017. Räkna röda glador. Vår Fågelvärld, 2: 40-41.
Weisshaupt, N. 2016. El efecto del mar en la migración nocturna. Txantxangorri, 59:4-6.
Weisshaupt, N. 2022. Retos y beneficios de usar ciencia ciudadana y radares meteorológicos en estudios de migración. Invited talk in Delta Birding Festival, 24-25 Sept 2022, Catalonia, Spain. Live interview in Radio del Somormujo (in Spanish).
Weisshaupt, N. 2021. Muuttolinnut tutkakuvassa. Radio interview on migrating birds and radar in the program Minna Pyykön Maailma on Yle Radio (in Finnish) on 26.9.2021.