Research output per year
Research output per year
Øster Voldgade 10
1350 Copenhagen K
Denmark
Research activity per year
My research interests include hydrogeological modelling, where the description of heterogeneous structures has special focus. The description of fractured chalk, heterogeneous quaternary and pre-qurternary sediments is a main task. This includes estimation of model parameters which has been investigated using advanced calibration techniques (e.g., pilot points).
Saltwater intrusion has also been an area of significant focus, where the impact of climate change and sea level rise have been quantified for various coastal environments.
Hydrological modelling has been another focus area. Estimation of evapotranspiration from different surfaces (agriculture, forest, urban) has been in focus. The main goal has often been to estimate the water balance of a catchment and the associated uncertainty.
Climate change impacts on the hydrology, including adaptation and mitigation has been a focus area during the last couple of decades. Both flooding (primary from grounwater) and draught have been estimated on both rural and urban environments.
Name |
Torben Obel Sonnenborg |
Date of Birth |
23 August 1967 |
Nationality |
Denmark |
Education |
M.Sc. in Civil Engineering (groundwater hydrology), Technical University of Denmark, 1993. Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (flow and transport in fractured porous media), Technical University of Denmark, 1998. |
Languages |
Danish (mother language), English (excellent), German (good) |
Year |
Employer |
Position |
Activity |
2014- |
University of Copenhagen |
Adjunct Professor |
Hydrogeological modeling, climate change impacts |
2005- |
GEUS |
Senior Scientist |
Hydrogeological modeling, hydrological modeling, climate change, uncertainty assessment |
2004-05 |
GI, University of Copenhagen |
Associate Research Professor |
Hydrogeology, geological modeling, uncertainty assessment |
2001-04 |
E&R DTU |
Associate professor |
Integrated hydrological modeling. Flow and transport in fractured formations. |
1993-2001 |
ISVA, DTU
|
PhD student and Research Assistant |
Remediation. Multiphase flow. Flow in fractures. Laboratory experiments. |
MioMod – Multiple environmental tracer analysis and geological modeling of the deep Miocene aquifer within the Skjern Å catchment; PI; GeoCenter Denmark; 2005-2008
PRECIOUS - Prediction of Climatic Impacts on Pesticide Leaching to the Aquatic Environments; PI; Danish EPA; 2008-2009
HOBE - a Hydrological Observatory and Exploratorium; Co-PI; Villum Found.; 2007-2018
CLIWAT - Adaptive and sustainable water management and protection of society and nature in an extreme climate; Co-PI; Interreg; 2008-2011
HYACINTS - Hydrological Modelling for Assessing Climate Change Impacts at Different Scales; Co-PI; Danish Strategic Research foundation; 2008-2013
AQUACLEW - Advancing QUAlity of CLimate services for European Water; Co-PI; JPI Climate; 2017-2021
INTERCEPTION - Parameterization and quantification of interception loss from local to national scale; Co-PI; GeoCenter Denmark; 2017-2022
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Raphael Johannes Maria Schneider (Invited speaker), Bertel Nilsson (Co-author), Hans Jørgen Henriksen (Co-author), Ida Karlsson Seidenfaden (Co-author), Torben Obel Sonnenborg (Co-author) & Simon Stisen (Co-author)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Scientific presentation without abstract/poster
Ida Karlsson Seidenfaden (Invited speaker), Torben Obel Sonnenborg (Co-author), Jacob Baarstrøm Kidmose (Co-author) & Simon Stisen (Co-author)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Scientific presentation without abstract/poster
Ida Karlsson Seidenfaden (Speaker), Torben Obel Sonnenborg (Co-author) & Jens Christian Refsgaard (Co-author)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Scientific presentation without abstract/poster
Hans Jørgen Henriksen (Speaker), Torben Obel Sonnenborg (Speaker) & Jens Christian Refsgaard (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation - popular science
B. Pang (Speaker), Torben Obel Sonnenborg (Speaker), A. Bruge (Speaker), J. Christiansen (Speaker) & P. Gundersen (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Scientific presentation without abstract/poster