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Peter Engesgaard is affiliated with the University of Copenhagen in Denmark and specializes in Environmental Science, with a focus on subfields including Geochemistry and Petrology, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Chemistry, Water Science and Technology, and Ecology.

The scientist's research topics encompass groundwater and isotope geochemistry, groundwater flow and contamination studies, soil and water nutrient dynamics, hydrology and watershed management studies, freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology, soil erosion and sediment transport, and geophysical and geoelectrical methods.

Recent publications include:

  • Groundwater-controlled phosphorus release and transport from sandy aquifer into lake (2020, Limnology and Oceanography)
  • Groundwater-surface water interaction in Denmark (2023, Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Water)
  • Transport of geogenic phosphorus to a groundwater-dominated eutrophic lake (2021, Journal of Hydrology)
  • Riparian Lowlands in Clay Till Landscapes: Part I-Heterogeneity of Flow Paths and Water Balances (2020, Water Resources Research)
  • Hydraulic conductivity can no longer be considered a fixed property when quantifying flow between groundwater and surface water (2021, Hydrological Processes)

Frequent co-authors of Peter Engesgaard include:

  • Søren Jessen
  • Mads Steiness
  • Anker Lajer Højberg
  • Tue Kofod
  • Sofie G. W. Van't Veen

Common publication venues for the scientist's work include:

  • Harvard Dataverse
  • Water
  • Limnology and Oceanography
  • Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Water
  • Journal of Hydrology

Best Publications

  • A geochemical transport model for redox-controlled movement of mineral fronts in groundwater flow systems: A case of nitrate removal by oxidation of pyrite

    Peter Engesgaard;Kenneth L. Kipp

  • Characterization of seawater intrusion using 2D electrical imaging

    Frederic Nguyen;Andreas Kemna;Arni Antonsson;Peter Engesgaard

  • Use of tracer tests to investigate changes in flow and transport properties due to bioclogging of porous media.

    Dorte Seifert;Peter Knudegaard Engesgaard

  • The importance of alternative conceptual models for simulation of concentrations in a multi-aquifer system

    Lars Troldborg;Jens Christian Refsgaard;Karsten Høgh Jensen;Peter Engesgaard

  • Modelling of transport and biogeochemical processes in pollution plumes: Vejen landfill, Denmark

    Adam Brun;Peter Engesgaard;Thomas H. Christensen;Dan Rosbjerg

  • Nonuniform Groundwater Discharge across a Streambed: Heat as a Tracer

    Jannick Kolbjørn Jensen;Peter Knudegaard Engesgaard

  • Origin and Dynamics of Saltwater Intrusion in a Regional Aquifer: Combining 3-D Saltwater Modeling With Geophysical and Geochemical Data

    Rena Meyer;Peter Engesgaard;Torben O. Sonnenborg

  • Investigation of a dynamic seawater intrusion event using strontium isotopes (87Sr/86Sr)

    N.O. Jørgensen;M.S. Andersen;P. Engesgaard

  • Focused groundwater discharge of phosphorus to a eutrophic seepage lake (Lake Væng, Denmark): implications for lake ecological state and restoration

    Jacob Kidmose;Jacob Kidmose;Bertel Nilsson;Peter Engesgaard;Mette Frandsen;Mette Frandsen

  • Spatial variability in streambed hydraulic conductivity of contrasting stream morphologies: channel bend and straight channel

    Eva Sebok;C Duque;C Duque;Peter Engesgaard;Eva Boegh

  • High-resolution distributed temperature sensing to detect seasonal groundwater discharge into Lake Væng, Denmark

    E. Sebok;C. Duque;J. Kazmierczak;P. Engesgaard

  • Spatial Distribution of Seepage at a Flow-Through Lake: Lake Hampen, Western Denmark

    Jacob Baarstrøm Kidmose;Peter Knudegaard Engesgaard;Bertel Nilsson;Troels Laier

  • Numerical analysis of biological clogging in two-dimensional sand box experiments.

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  • Calibration of seawater intrusion models: Inverse parameter estimation using surface electrical resistivity tomography and borehole data

    Jean Beaujean;Frédéric Nguyen;Frédéric Nguyen;A. Kemna;A. Antonsson

  • Large‐Scale Dispersion in a Sandy Aquifer: Simulation of Subsurface Transport of Environmental Tritium

    Peter Knudegaard Engesgaard;Karsten Høgh Jensen;John Molson;Emil O. Frind

  • Investigating river–aquifer relations using water temperature in an anthropized environment (Motril-Salobreña aquifer)

    Carlos Duque;María Luisa Calvache;Peter Engesgaard

  • An Integrated Model for the Danubian Lowland - Methodology and Applications

    J.C. Refsgaard;H.R. Sørensen;I. Mucha;D. Rodak

  • Decadal variations in groundwater quality: A legacy from nitrate leaching and denitrification by pyrite in a sandy aquifer

    Søren Jessen;Dieke Postma;Lærke Thorling;Sascha Müller

  • Groundwater-controlled phosphorus release and transport from sandy aquifer into lake

    Jolanta Kazmierczak;Jolanta Kazmierczak;Dieke Postma;Sascha Müller;Søren Jessen

  • Transport and degradation of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) in the pyritic Rabis Creek aquifer, Denmark

    K. Hinsby;A.L. Hojberg;P. Engesgaard;K.H. Jensen

  • Using Environmental Tracers in Modeling Flow in a Complex Shallow Aquifer System

    L. Troldborg;K. H. Jensen;P. Engesgaard;J. C. Refsgaard

  • PHAST - A program for simulating ground-water flow, solute transport and multicomponent geochemical reactions

    David L. Parkhurst;Kenneth L. Kipp;Peter Engesgaard;Scott R. Charlton

  • Estimating groundwater discharge to surface waters using heat as a tracer in low flux environments: the role of thermal conductivity

    Carlos Duque;Sascha Müller;Eva Sebok;Kinza Haider

Frequent Co-Authors

Karsten Høgh Jensen
Karsten Høgh Jensen University of Copenhagen
Andreas Kemna
Andreas Kemna University of Bonn
Meththika Vithanage
Meththika Vithanage University of Sri Jayewardenepura
Karen G. Villholth
Karen G. Villholth International Water Management Institute
Frédéric Nguyen
Frédéric Nguyen University of Liège
Torben O. Sonnenborg
Torben O. Sonnenborg Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland
Dieke Postma
Dieke Postma Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland
Poul Løgstrup Bjerg
Poul Løgstrup Bjerg Technical University of Denmark
Martin S. Andersen
Martin S. Andersen University of New South Wales
Antonio Pulido-Bosch
Antonio Pulido-Bosch University of Almería

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