Curriculum vitae – Dr. Thomas Forbriger
Position
Scientist (Akademischer Rat), Geophysical Institute, University of Karlsruhe (TH).
Address
Black Forest Observatory (BFO), Heubach 206, D-77709 Wolfach.
Tel. +49-7836 2151, Fax +49-7826 7650
E-mail: Thomas.Forbriger@gpi.uni-karlsruhe.de
Education and degrees
1996 Diploma in Physics, University of Stuttgart
2001 Dr. rer. nat., Faculty of Geo- and Biosciences, University of Stuttgart
Academic positions
1996 - 2000
Researcher, Institute of Geophysics, University of Stuttgart
2000 - 2003
Assistent Professor (Hochschulassistent), Institute for Meteorology and Geophysics,
Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt/Main
since 2003
Scientist at the Black Forest Observatory, Akademischer Rat am Geophysikalischen
Institut der Universität Karlsruhe (TH)
Research
Development of methods for the interpretation of seismic data: Inversion of complete shallow seismic
wavefields. Application of shallow seismic wavefield inversion to marine datasets and seismic
mircozonation. Quantitative modelling of observed seismic waveforms in strongly dissipating media.
Surface wave tomography in shallow seismic applications. Inversion of regional Love waves for the
structure beneath Bucharest city. Quantitative interpretation of seismic background noise. Quantitative
interpretation of long period seismic tilt.
Improvement of broad-band seismic recordings: Reducing magnetic field induced noise in recordings
from leaf-spring seismometers. Improvement of installation procedures for broad-band seismic
sensors. Evaluation of long period recording equipment and design of observatory quality analog
signal filters and amplifiers.
Responsibilities, awards, memberships
1996 - 2000
Maintenance of the seismic broad-band station STU, contributions to a SeisComP
prototype installation
2000 - 2003
Maintenance of the seismic broad-band station TNS (German Regional Seismic
Network)
since 2003
Operation and maintenance of the Black Forest Observatory with about 20 permanent
long period geodynamic sensors
2006
Günter Bock Award of the German Geophysical Society for excellent scientific
publications
Member of the German Physical Society (DPG)
Member of the German Geophysical Society (DGG)
5 relevant publications
Forbriger, T., 2007. Reducing magnetic field induced noise in broad-band seismic recordings.
Geophys. J. Int., 169, 240-258.
Forbriger, T. and Friedrich, W., 2005. A proposal for a consistent parameterization of earth models
Geophys. J. Int., 162(2), 425-430.
Forbriger, T., 2003. Inversion of shallow-seismic wavefields: I. Wavefield transformation. Geophys. J.
Int., 153, 719-734.
Forbriger, T., 2003. Inversion of shallow-seismic wavefields: II. Inferring subsurface properties from
wavefield transforms. Geophys. J. Int., 153, 735-752
Wielandt, E. and Forbriger, T., 1999. Near-field seismic displacement and tilt associated with the
explosive activity of Stromboli Annali di Geofisica, 42(3), 407-416