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Eyjólfur Magnússon - Research Scientist
–
School of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Eyjólfur Magnússon
Íslenska
Research Scientist
Glaciology
Location
Askja / N-328
Phone
525 - 5864
8643113
Email
eyjolfm [at] hi.is
Unit
Institute of Earth Sciences
Published Work
Eyjólfur Magnússon - published work
Curriculum Vitae
Eyjólfur Magnússon - Curriculum Vitae
ORCID site
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9816-0787
Research portal – Eyjólfur Magnússon
Courses 2024 - 2025
JAR033M - Glaciers and glacier landscapes
Education
2008
,
Ph.D.
,
University of Innsbruck
,
Natural Sciences
2003
,
MSW
,
University of Iceland
,
Geophysics
2000
,
BS
,
University of Iceland
,
Geophysics
Professional Experience
2019 -
,
Research Scientist in glaciology,
Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Iceland
2018 -
2019,
Research Specialist in glaciology,
Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Iceland
2015 -
2018,
Research Analyst in glaciology,
Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Iceland
2012 -
2015,
Postdoc,
SVALI Nordic Center Excellence, IES, Uni. of Iceland
2009 -
2011,
Ressearch fellow,
Nordic Volcanological Center, IES, Uni. of Iceland
1998 -
2009,
Summer and part time, various titles,
Science Institute and IES, Uni. of Iceland
2000 -
2000,
Research assistant in geophysical field work,
National Energy Authority
Published works
2024
Geothermal heat source estimations through ice flow modelling at Mýrdalsjökull, Iceland
Cryosphere
Influence of climate change on magmatic processes
2023
The destabilization of a large mountain slope controlled by thinning of Svínafellsjökull glacier, SE Iceland
Jokull
Geodetic mass balance of Mýrdalsjökull ice cap
Jokull
Sources of continuous tremor associated with jökulhlaups and eruptions of Grímsvötn volcano, Iceland
Jokull
2021
A national glacier inventory and variations in glacier extent in Iceland from the Little Ice Age maximum to 2019
Jokull
The bedrock and tephra layer topography within the glacier filled Katla caldera, Iceland, deduced from dense RES-survey
Jokull
The bedrock and tephra layer topography within the glacier filled Katla caldera, Iceland, deduced from dense RES-survey
Jokull
Development of a subglacial lake monitored with radio-echo sounding
Cryosphere
2020
Glacier Changes in Iceland From ∼1890 to 2019
Frontiers in Earth Science
Mass Balance of 14 Icelandic Glaciers, 1945–2017
Frontiers in Earth Science
Spatially distributed mass balance of 14 Icelandic glaciers, 1945−2017. Trends and link with climate.
Non-surface mass balance of glaciers in Iceland
Journal of Glaciology
Mass Balance of 14 Icelandic Glaciers, 1945–2017: Spatial Variations and Links With Climate
Frontiers in Earth Science
A national glacier inventory and variations in glacier extent in Iceland from the Little Ice Age maximum to 2019
Jokull
Non-surface mass balance of glaciers in Iceland
Journal of Glaciology
2019
The geodetic mass balance of Eyjafjallajökull ice cap for 1945–2014: processing guidelines and relation to climate
Journal of Glaciology
Terminus lakes on the south side of Vatnajökull ice cap, SE-Iceland
Jokull
The geodetic mass balance of Eyjafjallajökull ice cap for 1945-2014
Journal of Glaciology
2018
Estimating the hazard from volcanogenic floods and lahars at Öræfajökull volcano, Iceland.
Hekla Volcano, Iceland, in the 20th Century: Lava Volumes, Production Rates, and Effusion Rates
Geophysical Research Letters
Holocene glacier and climate variations in Vestfirðir, Iceland, from the modeling of Drangajökull ice cap
Quaternary Science Reviews
Integration of SAR Data Into Monitoring of the 2014–2015 Holuhraun Eruption, Iceland
Frontiers in Earth Science
2017
Lava field evolution and emplacement dynamics of the 2014–2015 basaltic fissure eruption at Holuhraun, Iceland
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
Subglacial volcanic activity above a lateral dyke path during the 2014–2015 Bárdarbunga-Holuhraun rifting episode, Iceland
Bulletin of Volcanology
Winter mass balance of Drangajökull ice cap (NW Iceland) derived from satellite sub-meter stereo images
Cryosphere
Winter mass balance of Drangajökull ice cap (NW Iceland) derived from satellite sub-meter stereo images
The Cryosphere
2016
Jökulhlaup í Öræfum og Markarfljóti vegna eldgosa undir jökli
Subglacial lava propagation, ice melting and heat transfer during emplacement of an intermediate lava flow in the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption
Bulletin of Volcanology
Geodetic mass balance record with rigorous uncertainty estimates deduced from aerial photographs and lidar data – Case study from Drangajökull ice cap, NW Iceland
Cryosphere
Lava field evolution and emplacement dynamics of the 2014-2015 basaltic fissure eruption at Holuhraun, Iceland
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
Geodetic mass balance record with rigorous uncertainty estimates deduced from aerial photographs and lidar data – Case study from Drangajökull ice cap, NW Iceland
The Cryosphere
A spectrum of jökulhlaup dynamics revealed by GPS measurements of glacier surface motion
Annals of Glaciology
Gradual caldera collapse at Bárdarbunga volcano, Iceland, regulated by lateral magma outflow
Science
Jökulhlaup í Öræfum og Markarfljóti vegna eldgosa undir jökli: Forgreining áhættumats
Gradual caldera collapse at Bárdarbunga volcano, Iceland, regulated by lateral magma outflow
Science
The subglacial topography of Drangajökull ice cap, NW-Iceland, deduced from dense RES-profiling
Jokull
Surface changes at the northwest Vatnajökull glacier, iceland, during the 2014-2015 Bardarbunga eruption
2015
Downscaled precipitation applied in modelling of mass balance and the evolution of southeast Vatnajökull, Iceland
Journal of Glaciology
Öræfajökull Volcano: Eruption melting scenarios
2014
Segmented lateral dyke growth in a rifting event at Bárðarbunga volcanic system, Iceland
Nature
Erratum in; Removing the ice cap of Öræfajökull central volcano, SE-Iceland
Jokull
Glacier topography and elevation changes derived from Pléiades sub-meter stereo images
Cryosphere
2013
ELDUR Í EYJAFJALLAJÖKLI 2010
Ice-volume changes, bias estimation of mass-balance measurements and changes in subglacial lakes derived by lidar mapping of the surface of Icelandic glaciers
Annals of Glaciology
Contribution of Icelandic ice caps to sea level rise
Geophysical Research Letters
2012
Retrieval of 3D-glacier movement by high resolution X-band SAR data
Interactions between lava and snow/ice during the 2010 Fimmvörðuháls eruption, South-Central Iceland
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth
Ash generation and distribution from the April-May 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland
Scientific Reports
Mass and volume changes of Langjökull ice cap, Iceland, ∼1890 to 2009, deduced from old maps, satellite images and in situ mass balance measurements
Jokull
Ice-volcano interactions during the 2010 Eyjafjallajkull eruption, as revealed by airborne imaging radar
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth
Removing the ice cap of Öræfajökull central volcano, SE-Iceland
Jokull
Comparing resonant photon tunneling via cavity modes and Tamm plasmon polariton modes in metal-coated Bragg mirrors
Optics Letters
2011
Localized uplift of Vatnajökull, Iceland
Journal of Glaciology
Response of Eyjafjallajökull, Torfajökull and Tindfjallajökull ice caps in Iceland to regional warming, deduced by remote sensing
Polar Research
2010
Reduced glacier sliding caused by persistent drainage from a subglacial lake
Cryosphere
2008
AUV measurements of under-ice thermal structure
2007
The impact of jökulhlaups on basal sliding observed by SAR interferometry on Vatnajökull, Iceland
Journal of Glaciology
Investigation of under-ice thermal structure
2006
The effects of basal water beneath Vatnajökull, iceland, on glacier sliding observed from sar interferometry
2005
Glaciological application of InSAR topography data of W-Vatnajökull acquired in 1998
Jokull
Volume changes of Vatnajökull ice cap, Iceland, due to surface mass balance, ice flow, and subglacial melting at geothermal areas
Geophysical Research Letters
The 20th century retreat of ice caps in Iceland derived from airborne SAR
Earth and Planetary Science Letters
Sliding due to lubrication of basal water beneath Vatnajökull, Iceland, observed from SAR interferometry
Analyses of a surging outlet glacier of Vatnajökull ice cap, Iceland
Annals of Glaciology
2004
Íssjármælingar á Drangajökli 8.-9. apríl 2004
Jokull
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