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Eyjólfur Magnússon

Research Scientist Glaciology
School of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Institute of Earth Sciences
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Askja -  N-328
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My main research topics are: • Changes in geometry and dynamics of glaciers, deduced from remote sensing and field observations • Glacier mass balance and relations to climate changes • Mapping glacier bed, englacial tephra-layers and subglacial lakes with ice penetrating radar • Ice volcano interactions • Jökulhlaups (glacier lake outburst floods)

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Education
  • 2008 Ph.D. University of Innsbruck Natural Sciences
  • 2003 MSW University of Iceland Geophysics
  • 2000 BS University of Iceland Geophysics
Courses 2024 - 2025