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Finnur Pálsson - Engineer

Finnur Pálsson

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School of Engineering and Natural Sciences

Finnur Pálsson

Engineer

Engineer/ Project Leader in Glaciology

Location
Askja / N-330
Phone
525 - 4936 6592383
Email
fp [at] hi.is

Unit
Institute of Earth Sciences
Website
https://notendur.hi.is/~fp/
Published Work
Finnur Pálsson - published work

Curriculum Vitae
Finnur Pálsson - Curriculum Vitae
ORCID site
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0874-6443
Research portal – Finnur Pálsson

Published works

2024

Geothermal heat source estimations through ice flow modelling at Mýrdalsjökull, IcelandCryosphere
Influence of climate change on magmatic processes
A hydrogeological conceptual model of aquifers in catchments headed by temperate glaciersHydrology and Earth System Sciences

2023

Measuring Glacier Mass Changes from Space - A ReviewReports on Progress in Physics
Modeling of surface energy balance for Icelandic glaciers using remote-sensing albedoCryosphere
The destabilization of a large mountain slope controlled by thinning of Svínafellsjökull glacier, SE IcelandJokull
Comparison of Three Methods for Distinguishing Glacier Zones Using Satellite SAR DataRemote Sensing
Sources of continuous tremor associated with jökulhlaups and eruptions of Grímsvötn volcano, IcelandJokull

2022

North Atlantic Cooling is Slowing Down Mass Loss of Icelandic GlaciersGeophysical Research Letters
STATE OF THE CLIMATE IN 2021Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
North Atlantic Cooling is Slowing Down Mass Loss of Icelandic GlaciersGeophysical Research Letters
North Atlantic Cooling is Slowing Down Mass Loss of Icelandic GlaciersGeophysical Research Letters

2021

The bedrock and tephra layer topography within the glacier filled Katla caldera, Iceland, deduced from dense RES-surveyJokull
Bayesian Inference of Ice Softness and Basal Sliding Parameters at LangjökullFrontiers in Earth Science
The bedrock and tephra layer topography within the glacier filled Katla caldera, Iceland, deduced from dense RES-surveyJokull
Development of a subglacial lake monitored with radio-echo soundingCryosphere
Annual and inter-annual variability and trends of albedo of Icelandic glaciersCryosphere
A national glacier inventory and variations in glacier extent in Iceland from the Little Ice Age maximum to 2019Jokull

2020

Spatially distributed mass balance of 14 Icelandic glaciers, 1945−2017. Trends and link with climate.
Glacier Changes in Iceland From ∼1890 to 2019Frontiers in Earth Science
Seismic ground vibrations give advanced early-warning of subglacial floodsNature Communications
Mass Balance of 14 Icelandic Glaciers, 1945–2017Frontiers in Earth Science
Seismic ground vibrations give advanced early-warning of subglacial floodsNature Communications
Radio-echo soundings on Icelandic temperate glaciersAnnals of Glaciology
A national glacier inventory and variations in glacier extent in Iceland from the Little Ice Age maximum to 2019Jokull
Seismic ground vibrations give advanced early-warning of subglacial floodsNature Communications

2019

VORFERÐ JÖRFÍ 2019Jokull
Dynamic simulations of Vatnajökull ice cap from 1980 to 2300Journal of Glaciology
Terminus lakes on the south side of Vatnajökull ice cap, SE-IcelandJokull
The geodetic mass balance of Eyjafjallajökull ice cap for 1945-2014Journal of Glaciology
A Hierarchical Spatio-Temporal Statistical Model for Physical SystemsJournal of Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental Statistics

2018

Sensitivity of Glacier Runoff to Winter Snow Thickness Investigated for Vatnajökull Ice Cap, Iceland, Using Numerical Models and ObservationsATMOSPHERE
VORFERÐ JÖRFÍ 2018Jokull
Thermal power of Grímsvötn, Iceland, from 1998 to 2016Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
A Bayesian hierarchical model for glacial dynamics based on the shallow ice approximation and its evaluation using analytical solutionsThe Cryosphere
Holocene glacier and climate variations in Vestfirðir, Iceland, from the modeling of Drangajökull ice capQuaternary Science Reviews
Sensitivity of glacier runoff towinter snow thickness investigated for Vatnajökull ice cap, Iceland, using numerical models and observationsATMOSPHERE

2017

Pollution from the 2014/2015 Bárðarbunga eruption monitored by snow cores from Vatnajökull glacier, Iceland
VORFERÐ JÖRFÍ 2.–10. júní 2017Jokull
Evaluation of MODIS Albedo Product over Ice Caps in Iceland and Impact of Volcanic Eruptions on Their AlbedoRemote Sensing
Impact of dust deposition on the albedo of Vatnajökull ice cap, IcelandCryosphere
Tremor-rich shallow dyke formation followed by silent magma flow at Bárarbunga in IcelandNature Geoscience
Subglacial volcanic activity above a lateral dyke path during the 2014–2015 Bárdarbunga-Holuhraun rifting episode, IcelandBulletin of Volcanology
The importance of accurate glacier albedo for estimates of surface mass balance on VatnajökullCryosphere
Winter mass balance of Drangajökull ice cap (NW Iceland) derived from satellite sub-meter stereo imagesCryosphere
The effect of signal leakage and glacial isostatic rebound on GRACE-derived ice mass changes in IcelandGeophysical Journal International
Changes of Breiðamerkurjökull glacier, SE-iceland, from its late nineteenth century maximum to the presentGeografiska Annaler, Series A: Physical Geography

2016

Colonization of maritime glacier ice by bdelloid RotiferaMolecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
The subglacial topography of Drangajökull ice cap, NW-Iceland, deduced from dense RES-profilingJokull
Gradual caldera collapse at Bárdarbunga volcano, Iceland, regulated by lateral magma outflowScience
Elevation change, mass balance, dynamics and surging of Langjökull, Iceland from 1997 to 2007Journal of Glaciology
Surface elevation change and mass balance of Icelandic ice caps derived from swath mode CryoSat-2 altimetryGeophysical Research Letters
A spectrum of jökulhlaup dynamics revealed by GPS measurements of glacier surface motionAnnals of Glaciology
Insulation effects of Icelandic dust and volcanic ash on snow and iceArabian Journal of Geosciences
Geodetic mass balance record with rigorous uncertainty estimates deduced from aerial photographs and lidar data – Case study from Drangajökull ice cap, NW IcelandCryosphere
Plastic bed beneath Hofsjökull ice cap, central Iceland, and the sensitivity of ice flow to surface meltwater fluxJournal of Glaciology

2015

Downscaled precipitation applied in modelling of mass balance and the evolution of southeast Vatnajökull, IcelandJournal of Glaciology
Early melt season velocity fields of Langjökull and Hofsjökull, central IcelandJournal of Glaciology
Inter-decadal variability in potential glacier surface melt energy at Vestari Hagafellsjökull (Langjökull, Iceland) and the role of synoptic circulationInternational Journal of Climatology
Variations of southeast Vatnajökull ice cap (Iceland) 1650-1900 and reconstruction of the glacier surface geometry at the Little Ice Age maximumGeografiska Annaler, Series A: Physical Geography
Changes in the southeast Vatnajökull ice cap, Iceland, between ∼1890 and 2010cCryosphere
Multiple glacier surges observed with airborne and spaceborne interferometric synthetic aperture radar
Conditioning temperature-index model parameters on synoptic weather types for glacier melt simulationsHydrological Processes

2014

MODIS-derived albedo changes of Vatnajökull (Iceland) due to tephradeposition from the 2004 Grímsvötn eruptionInternational Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation
Segmented lateral dyke growth in a rifting event at Bárðarbunga volcanic system, IcelandNature
Umbrot tengd Bárðarbungu og Grímsvötnum 1838–1903Jokull
Erratum in; Removing the ice cap of Öræfajökull central volcano, SE-IcelandJokull
Glacier topography and elevation changes derived from Pléiades sub-meter stereo imagesCryosphere
InSAR observations and models of crustal deformation due to a glacial surge in IcelandGeophysical Journal International

2013

Modelling variable glacier lapse rates using ERA-Interim reanalysis climatologyInternational Journal of Climatology
Contribution of Icelandic ice caps to sea level riseGeophysical Research Letters
Combining airborne lidar and Landsat ETM+ data with photoclinometry to produce a digital elevation model for Langjökull, IcelandInternational Journal of Remote Sensing
Ice-volume changes, bias estimation of mass-balance measurements and changes in subglacial lakes derived by lidar mapping of the surface of Icelandic glaciersAnnals of Glaciology
Mass balance of Mýrdalsjökull ice cap accumumlation area and comparison of observed winter balance with simulated precipitationJokull

2012

Removing the ice cap of Öræfajökull central volcano, SE-IcelandJokull
Mass and volume changes of Langjökull ice cap, Iceland, ∼1890 to 2009, deduced from old maps, satellite images and in situ mass balance measurementsJokull
Sensitivity analysis of temperature-index melt simulations to near-surface lapse rates and degree-day factors at vestari-hagafellsjökull, langjökull, icelandHydrological Processes

2011

Ice velocity determined using conventional and multiple-aperture InSAREarth and Planetary Science Letters
Localized uplift of Vatnajökull, IcelandJournal of Glaciology
Response of Eyjafjallajökull, Torfajökull and Tindfjallajökull ice caps in Iceland to regional warming, deduced by remote sensingPolar Research
LiDAR mapping of the Snæfellsjökull ice cap, western IcelandJokull
Modelling the 20th and 21st century evolution of Hoffellsjökull glacier, SE-Vatnajökull, IcelandCryosphere

2010

Reduced glacier sliding caused by persistent drainage from a subglacial lakeCryosphere

2009

Similarities and differences in the response to climate warming of two ice caps in IcelandHydrology Research
Reduced glacier sliding caused by persistent drainage from a subglacial lakeThe Cryosphere Discussion
Ice velocity measurements of Langjökull, Iceland, from interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR)Journal of Glaciology
Energy balance and degree-day models of summer ablation on the Langjökull ice cap, SW IcelandJokull

2008

Icelandic GlaciersJokull
Formation of smooth terrains on Comet Tempel 1Icarus

2007

Estimating the spatial distribution of precipitation in Iceland using a linear model of orographic precipitationJournal of Hydrometeorology
The impact of jökulhlaups on basal sliding observed by SAR interferometry on Vatnajökull, IcelandJournal of Glaciology

2006

Response of Hofsjökull and southern Vatnajökull, Iceland, to climate changeJournal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface
The level of the Grímsvötn subglacial lake, Vatnajökull, Iceland, monitored with SPOT5 imagesEarth and Planetary Science Letters
Energy balance of Brúarjökull and circumstances leading to the August 2004 floods in the river Jökla, N-VatnajökullJokull
The effects of basal water beneath Vatnajökull, iceland, on glacier sliding observed from sar interferometry

2005

Glacier winds on Vatnajökull ice cap, Iceland, and their relation to temperature of its lowland environsAnnals of Glaciology
The 20th century retreat of ice caps in Iceland derived from airborne SAREarth and Planetary Science Letters
Glaciological application of InSAR topography data of W-Vatnajökull acquired in 1998Jokull
Analyses of a surging outlet glacier of Vatnajökull ice cap, IcelandAnnals of Glaciology
Volume changes of Vatnajökull ice cap, Iceland, due to surface mass balance, ice flow, and subglacial melting at geothermal areasGeophysical Research Letters
Ice-water interactions during floods from Grænalón glacier-dammed lake, IcelandAnnals of Glaciology

2004

A coupled sheet-conduit mechanism for jökulhlaup propagationGeophysical Research Letters
Íssjármælingar á Drangajökli 8.-9. apríl 2004Jokull
Response of glaciers and glacier runoff in Iceland to climate change
Jöklar í Hornafirði

2003

New insights into the subglacial and periglacial hydrology of Vatnajökull, Iceland, from a distributed physical modelJournal of Glaciology
Surges of glaciers in IcelandAnnals of Glaciology

2002

The hyaloclastite ridge formed in the subglacial 1996 eruptin in Gjálp, Vatnajökull, Iceland: present day shape and future preservationJournal of the Geological Society
Mass balance of Vatnajökull (1991-2001) and Langjökull (1996-2001), IcelandJokull
The hyaloclastite ridge formed in the subglacial 1996 eruption in Gjálp, Vatnajökull, IcelandGeological Society Special Publication

2001

Jökulsárlón at Breiðamerkursandur, Vatnajökull, Iceland: 20th century changes and future outlookJokull

2000

Surface and bedrock topography of the Mýrdalsjökull ice cap, Iceland: The Katla caldera, eruption sites and routes of jökulhlaupsJokull

1999

Glacio-meteorological investigations on Vatnajokull, Iceland, Summer 1996Boundary-Layer Meteorology

1998

Mass balance of western and northern Vatnajökull, IcelandJokull

1996

The thermal regime of sub-polar glaciers mapped by multi-frequency radio-echo soundingJournal of Glaciology
Merkjagreining langtímatruflana í hjartaboðum í rottum eftir ísópróterenólgjöf: áhrif lýsis á hjartsláttaróreglu og dánartíðni

1995

Changes in jokulhlaup sizes in Grimsvotn, Vatnajokull, Iceland, 1934- 91, deduced from in-situ measurements of subglacial lake volumeJournal of Glaciology

1991

Rúmmál Grænalóns og breytingar á stærð og tíðni jökulhlaupaJokull

Keywords for Specialisation:

Radio echo sounding

Glacier dynamics

Glaciological research