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Freysteinn Sigmundsson - Research Scientist
–
School of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Freysteinn Sigmundsson
Íslenska
Research Scientist
- Geophysics
Location
Askja / N-322
Phone
525 - 4491
Email
fs [at] hi.is
Unit
Jarðvísindastofnun
Website
http://uni.hi.is/fs
ORCID site
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9052-4665
Research portal – Freysteinn Sigmundsson
Under construction throughout the autumn semester 2023
Courses 2022 - 2023
JEÐ205F - Seminar on Current Geological Events
JEÐ209F - Measurements and Models in Geodynamics
JAR514M - Volcanology
Education
1992
,
Ph.D.
,
University of Colorado
,
Geophysics
1990
,
MS
,
University of Iceland
,
Geophysics
1988
,
BS
,
University of Iceland
,
Geophysics
Published works
2023
Ongoing unrest at Icelandic volcanoes: What deformation and seismicity patterns to expect leading up to future eruptions
Strain Localization at Volcanoes Undergoing Extension: Investigating Long-term Subsidence at Krafla and Askja in North Iceland
Sudden shallow dyke intrusion at São Jorge Island (Azores) after 60 years of repose
Non-Newtonian magma flow in a growing laccolith and stress induced by dyke formation in a tectonically active region: two examples of advanced multiphysics models.
Implementing the Krafla Magma Testbed (KMT): linking volcanology and geothermal research for future hazard and energy solutions
Numerical modeling of Miocene dyke opening in the Cserhát Hills, Hungary
Bayesian modeling of velocity break points in GNSS time series and the effect of noise on their estimation: Did velocity anomalies in the Krafla volcanic system, north Iceland, precede the Bárðarbunga-Holuhraun 2014-2015 rifting episode?
Recommendations for microgravity campaigns and insight into volcanic subsidence and uplift gained from microgravity data at Askja, Iceland between 1988 - 2022
2022
Conduits feeding new eruptive vents at Fagradajsfjall, Iceland, mapped by high-resolution ICEYE SAR satellite in a daily repeat orbit
Deformation observations and geodetic modelling during the recent unrest at Askja volcano
Co-eruptive subsidence during the 2021 Fagradalsfjall eruption: geodetic constraints on magma source depths and stress changes
Hybrid Microgravity Monitoring of the Theistareykir Geothermal Reservoir (North Iceland)
Post‐Rifting Relaxation During 2015–2020 Following the Bárðarbunga‐Holuhraun Dike Intrusion and Eruption in Iceland
Geophysical Research Letters
Quantification of Volcano Deformation caused by Volatile Accumulation and Release
Quantification of Volcano Deformation Caused by Volatile Accumulation and Release
Geophysical Research Letters
Plate Boundary Deformation and Volcano Unrest at the Azores Triple Junction Determined From Continuous GPS Measurements, 2002–2017
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth
Deformation and seismicity decline before the 2021 Fagradalsfjall eruption
Nature
Quantification of Volcano Deformation caused by Volatile Accumulation and Release
Variable inflation rate of a magmatic deformation source beneath Aira caldera after the 1914 eruption of Sakurajima volcano: Inferences from a linear Maxwell viscoelastic model constrained by geodetic data
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
Evolution of deformation and seismicity on the Reykjanes Peninsula, preceding the 2021 Fagradalsfjall eruption, Iceland
Quantification of Volcano Deformation caused by Volatile Accumulation and Release
Inflation at Askja, Iceland. New and revisited relative microgravity data.
2021
3-D Heterogeneous Elastic Crustal Structure for Deformation Models in the Hengill Area, SW Iceland
Beyond elasticity: Are Coulomb properties of the Earth’s crust important for volcano geodesy?
The application of geodetic observations for near-real time monitoring of Icelandic volcanoes
Ground Deformation After a Caldera Collapse: Contributions of Magma Inflow and Viscoelastic Response to the 2015–2018 Deformation Field Around Bárðarbunga, Iceland
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth
Eruption risks from covert silicic magma bodies
Geology
Special issue on Nordic Remote Sensing: Data acquisition, algorithms and applications
International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation
Beyond elasticity: Are Coulomb properties of the Earth's crust important for volcano geodesy?
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
Inflation-Deflation Episodes in the Hengill and Hromundartindur Volcanic Complexes, SW Iceland
Plate boundary deformation at the Azores triple junction determined from continuous GPS geodetic measurements, 2002-2017
The 2020 volcano-tectonic unrest at Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland: stress triggering and reactivation of several volcanic systems
2020
The dynamics of a long-lasting effusive eruption modulated by Earth tides
Earth and Planetary Science Letters
Deformation due to geothermal exploitation at Reykjanes, Iceland
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
Unexpected large eruptions from buoyant magma bodies within viscoelastic crust
Nature Communications
Unexpected large eruptions from buoyant magma bodies within viscoelastic crust
Nature Communications
Operational response and hazards assessment during the 2014-2015 volcanic crisis at Baroarbunga volcano and associated eruption at Holuhraun, Iceland
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
Deformation due to geothermal exploitation at Reykjanes, Iceland
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
Pressure conditions in coupled magma bodies and their evolution during eruptions and caldera collapse: Piton de la Fournaise 2007
Seismic and geodetic response to crustal deformation in Krísuvík volcanic system, southwest Iceland
EUROVOLC: Building the European volcanological community and opening access to Research Infrastructures of Volcano Observatories and Volcano Research Institutions
Rapid resurgence of the subglacial Bárdarbunga caldera following collapse in 2014-2015, quantified with repeated Bouguer gravity surveys
Post-eruptive volcano inflation following major magma drainage: Interplay between models of viscoelastic response influence and models of magma inflow at Bárðarbunga caldera, Iceland, 2015-2018
Renewed Inflation of Krafla Caldera, Iceland, since 2018: Sensitivity of Ground Deformation to lateral variation in Earth structure and architecture of the magmatic system explored with the Finite Element Method
Volcanology and Geothermal Resources: Participation of Landsvirkjun in the EUROVOLC project
Geodynamics of Iceland and the signatures of plate spreading
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
Viscoelastic crustal deformation in the Aira caldera before and after the 1914 eruption of the Sakurajima volcano
Viscoelastic crustal response to magma supply and discharge in the upper crust: Implications for the uplift of the Aira caldera before and after the 1914 eruption of the Sakurajima volcano
Earth and Planetary Science Letters
A half-century of geologic and geothermic investigations in Iceland: The legacy of Kristjan Saemundsson
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
2019
Countrywide Observations of Plate Spreading and Glacial Isostatic Adjustment in Iceland Inferred by Sentinel‐1 Radar Interferometry, 2015–2018
Geophysical Research Letters
Ground deformation due to steam cap processes at Reykjanes, SW-Iceland: effects of geothermal exploitation inferred from interferometric analysis of Sentinel-1 images 2015-2017
Geophysical Journal International
Icecap and Subglacial Crustal Deformation Inferred From SAR Pixel Tracking: The 2014 Dike Intrusion Episode in the Bárðarbunga Volcanic System, Iceland
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth
Electrical resistivity tomography and time-domain induced polarization field investigations of geothermal areas at Krafla, Iceland: comparison to borehole and laboratory frequency-domain electrical observations
Geophysical Journal International
Calderas collapse as magma flows into rifts
Science
Tracking Magmatic Hydrogen Sulfur Circulations Using Electrical Impedance: Complex Electrical Properties of Core Samples at the Krafla Volcano, Iceland
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth
Magma Flow Rates and Temporal Evolution of the 2012–2014 Post‐Eruptive Intrusions at El Hierro, Canary Islands
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth
2018
Integration of SAR Data Into Monitoring of the 2014-2015 Holuhraun Eruption, Iceland: Contribution of the Icelandic Volcanoes Supersite and the FutureVolc Projects
Frontiers in Earth Science
The role of smectites in the electrical conductivity of active hydrothermal systems: electrical properties of core samples from Krafla volcano, Iceland
Geophysical Journal International
Magma Movements in Volcanic Plumbing Systems and their Associated Ground Deformation and Seismic Patterns
Volcanic and Igneous Plumbing Systems: Understanding Magma Transport, Storage, and Evolution in the earth's Crust
2017
Post-emplacement cooling and contraction of lava flows: InSAR observations and a thermal model for lava fields at Hekla volcano, Iceland
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth
Repeated magmatic intrusions at El Hierro Island following the 2011-2012 submarine eruption
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
Three-dimensional glacier surface motion maps at the Gjálp eruption site, Iceland, inferred from combining InSAR and other ice-displacement data
Annals of Glaciology
Deformation at Krafla and Bjarnarflag geothermal areas, Northern Volcanic Zone of Iceland, 1993-2015
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
Volcano Geodesy: Recent developments and future challenges
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
Evolution of deformation and stress changes during the caldera collapse and dyking at Bardarbunga, 2014-2015: Implication for triggering of seismicity at nearby Tungnafellsjokull volcano
Earth and Planetary Science Letters
Deformation in the Northern Volcanic Zone of Iceland 2008–2014: An interplay of tectonic, magmatic, and glacial isostatic deformation
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth
From magma ascent to ash generation: investigating volcanic conduit processes by integrating experiments, numerical modeling, and observations
Annals of Geophysics
Lava field evolution and emplacement dynamics of the 2014-2015 basaltic fissure eruption at Holuhraun, Iceland
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
2016
New insights into magma plumbing along rift systems from detailed observations of eruptive behavior at Axial volcano
Geophysical Research Letters
Constraints on seasonal load variations and regional rigidity from continuous GPS measurements in Iceland, 1997-2014
Geophysical Journal International
Gradual caldera collapse at Bardarbunga volcano, Iceland, regulated by lateral magma outflow
Science
Continuous subsidence in the Thingvellir rift graben, Iceland: Geodetic observations since 1967 compared to rheological models of plate spreading
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth
2015
Tectonic and volcanic deformation at Sao Miguel Island, Azores, observed by continuous GPS analysis 2008-13
Geological Society, London, Memoirs
Kilometer-scale Kaiser effect identified in Krafla volcano, Iceland
Geophysical Research Letters
Forecasting the path of a laterally propagating dike
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth
Segmented lateral dyke growth in a rifting event at Bardarbunga volcanic system, Iceland
Nature
2014
InSAR observations and models of crustal deformation due to a glacial surge in Iceland
Geophysical Journal International
Geodetic measurements and numerical models of rifting in Northern Iceland for 1993-2008
Geophysical Journal International
Volcanic plume height correlated with magma-pressure change at Grimsvotn Volcano, Iceland
Nature Geoscience
Stress transfer between magma bodies: Influence of intrusions prior to 2010 eruptions at Eyjafjallajokull volcano, Iceland
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth
2013
Iceland rising: Solid Earth response to ice retreat inferred from satellite radar interferometry and visocelastic modeling
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth
New insights into volcanic activity from strain and other deformation data for the Hekla 2000 eruption
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
Geodetic data shed light on ongoing caldera subsidence at Askja, Iceland
Bulletin of Volcanology
FUTUREVOLC: A EUROPEAN VOLCANOLOGICAL SUPERSITE OBSERVATORY IN ICELAND, A MONITORING SYSTEM AND NETWORK FOR THE FUTURE
IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium - IGARSS
2012
Volcano deformation at active plate boundaries: Deep magma accumulation at Hekla volcano and plate boundary deformation in south Iceland
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth
Remote Sensing of Volcanic Hazards and Their Precursors
Proceedings of the IEEE
Subsidence of Askja caldera 2000–2009: Modelling of deformation processes at an extensional plate boundary, constrained by time series InSAR analysis
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
Post-glacial rebound and asthenosphere viscosity in Iceland
Geophysical Research Letters
Geophysical constraints on the dynamics of spreading centres from rifting episodes on land
Nature Geoscience
2011
Increased capture of magma in the crust promoted by ice-cap retreat in Iceland
Nature Geoscience
Deep magma storage at Hekla volcano, Iceland, revealed by InSAR time series analysis
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth
Magma flow directions inferred from field evidence and magnetic fabric studies of the Streitishvarf composite dike in east Iceland
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
2010
Intrusion triggering of the 2010 Eyjafjallajokull explosive eruption
Nature
Develop instruments to monitor volcanic ash fallout
Nature
Katla and Eyjafjallajokull Volcanoes
Developments in Quaternary Science
Climate effects on volcanism: influence on magmatic systems of loading and unloading from ice mass variations, with examples from Iceland
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences
The 2008 May 29 earthquake doublet in SW Iceland
Geophysical Journal International
Pressure sources versus surface loads: Analyzing volcano deformation signal composition with an application to Hekla volcano, Iceland
Geophysical Research Letters
Influence of surface load variations on eruption likelihood: application to two Icelandic subglacial volcanoes, Grímsvötn and Katla
Geophysical Journal International
Overview of results from continuous GPS observations in Iceland from 1995 to 2010
Jokull
2009
Rheologic controls on inter-rifting deformation of the Northern Volcanic Zone, Iceland
Earth and Planetary Science Letters
2008
Three-dimensional mechanical models for the June 2000 earthquake sequence in the South Iceland seismic zone
Tectonophysics
Multiple volcano deformation sources in a post-rifting period: 1989–2005 behaviour of Krafla, Iceland constrained by levelling, tilt and GPS observations
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
Natural hazards in Nordic countries
Episodes
Will present day glacier retreat increase volcanic activity? Stress induced by recent glacier retreat and its effect on magmatism at the Vatnajokull ice cap, Iceland
Geophysical Research Letters
Iceland: a window on North-Atlantic divergent plate tectonics and geologic processes
Episodes
Nordic geoscience and the 3rd international geological congress: Introduction
Episodes
Seismic and geodetic insights into magma accumulation at Katla subglacial volcano, Iceland: 1999 to 2005
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth
The dynamic geology of Iceland
Jokull
2007
Controlling factors on earthquake swarms associated with magmatic intrusions; Constraints from Iceland
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
Glacio-isostatic deformation around the Vatnajokull ice cap, Iceland, induced by recent climate warming: GPS observations and finite element modeling
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth
Crustal deformation associated with the 1996 Gjalp subglacial eruption, Iceland: InSAR studies in affected areas adjacent to the Vatnajokull ice cap
Earth and Planetary Science Letters
Discriminating volcano deformation due to magma movements and variable surface loads: application to Katla subglacial volcano, Iceland
Geophysical Journal International
2006
Magma does the splits
Nature
Icelandic rhythmics: Annual modulation of land elevation and plate spreading by snow load
Geophysical Research Letters
Current plate movements across the Mid-Atlantic Ridge determined from 5 years of continuous GPS measurements in Iceland
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
Deformation studies at Furnas and Sete Cidades Volcanoes (Sao Miguel Island, Azores). Velocities and further investigations
Geophysical Journal International
Probabilistic model for eruptions and associated flood events in the Katla caldera, Iceland
Computational Geosciences
Integration of micro-gravity and geodetic data to constrain shallow system mass changes at Krafla Volcano, N Iceland
Bulletin of Volcanology
1983–2003 decaying rate of deflation at Askja caldera: Pressure decrease in an extensive magma plumbing system at a spreading plate boundary
Bulletin of Volcanology
Deflation of the Askja volcanic system: Constraints on the deformation source from combined inversion of satellite radar interferograms and GPS measurements
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
Temporal development of the 1999 intrusive episode in the Eyjafjallajokull volcano, Iceland, derived from InSAR images
Bulletin of Volcanology
Volcano geodesy and magma dynamics in Iceland
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
2005
Net gravity decrease at Askja volcano, Iceland: constraints on processes responsible for continuous caldera deflation, 1988–2003
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
Geodetic GPS measurements in south Iceland: Strain accumulation and partitioning in a propagating ridge system
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth
2004
InSAR based sill model links spatially offset areas of deformation and seismicity for the 1994 unrest episode at Eyjafjallajökull volcano, Iceland
Geophysical Research Letters
The 1996 eruption at Gj�lp, Vatnaj�kull ice cap, Iceland: efficiency of heat transfer, ice deformation and subglacial water pressure
Bulletin of Volcanology
Satellite radar interferometry 1993-1999 suggests deep accumulation of magma near the crust-mantle boundary at the Krafla volcanic system, Iceland
Geophysical Research Letters
2003
Recent unrest and magma movements at Eyjafjallajokull and Katla volcanoes, Iceland
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth
Triggered fault slip on June 17, 2000 on the Reykjanes Peninsula, SW-Iceland captured by radar interferometry
Geophysical Research Letters
Fault slip distribution of two June 2000 M(w)6.5 earthquakes in South Iceland estimated from joint inversion of InSAR and GPS measurements
Earth and Planetary Science Letters
Deformation of Grímsvötn volcano, Iceland: 1998 eruption and subsequent inflation
Geophysical Research Letters
2002
Three-dimensional surface motion maps estimated from combined interferometric synthetic aperture radar and GPS data
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth
Surface effects of faulting and deformation resulting from magma accumulation at the Hengill triple junction, SW Iceland, 1994-1998
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
Unwrapping ground displacement signals in satellite radar interferograms with aid of GPS data and MRF regularization
IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
2001
Crustal deformation at the oblique spreading Reykjanes Peninsula, SW Iceland: GPS measurements from 1993 to 1998
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth
Coseismic interferograms of two M-S=6.6 earthquakes in the South Iceland Seismic Zone, June 2000
Geophysical Research Letters
2000
Comment on " Volume of magma accumulation or withdrawal estimated from surface uplift or subsidence, with application to the 1960 collapse of Kīlauea volcano" by P. T. Delaney and D. F. McTigue
Bulletin of Volcanology
Continuous deflation of the Askja caldera, Iceland, during the 1983-1998 noneruptive period
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth
Crustal deformation near Hengill volcano, Iceland 1993-1998: Coupling between magmatic activity and faulting inferred from elastic modeling of satellite radar interferograms
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth
1999
Opening of an eruptive fissure and seaward displacement at Piton De La Fournaise Volcano measured by RADARSAT satellite radar interferometry
Geophysical Research Letters
Low rates of deformation of the Furnas and Fogo Volcanoes, São Miguel, Azores, observed with the Global Positioning System, 1993–1997
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
1998
Sources of crustal deformation associated with the Krafla, Iceland, eruption of September 1984
Geophysical Research Letters
Post-eruptive gravity changes from 1990 to 1996 at Krafla volcano, Iceland
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
1997
Extension across a divergent plate boundary, the eastern Volcanic Rift Zone, south Iceland, 1967-1994, observed with GPS and electronic distance measurements
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth
Readjustment of the Krafla Spreading Segment to crustal rifting measured by satellite radar interferometry
Geophysical Research Letters
Ice–volcano interaction of the 1996 Gjálp subglacial eruption, Vatnajökull, Iceland
Nature
Crustal Deformation from 1992 to 1995 at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Southwest Iceland, Mapped by Satellite Radar Interferometry
Science
The 1994-1995 seismicity and deformation at the Hengill triple junction, Iceland: Triggering of earthquakes by minor magma injection in a zone of horizontal shear stress
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth
1995
SLOW INFLATION OF THE FURNAS VOLCANO, SAO-MIGUEL, AZORES, SUGGESTED FROM INITIAL LEVELING AND GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM MEASUREMENTS
Geophysical Research Letters
Rift-transform kinematics in south Iceland: Deformation from Global Positioning System measurements, 1986 to 1992
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth
PLATE BOUNDARY DEFORMATION AND CONTINUING DEFLATION OF THE ASKJA VOLCANO, NORTH ICELAND, DETERMINED WITH GPS, 1987-1993
Bulletin of Volcanology
1994
Strain accumulation 1986-1992 across the Reykjanes Peninsula Plate Boundary, Iceland, determined from GPS measurements
Geophysical Research Letters
1992
Magma chamber deflation recorded by the global positioning system: The Hekla 1991 Eruption
Geophysical Research Letters
Glacio-isostatic crustal movements caused by historical volume change of the Vatnajökull Ice Cap, Iceland
Geophysical Research Letters
Tectonic implications of the 1989 Afar Earthquake sequence
Geophysical Research Letters
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