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Magnús Tumi Guðmundsson - Professor
–
School of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Magnús Tumi Guðmundsson
Íslenska
Professor
- Geophysics
Location
Askja / N-332
Phone
525 - 5867
Email
mtg [at] hi.is
Unit
Faculty of Earth Sciences
Website
https://uni.hi.is/mtg/
ORCID site
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5325-3368
Research portal – Magnús Tumi Guðmundsson
Courses 2024 - 2025
JEÐ201G - General Geophysics
JEÐ502M - Groundwater Hydrology
JAR508M - Geothermal energy
JEÐ116F - Geothermal Reservoir Physics/Engineering
JEÐ506M - Geophysical Exploration A
JEÐ507M - Geophysical Exploration B
Education
1992
,
Ph.D.
,
University College London
,
Geophysics
1986
,
Framhaldsnám
,
University College London
,
Geophysics
1986
,
B.S.
,
University of Iceland
,
Geophysics
Professional Experience
-
,
,
2002 -
,
Professor of Geophysics,
University of Iceland
1995 -
2002,
Associate Professor of Geophysics,
University of Iceland
1994 -
1995,
Assistant Professor of Geophysics,
University of Iceland
1991 -
1994,
Geophysicist,
Science Institute, University of Iceland
1991 -
1992,
,
University of Iceland
1989 -
1989,
Geophysicist,
Science Institute, University of Iceland
1988 -
1989,
Seismic refraction field investigations,
National Energy Authority (NEA)
1988 -
1988,
,
University College London
1986 -
1986,
,
University of Iceland
1985 -
1986,
Assistant in glaciology,
Science Institute, University of Iceland
1980 -
1984,
,
1982 -
1983,
,
Published works
2024
Material and mechanical properties of young basalt in drill cores from the oceanic island of Surtsey, Iceland
Geological Society of America Bulletin
Estimating Pleistocene ice thickness from pillow lava melt inclusions in the south-central highland of Iceland
Volcanic eruption styles in changing environments at Katla and Eyjafjallajökull volcanoes, south Iceland
Volume, effusion rates and lava hazards of the 2021, 2022 and 2023 Reykjanes fires: Lessons learned from near real-time photogrammetric monitoring
Ice cauldrons and their relationship with volcanic and geothermal activity in ice-covered volcanoes in Iceland
Estimates of heat release to the atmosphere related to effusive volcanic eruptions and intrusive activity during the 1975-84 rifting episode of Krafla, NE-Iceland
Morphological changes of the south-eastern wall of Askja caldera, Iceland over the past 80 years
Communications Earth & Environment
2023
Quantifying the Effect of Wind on Volcanic Plumes: Implications for Plume Modeling
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
Automated processing of aerial imagery for geohazards monitoring: Results from Fagradalsfjall eruption, SW Iceland, August 2022
Zenondo
Authigenic mineralization in Surtsey basaltic tuff deposits at 50 years after eruption
Scientific Reports
Quantifying the Effect of Wind on Volcanic Plumes: Implications for Plume Modeling
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
A model volcanic fissure with adjustable geometry and wall temperature
Bulletin of Volcanology
Observations and Retrievals of Volcanic Ash Clouds Using Ground- and Satellite-Based Sensors
2023 17th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP)
The effect of intrusive activity on the Krafla geothermal system, NE-Iceland: The Krafla fires 1975-84
The eruption in Fagradalsfjall (2021, Iceland): how the operational monitoring and the volcanic hazard assessment contributed to its safe access
Natural Hazards
2022
Volcanic tremor associated with the Surtsey eruption of 1963–1967
Jokull
Measurements of the inclination of the SE-03 Borehole on Surtsey Volcano
Surtsey research
Volume, Effusion Rate, and Lava Transport During the 2021 Fagradalsfjall Eruption: Results From Near Real‐Time Photogrammetric Monitoring
Geophysical Research Letters
The Bláfjall tuya in North Iceland, morphological characteristics and effect of ice flow and icesheet slope on edifice form
Tephra layer formed in the 1996 eruption of Gjálp, Iceland
The causes of unexpected jökulhlaups, studied using geothermal reservoir modelling
An aeromagnetic survey over the volcanic island of Surtsey off the south coast of Iceland
Volcano-ice interaction: The empirical constraints derived from eruptions in Iceland in the period 1918-2015
Volume, effusion rate, and lava transport during the 2021 Fagradalsfjall eruption: Results from near real-time photogrammetric monitoring
Pre-Holocene glaciovolcanism in the Katla area, south Iceland
2021
Development of a subglacial lake monitored with radio-echo sounding: case study from the eastern Skaftá cauldron in the Vatnajökull ice cap, Iceland
The Cryosphere
Seismic activity associated with the 1963–1967 Surtsey eruption off the coast of South Iceland
Bulletin of Volcanology
3D Gravity modeling of the volcanic island of Surtsey, Iceland
The resistivity structure of the Hekla volcano in South Iceland: first insights from electromagnetic investigations
Jöklarannsóknir á Íslandi á fimmta áratugnum – frumkvöðlastarf Steinþórs Sigurðssonar
JOKULL
Grímsvötn 1919-2019: The legacy of Erik Ygberg and Hakon Wadell
JOKULL
Development of a subglacial lake monitored with radio-echo sounding: Case study from the Eastern Skaftá Cauldron in the Vatnajökull ice cap, Iceland
Deciphering the fallout of tephra on glaciers in past eruptions, the case history of the Katla 1918 eruption
Volume, effusion rate, and lava transport during the 2021 Fagradalsfjall eruption: Results from near real-time photogrammetric monitoring
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Jöklarannsóknafélag Íslands í sjötíu ár
JOKULL
Jöklarannsóknafélag Íslands - Skýrsla formanns á aðalfundi 23. febrúar 2021
JOKULL
VORFERÐ JÖRFÍ 2021
JOKULL
The explosive, basaltic Katla eruption in 1918, south Iceland II. Isopach map, ice cap deposition of tephra and layer volume
JOKULL
The explosive basaltic Katla eruption in 1918, south Iceland I: Course of events, tephra fall and flood routes
JOKULL
2020
A 25.6 m long firn core extracted from the Grímsvötn ice shelf in June 1993
JOKULL
Gravity modeling of the volcanic island of Surtsey, Iceland
The development of a subglacial lake monitored with radio echo sounding and comparison with water volumes released during jökulhlaups: Case study from the Eastern Skaftá Cauldron in the Vatnajökull ice cap, Iceland
The Surtsey volcano geothermal system: An analogue for seawater-oceanic crust interaction with implications for the elemental budget of the oceanic crust
Chemical Geology
Operational response and hazards assessment during the 2014–2015 volcanic crisis at Bárðarbunga volcano and associated eruption at Holuhraun, Iceland
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
Rapid resurgence of the subglacial Bárdarbunga caldera following collapse in 2014-2015, quantified with repeated Bouguer gravity surveys
Unexpected large eruptions from buoyant magma bodies within viscoelastic crust
Nature Communications
Alteration progress within the Surtsey hydrothermal system, SW Iceland – A time-lapse petrographic study of cores drilled in 1979and 2017
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
Non-surface mass balance of glaciers in Iceland
Journal of Glaciology
Morphometry of glaciovolcanic edifices from Iceland: Types and evolution
Geomorphology
2019
Changes in Geothermal Activity at Bárdarbunga, Iceland, Following the 2014–2015 Caldera Collapse, Investigated Using Geothermal System Modeling
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth
Reykjanes, Iceland: Structure and dynamics of mid-oceanic ridge geo/hydrothermal systems
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
Design of the subsurface observatory at Surtsey volcano, Iceland
Scientific Drilling
Persistent albedo reduction on southern Icelandic glaciers due to ashfall from the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption
Remote Sensing of Environment
SUSTAIN drilling at Surtsey volcano, Iceland, tracks hydrothermal and microbiological interactions in basalt 50 years after eruption
Scientific Drilling
2018
Thermal power of Grímsvötn, Iceland, from 1998 to 2016: Quantifying the effects of volcanic activity and geothermal anomalies
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
Erratum to: Crisis Coordination and Communication During the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull Eruption (Advs in Volcanology, 10.1007/11157_2017_6)
Advances in Volcanology
REFIR- A multi-parameter system for near real-time estimates of plume-height and mass eruption rate during explosive eruptions
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
Extreme durability in ancient Roman concretes
American Ceramic Society Bulletin
Underwater and drone based photogrammetry reveals structural control at Geysir geothermal field in Iceland
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
A half-century of geologic and geothermic investigations in Iceland: The legacy of Kristján Sæmundsson
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
Crisis Coordination and Communication During the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull Eruption
Advances in Volcanology
2017
Evolution of deformation and stress changes during the caldera collapse and dyking at Bárdarbunga, 2014–2015: Implication for triggering of seismicity at nearby Tungnafellsjökull volcano
Earth and Planetary Science Letters
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
High-resolution digital elevation modeling from TLS and UAV campaign reveals structural complexity at the 2014/2015 Holuhraun Eruption site, Iceland
Frontiers in Earth Science
2016
Fracture movements and graben subsidence during the 2014 Bárdarbunga dike intrusion in Iceland
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
Experimental studies of heat transfer at the dynamic magma ice/water interface: Application to subglacially emplaced lava
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth
Multidisciplinary constraints of hydrothermal explosions based on the 2013 Gengissig lake events, Kverkfjöll volcano, Iceland
Earth and Planetary Science Letters
Subglacial lava propagation, ice melting and heat transfer during emplacement of an intermediate lava flow in the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption
Bulletin of Volcanology
Gradual caldera collapse at Bárdarbunga volcano, Iceland, regulated by lateral magma outflow
Science
MeMoVolc report on classification and dynamics of volcanic explosive eruptions
Bulletin of Volcanology
Conclusion: Recommendations and findings of the RED SEED working group
Geological Society Special Publication
2015
The hazard from lahars and jökulhlaups
Encyclopedia of Volcanoes 2nd edition
Environmental pressure from the 2014-15 eruption of Baröarbunga volcano, Iceland
Geochemical Perspectives Letters
Time-lapse characterization of hydrothermal seawater and microbial interactions with basaltic tephra at Surtsey Volcano
Scientific Drilling
Reconstruction of the geometry of volcanic vents by trajectory tracking of fast ejecta - The case of the Eyjafjallajökull 2010 eruption (Iceland)
Earth, Planets and Space
Fire in the hole: Recreating volcanic eruptions with cannon blasts
Eos
Glaciovolcanism
Encyclopedia of Volcanoes 2nd Edition
Mass eruption rates in pulsating eruptions estimated from video analysis of the gas thrust-buoyancy transition - A case study of the 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland Volcanology
Earth, Planets and Space
2014
Segmented lateral dyke growth in a rifting event at Bárðarbunga volcanic system, Iceland
Nature
Volcanic plume height correlated with magma-pressure change at Grímsvötn Volcano, Iceland
Nature Geoscience
2013
Observing Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull 2010 eruptions with the autonomous NASA Volcano Sensor Web
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth
Futurevolc: A European volcanological supersite observatory in Iceland, a monitoring system and network for the future
International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)
2012
Magma mobilization by downward-propagating decompression of the Eyjafjallajkull volcanic plumbing system
Geophysical Research Letters
Ice-volcano interactions during the 2010 Eyjafjallajkull eruption, as revealed by airborne imaging radar
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth
A numerical model for meltwater channel evolution in glaciers
Cryosphere
Dynamics, stratigraphy and proximal dispersal of supraglacial tephra during the ice-confined 2004 eruption at Grímsvötn Volcano, Iceland
Bulletin of Volcanology
Ash from the Eyjafjallajökull eruption (Iceland): Fragmentation processes and aerodynamic behavior
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth
Automatic estimation of volcanic ash plume height using WorldView-2 imagery
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Validating subglacial volcanic eruption using ground-based C-band radar imagery
IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
Monitoring of the plume from the basaltic phreatomagmatic 2004 Grímsvötn eruption-application of weather radar and comparison with plume models
Bulletin of Volcanology
Ash generation and distribution from the April-May 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland
Scientific Reports
Interactions between lava and snow/ice during the 2010 Fimmvö ruháls eruption, South-Central Iceland
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth
2011
Aggregation-dominated ash settling from the Eyjafjallajökull volcanic cloud illuminated by field and laboratory high-speed imaging
Geology
Integrating multiple space and ground sensors to track volcanic activity
34th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment - The GEOSS Era: Towards Operational Environmental Monitoring
Response of Eyjafjallajökull, Torfajökull and Tindfjallajökull ice caps in Iceland to regional warming, deduced by remote sensing
Polar Research
Near-source observations of aerosol size distributions in the eruptive plumes from Eyjafjallajökull volcano, March-April 2010
Atmospheric Environment
2010
Eruptions of eyjafjallajökull Volcano, Iceland
Eos
Experiments on the heat discharge at the dynamic magma-water-interface
Geophysical Research Letters
An unusual jökulhlaup resulting from subglacial volcanism, Sólheimajökull, Iceland
Quaternary Science Reviews
2008
Progressive cooling of the hyaloclastite ridge at Gjálp, Iceland, 1996-2005
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
Monitoring active subglacial volcanoes: A case study using airborne remotely sensed imagery of Grímsvötn, Iceland
International Journal of Remote Sensing
Six million years of glacial history recorded in volcanic lithofacies of the James Ross Island Volcanic Group, Antarctic Peninsula
Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology
Seismic and geodetic insights into magma accumulation at Katla subglacial volcano, Iceland: 1999 to 2005
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth
2007
Large hazardous floods as translatory waves
Environmental Modelling and Software
Geothermal activity in the subglacial Katla caldera, Iceland, 1999-2005, studied with radar altimetry
Annals of Glaciology
Hotspot Iceland: An introduction
Journal of Geodynamics
Numerical studies of ice flow over subglacial geothermal heat sources at Grímsvötn, Iceland, using Full Stokes equations
Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface
Discriminating volcano deformation due to magma movements and variable surface loads: Application to Katla subglacial volcano, Iceland
Geophysical Journal International
Volcanic systems and calderas in the Vatnajökull region, central Iceland: Constraints on crustal structure from gravity data
Journal of Geodynamics
Structure of the Grímsvötn central volcano under the Vatnajökull icecap, Iceland
Geophysical Journal International
Comparison and validation of Airborne Thematic Mapper thermal imagery using ground-based temperature data for Grímsvötn caldera, Vatnajökull, Iceland
Geological Society Special Publication
2006
The formation of Helgafell, southwest Iceland, a monogenetic subglacial hyaloclastite ridge: Sedimentology, hydrology and volcano-ice interaction
Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
Probabilistic model for eruptions and associated flood events in the Katla caldera, Iceland
Computational Geosciences
2005
6. Subglacial volcanic activity in Iceland
Developments in Quaternary Science
Ice-water interactions during floods from Grænalón glacier-dammed lake, Iceland
Annals of Glaciology
Palaeomagnetic,
40
Ar/
39
Ar, and stratigraphical correlation of Miocene-Pliocene basalts in the Brandy Bay area, James Ross Island, Antarctica
Antarctic Science
2004
The 1996 eruption ay Gjálp, Vatnajökull ice cap, Iceland: Efficiency of heat transfer, ice deformation and subglacial water pressure
Bulletin of Volcanology
2003
Melting of ice by magma-ice-water interactions during subglacial eruptions as an indicator of heat transfer in subaqueous eruptions
Geophysical Monograph Series
Possible Juventae Chasma subice volcanic eruptions and Maja Valles ice outburst floods on Mars: Implications of Mars Global surveyor crater densities, geomorphology, and topography
Journal of Geophysical Research E: Planets
2002
Rheological properties of fish gelatins
Journal of Food Science
The hyaloclastite ridge formed in the subglacial 1996 eruption in Gjálp, Vatnajökull, Iceland: Present day shape and future preservation
Geological Society Special Publication
Three-dimensional glacier surface motion maps at the Gjálp eruption site, Iceland, inferred from combining InSAR and other ice-displacement data
Annals of Glaciology
2001
Study of volcano/ice interactions gains momentum
Eos
Glacier-volcano interactions deduced by SAR interferometry
Journal of Glaciology
2000
Comment: Subglacial eruptions and synthetic aperture radar images
Eos
1997
Gravity and magnetic studies of the subglacial Grimsvötn volcano, Iceland: Implications for crustal and thermal structure
Journal of Geophysical Research B: Solid Earth
Center of the Iceland hotspot experiences volcanic unrest
Eos
Ice-volcano interaction of the 1996 Gjalp subglacial eruption, Vatnajokull, Iceland
Nature
1995
Changes in jokulhlaup sizes in Grimsvotn, Vatnajokull, Iceland, 1934- 91, deduced from in-situ measurements of subglacial lake volume
Journal of Glaciology
1993
Variations in the thermal output of the subglacial Grímsvötn Caldera, Iceland
Geophysical Research Letters
1991
Eruptions in Grimsvotn, Vatnajokull, Iceland, 1934-1991
Jokull
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Career counselling
Careers Connection
Name change for trans students
Disability Services
Who can claim services?
Examinations
For Teachers
Psychological Services
Psychological Services
Cultural Adjustment
More added support resources
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)
Panic Attacks and Panic Disorder
IT support
University Centre
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Center for Writing
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