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Ólafur Ingólfsson - Professor Emeritus

Ólafur Ingólfsson

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Ólafur Ingólfsson

Professor Emeritus

- Glacial geology and geomorphology

Location
Askja / N-262
Phone
525 - 4667
Email
oi [at] hi.is

Unit
Faculty of Earth Sciences
Website
http://www.hi.is/~oi

Curriculum Vitae
Ólafur Ingólfsson - Curriculum Vitae
ORCID site
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8143-2005
Research portal – Ólafur Ingólfsson

Published works

2018

Holocene tephrostratigraphy in Vestfirðir, NW IcelandJournal of Quaternary Science
Drumlins in the Nordenskiöldbreen forefield, SvalbardGFF
Glacio-isostatic age modelling and Late Weichselian deglaciation of the Lögurinn basin, East IcelandBoreas
Svalbard glaciers re-advanced during the Pleistocene–Holocene transitionBoreas

2017

Dynamic Holocene glacial history of St. Jonsfjorden, SvalbardBoreas

2016

Glacial geological studies of surge-type glaciers in Iceland - Research status and future challengesEarth-Science Reviews
The Drangajökull ice cap, northwest Iceland, persisted into the early-mid HoloceneQuaternary Science Reviews
Progressive formation of modern drumlins at Múlajökull, Iceland: stratigraphical and morphological evidenceBoreas
Submarginal drumlin formation and late Holocene history of Fláajökull, southeast IcelandAnnals of Glaciology
Origin of the active drumlin field at Múlajökull, Iceland: New insights from till shear and consolidation patternsQuaternary Science Reviews
A new high-resolution Holocene tephra stratigraphy in eastern Iceland: Improving the Icelandic and North Atlantic tephrochronologyQuaternary Science Reviews
Surges of outlet glaciers from the Drangajökull ice cap, northwest IcelandEarth and Planetary Science Letters
Over 400 previously undocumented Svalbard surge-type glaciers identifiedGeomorphology

2015

Late weichselian history of relative sea level changes in iceland during a collapse and subsequent retreat of marine based ice sheet,Cambios relativos del nivel del mar en Islandia a finales del Weichseliense durante el colapso y consiguiente retirada del manto de hielo marinoCuadernos de Investigacion Geografica
Architecture and structural evolution of an early Little Ice Age terminal moraine at the surge-type glacier Múlajökull, IcelandJournal of Geophysical Research F: Earth Surface
A 300-year surge history of the Drangajökull ice cap, northwest Iceland, and its maximum during the ‘Little Ice Age’Holocene
Spatial distribution of erosion and deposition during a glacier surge: Brúarjökull, IcelandGeomorphology
Cosmogenic ³⁶Cl exposure ages reveal a 9.3 ka BP glacier advance and the Late Weichselian-Early Holocene glacial history of the Drangajökull region, northwest IcelandQuaternary Science Reviews

2014

The drumlin field and the geomorphology of the Múlajökull surge-type glacier, central IcelandGeomorphology
The Eyjabakkajökull glacial landsystem, Iceland: Geomorphic impact of multiple surgesGeomorphology
The dynamic ArcticQuaternary Science Reviews
Arctic Ocean glacial historyQuaternary Science Reviews
Geomorphology and the Little Ice Age extent of the Drangajökull ice cap, NW Iceland, with focus on its three surge-type outletsGeomorphology
Landscape imprints of changing glacial regimes during ice-sheet build-up and decay: A conceptual model from SvalbardQuaternary Science Reviews

2013

Stratigraphic expressions of the Holocene-Anthropocene transition revealed in sediments from remote lakesEarth-Science Reviews
An interglacial polar bear and an early Weichselian glaciation at Poolepynten, western SvalbardBoreas
The Svalbard-Barents Sea ice-sheet-Historical, current and future perspectivesQuaternary Science Reviews
Late Quaternary of AntarcticaEncyclopedia of Quaternary Science: Second Edition
Early Quaternary (Pleistocene) and PrecursorsEncyclopedia of Quaternary Science: Second Edition

2012

Polar and brown bear genomes reveal ancient admixture and demographic footprints of past climate changeProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

2011

Climate variability and glacial processes in eastern Iceland during the past 700 years based on varved lake sedimentsBoreas
Fingerprints of quaternary glaciations on SvalbardGeological Society Special Publication
Evidence from Dwyka tillite cobbles of Archaean basement beneath the Kalahari sands of southern AfricaLithos
Climatic control of the surge periodicity of an Icelandic outlet glacierJournal of Quaternary Science

2010

The Holocene-Anthropocene transition in lakes of western spitsbergen, Svalbard (Norwegian high arctic): Climate change and nitrogen depositionJournal of Paleolimnology
Complete mitochondrial genome of a Pleistocene jawbone unveils the origin of polar bear (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2010) 107 (5053-5057)10.1073/pnas.0914266107)Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
New insights on Arctic Quaternary climate variability from palaeo-records and numerical modellingQuaternary Science Reviews
The 1890 surge end moraine at Eyjabakkajökull, Iceland: a re-assessment of a classic glaciotectonic localityQuaternary Science Reviews
Active drumlin field revealed at the margin of Múlajökull, Iceland: A surge-type glacierGeology
Complete mitochondrial genome of a Pleistocene jawbone unveils the origin of polar bearProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

2009

Late Pleistocene fossil find in Svalbard: The oldest remains of a polar bear (Ursus maritimus Phipps, 1744) ever discoveredPolar Research
4 Deglaciation and Holocene Glacial History of IcelandDevelopments in Quaternary Science
Formation of submarginal and proglacial end moraines: Implications of ice-flow mechanism during the 1963-64 surge of Brúarjökull, IcelandBoreas

2008

Quaternary of NordenEpisodes
Instantaneous end moraine and sediment wedge formation during the 1890 glacier surge of Brúarjökull, IcelandQuaternary Science Reviews
Early Holocene environments on October Revolution Island, Severnaya Zemlya,Arctic RussiaPalaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology
Late Quaternary marine-based Kara Sea ice sheets: A review of terrestrial stratigraphic data highlighting their formationPolar Research
Foreword to the special issue: Arctic Palaeoclimate and Its Extremes (APEX)Polar Research

2007

Erratum to: Severnaya Zemlya, Arctic Russia: a nucleation area for Kara Sea ice sheets during the Middle to Late Quaternary. [Quaternary Science Reviews 25(21-22) (2006) 2894-2936] (DOI:10.1016/j.quascirev.2006.02.016)Quaternary Science Reviews
Straddling the Drake Passage: A summary of Otto Nordenskjöld's and his geological co-worker's achievements in Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego and the Antarctic PeninsulaAntarctic Peninsula and Tierra del Fuego: Proceedings of "Otto Nordenskjold's Antarctic Expedition of 1901-1903 and Swedish Scientists in Patagonia: A Symposium"

2006

Subglacial decoupling at the sediment/bedrock interface: a new mechanism for rapid flowing iceQuaternary Science Reviews
Middle Weichselian environments on western Yamal Peninsula, Kara Sea based on pollen recordsQuaternary Research
Severnaya Zemlya, Arctic Russia: a nucleation area for Kara Sea ice sheets during the Middle to Late QuaternaryQuaternary Science Reviews

2005

Rethinking Late Weichselian ice-sheet dynamics in coastal NW SvalbardBoreas

2004

Quaternary glacial and climate history of AntarcticaDevelopments in Quaternary Science
A review of postglacial emergence on Svalbard, Franz Josef Land and Novaya Zemlya, northern EurasiaQuaternary Science Reviews
Late Quaternary ice sheet history of northern EurasiaQuaternary Science Reviews

2003

Glacial and Climate History of the Antarctic Peninsula since the Last Glacial MaximumArctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research
Glaciotectonised Quaternary sediments at Cape Shpindler, Yugorski Peninsula, Arctic Russia: Implications for glacial history, ice movements and Kara Sea Ice Sheet configurationJournal of Quaternary Science
Massive ground ice body of glacial origin at Yugorski Peninsula, Arctic RussiaPermafrost and Periglacial Processes

2002

Glacial history of the Antarctic Peninsula since the Last Glacial Maximum - A synthesisPolar Research
Late Quaternary stratigraphy, glacial limits, and paleoenvironments of the Marresale area, western Yamal Peninsula, RussiaQuaternary Research

2001

Holocene and pre-Holocene temporary disappearance of the George VI Ice Shelf, Antarctic PeninsulaAntarctic Science
Environmental changes on Yugorski Peninsula, Kara Sea, Russia, during the last 12,800 radiocarbon yearsGlobal and Planetary Change
Late Quaternary Stratigraphy, radiocarbon chronology, and Glacial history at Cape Shpindler, southern Kara Sea, Arctic RussiaGlobal and Planetary Change
High relative sea level during the Bølling Interstadial in western Iceland: A reflection of ice-sheet collapse and extremely rapid glacial unloadingArctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

2000

Stratigraphic and morphologic constraints on the Weichselian glacial history of northern Prins Karls Forland, western SvalbardGeografiska Annaler, Series A: Physical Geography
Late Weichselian glacial history and postglacial emergence of Phippsoya, Sjuoyane, northern Svalbard: A comparison of modelled and empirical estimates of a glacial-rebound hinge lineBoreas

1999

The Antarctic contribution to Holocene global sea level risePolar Research
Late Quaternary environmental history of central Prins Karls Forland, western SvalbardBoreas
Plant survival in Iceland during periods of glaciation?Journal of Biogeography
Late Quaternary stratigraphy of western Yamal Peninsula; Russia: New constraints on the configuration of the Eurasian ice sheetGeology

1998

Circum-Antarctic coastal environmental shifts during the Late Quaternary reflected by emerged marine depositsAntarctic Science
Fluctuations of the Svalbard-Barents sea ice sheet during the last 150000 yearsQuaternary Science Reviews
Foraminiferal stratigraphy of raised marine deposits, representing isotope stage 5, Prins Karls Forland, western SvalbardPolar Research
Antarctic glacial history since the Last Glacial Maximum: An overview of the record on landAntarctic Science
Holocene deglaciation and climate history of the northern Antarctic Peninsula region: A discussion of correlations between the Southern and Northern HemispheresAnnals of Glaciology

1997

Glacial and climatic events in Iceland reflecting regional North Atlantic climatic shifts during the pleistocene-holocene transitionQuaternary Science Reviews
The Preboreal oscillation around the Nordic Seas: Terrestrial and lacustrine responsesJournal of Quaternary Science
Dynamic sea-level change during the last deglaciation of northern IcelandBoreas
Holocene glacial history and sea-level changes on James Ross Island, Antarctic PeninsulaJournal of Quaternary Science

1996

Geomorphological map of Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island 1:25 000Geomorphological map of Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island 1:25 000

1995

Late Quaternary glacial and environmental history of Kongsøya, SvalbardPolar Research
Rapid isostatic rebound in southwestern Iceland at the end of the last glaciationBoreas

1994

Lake Boksehandsken's earliest postglacial sediments and their palaeoenvironmental implications, Jameson Land, East GreenlandBoreas
Late Quaternary glacial history of the central west coast of Jameson Land, East GreenlandBoreas
A review of the environmental history of Iceland, 13 000‐9000 yr BPJournal of Quaternary Science

1992

Late Pleistocene and Holocene glacial history of James Ross Island, Antarctic PeninsulaBoreas
What can the last ice age tell us about the next?GFF
Lake Torfadalsvatn: a high resolution record of the North Atlantic ash zone I and the last glacial‐interglacial environmental changes in IcelandBoreas
The glacial history of western Kongsoya, SvalbardLUNDQUA Report - Lund University, Department of Quaternary Geology

1991

The Last Interglacial-glacial cycle: preliminary report on the PONAM fieldwork in Jameson Land and Scoresby Sund, East Greenland. Proceedings of the PONAM workshop, Skanor, Sweden, April 1991LUNDQUA Report - Lund University, Department of Quaternary Geology
Glacial stratigraphy and morphology of the Lake Boksehandsken area, Jameson Land, East GreenlandLUNDQUA Report - Lund University, Department of Quaternary Geology
Late Weichselian stratigraphy in Lake Boksehandsken, including alternative chronologiesLUNDQUA Report - Lund University, Department of Quaternary Geology
‘On glaciers in general and particular…’: The life and works of an Icelandic pioneer in glacial researchBoreas
A review of the late Weichselian and early Holocene glacial and environmental history of IcelandEnvironmental change in Iceland
Radiocarbon dates from the Antarctic Peninsula region - problems and potentialQuaternary Proceedings

1990

Paleoclimatic implications of an early Holocene glacier advance on Disko Island, West GreenlandBoreas
The Holocene sedimentary environment at Igpik, with a model of the relative uplift of the Disko Bay area, West Greenland,Det holocaene sedimentationsmiljo ved Igpik samt en model for den relative landhaevning i Disko Bugt omradet, VestgronlandDansk Geologisk Forening, Arsskrift for 1987-89

1988

Glacial history of the lower Borgarfjördur area, western IcelandGFF

1987

Investigation of the Late Weichselian glacial history of the lower Borgarfjordur region, western IcelandLUNDQUA Thesis - Lund University, Department of Quaternary Geology

1985

Late Quaternary geology and glacial history of Hornstrandir, northwest Iceland: a reconnaissance study.Jokull

1984

A review of Late Weichselian studies in the lower part of the Borgarfjordur region, western Iceland.Jokull

Keywords for Specialisation:

Glacial- and Quaternary geology

glacial history