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Þröstur Þorsteinsson - Professor

Þröstur Þorsteinsson

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School of Engineering and Natural Sciences

Þröstur Þorsteinsson

Professor

Environment and Natural Resources - Geophysics

Location
Askja / N-326
Phone
525 - 4940 8465429
Email
thorstur [at] hi.is

Unit
Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences
Website
https://uni.hi.is/thorstur/

Consultation hours
Right after lecture, or schedule appointments via e-mail (Zoom, Skype, Teams, ...) .
ORCID site
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5964-866X
Research portal – Þröstur Þorsteinsson

Published works

2024

Air pollution inequality and its temporal trends in Nordic countriesInternational Journal of Environmental Studies
Air pollution emission inventory using national high-resolution spatial parameters for the Nordic countries and analysis of PM2.5 spatial distribution for road transport and machinery and off-road sectorsEarth System Science Data
Black Carbon along a Highway and in a Residential Neighborhood during Rush-Hour Traffic in a Cold ClimateATMOSPHERE

2023

Air pollution awareness and risk perception in ger areas of UlaanbaatarInternational Journal of Environment and Pollution
Metagenomic analyses of a microbial assemblage in a subglacial lake beneath the Vatnajökull ice cap, IcelandFrontiers in Microbiology

2022

Seasonal variation in the correlation between beach wrack and marine litter on a sandy beach in West IcelandMarine Pollution Bulletin
Air Quality For All
Medication use in populations exposed to the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruptionBMJ Open
Newly identified climatically and environmentally significant high-latitude dust sourcesAtmospheric Chemistry and Physics

2021

Mitigation of suspendable road dust in a subpolar, oceanic climateSustainability (Switzerland)
Spatial distribution of residential wood combustion emissions in the Nordic countries: How well national inventories represent local emissions?Atmospheric Environment
Current Wildland Fire Patterns and Challenges in EuropeAir, Soil and Water Research
Spatial distribution of residential wood combustion emissions in the Nordic countriesAtmospheric Environment
Increased respiratory morbidity associated with exposure to a mature volcanic plume from a large Icelandic fissure eruptionNature Communications

2020

Influence of weather conditions on particulate matter suspension following the 2010 eyjafjallajökull volcanic eruptionEarth Interactions
Protect Me from What I Want: Understanding Excessive Polluting Behavior and the Willingness to ActSustainability
Properties of dust source material and volcanic ash in IcelandSedimentology
Participatory Approach to Gap Analysis between Policy and Practice Regarding Air Pollution in Ger Areas of Ulaanbaatar, MongoliaSustainability (Switzerland)
Mass Balance of 14 Icelandic Glaciers, 1945–2017Frontiers in Earth Science

2019

Repeated extreme particulate matter episodes due to fireworks in Iceland and stakeholders’ responseJournal of Cleaner Production
The effects of volcanic eruptions on the frequency of particulate matter suspension events in IcelandJournal of Aerosol Science
Interactions between the atmosphere, cryosphere, and ecosystems at northern high latitudesAtmospheric Chemistry and Physics

2018

The dynamic effects of sediment availability on the relationship between wind speed and dust concentrationEarth Surface Processes and Landforms
Mengun af völdum flugelda og áhrif á lungnaheilsu ÍslendingaLaeknabladid
Accessibility of protected areas and visitor behaviourJournal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism

2017

Winter mass balance of Drangajökull ice cap (NW Iceland) derived from satellite sub-meter stereo imagesCryosphere
Pathways of high-latitude dust in the North AtlanticEarth and Planetary Science Letters
Impact of dust deposition on the albedo of Vatnajökull ice cap, IcelandCryosphere

2016

Association between Daily Hydrogen Sulfide Exposure and Incidence of Emergency Hospital Visits: A Population-Based StudyPLoS ONE
High-latitude dust in the Earth systemReviews of Geophysics
Insulation effects of Icelandic dust and volcanic ash on snow and iceArabian Journal of Geosciences
An Icelandic translation and validation of the revised 19-value Portrait Values QuestionnairePersonality and Individual Differences

2015

Emergency hospital visits in association with volcanic ash, dust storms and other sources of ambient particles: a time-series study in Reykjavík, IcelandInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

2014

Physical properties of suspended dust during moist and low wind conditions in IcelandIcelandic Agricultural Sciences
Árstíðabreytingar í tíðni gróðurelda á ÍslandiNáttúrufræðingurinn

2013

Association of air pollution and use of glyceryl trinitrate against angina pectorisEnvironmental Health: A Global Access Science Source
Microbial communities in the subglacial waters of the Vatnajökull ice cap, IcelandISME Journal
Statistical assessment and modeling of the effects of weather conditions on H₂S plume dispersal from Icelandic geothermal power plantsGeothermics
Heilsuverndarmörk brennisteinsvetnis og styrkur þess á höfuðborgarsvæðinuNáttúrufræðingurinn

2012

A survey of early health effects of the Eyjafjallajökull 2010 eruption in IcelandBMJ Open
Health effects following the Eyjafjallajokull volcanic eruption: a cohort studyBMJ Open
High levels of particulate matter in Iceland due to direct ash emissions by the Eyjafjallajkull eruption and resuspension of deposited ashJournal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth
Health effects following the Eyjafjallajökull volcanic eruptionBMJ Open

2011

The crossover stress, anisotropy and the ice flow law at Siple Dome, West AntarcticaJournal of Glaciology
Dust storm contributions to airborne particulate matter in Reykjavík, IcelandAtmospheric Environment
Ice nucleation properties of volcanic ash from EyjafjallajökullAtmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Determination of time-and height-resolved volcanic ash emissions and their use for quantitative ash dispersion modelingAtmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Large wildfire in Iceland in 2006International Journal of Remote Sensing
Þróun landbrots við BlöndulónNáttúrufræðingurinn

2010

Svifryksmengun um áramót í ReykjavíkNáttúrufræðingurinn
Shoreline erosion and aeolian deposition along a recently formed hydro-electric reservoir, Blöndulón, IcelandGeomorphology

2009

An oligarchic microbial assemblage in the anoxic bottom waters of a volcanic subglacial lakeISME Journal

2008

A hot water drill with built-in sterilization: Design, testing and performanceJökull
Aðferðir til að auðkenna stefnuhneigð íssRAUST - Tímarit um raunvísindi og stærðfræði

2007

Circulation and thermodynamics in a subglacial geothermal lake under the Western Skaftá cauldron of the Vatnajökull ice cap, IcelandGeophysical Research Letters
Anisotropic radio-wave scattering from englacial water regimes, Mýrdalsjökull, IcelandJournal of Glaciology
The role of crystal fabric in flow near an ice divideJournal of Glaciology
Anisotropy and Flow of Ice
Útbreiðsla Mýraelda könnuð með gervitunglum
Framvinda Mýraelda 2006 og landið sem brann
A simple sampler for subglacial water bodies [2]Journal of Glaciology

2006

Ice microstructure and fabricJournal of Glaciology

2005

Survey of flow, topography and ablation on NW-Mýrdalsjökull S-IcelandJökull

2003

Spatial and temporal scales of anisotropic effects in ice-sheet flowAnnals of Glaciology
Bed topography and stickiness inferred from surface measurements on fast flowing ice streamsJournal of Glaciology

2002

Folding in strongly anisotropic layers near ice-sheet centersAnnals of Glaciology
Fabric development with nearest-neighbor interaction and dynamic recrystallizationJournal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

2001

An analytical approach to deformation of anisotropic ice-crystal aggregatesJournal of Glaciology

2000

A renewed argument for crystal size control of ice sheet strain ratesJournal of Geophysical Research
Sliding versus Till Deformation in the Motion of an Ice Stream Over Deformable TillJournal of Glaciology

1999

Gravity model studies of the volcanic island Surtsey, IcelandJökull
Strain rate enhancement at Dye 3, GreenlandJournal of Glaciology

Keywords for Specialisation:

Environmental science

Wave power and erosion

Fabric development and anisotropy

Deformation of anisotropic material

Pollution and public health

Folding and flow instabilities

Particulate matter