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Ólafur Ingólfsson - Prófessor emeritus

Ólafur Ingólfsson

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Ólafur Ingólfsson

Prófessor emeritus

- Jökla- og ísaldarjarðfræði

Aðsetur
Askja / N-262
Sími
5254667
Tölvupóstur
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Starfseining
Jarðvísindadeild
Vefsíða
http://www.hi.is/~oi
Ritaskrá
Ólafur Ingólfsson - ritaskrá

Ferilskrá
Ólafur Ingólfsson - ferilskrá
ORCID vefsíða
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8143-2005
Rannsóknagátt – Ólafur Ingólfsson

Starfsferill

2007 - 2007, Adjunct professor of Quaternary and glacial geology, UNIS
2003 - 2004, Adjunct professor of Quaternary and glacial geology, UNIS
2003 - 2003, Professor of Quaternary and glacial geology, University of Iceland
2001 - 2003, Professor of Quaternary and glacial geology, University of Iceland
2000 - 2003, Professor of Quaternary and glacial geology, University Center in Svalbar
2000 - 2000, Professor of Quaternary geology at Earth Sciences Centre, Göteborg University (on leave from for working at UNIS; did however supervise PhD students at GU)
1994 - 1999, Senior research scientist (associate professor) in glacial and Quaternary geology at Earth Sciences Centre, Göteborg University. The position was financed by the Swedish Natural Sciences Research Counsel as an effort to consolidate research in the glacial history of the polar regions.
1988 - 1994, Nýdoktor í síð-ísaldarjarðfræði, rannsóknir á jöklunarsögu pólsvæða og Íslands, Lund University
1992 - 1992, Dósent í ísaldarjarðfræði, Lund University

Útgefið efni

2024

Weichselian–Holocene glacial history of the Sjuøyane archipelago, northern SvalbardBoreas
Persistence of Holocene ice cap in northeast Svalbard aided by glacio-isostatic reboundQuaternary Science Reviews

2023

Ice-stream shutdown during deglaciationEarth Surface Processes and Landforms
Formation of crevasse-squeeze ridges at Trygghamna, SvalbardEarth Surface Processes and Landforms

2022

Cross-cutting palaeo-ice streams in NE-Iceland reveal shifting Iceland Ice Sheet dynamicsGeomorphology
Drumlin formation within the Bustarfell drumlin field, northeast IcelandJournal of Quaternary Science
Vedde Ash constrains Younger Dryas glacier re-advance and rapid glacio-isostatic rebound on SvalbardQuaternary Science Advances

2020

A driftwood-based record of Arctic sea ice during the last 500 years from northern Svalbard reveals sea ice dynamics in the Arctic Ocean and Arctic peripheral seas.Journal of Geophysical Research
Ocean-rafted pumice constrains postglacial relative sea-level and supports Holocene ice cap survivalQuaternary Science Reviews
Holocene glacial history of Svalbard: Status, perspectives and challengesEarth-Science Reviews
Holocene precipitation seasonality in northern Svalbard: Influence of sea ice and regional ocean surface conditionsQuaternary Science Reviews

2019

Glacial geomorphology of Trygghamna, western Svalbard - Integrating terrestrial and submarine archives for a better understanding of past glacial dynamicsGeomorphology
Postglacial relative sea level change and glacier activity in the early and late Holocene: Wahlenbergfjorden, Nordaustlandet, SvalbardScientific Reports
Glacio-isostatic age modelling and Late Weichselian deglaciation of the Lögurinn basin, East IcelandBoreas

2018

Drumlins in the Nordenskiöldbreen forefield, SvalbardGFF
GRANTSISMJournal of Geoscience Education
Holocene tephrostratigraphy in Vestfirðir, NW IcelandJournal of Quaternary Science
Svalbard glaciers re-advanced during the Pleistocene–Holocene transitionBoreas

2017

Dynamic Holocene glacial history of St. Jonsfjorden, SvalbardBoreas

2016

Over 400 previously undocumented Svalbard surge-type glaciers identifiedGeomorphology
The Drangajökull ice cap, northwest Iceland, persisted into the early-mid HoloceneQuaternary Science Reviews
Origin of the active drumlin field at Múlajökull, IcelandQuaternary Science Reviews
Surges of outlet glaciers from the Drangajökull ice cap, northwest IcelandEarth and Planetary Science Letters
A new high-resolution Holocene tephra stratigraphy in eastern IcelandQuaternary Science Reviews
Glacial geological studies of surge-type glaciers in Iceland - Research status and future challengesEarth-Science Reviews
Submarginal drumlin formation and late Holocene history of Fláajökull, southeast IcelandAnnals of Glaciology
Progressive formation of modern drumlins at Múlajökull, IcelandBoreas

2015

A 300-year surge history of the Drangajokull ice cap, northwest Iceland, and its maximum during the "Little Ice Age'.Holocene
Spatial distribution of erosion and deposition during a glacier surgeGeomorphology
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
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
Collapse of the Icelandic ice sheet controlled by sea-level rise?Arktos
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

2014

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
The Eyjabakkajökull glacial landsystem, IcelandGeomorphology
The dynamic ArcticQuaternary Science Reviews
An Arctic perspective on dating late Pleistocene environmental history.Quaternary Science Reviews
Resolving glacial phases in a coastal ice sheet marginal area, western SvalbardQuaternary Science Reviews
Landscape imprints of changing glacial regimes during ice-sheet build-up and decayQuaternary Science Reviews
The drumlin field and the geomorphology of the Múlajökull surge-type glacier, central IcelandGeomorphology

2013

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

2012

Surge fingerprinting of cirque glaciers at the Tröllaskagi peninsula, North IcelandJokull
Surge fingerprinting of cirque glaciers at the Tröllaskagi peninsulaJokull
Ísaldarlok á ÍslandiNáttúrufræðingurinn
Late Holocene and modern glacier changes in the marginal zone of Sólheimajökull, South IcelandJokull
Skógarsaga Fljótsdalshéraðs síðustu 2000 árinNáttúrufræðingurinn
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

Climatic control of the surge periodicity of an Icelandic outlet glacierJournal of Quaternary Science
Evidence from Dwyka tillite cobbles of Archaean basement beneath the Kalahari sands of southern AfricaLithos
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

2010

The Holocene-Anthropocene transition in lakes of western spitsbergen, Svalbard (Norwegian high arctic)Journal of Paleolimnology
The 1890 surge end moraine at Eyjabakkajökull, IcelandQuaternary Science Reviews
Active drumlin field revealed at the margin of Múlajökull, IcelandGeology
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
4 Deglaciation and Holocene Glacial History of Iceland
Vitnisburður steingervinga um þróun lífs á jörðinni.
New insights on Arctic Quaternary climate variability from palaeo-records and numerical modellingQuaternary Science Reviews

2009

Late Pleistocene fossil find in SvalbardPolar Research
Late Pleistocene fossil find in Svalbard: the oldest remains of a polar bear (Ursus maritimus Phipps, 1744) ever discovered.Polar Research
Formation of submarginal and proglacial end morainesBoreas

2008

Late Weichselian and Holocene environmental history of IcelandJokull
Early Holocene environments on October Revolution Island, Severnaya Zemlya,Arctic RussiaPalaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology
Saga gróðurfars, skóga og umhverfis á Héraði síðustu 2000 árinFræðaþing Landbúnaðarins
Quaternary of NordenEpisodes
Instantaneous end moraine and sediment wedge formation during the 1890 glacier surge of Brúarjökull, IcelandQuaternary Science Reviews
Foreword to the special issuePolar Research
Late Quaternary marine-based Kara Sea ice sheetsPolar Research

2007

Erratum toQuaternary Science Reviews
Straddling the Drake Passage

2006

Severnaya Zemlya, Arctic RussiaQuaternary Science Reviews
Glaciations | Early quaternary
Early Pleistocene Glaciations
GLACIATIONS | Late quaternary of Antarctica
Subglacial decoupling at the sediment/bedrock interfaceQuaternary Science Reviews
Middle Weichselian environments on western Yamal Peninsula, Kara Sea based on pollen recordsQuaternary Research

2005

Quaternary Period
Rethinking Late Weichselian ice-sheet dynamics in coastal NW SvalbardBoreas
Rethinking Late Weichselian ice-sheet dynamics in coastal NW SvalbardBoreas
Quaternary Paleogeography
Fossil periglacial phenomena

2004

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

2003

Glaciotectonised Quaternary sediments at Cape Shpindler, Yugorski Peninsula, Arctic RussiaJournal of Quaternary Science
Massive ground ice body of glacial origin at Yugorski Peninsula, Arctic RussiaPermafrost and Periglacial Processes
Glacial and Climate History of the Antarctic Peninsula since the Last Glacial MaximumArctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

2002

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

2001

High relative sea level during the Bølling Interstadial in western IcelandArctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research
Holocene Paleoclimate Data from the Arctic: Testing Models of Global Climate ChangeQuaternary Science Reviews
Environmental changes on Yugorski Peninsula, Kara Sea, Russia, during the last 12,800 radiocarbon yearsGlobal and Planetary Change
Holocene and pre-Holocene temporary disappearance of the George VI Ice Shelf, Antarctic PeninsulaAntarctic Science
Late Quaternary Stratigraphy, radiocarbon chronology, and Glacial history at Cape Shpindler, southern Kara Sea, Arctic RussiaGlobal and Planetary Change

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 Phippsøya, Sjuøyane, northern SvalbardBoreas
Late Weichselian glacial history and postglacial emergence of Phippsoya, Sjuoyane, northern SvalbardBoreas

1999

Late Quaternary environmental history of central Prins Karls Forland, western SvalbardBoreas
Late Quaternary stratigraphy of western Yamal Peninsula; RussiaGeology
The Antarctic contribution to Holocene global sea level risePolar Research
Plant survival in Iceland during periods of glaciation?Journal of Biogeography

1998

Fluctuations of the Svalbard-Barents sea ice sheet during the last 150000 yearsQuaternary Science Reviews
Antarctic glacial history since the Last Glacial MaximumAntarctic Science
Circum-Antarctic coastal environmental shifts during the Late Quaternary reflected by emerged marine depositsAntarctic Science
Foraminiferal stratigraphy of raised marine deposits, representing isotope stage 5, Prins Karls Forland, western SvalbardPolar Research
Holocene deglaciation and climate history of the northern Antarctic Peninsula regionAnnals of Glaciology

1997

Holocene glacial history and sea-level changes on James Ross Island, Antarctic PeninsulaJournal of Quaternary Science
Dynamic sea-level change during the last deglaciation of northern IcelandBoreas
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 SeasJournal of Quaternary Science

1996

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

1995

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

1994

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

1992

Late Pleistocene and Holocene glacial history of James Ross Island, Antarctic PeninsulaBoreas
Lake TorfadalsvatnBoreas
What can the last ice age tell us about the next?GFF
The glacial history of western Kongsoya, SvalbardLUNDQUA Report - Lund University, Department of Quaternary Geology

1991

Late Weichselian stratigraphy in Lake Boksehandsken, including alternative chronologiesLUNDQUA Report - Lund University, Department of Quaternary Geology
Radiocarbon dates from the Antarctic Peninsula region - problems and potentialQuaternary Proceedings
‘On glaciers in general and particular…’Boreas
A review of the late Weichselian and early Holocene glacial and environmental history of Iceland
The Last Interglacial-glacial cycleLUNDQUA 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

1990

Paleoclimatic implications of an early Holocene glacier advance on Disko Island, West GreenlandBoreas
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 IcelandJokull

1984

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

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