Monthly Archives: February 2014

My photo used to describe an erratic

Posted on: 20. February 2014 by Einar Ragnar Sigurðsson

Sometimes someone takes my photographs without telling me, sometimes I'm mentioned as the owner of the photo and sometimes not. I came upon a photo from my Flickr page on another webpage today but this time I was rather proud. … Continue reading →

Posted in glacier, photography

Is it a whaleback developing to roche moutonnée?

Posted on: 18. February 2014 by Einar Ragnar Sigurðsson

From a glacier measurement tour with my brother to Hagafellsjökull Vestari last autumn - Hagafellsjökull is one of the outlet glaciers from the ice cap Langjökull. A smooth whaleback newly appearing from the retreating glacier.  Note the fracture on top … Continue reading →

Posted in geology, glacier, Hagafellsjoklar

Two prominent double tephra layers in Fjallabak

Posted on: 18. February 2014 by Einar Ragnar Sigurðsson

From last summer (2013) hiking tour in Fjallabak in Iceland ("Behind the mountain") my group came where this nice outcrop is close to the mountain road Dómadalsleið and is south of the road in Dómadalsháls, location N64.02442 W19.15686.  There are … Continue reading →

Posted in Fjallabak, geology, Hekla, tephra

The ash layer from Eyjafjallajökull

Posted on: 18. February 2014 by Einar Ragnar Sigurðsson

I was actually just working in the field last weekend to prepare for a small summerhouse building for my parents but came through the ash layer from Eyjafjallajökull eruption 2010.  Now four years later there already is a thin soil … Continue reading →

Posted in Eyjafjallajokull, geology, tephra

Update of this page

Posted on: 12. February 2014 by Einar Ragnar Sigurðsson

Long time update needed.  The page used to have two versions, Icelandic and English version.  Now I will continue more or less only in English.  This page will then be divided into several sections not all available at the moment … Continue reading →

Posted in general