Category Archives: geology

First day or so, of the field work in my master thesis work in geophysics

Posted on: 15. April 2014 by Einar Ragnar Sigurðsson

I went the other day the field in the quarry at Undirhlíðar where I plan to start my master thesis in couple of weeks from now. I had an unpublished stratigraphy map from my supervisor in the thesis but I … Continue reading →

Posted in geology, MS thesis

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