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Erik Sturkell is affiliated with the University of Gothenburg in Sweden. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with notable contributions also in Physics and Astronomy. The subfields of study in which they have been active include Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics, Atmospheric Science, Mechanics of Materials, and Oceanography.

The main topics covered by their work encompass Planetary Science and Exploration, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Astro and Planetary Science, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, and Geophysics and Gravity Measurements.

Erik Sturkell has published in several respected scientific journals with a range of recent papers that highlight their areas of expertise. Their notable publications include:

  • Assessing event magnitude and target water depth for marine-target impacts: Ocean resurge deposits in the Chicxulub M0077A drill core compared, 2021, Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Oceanic resurge deposits at the Rochechouart impact structure (France) suggest a marine target environment, 2023, Geological Magazine
  • 2021-2023 Unrest and Geodetic Observations at Askja Volcano, Iceland, 2024, Geophysical Research Letters
  • The Proximal Ejecta Around the Marine-Target Lockne Impact Structure, Sweden, 2023, Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
  • Normal fault architecture, evolution, and deformation mechanisms in basalts, Húsavik, Iceland: Impact on fluid flow in geothermal reservoirs and seismicity, 2024, Journal of Structural Geology

They have frequently collaborated with other researchers in their field. Frequent co-authors include Jens Ormö, Gabrielle Stockmann, S. P. S. Gulick, Michael T. Whalen, and David T. King.

The scientific venues where Erik Sturkell most often publishes include:

  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Geological Magazine
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
  • Journal of Structural Geology

Best Publications

  • Segmented lateral dyke growth in a rifting event at Bárðarbunga volcanic system, Iceland

    Freysteinn Sigmundsson;Andrew Hooper;Sigrún Hreinsdóttir;Kristín S. Vogfjörd

  • Intrusion triggering of the 2010 Eyjafjallajokull explosive eruption

    Freysteinn Sigmundsson;Sigrún Hreinsdóttir;Andrew Hooper;Thóra Árnadóttir

  • Changes in groundwater chemistry before two consecutive earthquakes in Iceland

    Alasdair Skelton;Margareta Andrén;Hrefna Kristmannsdóttir;Gabrielle Stockmann

  • Volcano geodesy and magma dynamics in Iceland

    Erik Sturkell;Páll Einarsson;Freysteinn Sigmundsson;Halldór Geirsson

  • Geodetic GPS measurements in south Iceland: Strain accumulation and partitioning in a propagating ridge system

    P. C. LaFemina;Timothy H. Dixon;R. Malservisi;R. Malservisi;T. Arnadottir

  • Rift‐transform kinematics in south Iceland: Deformation from Global Positioning System measurements, 1986 to 1992

    Freysteinn Sigmundsson;Páll Einarsson;Roger Bilham;Erik Sturkell

  • Current plate movements across the Mid-atlantic ridge determined from 5 years of continuous GPS measurements in Iceland

    Halldór Geirsson;Thóra Árnadóttir;Christof Völksen;Weiping Jiang;Weiping Jiang

  • Recent unrest and magma movements at Eyjafjallajokull and Katla volcanoes, Iceland

    Erik Sturkell;Freysteinn Sigmundsson;Páll Einarsson

  • Volcanic plume height correlated with magma-pressure change at Grímsvötn Volcano, Iceland

    Sigrún Hreinsdóttir;Sigrún Hreinsdóttir;Freysteinn Sigmundsson;Matthew J. Roberts;Halldór Björnsson

  • Increased capture of magma in the crust promoted by ice-cap retreat in Iceland

    Andrew Hooper;Benedikt Ófeigsson;Freysteinn Sigmundsson;Björn Lund

  • Hydrochemical Changes Before and After Earthquakes Based on Long-Term Measurements of Multiple Parameters at Two Sites in Northern Iceland—A Review

    Alasdair Skelton;L. Liljedahl-Claesson;Niklas Wästeby;Margareta Andrén

  • Climate effects on volcanism: influence on magmatic systems of loading and unloading from ice mass variations, with examples from Iceland

    Freysteinn Sigmundsson;Virginie Pinel;Björn Lund;Fabien Albino

  • Kinematic models of plate boundary deformation in southwest Iceland derived from GPS observations

    Thóra Árnadóttir;Weiping Jiang;Kurt L. Feigl;Halldór Geirsson

  • The marine impact crater at Lockne, central Sweden

    Maurits Lindström;Erik F. F. Sturkell;Roger Törnberg;Jens Ormouml

  • 2 Katla and Eyjafjallajökull Volcanoes

    Erik Sturkell;Erik Sturkell;Páll Einarsson;Freysteinn Sigmundsson;Andy Hooper

  • Discriminating volcano deformation due to magma movements and variable surface loads: application to Katla subglacial volcano, Iceland

    V. Pinel;F. Sigmundsson;E. Sturkell;H. Geirsson

  • Glacio-isostatic deformation around the Vatnajökull ice cap, Iceland, induced by recent climate warming : GPS observations and finite element modeling

    Carolina Pagli;Carolina Pagli;Freysteinn Sigmundsson;Björn Lund;Erik Sturkell

  • Deflation of the Askja volcanic system: Constraints on the deformation source from combined inversion of satellite radar interferograms and GPS measurements

    Carolina Pagli;Freysteinn Sigmundsson;Thóra Árnadóttir;Páll Einarsson

  • A two-magma chamber model as a source of deformation at Grímsvötn Volcano, Iceland

    Thomas Reverso;Thomas Reverso;Jean Vandemeulebrouck;Jean Vandemeulebrouck;François Jouanne;François Jouanne;Virginie Pinel;Virginie Pinel

  • Net gravity decrease at Askja volcano, Iceland: constraints on processes responsible for continuous caldera deflation, 1988–2003

    Elske de Zeeuw-van Dalfsen;Hazel Rymer;Freysteinn Sigmundsson;Erik Sturkell

Frequent Co-Authors

Freysteinn Sigmundsson
Freysteinn Sigmundsson University of Iceland
Páll Einarsson
Páll Einarsson University of Iceland
Thóra Árnadóttir
Thóra Árnadóttir University of Iceland
Andrew Hooper
Andrew Hooper University of Leeds
Richard A. Bennett
Richard A. Bennett University of Arizona
Magnús T. Gudmundsson
Magnús T. Gudmundsson University of Iceland
Sigurjón Jónsson
Sigurjón Jónsson King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Virginie Pinel
Virginie Pinel Université Savoie Mont Blanc
Kurt L. Feigl
Kurt L. Feigl University of Wisconsin–Madison

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