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Magnús T. Gudmundsson

Magnús T. Gudmundsson

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Earth Science

D-Index
42
Citations
6376
World Ranking
5279
National Ranking
12

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Magnús T. Gudmundsson is affiliated with the University of Iceland and works primarily in the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on subfields such as Atmospheric Science, Geophysics, Environmental Chemistry, Geology, and Artificial Intelligence. Their research covers topics related to Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, Cryospheric studies and observations, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Geological Studies and Exploration, and Geological and Geophysical Studies.

Their recent publications illustrate a broad scope within geosciences and volcanology, including works such as:

  • Volume, Effusion Rate, and Lava Transport During the 2021 Fagradalsfjall Eruption: Results From Near Real-Time Photogrammetric Monitoring (2022, Geophysical Research Letters)
  • Unexpected large eruptions from buoyant magma bodies within viscoelastic crust (2020, Nature Communications)
  • The eruption in Fagradalsfjall (2021, Iceland): how the operational monitoring and the volcanic hazard assessment contributed to its safe access (2023, Natural Hazards)
  • Non-surface mass balance of glaciers in Iceland (2020, Journal of Glaciology)
  • Extraction of bioactive compounds from Alaria esculenta with pulsed electric field (2021, Journal of Applied Phycology)

Magnús collaborates regularly with a group of frequent co-authors, including Joaquín M. C. Belart, Tobias Dürig, Gro B. M. Pedersen, Birgir V. Óskarsson, and Þórdís Högnadóttir. Their joint work spans multiple topics within Earth sciences and related disciplines.

Their research has been published extensively in several venues, with repeated contributions to:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • JOKULL
  • Bulletin of Volcanology
  • Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
  • Journal of Applied Phycology

Magnús has been recognized by the scientific community as a Member of Academia Europaea since 2019. This affiliation aligns with their ongoing contributions to geological and planetary sciences.

Best Publications

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

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

  • Ice–volcano interaction of the 1996 Gjálp subglacial eruption, Vatnajökull, Iceland

    Magnú T. Gudmundsson;Freysteinn Sigmundsson;Helgi Björnsson

  • Ash generation and distribution from the April-May 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland

    Magnús T. Gudmundsson;Thorvaldur Thordarson;Ármann Höskuldsson;Gudrún Larsen

  • Gradual caldera collapse at Bárdarbunga volcano, Iceland, regulated by lateral magma outflow

    Magnús T. Gudmundsson;Kristín Jónsdóttir;Andrew Hooper;Eoghan P. Holohan

  • Eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull Volcano, Iceland

    Magnús T. Gudmundsson;Rikke Pedersen;Kristín Vogfjörd;Bergthöra Thorbjarnardóttir

  • Lava field evolution and emplacement dynamics of the 2014–2015 basaltic fissure eruption at Holuhraun, Iceland

    G.B.M. Pedersen;A. Höskuldsson;T. Dürig;T. Thordarson

  • Eight centuries of periodic volcanism at the center of the Iceland hotspot revealed by glacier tephrostratigraphy

    Gudrún Larsen;Magnús T. Gudmundsson;Helgi Björnsson

  • Six million years of glacial history recorded in volcanic lithofacies of the James Ross Island Volcanic Group, Antarctic Peninsula

    John L. Smellie;Joanne S. Johnson;W. C. McIntosh;R. Esser

  • Effect of electric field pulses on microstructure of muscle foods and roes

    Magnús Gudmundsson;Hannes Hafsteinsson

  • The 1996 eruption at Gjálp, Vatnajökull ice cap, Iceland: efficiency of heat transfer, ice deformation and subglacial water pressure

    Magnús T. Gudmundsson;Freysteinn Sigmundsson;Helgi Björnsson;Thórdís Högnadóttir

  • Volcanic hazards in Iceland

    Magnús T. Gudmundsson;Guðrún Larsen;Ármann Höskuldsson;Ágúst Gunnar Gylfason

  • Subglacial and intraglacial volcanic formations in Iceland

    Sveinn P. Jakobsson;Magnús T. Gudmundsson

  • Environmental pressure from the 2014–15 eruption of Bárðarbunga volcano, Iceland

    S.R. Gislason;G. Stefánsdóttir;M.A. Pfeffer;S. Barsotti

  • Ash from the Eyjafjallajökull eruption (Iceland): Fragmentation processes and aerodynamic behavior

    P. Dellino;M. T. Gudmundsson;G. Larsen;D. Mele

  • The formation of Helgafell, southwest Iceland, a monogenetic subglacial hyaloclastite ridge: Sedimentology, hydrology and volcano–ice interaction

    Herdís H. Schopka;Herdís H. Schopka;Magnús T. Gudmundsson;Hugh Tuffen

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

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

  • Aggregation-dominated ash settling from the Eyjafjallajökull volcanic cloud illuminated by field and laboratory high-speed imaging

    J. Taddeucci;P. Scarlato;C. Montanaro;C. Cimarelli

  • Volume, Effusion Rate, and Lava Transport During the 2021 Fagradalsfjall Eruption: Results From Near Real‐Time Photogrammetric Monitoring

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  • Center of the Iceland hotspot experiences volcanic unrest

    Páll Einarsson;Bryndís Brandsdóttir;Magnüs Tumi Gudmundsson;Helgi Björnsson

  • Changes in jokulhlaup sizes in Grimsvotn, Vatnajokull, Iceland, 1934- 91, deduced from in-situ measurements of subglacial lake volume

    Magnús T. Gudmundsson;Helgi Björnsson;Finnur Pálsson

  • Melting of ice by magma-ice-water interactions during subglacial eruptions as an indicator of heat transfer in subaqueous eruptions

    Magnús T. Gudmundsson

Frequent Co-Authors

Freysteinn Sigmundsson
Freysteinn Sigmundsson University of Iceland
Andrew Hooper
Andrew Hooper University of Leeds
Ármann Höskuldsson
Ármann Höskuldsson University of Iceland
Páll Einarsson
Páll Einarsson University of Iceland
Gudrún Larsen
Gudrún Larsen University of Iceland
Ingibjörg S. Jónsdóttir
Ingibjörg S. Jónsdóttir University of Iceland
Thorvaldur Thordarson
Thorvaldur Thordarson University of Iceland
Thóra Árnadóttir
Thóra Árnadóttir University of Iceland
Helgi Björnsson
Helgi Björnsson University of Iceland

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