A half-century of geologic and geothermic investigations in Iceland: The legacy of Kristjn Smundsson
One of the World's premier field geologists, Kristján Sæmundsson led immense geological mapping programs and authored or co-authored nearly all geological maps of Iceland during the past half century, including the first modern bedrock and tectonic maps of the whole country. These monumental ac...
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ftanucanberra:oai:openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au:1885/219289 2024-01-14T10:07:47+01:00 A half-century of geologic and geothermic investigations in Iceland: The legacy of Kristjn Smundsson Voight, Barry Clifton, Amy Hjartarson, Arni Steingrimsson, Benedikt Brandsdottir, Bryndis Rodriguez, Carolina McGarvie, David Sigmundsson, Freysteinn Ivarsson, Gretar Omar Frieithleifsson, Guethmundur McDougall, Ian application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/1885/219289 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2018.08.012 https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/bitstream/1885/219289/3/01_Voight_A_half-century_of_geologic_and_2020.pdf.jpg en_AU eng Elsevier 0377-0273 http://hdl.handle.net/1885/219289 doi:10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2018.08.012 https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/bitstream/1885/219289/3/01_Voight_A_half-century_of_geologic_and_2020.pdf.jpg © 2018 Published by Elsevier B.V. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research Iceland Mid-ocean ridge Sea-floor spreading Plate tectonics Volcanic eruption Geothermal activity Rift tectonics Transform fault Geomagnetism Geochronology Journal article ftanucanberra https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2018.08.012 2023-12-15T09:34:26Z One of the World's premier field geologists, Kristján Sæmundsson led immense geological mapping programs and authored or co-authored nearly all geological maps of Iceland during the past half century, including the first modern bedrock and tectonic maps of the whole country. These monumental achievements collectively yield the most inclusive view of an extensional plate boundary anywhere on Earth. When Kristján began his work in 1961, the relation of Iceland to sea-floor spreading was not clear, and plate tectonics had not yet been invented. Kristján resolved key obstacles by demonstrating that the active rifting zones in Iceland had shifted over time and were linked by complex transforms to the mid-ocean spreading ridge, thus making the concept of sea-floor spreading in Iceland acceptable to those previously skeptical. Further, his insights and vast geological and tectonic knowledge on both high- and low-temperature geothermal areas in Iceland yielded a major increase in knowledge of geothermal systems, and probably no one has contributed more than he to Icelandic energy development. Kristján's legacy is comprised by his numerous superb maps on a variety of scales, the high quality papers he produced, the impactful ideas generated that were internationally diffused, and the generations of colleagues and younger people he inspired, mentored, or otherwise positively influenced with his knowledge and generous attitude Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Australian National University: ANU Digital Collections Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research 391 106434 |
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One of the World's premier field geologists, Kristján Sæmundsson led immense geological mapping programs and authored or co-authored nearly all geological maps of Iceland during the past half century, including the first modern bedrock and tectonic maps of the whole country. These monumental achievements collectively yield the most inclusive view of an extensional plate boundary anywhere on Earth. When Kristján began his work in 1961, the relation of Iceland to sea-floor spreading was not clear, and plate tectonics had not yet been invented. Kristján resolved key obstacles by demonstrating that the active rifting zones in Iceland had shifted over time and were linked by complex transforms to the mid-ocean spreading ridge, thus making the concept of sea-floor spreading in Iceland acceptable to those previously skeptical. Further, his insights and vast geological and tectonic knowledge on both high- and low-temperature geothermal areas in Iceland yielded a major increase in knowledge of geothermal systems, and probably no one has contributed more than he to Icelandic energy development. Kristján's legacy is comprised by his numerous superb maps on a variety of scales, the high quality papers he produced, the impactful ideas generated that were internationally diffused, and the generations of colleagues and younger people he inspired, mentored, or otherwise positively influenced with his knowledge and generous attitude |
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Voight, Barry Clifton, Amy Hjartarson, Arni Steingrimsson, Benedikt Brandsdottir, Bryndis Rodriguez, Carolina McGarvie, David Sigmundsson, Freysteinn Ivarsson, Gretar Omar Frieithleifsson, Guethmundur McDougall, Ian |
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A half-century of geologic and geothermic investigations in Iceland: The legacy of Kristjn Smundsson |
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A half-century of geologic and geothermic investigations in Iceland: The legacy of Kristjn Smundsson |
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A half-century of geologic and geothermic investigations in Iceland: The legacy of Kristjn Smundsson |
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