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Freysteinn Sigmundsson
Research scientist, Nordic Volcanological Center, Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Iceland
Professional Experience
Nordic Volcanological Center, Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Iceland
Research scientist
2004 - Present
Education
University of Colorado Boulder
Doctorate
Honors & Awards
William Bowie Lecture
Received December 2023
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Union Fellow
Received December 2022
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For pioneering the application of GPS and InSAR in volcanic settings and leading innovative multidisciplinary research into Icelandic volcanoes
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Current Roles
Member
Geodesy Fellows Committee
Publications
2021–2023 Unrest and Geodetic Observations at Askja Volcano, Iceland
Unrest began in July 2021 at Askja volcano in the Northern Volcanic Zone (NVZ) of Iceland. Its most recent eruption, in 1961, was predominantly eff...
February 16, 2024
Plate Boundary Deformation and Volcano Unrest at the Azores ...
January 21, 2022
AGU Abstracts
Reykjanes Peninsula Unrest and Fagradalsfjall Fires 2020-2023, Iceland: Deformation History of a Multi-Event Rifting Episode in a Trans-Tensional Environment
GLOBAL APPLICATIONS OF VOLCANO GEODESY I ORAL
geodesy | 14 december 2023
Halldor Geirsson, Michelle Parks, Chiara Lanzi, As...
There are only a few places on Earth where different modes of strain release can be observed at rift systems. The 2021-2023 eruptions at Fagradalsfjal...
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The 4th Diking Event of the Fagradalsfjall Rifting Episode (2021-?) in July 2023: Geodetic and Seismic Imaging of the Dike Propagation and Effects of Imposed Stresses on the Dike and the Associated Eruption
GEOPHYSICAL IMAGING OF MAGMA STORAGE AND TRANSPORT AT VOLCANOES IV ELIGHTNING
volcanology, geochemistry and petrology | 14 december 2023
Freysteinn Sigmundsson, Michelle Parks, Halldor Ge...
A dense swarm of small earthquakes began on 4 July 2023 in the vicinity of Fagradalsfjall, SW-Iceland, indicative of a new dike intrusion. Seismicity ...
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Ground deformation at Askja Volcano: a poroelastic finite element model to explain the observed uplift that commenced in the summer of 2021
GLOBAL APPLICATIONS OF VOLCANO GEODESY IV ELIGHTNING
geodesy | 14 december 2023
Josefa Sepulveda, Andrew J. Hooper, Susanna K. Ebm...
Askja Volcano in Iceland hosts multiple calderas, the youngest of which formed following the explosive 1875 eruption. Since the most recent eruption i...
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Volunteer Experience
2023 - 2024
Member
Geodesy Fellows Committee
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