Glaciology field trip 2009

Field trip in Glaciology, joint with Glacial geology, May 15 - 17, 2009.

We went to Gígjökull, an outlet glacier on the northern side of Eyjafjallajökull, where dead ice and a lagoon are impressive features.

Then there was a stop at Sólheimajökull, which is retreating several tens of meters per year since 1996; 134 m in 2008.

On Saturday, May 16, we stopped by Kvíárjökull, and then onwards to Jökulsárlón.  At Jökulsárlón part of the group did GPS measurements between the coast and the lake, while the other part explored the other lagoons in the neighborhood.

On Sunday we went to Skaftafell, and walked to the terminus of Skaftafellsjökull.

We were very lucky with the weather, as the pictures below (you can click to get the album) show !



Cheers, Throstur.
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High levels of PM10 and O3

Today high levels of PM10 pollution are measured in Reykajvik.

The main source is sandstorms and polluted air from Europe, as is often the case, with sandstorms being responsible for 1/3 of above health limit cases in 2008, and polluted air from a long distance for 1/6 of the cases.

Water at the base of glaciers

The research fund of Landsvirkjun awarded a grant to study the water at the base of glaciers.

This project aims at following the routes and distribution of water at the base of glaciers.

Connected with that are also considerations about water pressure, and that is then again related to glacier sliding.

Thank you Landsvirkjun !

Pollution and climate

Pollution and climate is a loose translation of the title of a project that just got funding from Reykjavik Energy (Orkuveitan).

This projects mainly deals with the natural sources of particulate matter pollution, and the effects of weather on the concentration, with the aim of understanding the sources and sinks to be able to model the strength of pollution.

Thank you Reykjavik Energy