Voight, Barry, Clifton, Amy, Hjartarson, Arni, Steingrimsson, Benedikt, Brandsdottir, Bryndis ORCID: 0000-0002-4018-0697, Rodriguez, Carolina, McGarvie, David, Sigmundsson, Freysteinn, Ivarsson, Gretar, Fridleifsson, Gudmundur Omar, Larsen, Gudrun, Jonsdottir, Gudrun Sigridur C., Noll, Horst, McDougall, Ian, Kaldal, Ingibjorg, Fridleifsson, Ingvar Birgir C., Aronson, James L., Karson, Jeffrey A., Gronvold, Karl, Young, Kirby D., Kristjansson, Leo, Sigurgeirsson, Magnus A., Gudmundsson, Magnus Tumi, Jancin, Mark, Flovenz, Olafur G., Einarsson, Pall, Williams, Richard S., Jr., Buck, Roger, Palmadottir, Sigriour and Friedrich, Walter (2020). A half-century of geologic and geothermic investigations in Iceland: The legacy of Kristjan Saemundsson. J. Volcanol. Geotherm. Res., 391. AMSTERDAM: ELSEVIER. ISSN 1872-6097

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Abstract

One of the World's premier field geologists, Kristjan Saemundsson 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 Kristjan began his work in 1961, the relation of Iceland to sea-floor spreading was not clear, and plate tectonics had not yet been invented. Kristjan 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. Kristjan'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. (C) 2018 Published by Elsevier B.V.

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Voight, BarryUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Clifton, AmyUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Hjartarson, ArniUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Steingrimsson, BenediktUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Brandsdottir, BryndisUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0002-4018-0697UNSPECIFIED
Rodriguez, CarolinaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
McGarvie, DavidUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Sigmundsson, FreysteinnUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Ivarsson, GretarUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Fridleifsson, Gudmundur OmarUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Larsen, GudrunUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Jonsdottir, Gudrun Sigridur C.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Noll, HorstUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
McDougall, IanUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Kaldal, IngibjorgUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Fridleifsson, Ingvar Birgir C.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Aronson, James L.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Karson, Jeffrey A.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Gronvold, KarlUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Young, Kirby D.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Kristjansson, LeoUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Sigurgeirsson, Magnus A.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Gudmundsson, Magnus TumiUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Jancin, MarkUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Flovenz, Olafur G.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Einarsson, PallUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Williams, Richard S., Jr.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Buck, RogerUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Palmadottir, SigriourUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Friedrich, WalterUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
URN: urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-345935
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2018.08.012
Journal or Publication Title: J. Volcanol. Geotherm. Res.
Volume: 391
Date: 2020
Publisher: ELSEVIER
Place of Publication: AMSTERDAM
ISSN: 1872-6097
Language: English
Faculty: Unspecified
Divisions: Unspecified
Subjects: no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:
KeywordsLanguage
MAGNETIC-ANOMALIES; LAVA SUCCESSION; POLARITY ZONES; KRAFLA VOLCANO; CRUSTAL DRIFT; HEAT-FLOW; RIFT-ZONE; DEFORMATION; EVOLUTION; TECTONICSMultiple languages
Geosciences, MultidisciplinaryMultiple languages
URI: http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/34593

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