Efnisyfirlit

• Cover
• PREFACE
• Introduction
• 1 The Geologic Framework of Iceland
• Part I: Tectonics
• 2 Overview of Tectonics in Iceland
• 2.1. PRESENT TECTONIC SETTING
• 2.2. BACKGROUND GEOLOGY
• 3 Tectonics of the Reykjanes Peninsula and Southwestern Region
• 3.1. KRÝSUVÍK VALLEY AND LAKE KLEIFARVATN
• 3.2. BLUE LAGOON AND GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
• 3.3. MID‐ATLANTIC RIDGE AT REYKJANESVITI
• 3.4. ÞINGVELLIR AND HENGILL
• 3.5. STÓRI GEYSIR AND GULFOSS
• 4 Tectonics of the South and Southeastern Regions
• 4.1. FAULTS AND FAULT COMPLEXES OF THE TERTIARY BASALTS
• 5 Tectonics of the Northeastern Region
• 5.1. FLATEYJARSKAGI AND TJÖRNES PENINSULAS
• 5.2. LAKE MÝVATN AND MÝVATN FIRES
• 5.3. KRAFLA FIRES
• 5.4. DETIFOSS, SELFOSS, AND HAFRAGILSFOSS WATERFALLS
• 6 Tectonics of the Western Region
• 6.1. SNÆFELLSNES SYNCLINE AND BORGARFJÖRÐUR ANTICLINE
• Part II: Volcanics
• 7 Overview of Volcanics in Iceland
• 7.1. VOLCANIC SETTING
• 7.2. VOLCANIC MORPHOLOGY
• 7.3. SUBGLACIAL ERUPTIONS
• 7.4. TEPHROCHRONOLOGY
• 7.5. VOLCANIC REPOSE
• 7.6. VOLCANIC EXPLOSIVITY INDEX
• 8 Volcanics of the Reykjanes Peninsula and Southwestern Region
• 8.1. VOLCANISM OF THE WESTERN VOLCANIC ZONE
• 8.2. VOLCANISM OF THE REYKJANES PENINSULA
• 8.3. ESJA MOUNTAIN AND EXTINCT VOLCANIC SYSTEMS (KOLLAFJÖRÐUR AND STARDALUR)
• 8.4. RAUÐHÓLAR ROOTLESS CONE COMPLEX
• 8.5. HENGILL AND ÞINGVELLIR
• 9 Volcanics of the South and Southeastern Regions
• 9.1. GRÍMSVÖTN AND BÁRÐARBUNGA
• 9.2. KATLA AND EYJAFJALLAJÖKULL
• 9.3. ELDGJÁ AND LAKI (SKAFTÁR) FIRES
• 9.4. DYRHÓLAEY LAVA CAVE
• 9.5. HEKLA—THE QUEEN
• 9.6. ÞJÓRSÁRDALUR VALLEY
• 9.7. SURTSEY VOLCANIC ISLAND
• 10 Volcanics of the North and Northeastern Regions
• 10.1. THE DYNÁUFJÖLL MASSIF COMPLEX AND ASKJA
• 10.2. KRAFLA
• 10.3. VOLCANIC FEATURES AT MÝVATN
• 10.4. TINNÁ CENTRAL VOLCANO AND OTHER EXTINCT VOLCANOES IN THE REGION
• 11 Volcanics of the Western Region
• 11.1. THE SNÆFELLSJÖKULL VOLCANIC SYSTEM: A JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF EARTH
• 11.2. LJÓSUFJÖLL
• 11.3. HELGRINDUR
• 11.4. VATNSHELLIR CAVE
• Part III: Glacial Features
• 12 Overview of Glacial Features in Iceland
• 12.1. GLACIAL SETTING
• 12.2. MODERN CLIMATE OVERVIEW
• 12.3. GLACIAL MORPHOLOGY
• 13 Glacial Features of the Reykjanes Peninsulaand Southwestern Region
• 13.1. LANGJÖKULL
• 13.2. HOFSJÖKULL
• 13.3. KERLINGARFJÖLL
• 14 Glacial Features of the South and Southeastern Regions
• 14.1. VATNAJÖKULL
• 14.2. FJALLSARLÓN, BREIÐÁRLÓN, AND JÖKULSÁRLÓN
• 14.3. LAKES UNDER THE ICE: GRÍMSVÖTN, KVERJÖKULL, AND BARÐARBUNGA
• 14.4. MÝRDALSJÖKULL
• 14.5. EYJAFJALLAJÖKULL
• 15 Glacial Features of the Northern and Western Regions
• 15.1. VESTFIRÐIR PENINSULA AND DRANGAJÖKULL
• 15.2. SKAGI AND TRÖLLASKAGI PENINSULAS AND NORÐURLANDSJÖKLAR
• 15.3. SNÆSFELLNES PENINSULA AND SNÆFELLSJÖKULL
• GLOSSARY
• REFERENCES
• INDEX
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