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Ólafur Arnalds
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Stofnun : Landbúnaðarháskóli Íslands\Keldnaholt
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Deild : Umhverfisdeild
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Vinnustaður : Keldnaholt 112 Reykjavík
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Starfsheiti : Prófessor
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Sími : 433 5240
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Menntun
B.Sc. Jarðfræði Háskóli Íslands, 1980
M.Sc. Jarðvegsfræði Montana State University. 1984
Ph.D.; Jarðvegsfræðingur, Texas A&M University, 1990.
 Ritaskrá ( Publications )
Main professional interests
1. Volcanic soil resources of Iceland, fundamental properties and soil classification.
2. Sustainable use of Icelandic rangelands and restoration of degraded ecosystems.
3. Remote sensing and GIS applications for land use decisions and policymaking.
4. Soil erosion and desertification.
The vita is arranged as follows:
1. Education
2. Professional activities and positions
3. Publications
4. Some research and development projects
5. Teaching and students
6. Committees (short list)
7. Awards and society membership
8. Personal
1. Education
Ph.D. Soil Science, Texas A&M University (1990).
Co-advicors: Tom Hallmark and Larry Wilding
M.Sc. Soil Science, Montana State University (1984).
Advisor: Jerry Nielsen
B.Sc.Geology, University of Iceland (1980).
Stúdentspróf, Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík (1974).
2. Professional activities
2005-present. Professor and Dean, Faculty of Environment. Project leader for Nytjaland. Various research and teaching activities. Board of Rannsóknasjóður (Research Fund, of the Icelandic Research Centre).
1998-2004. Department head. Agricultural Research Institute (Rala).
Department head, Department of Environmental Research. Project leader for Nytjaland (Icelandic Farmland Database;www.nytjaland.is), Ýmir (soil characterization, classification and mapping; www.rala.is.ymir, www.rala.is/desert) and soil erosion research. Other research topics involve carbon sequestration in soils, land reclamation, sustainable farming, land use and soil conservation. Lecturer at University of Iceland (Soil Science, 3 cr). Active participation in the EU COST-622 action, Volcanic Soil Resources of Europe (www.rala.is/andosol).
Steering Committee of SCAPE (EU Concerted Action, Soil Conservation in Europe).
1991- 1997. Research Specialist, Agricultural Research Institute.
Soil scientist and project leader, in association with the Soil Conservation Service (L.r.). National Assessment of Soil Erosion and Land Degradation (www.rala.is/desert). Completed in 1997. Soil erosion research, capacity building in remote sensing and geographical information systems. Soil characterization.
1987-1990. Ph.D. studies, Texas A&M University.
Characterization and mineralogy of Icelandic Andosols (volcanic soils), and classification of erosion processes.
3. Publications
Grouping is follows:
3.1. Maps and digital information
3.2. Books
3.3. Peer-reviewed journal papers.
3.4. Book chapters.
3.5. Reports
3.6. Papers in Græðum Ísland (Soil Conservation Yearbook). All in Icelandic
3.7. Other scientific publications - not peer reviewed
3.8. Thesis-Dissertation
3.9. Teaching materials
3.1. Maps and digital information
2001. Soil Map of Iceland. 2nd edition. Agricultural Research Institute, Reykjavik, Iceland. In digital format; www.rala.is/ymir, www.rala.is/desert
Ólafur Arnalds and Einar Grétarsson.
3.2. Books
2007. Soils of Volcanic Regions in Europe. Springer, 644 p. O. Arnalds, F. Bartoli, P. Buurman, E. Garcia Rodeja, H. Oskarsson, G. Stoops (editors).
2006. Soil Conservation and Protection in Europe (SCAPE). The Way Ahead. A. Imeson, O. Arnalds, L. Montanarella, A. Arnoldussen, S. van Asselen, L. Dorren, M. Curfs and D. del Rosa. SCAPE , Amsterdam, the Netherlands (www.scape.org).
2004. Volcanic Soils Resources: Occurrence, Development and Properties. Catena, special issue 56, 261 p. Elsevier. Ólafur Arnalds and Karl Stahr (editors).
2001. Soil Erosion in Iceland. Soil Conservation Service and Agricultural Research Institute, Reykjavik, 155 p. Ólafur Arnalds, Elín Fjóla Þórarinsdóttir, Sigmar Metúsalemsson, Ásgeir Jónsson, Einar Grétarsson, and Arnór Árnason. Original edition in Icelandic, 1997.
2000. Rangeland Desertification. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands. 209 p. Ólafur Arnalds and Steve Archer (editors).
1999. Case Studies of Rangeland Desertification. Proceedings from an International Workshop in Iceland. Rala Report no. 200. Agricultural Research Institute, Reykjavik, Iceland. 159 p. Ólafur Arnalds and Sveve Archer (editors).
3.3. Peer-reviewed journal papers
2007. Infiltration in Icelandic Andisols: The role of vegetation and soil frost. Arctic, Antarctic and Alpine Research. Berglind Orradóttir, S.R. Archer, Ólafur Arnalds, L.P. Wilding and T.L. Thurow. Accepted.
2005. The effect of landscape and retreating glaciers on wind erosion in South Iceland. Land Degradation & Development 16:177-187. F.O. Gisladottir, O. Arnalds and G. Gisladottir.
2005. Radiocaesium fallout behaviour in volcanic soils in Iceland. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity. (Elsevier), 79:39-53. M.A. Sigurgeirsson, O. Arnalds, S.E. Palsson, B.H. Howard and K. Gudnason.
2004. Volcanic soils of Iceland. Catena, Special Issue. Volcanic Soil Resources: Occurrence, Development and Properties 56:3-20. Olafur Arnalds.
2004. Organic carbon in Icelandic Andosols: geographical variation and impact of erosion. Catena, Special Issue. Volcanic Soil Resources: Occurrence, Development and Properties 56:225-238. Hlynur Óskarsson, Ólafur Arnalds, Jón Guðmundsson og Grétar Guðbergsson.
2004. Andisols in Iceland. Encyclopedia of Soil Science, 1-6. Ólafur Arnalds.
2003. Soil erosion and land use policy in Iceland in relation to sheep grazing and government subsidies. Environmental Science and Policy 6:105-113. Ólafur Arnalds and Björn H. Barkarson.
2002. Validity of oxalate extraction for characterization and Al/Si calculations for vitric Andosols. Mainzer Naturwissenschaft Archiv 40:13-14. Ólafur Arnalds og Sigurður R. Gíslason
2001. Andisols of Deserts in Iceland. Soil Science Society of America Journal 65:1778-1786. Ólafur Arnalds and John Kimble.
2001. Sandy Deserts of Iceland. An overview. Journal of Arid Environments
47:359-371. Ólafur Arnalds, Fanney Ó. Gísladóttir og Hjalti Sigurjónsson.
2000. The Icelandic “rofabard” soil erosion features. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 25:17-28. Ólafur Arnalds.
1998. Soils of the Gunnarsholt experimental plantation. Búvísindi (Icelandic Agricultural Science)12:27-38. Ian Strachan, Ólafur Arnalds, Friðrik Pálmason, Halldór Þorgeirsson, Bjarni D. Sigurðsson, Hólmfríður Sigurðardóttir and G. Novoselac.
1997. Desertification in Iceland. Desertification Control Bulletin, 32: 22-24. Ólafur Arnalds.
1996. Nitrogen mineralization in soil. Búvísindi 10: 185-208. In Icelandic, English summary. Friðrik Pálmason, Halldór Þorgeirsson, Hólmfríður Sigurðardóttir, Hólmgeir Björnsson and Ólafur Arnalds.
1995. Andisols from four different regions of Iceland. Soil Science Society of America Journal 59:161-169. Ólafur Arnalds. C.T. Hallmark and L.P. Wilding.
1994. Leir í íslenskum jarðvegi (Clays in Icelandic soils). Náttúrufræðingurinn 63:73-85. In Icelandic, extended English summary. Ólafur Arnalds.
1992. The vegetation and soils of the Thingvallavatn area. Oikos 64:105-116. Ingvi Þorsteinsson and Ólafur Arnalds.
1992. Clay minerals of four soils formed in eolian and tephra materials in Iceland. Geoderma 52:351-365. K. Wada, Ólafur Arnalds, Y. Kakuto, L.P. Wilding and C.T. Hallmark.
1989. Radiocesium in Montana soils. Health Physics 57:955-958. Ólafur Arnalds, N.H. Cutshall and G.A. Nielsen.
1988. Uppgræðsla, hugtök, markmið og árangur (Revegetation and restoration: terminalogy, objectives, and success). In Icelandic, English summary. Náttúrufræðingurinn 58:81-85. Ólafur Arnalds.
1988. Jarðvegur á ógrónu landi (Soils of denuded areas in Iceland). In Icelandic, English summary. Náttúrufræðingurinn 58:101-116. Ólafur Arnalds.
1987. The nature and restoration of denuded areas in Iceland. Arctic and Alpine Research 19:518-525. Ólafur Arnalds, Ása L. Aradóttir and Ingvi Þorsteinsson
3.4. Book chapters
2007. Preface. In: Soils of Volcanic Regions in Europe. Springer Verlag, Heidelberg/New York. Pp v-vii. Ó. Arnalds, F. Bartoli, P. Buurman, E.Garcia-Rodeja, J. Hernandes-Morenao, H. Oskarsson, J. Pinheiro, P. Quantin, G. Stoops, F. Terribile, and F. van Oort. o.fl. (ed.)
2007. Introduction to Section I. European Volcanic Soil Resources. In: Soils of Volcanic Regions in Europe. Springer Verlag, Heidelberg/New York. Ólafur Arnalds, F. Bartoli, P. Buurman, Hlynur Óskarsson, Georges Stoops, Eduardo García Rodeja (editors). Pp 1-4. Ólafur Arnalds.
2007. Icelandic volcanic soil resources. In: Soils of Volcanic Regions in Europe. Ólafur Arnalds, F. Bartoli, P. Buurman, Hlynur Óskarsson, Georges Stoops, Eduardo García Rodeja (editors). Pp 43-50. Ólafur Arnalds og Hlynur Óskarsson.
2006. Skógarmold. In: Skógarbók Grænni skóga. Guðmundur Halldórsson (ed). Landbúnaðarháskóli Íslands. Pp 76-80. Ólafur Arnalds
2006. Iceland. In: Soil Erosion in Europe. Boardman, J. and J. Poesen (ed.),. Wiley, New York. Pp 43-55. Ólafur Arnalds.
2006. The future of Soil Science. In: The Future of Soil Science. A.E. Hartemink (ed). International Union of Soil Science. Wageningen, the Netherlands. Pp 4-6. Ólafur Arnalds.
2006. Iceland. In: Soils of Volcanic Regions of Europe. Springer in press. O. Arnalds, F. Bartoli, P. Buurman, E. Garcia Rodeja, H. Oskarsson, G. Stoops (editors). p 43-50. O. Arnalds and H. Oskarsson.
2005. Icelandic soils. In: Iceland – Modern Processes and Past Environments. Eds. C. Caseldine, A. Russell, J. Harðardóttir and Ó. Knudsen. Evelopments in Quaternary Science 6, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 309-318. Ólafur Arnalds.
2002. Gróður og jarðvegur á Þingvallasvæðinu (Vegetation and soils of the Thingvallavatn area. In: Þingvallavatn. Pétur M. Jónasson and Páll Hersteinsson (Ed.). Mál og Menning. p. 67-85. Eyþór Einarsson og Ólafur Arnalds.
2002. Ecosystem degradation and restoration of birch woodlands in Iceland. In: Nordic Mountain Birch Ecosystems (tentative title). F.E. Wielgolaski (ed.). UNESCO/MAP Book Series Vol. 27: 293-306. Parthenon Publ. Group, London. Ása L. Aradóttir and Ólafur Arnalds.
2002. Organic carbon sequestration by restoration of degraded areas in Iceland. In: Agricultural Practices and Policies for Carbon Sequestration in Soil. R. Lal… (Eds). CRC Press, New York. p. 267-280. Ólafur Arnalds, Ása L. Aradóttir, og Grétar Guðbergsson.
2000. Desertification, an appeal for a broader perspective. In: Rangeland Desertification. Ólafur Arnalds and Steve Archer (eds.). pp. 5-15. Kluwer Academic Publishers, The Netherlands. Ólafur Arnalds.
2000. Introduction. In: Rangeland Desertification. Ólafur Arnalds and Steve Archer (eds.). pp. 1-4. Kluwer Academic Publishers, The Netherlands. Ólafur Arnalds and Steve Archer.
1999. Soils and soil erosion in Iceland. In: Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on the Geochemistry of the Earth’s Surface. Invited paper. (Halldór Ármannson, ed.). Balkema, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. pp.135-138. Ólafur Arnalds.
1999. Soil survey and databases in Iceland. In: Soil resources of Europe. P. Bullock, RJ.A. Jones and L. Montanarella (eds.). pp. 91-96. Invited paper. EU-Joint Research Center, Ispra, Italy. Ólafur Arnalds.
1999. Introduction. In: Case Studies of Rangeland Desertification. Proceedings from an International Workshop in Iceland. Rala Report no. 200. Ólafur Arnalds and S. Archer (eds.). Agricultural Research Institute, Reykjavik, Iceland. Ólafur Arnalds and Steve Archer. (Slightly different from Introduction to “Rangeland Desertification” published by Kluwer).
1996. Soil erosion in Iceland. In: Regionalisation of Erosion and Nitrate Losses from Agricultural land in Nordic Countries. S. Rekolainen, S., and R. Lek (eds.). TemaNord 1996-615:66-68. Nordic Council of Ministers, Copenhagen. Ólafur Arnalds.
3.5. Reports (from 1994)
2005. Aðferðir við að lýsa jarðvegssniðum. Rit LBHÍ nr 5, 53 bls. Ólafur Arnalds, Bergrún Arna Óladóttir og Rannveig Guicharnaud.
2005. Strategies, Science and Law for the Conservation of the World Soil Resources. Rit. LBHÍ nr. 4, 275 bls. Ábyrgð á útgáfu: Sanneke van Asselen, Ólafur Arnalds og Margrét Jónsdóttir.
2004. Volcanic Soil Resources in Europe, COST Action 622 final meeting. Abstracts. Rala Report no. 214,128 bls. Ritstjórar Hlynur Óskarsson og Ólafur Arnalds.
2003. Landnýting og vistvæn framleiðsla sauðfjárafurða (Land use and sustainable sheep grazing). Fjölrit Rala nr. 211. 38 bls. Ólafur Arnalds, Jóhann Þórsson og Elín Fjóla Þórarinsdóttir.
2001. Hálslón. Jarðvegur og jarðvegsrof. The Halslon-resevoir. Soils and soil erosion. Rala, 66 pages. Ólafur Arnalds and Fanney Gísladóttir.
1999. Measurement of eolian processes on sandy surfaces in Iceland. Rala Report no. 201. Agricultural Research Institute. 27 p. Hjalti. Sigurjónsson, Fanney Gísladóttir, and Ólafur Arnalds.
1999. Organic carbon sequestration by restoration of severely degraded areas in Iceland. Rala Report 197. 19 pp. Ólafur Arnalds, Ása L. Aradóttir, Arnór Snorrason, Grétar Guðbergsson, Þorbergur Hjalti Jónsson, and Anna María Ágústsdóttir.
1994. Soil conservation, The RALA-Lr. Soil Erosion mapping program. RALA Report no 168. Ólafur Arnalds and Sigmar Metúsalemsson.
3.6. Papers in Græðum Ísland (Soil Conservation Yearbook, all in Icelandic)
1998. Sandur – Sandfok (Sand and eolian processes). Græðum Ísland (Icelandic SCS Yearbook) VI:69-82. Ólafur Arnalds.
1994. Holklaki, þúfur og beit (Cryoturbation, hummocks and grazing). Græðum Ísland (Icelandic SCS Yearbook) V:115-120. Ólafur Arnalds.
1994. Sukksöm fjölskylda: rofabörðin við Djúphóla (Measurment of erosion rate at the Djúphólar rofabards). Græðum Ísland (Icelandic SCS Yearbook) V:39-44. Ólafur Arnalds og Ómar Ragnarsson.
1992. Hnignun gróðurlenda (Vegetation degradation). Icelandic SCS Yearbook IV:73-82. Ása L. Aradóttir, Ólafur Arnalds and Steve Archer. (Jöfn hlutverkaskipti).
1992. Sandleiðir á Norðausturlandi (Pathways of eolian sand-drift in Northeast Iceland). Græðum Ísland (Icelandic SCS Yearbook) IV:145-149. Ólafur Arnalds.
1992. Drög að flokkun rofmynda á Íslandi (Classification of Icelandic erosion forms). Græðum Ísland (Icelandic SCS Yearbook) IV:55-72. Ólafur Arnalds, L.P. Wilding and C.T. Hallmark.
1992. Gróðurleifar í Ódáðahrauni (Soil and vegetation remnants in the Ódáðahraun desert). Græðum Ísland (Icelandic SCS Yearbook) IV:159-164. Ólafur Arnalds.
1989. Jarðvegseyðing (Soil erosion). Græðum Ísland (Icelandic SCS Yearbook) II:47-68. Ólafur Arnalds.
3.7. Other scientific publications - not peer reviewed
2006. Flakið í Búrfjöllum. Útivist 2006 5(1): 76-77. Ólafur Arnalds.
2006. Andrá ársins í hlíðum Úlfarsfells. Skógræktarritið 2006 (1):7-13. Ólafur Arnalds og Guðmundur Jóhannesson.
2006. Berglind Orradóttir, Ólafur Arnalds, Jóhann Þórsson. Ísig vatns í jarðveg: Áhrif gróðurs og frosts. Fræðaþing landbúnaðarins 2006: 102-107.
2006. Berglind Orradóttir, Ólafur Arnalds. Áhrif gróðurs á yfirborðsstöðugleika. Fræðaþing landbúnaðarins 2006: 264-267.
2006. Berglind Orradóttir, Ólafur Arnalds, Ása L. Aradóttir. Þróun vistkerfa við landgræðslu. Mælingarnar á Geitasandi. Fræðaþing landbúnaðarins 2006: 268-272.
2006. Björn Traustason, Sigmar Metúsalemsson, Einar Grétarsson, Fanney Ósk Gísladóttir, Ólafur Arnalds. Gróðurmörk á Íslandi utan eldvirka beltisins. Fræðaþing landbúnaðarins 2006: 295-298.
2006. Einar Grétarsson, Ólafur Arnalds, Sigmar Metúsalemsson, Fanney Ósk Gísladóttir, Björn Traustason. Búfjárfjöldi og landgæði. Dæmi um notkun gagnagrunns Nytjalands. Fræðaþing landbúnaðarins 2006: 308-311.
2006. Fanney Ósk Gísladóttir, Einar Grétarsson, Sigmar Metúsalemsson, Björn Traustason, Ólafur Arnalds. Stærð bújarða á Íslandi. Fræðaþing landbúnaðarins 2006: 312-316.
2006. Jón Guðmundsson, Hlynur Óskarsson, Ólafur Arnalds. Er vatn takmarkandi þáttur í landgræðslu?. Fræðaþing landbúnaðarins 2006: 359-361.
2006. Rannveig Guicharnaud, Ólafur Arnalds, Graeme Paton. Næringarefnahringrás við ræktun á íslenskri eldfjallajörð. Fræðaþing landbúnaðarins 2006: 399-403.
2006. Sigmar Metúsalemsson, Ólafur Arnalds, Fanney Ósk Gísladóttir, Einar Grétarsson, Björn Traustason. Landgæði bújarða með tilliti til gróðurfars. Fræðaþing landbúnaðarins 2006: 406-409.
2006. Jón Guðmundsson, Ólafur Arnalds, Hlynur Óskarsson. Vatnsheldni mismunandi jarðvegsflokka. Fræðaþing landbúnaðarins 2006: 362-364.
2005. Landbót. Tilraunastofan á sandinum. Fræðaþing landbúnaðarins 2005:279-282. Ása L. Aradóttir, Guðmundur Halldórsson og Ólafur Arnalds.
2005. Land degradation and desertification in Iceland. In: Strategies, Science and Law for the Conservation of the World Soil Resources. Rit. LBHÍ nr. 4:61-65. Ólafur Arnalds.
2005. Knowledge and Policy making; premises, pardigms, and a sustanability index model. In: Strategies, Science and Law for the Conservation of the World Soil Resources. Rit. LBHÍ nr. 4:251-259. Ólafur Arnalds.
2004. Sandfok á Suðurlandi 5. október 2004. Náttúrufræðingurinn, 90-92. Ólafur Arnalds og Sigmar Metúsalemsson.
2004. Icelandic volcanic soils. In: Rala report no. 214:27-28. Ólafur Arnalds.
2004. Distribution and bioavailability of heavy metals in Icelandic Soils. In: Rala report no. 214:97-98. Julian J.C. Dawson, Ólafur Arnalds and Graeme I. Paton.
2004. Distribution, bioavailability and behavior of persistent organic pollutants in Andosols: with specific reference to Iceland. In: Rala report no. 214:108-109. Graeme I. Paton, C.J. Paterson, Alan Winton, Tinnakorn Tiensing, Ólafur Arnalds and Julian J.C. Dawson
2004. Hin Íslenska jarðvegsauðlind. Fræðaþing landbúnaðarins 2004 :94-102. Ólafur Arnalds.
2002. Nytjaland – Jarðabók Íslands. Fræðaþing landbúnaðarins 2002:30-31. Ólafur Arnalds, Fanney Gísladóttir, Einar Grétarsson og Sigmar Metúsalemsson
2002. Basaltic glass dissolution. Abstracts. The Fall Meeting of the Icelandic Geological Society, dedicated to the seventieth birthday of Guðmundur Sigvaldason, 2002: 21-24. Jarðfræðifélagið, Reykjavík. S.R. Gíslason, E. H. Oelkers, D. Wolff-Boenischand and Ó. Arnalds.
2002. Estimating Cs-137 fallout inventories in Iceland from precipitation data. In (S.E. Pálsson, Ed.): Summaries of studes carried out in the NKS/BOK-2 project, Technical Report. pp 33-39. S. Pálsson, Ó. Arnalds, M.Á. Sigurgeirsson, K. Guðnason, B.J. Howard, S. W. Wright, and Þ. Pálsdóttir.
2002. Radiocaesium (Cs-137) fallout in Icelan and its behaviour in Sub-Arctic volcanic soils. In (S.E. Pálsson, Ed.): Summaries of studes carried out in the NKS/BOK-2 project, Technical Report. pp 40-44. M.Á Sigurgeirsson, Ó. Arnalds, S.E. Pálsson and K. Guðnason.
2002. Cs-137 fallout inventories in Iceland – estimating deposition from precipitation data. Radioprotection 37. C1:1223-1228. S.E. Pálsson, Ó. Arnalds, M.A. Sigurgeirsson, K. Gudnason, B.J. Howard, S.M. Wright and Th. Pálsdóttir
2002. Behaviour of radiocaesium fallout in volcanic soils in Iceland. Proceedings from the 5th international conference on environmental radioactivity in the Arcic and Antarctic, 294-296 pp. Magnús Á. Sigurgeirsson, Ólafur Arnalds, Sigurður Emil Pálsson, Kjartan Guðnason og Brenda J. Howard.
2001. Cs-137 fallout in Iceland, model predictions an measurements. Proceedings of the 8th Nordic Seminar on Radioecology, Rovaniemi, bls. 34-38. Sigurður Emil Pálsson, Ólafur Arnalds, Íris Anna Karlsdóttir, Þóranna Pálsdóttir, Magnús Á Sigurgeirsson og Kjartan Guðnason.
2000. Rannsóknir á kolefnisbindingu í landgræðslu og skógrækt (Carbon sequestration research). Ráðunautafundur Rala og B.Í. 2000. Í prentun. Ólafur Arnalds.
1999. Nytjaland. Landupplýsingavefur landbúnaðarins (The new digital Icelandic database of Icelandic farms) Ráðunautafundur Rala og BÍ 1999:1-6. Ólafur Arnalds.
1994. Kortlagning á jarðvegsrofi (Soil erosion survey). AVS:15:65-68. Ólafur Arnalds
1994. Environmental change and energy balance studies during succession of a poplar plantation on an exposed site in Gunnarsholt, S. Iceland: Status report 1991. Fjölrit Rannsóknastöðvar S.r. IFRS Report, 8: 32 pp. In Icelandic, extended English summary. Guðríður Gyða Eyjólfsdóttir, Ása L. Aradóttir, Halldór Þorgeirsson, Ólafur Arnalds, and Jón Guðmundsson.
1993. Jarðvegsvernd. (Soil Conservation). Freyr 17/1993:591-597. Ólafur Arnalds og Sigmar Metúsalemsson.
1992. Erosion caused by climate change and anthropogenic disturbance in Iceland. In: Disturbance related dynamics of birch dominated ecosystems. A Nordic symposium, Illugastaðir, Fnjóskadalur, Iceland 18-22 Sept. 1992. Rannsóknastöð Skógræktar ríkisins, Mógilsá, p. 16-18. Ólafur Arnalds.
1990. Characterization and wind erosion of Andisols in Iceland. Proc. 14th ICSS, IV:374-375. Ólafur Arnalds, C.T. Hallmark and L.P. Wilding.
3.8. Thesis-Dissertation
1990. Characterization and soil erosion of Andisols in Iceland. Ph.D. Dissertation, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas.
1984. Radiocesium in Montana soils and applications for soil erosion measurement. M.Sc. Thesis. Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana.
1980. Myndun og gerð móajarðvegs í Kelduhverfi. B.Sc. Thesis, University of Iceland.
3.9. Teaching materials
2007. At læse landskabet. Bæredygtig græsning af udmarker. (Danish). Norden, Nordisk Ministerraad, Partly based on: “Að lesa landið”. Gunnar Bjarnason, M Nieminen, Lis Mortensen, K. Guðmundsóttir Motzfeldt, Ó. Arnalds, S. Schanche, og S. Sohlberg.
2007. At lesa landið. Burðardygt hagabit. (Faroeish). Norden, Nordisk Ministerraad, Partly based on: “Að lesa landið”. Gunnar Bjarnason, M Nieminen, Lis Mortensen, K. Guðmundsóttir Motzfeldt, Ó. Arnalds, S. Schanche, og S. Sohlberg.
1999. Land degradation and restoration of ecosystems. CD-disk. Educational material for teachers and higer education. Produced for EU-Leonardo/Alter Eco. Maria Maack editor. Beta-edition. Ása L. Aradottir, Ólafur Arnalds and Anna G. Thorhallsdottir.
1997. Að lesa landið (To Read the Land). Agricultural Research Institute and Soil Conservation Service. 36 pp. Printed in 15 000 copies and distributed
free of charge. Ólafur Arnalds
1995/1996. Jarðvegsfræði (Soil Science). Teaching booklet. 56 pp. Ólafur Arnalds
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4. Some main research and development projects
Nytjaland. 1999-present
This project builds on experience gained in the Jarðvegsvernd project. Nytjaland-Jarðabók Íslands (Icelandic National Geographic Farm Database) aims to make a complete database for all farms of Iceland (about 5000). It is a joint project of Rala, L.r. (SCS), Bændasamtök Íslands (Farmers Society of Iceland) and the Ministry of Agriculture. The database will include geographical information on land types and will be one of the foundations of an effort to make all of Iceland’s agricultural production sustainable. Many types of attribute data will be attached to the database, and it is planned as a Public Domain database with internet access.www.nytjaland.is
Ýmir, Characterization of Icelandic soils. 1999-present.
The aim of the project is to characterize Icelandic soils and to classify them. New Icelandic soil classification system is being developed and tested. Prototype of the system is already being used. Data has been submitted to the EU-Soil Bureau in order to complete the European 1:1 000 000 soil map. Participation in sub-polar region soil mapping/characterization in co-operation with the US-NRCS, Agriculture Canada, and the European Soil Bureau. www.rala.is/ymir
Jarðvegsvernd (The National Soil Erosion Assessment Program). 1991- 1997.
A national assessment of soil erosion in Iceland. Mapping was completed in 1996 and the results introduced in the book Soil Erosion in Iceland in 1997 (available in English, see www.rala.is/desert . The book was translated into Danish, English and German. The results are stored in a database for soil erosion in Iceland, consisting of about 18 000 polygons with detailed erosion information. This information serves as a source for further soil erosion research, including further research on eolian processes on Icelandic sandy deserts.
An emphasis was made to introduce the erosion problem to the public and also to land users, with over 30 meetings held throughout the country. This project and its leader received the Nordic Nature and Environmental Award in 1998.
Eolian processes on Icelandic sandy deserts (Sandur-Sandfok). 1997-present.
The aim of the project is to determine the key characteristics of eolian processes of the Icelandic sandy deserts, and environmental factors that control the sand-drift, and to study eolian processes in an international context.
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5. Teaching and students
University of Iceland, lecturer (stundakennari).
1999-present. Soil science (Jarðvegsfræði, Jarð.- og landfræðiskor). 3 credits.
1984-present. Lectures, Environmental science (Umhverfisfræði, Líffræðiskor).
1992-1998. Vegetation and soils (Gróður og jarðvegur, Jarð.- og landfræðiskor). Part of course (soils).
Texas A&M University, teaching assistant.
1988-1990. Soil Science, two semesters. 50% employment.
Students
Supervision of B.Sc., M.Sc. and Ph.d. projects of 15 students.
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6. Committees (short list)
· Board of Rannsóknasjóður (Research Fund, of the Icelandic Centre for Research), 2006.
· Landsnefnd Íslands um málefni samnings Sameinuðu þjóðanna um aðgerðir gegn eyðimerkurmyndun. (National Committee on United Nations Convention to Comabat Desertification – UN CCD). Ráðherraskipaður, (utanríkisráðherra) frá sept. 2005.
· EU Soil Bureau. Pleanary member of the EU Soil Bureau, ISPRA, Italy,
· SCAPE, Soil Conservation and Protection in Europe. EU-Concerted Action, Steering committee, special advisor; 2001-2005
· Agricultural University of Iceland. University Council. 2005.
· On Management committee for EU-COST action 622: Volcanic Soil Resources of Europe. Co-chair of working group IV, land-use. 1998-Present.
· Principal contact point in Iceland to the European Soil Bureau, since 1996. Also on the European Soil Bureau Advisory Committee.
· On Management committee for EU-COST action 623. Soil erosion and global change.
· Steering committee for Local Agenda 21 (Staðardagskrá) for the Mosfellsbær community. 1999 – 2001
· Represented Iceland for scientific meeting in relation to the Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC). Indianapolis, USA 1999.
· On steering group for the Nordic Project: Erosion and overgrazing (Erosion och Overbete). 1999 – 2001.
· Invited member of EU task group for on “Pan-European Assessment of Soil Erosion”. 1998-present.
· Chairman of the organising committee for the workshop “Volcanic Soil Resources of Europe” (Iceland 1998).
· Member of governmental committee to review Icelandic strate-gies for Remote Sensing (1997-1998).
· Chairman of the organizing committee for the workshop “Rangeland Desertifi-cation” (Iceland 1997).
· Represented Iceland during scientific session of the International Negotiation Committee for the Elaboration of an International Convention to Combat
Desertification (INCD), Nairobi, Kenya 1993.
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7. Awards and society membership
The Nordic Council “Nature and Environmental Award” 1998. On behalf of the project Jarðvegsvernd. See www.rala.is/desert
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8. Personal
Married to Dr. Ása L. Aradóttir, Head of Research Division, Professor at Agricultural University of Iceland from September 2006 Landgræðsla ríkisins (Icelandic Soil Conservation Service).
Two children, born in 1979 and 1994.
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