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Jon Olafsson

Emeritus Professor of Oceanography, University of Iceland
Verified email at hi.is
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Nordic Occupational Skin Questionnaire (NOSQ‐2002): a new tool for surveying occupational skin diseases and exposure

…, M Lindberg, Å Svensson, JH Olafsson - Contact …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Occupational skin diseases are among the most frequent work‐related diseases in
industrialized countries. Good occupational skin disease statistics exist in few countries. …

Glacier shrinkage driving global changes in downstream systems

…, E Hood, V Lencioni, JS Ólafsson… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
Glaciers cover ∼10% of the Earth’s land surface, but they are shrinking rapidly across most
parts of the world, leading to cascading impacts on downstream systems. Glaciers impart …

Temperature and the metabolic balance of streams

BOL Demars, J Russell Manson, JS Ólafsson… - Freshwater …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
It is becoming increasingly clear that fresh waters play a major role in the global C cycle.
Stream ecosystem respiration (ER) and gross primary productivity (GPP) exert a significant …

Relationships between structure and function in streams contrasting in temperature

N Friberg, JB Dybkjaer, JS Olafsson… - Freshwater …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
… In this study we did not measure biomass but given the much lower average individual weight
of chironomid species compared with that of Lymnaea (J. Olafsson, unpubl. data), it can be …

Impacts of the oceans on climate change

…, G Malin, C Mauritzen, J Olafsson… - Advances in marine …, 2009 - Elsevier
The oceans play a key role in climate regulation especially in part buffering (neutralising)
the effects of increasing levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and rising global …

Long-term effectiveness of treatment with terbinafine vs itraconazole in onychomycosis: a 5-year blinded prospective follow-up study

B Sigurgeirsson, JH Ólafsson, J þ Steinsson… - Archives of …, 2002 - jamanetwork.com
Objective To examine long-term cure and relapse rates after treatment with continuous
terbinafine and intermittent itraconazole in onychomycosis. Design Long-term prospective follow-…

Macrobenthic invertebrate richness and composition along a latitudinal gradient of European glacier‐fed streams

…, B Maiolini, AM Milner, JS Olafsson… - Freshwater …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
1. The influence of 11 environmental variables on benthic macroinvertebrate communities
was examined in seven glacier‐fed European streams ranging from Svalbard in the north to …

Impacts of warming on the structure and functioning of aquatic communities: individual-to ecosystem-level responses

…, E Mavromati, D Nelson, JS Olafsson… - Advances in ecological …, 2012 - Elsevier
Environmental warming is predicted to rise dramatically over the next century, yet few studies
have investigated its effects in natural, multi-species systems. We present data collated …

Climatological mean and decadal change in surface ocean pCO2, and net sea–air CO2 flux over the global oceans

…, T Steinhoff, M Hoppema, J Olafsson… - Deep Sea Research …, 2009 - Elsevier
A climatological mean distribution for the surface water pCO 2 over the global oceans in non-El
Niño conditions has been constructed with spatial resolution of 4 (latitude) ×5 (longitude) …

Sentinel systems on the razor's edge: effects of warming on Arctic geothermal stream ecosystems

G Woodward, JB Dybkjaer, JS Olafsson… - Global change …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The Earth is experiencing historically unprecedented rates of warming, with surface
temperatures projected to increase by 3–5 C globally, and up to 7.5 C in high latitudes, within the …