Books and peer-reviewed papers
Books and monographs (author or editor) -- journal papers below
Ólafur Arnalds 2023. Mold ert þú - jarðvegur og íslensk náttúra. IÐNÚ útgáfa, Reykjavík.
Arnalds O. 2015. The Soils of Iceland. World Soils Book Series, Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands.
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Ólafur Arnalds 2020. Ástand lands og hrun íslenskra vistkerfa. Rit LbhÍ nr. 130. PDF (Land condition and the collapse of Icelandic ecosystems). Monograph, AUI Publication no 130. In Icelandic).
Ólafur Arnalds, Jón Guðmundsson 2020. Loftslag, kolefni og mold. Rit LbhÍ nr 133. (Climate, carbon and soil). Monograph, AUI Publication no 133. In Icelandic). PDF
Ólafur Arnalds 2019. Á röngunni. Alvarlegir hnökrar á framkvæmd landnýtingarþáttar gæðastýringar í sauðfjárrækt (Perverse development of environmental subsidy incentives for sheep production in Iceland. AUI publication no 118 (Rit LbhÍ nr 118). Monograph, in Icelandic. PDF
Arnalds O and Aradottir AL 2015. Að lesa og lækna landið (To Read and Heal the Land). Landvernd, The Icelandic Soil Conservation Service and The Agricultural University of Iceland. PDF
Arnalds O, Aradóttir AL, Svavarsdóttir S.(eds). 2010. Vegetation Research in relation to erosion threats from the Hálslón reservoir in East Iceland. (Gróðurrannsóknir vegna hættu á áfoki frá Hálslóni). Agricultural University of Iceland, Rit LbhÍ nr. 27, 113 bls. In Icelandic. PDF
Arnalds O, Bartoli F, Buurman P, Garcia Rodeja E. Oskarsson H, Stoops G (eds.) 2007. Soils of Volcanic Regions in Europe. Springer, 644 p.
A. Imeson, O. Arnalds, L. Montanarella, A. Arnoldussen, S. van Asselen, L. Dorren, M. Curfs and D. del Rosa. 2006. Soil Conservation and Protection in Europe (SCAPE). The Way Ahead. SCAPE , Amsterdam, the Netherlands. (www.scape.org). Chinese translation of the original In 2011: Changjiang Press/ Yangtze Press/ European Union .
Arnalds O, Stahr K (eds.). 2004. Volcanic Soils Resources: Occurrence, Development and Properties. Catena, special issue 56, 261 p. Elsevier.
Arnalds O, Þórarinsdóttir E, Metúsalemsson S, Jónsson A, Grétarsson E, Arnór A 2001. Soil Erosion in Iceland. Soil Conservation Service and Agricultural Research Institute, Reykjavik, 155 p. Original edition in Icelandic, 1997. PDF Also published in German
Arnalds O, Archer S (eds.). 2000. Rangeland Desertification. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands. 209 p.
Arnalds O, Archer S (eds.)1999. Case Studies of Rangeland Desertification. Proceedings from an International Workshop in Iceland. Rala Report no. 200. Agricultural Research Institute, Reykjavik, Iceland. 159 p.
Arnalds O, Þórarinsdóttir E, Metúsalemsson S, Jónsson A, Grétarsson E, Arnór A 1997. Jarðvegsrof á Íslandi (Soil Erosion in Iceland) . Landgræðsla ríkisins og Rannsóknastofnun landbúnaðarins, Reykjavík, 157 bls. In Icelandic PDF
Arnalds O. 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. PDF
Derivates of "To Read the Land" published in Norwegian and Faroeish in 2006-2007, edited by Gunnar Bjarnason et al. "At læse landskabet" and "At lese landed". TemNord 2006: 586, Norden, Nordisk Ministerrad.
Peer-reviewed journal papers and book chapters (not a full list)
Ólafur Arnalds, Bryndís Marteinsdóttir, Jóhann Þórsson og Sigmundur Helgi Brink 2023. A framework model for current land condition in Iceland. PLoS ONE 18(7): e0287764. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0287764
Baldo, C., Formenti, P., Di Biagio, C., Lu, G., Song, C., Cazaunau, M., Pangui, E., Doussin, J.-F., Dagsson-Waldhauserova, P., Arnalds, O., Beddows, D., MacKenzie, A. R., and Shi, Z. 2023. Complex refractive index and single scattering albedo of Icelandic dust in the shortwave spectrum, EGUsphere [preprint], https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2023-276, 2023.
Rodriguez‑Martinez, S. Ólafur Arnalds, Jón Guðmundsson, María Svavarsdóttir, Fanney Ó. Gísladóttir,
Ólafur K. Nielsen3 and Ismael Galván 2023. Exposure to sulfur in soil explains pigmentation by pheomelanin
in birds inhabiting Iceland. Journal of Ornithology (2023) 164:639–649
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-023-02051-1.
Isabel Barrio og Ólafur Arnalds 2022. Agricultural land degradation and ecosystem collapse in Iceland. Í: P. Pereira, I. Bogunovic, M. Munoz Rojas and W. Zhao (ritstj.), Global Agricultural Land Degradation, Volume I, The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry Series. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. doi.org/10.1007/698_2022_920
Tarek Zaqout, Hrund Ólöf Andradóttir, Olafur Arnalds 2022. Infiltration capacity in urban areas undergoing frequent snow and freeze–thaw cycles: Implications on sustainable urban drainage systems. Journal of Hydrology 607 (2022) 127495 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2022.127495
Owczarek, P., Pavla Dagsson-Waldhauserova , M. Opała-Owczarek, K. Migała , Ólafur Arnalds,
R.J. Schaetzl 2022. Anatomical changes in dwarf shrub roots provide insight into aeolian
erosion rates in northeastern Iceland. Geoderma 428: 116173.
Cvetkovic B., Dagsson-Waldhauserová P., Petkovic S., Arnalds Ó., Madonna F., Proestakis E., Gkikas A.,
Vukovic Vimic A., Pejanovic G., Rosoldi M., Ceburnis D., Amiridis V., Lisá L., Nickovic S., Nikolic J.,
2022. Fully Dynamic High–Resolution Model for Dispersion of Icelandic Airborne Mineral Dust .
Atmosphere 13(9): 1345.
Meinander, O., Pavla Dagsson-Waldhauserova, P. Amosov, E. Aseyeva, C. Atkins, A. Baklanov, C. Baldo, S.
L. Barr, B. Barzycka, L. G. Benning, B. Cvetkovic, P. Enchilik, D. Frolov, S. Gassó, K. Kandler, N. Kasimov,
Jan Kavan, J. King, T. Koroleva, V. Krupskaya, M. Kulmala, M. Kusiak, H. K. Lappalainen, M. Laska, J.
Lasne, M. Lewandowski, B. Luks, J. B. McQuaid, B. Moroni, B. Murray, O. Möhler, A. Nawrot, S. Nickovic,
N. T. O’Neill, G. Pejanovic, O. Popovicheva, K. Ranjbar, Manolis Romanias, O. Samonova, A. Sanchez-
Marroquin, K. Schepanski, I. Semenkov, A. Sharapova, E. Shevnina, Zongbo Shi, M. Sofiev, F. Thevenet,
Throstur Thorsteinsson, M. Timofeev, N. Silas Umo, A. Uppstu, D. Urupina, G. Varga, T. Werner, Olafur
Arnalds, and Ana Vukovic Vimic. 2022. Newly identified climatically and environmentally significant
high-latitude dust sources. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 22, 11889–11930, 2022,
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-11889-2022
Sanchez-Marroquin, A, O Arnalds, KJ Baustian-Dorsi, J Browse, P Dagsson-Waldhauserova, AD Harrison, EC Maters, KJ Pringle, J Vergara-Temprado, IT Burke, JB McQuaid, KS. Carslaw and BJ Murray 2020. Iceland is an episodic source of atmospheric ice-nucleating particles relevant for mixed-phase clouds. Science Advances 6: eaba8137 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aba8137
Baldo C, P Formenti, S Nowak, S Chevaillier, M Cazaunau, E Pangui, C Di Biagio, J-F Doussin, K Ignatyev, PDagsson Waldhauserova, O Arnalds, AR MacKenzie, Z Shi 2020. Distinct chemical and mineralogical composition of Icelandic dust compared to North African and Asian dust. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics://doi.org/10.5194/acp-2020-437
Olafur Arnalds 2019. Development of Perverse Environmental Subsides for Sheep Production in Iceland. Agricultural Sciences 10, 1135-1151. https://doi.org/10.4236/as.2019.109086. PDF
Ólafur Arnalds, Pavla Dagsson-Waldhauserová og Sigmundur Helgi Brink 2019. Sandauðnir, sandfok, og ryk á Íslandi - II. Áfok og ryk. Náttúrufræðingurinn 89:132-145. PDF. In Icelandic, English summary
Ólafur Arnalds, Elín Fjóla Þórarinsdóttir og Fanney Ósk Gísladóttir 2019. Sandauðnir, sandfok, og ryk á Íslandi - I. Sandar og fok. Náttúrufræðingurinn 89:35-47. PDF. n Icelandic, English summary
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Hunziker M, Ó Arnalds, NJ Kuhn. 2019. Evaluating the carbon sequestration potential of volcanic soils in southern Iceland after birch afforestation. Soil 5:223-238.
Lilja Jóhannesdóttir, Jennifer A. Gillc, José A. Alves, Sigmundur H. Brink, Ólafur Arnalds, Verónica Méndez, Tómas Grétar Gunnarsson 2019. Interacting effects of agriculture and landscape on breeding wader populations. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 272: 246–253
Ólafur Arnalds og Veronique Maria. 2019. Soil Genesis. A Dialogue for Creation. In: Dialogues on Soil and Art in the Anthropocene (A. Toland, JS Noller and G Wessolek eds). CRC Press / Francis Taylor, New York. pp. 127-135. (Poems on soils plus visual artwork). Example here
Boy M, and >60 more authors 2019. Interactions between the atmosphere, cryosphere, and ecosystems at northern high latitudes. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 19, 2015–2061, 2019 https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-2015-2019
B. Moroni, Olafur Arnalds, Pavla Dagsson-Waldhauserová, S. Crocchianti, R. Vivani and D. Cappelletti 2018. Mineralogical and Chemical Records of Icelandic Dust Sources Upon Ny-Ålesund (Svalbard Islands). Frontiers in Earth Science 6: doi: 10.3389/feart.2018.00187
Groot Zwaaftink, C. D., Arnalds, Ó., Dagsson-Waldhauserova, P., Eckhardt, S., Prospero, J. M., and Stohl, A., 2017. Temporal and spatial variability of Icelandic dust emissions and atmospheric transport. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 17, 10865-10878. DOI:10.5194/acp-17-10865-2017.
Wittmann, M., Groot Zwaaftink, C. D., Steffensen Schmidt, L., Guðmundsson, S., Pálsson, F., Arnalds, O., Björnsson, H., Thorsteinsson, T., and Stohl, A., 2017. Impact of dust deposition on the albedo of Vatnajökull ice cap, Iceland. The Cryosphere 11, 741-754. DOI: 10.5194/tc-11-741-2017.
Pavla Dagsson-Waldhauserova, Arnalds, O., Olafsson, H., 2017. Long term dust aerosol production from natural sources in Iceland. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association 67, 2, 173-181. DOI:10.1080/10962247.2013.805703.
Halldórsson G, Ágústsdóttir AM, Aradóttir ÁL, Arnalds Ó, Nilsson C, Óskarsson H, Mortensen L, Pagneux E, Pilli-Sihvola K, Raulund-Rasmussen K, Svavarsdóttir K, and Tolvanen A 2017. Ecosystem Restoration for Mitigation of Natural Disasters. TemaNord 2017:546.
Arnalds O, Oskarsson H, Gudmundsson J, Brink SH, Gisladottir FO 2016. Icelandic inland wetlands: Characteristics and extent of draining. Wetlands 36:759-769. Open access. PDF Review paper.
Arnalds O, Dagsson-Waldhauserova P, Olafsson H. 2016. The Icelandic volcanic aeolian environment: Processes and impacts - A review. Aeolian Research 20, 176-195.. PDF . Review paper
Dagsson-Waldhauserova P*, Magnusdottir AÖ, Olafsson H, Arnalds O 2016. The spatial variation of dust particulate matter concentrations during two Icelandic dust storms in 2015. Atmosphere 2016 7, 77 PDF (open access)
Meinander O, Dagsson-Waldhauserova P, Arnalds O 2016. Icelandic volcanic dust can have a significant influence on the cryosphere in Greenland and elsewhere. Polar Research 35. http://www.polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/31313/47957
Olafur Arnalds 2016. Sauðfjárbeit og íslensk vistkerfi: Afneitun vanda. Náttúrufræðingurinn 86:3-4. Leiðari. Sheep grazing and Icelandic ecosystems: Problem denial. The Naturalist. Editorial. In Icelandic. PDF
Gunnarsson TG, Arnalds O, Appleton G, Méndez V, Gill JA 2015. Ecosystem recharge by volcanic dust drives broad-scale variation in bird abundance. Ecology and Evolution 5: 2386-2396. doi:10.1002/ece3.1523 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ece3.1523/abstract (open access)
Dagsson-Waldhauserova P, Arnalds O, Olafsson H. Hladil J, Skala R, Chadimova L, Meinander O. 2015. Snow-Dust Storm: Unique case study from Iceland, March 6-7, 2013. Aeolian Research 16, 69-74.
J. I. Peltoniemi, M. Gritsevich, T. Hakala, P. Dagsson-Waldhauserová, Ó. Arnalds, K. Anttila, H.-R. Hannula, N. Kivekäs, H. Lihavainen, O. Meinander, J. Svensson, A. Virkkula, and G. de Leeuw 2015. Soot on snow experiment: bidirectional reflectance factor measurements of contaminated snow. The Cryosphere 9, 2323-2337, http://www.the-cryosphere.net/9/2323/2015/ LINK
Tanner LH, Vivison M, Arnalds O, Svavarsdottir K 2015. Soil Carbon Accumulation and CO2 Flux in Experimental Restoration Plots, Southern Iceland: Comparing Soil Treatment Strategies. Applied and Environmental Soil Science 2015:205846, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/205846
Arnalds O, Olafsson H, Dagsson-Waldhauserova P 2014. Quantification of iron-rich volcanogenic dust emissions and deposition over ocean from Icelandic dust sources. Biogeosciences 11, 6623-6632.
www.biogeosciences.net/11/6623/2014/ doi:10.5194/bg-11-6623-20145941–5967, 2014.
Dagsson-Waldhauserova, P., Arnalds, O., Olafsson, H., 2014. Long-term variability of dust events in Iceland. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 14,13411-13422. DOI:10.5194/acp-14-13411-2014
Johannesdottir L, Arnalds O, Brink S, Gunnarsson TG. 2014. Identifying important bird habitats in a sub-arctic area undergoing rapid land-use change. Bird Study 61, 544-552; doi: 10.1080/00063657.2014.962481.
Dagsson-Waldhauserova P, Arnalds O, Olafsson H, Skrabalova L, Sigurdardottir GM, Branis M, Hladil J, Skala R, Navratil T, Chadimova L, Se von Lowis of Menar, Thorsteinsson Th, Carlsen HK and Jonsdottir I. 2014. Physical properties of suspended dust during moist and low wind conditions in Iceland. Icelandic Agricultural Sciences, 27, 25-39. PDF
Arnalds O . 2013. The influence of volcanic tephra (ash) on ecosystems. Advances in Agronomy 121: 331-380.
Aradottir AL, Petursdottir Th, Halldorsson G, Svavarsdottir K, Arnalds O. 2013. Drivers of restoration—lessons from a century of restoration in Iceland: a review. Ecology and Society 18: PDF, Doi: 10.5751/ES-05946-180433
Dagsson-Waldhauserova P, Arnalds O, Olafsson H. 2013. Long-term frequency and characteristics of dust storm events in Northeast Iceland (1949-2011). Atmospheric Environment: 77:117-127.
Petursdottir Th, Arnalds O, Baker S, Montanarella L, Aradóttir AL. 2013 A Social-Ecological System Approach to Analyze Stakeholders Interactions within a Large-Scale Rangeland Restoration programme. Ecology and Society 18(2): 29. http://dx.doi.org/10.5751/ES-05399-180229.
Arnalds O, Thorarinsdottir EF, Thorsson J, Dagsson Waldhauserova P, Agustsdottir AM. 2013. An extreme wind erosion event of the fresh Eyjafjallajökull 2010 volcanic ash. Nature Scientific Reports 3:1257. DOI: 10.1038/srep01257. PDF
Arnalds O, Orradottir B, Aradottir AL. 2013. Carbon accumulation in Icelandic desert Andosols during early stages of restoration. Geoderma 193-194:172-179.
Dagsson-Waldhauserova P, Arnalds O, Olafsson H. 2013. Long term dust aerosol production from natural sources in Iceland. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association 00, 1-8. DOI:10.1080/10962247.2013.805703.
Óskarsson BV, Riishuus MS, Arnalds O 2012. Climate-dependent chemical weathering of volcanic soils in Iceland. Geoderma 189-190:635-651.
Sæmundsson Th, Arnalds O, Kneisel C, Jonsson HP, Decaulne A. 2012. The Orravatnsrustir palsa site in Central Iceland – Palsas in an aeolian sedimentation environment. Geomorphology 167-168: 13-20.
Thorarinsdottir EF, Arnalds O. 2012. Wind erosion of volcanic materials in the Hekla area, South Iceland. Aeolian Research 4:39-50.
Arnalds O, Gisladottir FO, Orradottir B. 2012. Determination of aeolian transport rates of volcanic soils in Iceland. Geomorphology 167-168: 4-12.
Mangold N, Baratoux D, Arnalds O, Bardintzeff J-M, Platevoet B, Grégoire M, Pinet P. 2011. Segregation of olivine grains in volcanic sands in Iceland and implications for Mars. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 310 (3-4): 233-243.
Baratoux D, Mangold N, Arnalds O, Bardintzeff J-M, Platevoet B, Grégorie M, Pinet P. 2011. Volcanic sands of Iceland – Diverse origins of aeolian sand deposits revealed at Dyngjusandur and Lambahraun. Earth Surface Process and Landforms, DOI:10.1002/esp.2201.
Einarsson E, Arnalds O. 2011. Vegetation and soils of the Thingvallavatn catchment. In: (Pétur M. Jónasson og Páll Hersteinsson, ritstj.) Thingvallavatn. A World Heritage Site. Opna, Reykjavík. bls. 74-92. Byggir að mestu (þýðing) á bókarkafla í íslensku bókinni.
McDaniel PA, Lowe DJ, Arnalds O, Ping C-L. 2011. Andisols. In: P.M. Huang, L. Yuncong og M.E. Sumner (eds), Handbook of Soil Sciences. Properties and Processes. Second Edition. CRC, Press, Boca Raton, Florida, pp 33-29 - 33-48. PDF
Arnalds O. 2010. Dust sources and deposition of aeolian materials in Iceland. Icelandic Agricultural Sciences 23:3-21. PDF
Guicharnaud R, Arnalds O and Paton GI. 2010. Short term changes of microbial processes in Icelandic soils to increasing temperatures. Biogeosciences 7:671-682. PDF
Guicharnaud R, Arnalds O, Paton G. 2010. The effect of season and management practices on soil microbiological activities undergoing nitrogen treatments – interpretation from microcosm to field scale. Icelandic Agricultural Sciences 23:123-134. PDF
Arnalds O, Óskarsson H. 2009. Íslenskt jarðvegskort (Soil map of Iceland). Nátturufræðingurinn 78:107-121. English summary. PDF
Guicharnaud R, O. Arnalds, G.I. Paton. 2009. The sensitivity of microbial processes in Icelandic soils to increasing temperatures. Biogeosciences Discussions 6:6749-6780.
Arnalds O. 2008. Soils of Iceland, Jökull (Icelandic Journal of Earth Sciences) 58:409-421. PDF
Orradóttir B, SR Archer, O Arnalds, LP Wilding, TL Thurow. 2008. Infiltration in Icelandic Andisols: The role of vegetation and soil frost. Arctic, Antarctic and Alpine Research, 40:412-421
Stoops G, M Gérard, O Arnalds. 2008. A micromorphological study of Andosl genesis in Iceland. In: Kapur, S., A. Mermut, and G. Stoops (eds). New Trends in Micromorphology. Springer, Heidelberg, pp 67-90.
Arnalds O. 2008. Andosols. In. W. Chesworth (ed): Encyclopedia of Soil Science. Springer, Dordrecth, the Netherlands. Pp 39-46.
Arnalds O, Óskarsson H. 2007. Icelandic Volcanic Soil Resources. In: Soils of Volcanic Regions in Europe. Ó. Arnalds, F. Bartoli, P. Buurman, H. Óskarsson, G. Stoops, E García Rodeja (editors). Pp 43-50.
Arnalds O. 2006. Iceland. In: Soil Erosion in Europe. Boardman J, J Poesen (eds). Wiley, New York. Pp 43-55.
Arnalds O. 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.
Gisladottir FO, Arnalds O, Gisladottir G. 2005. The effect of landscape and retreating glaciers on wind erosion in South Iceland. Land Degradation & Development 16:177-187.
Sigurgeirsson MA, O Arnalds, SE Palsson, BH Howard, K. Gudnason. 2005. Radiocaesium fallout behaviour in volcanic soils in Iceland. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity 79:39-53. PDF
O. Arnalds 2005. Icelandic soils. In: Iceland – Modern Processes and Past Environments. Eds. C Caseldine, A Russell, J Harðardóttir,Ó. Knudsen. Developments in Quaternary Science 6, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 309-318.
Arnalds O, S. Metúsalemsson. 2004. Sandfok á Suðurlandi 5. október 2004. Náttúrufræðingurinn 72:90-92. PDF
Arnalds O. 2004. Volcanic soils of Iceland. Catena, Special Issue. Volcanic Soil Resources: Occurrence, Development and Properties 56:3-20.
Óskarsson H, Ó Arnalds, J Guðmundsson, G Guðbergsson. 2004. Organic carbon in Icelandic Andosols: geographical variation and impact of erosion. Catena 56:225-238.
Arnalds O. 2004. Andisols in Iceland. Encyclopedia of Soil Science, 1-6.
Arnalds O, BH Barkarson. 2003. Soil erosion and land use policy in Iceland in relation to sheep grazing and government subsidies. Environmental Science and Policy 6:105-113. PDF
Arnalds O, SR. Gíslason 2002. Validity of oxalate extraction for characterization and Al/Si calculations for vitric Andosols. Mainzer Naturwissenschaft Archiv 40:13-14.
Ása L. Aradóttir and Ólafur Arnalds 2002. Ecosystem degradation and restoration of birch woodlands in Iceland. In: Nordic Mountain Birch Ecosystems. F.E. Wielgolaski (ed.). UNESCO/MAP Book Series Vol. 27: 293-306. Parthenon Publ. Group, London. PDF
Eyþór Einarsson og Ólafur Arnalds 2002. Gróður og jarðvegur á vatnasviði Þingvallavatns. Í: Þingvallavatn. 2002. Pétur M. Jónasson and Páll Hersteinsson (Ed.). Mál og Menning. bls 67-85.
Ólafur Arnalds, Ása L. Aradóttir og Grétar Guðbergsson 2002. Organic carbon sequestration by restoration of degraded areas in Iceland. In: Agricultural Practices and Policies for Carbon Sequestration in Soil. J.M. Kimble, R. Lal, ofl. (Eds). CRC Press, New York. p. 267-280.
Ólafur Arnalds and John Kimble. 2001. Andisols of deserts in Iceland. Soil Science Society of America Journal 65:1778-1786. Ólafur Arnalds and John Kimble. PDF
Ólafur Arnalds, Fanney Ó. Gísladóttir and Hjalti Sigurjónsson2001. Sandy Deserts of Iceland. An overview. Journal of Arid Environments 47:359-371. Ólafur Arnalds, Fanney Ó. Gísladóttir and Hjalti Sigurjónsson. PDF
Ólafur Arnalds 2000. The Icelandic “rofabard” soil erosion features. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 2000, 25:17-28. (Wiley) . PDF
Ólafur Arnalds, Grétar Guðbergsson and Jón Guðmundsson 2000. Carbon sequestration and reclamation of severely degraded soils in Iceland. Icelandic Agricultural Sciences 13:87-97. Ólafur Arnalds, Grétar Guðbergsson and Jón Guðmundsson.
Ólafur Arnalds 2000. Desertification, an appeal for a broader perspective. In: Rangeland Desertification. 2000. Ólafur Arnalds and Steve Archer (eds.). Kluwer Academic Publishers, The Netherlands. pp. 5-15. PDF
Ólafur Arnalds 1999. Soils and soil erosion in Iceland. In: Proceedings of the 5thInternational 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.). Invited paper. EU-Joint Research Center, Ispra, Italy. pp. 91-96.
Ian Strachan, Ólafur Arnalds, Friðrik Pálmason, Halldór Þorgeirsson, Bjarni D. Sigurðsson, Hólmfríður Sigurðardóttir and G. Novoselac 1998. Soils of the Gunnarsholt experimental plantation. Búvísindi (Icelandic Agricultural Sciences 12:27-38.
Ólafur Arnalds. 1997. Desertification in Iceland. Desertification Control Bulletin 32: 22-24.
Friðrik Pálmason, Halldór Þorgeirsson, Hólmfríður Sigurðardóttir, Hólmgeir Björnsson and Ólafur Arnalds 1996. Niturlosun í jarðvegi (Nitrogen mineralization in soil). Icelandic Agricultural Sciences (Búvísindi) 10: 185-208. In Icelandic, English summary.
Ólafur Arnalds, C.T. Hallmark and L.P. Wilding 1995. Andisols from four different regions of Iceland. Soil Science Society of America Journal 59:161-169.
Ólafur Arnalds 1994. Leir í íslenskum jarðvegi (Clays in Icelandic soils). Náttúrufræðingurinn 63:73-85. In Icelandic, extended English summary. PDF
Ingvi Þorsteinsson and Ólafur Arnalds 1992. The vegetation and soils of the Thingvallavatn area. Oikos 64:105-116.
K. Wada, Ólafur Arnalds, Y. Kakuto, L.P. Wilding and C.T. Hallmark. 1992. Clay minerals of four soils formed in eolian and tephra materials in Iceland. Geoderma 52:351-365. PDF
Ólafur Arnalds, N.H. Cutshall and G.A. Nielsen 1989. Cesium-137 in Montana soils. Health Physics 57:955-958.
Ólafur Arnalds1988. Uppgræðsla, hugtök, markmið og árangur (Ecological restoration, concepts, goals and outcomes). In Icelandic, English summary. Náttúrufræðingurinn 58:81-85.
Ólafur Arnalds 1988. Jarðvegur á ógrónu landi. Soils of barren areas in Iceland. In Icelandic, English summary. Náttúrufræðingurinn 58:101-116.
Ólafur Arnalds, Ása L. Aradóttir and Ingvi Þorsteinsson 1987. The nature and restoration of denuded areas in Iceland. Arctic and Alpine Research 19:518-525.