Prof Colin Ballantyne

Emeritus Professor

Researcher profile

Email

ckb@st-andrews.ac.uk

 

Research areas

cosmogenic isotope dating; debris flow; frost action; geomorphological mapping; geomorphology; glacial deposit; glacial history; glaciation; hydrology; nivation; palaeoclimatic reconstruction; paraglacial; periglacial; periglacial deposit; periglaciation; permafrost; radiocarbon dating; rock mechanics; rockfall; slope stability; soil mechanics; solifluction; talus; wind erosion; X-ray diffraction

Selected publications

• Paraglacial geomorphology

  Ballantyne, C. K., 2025, Encyclopedia of quaternary science. Elias, S., Murton, J., Bradshaw, R. & Pillans, B. (eds.). 3rd ed. Amsterdam: Elsevier, Vol. 5. p. 46–67

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary

• Patterned ground

  Ballantyne, C. K., 2025, Encyclopedia of quaternary science. Elias, S., Murton, J., Bradshaw, R. & Pillans, B. (eds.). 3rd ed. Amsterdam: Elsevier, Vol. 5. p. 108–121

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary

• Periglacial slope processes, landforms and deposits

  Ballantyne, C. K., 2025, Encyclopaedia of quaternary science. Elias, S., Murton, J., Bradshaw, R. & Pillans, B. (eds.). 3rd ed. Amsterdam: Elsevier, Vol. 5. p. 68–84

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary

• Open access

  Periglacial vegetation-banked terraces: a global survey

  Ballantyne, C. K., 22 Jul 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Permafrost and Periglacial Processes. Early View, 24 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

• Open access

  Periglacial vegetation-banked terraces in the Northern Highlands of Scotland: characteristics, activity and formation

  Ballantyne, C. K. & Sandeman, G. F., 6 Apr 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Geografiska Annaler: Series A, Physical Geography. Latest Articles, 23 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Open access

  Holocene floodplain aggradation in the central Grampian Highlands, Scotland

  Ballantyne, C. & Robertson-Rintoul, M. S. E., 5 Feb 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Scottish Geographical Journal. Latest Articles, 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Open access

  Rock-slope failure scars on sandstone mountains in NW Scotland

  Ballantyne, C. K., 12 Aug 2024, In: Proceedings of the Geologists' Association. 135, 4, p. 355-368 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Open access

  Talus rock glaciers in the Cairngorm Mountains

  Ballantyne, C., 26 Feb 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Scottish Geographical Journal. Latest Articles, 21 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Field excursions in Wester Ross

  Ballantyne, C. & Sandeman, G., 2023, The Quaternary of Wester Ross : field guide. Ballantyne, C. (ed.). London: Quaternary Research Association, p. 204–227 24 p. (Field guide (Quaternary research association)).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

• Glacial landscapes and landforms in Wester Ross

  Ballantyne, C. & Benn, D. I., 2023, The Quaternary of Wester Ross: field guide. Ballantyne, C. (ed.). London: Quaternary Research Association, p. 85–126 42 p. (Field guide (Quaternary research association)).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

 

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