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

• 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

  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

• Great Britain and Ireland

  Ballantyne, C. & Murton, J., 2 Jan 2023, Periglacial landscapes of Europe. Oliva, M., Nývlt, D. & Fernández-Fernández, J. M. (eds.). Cham: Springer Nature, p. 325–363 39 p.

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

• Periglacial, paraglacial and postglacial landscapes and landforms in Wester Ross

  Ballantyne, C., 2023, The Quaternary of Wester Ross: field guide. Ballantyne, C. (ed.). London: Quaternary Research Association, p. 127–162 36 p. (Field guide (Quaternary research association)).

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

• The Quaternary of Wester Ross: field guide

  Ballantyne, C. (ed.), 2023, London: Quaternary Research Association. 247 p. (Field guide (Quaternary research association))

  Research output: Book/Report › Book

• The glacial history of Wester Ross 1: the last ice sheet

  Bradwell, T., Ballantyne, C. & Small, D., 2023, The Quaternary of Wester Ross: field guide. Ballantyne, C. (ed.). London: Quaternary Research Association, p. 24-50 27 p. (Field guide (Quaternary research association)).

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

• The glacial history of Wester Ross 2: the Loch Lomond readvance

  Ballantyne, C., Finlayson, A. & Sandeman, G., 2023, The Quaternary of Wester Ross: field guide. Ballantyne, C. (ed.). London: Quaternary Research Association, p. 51–84 34 p. (Field guide (Quaternary research association)).

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

• Wester Ross: epitome of a glaciated landscape

  Ballantyne, C., 2023, The Quaternary of Wester Ross: field guide. Ballantyne, C. (ed.). London: Quaternary Research Association, p. 1–23 23 p.

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

 

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