Prof Colin Ballantyne

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

    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

  • 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. (Editor), 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

 

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