dc.contributor.advisor | Andreassen, Karin Marie | |
dc.contributor.author | Alexandropoulou, Nikolitsa | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-09-04T13:42:43Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-09-04T13:42:43Z | |
dc.date.embargoEndDate | 2026-09-19 | |
dc.date.issued | 2024-09-19 | |
dc.description.abstract | The main objective of this PhD thesis is to improve understanding of the evolution of pre-Last Glacial Maximum Barents Sea glaciations through the study of glacial deposits from the continental margin using 3D and 2D seismic reflection data. Paper 1 presents a new chronostratigraphic framework, covering the last ∼2.7 Ma, for the Svalbard-Barents Sea margin, using 2D seismic data to extend available ages from sediment cores along the entire 1000 km long margin. This high-temporal-resolution framework was then used to study the evolution of ice sheets in the Barents Sea since ∼2.7 Ma, allowing comparison along the entire margin in a wider regional perspective. In Paper 2, the chronological framework was then used to, for the first time, differentiate glacigenic sediments deposited on the SW Barents Sea continental margin during the Late Saalian (∼0.2 - 0.13 Ma) and Weichselian (<∼0.123 Ma) glacial periods, providing new insights into the evolution and dynamics of Barents Sea ice sheets during these two most recent glaciations. Finally, in Paper 3, recently acquired 3D seismic data on the outer part of the Bjørnøyrenna (Bear Island Trough) was exploited to investigate the interaction of glacial processes, fluid flow, and gas hydrate systems on the SW Barents Sea margin over successive periods of ice advance and retreat during the Quaternary period. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Hovedmålet med denne doktorgradsavhandlingen er å forbedre forståelsen av utviklingen av istider i Barentshavet før siste glasiale maksimum gjennom studier av breavsetninger fra kontinentalmarginen ved å bruke 3D og 2D seismiske refleksjonsdata. Artikkel 1 presenterer et nytt kronostratigrafisk rammeverk som dekker de siste ~2.7 Ma for Svalbard-Barentshavmarginen, basert på 2D seismiske data hvilket utvider tilgjengelige stratigrafiske aldre fra sedimentkjerner langs hele den 1000 km lange marginen. Rammeverket med høy temporal oppløsning ble deretter brukt til å studere utviklingen av isdekker i Barentshavet siden ~2.7 Ma, noe som muliggjorde sammenligning langs hele marginen i et bredere regionalt perspektiv. I artikkel 2 ble det kronologiske rammeverket for første gang brukt til å differensiere glasigene sedimenter avsatt på kontinentalmarginen i det sørvestlige Barentshavet under Saale (~0.2 - 0.13 Ma) og Weichsel (<~0.123 Ma) istider, hvilket gir ny innsikt i utviklingen og dynamikken til Barentshavets isdekke under de to siste istidene. Til slutt, i artikkel 3, ble nylig innhentede 3D-seismiske data fra den ytre delen av Bjørnøyrenna utnyttet til å undersøke samspillet mellom glasiale prosesser, strømningsprosesser og gasshydratsystemer på den sørvestlige Barentshavmarginen i kvartærperioden. | en_US |
dc.description.doctoraltype | ph.d. | en_US |
dc.description.popularabstract | The main scope of this PhD thesis is to improve our understanding of the evolution of the pre-Last Glacial Maximum Barents Sea glaciations. As part of this work, a new chronostratigraphic framework was developed using 2D seismic data to extend the available ages from the sediment cores along the western Barents Sea continental margin. This provided us with a high-temporal-resolution framework for reconstructing the western Barents Sea glacial history over the last ~2.7 Ma and its emplacement into a wider regional perspective. For the first time, glacigenic sediments deposited on the SW Barents Sea continental margin during the Late Saalian (∼0.2 - 0.13 Ma) and Weichselian (<∼0.123 Ma) glacial periods were differentiated, providing new insights into the former Barents Sea glaciations. Finally, recently acquired 3D seismic data on the outer part of the Bjørnøyrenna allowed us to study the interaction of glacial processes, fluid flow, and gas hydrate systems on the SW Barents Sea margin. | en_US |
dc.identifier.isbn | 978-82-8236-588-8 - trykk | |
dc.identifier.issn | 978-82-8236-589-5 - pdf | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10037/34515 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | UiT Norges arktiske universitet | en_US |
dc.publisher | UiT The Arctic University of Norway | en_US |
dc.relation.haspart | <p>Paper 1: Alexandropoulou, N., Winsborrow, M., Andreassen, K., Plaza-Faverola, A., Dessandier, P. A., Mattingsdal, R., Baeten, N. & Knies, J. (2021). A Continuous Seismostratigraphic Framework for the Western Svalbard-Barents Sea Margin over the Last 2.7 Ma: Implications for the Late Cenozoic Glacial History of the Svalbard-Barents Sea Ice Sheet. <i>Frontiers in Earth Science, 9</i>, 327. Also available in Munin at <a href=https://hdl.handle.net/10037/21806>https://hdl.handle.net/10037/21806</a>.
<p>Paper 2: Alexandropoulou, N., Winsborrow, M., Andreassen, K., Plaza-Faverola, A. & Patton, H. Reconstruction of the southwestern Barents Sea Ice Sheet over the last ~200 ka reveals variations in glacial dynamics during the Late Saalian and Weichselian glaciations. (Manuscript).
<p>Paper 3: Alexandropoulou, N., Winsborrow, M. & Andreassen, K. Glacial tectonics, fluid flow and gas hydrates on the Bjørnøyrenna Ice Stream bed, SW Barents Sea. (Manuscript). | en_US |
dc.rights.accessRights | embargoedAccess | en_US |
dc.rights.holder | Copyright 2024 The Author(s) | |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 | en_US |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) | en_US |
dc.title | Pre-Last Glacial Maximum glaciations in the Barents Sea: seismic investigations | en_US |
dc.type | Doctoral thesis | en_US |
dc.type | Doktorgradsavhandling | en_US |