<p>The geologic history of the SW Eurasian Basin and the northern Svalbard/Barents Sea continental margin started in Late Cretaceous / early Tertiary. Since about 50 Ma seafloor spreading has been active in the Eurasian Basin splitting off the Lomonosov Ridge from the northern Eurasian Shelf. Since Miocene, rifting and seafloor spreading have been also established in between NE Greenland and Svalbard, ...

<p>The Cenozoic development of the western Barents Sea continental margin is strongly related to the rifting and seafloor spreading between Norway and Greenland. The margin is characterized by a series of highs and basins that formed as part of the development of a mega-transform zone. To the north, the Spitsbergen Fold and Thrust Belt and the Eocene clinoform development in the Central Basin that ...

The Barents Sea shelf has been experienced extensive uplift and erosion in the Cenozoic. However, the pre-glacial erosion has been so far less constrained in comparison to the glacial erosion. This paper aims to better understand the early–middle Cenozoic erosion in the western Barents Sea and the late Cenozoic erosion in the northern Barents Sea by using the mass-balance approach. The study utilizes ...

Uplift and erosion are complex phenomena in terms of their governing processes, precise timing and exact magnitude. The intricate relationship between different geodynamic processes leading to uplift may increase uncertainties in estimating spatial and temporal patterns. Sediment distribution from uplifted (and eroded) topography and the corresponding paleoenvironmental reconstructions require ...

Recently funded for 10 years by the Research Council of Norway centres of excellence scheme, iC3 aims to fill a major research gap in polar science by quantifying the future impact of ice sheet change on Earth’s carbon cycle over policy-relevant timescales. It will achieve this by uniting complementary expertise at UiT The Arctic University of Norway, the Norwegian Polar Institute and a network of ...

Historically, the Port of Tromsø is well known as the final port before entering the Arctic Sea. Nowadays, there is a noticeable traffic consisting of cruise vessels visiting Port of Tromsø before heading against the Arctic. The vessels transport passengers expecting clean air, midnight sun, northern lights, snow and ice; - and a clean environment. Environmental considerations and air pollution ...

In this study, phenomenon of bubbling is investigated using CFD-DEM and experiments. A CFD-DEM simulation is setup to model the fluidized beds of different sizes. Geldart D particles of 1.2 mm diameter and 1000 Kg/m3 density are modelled. Study revealed different types of fluidization regimes as stated in the literature. An experimental setup is built to obtain the results for the comparison. ...

We describe existing research infrastructures relevant for space weather and open issues of space weather research including the need for sustainable observation networks and for high-quality data products as basis for model development. The local relevance in Europe for studies of the ionosphere at high latitude is described. We propose as possible a way forward to sustain space weather research ...

The policy literature has generally conceptualised crises as urgent public threats with clearly demarcated ‘focusing events’. Consequently, most studies have identified the main challenges faced by expert agencies involved in evidence-based policymaking as managing uncertainty, time pressure and communication. However, less focus has been devoted to analysing the concrete challenges faced by expert ...