This thesis investigates the Polaris prospect in the southwestern Barents Sea as a potential site for geological CO₂ storage. The study’s objectives were to (1) map the storage complex, (2) assess reservoir and seal suitability, (3) estimate storage capacity, and (4) evaluate leakage potential through the regional fault system. To achieve this, 3D seismic data were interpreted in Petrel alongside ...

The main source of mass influx to Earth is thought to come from microgram sized meteoroids. These micro-meteoroids are indirectly detectable by high powered large aperture radars through the plasma they generate while ablating. A subset of meteor head echoes is known to contain abrupt drops in radar cross section (RCS). These drops can indicate meteor fragmentation, depletion of volatile elements, ...

Rapid warming in polar and alpine areas is causing significant glacier mass loss and resulting in increasing freshwater delivery to the oceans. Recent research indicates that higher meltwater water runoff is likely to increase solute and sediment transport, which will include nutrients, to downstream environments. This enhanced delivery may drive a negative feedback effect on atmospheric CO₂ ...

Distributed systems struggle with synchronization, especially when components must agree on the order of events across application or trust boundaries. Without clear causal ordering, systems can become vulnerable to inconsistencies, coordination failures, and auditability issues. This thesis presents \textbf{Chronolock}, a blockchain-hybrid system that enforces causal-time ordering across distributed ...

The project aimed to enhance Atlantic salmon's performance and biosecurity by manipulating their microbiome. The study investigated whether specific seawater bacteria from healthy salmon skin could improve smolts' survival after seawater transfer. Scale-explants were used to study host-bacterial interactions. Although some bacteria showed probiotic potential, they did not significantly reduce ...

The early-mid Quaternary development of the Bjørnøyrenna Trough Mouth Fan is studied using 3D seismic data. The stratigraphy is divided into three seismic units; unit A (oldest) to C and is correlated to previously established stratigraphic frameworks in the Barents Sea. The reflection configuration and the geometry of the units, in combination with geophysical attribute analysis form the basis for ...

The Hinlopen submarine slide located on the northern Svalbard margin is one of the largest submarine slides documented to date. The cause of the slide is associated with destabilizing factors like glacio-tectonic activity, isostacy, gas accumulation, gas hydrate dynamics, and rapid sediment loading in interglacial periods. Free gas accumulation within continental slope sediments is one of the most ...

This study investigates the spatial relationship between ice-flow direction (inferred from Mega-Scale Glacial Lineations, MSGLs) and subvertical amplitude anomalies in the southwestern Barents Sea. The focus area is in and around the Leirdjupet Fault Complex, a tectonic boundary separating the Bjørnøya Basin from the Fingerdjupet Subbasin. Interpretation of a 3,757 km² 3D seismic cube, complemented ...

Large language models have recently shown the ability to perform complex reasoning and planning tasks far beyond their original training objectives, yet they rarely serve as autonomous building blocks in production systems. Meanwhile, database query optimizers remain rigid, handcrafted systems that struggle with large complex queries. To bridge this gap, we introduce BenderGPT, a pluggable LLM‐powered ...

Deploying machine learning on resource-constrained devices such as microcontrollers, especially in harsh environments (e.g., the arctic) presents significant challenges. This thesis explores solving these challenges in the framework of TinyMLOps, focusing on enabling live model updates and predicting inference latency on STM micro controllers. A method for seamless runtime weight updates via direct ...