In situ experiments were conducted to determine the net ecosystem production (NEP) in cryoconite holes from the surface of two glaciers (Patsio glacier and Chhota Shigri glacier) in the Western Himalaya during the melt season from August to September 2019. The study aimed to gain an insight into the factors controlling microbial activity on glacier surfaces in this region. A wide range of parameters, ...

The presence of plastics in the marine environment poses a threat to ocean life and has received much scientific and public attention in recent years. Plastics were introduced to the market in the 1950s and since then, global production figures and ocean plastic littering have increased exponentially. Of the 359 million tonnes (Mt) produced in 2018, an estimated 14.5 Mt has entered the ocean. In ...

In marine rift basins, deep-water clastics (>200 m) in the hanging wall of rift- or basin-bounding fault systems are commonly juxtaposed against crystalline “basement” rocks in the footwall. A distinct feature of such fault systems is therefore the juxtaposition of relatively highly permeable, unconsolidated sediments against relatively low-permeable basement rocks. Due to limited surface exposure ...

The P-Cable technology is an acquisition principle for high-resolution and ultra-high-resolution 3D seismic data. Many 3D seismic datasets have been acquired over the last decade, but the application in time-lapse studies for monitoring of CO2 storage is a new and intriguing topic. High-resolution 3D (HR3D) seismic has the potential to detect and monitor CO2 leakage at carbon capture and storage ...

An early Permian (late Artinskian–Roadian) cladid crinoid (Catacrinidae gen. et sp. indet.) is reported for the first time from the Vøringen Member of the Kapp Starostin Formation of Spitsbergen. The specimen is partly articulated and preserves a considerable part of its stalk and a complete cup, but only the proximal portions of its arms. Thus, it can− not be identified with any degree of ...

Forskning relatert til fjellskred har oftest fokusert på geomorfologiske fenomener og overflateprosesser, og i mindre grad den betydningen strukturen i berggrunnen kan ha for utrasning. Studiet av fjellskredet i Laksvatnfjellet er en kombinasjon av fagfeltene berggrunnsgeologi, strukturgeologi og geomorfologi. Til sammen har dette dannet grunnlaget for å kunne tolke blant annet skredmekanismer, ...

Gravitasjonell reaktivering av pre-eksisterande kaledonske duktile svakheitsoner i tillegg til post-kaledonske sprø strukturar som truleg har vorte utløyst ved glasial avlasting like etter nedsmeltinga av isen under siste istid har truleg gitt opphav til skråningsdeformasjonen og utviklinga av det ustabile fjellpartiet Indre Nordnes. Skredområde Indre Nordnes er initierande tektonisk styrt der ...

The Barents Sea is a large epicontinental sea and petroliferous basin, which is fairly unexplored compared to other regions of the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). The structural configuration of the SW Barents Sea is characterized by a complex mosaic of structural highs, platforms and basins, reflecting the interplay between multiple tectonic phases. Late Cenozoic glacially induced subsidence and ...

This master thesis contributes to better understand the occurrence and development of giant to medium scale vertical fluid flow structures in the area west of the Loppa High at the Bear Island Fault Complex (BIFC). The study area lies in the SW-Barents Sea and the study was based on the interpretation of a 3D seismic cube “West Loppa 2008”. Fluid emissions features and accumulation area visualized ...

Mulig bevis for vertikal migrasjon av fluider gjennom forkastninger i sørvestlige deler av Barentshavet eksisterer i form av akustisk maskerte områder, tegn til akkumulasjoner og pockmarks. Alle områder med vertikal akustisk maskering forekommer i sammenheng med forkastninger som foreslås å fungere som strømningsveier for fluidene. Maskeringen er funnet i et intervall fra 570 ms TWT til 1590 ms TWT ...