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Controlling mechanisms of shallow fluid accumulations in the Veslemøya High, Bjørnøyrenna and Ringvassøya-Loppa Fault Complexes, SW Barents Sea
(Master thesis, 2025)The southwest Barents Sea is a large sub-province within the Greater Barent Sea, an extensive epicontinental shelf that stretches from the northern coast of Norway, northward to Svalbard, and eastward to Franz Josef Land in Russia. This region has undergone a complex geological evolution, with phases of tectonic activity during the Paleozoic to Early Cenozoic. In the late Cenozoic, it was through ... -
Seasonal sea ice characterized the glacial Arctic-Atlantic gateway over the past 750,000 years
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2025-07-04)The past occurrence of an extreme ~1-kilometer–thick Arctic Ocean–Nordic Seas ice shelf has been inferred from submarine landscape features and geochemical records, although fundamental aspects of its characteristics, impacts, and timing remain highly debated. Here, we challenge this pan-Arctic glaciation hypothesis by investigating two sites from the Arctic-Atlantic gateway (AAG) and the Nordic ... -
Controls of sediment-bound and dissolved nutrient transport from a glacierised metasedimentary catchment in the high Arctic
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2025-06-16)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 CO<sub>2</sub> ... -
Fault and Fracture Patterns with Linkage to Fluid Migration in the Shallow Subsurface: A 3D Seismic Study along a transect of the Western Barents Sea
(Master thesis, 2025)This thesis investigates shallow subsurface deformation patterns and their relationship to fluid migration and glacial processes in the southwestern Barents Sea. The study focuses on four key areas: Lyngenfjorden, Hammerfest Basin, Bjørnøyrenna, and Storfjordrenna. Using high-resolution P-Cable 3D seismic data and interpretation tools in Petrel, the objective was to identify faults, fractures, and ... -
The early-mid Quaternary development of the Bjørnøyrenna Trough Mouth Fan reconstructed from 3D-seismic data
(Master thesis, 2025)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 ... -
3D-Seismic investigation of Fluid Flow and Faulting in the western margin of the SW Barents Sea, southern Sørvestsnaget Basin along the Senja Ridge
(Master thesis, 2025)The southwestern Barents Sea margin has attracted growing interest due to its hydrocarbon potential. However, the dynamics of its shallow subsurface fluid systems remain poorly understood. This thesis investigates fluid migration, faulting, and shallow gas accumulations within the southern Sørvestsnaget Basin adjacent to the Senja Ridge, using high-quality 3D seismic data (Carlsen3D) in combination ... -
Study of shallow gas and gas hydrate dynamics around the Hinlopen slide: Insights from multi-channel seismic velocity and AVO analysis
(Master thesis, 2025)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 ... -
3D-seismic interpretation of fluid flow systems and faulting in the Sørvestsnaget Basin and the Veslemøy High, SW Barents Sea
(Master thesis, 2025)The southwestern Barents Sea encompasses a large part of the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS), expressing a complex geological history. The area is characterized by a series of rifting episodes from the Mesozoic and Paleozoic eras, along with more recent glacial impacts from the Late Cenozoic and the Quaternary period. The SW Barents Sea has experienced erosion and uplift, with large depocenters ... -
Relationship between faulting and fluid migration in and around Leirdjupet Fault Complex
(Master thesis, 2025)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 ... -
Heavy potassium isotopes in carbonatites reveal oceanic crust subduction as the driver of deep carbon cycling
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2025-06-13)Carbon cycling between surface and mantle reservoirs is pivotal in fostering habitability of Earth. A critical yet poorly constrained parameter is whether crustal carbon can “survive” devolatilization processes that accompany slab subduction and therefore influence deep carbon budgets. Carbonatites provide a key record to address this important topic. Here, we present high-precision potassium isotope ... -
Geology of critical mineral deposits of the Kuljuktau Mts., Central Kyzylkum (Uzbekistan)
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-12-19)This article presents characteristics of geological and tectonic structures of the Kuljuktau Mountains, mineralogical and geochemical features of its volcanic and intrusive rocks and associated mineralisation of critical elements. The Taskazgan graphite, Shaidaraz lithium, and Tozbulak high-purity quartz deposits, and new prospects for rare earth mineralisation have been identified as the most ... -
Planktic calcifiers: from living assemblages to proxies in the Arctic Ocean
(Conference object; Konferansebidrag, 2025)Planktic foraminifers, pteropods, and coccolithophores are marine calcifiers, organisms living in the water column and found throughout all oceans, with shells made of calcium carbonate. Because of their shell, they play an important role in the carbon cycle exporting calcium carbonate from the upper ocean to the sea floor when they die and sink. If no dissolution occurs on the water column or within ... -
Sedimentary ancient DNA insights into foraminiferal diversity near the grounding line in the western Ross Sea, Antarctica
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2025-06-06)Foraminifera are important marine environmental indicators widely used in paleoceanography and paleoclimate studies. They are a dominant component of meiobenthic communities around the Antarctic continental shelf, including rarely studied locations below the ice shelves, close to the grounding line. In this study, we use high-throughput sequencing of sedimentary ancient DNA (sedaDNA) targeting ... -
Origin and composition of hydrothermally-influenced sediments at Aurora Vent Field, southwestern Gakkel Ridge (82.9°N)
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2025-05-21)Slow–ultraslow spreading ridges represent half of the total length of the global mid-ocean ridge system and have been recognized to host hydrothermal activity. Their role as a source versus sink of elements in the oceans remains poorly constrained. Here, we present the first sediment data from the Aurora Vent Field (~3900 m depth) on the ultraslow spreading Gakkel mid-ocean ridge and the northernmost ... -
Antarctic glaciers export carbon-stabilised iron(II)-rich particles to the surface Southern Ocean
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2025-05-30)Iron is an essential micronutrient for phytoplankton and plays an integral role in the marine carbon cycle. The supply and bioavailability of iron are therefore important modulators of climate over glacial-interglacial cycles. Inputs of iron from the Antarctic continental shelf alleviate iron limitation in the Southern Ocean, driving hotspots of productivity. Glacial meltwater fluxes can deliver ... -
The Role of Ballasting, Seawater Viscosity and Oxygen-Dependent Remineralization for Export and Transfer Efficiencies in the Global Ocean
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2025-05-05)The particulate organic carbon (POC) flux from the euphotic zone to the deep ocean is central to the biological carbon pump. It is typically evaluated using “export efficiency” and “transfer efficiency,” which reflect POC formation and sinking and carbon sequestration efficiency in the ocean's interior, respectively. Since observations of these metrics are limited, biogeochemical models can elucidate ... -
Southern Ocean Carbon Export Revealed by Backscatter and Oxygen Measurements From BGC-Argo Floats
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2025-04-28)The Southern Ocean (south of 30°S) contributes significantly to global ocean carbon uptake through the solubility, physical and biological pumps. Many studies have estimated carbon export to the deep ocean, but very few have attempted a basin-scale perspective, or accounted for the sea-ice zone (SIZ). In this study, we use an extensive array of BGC-Argo floats to improve previous estimates of carbon ... -
Arctic fjord ecosystem adaptation to cryosphere meltdown over the past 14,000 years
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2025-04-25)The Arctic cryosphere is the epicentre of acute global change impact, with abrupt warming and amplification driving rapid sea ice decline and irreversible glacial ice loss. A key challenge is understanding how the cryosphere meltdown will impact Arctic marine carbon cycles and ecosystems. Here, we use organic geochemical biomarkers to trace the contribution of different planktonic groups to organic ... -
A constellation of mud volcanoes originated from a buried Arctic mega-slide, Southwestern Barents Sea
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2025-04-30)Global estimates on the number of submarine mud volcanoes are highly uncertain, as well as their role in the deep-sea biosphere and methane budgets. Here, we report the discovery of ten Arctic mud volcanoes in the Barents Sea (440–480 m depth), where only two had been previously known. The new mud volcanoes form flat-topped mounds on the seafloor and are connected to seismic chimneys rooted within ... -
Glacier releases of heavy metals in Kongsfjorden: What are the ecosystem impacts?
(Conference object; Konferansebidrag, 2025-01)While climate change is of global concern, its impacts are especially rapid and pronounced in Arctic ecosystems. Arctic glaciers have been particularly impacted, with increasing melt and retreat in conjunction with shifts in riverine freshwater and sediment discharge. Arctic fjords are the ultimate recipients of glacial discharge and a plethora of heavy metals released from glacial environments. ...
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