• 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 

      Alexandropoulou, Nikolitsa; Winsborrow, Monica; Andreassen, Karin; Plaza-Faverola, Andreia; Dessandier, Pierre-Antoine; Mattingsdal, Rune; Baeten, Nicole; Knies, Jochen (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-05-14)
      Here we present a high-resolution, continuous seismostratigraphic framework that for the first time, connects the over 1,000 km long western Svalbard-Barents Sea margin and covers the last ∼2.7 million years (Ma). By exploiting recent improvements in chronology, we establish a set of reliable age fix-points from available boreholes along the margin. We then use a large 2-D seismic database to extend ...
    • Nordic Seas polynyas and their role in preconditioning marine productivity during the Last Glacial Maximum 

      Knies, Jochen; Koseoglu, Denizcan; Rise, Leif; Baeten, Nicole; Bellec, Valerie K; Bøe, Reidulv; Klug, Martin; Panieri, Giuliana; Jernas, Patrycja Ewa; Belt, Simon T. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-09-27)
      Arctic and Antarctic polynyas are crucial sites for deep-water formation, which helps sustain global ocean circulation. During glacial times, the occurrence of polynyas proximal to expansive ice sheets in both hemispheres has been proposed to explain limited ocean ventilation and a habitat requirement for marine and higher-trophic terrestrial fauna. Nonetheless, their existence remains equivocal, ...