Mastergradsoppgaver i geologi: Nye registreringer
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The Mjølnir Impact Crater in the central Barents Sea - a potential hydrocarbon system?
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2020-05-15)A meteor impact event on the Bjameland Platform in the Norwegian Barents Sea about 142 ± 2.6 million years ago formed the Mjølnir Impact Crater. The structure has diameter of 40 km impacting the Mesozoic stratigraphy, and has previously been investigated with emphasis on the dynamics of the impact, the structure formation, sedimentation and post-impact tectonics. Impact structures have proven to be ... -
Neoglacial plateau ice cap behaviour in Central Spitsbergen constrained by subglacially preserved vegetation.
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2021-06-15)Cold-based glacial ice is well known to preserve underlying landforms produced by earlier processes but can also preserve pre-existing organic material and vegetated ground. With current rapid climate warming, overall glacier retreat in the Arctic is exposing formerly ice-buried in situ vegetation at the margin of cold-based ice bodies. Radiocarbon dating of this vegetation constrains the timing of ... -
Gas migration and sealing modelling in the Haapet Dome area, Norwegian Barents Sea - analysis of seismic anomalies and water column data
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2020-05-15)Seismic interpretation, water column data, and well information have enabled a thorough review of shallow amplitude anomalies and subsurface faulting, in conjunction with possible migration pathways in the Haapet Dome area. The processed water column data from the MAREANO-program was presented and evaluated in accordance with potential gas leakage from the seafloor. Water column imaging illustrates ... -
Reconstruction of the paleocenaography west of Lofoten during the Last Glacial Maximum
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2021-05-15)<p>A 513 cm long sediment core from the Lofoten Contourite Drift at the continental slope west of the Lofoten Islands has been investigated. The aim was to reconstruct the paleoceanography during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM). The Lofoten Contourite drift was relatively protected by the Lofoten Islands from the ice streams of the Scandinavian Ice Sheet during LGM. <p>An age model was constructed ... -
Characterizing slope processes along the Piggtind mountain ridge, using 2D InSAR
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2021-05-15)Large rock slope deformations potentially evolving into catastrophic rock avalanches pose an eminent threat to the Norwegian society. A comprehensive characterization of their kinematic behavior, progressive slope development, and current deformation rates are thus required for hazard management. Njunnás and Piggtind/Skulvatindane are two adjacent rock slopes located in Troms County, Norway. Both ... -
Rockfall and snow avalanche impact dynamics for road protection design at Svarthola, Senja. A hazard evaluation aided by numerical models and physical formulas
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2021-05-14)Rockfalls and snow avalanches are a major natural hazard and common phenomenon in mountainous areas in Norway, endangering people and infrastructure. Svarthola, on Fv 862, Senja, is a 100 m long unprotected stretch of road that experiences a high frequency of mass movements. The road is situated at a tunnel portal, between a 100 m high cliff and the fjord. As such, it is the only short access route ... -
Environmental impact of sediment-hosted stratiform iron deposits: an on-land vs. submarine tailing simulation. A study of the stratiform iron mineralization in Dunderland Valley.
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2019-05-14)This thesis studies possible environmental impacts of tailings from the stratiform iron deposits. The study was conducted on selected mineralized samples from the Dunderland Valley, Nordland, simulating on-land and submarine tailing disposal conditions. The Dunderland Valley mineralization is hosted by Neoproterozoic (Tonian, 800-730 Ma) meta-sedimentary sequence of the Caledonian Uppermost ... -
Rapid temperature rise may have triggered glacier surges all over Svalbard
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2020-05-04)Observational and geomorphological records suggest that most glaciers on Svalbard reached their maximum Little Ice Age extents by means of surging. Furthermore, it seems to have happened within just a few decades, suggesting that the rapid concurrent changes in climate might have triggered this widespread surging. The specific precipitation and temperature range of Svalbard seems optimal for glacier ... -
Veikimorener i Norrbotten, Nord-Sverige – dødislandskap og morenebelter fra siste istid. Geomorfologisk tilnærming og GPR-profilanalyse av veikimorener innen den nordligste buen av veikimorenebeltet – Lainiobuen
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2020-12-30)Skandinavias glasiasjonshistorie er enda ikke kontinuerlig sammensatt for weichselistiden. I forhold til det fennoskandiske isskjoldet har nye studier avdekket alternative geokronologiske tolkninger for tidlig og midt weichsel i Nord-Sverige. Veikimorenelandskapet ble dannet over en stadial-interstadial syklus korrelert til tidlig weichsel av Lagerbäck (1988). Dette motstrides av moderne vitenskapelige ... -
Dynamically controlled hydrocarbon column heights in fault bounded traps of the Hammerfest Basin, SW Barents Sea. Fault valve theory applied to the Snøhvit field
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2019-11-18)During initial exploration efforts in the Barents Sea several gas prone and underfilled prospects were drilled which significantly dropped the interest in the area. The Hammerfest Basin however turned out to hold significant hydrocarbon volumes. Although still mostly underfilled, the discoveries here today make up the Snøhvit oil and gas field. The Hammerfest Basin is an overfilled petroleum basin, ... -
Structural analysis along seismic profiles trough late-Paleozoic deposits in Billefjorden and Sassenfjorden, Svalbard and their relation to the Billefjorden Fault Zone
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2020-11-09)The focus of this thesis is structural analysis of the Billefjorden Fault Zone astride Billefjorden and Sassenfjorden in Spitsbergen, with the use of seismic interpretation combined/aided by geological and bathymetric maps, field observations and well data. The aim is to describe structures and the tectonic development of the study area. The focus is on large tectonic events from Devonian to ... -
Sedimentology of Late Precambrian storm-influenced pro-deltaic successions: Varanger, eastern Finnmark
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2020-09-15)This study investigates the sedimentology of the Klubbnasen and Andersby formations of the Late Precambrian (Neoproterozoic) succession in Varanger, eastern Finnmark. Additionally, the lower parts of the Fugleberget and Paddeby formations overlying the Klubbnasen and Andersby formations, respectively, were superficially investigated in order to provide stratigraphic context. The investigated formations ... -
Analyse av paleozoiske forkastninger og deres relasjon til devon-karbon avsetninger langs Sassenfjorden og Tempelfjorden, Svalbard, basert på multiverktøy land og fjord-datasett.
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2020-09-02)Ledd i Billefjordforkastningssonen kan man finne på begge sidene av Sassenfjorden. Disse leddene er forsøkt knyttet sammen i denne analysen. Batymetriske data fra Sassenfjordens fjordbunn avslører rygger og andre strukturer som har en spennende innvirkning på de seismiske dataene. Hovedfunnene i denne analysen er kategorisert i tre kategorier. Kategori 1 omtaler en obskur sone på seismikken som ... -
Connecting the late Neoproterozoic flysch sedimentation in the Gariep Belt (Namibia) with its potential source region in southern Dom Feliciano Belt (Uruguay) – a U-Pb detrital and protolith zircon study.
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2020-06-22)The Dom Feliciano Belt in Uruguay represents a counterpart of the Gariep Belt in Namibia and these two belts are presently considered as relics of one orogen split by the Atlantic Ocean. In this study, two presumed flysch samples from the Marmora Terrane of the Gariep Belt in Namibia, and five samples from potential source areas in the Nico Perez Terrane of the Dom Feliciano Belt in Uruguay have ... -
Late Cenozoic development of the mid-Norwegian continental margin – a study of the Naust Formation based on 3D-seismic data
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2020-06-15)The late Cenozoic evolution of the outer continental shelf and slope on the northern part of the mid-Norwegian margin is studied using 3D seismic data. The late Cenozoic stratigraphy is subdivided into four main seismic units: unit A (oldest) to D and correlated to the established stratigraphic framework of the Naust Formation, where the oldest unit in this study correlates to the upper part of Naust ... -
Superimposed macro- and mesoscale folds, and their relation to ductile shear zones in the Karasjok Greenstone Belt, Finnmark, Norway
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2020-06-05)The Karasjok Greenstone Belt (KGB) is a N-S trending supracrustal belt in Northern Norway. The KGB may comprise economically important mineral resources. Thus, a better understanding of ore genesis and structural architecture is key information for future exploration. The purpose of this master thesis is to perform detailed structural analysis based on field work in the northern part of KGB. Field ... -
The rock slope failures at Låvan and Dusnjarga, Northern Norway. A comprehensive Quaternary, morphological and structural analysis
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2020-05-15)Rock avalanches and subsequent displacement waves represented the deadliest natural disaster in Norway in the past century. The two deep-seated and unstable slopes Dusnjarga and Låvan in Troms county (Norway) are clearly defined by morphological deformation features. Due to the steep fjord setting, a potential catastrophic rock avalanche could pose a severe threat to people and infrastructure along ... -
Upper Triassic to lower Cretaceous tectonostratigraphic development of the Barents Sea South East
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2020-05-27)The aim of this study is to investigate the tectonic- and evolutionary differences between major structural elements of the Barents Sea South East (BSSE) during the uppermost Triassic to lower Cretaceous. The study area comprises the following structural elements: the Bjarmeland- and Finnmark platforms, the Nordkapp- and Tiddlybanken basins, the Signalhorn-, Haapet- and Veslekari domes and the ... -
Glacial dynamics and fluid flow processes in Bjørnøyrenna and the Loppa High area, SW Barents Sea
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2020-05-15)During the Late Weichselian glaciation, the Bjørnøyrenna ice stream was the main outlet of the Barents Sea Ice Sheet. In this thesis, a 3D seismic dataset from the Loppa High, located in the main ice stream trunk, has been used to study the glacial sediment package, revealing details on pastglacial dynamics, fluid flow processes and gas hydrate formation. Three seismic horizons have been interpreted: ... -
Engineering geology of the Jettan rockslide, Kåfjorden
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2020-05-15)The unstable rock slope (URS) Jettan is located at Nordnesfjellet in Kåfjorden municipality in Troms and Finnmark County, 800 m above the fjord. The rockslide has an estimated volume of 6 Mm3, and moving at a rate of up to 50 mm a-1. Jettan is considered a “high risk object” within the Norwegian unstable mountain framework. This is due to the potential displacement wave impact to housings, infrastructure ...