Climate change, health of the residents and ecosystems in the Arctic region are impacted by local and long-range transported air pollution. Local emissions in the Arctic are important, but overlooked issue. Despite there have been extensive modelling and measurement studies of long-range transport of short-lived climate forcers to Svalbard, the effect of local emissions from diesel and coal power ...

There are few observational techniques for measuring the distribution of kinetic energy within the mesosphere with a wide range of spatial and temporal scales. <br>This study describes a method for estimating the three‐dimensional mesospheric wind field correlation function from specular meteor trail echoes. Each radar echo provides a measurement of a one‐dimensional projection of the wind velocity ...

The rapid emergence and spread of multi-resistant bacteria have created an urgent need for new antimicrobial agents. We report here a series of amphipathic α,α-disubstituted β-amino amide derivatives with activity against 30 multi-resistant clinical isolates of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, including isolates with extended spectrum β-lactamase – carbapenemase (ESBL-CARBA) production. A ...

The goal of this thesis is to classify all extensions where the kernel has order p^s and the cokernel has order p^t, p is a prime, and 1 ≤ s,t ≤ 2. We determine (up to weak congruence) the different combinations of kernel, cokernel and operators, and for each case, calculate the second cohomology group. By comparing resolutions, we get an explicit correspondence between the second cohomology group ...

Strain localization in viscously deformed rocks commonly results in fine-grained shear zones where massive fluid circulation is regularly observed. Recently attributed to strain-induced pumping, this phenomenon may have major implications for the distribution of ores deposits and rock rheology. However, although grain size reduction and/or creep cavitation have been proposed as important processes, ...

Sedimentary biofilms comprising microbial communities mediating the anaerobic oxidation of methane are rare. Here, we describe two biofilm communities discovered in sediment cores recovered from Arctic cold seep sites (gas hydrate pingos) in the north-western Barents Sea, characterized by steady methane fluxes. We found macroscopically visible biofilms in pockets in the sediment matrix at the depth ...

<i>Background</i> - Maximal strength increments are reported to result in improvements in sprint speed and jump height in elite male football players. Although similar effects are expected in females, this is yet to be elucidated. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of maximal strength training on sprint speed and jump height in high-level female football players.<p> <p><i>Methods</i> ...

Jicamarca Radio Observatory observations and Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model with thermosphere‐ionosphere eXtension (WACCM‐X) simulations are used to investigate the effects of the September 7, 2005 X‐17 solar flare on 150‐km echoes, electron densities, and vertical plasma drifts. The solar flare produces a remarkably similar response in the observed 150‐km echoes and simulated electron ...

The aim of this thesis is to evaluate petrophysical properties and seismic interpretation of main reservoirs of Norne field in Mid Norwegian sea. Petrophysical evaluation helps in getting familiar with reservoir characterization using wireline logs data. The main concentration has been given to evaluate different reservoir properties i.e. porosity, shale volume, water saturation, hydrocarbon saturation, ...

Historically, the Port of Tromsø is well known as the final port before entering the Arctic Sea. Nowadays, there is a noticeable traffic consisting of cruise vessels visiting Port of Tromsø before heading against the Arctic. The vessels transport passengers expecting clean air, midnight sun, northern lights, snow and ice; - and a clean environment. Environmental considerations and air pollution ...