• A Steady Regime of Volume and Heat Transports in the Eastern Arctic Ocean in the Early 21st Century 

      Pnyushkov, A.V.; Polyakov, Igor V.; Alekseev, G.V.; Ashik, I.M.; Baumann, Till Martin; Carmack, E.; Ivanov, Vladimir; Rember, Robert (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Mooring observations in the eastern Eurasian Basin of the Arctic Ocean showed that mean 2013–2018 along-slope volume and heat (calculated relative to the freezing temperature) transports in the upper 800 m were 4.8 ± 0.1 ...
    • Still Arctic? — The changing Barents Sea 

      Gerland, Sebastian; Ingvaldsen, Randi Brunvær; Reigstad, Marit; Sundfjord, Arild; Bogstad, Bjarte; Chierici, Melissa; Hop, Haakon; Renaud, Paul Eric; Smedsrud, Lars Henrik; Stige, Leif Christian; Årthun, Marius; Berge, Jørgen; Bluhm, Bodil Annikki Ulla Barbro; Borgå, Katrine; Bratbak, Gunnar; Divine, Dmitry V; Eldevik, Tor; Eriksen, Elena; Fer, Ilker; Fransson, Agneta; Gradinger, Rolf Rudolf; Granskog, Mats A.; Haug, Tore; Husum, Katrine; Johnsen, Geir; Jonassen, Marius Opsanger; Jørgensen, Lis Lindal; Kristiansen, Svein; Larsen, Aud; Lien, Vidar Surén; Lind, Sigrid; Lindstrøm, Ulf Ove; Mauritzen, Cecilie; Melsom, Arne; Mernild, Sebastian H.; Müller, Malte; Nilsen, Frank; Primicerio, Raul; Søreide, Janne; van der Meeren, Gro Ingleid; Wassmann, Paul (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      The Barents Sea is one of the Polar regions where current climate and ecosystem change is most pronounced. Here we review the current state of knowledge of the physical, chemical and biological systems in the Barents Sea. ...
    • Stochastic optimization models for offshore wind farm maintenance 

      Okoye, Emmanuel Chukwuma (Master thesis, 2018)
      The world is fast moving away from fossil fuel, to a more renewable and sustainable energy future.The offshore wind industry is a major player in the drive for renewable energy. In order for sustainability to be achieved,the ...
    • Stochastic Optimization of Battery Storage: An Analysis of its Potential 

      Stranden, Runar Skorge (Master thesis, 2023-06-01)
    • Stormbaner ved ulikt isdekke i Labradorhavet 

      Byrkjedal, Øyvind (Master thesis, 2002)
      The seaice in the Arctic is an important component in the climate system, and plays an important role by interacting with atmospheric circulation trough surface-albedo and energy-exchanges. To study the atmospheric response ...
    • Storms drive outgassing of CO2 in the subpolar Southern Ocean 

      Nicholson, S.-A.; Whitt, D. B.; Fer, Ilker; du Plessis, M; Lebéhot, A. D.; Swart, S.; Sutton, A. J.; Monteiro, M. S. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      The subpolar Southern Ocean is a critical region where CO2 outgassing influences the global mean air-sea CO2 flux (FCO2). However, the processes controlling the outgassing remain elusive. We show, using a multi-glider ...
    • Storskala konvertering av biomasse til bio-olje og fraksjonering til veldefinerte produkter 

      Hermundsgård, Dag Helge (Master thesis, 2019-08-30)
      Dagens internasjonale samfunn har et stort forbruk av energi, og energibehovet øker kraftig med økt industrialisering ogteknologisk utvikling. Fossile energikilder har i stor grad dekket dette behovet i mange år, men dette ...
    • Strandforskyvningsundersøkelser og kartlegging av tsunamisedimenter i Nordland 

      Drange, Ingrid (Master thesis, 2003)
      I Nordland er sedimentene i seks glasiale basseng i Hommelstø, tre basseng på Straumøya og et basseng på Kjerringøy undersøkt, beskrevet og tolket litostratigrafisk. I de fleste basseng er isolasjonskontakten bestemt ...
    • Strategic optimization of offshore wind farm installation 

      Backe, Stian (Master thesis, 2017-08-01)
      This work describes logistical planning of offshore wind farm installation through mathematical optimization. Two optimization models are developed to analyse cost-effective port and vessel strategies for offshore installation ...
    • Stratification and circulation in Sognefjorden 

      Svendsen, Sturla Winger (Master thesis, 2006)
      The winter time stratification and circulation above sill depth in Sognefjorden is studied from CTD and ADCP data from February 2002-2004. The year to year variability in distribution of temperature and salinity has been ...
    • Stratified flow over complex topography: A model study of the bottom drag and associated mixing 

      Seim, Knut Sponheim; Fer, Ilker; Avlesen, Helge (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-02)
      The flow of stratified fluid over complex topography may lead to a significant drag on the fluid, exerted by the bottom obstacles. Using a 2-m resolution, three-dimensional, non-hydrostatic numerical ocean model, the drag ...
    • Strengthened linkage between November/December North Atlantic Oscillation and subsequent January european precipitation after the late 1980s 

      Liu, Yang; He, Shengping (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      This work investigates the nonsynchronous relationship between the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) and winter European precipitation. The results indicate that the linkage between early-winter (November and December) NAO ...
    • Structure and drivers of ocean mixing north of Svalbard in summer and fall 2018 

      Koenig, Zoe Charlotte; Kolås, Eivind Hugaas; Fer, Ilker (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      The Arctic Ocean is a major sink for heat and salt for the global ocean. Ocean mixing contributes to this sink by mixing the Atlantic- and Pacific-origin waters with surrounding waters. We investigate the drivers of ocean ...
    • Structure and Forcing of Observed Exchanges across the Greenland–Scotland Ridge 

      Bringedal, Carina; Eldevik, Tor; Skagseth, Øystein; Spall, Michael A.; Østerhus, Svein (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)
      The Atlantic meridional overturning circulation and associated poleward heat transport are balanced by northern heat loss to the atmosphere and corresponding water-mass transformation. The circulation of northward-flowing ...
    • Structure and Transport of Atlantic Water North of Svalbard From Observations in Summer and Fall 2018 

      Kolås, Eivind; Koenig, Zoé Charlotte; Fer, Ilker; Nilsen, Frank; Marnela, Marika (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      The transport of warm Atlantic Waters north of Svalbard is one of the major heat and salt sources to the Arctic Ocean. The circulation pathways and the associated heat transport influence the variability in the Arctic sea ...
    • The structure and transport of the western branch of the Norwegian Atlantic Current using stream-coordinates on Seaglider data 

      Vindenes, Håvard (Master thesis, 2015-06-01)
      Data from 8 Seaglider transects, obtained along the Svinøy section in the Norwegian Sea during a 7-month period between May and December of 2012, have been used to test the applicability of stream-coordinate averaging on ...
    • Strømforhold i Byfjorden i Bergen 

      Utkilen, Inga Breisnes (Master thesis, 2019-11-01)
      Arbeidet tar for seg Byfjorden i Bergen, med fokus på hydrografi, strøm, utskiftnings og spredning av vannmasser. Fjordmodellen NorFjords160m er brukt til å se på både hydrografi og strøm, og sammenlignet med observasjoner ...
    • Strømmer langs sokkelskråningen ved Ormen Lange-feltet, Storegga 

      Engum, Elisabeth (Master thesis, 2003)
    • Student guides: supporting learning from laboratory experiments through across-course collaboration 

      Daae, Kjersti; Darelius, Elin Maria K.; Årvik, Anne Digranes; Glessmer, Mirjam Sophia (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      We have observed that students often struggle with laboratory experiments. There is a high threshold to getting involved hands-on for fear of ruining an experiment, losing time, or breaking the equipment. More importantly, ...
    • Studie av støy og vibrasjoner fra dieselmotor i maskinlaboratorium ved Høgskolen i Bergen 

      Skeie, Hilde Songve (Master thesis, 2016-05-31)
      Noise from thermal engines is one of the main challenges using such machines for transport and power generation. Bergen University College has an engine lab where students and employees use thermal engines, mainly diesel ...