• Statistical and Dynamical Characteristics of Extreme Wave Crests Assessed with Field Measurements from the North Sea 

      Malila, Mika Petteri; Barbariol, Francesco; Benetazzo, Alvise; Breivik, Øyvind; Magnusson, Anne Karin; Thomson, Jim; Ward, Brian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Wave crests of unexpected height and steepness pose a danger to activities at sea, and long-term field measurements provide important clues for understanding the environmental conditions that are conducive to their generation ...
    • A statistical gap-filling method to interpolate global monthly surface ocean carbon dioxide data 

      Jones, Steve D.; Le Quéré, Corinne; Rödenbeck, Christian; Manning, Andrew C.; Olsen, Are (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-10-24)
      We have developed a statistical gap-filling method adapted to the specific coverage and properties of observed fugacity of surface ocean CO2 (fCO2). We have used this method to interpolate the Surface Ocean CO2 Atlas (SOCAT) ...
    • A status assessment of selected data synthesis products for ocean biogeochemistry 

      Lange, Nico; Tanhua, Toste; Pfeil, Benjamin; Bange, Hermann W.; Lauvset, Siv Kari; Grégoire, Marilaure; Bakker, Dorothee C. E.; Jones, Stephen Daniel; Fiedler, Björn; O’Brien, Kevin M.; Körtzinger, Arne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-04-26)
      Ocean data synthesis products for specific biogeochemical essential ocean variables have the potential to facilitate today’s biogeochemical ocean data usage and comply with the Findable Accessible Interoperable and Reusable ...
    • 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. ...
    • Stirring across the Antarctic Circumpolar Current's southern boundary at the prime meridian, Weddell Sea 

      Oelerich, Ria; Heywood, Karen J.; Damerell, Gillian Mary; Du Plessis, Marcel; Biddle, Louise C.; Swart, Sebastiaan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      At the southern boundary of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), relatively warm ACC waters encounter the colder waters surrounding Antarctica. Strong density gradients across the southern boundary indicate the presence ...
    • 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)
    • Storm-Driven Warm Inflow Toward Ice Shelf Cavities—An Idealized Study of the Southern Weddell Sea Continental Shelf System 

      Dundas, Vår Iren Hjorth; Daae, Kjersti; Darelius, Elin Maria K. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)
      Sudden peaks in south-westward wind strength (storms) have been observed to drive pulses of enhanced southward currents on the continental shelf east of the Filchner Trough. However, the link between wind and southward ...
    • 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 ...
    • StormRisk: Linking Norwegian windstorms and damage, future risk and the feasibility of impact based forecasting 

      Jaison, Ashbin (Doctoral thesis, 2025-01-14)
      Vindstormer er blant de mest signifikante naturfarene i Norge, og kan påføre skade på infrastruktur og eiendom, inkludert boliger, industribygg og kraftlinjer. Pålitelige risikoanalyser av vindstormer og nøyaktige værmeldinger ...
    • 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 ...