Department of Earth Science: Recent submissions
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Limited exchange between the deep Pacific and Atlantic oceans during the warm mid-Pliocene and Marine Isotope Stage M2 “glaciation”
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)The Piacenzian stage (3.6–2.6 Ma) of the Pliocene is the most recent period where Earth experienced sustained intervals of global warmth analogous to predicted near-future climates. Despite considerable efforts to characterize ... -
Mechanical properties of selected granitoids along the Karora hydropower project, Besham, Northern Pakistan: Insights from petrography and joint analysis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)The stability of tunnel site depends upon the deformation behaviors of the surrounding rocks, including joint density, mineral composition, micro cracks, and grain boundaries. The aim of this study was to analyze the ... -
Transient Deep Ocean Cooling in the Eastern Equatorial Pacific Ocean at the Eocene-Oligocene Transition
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)At the Eocene-Oligocene Transition (EOT), approximately 34 million years ago, Earth abruptly transitioned to a climate state sufficiently cool for Antarctica to sustain large ice sheets for the first time in tens to hundreds ... -
Microseismic wavefield modelling in anisotropic elastic media using integral equation method
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)In this paper, we present a frequency-domain volume integral method to model the microseismic wavefield in heterogeneous anisotropic-elastic media. The elastic wave equation is written as an integral equation of the ... -
"Candidatus Subterrananammoxibiaceae," a New Anammox Bacterial Family in Globally Distributed Marine and Terrestrial Subsurfaces
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Bacteria specialized in anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) are widespread in many anoxic habitats and form an important functional guild in the global nitrogen cycle by consuming bio-available nitrogen for energy rather ... -
Aftershock study of the 2019 Ambon earthquake using moment tensor inversion: identification of fault reactivation in northern Banda, Indonesia
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)On September 26, 2019, an Mw 6.5 earthquake occurred 23 km northeast of Ambon City, Indonesia, followed by numerous aftershock series related to a complex fault network reactivation in the Ambon and Seram region. Using ... -
Constraining the tectonic evolution of rifted continental margins by U–Pb calcite dating
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)We employ U–Pb calcite dating of structurally-controlled fracture fills within crystalline Caledonian basement in western Norway to reveal subtle large-scale tectonic events that affected this rifted continental margin. ... -
Lithological controls on architecture and development of igneous intrusions in sedimentary basins.
(Doctoral thesis, 2023-11-24)Magmatransport i jordskorpen forekommer igjennom magmatiske intrusjoner (siller og diker), som ofte omtales som et magmatisk rørsystem. Disse nettverkene av magma finnes i de fleste sedimentære bassenger over hele verden, ... -
Paleoceanographic reconstructions across the Plio-Pleistocene from clumped isotope thermometry
(Doctoral thesis, 2023-12-06)Bruk av isotopklyngetermometri (Δ47) på foraminiferer er en relativt ny tilnærming for å estimere havtemperaturer tilbake i tid. I motsetning til mange andre paleotermometre gir denne metoden temperaturer som er upåvirket ... -
An integrated geological characterization of marine ground conditions in the North Sea
(Doctoral thesis, 2023-11-30)Geologiske karakterisering av marine grunnforhold for ankre og fundamenter for vindturbinder store vindkraftverk til havs er et relativt nytt felt. Som sådan er etableringen av beste praksis for integrering av geologiske, ... -
The overturning circulation in a changing Arctic
(Doctoral thesis, 2023-11-22)Ved å begrense varmeutvekslingen mellom hav og atmosfære bestemmer sjøisen området for dannelse av dypvann i Arktis. Under økte klimagassutslipp trekker sjøisen seg nordover. Mens nyere studier tyder på at Arktis kan være ... -
Scattering approaches to modelling and inversion of acoustic and elastic waveform data
(Doctoral thesis, 2023-11-16)Spredningsmetoden er kraftig for å løse direkte og inverse spredningsproblemer i forskjellige bølgespredningsscenarioer. Full bølgeforminversjon, sett på som et ikke-lineært invers spredningsproblem, fremstår som en sentral ... -
Glacier thinning, recession and advance, and the associated evolution of a glacial lake between 1966 and 2021 at Austerdalsbreen, western Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)The Jostedalsbreen is the largest ice cap in Norway and mainland Europe. Rapid retreat of many of its outlet glaciers since the 2000s has led to the formation of several glacial lakes. Processes causing the formation and ... -
Future state of Norwegian glaciers: Estimating glacier mass balance and equilibrium line responses to projected 21st century climate change
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Glaciers and ice caps in Norway are presently undergoing mass loss, areal reduction, and frontal retreat, mainly a result of increased summer ablation due to rising summer temperatures over Scandinavia, especially after ... -
Multi-proxy speleothem-based reconstruction of mid-MIS 3 climate in South Africa
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)The southern coast of South Africa displays a highly dynamical climate as it is at the convergence of the Atlantic and Indian oceans, and it is located near the subtropical/temperate zone boundary with seasonal influence ... -
Case study of combined marine- and land-based passive seismic surveying in front of Nordenskiöldbreen outlet glacier, Adolfbukta, Svalbard
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Glaciers generate seismic waves due to calving and fracturing, meaning that recording and following event classification can be used to monitor glacier dynamics. Our aim with this study is to analyse seismic data acquired ... -
Seafloor earthquake ruptures and mass wasting from the 2004 Mw 6.3 Les Saintes submarine earthquake
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)The seismic hazard posed by submarine faults and the capacity of submarine earthquakes to trigger mass wasting are poorly understood because we lack detailed characterizations of coseismic ruptures at the seafloor. Here, ... -
How post-salt sediment flux and progradation rate influence salt tectonics on rifted margins: Insights from geodynamic modelling
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Continental rifted margins can be associated with widespread and thick salt deposits, which are often formed during the final stages of rifting, prior to breakup. These salt-bearing margins are typically characterized by ... -
Provenance and transport of supraglacial debris revealed by variations in debris geochemistry on Khumbu Glacier, Nepal Himalaya
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)The origin of supraglacial debris covers is often conceptualised as the formation of a surface lag by melt-out of englacial debris from slow-moving ice, where complexity arises from feedback between debris thickness and ... -
Buoyancy forcing: A key driver of northern North Atlantic sea surface temperature variability across multiple timescales
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Analyses of observational data (from year 1870 AD) show that sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies along the pathway of Atlantic Water transport in the North Atlantic, the Norwegian Sea and the Iceland Sea are spatially ...