News archive for Department of Earth Science

The Geophysics group is involved in the VISTA Centre for Modelling of Coupled Subsurface Dynamics (26.11.2022)

The VISTA centre is a multidisciplinary research centre funded by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.

Well path through synthetic subsurface model

Geophysics group involved in SFI DigiWells (26.11.2022)

The geophysics group is involved in the Centre for Excellent Innovation (SFI) DigiWells

View from the research vessel Kronprins Haakon, overlooking a white sheet of ice with the sun just over the horizon in the center of the photo.

First hydrothermal vents found on Gakkel Ridge may help in search for life’s origins (04.11.2022)

An international team of researchers, including Eoghan P. Reeves of the Department of Earth Science and Centre for Deep Sea Research, has this week in Nature Communications published its first findings on the geological and geochemical setting of the Aurora hydrothermal vent system, the first seafloor hot springs located ~4km under thick Arctic sea ice.

Locations of the this year's and upcoming GoNorth cruises.

GoNorth (01.11.2022)

The geophysics group (Rolf Mjelde) has been involved in GoNorth. GoNorth (Geosciences in the Northern Arctic) is a Norwegian geoscience project for exploration of The Arctic Ocean. 13 Norwegian institutions participate, and work is being done towards establishing wide international collaboration.

Crustal scale geological model obtained using Svalex data. The model extends from the Billefjorden Fault Zone in the east, along Isfjorden (central Spitsbergen), and across the actively spreading oceanic Knipovich Ridge.

The Svalex course (01.11.2022)

The Svalex course was run from 2001 to 2014. The geophysics group has been an active contributor to this course.

Location and intensity map of the Florø earthquake

Magnitude 4.6 earthquake northwest of Bergen (01.11.2022)

On 21 March a relatively strong earthquake happened just off the coast of Bergen. This event was felt in large parts of Norway.

Geophysics field course in Kiel (01.11.2022)

Ten geophysics bachelor and master students participated in a field course in Kiel (Germany) in August.

Public Defense: Kristian Jensen (01.11.2022)

On 15 December 2021 Kristian Jensen successfully defended his thesis on seismic modeling and imaging.