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Mathilde Bøttger Sørensen

Professor, Leader for the Geophysic research group

E-mailMathilde.Sorensen@uib.no
Phone+47 55 58 34 26
Visitor Address
Allégaten 41

Realfagbygget

5007 Bergen

Room
2A16f - 2118
Postal Address
Postboks 7803

5020 Bergen

With a background from seismology and seismic hazard studies, my research interests cover geohazards in a broad sense, including also e.g. tsunami hazards and earthquake-induced landslides.

Current research activities include studies of:

Arctic seismicity and geohazards
Tsunami hazard and risk assessment
The effect of CO2 injection and storage on seismic hazard and risk
Earthquake-induced landslides in intraplate areas
Historical earthquakes

24-hour hotline of the Norwegian National Seismic Network: 55582617

For media requests in connection with large earthquakes or other significiant geohazard events: mathilde.sorensen@uib.no or 46621089.

Science communication and opinion pieces (mostly in Norwegian):

Rotevatn, A., Mangerud, G., Sørensen, M. and Ottemöller, L. (2022). Har Norge virkelig ingen nasjonal jordskjelvberedskap?, debate contribution to geoforskning.no, https://geoforskning.no/har-norge-virkelig-ingen-nasjonal-jordskjelvberedskap/
Ottemöller, L. and Sørensen, M.B. (2020). Ikke bare dugnad (Not just voluntary work), debate contribution to geoforskning.no, https://www.geoforskning.no/nyheter/geofarer/2363-ikke-bare-dugnad
Sørensen, M.B. and Gibbons, S. (2020). Da Norge ble stille (When Norway fell silent) popular scientific contribution to the newspaper Aftenposten, section Viten, https://www.aftenposten.no/viten/i/2GxQ14/da-norge-ble-stille
Sørensen, M.B. (2018). Kan “Skjelvet” virkelig ramme oss? (Can «the Quake» really hit us?), debate contribution to the newspaper Dagens Næringsliv, https://www.dn.no/forskningviser-at-/jordskjelv/seismikk/beredskap/kan-skjelvet-virkelig-ramme-oss/2-1-407165
Sørensen, M.B. (2015). Det har skjedd før. Det vil skje igjen. (It has happened before. It will happen again), popular scientific contribution to the newspaper Bergens Tidende, section Innsikt, https://www.bt.no/nyheter/lokalt/i/OEQ9k/det-har-skjedd-foer-det-vil-skje-igjen

Other outreach activities:

Regular media contact in connection with large earthquakes, including TV and radio interviews and interviews with a number of national, regional and local newspapers
Popular scientific presentations to various audiences (including school classes, Bergen Rotary Club and others)
“Undrelaboratoriet”: Four short videos about geophysics for 5.-6. grade students, available through nysgjerrigper.no (2021)
Panel discussion and introductory presentations in connection with viewings of the Norwegian disaster movie “Skjelvet” (“The Quake”) (2018)
Scientific responsible for developing a new exhibition on earthquakes and earthquake observation at Bergen Museum (2005)

Current teaching

I am a dedicated teacher, striving to spark motivation and engagement in my students. I am convinced that motivated and engaged students, exposed to student-active learning, are the best learners.

I lead the development of a national course on geohazards which is taught at the Universities of Bergen, Oslo and Tromsø since 2020. At UiB the course is taught under the course code: GEOV217 - Geohazards. The course builds on a course I launched at UiB in 2016, and has been developed in cooperation with more than 20 geohazards experts from around Norway.

Teaching-related awards and prices:

In 2021 I was awarded status as Excellent Teaching Practitioner (ETP) at University of Bergen
In 2017 I was awarded the teaching environment price (læringsmiljøprisen) at University of Bergen for my work on the course GEOV217 - Geohazards.

Teaching-related publications and presentations:

Sørensen, M.B. (2022). Cooperation in teaching across institutions: Developing a national course on geohazards, presentation at iEarth digital learning forum, 28.04.2022. https://vimeo.com/704456777
Sørensen, M.B., Vick, L.M., Cepeda, J., Halpaap, F. and the national geohazards course consortium (2021). A national university course on geohazards in Norway, poster presentation at IAGA-IASPEI Joint Scientific Assembly 21-27 August 2021 (virtual conference).
Sørensen, M.B. and the national geohazards course consortium (2021). A national university course on geohazards in Norway, extended abstract and poster presentation at INTERPRAEVENT2020 conference (postponed until 2021, virtual conference).
A national course on geohazards, presentation at iEarth digital learning forum, 15.10.2020. https://iearth.no/2020/10/16/iearth-digtale-laeringsforum-15-10-2020/
Nytt nasjonalt kurs i geofarer (New national course in geohazards), article on geoforskning.no, 25.08.2020. https://geoforskning.no/nyheter/geofarer/2345-nytt-nasjonalt-kurs-i-geof...
Using flipped classrooms in a course on geohazards, presentation at iEarth digital learning forum, 21.04.2020.
Sørensen, M.B. and the national geohazards course consortium (2019). Et nasjonalt universitetskurs i geofarer (A national university course on geohazards), poster presentation at Geofaredagen, Bergen, October 2019.

Peer reviewed journal papers:

2022

Rafliana, I., Jalayer, F., Cerase, A., Cugliari, L., Baiguera, M., Salmanidou, D., Necmioglu, Ö, Aguirre-Ayerbe, I., Lorito, S., Fraser, S., Løvholt, F., Babeyko, A., Salgado-Gálvez, M.A., Selva, J., De Risi, R., Sørensen, M.B., Behrens, J., Aniel-Quiroga, I., Del Zoppo, M., Belliazzi, S., Pranantyo, I.R., Amato A., and Hancilar, U. (2022). Tsunami risk communication and management: Contemporary gaps and challenges, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, doi:10.1016/j.ijdrr.2021.102771

2021

Jeddi, Z., Ottemöller, L., Sørensen, M.B., Rezaei, S., Gibbons, S.J., Strømme, M.L., Voss, P.H. and Dahl-Jensen, T. (2021). Improved Seismic Monitoring with OBS Deployment in the Arctic: A Pilot Study from Offshore Western Svalbard, Seismological Research Letters, doi: 10.1785/0220200471.
Behrens, J., Løvholt, F., Jalayer, F., Lorito, S., Salgado-Gálvez, M.A., Sørensen, M., Abadie, S., Aguirre-Ayerbe, I., Aniel-Quiroga, I, Babeyko, A., Baiguera, M., Basili, R., Belliazzi, S., Grezio, A., Johnson, K., Murphy, S., Paris, R., Rafliana, I., De Risi, R., Rossetto, T., Selva, J., Taroni, M., Del Zoppo, M., Armigliato, A., Bureš, V., Cech, P., Cecioni, C., Christodoulides, P., Davies, G., Dias, F., Bayraktar, H.B., González, M., Gritsevich, M., Guillas, S., Harbitz, C.B., Kanoglu, U., Macías, J., Papadopoulos, G.A., Polet, J., Romano, F., Salamon, A., Scala, A., Stepinac, M., Tappin, D., Thio, H.K., Tonini, R., Triantafyllou, I., Ulrich, T., Varini, E., Volpe, M., and Vyhmeister, E. (2021). Probabilistic Tsunami Hazard and Risk Analysis - A Review of Research Gaps. Front. Earth Sci., doi:10.3389/feart.2021.628772.
Basili R., Brizuela B., Herrero A., Iqbal S., Lorito S., Maesano F.E., Murphy S., Perfetti P., Romano F., Scala A., Selva J., Taroni M., Thio H.K., Tiberti M.M., Tonini R., Volpe M., Glimsdal S., Harbitz C.B., Løvholt F., Baptista M.A., Carrilho F., Matias L.M., Omira R., Babeyko A., Hoechner A., Gurbuz M., Pekcan O., Yalçıner A., Canals M., Lastras G., Agalos A., Papadopoulos G., Triantafyllou I., Benchekroun S., Agrebi Jaouadi K., Ben Abdallah S., Bouallegue A., Hamdi H., Oueslati F., Amato A., Armigliato A., Behrens J., Davies G., Di Bucci D., Dolce M., Geist E., Gonzalez Vida J.M., González M., Macías Sánchez J., Meletti C., Ozer Sozdinler C., Pagani M., Parsons T., Polet J., Power W., Sørensen M.B, Zaytsev A. (2021), The making of the NEAM Tsunami Hazard Model 2018 (NEAMTHM18). Front. Earth Sci., doi: 10.3389/feart.2020.616594.
Mäntyniemi, P., Sørensen, M.B. and Tatevossian, R.E. (2021). Testing the Environmental Seismic Intensity scale on data derived from the earthquakes of 1626, 1759, 1819 and 1904 in Fennoscandia, northern Europe, Geosciences, 11, 14, doi: 10.3390/geosciences11010014.

2020

Lecocq, T., Hicks, S.P., van Noten, K., van Wijk, K., Koelemeijer, P., de Plaen, R., Massin, F., Hillers, G., Anthony, R.E., Apoloner, M.-T., Arroyo-Solórzano, M., Assink, J.D., Büyükakpınar, P., Cannata, A., Cannavo, F., Carrasco, S., Caudron, C., Chaves, E.J., Cornwell, D.G., Craig, D., den Ouden, O., Diaz, J., Donner, S., Evangelidis, C.P., Evers, L., Fauville, B., Fernandez, G.A., Giannopoulos, D., Gibbons, S.J., Girona, T., Grecu, B., Grunberg, M., Hetényi, G., Horleston, A., Inza, A., Irving, J., Jamalreyhani, M., Kafka, A., Koymans, M.R., Labedz, C.R., Larose, E., Lindsey, N.J., McKinnon, M., Megies, T., Miller, M.S., Minarik, W., Moresi, L., Márquez-Ramírez, V.H., Möllhoff, M., Nesbitt, I.M., Niyogi, S., Ojeda, J., Oth, A., Proud, S., Pulli, J., Retailleau, L., Rintamäki, A.E., Satriano, C., Savage, M.K., Shani-Kadmiel, S., Sleeman, R., Sokos, E., Stammler, K., Stott, A.E., Subedi, S., Sørensen, M.B., Taira, T., Tapia, M., Turhan, F., van der Pluijm, B., Vanstone, M., Vergne, J., Vuorinen, T., Warren, T., Wassermann, J., and Xiao, H. (2020). Global quieting of high-frequency seismic noise due to COVID-19 pandemic lockdown measures, Science, 369, 1338-1343, doi: 10.1126/science.abd2438.
Jeddi, Z., Voss, P.H., Sørensen, M.B., Danielsen, F., Dahl-Jensen, T., Larsen, T.B., Nielsen, G., Hansen, A., Jakobsen, P. and Frederiksen, P.O. (2020). Citizen Seismology in the Arctic, Front. Earth Sci. 8:139, doi:10.3389/feart.2020.00139.
Mäntyniemi, P.B., Sørensen, M.B., Tatevossian, T.N., Tatevossian, R.E. and Lund, B. (2020). A Reappraisal of the Lurøy, Norway, Earthquake of 31 August 1819, Seismol. Res. Lett., 91(5), 2462-2472, doi: 10.1785/0220190363.
Li, B., Sørensen, M.B., Atakan, K., Li, Y. and Li, Z. (2020). Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Assessment for the Shanxi Rift System, North China, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 110, 127-153, doi: 10.1785/0120190099.

2019

Bellwald, B., Urlaub, M., Hjelstuen, B., Sejrup, H.P., Sørensen, M.B., Forsberg, C.F. and Vanneste, M. (2019). NE Atlantic continental slope stability from a numerical modeling perspective, Quaternary Science Reviews 203, 248-265.

2018

Rodriguez, J., Havskov, J., Sørensen, M.B. and Santos, L.F. (2018). Seismotectonics of the south-west Dominican Republic using recent data, Journal of Seismology, 22, 883-896, doi:10.1007/s10950-018-9738-9.

2017

Grezio, A., Babeyko, A., Baptista, M.A., Behrens, J., Costa, A., Davies, G., Geist, E.L., Glimsdal, S., González, F.I., Griffin, J., Harbitz, C.B., LeVeque, R.J., Lorito, S., Løvholt, F., Omira, R., Mueller, C., Paris, R., Parsons, T., Polet, J., Power, W., Selva, J., Sørensen, M.B. and Thio, H.K. (2017). Probabilistic Tsunami Hazard Analysis: Multiple Sources and Global Applications, Reviews of Geophysics, 55, 1158–1198, doi:10.1002/2017RG000579

2016

Havskov, J., Sørensen, M.B., Vales, D., Özyazicioglu, M., Sánchez, G. And Li, B. (2016). Coda Q in Different Tectonic Areas, Influence of Processing Parameters, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, vol 106(3), doi: 10.1785/0120150359.
Woessner, J., Danciu, L., Giardini, D., Crowley, H., Cotton, F., Grünthal, G., Valensise, G., Arvidsson, R., Basili, R., Demircioglu, M.B., Hiemer, S., Meletti, C., Musson, R., Rovida, A.N., Sesetyan, K., Stucchi, M. and the SHARE Consortium (incl. M.B. Sørensen) (2015). The 2013 European Seismic Hazard Model: key components and results, Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 13, 3553-3596, doi: 10.1007/s10518-015-9795-1.

2015

Sørensen, M.B. and Lang, D.H. (2015). Incorporating Simulated Ground Motion in Seismic Risk Assessment: Application to the Lower Indian Himalayas, Earthquake Spectra, 31(1), 71-95, doi:10.1193/010412EQS001M.
Li, B., Sørensen, M.B. and Atakan, K. (2015). Coulomb stress evolution in the Shanxi rift system, North China, since 1303 associated with coseismic, post-seismic and interseismic deformation, Geophysical Journal International, 203, 1642-1664, doi: 10.1093/gji/ggv384.
Li, B., Atakan, K., Sørensen, M.B. and Havskov, J. (2015). Stress pattern of the Shanxi rift system, North China, inferred from the inversion of new focal mechanisms, Geophysical Journal International, 201, 505-507, doi:10.1093/gji/ggv025.
Li, B., Havskov, J., Ottemöller, L. and Sørensen, M.B. (2015). New magnitude scales M_L and spectrum-based M_w for the area around Shanxi Rift System, North China, Journal of Seismology, 19, 141-148, doi:10.1007/s10950-014-9455-y.
Li, B., Li, Z., Sørensen, M.B., Løvlie, R., Liu, L. and Atakan, K. (2015). Regional stress field around the Taigu fault zone in Shanxi Province, China, Earthquake Science, 28(5-6), 333-345.
Atakan, K., Bjerrum, L.W., Bungum, H., Dehls, J.F., Kaynia, A.M., Keers, H., Kierulf, H.P., Kværna, T., Langeland, T., Lindholm, C.D., Maupin, V., Ottemöller, L., Sørensen, M.B. and Yuen, M.Y. (2015). The European Plate Observing System and the Arctic, Arctic, 68 (S1), doi:10.14430/arctic4446.

2013

Bondevik, S., Gjevik, B. and Sørensen, M.B. (2013). Norwegian seiches from the giant 2011 Tohoku earthquake, Geophysical Research Letters, 40, 3374-3378, doi:10.1002/grl.50639.
Bjerrum, L.W., Sørensen, M.B., Ottemöller, L. and Atakan, K. (2013). Ground motion simulations for Izmir, Turkey: parameter uncertainty, Journal of Seismology, 17(4), 1223-1252, doi:10.1007/s10950-013-9389-9.

2012

Sørensen, M.B., Spada, M., Babeyko, A., Wiemer, S. and Grünthal, G. (2012). Probabilistic Tsunami Hazard Assessment for the Mediterranean Sea, Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 117, B01305, doi:10.1029/2010JB008169

2011

Sørensen, M.B., Voss, P., Havskov, J., Gregersen, S. and Atakan, K. (2011). The seismotectonics of Western Skagerrak, Journal of Seismology, doi:10.1007/s10950-011-9235-x.

2010

Sørensen, M.B., Stromeyer, D. and Grünthal, G. (2010). A macroseismic intensity prediction equation for intermediate depth earthquakes in the Vrancea region, Romania, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 30(11), 1268-1278.
Sørensen, M.B., Stromeyer, D. and Grünthal, G., (2010). Intensity attenuation in the Campania region, Southern Italy, Journal of Seismology, 14, 209-223.
Bjerrum, L.W., Sørensen, M.B. and Atakan K. (2010). Strong ground-motion simulation of the 12 May 2008 Mw 7.9 Wenchuan earthquake, using various slip models, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 100(5B), doi: 10.1785/0120090239.
Bjerrum, L.W., Atakan, K. and Sørensen, M.B. (2010). Reconnaissance report and preliminary ground motion simulation of the 12 May 2008 Wenchuan earthquake, Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 8(6), doi: 10.1007/s10518-010-9198-2.
Chan, C.H., Sørensen, M.B., Stromeyer, D., Grünthal, G., Heidbach, O., Hakimhashemi, A. and Catalli, F. (2010). Forecasting Italian seismicity through a spatio-temporal physical model: importance of considering time-dependency and reliability of the forecast, Annals of Geophysics, 53(3), doi:10.4401/ag-4761.

2009

Sørensen, M.B., Stromeyer, D. and Grünthal, G., 2009. Attenuation of macroseismic intensity – a new relation for the Marmara Sea region, NW Turkey, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 99(2A), 538-553.

2008

Sørensen, M.B. and Atakan, K., 2008. Continued Earthquake Hazard in Northern Sumatra, Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, vol 89, no 14, 133-134.
Chatelain, J.-L., Gullier, B., Cara, F., Duval, A.-M., Atakan, LK., Bard, P.-Y. and the WP02 SESAME team (incl. M.B. Sørensen) (2008). Evaluation of the influence of experimental conditions on H/V results from ambient noise recordings, Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 6, 33-74, doi: 10.1007/s10518-007-9040-7.

2007

Gibbons, S.J., Sørensen, M.B., Harris, D.B. and Ringdal, F., 2007. The detection and location of low magnitude earthquakes in northern Norway using multi-channel waveform correlation, Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, 160, 285-309.
Sørensen, M.B., Atakan, K. and Pulido, N., 2007b. Simulation of ground motions for the December 26, 2004 M=9.3 Sumatra earthquake. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 97(1A), S139-S151, doi:10.1785/0120050608.
Sørensen, M.B., Ottemöller, L., Havskov, J., Atakan, K., Hellevang, B. and Pedersen, R.B., 2007. Tectonic processes in the Jan Mayen Fracture Zone based on earthquake occurrence and bathymetry, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 97(3), 772-779, doi: 10.1785/0120060025.
Sørensen, M.B., Atakan, K. and Pulido, N., 2007a. Sensitivity of ground motion simulations to earthquake source parameters: a case study for Istanbul, Turkey, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 97(3), 881-900, doi: 10.1785/0120060044.

2006

Akinci, A., Malagnini, L., Herrmann, R.B., Gok, R. and Sørensen, M.B., 2006. Ground motion scaling in the Marmara region, Turkey, Geophysical Journal International, 166, 635-651.
Sørensen, M.B., Oprsal, I., Bonnefoy-Claudet, S., Atakan, K., Mai, P.M., Pulido, N. and Yalciner, C., 2006. Local site effects in Ataköy, Istanbul, Turkey, due to a future large earthquake in the Marmara Sea, Geophysical Journal International, 167,1413-1424, doi:10.1111/j.1365-246X.2006.03204.x.

Publication data from the CRIStin database:

Academic article

Show author(s) (2022). Tsunami risk communication and management: Contemporary gaps and challenges. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction.
Show author(s) (2022). Towards the new Thematic Core Service Tsunami within the EPOS Research Infrastructure. Annals of Geophysics.

Show author(s) (2021). The making of the NEAM Tsunami Hazard Model 2018 (NEAMTHM18). Frontiers in Earth Science.
Show author(s) (2021). Testing the Environmental Seismic Intensity Scale on Data Derived from the Earthquakes of 1626, 1759, 1819, and 1904 in Fennoscandia, Northern Europe. Geosciences. 1-14.
Show author(s) (2021). Improved seismic monitoring with obs deployment in the arctic: A pilot study from offshore western svalbard. Seismological Research Letters. 2705-2717.

Show author(s) (2020). Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Assessment for the Shanxi Rift System, North China. Bulletin of The Seismological Society of America (BSSA).
Show author(s) (2020). Global quieting of high-frequency seismic noise due to COVID-19 pandemic lockdown measures. Science. 1338-1343.
Show author(s) (2020). Citizen Seismology in the Arctic. Frontiers in Earth Science.
Show author(s) (2020). A Reappraisal of the Lurøy, Norway, Earthquake of 31 August 1819. Seismological Research Letters. 2462-2472.

Show author(s) (2018). Seismotectonics of south-west Dominican Republic using recent data. Journal of Seismology. 883-896.
Show author(s) (2018). NE Atlantic continental slope stability from a numerical modeling perspective. Quaternary Science Reviews. 248-265.

Show author(s) (2016). Coda Q in different tectonic areas, influence of processing parameters. Bulletin of The Seismological Society of America (BSSA). 956-970.

Show author(s) (2015). The European plate observing system and the Arctic. Arctic. 1-7.
Show author(s) (2015). Stress pattern of the Shanxi rift system, North China, inferred from the inversion of new focal mechanisms. Geophysical Journal International. 505-527.
Show author(s) (2015). Regional stress field around the Taigu fault zone in Shanxi Province, China. Earthquake Science. 333-345.
Show author(s) (2015). Incorporating simulated ground motion in seismic risk assessment: Application to the lower Indian Himalayas. Earthquake spectra. 71-95.
Show author(s) (2015). Coulomb stress evolution in the Shanxi rift system, North China, since 1303 associated with coseismic, post-seismic and interseismic deformation. Geophysical Journal International. 1642-1664.

Show author(s) (2014). New magnitude scales M L and spectrum-based M w for the area around Shanxi Rift System, North China. Journal of Seismology. 141-158.

Show author(s) (2013). Norwegian seiches from the giant 2011 Tohoku earthquake. Geophysical Research Letters. 3374-3378.
Show author(s) (2013). Ground motion simulations for A degrees zmir, Turkey: parameter uncertainty. Journal of Seismology. 1223-1252.

Show author(s) (2012). Probabilistic tsunami hazard in the Mediterranean Sea. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Solid Earth.

Show author(s) (2011). The seismotectonics of Western Skagerrak. Journal of Seismology. 599-611.

Show author(s) (2010). Strong Ground-Motion Simulation of the 12 May 2008 M-w 7.9 Wenchuan Earthquake, Using Various Slip Models. Bulletin of The Seismological Society of America (BSSA). 2396-2424.
Show author(s) (2010). Reconnaissance report and preliminary ground motion simulation of the 12 May 2008 Wenchuan earthquake. Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering. 1569-1601.
Show author(s) (2010). Intensity attenuation in the Campania region, Southern Italy. Journal of Seismology. 209-223.
Show author(s) (2010). Forecasting Italian seismicity through a spatio-temporal physical model: importance of considering time-dependency and reliability of the forecast. Annals of Geophysics. 129-140.
Show author(s) (2010). A macroseismic intensity prediction equation for intermediate depth earthquakes in the Vrancea region, Romania. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering. 1268-1278.

Show author(s) (2009). Attenuation of macroseismic intensity – a new relation for the Marmara Sea region, NW Turkey. Bulletin of The Seismological Society of America (BSSA). 538-553.

Show author(s) (2008). Continued earthquake hazard in Northern Sumatra. Eos. 139-140.

Show author(s) (2007). The detection and location of low magnitude earthquakes in northern Norway using multi-channel waveform correlation at regional distances. Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors. 285-309.
Show author(s) (2007). Tectonic processes in the Jan Mayen fracture zone based on earthquake occurrence and bathymetry. Bulletin of The Seismological Society of America (BSSA). 772-779.
Show author(s) (2007). Simulated strong ground motions for the Great M 9.3 Sumatra-Andaman Earthquake of 26 December 2004. Bulletin of The Seismological Society of America (BSSA). 139-151.
Show author(s) (2007). Sensitivity of ground-motion simulations to earthquake source parameters: A case study for Istanbul, Turkey. Bulletin of The Seismological Society of America (BSSA). 881-900.

Show author(s) (2006). Local site effects in Ataköy, Istanbul, Turkey, due to a future large earthquake in the Marmara Sea. Geophysical Journal International. 1413-1424.
Show author(s) (2006). Ground motion scaling in the Marmara region, Turkey. Geophysical Journal International. 635-651.

Report

Show author(s) (2022). Deliverable 6.19 Synthesis report from WP6: Application studies of Arctic Observing Systems towards stakeholders. .
Show author(s) (2022). Deliverable 3.16 Synthesis and technical recommendations. .
Show author(s) (2022). Deliverable 1.10 Roadmap for a sustainable Arctic Observing System. 416. 416. .

Show author(s) (2021). Deliverable 3.11 Final implementation and data: North of Svalbard. .
Show author(s) (2021). Deliverable 1.9 INTAROS Revised Requirement Report. .
Show author(s) (2021). Deliverable 1.7 Report on stakeholder interaction in year 4 and 5. .

Show author(s) (2020). UAK 2020: Research School in the Barents Sea with KV Svalbard . 405. 405. .
Show author(s) (2020). Deliverable 6.6 Results of local community studies. .
Show author(s) (2020). Deliverable 4.3 Lessons learned on community-based observing parameters. .

Show author(s) (2019). Deliverable 3.7 First implementation and data: North of Svalbard. .
Show author(s) (2019). Deliverable 2.10. Synthesis of gap analysis and exploitation of the existing Arctic observing systems. .

Show author(s) (2018). INTAROS Deliverable 2.2 Report on exploitation of existing data: ocean and sea ice data. 418. 418. .
Show author(s) (2018). Deliverable 2.2 Report on exploitation of existing data: ocean and sea ice data . 418. 418. .

Show author(s) (2006). Seismotectonics of the Sumatra-Andaman subduction zone: An analysis of the tsunamigenic earthquake potential for the coastal areas of Thailand. Project Report for the Project “Tsunami Risk Reduction Measures With focus on Land Use and Rehabilitation: Case studies carried out for Thailand, conceptual results applicable to all tsunami affected areas around the Indian Ocean and the Andaman Sea”. .
Show author(s) (2006). Potential of Vulnerability and Seismic Risk. Large earthquake faulting and implications for the seismic hazard assessment in Europe. RELIEF Project Deliverable No.27. .
Show author(s) (2006). Maps of Seismic Hazard Scenarios. Large earthquake faulting and implications for the seismic hazard assessment in Europe. RELIEF Project Deliverable No.25. .
Show author(s) (2006). Large earthquake faulting and implications for the seismic hazard assessment in Europe. RELIEF Project Deliverable No.28 (Third Year). .
Show author(s) (2006). Large earthquake faulting and implications for the seismic hazard assessment in Europe. RELIEF Project Annual Report (Third Year). .
Show author(s) (2006). Hazard Analysis and Uncertainties of Data. Large earthquake faulting and implications for the seismic hazard assessment in Europe. RELIEF Project Deliverable No.26. .
Show author(s) (2006). Final Report (Partner 6 – UiB). Large earthquake faulting and implications for the seismic hazard assessment in Europe. RELIEF Project. .

Show author(s) (2004). Strong motion analysis for site effects, map of sites. RELIEF Project Deliverable No. 17. .
Show author(s) (2004). Re-evaluation of seismic catalogue. RELIEF Project Deliverable No. 16. .
Show author(s) (2004). Large earthquake faulting and implications for the seismic hazard assessment in Europe. RELIEF Project Annual Report. .
Show author(s) (2004). Guidelines for the implementation of the H/V spectral ratio technique on ambient vibrations: measurements, processing and interpretation. .
Show author(s) (2004). Attenuation models and seismic hazard maps. RELIEF Project Deiverable No. 18. .

Popular scientific lecture

Show author(s) (2012). Jordskjelv og tsunamier i Norge - og resten av verden.

Show author(s) (2011). Tsunami hazard.

Academic lecture

Show author(s) (2014). Active faults and potential ground shaking in Cuba.

Show author(s) (2012). The seismic network of Ataturk University, Erzurum, and examples of use of data.
Show author(s) (2012). Norwegian fjords sang along – observations of seiches following the 2011 Tohoku, Japan, earthquake.
Show author(s) (2012). Norwegian fjords sang along – observations of seiches following the 2011 Tohoku, Japan, earthquake.
Show author(s) (2012). Method meets application: on the use of earthquake scenarios in disaster preparedness and response.
Show author(s) (2012). Implications of considering finite fault rupture properties in seismic hazard and risk assessment.

Show author(s) (2011). The Norwegian National Seismic Network and seismicity studies in Norway.
Show author(s) (2011). Simulation of earthquake ground motion – experience and possibilities.
Show author(s) (2011). Probabilistic tsunami hazard assessment in the Mediterranean Sea.
Show author(s) (2011). Paneldiskusjon: "Frauenquote - Quotenfrauen?".
Show author(s) (2011). Implications of considering finite fault rupture properties in seismic hazard and risk assessment.
Show author(s) (2011). Implications of considering finite fault rupture properties in seismic hazard and risk assessment.

Show author(s) (2010). Strong Ground Motion Simulation of the 12 May 2008 M 7.9 Wenchuan Earthquake, Using Various Slip Models.
Show author(s) (2010). Seismic Hazard and Risk in Norway – Past, Present and Future. Part 1: Seismic Hazard.
Show author(s) (2010). Probabilistic tsunami hazard assessment in the Mediterranean Sea.
Show author(s) (2010). Parameter sensitivity of ground motion simulations based on hybrid broadband calculations. A case study for İzmir, Turkey.
Show author(s) (2010). Deterministic seismic hazard assessment in Izmir, Turkey.

Show author(s) (2009). Wenchuan earthquake disaster of 12 May 2008 (M=8.0), China.
Show author(s) (2009). Continued earthquake hazard in Northern Sumatra: Ground shaking potential of future earthquakes.

Show author(s) (2008). Implications of strong ground motion complexity for seismic hazard assessment.
Show author(s) (2008). Ground motion simulations and parameter sensitivity – a case study for assessing seismic hazard in Izmir, Turkey.
Show author(s) (2008). Continued earthquake hazard in Northern Sumatra.

Show author(s) (2006). Simulated strong ground motions for the great Sumatra-Andaman earthquake of December 26, 2004.
Show author(s) (2006). Sensitivity of ground motion simulations to earthquake source parameters: a case study for Istanbul, Turkey.
Show author(s) (2006). Implications of fault behavior in the Marmara Sea on ground motion simulations and seismic hazard assessment.
Show author(s) (2006). Effects of earthquake source complexity in estimating seismic hazard: A case study for Istanbul.
Show author(s) (2006). Earthquake source complexity in the Marmara Sea and its influence on ground motion simulations.
Show author(s) (2006). Earthquake source complexity in the Marmara Sea and its influence in ground motion simulations.

Show author(s) (2005). Tectonic processes in the Jan Mayen Fracture Zone based on earthquake occurence and bathymetry.
Show author(s) (2005). Modelling of ground motions and stress transfer caused by the December 26, 2004 Sumatra earthquake.
Show author(s) (2005). Modeling of ground motions and stress transfer caused by the December 26, 2004 Sumatra earthquake.
Show author(s) (2005). Modeling of ground motions and stress transfer caused by the December 26, 2004 Sumatra earthquake.
Show author(s) (2005). Local site effects in Ataköy, Istanbul Turkey: empirical data vs. syntetics from hybrid modelling.
Show author(s) (2005). Local site effects in Atakoy, Istanbul Tyrkey: Empirical data vs. synthetics from hybrid modelling. Poster.
Show author(s) (2005). Ground motion simulations for a M=7,5 scenario earthqyake in the Marmara Sea and implications for the city of Istanbul, Turkey.
Show author(s) (2005). Ground motion simulations for a M=7,5 scenario earthquake in the Marmara Sea and implications for the city of Istanbul, Turkey.
Show author(s) (2005). Ground motion simulations for a M=7,5 scenario earthquake in Marmara Sea and implications for the city of Istanbul.
Show author(s) (2005). Ground motion simulations for Istanbul: a parameter sensitivity study.
Show author(s) (2005). Earthquake hazard in Istanbul: synthesis and implications for the end-users.
Show author(s) (2005). Earthquake hazard in Istanbul: general overview.

Show author(s) (2004). The H/V spectral ratio technique: experimental conditions, data processing and empirical reliability assessment.
Show author(s) (2004). The April 14, 2004 Jan Mayen earthquake.
Show author(s) (2004). Practical user guidelines and software for the implementation of the H/V ratio technique: measuring conditions, processing method and results interpretation.
Show author(s) (2004). On the Reliability of the H/V Spectral Ratio Technique.
Show author(s) (2004). Local site effects and noise characteristics in Ataköy area, Istanbul, Turkey.
Show author(s) (2004). Influence of experimental condition for �H/V� on ambient noise vibration method.
Show author(s) (2004). Influence of Experimental Conditions on H/V Determination Using Ambient Vibrations (Noise).
Show author(s) (2004). Ground motion simulations at rapid response sites in Istanbul, Turkey.
Show author(s) (2004). Ground motion simulations and site effect estimation for Istanbul, Turkey.
Show author(s) (2004). Empirical evaluation of the horizontal-to-vertical spectral ratio technique: results from the �SESAME� project.

Doctoral dissertation

Show author(s) (2015). Seismotectonics and seismic hazard of the Shanxi Rift System, North China.

Show author(s) (2006). Challenges in seismic hazard assessment – Analyses of ground motion modelling and seismotectonic sources.

Poster

Show author(s) (2020). HE34A-1990 Enhancement of ocean and sea ice insitu observations in the Arctic under the Horizon 2020 project INTAROS.

Show author(s) (2011). Method meets application: on the use of earthquake scenarios in community-based disaster preparedness and response.
Show author(s) (2011). Implications of considering finite fault rupture properties in seismic hazard and risk assessment.
Show author(s) (2011). Earthquake swarms in northern Norway.

Show author(s) (2010). The use of probabilistic tsunami hazard assessment in early warning system design.
Show author(s) (2010). Parameter sensitivity of ground motion simulations based on hybrid broadband calculations. A case study for İzmir, Turkey.

Show author(s) (2008). Seismotectonics of Skagerrak.
Show author(s) (2008). Continued earthquake hazard in Northern Sumatra: Ground shaking potential of a future earthquake.

Show author(s) (2006). ”benchmarking” exercise on the per-formance of kinematic ground motion simulation codes.
Show author(s) (2006). Simulated strong ground motions for the great M9.3 Sumatra-Adnaman earthquake of december 26,2004.
Show author(s) (2006). Seismotectonics of Skagerrak.
Show author(s) (2006). Seismic hazard in Istanbul, Turkey, based on ground motion simu-lations, and uncertainties in the predicted ground motion levels.
Show author(s) (2006). Earthquake source complexity in the Marmara sea and its influence on ground motion simulations.

Show author(s) (2004). The April 14, 2004 Jan Mayen Earthquake.
Show author(s) (2004). J-SESAME: A standardized software solution for the H/V spectral ratio technique.
Show author(s) (2004). 3D Hybrid modelling of local site effects in Ataköy area, Istanbul, Turkey, due to finite-extent earthquake source.
Show author(s) (2004). 3D Hybrid modelling of local site effects in Ataköy area, Istanbul, Turkey, due to finite-extent earthquake source.

Academic literature review

Show author(s) (2021). Probabilistic Tsunami Hazard and Risk Analysis: A Review of Research Gaps. Frontiers in Earth Science.

Show author(s) (2017). Probabilistic Tsunami Hazard Analysis (PTHA): multiple sources and global applications. Reviews of Geophysics. 1158-1198.

More information in national current research information system (CRIStin)

Ongoing pojects:

Quantifying the relation between Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) and earthquake risk (UiB strategic PhD funds; 2021-2025), Project leader
HNet Phase 3 (Seismic Monitoring Network for the Horda Platform Region; CLIMIT Demo project; 2021-2024)
SEISMIC RISK – Mitigation of induced seismic risk in urban environments (Academy of Finland; 2020-2023)
Nordic EPOS - A FAIR Nordic EPOS Data Hub (NordForsk Nordic Research Infrastructure Hub; 2020-2022), PI for University of Bergen in 2022
AGITHAR (Accelerating Global Science in Tsunami Hazard and Risk analysis; COST Action; 2019-2023), Management Committee member and Working Group leader

Past projects

UAK (Useful Arctic Knowledge; RCN, 2018-2020); PI for University of Bergen, WP leader
INTAROS (Integrated Arctic Observation System; EU-H2020; 2016-2021); PI for University of Bergen, Theme leader for Natural Hazards
EPOS-Norway (European Plate Observing System – Norway; RCN, 2016-2020)
Earthquake Hazard and Risk in Cuba (Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs; 2012-2015); PI for University of Bergen, WP leader
SHARE (Seismic Hazard Harmonization in Europe; EU-FP7; 2009-2012)
TRANSFER (Tsunami Risk and Strategies for the European Region ; EU-FP6; 2006-2009)
SAFER (Seismic Early Warning for Europe; EU-FP6; 2006-2009)
RELIEF (Reliable Information on Earthquake Faulting; EU-FP5; 2002-2005)
SESAME (Site effects assessment using ambient excitations; EU-FP5; 2001-2004)

I offer master projects within earthquake seismology and geohazards. Please contact me via email if you are interested in developing a project with me.

PhD:

Maren Kjos Karlsen (ongoing): Quantifying the relation between Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) and earthquake risk; main supervisor.
Quetzalcoatl Rodríguez-Pérez (2013): Study of the seismic source parameters and its relation with other seismic engineering parameters, co-supervisor.
Louise Bjerrum (2011): Deterministic seismic hazard assessments through hybrid ground motion simulation: Case studies for Wenchuan, China and Izmir, Turkey, co-supervisor.
Bin Li (2015): Seismotectonics and seismic hazard of the Shanxi rift system, North China; main supervisor.

MSc:

Tor Parmentier (ongoing): The development and propagation of liquid water content (LWC) in the snowpack of various snow types, main supervisor.
Håvard Monstad (ongoing): Jordskjelv og massebevegelser i Nærøydalen, main supervisor.
Anne Lise Grønstad (2022): Undersøkelser av potensiell sammenheng mellom skred og jordskjelv i fjorder på Sunnmøre: Ferjefri-E39 fjordkryssinger, co-supervisor.
Martin Andersen Høie (2022): Deglasiasjonen av Sulafjorden, Sunnmøre: skred, stratigrafi og sedimentasjonsmiljø, co-supervisor.
Torbjørn Haga (2019): Jordskjelv som utløser massebevegelser i Norge og stabilitetsanalyse av Preikestolen med seismisk last, main supervisor.
Helga Indrøy (2019): A Comparison of a Classical PSHA and a Rupture Forecast for California, main supervisor.
Kristina Smirnova (2019): Potential Seismogenic Faults in Norway, co-supervisor.
Annette Ellingsen (2018): Seismicity and Crustal Structure in North Greenland, main supervisor.
Marthe Vestly (2017): Earthquake triggered submarine slides in Norway, main supervisor.
Mahmood Khan (2016): Processing of earthquake data and probabilistic seismic hazard assessment in Bangladesh, co-supervisor.
Krister Moberg (2015): Seismic hazard of the Izmir region, Turkey, based on a probabilistic seismic hazard assessment and stochastic ground motion simulations, main supervisor.
Randi Tveit (2013): Implications of a M=6.0 earthquake along the Øygarden Fault Zone for the city of Bergen: Ground motion simulations and estimation of local site effects, main supervisor.
Torunn Lutro (2011): Local site effects in Izmir, Turkey: Combining empirical and analytical approaches, co-supervisor.
Aase Oliv Bjørge (2011): Scenario based seismic risk assessment in Izmir, Western Turkey, based on simulated earthquake ground motions and vulnerability of building categories, co-supervisor.

Fields of competence

Earthquake

Education and teaching

Research groups

Geophysics

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