Seismic mapping of the post-Caledonian Svalbard

• Published in: Polar Research
• Main Author: Eiken, Ola
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 1985
• Subjects: Gipsdalen; Svalbard; Polar Research; Storfjorden; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2523; https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v3i2.6950

The status of seismic exploration work mapping the post-Caledonian strata in the Svalbard area is presented. Compressional wave velocities are very high throughout the area, around 4 km/s in the Tertiary and Mesozoic layers. In the Permian section velocities exceed 5 km/s, with refraction velocities...