Multi-disciplinary geoscientific expedition to Woodfjorden, NW Svalbard: Field sites, methods, and preliminary results
The Woodfjorden area of northern Spitsbergen (NW Svalbard) offers access to the world’s northernmost onshore thermal springs, extinct Pleistocene alkali basaltic volcanoes and Miocene flood basalts including extensive hyaloclastites. In July 2023, we undertook a 14-day international multi-disciplina...
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ftmasarykunivojs:oai:ojs.journals.muni.cz:article/38135 2024-04-14T08:08:14+00:00 Multi-disciplinary geoscientific expedition to Woodfjorden, NW Svalbard: Field sites, methods, and preliminary results Senger, Kim Betlem, Peter Helland-Hansen, Anniken Horota, Rafael Kenji Kämpf, Horst Kontny, Agnes Minakov, Alexander Planke, Sverre Tappe, Sebastian Telmon, Maria Zastrozhnov, Dmitrii 2024-03-15 application/pdf https://journals.muni.cz/CPR/article/view/38135 eng eng Masaryk Univerzity https://journals.muni.cz/CPR/article/view/38135/32435 https://journals.muni.cz/CPR/article/view/38135 Copyright © 2024 Kim Senger, Peter Betlem, Anniken Helland-Hansen, Rafael Kenji Horota, Horst Kämpf, Agnes Kontny, Alexander Minakov, Sverre Planke, Sebastian Tappe, Maria Telmon, Dmitrii Zastrozhnov Czech Polar Reports; Vol 13 No 2 (2023); 142–161 Czech Polar Reports; Vol. 13 No. 2 (2023); 142–161 1805-0697 1805-0689 High Arctic volcanism basalt peridotite xenoliths hydrothermal fluids digitalization Svalbard info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2024 ftmasarykunivojs 2024-03-21T15:48:35Z The Woodfjorden area of northern Spitsbergen (NW Svalbard) offers access to the world’s northernmost onshore thermal springs, extinct Pleistocene alkali basaltic volcanoes and Miocene flood basalts including extensive hyaloclastites. In July 2023, we undertook a 14-day international multi-disciplinary geoscientific expedition to Woodfjorden-Bockfjorden to investigate the Cenozoic geological evolution of the area. The expedition objectives spanned a wide range of scientific topics from sampling of fluids and gas in the thermal springs to constraining the lithosphere by acquiring magnetotelluric data and sampling volcanic rocks. More specifically, we have 1) conducted gas, fluid and travertine sampling at the thermal springs of Gygrekjelda, Jotunkjeldene and Trollkjeldene, 2) mapped and sampled the Quaternary volcanic centers at Sverrefjellet and Halvdanpiggen, 3) sampled the Miocene basalts of the Seidfjellet Formation along seven profiles plus the underlying Devonian sedimentary rocks, 4) acquired magnetotelluric data at 12 stations along both coasts of Woodfjorden and Bockfjorden and 5) collected extensive digital geological data (digital outcrop models and photospheres) using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs; also known as drones). The collected samples are currently being analyzed for, amongst others, petrology, geochemistry and geochronology. In this contribution, we report on the expedition’s background, scientific objectives and present selected preliminary results such as field parameters from the thermal springs (temperature, pH, electrical conductivity), magnetic susceptibility of volcanic rocks and digital outcrop models plus photospheres. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Magnetic susceptibility Svalbard Woodfjord* Woodfjorden Spitsbergen Masaryk University Journals Arctic Bockfjorden ENVELOPE(13.300,13.300,79.483,79.483) Halvdanpiggen ENVELOPE(13.500,13.500,79.333,79.333) Seidfjellet ENVELOPE(15.550,15.550,67.074,67.074) Svalbard Sverrefjellet ENVELOPE(13.300,13.300,79.433,79.433) Woodfjorden ENVELOPE(14.000,14.000,79.833,79.833) |
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High Arctic volcanism basalt peridotite xenoliths hydrothermal fluids digitalization Svalbard Senger, Kim Betlem, Peter Helland-Hansen, Anniken Horota, Rafael Kenji Kämpf, Horst Kontny, Agnes Minakov, Alexander Planke, Sverre Tappe, Sebastian Telmon, Maria Zastrozhnov, Dmitrii Multi-disciplinary geoscientific expedition to Woodfjorden, NW Svalbard: Field sites, methods, and preliminary results |
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The Woodfjorden area of northern Spitsbergen (NW Svalbard) offers access to the world’s northernmost onshore thermal springs, extinct Pleistocene alkali basaltic volcanoes and Miocene flood basalts including extensive hyaloclastites. In July 2023, we undertook a 14-day international multi-disciplinary geoscientific expedition to Woodfjorden-Bockfjorden to investigate the Cenozoic geological evolution of the area. The expedition objectives spanned a wide range of scientific topics from sampling of fluids and gas in the thermal springs to constraining the lithosphere by acquiring magnetotelluric data and sampling volcanic rocks. More specifically, we have 1) conducted gas, fluid and travertine sampling at the thermal springs of Gygrekjelda, Jotunkjeldene and Trollkjeldene, 2) mapped and sampled the Quaternary volcanic centers at Sverrefjellet and Halvdanpiggen, 3) sampled the Miocene basalts of the Seidfjellet Formation along seven profiles plus the underlying Devonian sedimentary rocks, 4) acquired magnetotelluric data at 12 stations along both coasts of Woodfjorden and Bockfjorden and 5) collected extensive digital geological data (digital outcrop models and photospheres) using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs; also known as drones). The collected samples are currently being analyzed for, amongst others, petrology, geochemistry and geochronology. In this contribution, we report on the expedition’s background, scientific objectives and present selected preliminary results such as field parameters from the thermal springs (temperature, pH, electrical conductivity), magnetic susceptibility of volcanic rocks and digital outcrop models plus photospheres. |
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Senger, Kim Betlem, Peter Helland-Hansen, Anniken Horota, Rafael Kenji Kämpf, Horst Kontny, Agnes Minakov, Alexander Planke, Sverre Tappe, Sebastian Telmon, Maria Zastrozhnov, Dmitrii |
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Multi-disciplinary geoscientific expedition to Woodfjorden, NW Svalbard: Field sites, methods, and preliminary results |
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Multi-disciplinary geoscientific expedition to Woodfjorden, NW Svalbard: Field sites, methods, and preliminary results |
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Multi-disciplinary geoscientific expedition to Woodfjorden, NW Svalbard: Field sites, methods, and preliminary results |
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Multi-disciplinary geoscientific expedition to Woodfjorden, NW Svalbard: Field sites, methods, and preliminary results |
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Multi-disciplinary geoscientific expedition to Woodfjorden, NW Svalbard: Field sites, methods, and preliminary results |
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multi-disciplinary geoscientific expedition to woodfjorden, nw svalbard: field sites, methods, and preliminary results |
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Czech Polar Reports; Vol 13 No 2 (2023); 142–161 Czech Polar Reports; Vol. 13 No. 2 (2023); 142–161 1805-0697 1805-0689 |
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https://journals.muni.cz/CPR/article/view/38135/32435 https://journals.muni.cz/CPR/article/view/38135 |
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Copyright © 2024 Kim Senger, Peter Betlem, Anniken Helland-Hansen, Rafael Kenji Horota, Horst Kämpf, Agnes Kontny, Alexander Minakov, Sverre Planke, Sebastian Tappe, Maria Telmon, Dmitrii Zastrozhnov |
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