Seismic interpretation and evaluation of the Cenozoic uplift in the southwestern Barents Sea

• Main Author: Reyes Canales, Mauricio
• Other Authors: Johansen, Ståle Emil, Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Fakultet for ingeniørvitenskap og teknologi, Institutt for petroleumsteknologi og anvendt geofysikk
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Institutt for petroleumsteknologi og anvendt geofysikk 2014
• Subjects: Barents Sea; Bjørnøya; Greenland; Svalbard; Vestbakken; Greenland Sea; Svalbard margin
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/240430

Several studies have suggested considerable uplift and erosion in the western Barents Sea and Svalbard margin during Cenozoic times. After continental breakup of the Norwegian-Greenland Sea, a primary tectonic uplift was induced as consequence of the heat transfer during the margin transform stage....