Geomicrobial characterisation of a 60 m long permafrost core, taken over a future CO2 storage site at Svalbard

• Main Author: Fromreide, Siren
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: The University of Bergen 2014
• Subjects: Permafrost; Svalbard; geokjemi; Co2-lagring; 751999; Adventdalen; Arctic; permafrost
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1956/9353

In connection with a planned CO2 storage pilot project in the Arctic, a 60 m long permafrost core was drilled in Adventdalen, Svalbard, representing the poorly studied deep permafrost ecosystems. The on-shore drilling was performed through deltaic, marine and glacial sediments, ending at the bedrock...