Detailed mapping of faults and fractures along Vestnesa ridge

• Main Author: Roman, Andrei
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: UiT The Arctic University of Norway 2017
• Subjects: VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Geosciences: 450; VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Geofag: 450; Vestnesa Ridge; fractures; faults; EOM-3901; Molloy; Svalbard; Svalbard margin
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/11618

This master thesis is focused on studying the Vestnesa Ridge located west of Svalbard. The Vestnesa Ridge is a 100 km long and about 3 km wide sediment drift located on the recently uplifted Svalbard margin. The crest of the ridge is represented with numerous pockmarks with different size, orientati...