Sedimentary processes and paleoenvironment reconstructions in fjords comprising the Bergsfjord peninsula, Northern Norway
Low-resolution bathymetry, high-resolution seismic data (chirp) and multi-proxy analyses of three sediment gravity cores were integrated to study sedimentary processes with the purpose of reconstructing paleoenvironments in the three north Norwegian fjords Øksfjorden, Bergsfjorden and Jøkelfjorden s...
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ftunivtroemsoe:oai:munin.uit.no:10037/12827 2023-05-15T16:21:59+02:00 Sedimentary processes and paleoenvironment reconstructions in fjords comprising the Bergsfjord peninsula, Northern Norway Kollsgård, Christine Tømmervik 2018-05-16 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/12827 eng eng UiT Norges arktiske universitet UiT The Arctic University of Norway https://hdl.handle.net/10037/12827 openAccess Copyright 2018 The Author(s) VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Geofag: 450::Marin geologi: 466 VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Geosciences: 450::Marine geology: 466 GEO-3900 Master thesis Mastergradsoppgave 2018 ftunivtroemsoe 2021-06-25T17:55:58Z Low-resolution bathymetry, high-resolution seismic data (chirp) and multi-proxy analyses of three sediment gravity cores were integrated to study sedimentary processes with the purpose of reconstructing paleoenvironments in the three north Norwegian fjords Øksfjorden, Bergsfjorden and Jøkelfjorden since the last glacial. These three fjords are located on the Bergsfjorden peninsula and surround the ice cap Øksfjordjøkelen. The multi-proxy analyses of the sediment cores included measurements of the physical properties (e.g. wet-bulk density, magnetic susceptibility), X-radiography, X-ray fluorescence (XRF) core scanning, grain-size distribution analyses and visual descriptions of the sediment cores. The results suggest that four sedimentary processes occurred in the fjords: glacier-proximal sedimentation with repeated changes of physical conditions in a glacimarine environment, suspension settling in an open-marine environment with occasional ice rafting, mass wasting, as well as deltaic processes. Furthermore, the results suggest that Bergsfjorden was deglaciated prior to c. 11,090 cal. yrs. BP and that a large-scale mass-transport event took place shortly before this time. The glacier Øksfjordjøkelen has terminated in Jøkelfjorden during the last at least 8.7 ka cal. yrs. BP. An advance of Svartfjelljøkelen and Øksfjordjøkelen occurred presumably around 8.2 ka cal. yrs. BP. Glacial activity was very reduced or absent in Bergsfjorden between 7.3 and 5.0 ka cal. yrs. BP in Bergsfjorden. Relatively steady sedimentary environments are observed after 4.2 ka cal. yrs. BP in Bergsfjorden, 5.1 ka cal. yrs. BP Øksfjorden and 5.0 ka cal. yrs. BP in Jøkelfjorden. Master Thesis glacier Ice cap Northern Norway Øksfjorden Øksfjordjøkelen University of Tromsø: Munin Open Research Archive Bergsfjord ENVELOPE(21.781,21.781,70.247,70.247) Bergsfjorden ENVELOPE(17.270,17.270,69.437,69.437) Jøkelfjorden ENVELOPE(21.874,21.874,70.072,70.072) Norway Svartfjelljøkelen ENVELOPE(21.951,21.951,70.233,70.233) |
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VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Geofag: 450::Marin geologi: 466 VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Geosciences: 450::Marine geology: 466 GEO-3900 Kollsgård, Christine Tømmervik Sedimentary processes and paleoenvironment reconstructions in fjords comprising the Bergsfjord peninsula, Northern Norway |
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Low-resolution bathymetry, high-resolution seismic data (chirp) and multi-proxy analyses of three sediment gravity cores were integrated to study sedimentary processes with the purpose of reconstructing paleoenvironments in the three north Norwegian fjords Øksfjorden, Bergsfjorden and Jøkelfjorden since the last glacial. These three fjords are located on the Bergsfjorden peninsula and surround the ice cap Øksfjordjøkelen. The multi-proxy analyses of the sediment cores included measurements of the physical properties (e.g. wet-bulk density, magnetic susceptibility), X-radiography, X-ray fluorescence (XRF) core scanning, grain-size distribution analyses and visual descriptions of the sediment cores. The results suggest that four sedimentary processes occurred in the fjords: glacier-proximal sedimentation with repeated changes of physical conditions in a glacimarine environment, suspension settling in an open-marine environment with occasional ice rafting, mass wasting, as well as deltaic processes. Furthermore, the results suggest that Bergsfjorden was deglaciated prior to c. 11,090 cal. yrs. BP and that a large-scale mass-transport event took place shortly before this time. The glacier Øksfjordjøkelen has terminated in Jøkelfjorden during the last at least 8.7 ka cal. yrs. BP. An advance of Svartfjelljøkelen and Øksfjordjøkelen occurred presumably around 8.2 ka cal. yrs. BP. Glacial activity was very reduced or absent in Bergsfjorden between 7.3 and 5.0 ka cal. yrs. BP in Bergsfjorden. Relatively steady sedimentary environments are observed after 4.2 ka cal. yrs. BP in Bergsfjorden, 5.1 ka cal. yrs. BP Øksfjorden and 5.0 ka cal. yrs. BP in Jøkelfjorden. |
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Kollsgård, Christine Tømmervik |
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Kollsgård, Christine Tømmervik |
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Kollsgård, Christine Tømmervik |
title |
Sedimentary processes and paleoenvironment reconstructions in fjords comprising the Bergsfjord peninsula, Northern Norway |
title_short |
Sedimentary processes and paleoenvironment reconstructions in fjords comprising the Bergsfjord peninsula, Northern Norway |
title_full |
Sedimentary processes and paleoenvironment reconstructions in fjords comprising the Bergsfjord peninsula, Northern Norway |
title_fullStr |
Sedimentary processes and paleoenvironment reconstructions in fjords comprising the Bergsfjord peninsula, Northern Norway |
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Sedimentary processes and paleoenvironment reconstructions in fjords comprising the Bergsfjord peninsula, Northern Norway |
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sedimentary processes and paleoenvironment reconstructions in fjords comprising the bergsfjord peninsula, northern norway |
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UiT Norges arktiske universitet |
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2018 |
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https://hdl.handle.net/10037/12827 |
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ENVELOPE(21.781,21.781,70.247,70.247) ENVELOPE(17.270,17.270,69.437,69.437) ENVELOPE(21.874,21.874,70.072,70.072) ENVELOPE(21.951,21.951,70.233,70.233) |
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Bergsfjord Bergsfjorden Jøkelfjorden Norway Svartfjelljøkelen |
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Bergsfjord Bergsfjorden Jøkelfjorden Norway Svartfjelljøkelen |
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glacier Ice cap Northern Norway Øksfjorden Øksfjordjøkelen |
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glacier Ice cap Northern Norway Øksfjorden Øksfjordjøkelen |
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openAccess Copyright 2018 The Author(s) |
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