Rolf Mjelde

Title:

Professor

Field:

Marine Geophysics

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Office phone:

47 55582879

Email:

Rolf.Mjelde@geo.uib.no

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PUBLICATIONS, Rolf Mjelde, 2002 –

Raum, T., Mjelde, R., Digranes, P., Shimamura, H., Shiobara, H., Kodaira, S., Haatvedt, G., Sørenes, N. and Thorbjørnsen, T. 2002. Crustal structure of the southern part of the Vøring basin, mid-Norway margin, from wide-angle seismic and gravity data. Tectonophysics, 355, 99-126.

Breivik, A., Mjelde, R., Grogan, P., Shimamura, H., Murai, Y., Nishimura, Y., and Kuwano, A. 2002. A possible Caledonide arm through the Barents Sea imaged by OBS data. Tectonophysics, 355, 67-97.

Mjelde, R., Fjellanger, J.P., Raum, T., Digranes, P., Kodaira, S., Breivik, A. and Shimamura, H. 2002. Where do P-S converions occur? Analysis of OBS-data from the NE Atlantic Margin. First Break, 20.3, 153-160.

Mjelde, R., Aurvåg, R., Kodaira, S., Shimamura, H., Gunnarsson, K., Nakanishi, A. and Shiobara, H. 2002. Vp/Vs-ratios from the central Kolbeinsey Ridge to the Jan Mayen Basin, North Atlantic; implications on lithology, porosity and present-day stress field. Marine Geophysical Researches, 23, 125-145.

Mjelde, R., Breivik, A.J., Elstad, H., Ryseth, A.E., Skilbrei, J.R., Opsal, J.R, Shimamura, H., Murai, Y. and Nishimura, Y. 2002. Geological development of the Sørvestsnaget Basin, SW Barents Sea, from ocean bottom seismic, surface seismic and potential field data. Norwegian Journal of Geology, 82, 183-202.

Mjelde, R., Timenes, T., Shimamura, H., Kanazawa, T., Shiobara, H., Kodaira, S. and Nakanishi, A. 2002. Acquisition, processing and analysis of densely sampled P- and S-wave OBS-data on the mid-Norwegian Margin, NE Atlantic. Earth, Planets and Space, 54, 1219-1236.

Mjelde, R., Kasahara, J., Shimamura, H., Kamimura, A., Kanazawa, T., Kodaira, S., Raum, T. and Shiobara, H. 2003. Lower crustal seismic velocity-anomalies; magmatic underplating or serpentinized peridotite? Evidence from the Vøring Margin, NE Atlantic. Marine Geophysical Researches, 23, 169-183.

Digranes, P., Mjelde, R., Kodaira, S., Shimamura, H., Kanazawa, T. and Shiobara, H. 2003. Regional and semi-regional modelling of shear waves in OBS data from the Vøring Basin, N. Norway - a comparison. Earth, Planets and Space, 55, 65-81.

Breivik, A., Mjelde, R., Grogan, P., Shimamura, S., Murai, Y., and Nishimura, Y. 2003. Crustal structure and transform margin development south of Svalbard based on Ocean Bottom Seismometer data. Tectonophysics, 369, 37-70.

Mjelde, R., Raum, T., Digranes, P., Shimamura, H., Shiobara, H., Kodaira, S. 2003. Vp/Vs-ratio along the Vøring Margin, NE Atlantic, derived from OBS-data; Implications on lithology and stress-field. Tectonophysics, 369, 175-197.

Mjelde, R., Shimamura, H., Kanazawa, T., Kodaira, S., Raum, T. and Shiobara, H. 2003. Crustal lineaments, distribution of lower crustal intrusives and structural evolution of the Vøring Margin, NE Atlantic; new insight from wide-angle seismic models. Tectonophysics, 369, 199-218.

Ritzmann, O., Jokat, W., Mjelde, R. and Shimamura, H. 2003. Crustal structure between the Knipovich Ridge and the Van Mijenfjorden (Svalbard). Marine Geophysical Researches, 23, 379-401.

Mjelde, R., Iwasaki, T., Shimamura, H., Kanazawa, T., Kodaira, S., Raum, T. and Shiobara, H. 2003. Spatial relationship between recent sedimentary compressional structures and older crustal structures; Examples from the Vøring Margin, NE Atlantic, and Northern Honsu, Japan. Journal of Geodynamics, 36, 537-562.

Lindanger, R., Øygaren, M., Gabrielsen, R.H., Mjelde, R., Randen, T. and Tjøstheim. 2003. Analogue (plaster) modelling and synthetic seismic representation of hangingwall fault blocks above ramp-flat ramp faults. First Break, 22, 33-41.

Ljones, F., Kuwano, A., Mjelde, R., Breivik, A., Shimamura, H., Murai, Y., and Nishimura, Y. 2004. Crustal transect from the North Atlantic Knipovich Ridge to the Svalbard Margin west of Hornsund. Tectonophysics, 378, 17-41.

Mjelde, R., Raum, T., Breivik, A., Shimamura, H., Murai, Y., Takanami, T.  and Faleide, J.I. 2005. Crustal structure of the Vøring Margin, NE Atlantic derived from OBS-data: a review of geological implications based on recent OBS data. In: Dore, A.G. and Vining, B.A. (eds) Petroleum Geology: North-West Europe and Global Perspectives- Proceedings of the 6th Petroleum Geology Conference, Geol. Soc. London, 803-813.

Ritzmann, O., Jokat, W., Czuba, W., Guterch, A., Mjelde, R. and Nishimura, Y. 2005. A deep transect from Hovgård Ridge to northwestern Svalbard across the continental-ocean transition: A sheared margin study. In press: Tectonophysics.

Mjelde, R., Raum, T., Myhren, B., Shimamura, H., Murai, Y., Takanami, T., Karpuz, R. and Næss, U. 2005. Continent-Ocean-Transition on the Vøring Plateau, NE Atlantic, derived from densely sampled OBS-data. Journal of Geophysical Research, 110, B05101, 1-19.

Breivik, A., Mjelde, R., Grogan, P., Shimamura, H., Murai, Y. and Nishimura, Y. 2005. Caldonide development offshore-onshore Svalbard Based on Ocean Bottom Seismometer and potential field data. Tectonophysics, 401, 79-117.

Czuba, W., Ritzmann, O., Nishimura, Y., Grad, M., Mjelde, R., Guterch A., and Jokat, W. 2004. Crustal structure of the continent-ocean transition zone along the two deep seismic transects in north-western Spitsbergen. Polish Polar Research, 25, 205-221.

Czuba, W., Ritzmann, O., Nishimura, Y., Grad, M., Mjelde, R., Guterch A., and Jokat, W. 2005. Crustal structure of Northern Spitsbergen along deep seismic transect between the Molloy Deep and Nordaustlandet. Geophysical Journal International, 161, 347-364.

Raum, T., Mjelde, R., Berge, A.M., Paulsen, J.T., Digranes, P., Shimamura, H., Shiobara, H., Kodaira, S. Larsen, V.B. Fredsted, R., Harrison, D.J. and Johnsen, M. 2005. Sub-basalt structures east of the Faroe Islands revealed from wide-angle seismic and gravity data. Petroleum Geoscience, 11, 291-308.

Raum, T., Mjelde, R., Shimamura, H., Murai, Y., Bråstein, E., Karpuz, R., Kravik, K. and Kolstø, H.J. 2006. Tectono-magmatic evolution of the southern Vøring Basin and Vøring Transform Margin, NE Atlantic. In press: Tectonophysics. Manuscript written by Mjelde.

Hooft, E.E.E., Brandsdottir, B., Mjelde, R., Shimamura, H. and Murai, Y. 2006. Asymmetric plume-ridge interaction around Iceland: the Kolbeinsey Ridge Iceland Seismic Experiment. Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst., 7, Q05015, doi:10.1029/2005GC001123.

Breivik, A.J., Mjelde, R., Faleide, J.I. and Murai, Y. 2006. Rates of continental breakup  magmatism and seafloor spreading in the Norway Basin-Iceland Plume interaction. Journal of Geophysical Research,111, B07102, 1-17.

Mjelde, R., Raum, R., Murai, Y. and Takanami, T. 2007. Continent-ocean transitions: review and a new tectono-magmatic model of the Vøring Plateau, NE Atlantic. In press: Journal of Geodynamics.

Mjelde, R., Eckhoff, I., Solbakken, S., Kodaira, S., Shimamura, H., Gunnarsson, K., Nakanishi, A., Shiobara, H. 2007. Gravity and S-wave modelling across the Jan Mayen Ridge, North Atlantic; implications for crustal lithology. In press: Marine Geophysical Researches.

Wenderoth, M.S., Raum, T., Faleide, J.I., Mjelde, R., Horsfield, B. 2007. The transition from the continent to the ocean - a deeper view on the Norwegian Margin. In press: Journal of the Geological Society.

Rouzo, S., Klingelhoefer, F., Jonquet-Kolstø, H., Karpuz, R., Kravik, K., Mjelde, R., Murai, Y., Raum, T., Shimamura, H., Williamson, P., Geli, L. 2006. 2D and 3D modelling of wide-angle seismic data: an example from the Vøring volcanic passive margin. Marine Geophysical Researches, 27, 181-199.
Askeland, B., Ruud, B.O., Hobæk, H., Mjelde, R. 2007. Marine seismics with a pulsed  combustion source and Pseudo Noise codes. Marine Geophysical Researches, 10.1007/s11001-007-9018-5.
Mjelde, R., Breivik, A.J., Raum, T., Mittelstaedt, E., Ito, G., Faleide, J.I. 2008. Magmatic and tectonic evolution of the North Atlantic. Journal of the Geological Society, 165, 31-42.
Breivik, A.J., Faleide, J.I., Mjelde, R., 2008. Neogene magmatism northeast of the Aegir and Kolbeinsey Ridges, NE Atlantic; spreading ridge-mantle plume interaction? Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst., doi: 10.1029/2007GC001750.
Faleide, J.I., Tsikalas, F., Breivik, A.J., Mjelde, R., Ritzmann, O., Engen, Ø., Wilson, J. and Eldholm, O. 2008. Structure and evolution of the continental margin off Norway and the Barents Sea. Episodes, 31, 82-91.

Rouzo, S., Klingelhoefer, F., Jonquet-Kolstø, H., Karpuz, R., Kravik, K., Mjelde, R., Murai, Y., Raum, T., Shimamura, H., Williamson, P., Geli, L. 2006. 2D and 3D modelling of wide-angle seismic data: an example from the Vøring volcanic passive margin. Marine Geophysical Researches, 27, 181-199.

Rouzo, S., Klingelhoefer, F., Jonquet-Kolstø, H., Karpuz, R., Kravik, K., Mjelde, R., Murai, Y., Raum, T., Shimamura, H., Williamson, P., Geli, L. 2006. 2D and 3D modelling of wide-angle seismic data: an example from the Vøring volcanic passive margin. Marine Geophysical Researches, 27, 181-199.

 

Askeland, B., Ruud, B.O., Hobæk, H., Mjelde, R. 2007. Marine seismics with a pulsed  combustion source and Pseudo Noise codes. Marine Geophysical Researches, 10.1007/s11001-007-9018-5.

Mjelde, R., Breivik, A.J., Raum, T., Mittelstaedt, E., Ito, G., Faleide, J.I. 2008. Magmatic and tectonic evolution of the North Atlantic. Journal of the Geological Society, 165, 31-42.

Breivik, A.J., Faleide, J.I., Mjelde, R., 2008. Neogene magmatism northeast of the Aegir and Kolbeinsey Ridges, NE Atlantic; spreading ridge-mantle plume interaction? Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst., doi: 10.1029/2007GC001750.

Faleide, J.I., Tsikalas, F., Breivik, A.J., Mjelde, R., Ritzmann, O., Engen, Ø., Wilson, J. and Eldholm, O. 2008. Structure and evolution of the continental margin off Norway and the Barents Sea. Episodes, 31, 82-91.

Mjelde, R., Faleide, J.I., Breivik, A.J., Raum, T. 2008. Lower crustal composition and crustal lineaments on the Vøring Margin, NE Atlantic: A review. Tectonophysics, doi 10.1007/s11001-008-9046-9.

 

Mjelde, R., Raum, T., Breivik, A.J., Faleide, J.I. 2008. Crustal transect across the North Atlantic. Marine Geophysical Researches, doi: 10.1007/s11001-008-9046-9.

Mjelde, R., Raum, T., Kandilarov, A., Murai, Y., Takanami, T. 2009. Crustal structure and evolution of the outer Møre Margin, NE Atlantic. Tectonophysics, 468, 224-243, doi:10.1015/j.tecto.2008.06.003.

 

Kandilarov, A., Mjelde, R., Okino, K., Murai, Y. 2008. Crustal structure of the ultra slow spreading Knipovich Ridge, North Atlantic, derived from OBS, MCS and  gravity data, along a presumed amagmatic portion of crustal formation. Marine Geophysical Researches, doi: 10.1007/s11001-008-9050-0.

Dossing, A.A., Dahl-Jensen, T., Thybo, H., Mjelde, R. and Nishimura, Y. 2008. The East Greenland Ridge in the North Atlantic: An integrated geophysical study of a continental sliver in a boundary transform fault setting. Journal of Geophysical Research, 113, doi:10.1029/2007JB005536.

 

Askeland, B., Ruud, B.O., Hobæk, H. and Mjelde, R. 2008. A seismic field test with a Low-level Acoustic Combustion Source and Pseudo-Noise codes. Journal of Applied Geophysics. doi:10.1016/j.jappgeo.2008.09.011.

Askeland, B., Hobæk, H. and Mjelde, R. 2008. Semiperiodic chirp sequences reduce autocorrelation side lobes of pulsed signals. Geophysics, 73, Q19-Q27. doi: 10.1190/1.2903820.

 

Breivik, A,J., Faleide, J.I., Mjelde, R., and Flueh, E.R. 2009. Magma productivity and early seafloor spreading rate correlation on the northern Vøring Margin, Norway – constraints on mantle melting. Tectonophysics 468, 206-223.

Czuba, W., Grad, M., Guterch, A., Majdanski, M., Malinovski, M., Mjelde, R., Moskalik, M., Sroda, P., Wilde-Pirko, M. and Nishimura, Y. 2008. Seismic crustal structure along the deep transect Horsted'05, Svalbard. Polish Polar Research, 29, 279-290.

 

Bruvoll, V., Breivik, A.J., Mjelde, R. and Pedersen, R.B. 2009. Burial of Mohn-Knipovich seafloor spreading ridge by the Bear island fan: time constraints on tectonic evolution from seismic stratigraphy. Tectonics, 28, 1-14, doi:10.1029/2008TC002396.

Mjelde, R. and Faleide, J.I. 2009. Variation of Icelandic and Hawaiian magmatism; evidence for co-pulsation of mantle plumes? Marine Geophysical Researches, 30, 61-72. 10.1007/s11001-009-9066-0.

 

Fjeldskaar, W., Grunnaleite, I., Zweigel, J., Mjelde, R., Faleide, J.I. and Wilson, J. 2009. Modelled paleo-temperature on Vøring, offshore mid-Norway, the effect of the lower crustal body. In press: Tectophysics.

Pirli, M., Schweitzer, J., Ottemöller, L., Raeesi, M., Mjelde, R., Atakan, K., Guterch, A., Gibbons, S.J., Paulsen, B., Debski, W., Wiejacz, P. Kværna, T. 2009. Analysis and Relative Location of an Intraplate Seismic Sequence: The 21 February 2008, Svalbard (Norway) Earthquake Case. In press: Seismological Research Letters.