• Modeling of seismic amplitude anomalies associated with CO2 underground storage 

  Nordahl, Janita Louise (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2015-06-01)

  Higher amounts of CO2 in the atmosphere has contributed to finding techniques to mitigate the emissions of CO2. One of those techniques is Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS). CO2 can be stored in subsurface reservoirs over ...

• Synthetic aperture radar compact polarimetry for sea ice surveillance 

  Espeseth, Martine Mostervik (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2015-06-26)

  The focus of this thesis is to investigate the use of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) compact polarimetry for studies of sea ice. Data obtained from quad-polarimetric SAR systems have already been studied extensively for ...

• Reservoir structure and geological setting of the shallow PEON gas reservoir 

  Mikalsen, Håkon (Master thesis; Masteroppgave, 2015-06-01)

  In recent years, the petroleum industry started to look for new, unconventional energy resources. Peon, a shallow gas discovery in the northern North Sea, are being assessed as a possible energy resource. However, there ...

• RAM analysis of mining equipment and framework for data collection 

  Sneve, Terje (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2015-06-01)

  In the mining industry, equipment are continuously increasing in size and complexity. At the same time, the demand for available plants and continuous production has never been higher. The performance of equipment depends ...

• A detailed investigation of a geological CO2-storage reservoir 

  Hatland, Anna Maria (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2015-05-31)

  Increased CO2-concentrations within the atmosphere of the Earth have encouraged development of “carbon capture and storage” (CCS). It is important to avoid global warming, and CO2 may be stored within geological formations ...

• Evaluation of probability of failure of static equipment in pressurized mud systems on an offshore drilling installation 

  Rød, Bjarte (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2015-06-01)

  Degradation of pressurized topside static mud equipment is a very complex process. Inspection is a helpful tool to monitor degradation and helps reduce the number of critical failures. If it is left undetected and unchecked, ...

• A study of the potential improvement of Sydvaranger Gruve´s process water treatment through experiments with different flocculants and coagulants 

  Floer, Ida Katrine (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2015-06-01)

  Mining is the process or industry of extracting valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth. The nature of mining creates a potential negative impact on the environment both during the mining operations and ...

• QRA techniques on dynamic positioning systems during drilling operations in the Arctic: With emphasis on the dynamic positioning operator 

  Pedersen, Runar Nikolai (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2015-06-01)

  With the Norwegian government moving the ice edge farther north than ever before, opening for new areas for petroleum exploration, it will need research on how these areas can affect oil and gas operations. A sensitive ...

• Risk analysis of well control operations considering Arctic environmental conditions 

  Bergan, Håvard Hegg (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2015-06-01)

  Oil and gas development in the Arctic is becoming a major focus in the industry today. However, compared to other regions, there is less experience regarding drilling operations in the Arctic environment. This fact raises ...

• The role of safety culture in establishing an effective safety information system in the oil and gas industry. A case study of an onshore facility 

  Wolff, Steffen Hauge (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2015-06-01)

  The main purpose of this study was to contribute to understanding of how safety culture affects the performance of safety information systems (SISs). More particularly, to investigate how safety culture can both facilitate ...

• Politiets krisehåndteringsevne i før, akutt og etterkrisefasen 

  Vidringstad, Anders Winnem (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2015-05-30)

  Norsk politi har etter terrorhendelsene 22.juli 2011 vært gjennom flere granskninger og evalueringer av sin innsats under denne hendelsen og andre ekstraordinære hendelser. Hendelsene har ført til et økt fokus på politiets ...

• Risikopersepsjon og klimaendringer. En studie av flom i Flåm 

  Michaelsen, Mads Odin (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2015-06-01)

  Denne masteroppgaven ser nærmere på studien av risikopersepsjon som har til formål å vise at dette er et sentralt forskningsområde i samfunnet vårt. Som konsekvens av de økte klimaendringene ser vi som i min studie hvor ...

• Teamarbeid under kritiske arbeidsoppdrag. Ein casestudie 

  Hole, Malin Bakke (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2015-06-01)

  Denne studien skal undersøke korleis ein kan sikre utføring av kritiske arbeidsoperasjonar, her illustrert gjennom operative redningsteam. Det har vorte hevda at det finnast lite empiri om kva som er avgjerande for at ...

• Læreprosesser ved teknisk avdeling i luftfart. En kvalitativ studie om formell og uformell læring i LT Tech AS 

  Hagen, Helene (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2015-06-01)

  Oppgaven tematiserer formelle og uformelle læreprosesser i flyhangaren ved teknisk avdeling i et flyselskap. Feltarbeidet har blitt gjort på LT Tech AS ved Lufttransport AS’ hovedbase i Tromsø. Oppgavens problemstilling ...

• Rapporteringskultur og pasientsikkerhet 

  Pettersen, Ellen (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2015-06-01)

  Denne studien tar for seg å undersøke hvordan rapporteringskultur påvirker forbedring av pasientsikkerhet på en sykehusavdeling. Det var i min jobb som assistent på en sykehusavdeling jeg opplevde at mange ikke hadde fått ...

• Platinum Corroles 

  Alemayehu, Abraham; Vazquez-Lima, Hugo; Beavers, Christine M.; Gagnon, Kevin J.; Bendix, Jesper; Ghosh, Abhik (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2014-06-09)

  Platinum has been inserted into corroles for the first time and three oxidized PtIV(corrole2)ArAr0 complexes have been structurally characterized. The Soret maxima of these complexes exhibit an unusually strong dependence ...

• The complex structures of isocitrate dehydrogenase from Clostridium thermocellum and Desulfotalea psychrophila support a new active site locking mechanism 

  Leiros, Hanna-Kirsti S.; Fedøy, Anita-Elin; Leiros, Ingar; Steen, Ida Helene (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2012-07-07)

  Isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) catalyzes the oxidative NAD(P)+ -dependent decarboxylation of isocitrate into a-ketoglutarate and CO2 and is present in organisms spanning the biological range of temperature. We have ...

• Regional melt-pond fraction and albedo of thin Arctic first-year drift ice in late summer 

  Divine, Dmitry V; Granskog, Mats A.; Hudson, Stephen R.; Pedersen, Christina Alsvik; Karlsen, Tor Ivan; Divina, S.A.; Renner, Angelika; Gerland, Sebastian (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-02-09)

  The paper presents a case study of the regional ( ≈ 150 km) morphological and optical properties of a relatively thin, 70–90 cm modal thickness, first-year Arctic sea ice pack in an advanced stage of melt. The study ...

• Ice rafting, Ocean circulation and Glacial activity on the western Svalbard margin 0–74 000 years BP 

  Jessen, Simon Pind (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2015-03-27)

  The thesis builds on 11 sediment cores from c. 600 to 1900 m water depth from the continental slope west of Svalbard and one core from the Barents Sea shelf. Together, the cores cover the last 74,000 years. The primary ...

• On the Generalized Curvature Ocean Surface Scattering Model for the NRCS and Doppler Frequency and its application to ocean surface wind retrieval from Synthetic Aperture Radar data 

  Said, Faozi (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2015-01-23)

  Ocean wind monitoring is an integral part of weather forecasting, maritime shipping lane planning, offshore wind research, as well as the study of climate patterns. Satellite radar instruments, such as Synthetic Aperture ...

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