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Bjørn Jamtveit

Bjørn Jamtveit

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Earth Science

D-Index
60
Citations
12569
World Ranking
1904
National Ranking
24

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Geochemistry Fellow Honor, Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry
  • Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Geoscience
  • Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Geoscience

Overview

Bjørn Jamtveit is affiliated with the University of Oslo in Norway. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a strong emphasis on Geophysics. The work includes 40 publications in this main field, along with contributions to subfields such as Mechanics of Materials, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Chemistry, and Biomaterials.

The topics explored in their research cover a range of geological and geochemical phenomena. Key areas include:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • High-pressure Geophysics and Materials
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions
  • Hydrocarbon Exploration and Reservoir Analysis
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition

Recent publications by Bjørn Jamtveit include:

  • "Analytical solution for residual stress and strain preserved in anisotropic inclusion entrapped in an isotropic host," 2021, Solid Earth
  • "Reservoir properties and reactivity of the Faroe Islands Basalt Group: Investigating the potential for CO2 storage in the North Atlantic Igneous Province," 2023, International journal of greenhouse gas control
  • "Seismic faults triggered early stage serpentinization of peridotites from the Samail Ophiolite, Oman," 2021, Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • "High transient stress in the lower crust: Evidence from dry pseudotachylytes in granulites, Lofoten Archipelago, northern Norway," 2020, Geology
  • "Dynamic pressure variations in the lower crust caused by localized fluid-induced weakening," 2022, Communications Earth & Environment

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Bjørn Jamtveit include Xin Zhong, Marcin Dąbrowski, Sverre Planke, John Millett, and Kristina G. Dunkel, reflecting an active involvement in multidisciplinary scientific partnerships.

Publication venues where Bjørn Jamtveit has contributed multiple articles include:

  • Solid Earth
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • International journal of greenhouse gas control
  • Geology
  • Communications Earth & Environment

In recognition of contributions to the geochemical sciences, Bjørn Jamtveit was honored as a Geochemistry Fellow by the Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry in 2012. Additionally, they hold membership in the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, specifically in the Geoscience section.

Best Publications

  • Release of methane from a volcanic basin as a mechanism for initial Eocene global warming

    Henrik Svensen;Sverre Planke;Anders Malthe-Sørenssen;Bjørn Jamtveit

  • Siberian gas venting and the end-Permian environmental crisis

    Henrik Svensen;Sverre Planke;Alexander G. Polozov;Alexander G. Polozov;Norbert Schmidbauer

  • Subduction and eduction of continental crust: major mechanisms during continent‐continent collision and orogenic extensional collapse, a model based on the south Norwegian Caledonides

    Torgeir B. Andersen;Bjørn Jamtveit;John F. Dewey;Eivind Swensson

  • Hydrothermal venting of greenhouse gases triggering Early Jurassic global warming

    Henrik Svensen;Sverre Planke;Luc Chevallier;Anders Malthe-Sørenssen

  • Uplift of deep crust during orogenic extensional collapse: A model based on field studies in the Sogn-Sunnfjord Region of western Norway

    Torgeir B. Andersen;Bjørn Jamtveit

  • Zonation patterns of skarn garnets: Records of hydrothermal system evolution

    Bjørn Jamtveit;Roy A. Wogelius;Donald G. Fraser

  • Mud and fluid migration in active mud volcanoes in Azerbaijan

    S. Planke;H. Svensen;M. Hovland;D. A. Banks

  • Hydrothermal vent complexes associated with sill intrusions in sedimentary basins

    Bjørn Jamtveit;Henrik Svensen;Yuri Y. Podladchikov;Sverre Planke

  • Fluid controlled eclogitization of granulites in deep crustal shear zones, Bergen arcs, Western Norway

    Bjørn Jamtveit;Kurt Bucher-Nurminen;Håkon Austrheim

  • Kinetics of crack-sealing, intergranular pressure solution, and compaction around active faults

    Franc ∞ ois Renard;Jean-Pierre Gratier;Bjørn Jamtveit

  • The interface-scale mechanism of reaction-induced fracturing during serpentinization

    Oliver Plümper;Anja Røyne;Anna Magrasó;Bjørn Jamtveit

  • Reaction induced fracturing during replacement processes

    Bjørn Jamtveit;Christine V. Putnis;Anders Malthe-Sørenssen

  • A Precambrian microcontinent in the Indian Ocean

    Trond H. Torsvik;Hans Amundsen;Ebbe H. Hartz;Fernando Corfu

  • Late Cretaceous India–Madagascar fit and timing of break‐up related magmatism

    T.H. Torsvik;R.D. Tucker;L.D. Ashwal;L.M. Carter

  • Formation of saucer-shaped sills

    A. Malthe-Sørenssen;S. Planke;H. Svensen;B. Jamtveit

  • Constraints on Transport and Kinetics in Hydrothermal Systems from Zoned Garnet Crystals

    Bjørn Jamtveit;Richard L. Hervig

  • Structure and evolution of hydrothermal vent complexes in the Karoo Basin, South Africa

    Henrik Svensen;BjØrn Jamtveit;Sverre Planke;Luc Chevallier

  • Controls on rock weathering rates by reaction-induced hierarchical fracturing

    Anja Røyne;Bjørn Jamtveit;Joachim Mathiesen;Anders Malthe-Sørenssen

  • Accelerated hydration of the Earth's deep crust induced by stress perturbations

    Bjørn Jamtveit;Håkon Austrheim;Anders Malthe-Sørenssen

  • Age, petrogenesis and significance of 1 Ga granitoids and related rocks from the Sendra area, Aravalli Craton, NW India

    M.K. Pandit;L.M. Carter;L.D. Ashwal;R.D. Tucker

  • Oscillatory zonation patterns in hydrothermal grossular-andradite garnet; nonlinear dynamics in regions of immiscibility

    Bjorn Jamtveit

Frequent Co-Authors

François Renard
François Renard University of Oslo
Håkon Austrheim
Håkon Austrheim University of Oslo
Henrik Svensen
Henrik Svensen University of Oslo
Øyvind Hammer
Øyvind Hammer University of Oslo
Sverre Planke
Sverre Planke University of Oslo
Yuri Y. Podladchikov
Yuri Y. Podladchikov University of Lausanne
Fernando Corfu
Fernando Corfu University of Oslo
Timm John
Timm John Freie Universität Berlin
Torgeir B. Andersen
Torgeir B. Andersen University of Oslo
Trond H. Torsvik
Trond H. Torsvik University of Oslo

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