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  • Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Geoscience
  • Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Geoscience

Overview

Eiliv Larsen is affiliated with the Geological Survey of Norway and has contributed extensively to Earth and Planetary Sciences, focusing on geology, paleoclimatology, and cryospheric studies. Larsen's research spans areas such as atmospheric science, environmental chemistry, and earth-surface processes, with particular emphasis on geological formations and processes, methane hydrates, and cryospheric observations.

Larsen has authored multiple scientific papers, including studies on volcanic and tectonic processes, glaciation, and landform dating. Notable recent publications include:

  • A dated volcano-tectonic deformation event in Jan Mayen causing landlocking of Arctic charr, 2021, Journal of Quaternary Science
  • The last glaciation of the Arctic volcanic island Jan Mayen, 2020, Boreas
  • Cosmogenic Exposure Dating (36Cl) of Landforms on Jan Mayen, North Atlantic, and the Effects of Bedrock Formation Age Assumptions on 36Cl Ages, 2021, Geosciences
  • Volcanical and surficial process constraints on the formation of a lake basin in Jan Mayen, Norway, 2022, Quaternary Science Advances
  • Volcanically induced glacier collapses in southern Jan Mayen (Sør-Jan), Norway, 2024, Boreas

Frequent co-authors in Larsen's publications are:

  • Astrid Lyså
  • Jan A. Piotrowski
  • Nicolaj K. Larsen
  • Ole Bennike
  • Michael Houmark-Nielsen

The main publication venues where Larsen's work appears include Boreas, Quaternary Science Advances, Journal of Quaternary Science, Geosciences, and SSRN Electronic Journal.

Larsen's research topics cover geology and paleoclimatology research, cryospheric studies and observations, methane hydrates and related phenomena, archaeology and ancient environmental studies, isotope analysis in ecology, geological formations and processes, as well as landslides and related hazards.

Among recognized achievements, Larsen has been named a Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters in the field of Geoscience.

Best Publications

  • Late quaternary ice sheet history of northern Eurasia

    John Inge Svendsen;Helena Alexanderson;Valery I Astakhov;Igor Demidov

  • Maximum extent of the Eurasian ice sheets in the Barents and Kara Sea region during the Weichselian

    John Inge Svendsen;Valery I. Astakhov;Dimitri Yu. Bolshiyanov;Igor Demidov

  • Constraints on the Late Saalian to early Middle Weichselian ice sheet of Eurasia from field data and rebound modelling

    Kurt Lambeck;Anthony Purcell;Svend Funder;Kurt H. KJæR

  • The Plio-Pleistocene glaciation of the Barents Sea-Svalbard region: a new model based on revised chronostratigraphy

    Jochen Knies;Jens Matthiessen;Christoph Vogt;Jan Sverre Laberg

  • The periglacial climate and environment in northern Eurasia during the Last Glaciation

    Hans-Wolfgang Hubberten;Andrei A. Andreev;Valery I. Astakhov;Igor Demidov

  • Quaternary glaciations in southern Fennoscandia: evidence from southwestern Norway and the northern North Sea region

    H.P. Sejrup;E. Larsen;J. Landvik;E.L. King

  • Quaternary stratigraphy of the Fladen area, central North Sea: a multidisciplinary study

    H. P. Sejrup;I. Aarseth;K. L. Ellingsen;E. Reither

  • Glacial history of western Norway 15,000–10,000 B.P.

    Jan Mangerud;Eiliv Larsen;Oddvar Longva;Eivind Sønstegaard

  • Late Pleistocene glacial and lake history of northwestern Russia

    Eiliv Larsen;Kurt H. KJæR;Igor N. Demidov;Svend Funder

  • Configuration, history and impact of the Norwegian Channel Ice Stream

    Hans Petter Sejrup;Eiliv Larsen;Haflidi Haflidason;Ida M. Berstad

  • Aller⊘d-Younger Dryas Climatic Inferences from Cirque Glaciers and Vegetational Development in the Nordfjord Area, Western Norway

    Eiliv Larsen;Fr⊘ydis Eide;Oddvar Longva;Jan Mangerud

  • Cave stratigraphy in western Norway; multiple Weichselian glaciations and interstadial vertebrate fauna

    Eiliv Larsen;Steinar Gulliksen;Stein-Erik Lauritzen;Rolf Lie

  • TOPO-EUROPE: the geoscience of coupled deep earth-surface processes

    S. A. P. L. Cloetingh;P. A. Ziegler;P. J. A. Bogaard;P. A. M. Andriessen

  • Subglacial decoupling at the sediment/bedrock interface: a new mechanism for rapid flowing ice

    Kurt H. Kjær;Eiliv Larsen;Jaap van der Meer;Ólafur Ingólfsson

  • Age and extent of the Scandinavian ice sheet in northwest Russia

    Eiliv Larsen;Astrid Lyså;Igor Demidov;Svend Funder

  • The last Scandinavian Ice Sheet in northwestern Russia: ice flow patterns and decay dynamics

    Igor N. Demidov;Michael Houmark-Nielsen;Kurt H. Kjær;Eiliv Larsen

  • Sedimentology and stratigraphy in the cave Hamnsundhelleren, western Norway

    Vidar Valen;Jan Mangerud;Eiliv Larsen;Anne Karin Hufthammer

  • A Middle Weichselain ice‐free period in Western Norway: the Ålesund Interstadial

    Jan Mangerud;Steinar Gulliksen;Eiliv Larsen;Oddvar Longva

  • The jæren area, a border zone of the norwegian channel ice stream

    H.P. Sejrup;J.Y. Landvik;E. Larsen;J. Janocko

  • Allerod-Younger Dryas Climatic Inferences from Cirque Glaciers and Vegetational Development in the Nordfjord Area, Western Norway

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  • Formation of De Geer moraines and implications for deglaciation dynamics

    Eiliv Larsen;Oddvar Longva;Bjørn A. Follestad

  • Early and Middle Valdaian glaciations, ice-dammed lakes and periglacial interstadials in northwest Russia: new evidence from the Pyoza River area

    Michael Houmark-Nielsen;Igor Demidov;Svend Funder;Kari Grøsfjeld

Frequent Co-Authors

Kurt H. Kjær
Kurt H. Kjær University of Copenhagen
Hans Petter Sejrup
Hans Petter Sejrup University of Bergen
Jan Mangerud
Jan Mangerud University of Bergen
Svend Funder
Svend Funder University of Copenhagen
Andrew S. Murray
Andrew S. Murray Technical University of Denmark
Jon Y. Landvik
Jon Y. Landvik Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Hilary H. Birks
Hilary H. Birks University of Bergen
Per Möller
Per Möller Lund University
Berit Oline Hjelstuen
Berit Oline Hjelstuen University of Bergen
Julian A. Dowdeswell
Julian A. Dowdeswell University of Cambridge

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