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Martin Hovland

Martin Hovland

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Earth Science

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53
Citations
13900
World Ranking
2805
National Ranking
35

Overview

Martin Hovland is affiliated with the University of Bergen in Norway and conducts research primarily within the field of engineering. Their work focuses on several subfields, including ocean engineering, mechanical engineering, geophysics, geology, and earth-surface processes.

The scientist's main topics of work include:

  • Drilling and Well Engineering
  • Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods
  • Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Algal biology and biofuel production

Martin Hovland has contributed to several research publications, including papers in journals and data repositories. Notable recent papers authored by or involving them include:

  • First documentation of seismic stratigraphy and depositional signatures of Zhongsha atoll (Macclesfield Bank), South China Sea, 2020, Marine and Petroleum Geology
  • Endozoicomonadaceae symbiont in gills of Acesta clam encodes genes for essential nutrients and polysaccharide degradation, 2021, FEMS Microbiology Ecology
  • Precipitation of Solid Salts due to High-Pressure Phase Separation of Seawater and Brines, 2020, Goldschmidt Abstracts
  • ODP Leg 146, Hole 892C - Well Logging Data, 2020, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • ODP Leg 146, Hole 889A - Well Logging Data, 2020, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

The frequent co-authors associated with Martin Hovland include:

  • Graham K. Westbrook
  • Bobb Carson
  • Robert J. Musgrave
  • Juichiro Ashi
  • Boris Baranov

The main publication venues for their work are:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • Marine and Petroleum Geology
  • FEMS Microbiology Ecology
  • Goldschmidt Abstracts

Best Publications

  • Seabed Fluid Flow: The Impact on Geology, Biology and the Marine Environment

    Alan Judd;Martin Hovland

  • Seabed pockmarks and seepages : impact on geology, biology and the marine environment

    M. Hovland;A. G. Judd

  • Formation of natural gas hydrates in marine sediments 1. Conceptual model of gas hydrate growth conditioned by host sediment properties

    M. Ben Clennell;Martin Hovland;James S. Booth;Pierre Henry

  • Seabed Fluid Flow: List of maps on the accompanying website

    Alan Judd;Martin Hovland

  • Seabed Fluid Flow: List of contributed presentations on the accompanying website

    Alan Judd;Martin Hovland

  • The significance of pockmarks to understanding fluid flow processes and geohazards

    M Hovland;James V. Gardner;A G Judd

  • The geological methane budget at Continental Margins and its influence on climate change

    A. G. Judd;M. Hovland;L. I. Dimitrov;S. García Gil

  • Methane-related carbonate cements in pockmarks of the North Sea

    Martin Hovland;Michael R. Talbot;Henning Qvale;Snorre Olaussen

  • The evidence of shallow gas in marine sediments

    A.G. Judd;M. Hovland

  • Deep water bioherms of the scleractinian coral Lophelia pertusa (L.) at 64° n on the Norwegian shelf: Structure and associated megafauna

    Pal Buhl Mortensen;Martin Hovland;Torleiv Brattegard;Robert Farestveit

  • Authigenic carbonate formation at hydrocarbon seeps in continental margin sediments: A comparative study

    Thomas H. Naehr;Peter Eichhubl;Victoria J. Orphan;Martin Hovland

  • Mud and fluid migration in active mud volcanoes in Azerbaijan

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

  • Complex pockmarks with carbonate-ridges off mid-Norway: Products of sediment degassing

    Martin Hovland;Henrik Svensen;Carl Fredrik Forsberg;Harald Johansen

  • The global flux of methane from shallow submarine sediments

    M. Hovland;A.G. Judd;R.A. Burke

  • Fault-associated seabed mounds (carbonate knolls?) off western Ireland and north-west Australia

    Martin Hovland;Peter F. Croker;Mike Martin

  • Submarine pingoes: Indicators of shallow gas hydrates in a pockmark at Nyegga, Norwegian Sea

    Martin Hovland;Henrik Svensen

  • Methane emission and consumption at a North Sea gas seep (Tommeliten area)

    H. Niemann;H. Niemann;M. Elvert;M. Hovland;B. Orcutt

  • On the self-sealing nature of marine seeps

    Martin Hovland

  • The structure and geomorphology of the Dashgil mud volcano, Azerbaijan

    Martin Hovland;Andrew Hill;David Stokes

  • Ahermatypic coral banks off mid-Norway; evidence for a link with seepage of light hydrocarbons

    Martin Hovland;Pal Buhl Mortensen;Torleiv Brattegard;Per Strass

Frequent Co-Authors

Antje Boetius
Antje Boetius Max Planck Society
Helge Niemann
Helge Niemann Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
Snorre Olaussen
Snorre Olaussen University Centre in Svalbard
Katrin Knittel
Katrin Knittel Max Planck Society
Henrik Svensen
Henrik Svensen University of Oslo
Riko Noormets
Riko Noormets University Centre in Svalbard
Gunter Wegener
Gunter Wegener Max Planck Society
Andreas Wetzel
Andreas Wetzel University of Basel
Josh D. Neufeld
Josh D. Neufeld University of Waterloo
David G. Bourne
David G. Bourne James Cook University

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