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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

Odleiv Olesen is affiliated with the Norwegian Geological Survey in Norway and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research spans multiple subfields, including Geophysics, Geology, Atmospheric Science, Mechanics of Materials, and Artificial Intelligence.

Their main research topics cover a diverse range of geological and geophysical areas: earthquake and tectonic studies, geological and geochemical analysis, geology and paleoclimatology research, geological studies and exploration, hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, landslides and related hazards, and geological modeling and analysis.

Olesen has authored several papers published in recognized scientific journals. Notable recent works include:

  • New interpretation of the spreading evolution of the Knipovich Ridge derived from aeromagnetic data, 2020, Geophysical Journal International
  • A digital compilation of structural and magmatic elements of the Mid-Norwegian continental margin (version 1.0), 2021, Norwegian Journal of Geology
  • International database of Glacially Induced Faults, 2020, Publishing Network for Geoscientific and Environmental Data (PANGAEA) (Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research)
  • Atmospheric Precipitation and Anomalous Upper Mantle in Relation to Intraplate Seismicity in Norway, 2020, Tectonics
  • The Concept of Lineaments in Geological Structural Analysis; Principles and Methods: A Review Based on Examples from Norway, 2024, Geomatics

They have coauthored works with multiple frequent collaborators, including Holger Steffen, Raimo Sutinen, Laurent Gernigon, Yuriy Maystrenko, and Marco Brönner.

Olesen has published in a number of scientific venues, with multiple contributions appearing in the Norwegian Journal of Geology, Geological Society London Special Publications, Tectonics, Geophysical Journal International, and Geomatics.

In addition to journal articles, Olesen has contributed to book publications, notably the 2021 book Glacially-Triggered Faulting published by Cambridge University Press.

The scientist is recognized as a Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters in the field of Geoscience.

Best Publications

  • EMAG2: A 2-arc min resolution Earth Magnetic Anomaly Grid compiled from satellite, airborne, and marine magnetic measurements

    S. Maus;S. Maus;U. Barckhausen;H. Berkenbosch;N. Bournas

  • Patterns of basement structure and reactivation along the NE Atlantic margin

    A. G. Doré;E. R. Lundin;C. Fichler;O. Olesen

  • Crustal and basin evolution of the southwestern Barents Sea: From Caledonian orogeny to continental breakup

    L. Gernigon;M. Brönner;D. Roberts;O. Olesen

  • New aeromagnetic and gravity compilations from Norway and adjacent areas: methods and applications

    O. Olesen;M. Brönner;J. Ebbing;J. Gellein

  • Neotectonic faulting in northern Norway; the Stuoragurra and Nordmannvikdalen postglacial faults

    John F. Dehls;Odleiv Olesen;Lars Olsen;Lars Harald Blikra

  • The Stuoragurra Fault, evidence of neotectonics in the Precambrian of Finnmark, northern Norway

    Odleiv Olesen

  • An improved tectonic model for the Eocene opening of the Norwegian–Greenland Sea: Use of modern magnetic data

    O. Olesen;J. Ebbing;E. Lundin;E. Mauring

  • The Norway Basin revisited: From continental breakup to spreading ridge extinction

    L. Gernigon;C. Gaina;O. Olesen;P.J. Ball

  • To what extent is the present seismicity of Norway driven by post-glacial rebound?

    H. Bungum;O. Olesen;C. Pascal;S. Gibbons

  • Heat-flow measurements in Late Palaeoproterozoic to Permian geological provinces in south and central Norway and a new heat-flow map of Fennoscandia and the Norwegian–Greenland Sea

    Trond Slagstad;Niels Balling;Harald Elvebakk;Kirsti Midttømme

  • The mid-Norwegian margin: a discussion of crustal lineaments, mafic intrusions, and remnants of the Caledonian root by 3D density modelling and structural interpretation

    J. Ebbing;E. Lundin;O. Olesen;E.K. Hansen

  • New Moho Map for onshore southern Norway

    Wanda Stratford;Hans Thybo;Jan Inge Faleide;Odleiv Olesen

  • On the palaeogeography of Baltica during the Palaeozoic: new palaeomagnetic data from the Scandinavian Caledonides

    T. H. Torsvik;O. Olesen;Paul D. Ryan;A. Trench

  • Structure of the Scandes lithosphere from surface to depth

    J. Ebbing;R.W. England;T. Korja;T. Lauritsen

  • Geophysical insights and early spreading history in the vicinity of the Jan Mayen Fracture Zone, Norwegian–Greenland Sea

    Laurent Gernigon;Odleiv Olesen;Jörg Ebbing;Susann Wienecke

  • Regional tectonic interpretation of image enhanced gravity and magnetic data covering the mid-Norwegian shelf and adjacent mainland

    C. Fichler;E. Rundhovde;O. Olesen;B.M. Sæther

  • A study of basement structures and onshore-offshore correlations in Central Norway

    Jan Reidar Skilbrei;Odleiv Olesen;Per Terje Osmundsen;Ola Kihle

  • Basement structure of the continental margin in the Lofoten-Lopphavet area, northern Norway: constraints from potential field data, on-land structural mapping and palaeomagnetic data

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  • The Northern and Southern Scandes — structural differences revealed by an analysis of gravity anomalies, the geoid and regional isostasy

    J. Ebbing;O. Olesen

  • A comparison of strain rates and seismicity for Fennoscandia: depth dependency of deformation from glacial isostatic adjustment

    M. Keiding;Corne Kreemer;C. D. Lindholm;S. Gradmann

  • Postglacial faults in Fennoscandia : targets for scientific drilling

    Ilmo T. Kukkonen;Odleiv Olesen;Maria V.S. Ask

  • Neotectonics in the Precambrian of Finnmark, northern Norway

    O. Olesen;H. Henkel;O. Bernt Lile;E. Mauring

Frequent Co-Authors

Jörg Ebbing
Jörg Ebbing Kiel University
Laurent Gernigon
Laurent Gernigon Norwegian Geological Survey
Jan Inge Faleide
Jan Inge Faleide University of Oslo
Dag Ottesen
Dag Ottesen Geological Survey of Norway
Leif Rise
Leif Rise Geological Survey of Norway
Carmen Gaina
Carmen Gaina University of Oslo
Roy H. Gabrielsen
Roy H. Gabrielsen University of Oslo
Per Terje Osmundsen
Per Terje Osmundsen Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Alvar Braathen
Alvar Braathen University of Oslo

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