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Rolf Mjelde is affiliated with the University of Bergen in Norway and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences with a particular focus on geological and geophysical studies. Their work covers various subfields including Geology, Environmental Chemistry, Earth-Surface Processes, Geophysics, and Mechanics of Materials.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Geological Studies and Exploration
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies
  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Geological Modeling and Analysis

Frequent publication venues for Rolf Mjelde's work are:

  • Nature Communications
  • Geophysical Journal International
  • Tectonophysics

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Rolf Mjelde include:

  • "Crustal domains in the Western Barents Sea," 2020, Geophysical Journal International
  • "Crustal structure and erosion of the Lofoten/Vesterålen shelf, northern Norwegian margin," 2020, Tectonophysics
  • "Northern Scandinavian mountains supported by a low-grade eclogitic crustal keel," 2025, Nature Communications
  • "Author Correction: Northern Scandinavian mountains supported by a low-grade eclogitic crustal keel," 2025, Nature Communications

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Rolf Mjelde include:

  • Alexey Shulgin
  • Jan Inge Faleide
  • A. J. Breivik
  • Metin Kahraman
  • Hans Thybo

Best Publications

  • Structure and evolution of the continental margin off Norway and the Barents Sea

    Jan Inge Faleide;Filippos Tsikalas;Asbjorn Johan Breivik;Rolf Mjelde

  • Crustal structure of the northern part of the Vøring Basin, mid-Norway margin, from wide-angle seismic and gravity data

    R Mjelde;P Digranes;H Shimamura;H Shiobara

  • CRUSTAL STRUCTURE OF THE CENTRAL PART OF THE VORING BASIN, MID-NORWAY MARGIN, FROM OCEAN BOTTOM SEISMOGRAPHS

    R. Mjelde;S. Kodaira;H. Shimamura;T. Kanazawa

  • Continent‐ocean transition on the Vøring Plateau, NE Atlantic, derived from densely sampled ocean bottom seismometer data

    Rolf Mjelde;Thomas Raum;Bjarte Myhren;Bjarte Myhren;Hideki Shimamura

  • Caledonide development offshore–onshore Svalbard based on ocean bottom seismometer, conventional seismic, and potential field data

    Asbjørn Johan Breivik;Rolf Mjelde;Paul Grogan;Hideki Shimamura

  • A deep seismic transect from Hovgård Ridge to northwestern Svalbard across the continental-ocean transition: A sheared margin study

    O. Ritzmann;O. Ritzmann;Wilfried Jokat;W. Czuba;A. Guterch

  • Magmatic and tectonic evolution of the North Atlantic

    R. Mjelde;A.J. Breivik;T. Raum;E. Mittelstaedt

  • Structure of the Jan Mayen microcontinent and implications for its evolution

    Shuichi Kodaira;Rolf Mjelde;Karl Gunnarsson;Hajime Shiobara

  • High‐velocity breakup‐related sills in the Vøring Basin, off Norway

    Christian Berndt;O. P. Skogly;S. Planke;O. Eldholm

  • Lower crustal seismic velocity-anomalies; magmatic underplating or serpentinized peridotite? Evidence from the Vøring Margin, NE Atlantic

    Rolf Mjelde;Rolf Mjelde;Junzo Kasahara;Hideki Shimamura;Aya Kamimura

  • Continent–ocean-transitions: Review, and a new tectono-magmatic model of the Vøring Plateau, NE Atlantic

    R. Mjelde;T. Raum;Y. Murai;T. Takanami

  • Crustal structure of the Kolbeinsey Ridge, North Atlantic, obtained by use of ocean bottom seismographs

    Shuichi Kodaira;Rolf Mjelde;Karl Gunnarsson;Hajime Shiobara

  • A possible Caledonide arm through the Barents Sea imaged by OBS data

    Asbjørn Johan Breivik;Rolf Mjelde;Paul Grogan;Hideki Shimamura

  • Rates of continental breakup magmatism and seafloor spreading in the Norway Basin–Iceland plume interaction

    Asbjørn Johan Breivik;Rolf Mjelde;Jan Inge Faleide;Yoshio Murai

  • Crustal Structure Beneath Lofoten, N. Norway, From Vertical Incidence and Wide-Angle Seismic Data

    R. Mjelde;M. A. Sellevoll;H. Shimamura;T. Iwasaki

  • Crustal structure of the outer Vøring Plateau, offshore Norway, from ocean bottom seismic and gravity data

    Rolf Mjelde;Per Digranes;Mark Van Schaack;Hideki Shimamura

  • Crustal structure and transform margin development south of Svalbard based on ocean bottom seismometer data

    Asbjørn Johan Breivik;Rolf Mjelde;Paul Grogan;Hideki Shimamura

  • A crustal study off Lofoten, N. Norway, by use of 3-component Ocean Bottom Seismographs

    R Mjelde;M.A Sellevoll;H Shimamura;T Iwasaki

  • Lower crustal composition and crustal lineaments on the Vøring Margin, NE Atlantic: A review

    R. Mjelde;J.I. Faleide;A.J. Breivik;T. Raum

  • Crustal transect from the North Atlantic Knipovich Ridge to the Svalbard Margin west of Hornsund

    Frode Ljones;Asako Kuwano;Rolf Mjelde;Asbjørn Breivik

Frequent Co-Authors

Jan Inge Faleide
Jan Inge Faleide University of Oslo
Toshihiko Kanazawa
Toshihiko Kanazawa University of Tokyo
Hajime Shiobara
Hajime Shiobara University of Tokyo
Shuichi Kodaira
Shuichi Kodaira Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Hideki Shimamura
Hideki Shimamura Hokkaido University
Ernst R. Flueh
Ernst R. Flueh GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Marek Grad
Marek Grad University of Warsaw
Hans Thybo
Hans Thybo Istanbul Technical University
Ritske S. Huismans
Ritske S. Huismans University of Bergen
Rolf B. Pedersen
Rolf B. Pedersen University of Bergen

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