• MetaMon final project report - High-throughput metabarcoding of eukaryotic diversity for environmental monitoring of marine sediments 

      Hestetun, Jon Thomassen; Lanzén, Anders; Bagi, Andrea; Ray, Jessica Louise; Larsen, Aud; Dahlgren, Thomas Gunnar (Research report, 2021)
      MetaMon (2018-2021) was a project at the NORCE Molecular Ecology Research Group aimed at maturing eDNA for sediment offshore environmental monitoring. Findings include (i) guidelines for sampling and processing, (ii) a 97 ...
    • Microbial hydrogen consumption leads to a significant pH increase under high-saline-conditions: implications for hydrogen storage in salt caverns 

      Dopffel, Nicole; Mayers, Kyle; Kedir, Abduljelil; Alagic, Edin; An-Stepec, Biwen; Djurhuus, Ketil; Boldt, Dabiel; Beeder, Janiche; Hoth, Silvan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Salt caverns have been successfully used for natural gas storage globally since the 1940s and are now under consideration for hydrogen (H2) storage, which is needed in large quantities to decarbonize the economy to finally ...
    • Microfluidic study of effects of flow velocity and nutrient concentration on biofilm accumulation and adhesive strength in the flowing and no-flowing microchannels 

      Liu, Na; Skauge, Tormod; Landa-Marbán, David; Hovland, Beate; Thorbjørnsen, Bente; Radu, Florin Adrian; Vik, Bartek Florczyk; Baumann, Thomas; Bødtker, Gunhild (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Biofilm accumulation in porous media can cause pore plugging and change many of the physical properties of porous media. Engineering bioplugging may have significant applications for many industrial processes, while improved ...
    • Microplastics; occurrence, levels and implications for environment and human health related to food. Scientific opinion of the Scientific Steering Committee of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment 

      Skåre, Janneche Utne; Alexander, Jan; Haave, Marte; Jakubowicz, Ignacy; Knutsen, Helle Katrine; Lusher, Amy; Ogonowski, Martin; Rakkestad, Kirsten Eline; Skaar, Ida; Sverdrup, Line Emilie; Wagner, Martin; Agdestein, Angelika; Bodin, Johanna Eva; Elvevoll, Edel O.; Hemre, Gro Ingunn; Hessen, Dag Olav; Hofshagen, Merete; Husøy, Trine; Krogdahl, Åshild; Nilsen, Asbjørn Magne; Rafoss, Trond; Skjerdal, Olaug Taran; Steffensen, Inger-Lise; Strand, Tor A; Vandvik, Vigdis; Wasteson, Yngvild (VKM Report, Research report, 2019)
    • Mid-Pliocene Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation simulated in PlioMIP2 

      Zhang, Zhongshi; Li, Xiangyu; Guo, Chuncheng; Otterå, Odd Helge; Nisancioglu, Kerim Hestnes; Tan, Ning; Contoux, Camille; Ramstein, Gilles; Feng, Ran; Otto-Bliesner, Bette L.; Brady, Esther C.; Chandan, Deepak; Richard Peltier, Peltier; Baatsen, Michiel L. J.; Von Der Heydt, Anna S.; Weiffenbach, Julia E.; Stepanek, Christian; Lohmann, Gerrit; Zhang, Qiong; Li, Qiang; Chandler, Mark A.; Sohl, Linda E.; Haywood, Alan M.; Hunter, Stephen J.; Tindall, Julia C.; Williams, Charles; Lunt, Daniel J.; Chan, Wing-Le; Abe-Ouchi, Ayako (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      In the Pliocene Model Intercomparison Project Phase 2 (PlioMIP2), coupled climate models have been used to simulate an interglacial climate during the mid-Piacenzian warm period (mPWP; 3.264 to 3.025 Ma). Here, we compare ...
    • Mid-Pliocene West African Monsoon rainfall as simulated in the PlioMIP2 ensemble 

      Berntell, Ellen; Zhang, Qiong; Li, Qiang; Haywood, Alan M.; Tindall, Julia C.; Hunter, Stephen J.; Zhang, Zhongshi; Xiangyu, Li; Guo, Chuncheng; Nisancioglu, Kerim Hestnes; Stepanek, Christian; Lohmann, Gerrit; Sohl, Linda E.; Chandler, Mark A.; Tan, Ning; Contoux, Camille; Ramstein, Gilles; Baatsen, Michiel L. J.; von der Heydt, Anna S.; Chandan, Deepak; Peltier, W. Richard; Abe-Ouchi, Ayako; Chan, Wing-Le; Kamae, Youichi; Williams, Charles J. R.; Lunt, Daniel J.; Feng, Ran; Otto-Bliesner, Bette L.; Brady, Esther C. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      The mid-Pliocene warm period (mPWP; ∼3.2 million years ago) is seen as the most recent time period characterized by a warm climate state, with similar to modern geography and ∼400 ppmv atmospheric CO2 concentration, and ...
    • Midtveisevaluering av jordvernstrategien til matfylket Rogaland 

      Smeland, Adelhei (Research report, 2023)
      Kunnskap om status for jordvernarbeidet i Rogaland og hvordan den regionale jordvernstrategien brukes av kommunene og andre brukere av strategiene, er undersøkt ved til sammen 12 intervjuer av fagfolk i kommuner og ...
    • Midtveisvurdering – av Kapasitetsløft-prosjektene i FORREGION 

      Hjertvikrem, Nina; Fiskå, Maren; Stene, Trine Marie; Haus-Reve, Silje (Research report, 2020)
      Rapporten presenterer en situasjonsbeskrivelse og en midtveisvurdering av de sju første Kapasitetsløft-prosjektene i Forskningsrådets FORREGION-program. I denne rapporten vurderes det er hvor godt i gang hvert av ...
    • Mikroplast i gater og sandfang: De første resultatene fra Bergen kommune sitt prosjekt Urban Mikroplast 

      Henriksen, Taran; Haave, Marte (Research report, 2021)
      Plast er i dag vanlig i alles hverdag og det går ikke en dag uten kontakt med plastprodukter. Årlig blir ca. 359 millioner tonn plast produsert globalt (PlasticsEurope, 2018) og denne mengden øker hvert år. Plast har de ...
    • Miljødesign i Lærdalselva - Flaskehalser for produksjon av laks og ørret 

      Fjeldstad, Hans-Petter; Gabrielsen, Sven-Erik; Robertsen, Grethe; Skår, Bjørnar (SINTEF Rapport, Research report, 2019)
    • Miljødesign i Teigdalselva, Vestland 

      Gabrielsen, Sven-Erik; Skår, Bjørnar (LFI - Laboratorium for ferskvannsøkologi og innlandsfiske, Research report, 2020)
      I Teigdalselva foreligger det ikke krav om minstevannføring. Svært lave vannføringer og dårlig habitatkvalitet er vurdert til å være en betydelig flaskehals for fiskeproduksjonen. Med dette som utgangspunkt var det ønskelig ...
    • Minding morality: ethical artificial societies for public policy modeling 

      Diallo, Saikou; Shults, F. LeRon; Wildman, Wesley J. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Public policies are designed to have an impact on particular societies, yet policy-oriented computer models and simulations often focus more on articulating the policies to be applied than on realistically rendering the ...
    • A mixed methods study of employers' and employees' evaluations of job seekers with a mental illness, disability, or of a cultural minority 

      Fyhn, Tonje; Sveinsdottir, Vigdis; Reme, Silje Endresen; Sandal, Gro Mjeldheim (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      BACKGROUND: Groups in society that are under-represented in the workforce encounter various barriers in the job-seeking process. Some of these barriers are found on the employer’s side of the table. OBJECTIVE: This study ...
    • Modeled Microbial Dynamics Explain the Apparent Temperature Sensitivity of Wetland Methane Emissions 

      Chadburn, Sarah E.; Aalto, Tuula; Aurela, Mika; Baldocchi, Dennis; Biasi, Christina; Boike, Julia; Burke, Eleanor J.; Comyn-platt, Edward; Dolman, A Johannes; Duran-Rojas, Carolina; Fan, Yuanchao; Friborg, Thomas; Gao, Yao; Gedney, Nicola; Göckede, Mathias; Hayman, Garry D.; Holl, David; Hugelius, Gustaf; Kutzbach, Lars; Lee, Hanna; Lohila, Annalea; Parmentier, Frans-Jan W.; Sachs, Torsten; Shurpali, Narasinha J.; Westermann, Sebastian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Methane emissions from natural wetlands tend to increase with temperature and therefore may lead to a positive feedback under future climate change. However, their temperature response includes confounding factors and ...
    • Modeling of Environmental Fate and Effects of Oil Leakages from Abandoned Subsea Wells Using an Environmental Impact Factor Tool 

      Pham, Hanh HT; Lohne, Hans Petter; Arild, Øystein; Schlenk, Daniel; Pampanin, Daniela M (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Potential environmental consequences of oil leakages (i.e., continuous uncontrolled releases at low flow rate over a long period of time) need to be taken into consideration in the ongoing development of plug and abandonment ...
    • Modeling of relative permeabilities including dynamic wettability transition zones 

      Kassa, Abay; Gasda, Sarah E.; Kumar, Kundan; Radu, Florin Adrian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Wettability is a pore-scale property that impacts the relative movement and distribution of fluids in a porous medium. There are reservoir fluids that provoke the surface within pores to undergo a wettability change. This ...
    • Modell for simulering av velferds- og boligbehov i kommunene 

      Fjelldal, Øystein Martin; Gjerstad, Brita; Nødland, Svein Ingve (Research report, 2022)
      Kommunene behøver oversikt når det gjelder befolkningens behov for og tilgang av boliger i nåtid og framtid. Spesielt er dette viktig når det gjelder eldrebefolkningen og dennes behov for tilpasset og tilgjengelig bolig. ...
    • Modell for simulering av velferds- og boligbehov i kommunene 

      Fjelldal, Øystein Martin; Gjerstad, Brita; Bjørnarå, Helga Birgit (Research report, 2023)
      Framover er det forventet å skje store endringer i den demografiske sammensetningen i de fleste kommuner. Dette skaper nye utfordringer mht. kommunenes tjenestetilbud og befolkningens bistandsbehov. Ulike aldersgrupper har ...
    • Modell: Tilgjengelige boliger for eldre 

      Fjelldal, Øystein Martin; Gjerstad, Brita; Nødland, Svein Ingve (Research report, 2021)
      Kommunene behøver oversikt når det gjelder eldrebefolkningens behov for og tilgang av tilgjengelige boliger i nåtid og framtid. Vi har i dette prosjektet, i samarbeid med Eigersund kommune, utviklet et modell-verktøy til ...
    • Modelling a tropical-like cyclone in the Mediterranean Sea under present and warmer climate 

      Koseki, Shunya; Mooney, Priscilla A.; Cabos, William; Angel Gaertner, Miguel; de la Vara, Alba; Gonzalez-Aleman, Juan Jesus (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      This study focuses on a single Mediterranean hurricane (hereafter medicane), to investigate its response to global warming during the middle of the 21st century and assesses the effects of a warmer ocean and a warmer ...