The geology of the #NorwegianSea began to form 60 million years ago in the early #Cenozoic, as rifting led to the eruption of #mafic oceanic crust, separating #Scandinavia and #Greenland. Together with the #NorthSea the Norwegian Sea has become highly researched since the 1960s with the discovery of oil and natural gas in thick offshore sediments on top of the #NorwegianContinentalShelf.

#Ocean Is Still Reeling From a Single Massive #HeatWave Decades Ago
#2003 marine heat wave gripped #NorthAtlantic when a weak subpolar gyre allowed vast quantities of warm, subtropical water to gush into #NorwegianSea via Atlantic Inflow. At same time, #Arctic waters that usually flow into and cool Norwegian Sea were weak.
"Although the year 2003 stands out as [the] maximum, where most MHWs were counted, several years in the following period showed similarly high numbers"
https://www.sciencealert.com/the-ocean-is-still-reeling-from-a-single-massive-heat-wave-decades-ago

#energy #oil #OilandGas #varenergi #norwegiansea
https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Var-Energi-Makes-Gas-Discovery-Near-Norwegian-Sea-Oilfield.html

🔵🌊🌀🇳🇴In the last few days a huge #Phytoplancton bloom is located in the #NorwegianSea,just about 100km from #Tromsø. The #Sentinel3 water reflectance shows all the colors of eddies and swirls covering more than 54000km2 and partially hidden by clouds. It is #EarthArt #Norway @MarkH @HelgavanLeur @Nature @NorwayEU @vincentgabaglio @LotharSchueller
@markmccaughrean @RaphaelGrandin @rsimmon @SatelliteSci