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1987

1. Fossen, H. & Ingdahl, S.E. 1987: Tectonostratigraphic position of the rocks in the western extreme of the Major Bergen Arc, West Norway. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift  67, 59-66.

2. Holst, T.B. & Fossen, H. 1987: Strain distribution in a fold in the West Norwegian Caledonides. Journal of Structural Geology  9, 915-924.

1988

3. Fossen, H. 1988: The Ulriken Gneiss Complex and the Rundemanen Formation: a basement-cover relationship in the Bergen Arcs, West Norway. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse Bulletin  412, 67-86.

4. Fossen, H. 1988: Metamorphic history in the Bergen Arcs, West Norway, as determined from amphibole chemistry. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift  68, 223-239.

5. Fossen, H. & Austrheim, H. 1988: Age of the Krossnes Granite, West Norway. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse Bulletin  413, 61-65.

1989

6. Fossen, H. 1989: Indication of transpressional tectonics in the Gullfaks Oil Field, Northern North Sea. Marine and Petroleum Geology  6, 22-30.

7. Fossen, H. 1989: Geology of the Minor Bergen Arc, West Norway. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse  416, 47-62.


1990

8. Fossen, H. & Rykkelid, E. 1990: Shear zone structures in the Øygarden Gneiss Complex, West Norway. Tectonophysics 174, 385-397.

1991

9. Fossen, H. & Nissen, L.A. 1991. Rb/Sr age of the Blåfjellhatten Granite in the Olden Window, South Central Norway. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse  420, 51-56.

1992

10. Fossen, H. 1992: The role of extensional tectonics in the Caledonides of South Norway. Journal of Structural Geology, 14, 1033-1046.

11. Fossen, H. & Rykkelid, E. 1992: Post-collisional extension of the Caledonide orogen in Scandinavia: structural expressions and tectonic significance. Geology  20, 737-740.

12. Fossen, H. & Rykkelid, E. 1992: The interaction between oblique and layer-parallel shear in high-strain zones: observations and experiments. Tectonophysics  207, 331-343.

13. Rykkelid, E. & Fossen, H. 1992: Composite fabrics in mid-crustal gneisses: observations from the Øygarden Complex, West Norway. Journal of Structural Geology 14, 1-9.

1993

14. Fossen, H. 1993: The role of extensional tectonics in the Caledonides of South Norway: Reply. J. Struct. Geol. 15, 1381-1383.

15. Fossen, H. 1993: Structural evolution of the Bergsdalen Nappes, Southwest Norway. Norges Geologiske Undersøkelse , 23-50.

16. Fossen, H. 1993: Linear fabrics in the Bergsdalen Nappes, West Norway: Implications for deformation history and fold development. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift  73, 95-108.

17. Tikoff, B. & Fossen, H. 1993: Simultaneous pure and simple shear: the unified deformation matrix. Tectonophysics  217, 267-283.

18. Fossen, H. & Tikoff, B. 1993: The deformation matrix for simultaneous simple shearing, pure shearing,  and volume change, and its application to transpression/transtension tectonics. Journal of Structural Geology   15, 413-422.

19. Fossen, H. & Rykkelid, E. 1993. Postcollisional extension of the Caledonide orogen in Scandinavia: structural expressions and tectonic significance: Reply. Geology  21, 477-478.

20. Tikoff, B., Teyssier, C. & Fossen, H. 1993. Computer applications for teaching general two-dimensional deformation. Journal of Geological Education  41, 425-432.

1994

21. Fossen, H., Tikoff, B. & Teyssier, C. 1994: Strain modeling of transpressional and transtensional deformation. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift  74, 134-145.

1995

22. Fossen, H. & Holst, T. B. 1995: Northwest-verging folds and the northwestward movement of the Caledonian Jotun Nappe, Norway. Journal of Structural Geology   17, 3-15.

23. Tikoff, B. & Fossen, H. 1995: The limitations of three-dimensional kinematic vorticity analysis. Journal of Structural Geology 17, 1771-1784.

1996

24. Fossen, H. & Rørnes, A. 1996: Properties of fault populations in the Gullfaks Field, northern North Sea. Journal of Structural Geology 18, 179-190.

25. Fossen, H. & Gabrielsen, R.H. 1996: Experimental modeling of extensional fault systems. Journal of Structural Geology 18, 673-687.

26. Rouby, D., Fossen, H. & Cobbold, P.R. 1996: Extension, displacements and block rotations in the larger Gullfaks area, northern North Sea, as determined from plan view restoration. AAPG Bulletin 108, 875-890.

27. Tikoff, B. & Fossen, H. 1996: Visualization of deformation: Computer applications for teaching. In: De Paor, D.G. (ed.), Structural geology and personal computers. Computer methods in the geosciences, vol. 15. Pergamon, Elsevier, Oxford. 75-96.

1997

28. Hesthammer, J. & Fossen, H. 1997: Seismic attribute mapping for structural interpretation of the Gullfaks Field, northern North Sea. Petroleum Geoscience 3, 13-26.

29. Fossen, H. & Tikoff, B. 1997: Forward modeling of non steady-state deformations and the "minimum strain path". Journal of Structural Geology 19, 987-996.

30. Hesthammer, J. & Fossen, H. 1997: The influence of seismic noise in structural interpretation of seismic attribute maps. First Break. 15, 1-11.

31. Fossen, H., Mangerud, G., Hesthammer, J.,  Bugge,T. & Gabrielsen, R.H. 1997: The Bjorøy Formation: a newly discovered occurence of Jurassic sediments in the Bergen Arc System. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift  77, 269-287.

32. Fossen, H. & Hesthammer, J. 1997: Geometric analysis and scaling relations of deformation bands in porous sandstone from the San Rafael Desert, Utah. Journal of Structural Geology 19, 1479-1493.

1998

33. Fossen, H. & Hesthammer, J. 1998: Deformation bands and their significance in porous sandstone reservoirs. First Break 16, 21-25.

34. Fossen, H. & Dallmeyer, R.D. 1998: 40Ar/39Ar muscovite dates from the nappe region of SW Norway: dating extensional deformation in the Scandinavian Caledonides. Tectonophysics 285, 119-133.

35. Fossen, H. & Hesthammer, J. 1998: Structural geology of the Gullfaks Field. In: Coward, M.P., Johnson, H. & Daltaban, T.S. (eds.), Structural geology in reservoir characterization. Geological Society Special Publication 127, 231-261.

36. Fossen, H. 1998: Advances in understanding the post-Caledonian structural evolution of the Bergen area, West Norway. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 78, 33-46.

37. Fossen, H. & Tikoff, B. 1998: Extended models of transpression and transtension, and application to tectonic settings. In: Holdsworth, R.E., Strachan, R.A. and Dewey, J.F. (eds.), Continental transpressional and transtensional tectonics. Geol. Soc. Lond. Spec. Publ. 135, 15-33.

38. Fossen, H. & Dunlap, J.W. 1998: 40Ar/39Ar dates and implications for the structural development of southern Norway. Journal of Structural Geology 20, 765-781.

39. Fossen, H. & Tikoff, B. 1998: Forward modeling of non steady-state deformations and the "minimum strain path": Reply. Journal of Structural Geology 20, 979-981.

40.  Dunlap, J.W. & Fossen, H. 1998: Early Paleozoic orogenic collapse, tectonic stability, and late Paleozoic continental rifting revealed through thermochro-nology of K-feldspars, southern Norway. Tectonics 17, 604-620.

41. Hesthammer, J. & Fossen, H. 1998: The use of dipmeter data to constrain the structural geology of the Gullfaks Field, northern North Sea. Marine and Petroleum Geology 15, 549-573.

1999

42. Hesthammer, J. & Fossen, H. 1999: Gravity collapse structures in rift settings with emphasis on the Statfjord Field, North Sea. Marine and Petroleum Geology 16, 259-281.

43. Tikoff, B. & Fossen, H. 1999: Three-dimensional reference deformations and strain facies. Journal of Structural Geology 21, 1497-1512.

44. Fossen, H. & Dunlap, J.W. 1999: On the age and tectonic significance of Permo-Triassic dikes in the Bergen-Sunnhordland region, southwestern Norway.  Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 79, 169-178.


2000

45. Fossen, H., Odinsen,T., Gabrielsen, R.H. & Færseth, R.B. 2000: Detachments and low angle faults in the northern North Sea rift system. In: Nøttvedt, A. et al. (eds.), Dynamics of the Norwegian margin. Geological Society Special Publication167, 105-131.

46. Hesthammer, J. & Fossen, H. 2000: Uncertainties associated with fault sealing analysis. Petroleum Geoscience 6, 37-45.

47. Fossen, H. 2000: Extensional tectonics in the Caledonides: synorogenic or postorogenic? Tectonics 19, 213-224.

48. Fossen, H. & Hesthammer, J. 2000: Possible absence of small faults in the Gullfaks field, northern North Sea: implications for downscaling of faults in some porous sandstones. Journal of Structural Geology 22, 851-863.

2001

49. Harper, T., Fossen, H. & Hesthammer, J. 2001: Influence of uniform basement extension on faulting in cover sediments. Journal of Structural Geology 23, 593-600.

50. Hesthammer, J. & Fossen, H. 2001: Structural core analysis from the Gullfaks area, northern North Sea. Marine and Petroleum Geology 18, 411-439.

51. Hesthammer, J, Landrø, M. & Fossen, H. 2001: Use and abuse of seismic data in reservoir characterisation. Marine and Petroleum Geology 18, 635-655.

52. Knusden, T.-L. & Fossen, H. 2001: Single zircon (SIMS) provenance data on the Late Jurassic Bjorøy Fm: Implications for the late- to post-Caledonian evolution of SW Norway.  Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 81, 283-292.

2002

53. Schultz, R.A. & Fossen, H. 2002: Displacement-length scaling in three dimensions: the importance of aspect ratio and application to deformation bands.  Journal of Structural Geology 24, 1389-1411.

54. Rykkelid, E. Fossen, H. 2002: Layer rotation around vertical fault overlap zones: observations from seismic data, field examples and physical experiments. Marine and Petroleum Geology 19, 181-192.

55. Harris, L.B., Koyi, H.A. & Fossen, H. 2002: Mechanisms for folding of mid- to lower crustal rocks in extensional tectonic settings. Earth-Sciences Review 59, 163-210.

56. Tithus, S.J., Fossen, H., Pedersen, R.B., Vigneresse, J.L. & Tikoff, B.: Pull-apart formation and strike-slip partitioning in an obliquely-divergent setting, Leka Ophiolite, Norway. Tectonophysics 354, 101-119.

57. Valle, P., Færseth, R. & Fossen, H. 2002: Permo-Triassic deformation of the eastern onshore North Sea margin.  Nowegian Journal of Geology 82, 3-17.

58. Hesthammer, J., Fossen, H., Sautter, M., Sæther, B. & Johansen, S.E. 2002: The use of information technology to enhance learning in geological field trips. Journal of Geoscience Education 50, 528-538.

2003

59. Hesthammer, J. & Fossen, H. 2003: From seismic data to core data: an integrated approach to enhance reservoir characterization. In: Ameen, M.S. (ed.), Fracture and in situ stress characterization of hydrocarbon reservoirs. Geol. Soc. Spec. Publ. 209, 39-54.

60. Larsen, Ø., Fossen, H., Langeland, K. & Pedersen, R.B. 2003: Kinematics and timing of polyphase post-Caledonian deformation in the Bergen area, SW Norway. Nowegian Journal of Geology 83, 149-165.

61. Fossen, H., Hesthammer, J., Johansen, T.E.S. & Sygnabere, T.O. 2003: Structural geology of the Huldra fault block, northern North Sea Structural geology of the Huldra fault block (Huldra Field), northern North Sea – a major tilted fault block at the eastern edge of the Horda Platform. Marine and Petroleum Geology 20, 1105-1118.

2004

62. Aarseth, I. & Fossen, H. 2004: Late Quaternary cryoplanation of rock surfaces in lacustrine environments in the Bergen area, Norway. Nowegian Journal of Geology 84, 125-137.

63. Aarseth, I. & Fossen, H. 2004: A Holocene lacustrine rock platform around Lake Storavatnet, Osterøy, western Norway. Holocene 14, 599-606.

2005

64. Fossen, H. & Hurich, C.A. 2005: The Hardangerfjord Shear Zone in SW Norway and the North Sea: a large scale shear zone in the Baltic crust. Journal of the Geological Society, London 162, 675-687.

65. Johansen, T. E. S., Fossen, H. & Kluge, R. 2005: The impact of syn-kinematic porosity reduction on damage zone architecture in porous sandstone; an outcrop example from the Moab Fault, Utah. Journal of Structural Geology 27, 1469-1485.

66. Fossen, H., Johansen, T. E. S., Rotevatn, A. & Hesthammer, J. 2005: Fault interaction in porous sandstones. AAPG Bulletin 89, 1593-1606.

2006

67. Fossen, H. & Dunlap, W.J. 2006: Age constraints on the late Caledonian deformation in the Major Bergen Arc, SW Norway. Norwegian Journal of Geology 86, 59-70.

2007

68. Rotevatn, A., Fossen, H., Hesthammer, J., Aas, T.E. & Howell, J.A. 2007: Are relay ramps conduits for fluid flow? Structural analysis of a relay ramp in Arches National Park, Utah. In: Lonergan, L., Jolly, R.H.J., Rawnsley, K. & Sanderson, D. (eds.), Fractured reservoirs. Geol. Soc. Spec. Publ. 270, 55-71.

69. Torabi, A., Braathen, A., Cuisiat, F. & Fossen, H. 2007: Shear zones in porous sand: Insights from high-stress ring-shear experiments and naturally deformed sandstones. Tectonophysics 437, 37-50.

70. Fossen, H., Schultz, R., Shipton, Z. & Mair, K. 2007: Deformation bands in sandstone – a review. Journal of the Geological Society, London 164, 755-769.

71. Fossen, H & Bale, A. 2007: Deformation bands and their influence on fluid flow. AAPG Bulletin 91, 1685-1700.

2008

72. Johansen, T. E. S. & Fossen, H. 2008: Internal deformation of fault damage zones in interbedded siliciclastic rocks. In: Wibberley, C. A. J., Kurtz, W., Imber, J., Holdsworth, R. E. & Collettini, C. (eds), The internal structure of fault zones: implications for mechanical and fluid-flow properties. Geological Society Special Publication 299, 35–56.

73. Schultz, R.A. & Fossen, H. 2008: Terminology for structural discontinuities. AAPG Bulletin 92, 853-867.

74. Gee, D.G., Fossen, H., Henriksen, N. and Higgins, A.K. 2008: From the early Paleozoic platforms of Baltica and Laurentia to the Caledonide orogen of Scandinavia and Greenland. Episodes 31, 44-51.

75. Torabi, A., Fossen, H. & Alaei, B. 2008: Application of spatial correlation functions in permeability estimation of deformation bands in porous rocks. J. Geophys. Res. 113, B08208, doi:10.1029/2007JB005455.

76. Rotevatn, A., Torabi, A., Fossen, H. & Braathen, A. 2008: Slipped deformation bands: a new type of cataclastic deformation bands in Western Sinai, Suez Rift, Egypt. Journal of Structural Geology 30. 1317-1331.

77. Schultz, R.A., Soliva, R., Fossen, H., Okubo, C.H. & Reeves, D.M. 2008: Displacement-length scaling relations for geologic structural discontinuities and implications for near-tip processes. Journal of Structural Geology, 30, 1405-1411.

78. Bale, A., Fossen, H., Berg, E., Mjelde, Ø. & Kui, T. 2008: Comprehensive mini-frac testing in the Gullfaks Field as a tool for characterization of reservoir structure and rock mechanics. IPTC 11968, International Petroleum Technology Conference, Kualalumpur 3-5 Dec. 2008.

2009 -

79. Rotevatn, A., Tveranger, J., Howell, J.A. & Fossen, H. 2009: Dynamic investigation of the effect of a relay ramp on simulated fluid
flow: geocellular modelling of the Delicate Arch Ramp, Utah.
Petroleum Geoscience, 15, 45-58.

80. Rotevatn, A., Buckley, S.J., Howell, J.A. & Fossen H. 2009: Overlapping faults and their effect on fluid flow in different reservoir types: A LIDAR-based outcrop modeling and flow simulation study. AAPG Bulletin, 93, 407-427.

81. Bøe, R., Fossen, H. & Smeljord, M. 2009: Mesozoic sediments and structures onshore Norway and in the coastal Zone. NGU Bull. Spec. Publ. in press.

82. Fossen, H. 2009: Extensional tectonics in the North Atlantic Caledonides: A regional view. In: Law, R., Butler, R., Holdsworth, B. & Krabbendam, M. (eds), Continental tectonics and mountain building. Geological Society Special Publication in press.

83. Braathen, A., Tveranger, J., Fossen, H., Skar, T. Cardozo, N., Semshaug, S.E., Bastesen, E. & Sverdrup, E. 2009: Fault facies. AAPG Bulletin, 93, 891-917.

84. Torabi, A. & Fossen, H. 2009: Variation of microstructure and petrophysical properties along deformation bands. AAPG Bulletin, 93, 919-938.

85. Fossen, H. 2009: Deformation bands formed during soft-sediment deformation: observations from SE Utah. Marine and Petroleum Geology in press.

86. Fossen, H., Schultz, R.A., Rundhovde, E., Rotevatn, A. & Buckley, S.J.: Fault linkage and graben tansfer in Canyonlands and the North Sea Viking Graben: a comparison. AAPG Bulletin in revision (accepted).

87. Kolyukhin, D., Schueller, S., Espedal, M & Fossen, H. 2009 Deformation band populations in fault damage zones – impact on fluid flow. Computational geoscience, in press.

Books:

Fossen, H. & Gabrielsen, R.H. 2005: Strukturgeologi. Fagbokforlaget, 369 pp.

•Fossen, H. 2008: Geologi. Stein, mineraler fossiler og olje. Fagbokforlaget

•Fossen, H. 2010 (in prep): Structural geology. Cambridge University Press

Popular publications:

Fossen, H.: Geologi og historikk på Marmorøyen. Bergens Tidende, 30 March 1985.

Fossen, H., Holter, K.G.,  Hesthammer, J., Mangerud, G., Martinsen, O. & Gabrielsen, R.H. 1995: Problemer i Bjorøytunnellen. Geonytt 95-3.

Fossen, H.: Askøy og Herdlas berggrunn - bare gråstein alt sammen?  AV-magasinet (Askøyværingen), Sept. 1995 (del 1) + Nov. 1995 (del 2).

Fossen, H. 1997: Bjorøytunnellen: til hodepine for entrepenøren, men til glede for geologer og Bergen Museum. Årbok for Bergen Museum, 1996, pp. 61-64. Universitetet i Bergen.

Fossen, H. & Gabrielsen, R.H. 1997: Dinosaurer, kullforekomster og jordskjelv i Bergensområdet. Naturen 121, 4, 203-207.

Fossen, H.  1997: Byen under fjellkjeden. Full page article, Bergens Tidende, 29. March p. 29.

Fossen, H. 1998: Jordskorpen vår. Årbok for Bergen Museum, 1997, pp. 48-50. Universitetet i Bergen.

Askøys geologi (Geology of Askøy). In: Askøys Historie, Volume 1. (Anders Bj. Fossen) (1999).

Fossen, H. 1999: Dykk etter diamanter for vel 400 millioner år siden. Årbok for Bergen Museum, 1998, pp. 32-34. Universitetet i Bergen.

Fossen, H. 2000: Furer i landskapet: Jordoverflatens egne rynker. Årbok for Bergen Museum, 1999. Universitetet i Bergen.

Fossen, H., Hesthammer, J., Sæther, B. & Johansen, S.E. 2001: Et eksperiment på Coloradoplatået. Geo 4, 18-20.

Fossen, H. 2001: Norske fjell på vandring gjennom geologisk tid. Årbok for Bergen Museum, 2000. Universitetet i Bergen.

Naturhistorisk Veibok for Hordaland (Chief Editor; W. Helland-Hansen). 4 general articles + 75 smaller articles. Bergen Museum/Nord4, Bergen, 2005.

Fossen, H., Pedersen, R.-B., Bergh, S. & Andresen, A. 2006: En fjellkjede blir til. Oppbyggingen av Kaledonidene; ca. 500-405 millioner år. In: Ramberg, Bryhni & Nøttvedt (Eds.) Landet blir til. Norges geologi. Chapter 6, 178-229.

•Fossen, H., Dallman, W. & Andersen, T.B. 2006: Fjellkjeden går til grunne. Kaledonidene brytes ned; 405-359 millioner år. In: Ramberg, Bryhni & Nøttvedt (Eds.) Landet blir til. Norges geologi. Chapter 7, 230-257.

•Mangerud, J. & Fossen, H. 2007: Den indre farleia – en sjelden naturgave til folket i Hordaland. In: Leia langs norskekysten. Den indre farleia fra Bergen til Mongstad (Anders Bj. Fossen). Bodoni Forlag, Bergen, p. 23-40.

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