Malin Waage

Malin Waage is a geoscientist at UiT The Arctic University of Norway's Department of Geosciences within the Faculty of Science and Technology, specializing in high-resolution seismic investigations of Arctic marine systems. Her research focuses on fluid flow mechanisms, gas hydrate systems, and CO₂ storage monitoring using advanced P-Cable 3D/4D seismic technologies.

Her research interests center on Arctic geophysical processes with emphasis on seismic imaging of fluid migration pathways, gas hydrate stability in warming oceans, and monitoring subsurface changes for carbon storage verification. Waage's work integrates field data from the Barents Sea and Fram Strait regions to understand methane seepage systems, contourite drift evolution, and seafloor crater formation mechanisms.

Waage's publication record demonstrates consistent advancement in high-resolution seismic methodologies, particularly through time-lapse (4D) applications for detecting subsurface changes at meter-scale resolution. Her research spans geological timescales from Pleistocene stratigraphic evolution to contemporary fluid flow processes, with strong emphasis on Arctic climate change impacts on subseafloor systems.

Her scientific contributions include significant findings on:

• Geological controls enabling giant crater formation through gas hydrate dissociation
• Development of non-permafrost related gas hydrate pingos on Arctic shelves
• Feasibility of P-Cable systems for CO₂ leakage monitoring
• Crustal processes sustaining abiotic gas hydrate systems

Waage actively collaborates with leading Arctic research institutions and has contributed to multidisciplinary studies examining connections between geophysical processes and biological communities at cold seep sites. Her methodological innovations in high-resolution seismic acquisition and processing continue to advance capabilities for shallow subsurface characterization in polar marine environments.