Essays about: "Climatological processes"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words Climatological processes.

  1. 1. Implications of a rapidly thinning ice-margin for annual moraine formation at Gornergletscher, Switzerland

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionen

    Author : Lukas Rettig; [2020]
    Keywords : Recessional moraines; Ice-marginal processes; Glacier retreat; Glacial geomorphology; Glacial sedimentology; Alpine glaciers; Swiss Alps; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : This study examines genetic processes and climatological significance of annual moraine formation in the foreland of Gornergletscher, a large alpine-valley glacier located in the southern Swiss Alps. A particular focus is set on moraine ridges that have been forming between 2007 and 2019, a period when the glacier has been subject to accelerated retreat and pronounced frontal thinning. READ MORE

  3. 2. Simulation of Leachate Generation from a Waste Rock Dump in Kiruna Using HYDRUS-1D

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Aryani Atmosudirdjo; [2019]
    Keywords : Hydrus-1D; matrix flow; leachate; unsaturated flow; waste rock dump;

    Abstract : The percolation of water through waste rock dumps at mine sites can lead to the production of a leachate with high concentrations of dissolved metals, sulfate and nitrogen compounds. It is important to understand how water flows in waste rock dumps in order to predict the environmental impact of this leachate on recipients. READ MORE

  4. 3. Connecting Hydrological Processes to the Hypersaline Conditions of the Wetland Complex of Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta, Colombia

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

    Author : Imenne Åhlén; [2016]
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    Abstract : Wetlands and coastal wetlands are important ecosystems for many aquatic and terrestrial flora and fauna as well as for the sustainable development of humans. Unfortunately, many of the world’s wetlands and coastal wetlands are subjected to degradation due to both natural processes and human activities changing the hydrodynamics of the area. READ MORE

  5. 4. Understanding the conducive space for social learning in the context of flood risk management: a case study of the city of Cali, Colombia

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Dayana Hernandez; [2014]
    Keywords : social learning; floods; natural disaster; formal space; informal space; disaster risk management; trust; reciprocity; Cali; Colombia;

    Abstract : The potential occurrence of natural disasters associated with hydro-climatological hazards poses challenges to urban SES. Considering the urbanization trend worldwide and the uncertainty linked to the manifestation of such hazards, these challenges are expected to increase. READ MORE

  6. 5. Effects of forestry on emission of CO2 from boreal lakes

    University essay from Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap

    Author : Cecilia Larsson; [2013]
    Keywords : carbon dioxide; boreal lakes; forestry; dissolved organic carbon; global carbon cycling;

    Abstract : Inland waters have long been neglected in the global carbon cycle. They represent only 2,8% of the land area, but it has come clear that inland waters play a key role in the transformation of terrestrial fixed carbon to the atmosphere. READ MORE