Essays about: "subsidence"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 42 essays containing the word subsidence.

  1. 21. Organogena jordar : hur man kan minska markytesänkning och växthusgasemission

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

    Author : Fredrik Karlsson; [2017]
    Keywords : organogena jordar; markytesänkning; mulljord; emission;

    Abstract : Odlade organogena jordar motsvarar idag ca 7 % av den svenska jordbruksmarken. Genom dränering av tidigare våtmarker har de gått från att ackumulera kol till att släppa ut kol i form av koldioxid. READ MORE

  3. 22. APRIL Ecosystem Restoration Project: A sustainable model for Indonesian peatlands?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Michael Ceruti; [2016]
    Keywords : Sustainable development; Ecosystem Restoration Concession; peatland degradation; restoration; conservation; Kampar Peninsula; Indonesia;

    Abstract : The growth in global population and the unsustainable business as usual model adopted by private companies in managing land, are causing huge pressures on Indonesian natural ecosystems. The widespread peatland deforestation and degradation affecting Indonesia has been the leading cause of biodiversity loss, decrease of vital ecosystem services, land subsidence, fires and increased impoverishment of local communities. READ MORE

  4. 23. Monitoring of Santorini (Greece) volcano during post-unrest period (2014-2016) with Interferometric Time series of Sentinel-1A

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Christos Bountzouklis; [2016]
    Keywords : Santorini Volcanic Complex; earth observation; volcanic hazard; SAR Interferometry; Sentinel-1A; physical geography and ecosystem science; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Ground deformation monitoring is one of the main geoindicators that should be considered to assess volcanic hazard. Satellite earth observation data and Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) interferometry have been used continuously since 1992 to measure or study the temporal evolution of surface deformation in volcanic areas in conjunction with ground-based geodetic measurements. READ MORE

  5. 24. Cenozoic history of North Atlantic deep sea carbonate preservation

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för geologiska vetenskaper

    Author : Marcus Länje; [2015]
    Keywords : Carbonate compensation depth; CCD; IODP; ODP; DSDP; Atlantic Ocean; subsidence modeling; Cenozoic; database of sediment lithologies; Google Earth;

    Abstract : Carbonate preservation in the oceans occurs at a depth called the carbonate compensation depth (CCD). The CCD is where the input rate of carbonate from the surface of the ocean is balanced by the dissolution rate. READ MORE

  6. 25. Case study of the extreme precipitation events in the south-western part of Sweden, August 2014

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Luft-, vatten- och landskapslära

    Author : Anna Vesslén; [2015]
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    Abstract : In August 2014, parts of south-western Sweden were flooded due to intense precipitation. It caused large material damages and problems in the infrastructure. Since the sea surface temperature (SST) was higher than normal during the month, it was speculated that it was one of the reasons for the heavy precipitation. READ MORE