Essays about: "Arctic Region"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 123 essays containing the words Arctic Region.

  1. 21. The Arctic Governance Mosaic and Sustainability: A corpus-based discourse analysis of documents on the Arctic by the Chinese State Council between 2013 and 2021

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Eva Steiger; [2022]
    Keywords : Sustainability Science; Arctic; China; Political Discourse; Governance; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In 2013, China became observer for the Arctic Council, and in 2018, its first official Arctic Policy Paper was published. In view of the Arctic’s fragile ecosystems and climate change, this thesis conducts a corpus-based discourse analysis on China’s narrative on the environment and sustainability between 2013 and 2021. Oran B. READ MORE

  3. 22. Centennial Climate Variability

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

    Author : Thomas Askjær; [2022]
    Keywords : Climate variability; paleoclimate; climatemodelsimulations; proxyrecords; spectralanalysis; model proxycomparison;

    Abstract : Throughout earths history, the climate have always naturally varied due to both external forcings and internal mechanisms. With the outlook on future climate change, it is important to understand the climate system and this includes its natural variability. Depending on the driving mechanisms, the variability happens over different timescales. READ MORE

  4. 23. Arctic amplification and their relation to regional warming

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Marianne Olsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Arctic; arctic amplification; climate; climate change; global warming; metrics; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Arctic amplification (AA) is defined as the enhanced warming of the surface temperatures in the Arctic region relative to the globe or Northern Hemisphere (NH) in response to external forcings. It is a prominent feature of the climate system. READ MORE

  5. 24. Diatoms from the late Holocene of the western Chukchi Sea, Arctic Ocean: environmental signals and palaeoceanography

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för geologiska vetenskaper

    Author : Erik Browaldh; [2022]
    Keywords : diatoms; late holocene; SWERUS-L2-2-PC1; Herald Canyon; Chukchi Sea; ice-algae; sympagic; cryophilic; warm water diatom; Bering Sea Water species; bottom water temperature; BWT; benthic foraminifera; palaeothermometry; ice dynamics; Fragilariopsis; Fossula arctica; Paralia sulcata; Shionodiscus oestrupii; Thalassiosira simonsenii; Chaetoceros; Chaetoceros sp. 7;

    Abstract : The sediment Core SWERUS-L2-2-PC1 (2PC) retrieved from the Chukchi Sea, Arctic Ocean sits in an oceanographically dynamic location at the Arctic-Pacific Ocean gateway. The 8.3 m-long core was retrieved in Herald Canyon at the marginal ice zone at 57 m depth. READ MORE

  6. 25. Storskalig solkraft i Arktis - vilka förutsättningar finns på 69°N?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljö- och energisystem

    Author : Anton Asplund; [2022]
    Keywords : Solar power Arctic Bifacial LCOE PV NPV LCA GWP High latitude area NO4; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Norge behöver utöka sin elproduktion för att möta ett framtida ökat elbehov. Vattenkraften i Norge uppskattas endast ha 23 TWh kapacitet kvar att bygga ut och vindkraft har mött starkt motstånd på senare tid. Solkraft finns fortfarande bara på liten skala i landet men uppskattas öka kraftigt i närtid. READ MORE