Essays about: "El Niño"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 24 essays containing the words El Niño.

  1. 16. Oxygen isotopes in corals and their use as proxies for El Niño

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionen

    Author : Yasmin Bokhari Friberg; [2014]
    Keywords : El Niño; ENSO; oxygen isotopes; coral; sea surface temperature; paleoclimate; Pacific Ocean; δ18O; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : El Niño and the Southern Oscillation (ENSO) have a great impact on global climate, often with disas-trous effects in many parts of the world. The carbonate skeleton of corals record El Niño activity by tracing sea surface temperature and salinity in the oceans where they grow. READ MORE

  3. 17. Water budget estimation on a data limited wetland : The case of the Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta, Colombia

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och kvartärgeologi (INK)

    Author : Anna Hylin; [2014]
    Keywords : Data limited wetland; water budget; Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta;

    Abstract : At the end of the 20th century, the combination of climatic and anthropogenic events resulted in hyper salinity conditions in the coastal wetland Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta (CGSM), Colombia. Although salinity concentrations are generally related to the type and quantity of water entering and exiting a wetland and to its internal hydrological dynamics, there have been no up to date hydrological studies on the CGSM. READ MORE

  4. 18. Energy and hydrology modeling for the Paraná basin

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

    Author : Agnieszka Duma; Karin Olsson; [2013]
    Keywords : Brazil; Paraná basin; Hydropower; HBV model; Natural energy inflow; El Niño; La Niña; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Hydropower in Brazil stands for 64.5% of all energy sources in the country. The largest number of hydropower plants are located in the Paraná basin, which together have an installed capacity of approximately 40 GW including the world’s largest producing hydropower plant, Itaipu. READ MORE

  5. 19. Assessing the impact of new Individual Vessel Quota legislation on the sustainability of the Peruvian anchoveta fishery

    University essay from Kulturgeografiska institutionen

    Author : Falco Mueller-Fischler; [2013]
    Keywords : anchoveta; Peru; El Niño; common-pool resources; access theory; fisheries management; fisheries policy; industrial fishing; forage fish; fishmeal; total allowable catch; individual vessel quota; rights-based management; Humboldt Current System; anchoveta; Perú; Decreto Legislativo 1084; El Niño; recursos de propiedad común; teoría del acceso; gestión de pesquería; política pesquera; pesca industrial; harina de pescado; derechos de pesca; límite máximo de captura por embarcación; Corriente de Humboldt;

    Abstract : The Peruvian anchoveta fishery was for nearly 60 years characterized by the unsustainable dynamics of open access resource pools. This thesis investigates whether the 2009 Peruvian Legislative Decree 1084 on Individual Vessel Quotas (IVQ's) is an effective response to the industrial overcapacity and race-to-fish problems that threatened the environment before its implementation. READ MORE

  6. 20. Queensland weather patterns during the Australian summer monsoon and the El Niño-Southern Oscillation

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

    Author : Jalle Hiltunen; [2013]
    Keywords : ENSO; El Niño; La Niña; summer monsoon; Walker circulation; Queensland; Australia; Coral Sea; ENSO; El Niño; La Niña; sommarmonsun; Walker cirkulationen; Queensland; Australien; Coral Sea;

    Abstract : The objective of this study is to describe the effects of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) on the weather patterns in Queensland during the Australian summer monsoon. The focus is on the period from October-January when the summer monsoon is governing the weather pattern of Northern Australia. READ MORE