Essays about: "Geomorphology"

Showing result 31 - 35 of 79 essays containing the word Geomorphology.

  1. 31. Phytomass and Soil Organic Carbon Inventories Related to Land Cover Classification and Periglacial Features at Ari-Mas and Logata, Taimyr Peninsula

    University essay from Institutionen för naturgeografi och kvartärgeologi (INK)

    Author : Justine Ramage; [2012]
    Keywords : Permafrost; Soil Organic Carbon; Arctic; Arctic Phytomass; Land Cover Classification;

    Abstract :  The predicted increase in atmospheric temperatures is expected to affect the turnover of soil organic carbon in permafrost soils through modifications of the soil thermal regime. However, the tundra biome is formed of a mosaic of diverse landscape types with differing patterns of soil organic carbon storage and partitioning. READ MORE

  3. 32. Environmental effects on cryoturbation along bioclimatic gradients in subarctic Sweden : The importance of soil disturbance proxy, spatial scale and mesoclimatic regime

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap

    Author : Marcus Klaus; [2012]
    Keywords : periglacial geomorphology; climate change; differential frost heave; patterned ground; tundra;

    Abstract : Cryoturbation is a fundamental soil forming process with large importance for ecosystem functioning in the Arctic. Recent investigations have emphasized the effect of climate change on cryoturbation, but contrast in their predictions on cryoturbation under future climate warming. READ MORE

  4. 33. Jökulhlaups: their associated landforms and landscape impacts

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Martin Bernhardson; [2011]
    Keywords : physical geography; geomorphology; Jökulhlaup; Sandur; Skeiðarársandur; naturgeografi; geomorfologi; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Glacial outburst floods also known as jökulhlaups are important features connected with glaciers globally. They may induce catastrophic floods as well as new landforms. READ MORE

  5. 34. Late Weichselian glacial and geomorphological reconstruction of South-Western Scania, Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionen

    Author : Kilian Barth; [2011]
    Keywords : Trelleborg; Vellinge; ice stream; Scania; ice lobe; late Weichselian; Malmö; Skåne; Weichsel; Söderslätt; Backlandskapet; isström ; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : This study was carried out to deliver new insight into the late Weichselian landscape development of South Western Scania and to make regional scale glaciation models of South-Western Scandinavia more accurate. The goal of this study is to find out how the latest ice advances affected the study area. READ MORE

  6. 35. Proposing a Theoretical GIS Model for Landslides Analysis : The Case of Mount Cameroon

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap

    Author : Mathias Ashu Tako Tambe-Ebot; [2011]
    Keywords : Geomorphic factors; Mount Cameroon Region; Cameroon Volcanic Line CVL ; Geographic Information Systems GIS ; structural feature; landslides; geomorphology; physiography; digital data;

    Abstract : This study presents a theoretical GIS model to investigate the relative impacts of geomorphic and environmental factors that govern the occurrence of landslides on the slopes of Mount Cameroon and its surrounding areas. The study area is located along the Cameroon Volcanic Line (CVL), a major structural feature that originates from the south Atlantic and continues into the continental landmass. READ MORE