Essays about: "Himalayas"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 21 essays containing the word Himalayas.

  1. 6. Low cost thermal storage for solar dryers in the Himalayas

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för energivetenskaper

    Author : Adam Karlsson; [2022]
    Keywords : heat storage; solar dryer; solar drying; rock bed storage; thermal storage; pcm; water heat storage; himalayas; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Post-harvest losses in the himalayan regions of Nepal and Bhutan are high, and current drying methods are in need of improvement. This report improves on a previously developed solar dryer design and evaluates thermal storage solutions for the ’SolarFood: Reducing post-harvest losses through improved solar drying’ project. READ MORE

  3. 7. Building with pollution

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Zornitsa Hristova Kovacheva; [2021]
    Keywords : Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : Black carbon is an ever-growing global problem and one of the most important environmental issues of this generation. Black carbon, also known as soot, is a highly polluting substance and it is the second-largest polluter after carbon dioxide. READ MORE

  4. 8. Observed hydro-climatic trends and local perceptions of water availability: a mixed-methods study in Marsyandi river basin, Nepal

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Hanna Ekström; [2020]
    Keywords : Physical Geography; Ecosystem Analysis; ETCCDI; climate indices; RHESSys; Himalaya; socio-hydrology; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : In the central Himalayas, water dynamics are expected to change due to multiple factors like climate change, hydro power development and shifting land use practices. This thesis looks at possible changes in water dynamics in Marsyandi river basin, Nepal, as well as causes to those changes and how they are perceived locally. READ MORE

  5. 9. Major and trace element geochemical analysis of norites in the Hakefjorden Complex to constrain magma source and magma plumbing systems

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionen

    Author : Aodhan Barrett; [2020]
    Keywords : Anorthosite; norite; Plagioclase; Hakefjorden Complex; Sweden; Trace Elements; Geochemistry; Magma Origin; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Major and trace element data taken from plagioclase crystals from anorthosites and related rock units in the Hakefjorden Complex located off the west coast of Sweden were investigated for the purposes of constraining magma chamber processes and the source of the magma. Although the anorthosite units were completely homogenous in regards to its chemistry, the plagioclase in the associated norite and ilmenite-leuconorite units showed substantial variation. READ MORE

  6. 10. Glacial lake flood hazard assessment and modelling : a GIS perspective

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Maimoona Zehra Jawaid; [2017]
    Keywords : moraine dammed lake; Himalayas; Bhutan; GIS; hazard assessment; dynamic flood model; glacial lake; Physical Geography; ecosystem analysis; digital elevation model; GEM; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : High mountain regions have experienced decreased glacier stability due to varying climate conditions. As glaciers melt, they are being replaced by glacial lakes of different sizes, some of which are prone to outburst flooding, and have caused catastrophic damage to downstream settlements and infrastructure. READ MORE