Essays about: "Kristian Silver"

Found 2 essays containing the words Kristian Silver.

1. 1. On the Relation Between Arctic Sea Ice and European Cold Winters During the Little Ice Age 1400-1850

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

   Author : Kristian Silver; [2014]
   Keywords : Barents Sea; Kara Sea; sea ice reduction; Arctic; midlatitudes; feedback effect; Last Millennium; historical climate change; climate modeling; threshold; global warming; cold winters; Little Ice Age; North Atlantic oscillation; LIA; NAO; PMIP3; CMIP5; NASA-GISS.; Barents hav; Karahavet; reducerat istäcke; Arktis; mellanbredderna; återkopplingseffekt; historiska klimatförändringar; klimatmodellering; tröskeleffekt; global uppvärmning; kalla vintrar; Lilla istiden ; Nordatlantiska oscillationen; NAO; PMIP3; CMIP5; NASA-GISS.;

   Abstract : This study aims to investigate the possible historical correlation between sea ice reduction in the Arctic and cold winters in Central Europe. The study is conducted over a cold period in Europe known as the Little Ice Age (LIA), 1400–1850, and uses a Global Climate Model with eight different forcing scenarios. READ MORE

3. 2. An Intuitive Approach to the Coriolis Effect

   University essay from Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Kristian Silver; [2011]
   Keywords : Coriolis effect; Coriolis force; centrifugal force; fictitious force; frame of reference; gravity; wind; deviation; Hadley; Bertrand; Foucault; Gaspard Gustave Coriolis; Eötvös effect; textbook myths; pedagogical approach.;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis has been to provide the reader with an intuitive insight into the mechanisms of the Coriolis effect. Apart from thoroughly describing the phenomenon, the essay attempts to eliminate as many myths prevailing around the Coriolis effect as possible. READ MORE