Essays about: "Land Cover Change"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 168 essays containing the words Land Cover Change.
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21. Modelling the Effects of Climate Change on Future DOC Export to Lake Mälaren Using a Generalized Watershed Loading Functions (GWLF) Model
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : Browning of boreal freshwaters due to an increased export of terrestrial dissolved organic carbon (DOC) has been observed for some decennia. Drivers include recovery from acid deposition and changing climate and land cover. READ MORE
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22. Wetland Precipitationsheds : Assessing the Potential Vulnerability of 40 RAMSAR Wetlands to Upwind Land Cover and Hydroclimatic Change
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografiAbstract : Wetland ecosystems play an important role in the global hydrologic cycle, and their hydrologicregime is a major factor for their general functioning (carbon, biodiversity, biogeochemicalcycle etc.). READ MORE
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23. Using NDVI Time-Series to Examine Post-fire Vegetation Recovery in California
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : Over the past couple of decades, fires have experienced changes on a global scale. These changing fire regimes point to an alarming direction where fire-dependent ecosystems are experiencing a decline in burned area, while fire-independent ecosystems are experiencing an increase. READ MORE
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24. Hydrological modelling of a recycling facility and landfill
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresursläraAbstract : A parsimonious lumped model for simulating a catchment composed of a landfill and recycling facility were developed. The modelling results showed an acceptable conformity with the observed values with NSE of 0.54 and R2 of 0.56 in hourly simulations, though the results were characterized by a general underestimation. READ MORE
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25. Floods and landslides in the Bakokwe catchment, Rwanda: Causes, consequences, and future challenges
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresursläraAbstract : Rwanda is highly exposed to floods and landslides due to intense precipitation, rapid population growth, varied topography and agricultural growth. One of the most vulnerable areas is the Nyabarongo catchment. A subcatchment of the Nyabarongo catchment, Bakokwe, was chosen as a case study for this thesis. READ MORE