Essays about: "Norwegian Sea"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 29 essays containing the words Norwegian Sea.

  1. 6. Italy’s destination image in Scandinavia : Analysis of photographs in tourism catalogues and social media platforms

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Turismvetenskap

    Author : Andrea Pesaresi; [2021]
    Keywords : Destination image; Italy; Sweden; Denmark; Norway; tourism catalogues; social media;

    Abstract : Means of information have drastically changed during the last decades due to the evolution of technology and the development of social media, which have gained crucial relevance in the tourism industry. As a consequence, efficacy of traditional information sources is being challenged. READ MORE

  3. 7. Exploring pathways for Norwegian green hydrogen A techno-economic evaluation of value chains for Power-to-Hydrogen from the Norwegian North Sea

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljö- och energisystem

    Author : Theo Nyberg; [2021]
    Keywords : Hydrogen; ammonia; methanol; Power-to-Hydrogen; Power-to-X; value chain assessment; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Renewable hydrogen can be transported using different hydrogen carriers and modes of transport. Each carrier and mode is associated with different drawbacks and benefits relating to – among other factors – storage density and losses. READ MORE

  4. 8. Comparing radar satellites. Use of Sentinel-1 leads to an increase in oil spill alerts in Norwegian waters

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Ove Njøten; [2021]
    Keywords : Geography; GIS; Satellite; Radar; Oil spill; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Radar’s ability to detect oil spills through clouds, fog, and darkness is a significant advantage. Oil spill alert services using radar satellites have been in use in Norway for more than 25 years. After introducing two radar satellites Sentinel-1A and 1B in 2015-2016, the number of oil spill alerts has increased by 250% in Norwegian waters. READ MORE

  5. 9. Thinking outside the Baltic : Swedish ambitions in Norway at the height of the Great Power Era

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionen

    Author : Elias Norgren; [2021]
    Keywords : Swedish Empire; Denmark-Norway; Baltic Sea; Axel Oxenstierna; state formation; geopolitics; commerce; early modern nationalism;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to examine the seldom researched Swedish geopolitical interests inNorway in the first half of the 17th century, with the brief 1658 conquest of Trondheim as itscentral event of inquiry. Through the study of privy council protocols and chancellor AxelOxenstierna’s correspondence, the study builds a case for the confluence of security, commerce, andthe concepts of nations as the influencing factors that shaped Swedish imperial foreign policy in thedecades leading up to the dramatic war of 1658, yielding a theoretical construction of the Empire’sBaltic doctrine, or the Oxenstierna doctrine, as an explanatory model for Sweden’s early modernexpansion patterns. READ MORE

  6. 10. Analysis of Observed Discrepancies in Precipitation Measurements in the Complex Terrain of East-Iceland

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

    Author : Páll Ágúst Þórarinsson; [2021]
    Keywords : Precipitation; precipitation measurements; weather observation; complex terrain; weather regimes; Iceland; Nederbörd; nederbördmätningar; väder observationer; komplex terräng; vädersituationen; Island;

    Abstract : Spatial distribution of precipitation in complex terrain can be very uneven and there are many factors to consider when studying it. The goal of this study was such a problem; to analyse the difference in observed annual precipitation in the complex terrain of Seyðisfjörður, a fjord in East-Iceland. The study was carried out in three parts. READ MORE