Essays about: "Paraná basin"

Found 3 essays containing the words Paraná basin.

  1. 1. (in)Visible rivers - creating a flooding resilient system and new urban spaces in Curitiba, Brazil

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

    Author : Sonjaly Juraszek; [2018]
    Keywords : Flood; rivers; Curitiba; Brazil; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : Curitiba is the capital of the state of Paraná, in the south of Brazil. One of the main environmental issues Curitiba faces today is related to flooding and cloudburst events. READ MORE

  3. 2. Energy and hydrology modeling for the Paraná basin

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

    Author : Agnieszka Duma; Karin Olsson; [2013]
    Keywords : Brazil; Paraná basin; Hydropower; HBV model; Natural energy inflow; El Niño; La Niña; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Hydropower in Brazil stands for 64.5% of all energy sources in the country. The largest number of hydropower plants are located in the Paraná basin, which together have an installed capacity of approximately 40 GW including the world’s largest producing hydropower plant, Itaipu. READ MORE

  4. 3. Palaeogeography and sedimentation models for the Whitehill-Irati sea during the Permian of South America and southern Africa

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionen

    Author : Mika Remelin; [1994]
    Keywords : mesosaurid reptiles; mesosaurus tenuidens; stereosternum tumidum; brazilosaurus sanpauloensis; endemic; aquatic; continental drift; Whitehill Shale Formation; Irati Shale Formation; Parana basin; Karoo basin; Namibia; anoxic; stratification; Ecca Group; Karoo sequence; palaeogeography; sedimentation models; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The endemic mesosaurid reptiles of the Whitehill-Irati sea in southern Africa and South America during the Permian were studied with preference for the Namibian material. To date three valid mesosaurid species have been described of which two occur on both continents. READ MORE