Essays about: "Pia Eriksson"

Found 2 essays containing the words Pia Eriksson.

1. 1. Meteorological differences between Rabots glaciär and Storglaciären and its impact on ablation

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

   Author : Pia Eriksson; [2014]
   Keywords : glaciology; micro-climate; mass balance; surface energy balance; scandinavian glaciers;

   Abstract : In the Kebnekaise Massif, Northern Sweden, the west facing glacier, Rabots glaciär, is loosing volume at a significantly higher rate than east facing, Storglaciären. By analyzing data from automatic weather stations situated on the ablation area on the glaciers we investigated the effect of meteorological differences on ablation. READ MORE

3. 2. Modeling the effect of activelayer deepening on stocks ofsoil organic carbon in thePechora River Basin

   University essay from Institutionen för naturgeografi och kvartärgeologi (INK)

   Author : Pia Eriksson; [2012]
   Keywords : permafrost; global warming; carbon cycling; GIS;

   Abstract : This study investigates how the estimated thickening of the active layer will affectthe soil organic carbon in permafrost soils. The focus lies on estimating how muchof the upper permafrost soil organic carbon will be affected by the active layerdeepening due to global warming, on what timescale the deepening will take placeand if the estimated changes differ depending on the extent of permafrost in theregion. READ MORE