Essays about: "Pontus Westrin"

Found 2 essays containing the words Pontus Westrin.

  1. 1. Slope processes and strength of material in silt rich ravines in Säterdalen, Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Pontus Westrin; Nils Melin; [2015]
    Keywords : Ravine; Silt Ravine; Silt; Cohesion; Shear ring; Shear stress; Angle of repose; LIDAR; Stress; Strength of material; Säterdalen; Raviner; Dalarna; Jord; Silt; Siltravin; Hållfasthet; Kohesion; Lidar;

    Abstract : Slope processes are important to understand if we are to protect fragile environments. Every year slope development in weak soils put nearby infrastructure in risk zones of sliding and ravine erosion takes away field areal from farmers as they grow even larger. READ MORE

  3. 2. External Conditions Effects on the Self-Organised Criticality of the Calving Glacier Front of Tunabreen, Svalbard

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Pontus Westrin; [2015]
    Keywords : Calving; calving model; self-organized criticality; glacier dynamics; Tunabreen; Kalvning; kalvningsmodell; self-organized criticality; glaciärdynamik; Tunabreen;

    Abstract : Mass balance processes in glaciers are important for determining the growth or retreat of ice. Calving, the mechanical breakage of ice bergs from a glacier front, is a poorly understood phenomenon. This process has great importance to the mass balance of many glaciers, for example on Antarctica and in the Arctic. A recent paper by Åström et al. READ MORE