Essays about: "Primary Productivity"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 135 essays containing the words Primary Productivity.

1. 21. Life Cycle Cost Analysis of two high temperature cooling systems supplied by geothermal energy : A Case Study in Sant-Cugat, Spain

   University essay from KTH/Betongbyggnad

   Author : John Alexandersson; [2022]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Energy efficiency in the building sector is an important matter all over the world. The business of energy efficiency is especially highlighted in the European Union, where several directives and projects are directed to increase the knowledge and encourage and force property owners to implement new energy efficient solutions. READ MORE

3. 22. Evaluation of the LPJ-GUESS crop model under ambient and elevated CO2 concentrations.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Annika Nitschke; [2022]
   Keywords : LPJ-GUESS; free-air carbon dioxide enrichment experiments; elevated CO2; climate change; wheat yield; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : In the future atmospheric CO2 concentrations might exceed 550 ppm according to the RCP8.5 scenario by mid-century from our current 410 ppm, while our world population is projected to surpass the 9.7 billion threshold within the same time span. This challenge leads to the raising of questions addressing future food security. READ MORE

4. 23. Why do I prefer working from home and my colleague at the office? : A study on the preference factors of office workers relating to working from home or at the office.

   University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för ekonomi, samhälle och teknik

   Author : Evelina Östberg; Emma Hansson; Sofia Sualehe; [2022]
   Keywords : Generation X; millennials; WFH; flexibility; hybrid work;

   Abstract : The Covid-19 pandemic broadly affected the world together with the phenomena of digitalization, which quickly accelerated during the pandemic. This led to people working more from home (also called WFH or telework) or in a hybrid mix, which has workers reporting different opinions on the preferences for working at home or the office (Alexander et al. READ MORE

5. 24. Evaluation of Crop Water Use and Rice Yield Using Remote Sensing and AquaCrop Model for Three Irrigation Schemes in Sri Lanka

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Veronika Widengren; [2022]
   Keywords : WaPOR; remote sensing; evapotranspiration; crop water productivity; irrigation scheme; AquaCrop; Malwathu Oya; Sri Lanka; paddy rice; humid tropical climate; WaPOR; fjärranalys; evapotranspiration; vattenproduktivitet; bevattningssystem; AquaCrop; Malwathu Oya; Sri Lanka; ris; fuktigt tropiskt klimat;

   Abstract : With a changing climate and an increased competition over water resources for agricultural irrigation, the need to improve crop water productivity using time and cost-efficient methodologies have become critically important. The Malwathu Oya river basin in Sri Lanka is struggling with water scarcity, which threatens food security and the income of farmers. READ MORE

6. 25. Tundra carbon cycling in relation to sea-ice decline in a warming Arctic

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Juliane Glinski; [2022]
   Keywords : sea-ice decline; warming Arctic; earlier growing season; arctic tundra; heterotrophic and autotrophic respiration; climate warming; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : We set out to investigate whether arctic tundra acted as a sink or source of carbon dioxide (CO2) between 1980-2014 and to relate changes in the net carbon balance to Arctic sea-ice decline. We want to understand how climate change and arctic warming influence arctic carbon cycling. READ MORE