Essays about: "Regional Climate Model"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 91 essays containing the words Regional Climate Model.

  1. 1. Insights Into Wind Profile Characteristics in the Arctic Marine Boundary Layer

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

    Author : Charlotte Sophie Gausa; [2024]
    Keywords : Arctic; wind profile power law; MOST; boundary layer; low level jets; sea ice; vindprofil; Arktis; gränsskikt; vindenergi; låghöjdsvindar; havsis;

    Abstract : The atmospheric boundary layer in the Arctic is essential for the understanding of climate change and improving regional weather prediction. The aim of this study is to investigate to which degree wind speed profiles retrieved in the Arctic agree with well known wind profile concepts and understand which local impact factors influence the wind speed profile. READ MORE

  3. 2. IMPLICATION FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG TO ALIGN WITH THE GOVERNMENT’S TARGET REGARDING CLIMATE NEUTRALITY BY 2045 - Scenarios and Consequences

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för biologi och miljövetenskap

    Author : Nafiseh Kazemi Ashtiani; [2023-06-21]
    Keywords : Climate Neutrality; GHG emissions; higher education institutions HEIs ; Net Zero emission; carbon footprint; carbon capture and storage CCS ;

    Abstract : It is widely acknowledged that one of the most significant global challenges of the 21 st century is climate change. In its Fifth Assessment Report (2014), the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) described the present extent of the problem and the hazards involved, citing greenhouse gas emissions from human activities as the primary contributor to global warming since the mid-20th century. READ MORE

  4. 3. The effect of guaranteed prices for green certificates on technology adoption : solar photovoltaic panels in Belgium

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Alexandre Emile T Hamoir; [2023]
    Keywords : Renewable Energy Sources; Technology Adoption; Solar Energy; Policy Evaluation; Tradable Green Certificates; Household Solar PV panels; Guaranteed Prices;

    Abstract : There is rising concern about the adverse implications of climate change on ecosystems and human livelihoods. This concern has led to a growing emphasis on enhancing the generation of renewable energy as a means to foster sustainability in societies. READ MORE

  5. 4. Doctoral Degrees in the Light of R&D Funding Allocations to Private Firms

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Katharina Möllers; [2023]
    Keywords : Innovation; Doctoral Degrees; Research and Development; Funding; Regions; Research Area; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : To address contemporary challenges like climate change, technological innovation becomes ever more important. Innovation is the product of a vast array of interactions between actors in the economy and it is vital to understand the relations between these. READ MORE

  6. 5. Evaluating a new hydraulic implementation in LPJ-GUESS for three sites in north Europe

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Carl Holmquist; [2023]
    Keywords : Physical Geography and Ecosystem analysis; LPJ-GUESS; drought; sensitivity analysis; evapotranspiration; gross primary production; hydraulic parameters; boreal forest.; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Drought is projected to increase in frequency and intensity and impacts trees with increased water stress and increased mortality rate. Water stresses can cause hydraulic failure-related mortality or carbon starvation due to tree species having different strategies to deal with water stresses. READ MORE