Essays about: "Riverbed"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 10 essays containing the word Riverbed.

  1. 6. Flood Risk Mapping in Africa: Exploring the Potentials and Limitations of SRTM Data in the Lower Limpopo, Mozambique

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Paulina Bastviken; [2016]
    Keywords : Flood inundation modelling; Africa; SRTM; LISFLOOD-FP; quality analysis; Översvämningsmodellering; Afrika; SRTM; LISFLOOD-FP; kvalitetsanalys;

    Abstract : Many regions in Africa are presently faced with an increasing flood risk due to impending climate change and population growth. One useful mitigation strategy to decrease this risk would be to map it, so that urban planning, warnings systems and emergency response subsequently could be designed to reduce societal vulnerability. READ MORE

  3. 7. Design Optimization of Spillways at Baihetan Hydroelectric Dam

    University essay from KTH/Energiteknik

    Author : Jack Lönn; Oskar Dahl; [2016]
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    Abstract : China’s economic prosperity has led to a massive development in the hydropower sector. The Baihetan hydropower project is an ongoing construction and will become the third largest hydroelectric power plant in the world in regards to generating capacity and is projected to be finished in the year 2020. READ MORE

  4. 8. Hydrodynamic Modelling of the Nanjing Reach in the Yangtze River. : Managing the impact of Three Gorges dam

    University essay from KTH/Industriell ekologi

    Author : Jakob Ekwall; Julian Kolesnik Lindgren; [2014]
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    Abstract : Due to the impoundment of the Three Gorges Dam a decrease in sediment flow has been a major factor for erosion on the riverbed further downstream in the Yangtze River. This rapport studies the water flow conditions in the Nanjing reach. READ MORE

  5. 9. Safety Evaluation of the Plunge Pool and the Downstream River of the Baihetan Hydropower Station Using Model Experiments

    University essay from Mekanisk värmeteori och strömningslära

    Author : Johan Pettersson; Henrik Pettersson; [2011]
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    Abstract : As a part of the hydropower expansion in China, the Baihetan Hydropower Station is now being constructed in the southern parts of the country. This hydropower station will, when completed, become the third largest in the world in terms of installed power output. READ MORE

  6. 10. Changes in the Course of the River Komadugu Yobe during the 20th Century at the Border between Niger and Nigeria

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

    Author : Jenny Martinsson; [2010]
    Keywords : thalweg; Lake Chad basin; international boundary; GIS; semi-arid region; Komadugu Yobe; rivers; meander; Technology and Engineering; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The river Komadugu Yobe in the Lake Chad basin is a seasonal river, about 370 km long and with an average highest flow of 34 m3/s during the time period of 1957 to 1976. The river is dynamic with plenty of meanders and oxbow lakes along its sides. READ MORE