Essays about: "Spitsbergen"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the word Spitsbergen.

1. 1. Comparison of temperature variability and trends in Svalbard and Franz Joseph Land

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

   Author : Johanna Renberg; [2022]
   Keywords : Arctic warming; Arctic Amplification; Franz Joseph Land climate; Svalbard climate; linear regression;

   Abstract : Arctic warming is assumed to be four times the global warming. A published study by Ivanov et al. (2019) shows that the annual average temperature of Franz Joseph Land (the world’s northernmost island region, a Russian territory) has increased by 5.2 °C from 2000-2017. READ MORE

3. 2. Integration of geology with geophysics : Case studies from Svalbard

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Sofia Rylander; Anna Sterley; [2022]
   Keywords : Gravity Measurements; Magnetic Measurements; Anomalies; Seismic; Fault Zones; Svalbard;

   Abstract : This is a study where new and old geophysical data together with information found in literature has been integrated to get a better understanding of the geological evolution of Svalbard. The purpose of the study is to acquire and integrate different geophysical data over the Central Spitsbergen Basin (CSB) and across the Billefjorden Fault Zone (BFZ). READ MORE

4. 3. Managing Risk during Rapid Completion Projects A case study in remediation of a Svalbard settlement

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Kaisa Nordlund; Elliot Moran; [2021-06-30]
   Keywords : Project Management; Remediation; Risk Management; Environmental Conservation; Svalbard; Coal Mine.;

   Abstract : Background and Problem statement: In the High Arctic on the Norwegian island of Svalbard, it was decided in 2016 to shut down the mining settlement called Svea, since coal prices had dropped, and it was no longer profitable to keep the settlement running. In order to discontinue operations there, the company that runs and owns the settlement, Store Norske Kullkompani Spitsbergen (SNSK), was required to comply with the Svalbard Environmental Protection Act (NO 79. READ MORE

5. 4. Variations in depositional environments of the Paleogene Firkanten Formation across Adventdalen, from Operafjellet to Breinosa

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Anna Stella Guðmundsdóttir; [2021-03-18]
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   Abstract : The lowermost Paleogene clastic infill of the Central Spitsbergen Tertiary Basin, the coal bearing Firkanten Formation, has been the subject of study for researchers in the past but little focus has been on the northeast edge of the basin until now. Due to the economic potential of the coal seams in the formation, the Norwegian mining company, Store Norske Spitsbergen Grubekompani (SNSG), has for several years conducted core drilling in key locations in basin, and for decades, they have given an access to their core material to researchers. READ MORE

6. 5. Eternal sunshine on the flower-spotted ground : Investigating diel rhythms during midnight sun on high-Arctic pollinators

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap

   Author : Emma Limosa Djurberg; [2021]
   Keywords : High Arctic; Svalbard; Spitsbergen; insects; diel rythms; midnight sun; adaptation; foraging;

   Abstract : With over 600 articles about terrestrial invertebrates in Svalbard we still lack basic knowledge about pollinator-plant interactions in this part of the high-Arctic. It has never before been investigated how the activity of pollinators varies over a 24-hour timeframe in the high Arctic. READ MORE