Essays about: "The monsoon"

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  1. 16. Analysis of potential impact of direct load control of AC units in the Indian State of Karnataka

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : José Adrian Rama Curiel; [2019]
    Keywords : Demand side management; Direct load control; India; Air conditioners.; Styrning av Efterfrågan; Direkt Belastningskontroll; Indien; Luftkonditioneringar.;

    Abstract : Demand Side Management (DSM) is a term coined to describe the control of demand to optimize energy usage in a way beneficial to both users and utilities. There are different technologies and policies designed for DSM, and one of them is Direct Load Control (DLC) which refers to a utility directly controlling demand. READ MORE

  3. 17. Investigation into the Loess-Palaeosol and Red Clay Record from the Pliocene- Quaternary Chinese Loess Plateau Using In-Phase and Out-OfPhase Magnetic Susceptibility

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Rebecca Jacobson; [2018]
    Keywords : loess; Chinese Loess Plateau; magnetic susceptibility; out-of-phase; viscous relaxation; lössjord; Kinesiska Lössjordsplatån; magnetiska känsligheter; ur-fas; viskös relaxation;

    Abstract : Loess is a well sorted, fine grained, windblown (aeolian) sediment and deposits as a blanket over large areas, reaching from a few centimetres to several hundreds of meters in height and can drape large landscapes in form of mountains. During a more humid and warmer climate, redox conditions are changed in the loess deposits, with greater seasonal moisture creating greater soil formation (pedogenesis), i. READ MORE

  4. 18. Hydrological and hydrogeological consequences of rapid and large-scale urbanization

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Väg- och vattenbyggnad (CI); Lunds universitet/Teknisk geologi

    Author : Archana Ema Akhilesh; [2018]
    Keywords : Rapid and large-scale urbanization; ArcGIS; HEC-HMS; surface runoff; surface infiltration.; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Urbanization is a process where rural population move to urban places for better job opportunities and facilities. This is a natural process and more or less unavoidable. But when this process takes place rapidly and at large -scale, the urban cities will undergo various changes that will impact the environment. READ MORE

  5. 19. Making Space in a Megacity - The Evolving Stewardship of Bangalore’s Urban Lakes

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Ailbhe Murphy; [2017]
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    Abstract : For centuries, in the river-less landscape of Bangalore water supply was ensured by harvesting monsoon rains in a series of hydrologically connected man-made lakes. Traditionally, these lakes were constructed and maintained by surrounding agricultural communities who acted as local stewards. READ MORE

  6. 20. An evaluation of using GPM satellite products to forecast flash floods in mountainous catchments

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

    Author : Yihan Chen; [2017]
    Keywords : GPM; Han River; Flood; IMERG; Mountain; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : NASA's GPM satellite rainfall products IMERG early run and IMERG late run were evaluated for their applicability in flash flood forecasting. The selected catchment was the upper Han River basin, a mountainous catchment with low precipitation in winter and heavy precipitation during summers located in central China. READ MORE