Essays about: "atmospheric rivers"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the words atmospheric rivers.
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1. Methods for measuring mercury in gas ebullition from fiber banks : A literature study
University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikAbstract : Mercury contamination is an environmental issue with high priority due to its high toxicity. In addition to the atmospheric deposition, several lakes and rivers in Sweden are contaminated as a result from wood and pulp-fiber industries which stretches back 200 years. READ MORE
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2. Traits of peat- and upland-derived stream dissolved organic carbon in the permafrost region around Abisko, northern Sweden
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskapAbstract : Climate change-induced thawing of permafrost mobilizes previously frozen carbon of high potential reactivity, thereby, fuelling microbiological production of greenhouse gases. For this work, an analysis of the quantity, quality, and bioreactivity of DOC in streams from the Stordalen discontinuous permafrost catchment was carried out with stream water samples during the relatively warm summer of 2018. READ MORE
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3. CARBONDIOXIDE FLUXES FROM A CONTROLLED BOREAL RIVER
University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Avdelningen för ekoteknik och hållbart byggandeAbstract : River, lakes and streams account for more carbon dioxide emissions than all other freshwater reservoirs together. However, there is still lack of knowledge of the physical processes that control the efficiency of the air-water exchange of CO2 in these aquatic systems. READ MORE
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4. Importance of large scale extreme precipitation to the surface mass balance of the Greenland Ice sheet
University essay from Lunds universitet/Förbränningsfysik; Lunds universitet/Fysiska institutionenAbstract : The ongoing climate change has affected Greenland's ice sheet with heighten near surface temperatures, an extended melt season and change in precipitation. These effects have caused Greenland's ice sheet to melt at an accelerating rate. READ MORE
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5. Natural capital and sustainable development: The story so far
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : Natural capital is a way of conceptualizing the linkages between economics and the environment. The concepts foundations can be traced back to the environmental movement of the 1970s and the works of influential economists at that time. READ MORE