Essays about: "braided river"

Found 5 essays containing the words braided river.

  1. 1. Rainfall-Runoff Simulation and Modelling Using HEC-HMS and HEC-RAS Models: Case Studies from Nepal and Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

    Author : Jeevika Khadka; Jagritee Bhaukajee; [2018]
    Keywords : HEC-HMS; HEC-RAS; Kankai; Kävlinge; Rainfall Runoff; Flood Inundation; Modelling; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Floods are probably the most frequent, widespread and disastrous hazards of the world. Almost every year, Sweden and Nepal are affected by floods though their nature and impact differs due to complete different geographical and hydrological setting. READ MORE

  3. 2. Sensitivity of sediment transport on river characteristics in the large, braided Brahmaputra River

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

    Author : Sandra Fischer; [2015]
    Keywords : Brahmaputra; Braided river; sediment transport;

    Abstract : Erosional issues in the Brahmaputra River in the eastern Himalayas pose increasing pressure on the nearby societies and ecosystems. With a proceeding climate change and increasing anthropogenic disturbance, predictive models are needed to evaluate the effect on sediment transport. READ MORE

  4. 3. A sedimentological and stratigraphical study of Weichselian sediments in the Tvärkroken gravel pit, Idre, west-central Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionen

    Author : Johanna Anjar; [2008]
    Keywords : Dalarna; interstadial; glaciolacustrine; braided river; till; glacilakustrin; flätflod; morän; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : A detailed sedimentological study was made on six section walls in the Tvärkroken gravel pit, Idre, west-central Sweden. Based on sediment characteristics, three sedimentary units, units 1-3, were identified. The lowest unit, unit 1, was formed by deposition from sediment-loaded underflows into a stagnant basin. READ MORE

  5. 4. Proglacial deformation of glaciofluvial sediments during the Pomeranian deglaciation in the Neubrandenburg area, NE Germany

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionen

    Author : Mattias Lindén; [2001]
    Keywords : local ice dome; proglacial deformation; glacial tectonics; Pomeranian deglaciation; NE Germany; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Populärvetenskaplig sammanfattning: Genom att undersöka tre grustag i nordöstra Tyskland, Kreuzbruchhof, Fritscheshof och Spargelberg har jag försökt rekonstruera hur isen såg ut vid istidens slutfas. Syftet var att rekonstruera den senaste glaciala aktiviteten. READ MORE

  6. 5. A sedimentological study of glacial deposits in the upper Sjællandselv area, Jameson Land, East Greenland

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionen

    Author : Torbjörn Andersson; [1994]
    Keywords : geography; geology; sedimentology; glacial deposit; Sjællandselv area; Jameson Land; Greenland; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Summary: The fieldwork preceding this Master degree thesis took place in Jameson Land, East Greeniand, within the frame of the PONAM (Polar North Atlantic Margins; Late Cenozoic evolution) project. In central Jameson Land, a plateau area at approximately 500 m.a.s. READ MORE