Essays about: "extreme flow"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 93 essays containing the words extreme flow.

  1. 11. Evaluating the Bluespot model with the August 2021 flood in Gävle, Sweden

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

    Author : Oskar Björklund; [2023]
    Keywords : Bluespot model; Urban Pluvial Flood Model; Fill Spill Merge Model; Gävle Flood 2021.;

    Abstract : Floods are one of the most common types of natural disasters. They annually affect vast amounts of people and cause severe economic losses. While fluvial, coastal, and flash floods are well studied, pluvial floods (rain related) have received modest attention from researchers and decision-makers in comparison. READ MORE

  3. 12. Co-occurring Cold Extremes in North America and Unusually Warm Weather in Europe

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

    Author : Petros Stergiou; [2023]
    Keywords : Extreme temperature events co-occurrence; cold spells; warm extremes; Europe; North America; Pan-Atlantic atmospheric teleconnections; Samtidiga extrema temperaturhändelser; kalla extrema; varma extrema; Europa; Nordamerika; Pan-Atlantiska atmosfäriska telekopplingar;

    Abstract : In this project, we identified and examined the 50 coldest extreme temperature eventsin North America (CENA) and the 50 warmest extreme temperature events insouthwestern Europe (WEEU) during the winter seasons from 1948 to 2023. For theanalysis, we utilized daily NCEP-NCAR reanalysis data for temperature, sea levelpressure (SLP), and 500hPa geopotential height (Z500). READ MORE

  4. 13. Simulation based optimizing of fog mesh structures for enhanced fog collection

    University essay from KTH/Teknisk mekanik

    Author : Jiawei Miao; [2022]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Water scarcity has been an increasing problem in many places around the world. According to the World Resources Institute, in 2019 nearly 2.6 billion people which takes a third of the world's population live in the area with 'high water scarcity', with 1.7 billion people in 17 countries living under 'extreme water scarcity'. READ MORE

  5. 14. How variations of the duration and time to peak of the Chicago Design Storm affect the hydraulic response, as well as the areas contributing to peak runoff, of a synthetic urban catchment area

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

    Author : Oskar Ahlstedt; [2022]
    Keywords : Avrinningsområde; översvämningsmodellering; peak-bidragande område; hydrograf; hyetograf; MIKE 21; regnintensitet; CDS-regn; Chicago Design Storm;

    Abstract : With an expanding urbanization in the world, and thus the expansion of impermeable surfaces, the risk of pluvial floods is an increasing factor that needs to be considered. This, in combination with increasing rain intensities and frequency of rain events indicates a problem both today and for the future. READ MORE

  6. 15. The role of bed sediments for fractionation of phosphorus in remediated ditches in Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Soil and Environment

    Author : Emma Ryding; [2022]
    Keywords : Phosphorus fractionation; agricultural stream; sediment; two-stage ditch; eutrophication;

    Abstract : Sweden’s environmental quality objectives “A varied agricultural landscape” and “Zero eutrophication”, aims to ensure food production while reducing negative impact from fertilizers on the environment. The input ceilings of nutrient concentrations in the Baltic Sea are still critical. READ MORE