Essays about: "forntida klimat"

Found 4 essays containing the words forntida klimat.

  1. 1. Loess as an Environmental Proxy for Reconstruction of Palaeoclimate in the High Arctic

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Sara Rognås; [2023]
    Keywords : aeolian transport; loess; grain size analysis; loss on ignition; palaeoclimate; Svalbard; Holocene; vindtransporterat material; lössjord; kornstorlek; loss on ignition; paleoklimat; Svalbard; Holocen;

    Abstract : We are currently speeding towards significant changes in the climate of the earth which, if ignored, will lead to severely altered climatic conditions with serious consequences for several species and ecosystems. The polar regions especially are very sensitive to climate changes, and the changes these regions undergo affect the climate on a global scale. READ MORE

  3. 2. Grain Size Analysis of Late Pleistocene Loess Deposits, Jersey

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Joakim Edlund; [2022]
    Keywords : Jersey; loess; grain size; ice age; past climate; Jersey; löss; kornstorlek; istid; forntida klimat;

    Abstract : As the world faces the effects of rapid climate change it is essential that we understand how the Earth’s climate has evolved in recent geological history. The island of Jersey harbours loess deposits which hold clues to recent climate change which have not been extensively studied. READ MORE

  4. 3. Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) dating of aeolian sediments of Skåne, south Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionen

    Author : Rajendra Shrestha; [2013]
    Keywords : Vomb basin; South Sweden; Skåne; Aeolian; Sediments; Grain size; Luminescence; OSL; Chronology; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Wind is an important agent of transportation of sediments and to change the landscape. Aeolian sediments can be inferred as a proxy for past climate. In Sweden aeolian sediments are not widespread and there are not so many studies on chronological and paleoenvironmental aspects. READ MORE

  5. 4. Late holocene dune activity at Sandhammaren, southern Sweden : chronology and the role of climate, vegetation, and human impact

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionen

    Author : Lovisa Zillén; [1998]
    Keywords : geography; geology; Late Holocene; dune activity; Sandhammaren; Sweden; chronology; climate; vegetation; human impact; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Populärvetenskaplig sammanfattning: De begravda jordmånsbildningarna vid Sandhammaren och Skanörs ljung, södra Sverige, är lokaliserade inom kustnära dynlandskap som har bildas i response till land-och havsnivåförändringar efter den sista istiden (efter ca. 10 000 år sedan). READ MORE