Essays about: "hydrological drought"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 25 essays containing the words hydrological drought.
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1. Long-Term Impact of Drought on AcidSulfate Soil Leaching, a Study of NineCatchment Areas in Sweden and Finland
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Luft-, vatten- och landskapsläraAbstract : Sediments rich in sulfide were deposited in the Littorina sea in an environment that was shallow, anoxic,and reductive. The sediments were brought above sea level by isostatic uplift and can now be foundalong the coast of the Baltic sea. READ MORE
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2. Twenty-First Century Drought Projections in Swedish Catchments
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : Droughts can have far-reaching and devastating effects on all sectors of society and ecology and future changes to drought and flood patterns are uncertain. This uncertainty has led to a lax response from local officials in dealing with mitigation and adaptation, particularly in Sweden. READ MORE
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3. The intraspecific drought tolerance of Betula pendula Roth. : ecotypic aptitude as tree selection criteria for the urban landscape
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Plant Breeding (from 130101)Abstract : The ecosystem services provided by urban trees are substantial contributors to the quality of urban living, and their environmentally regulating capabilities are increasingly regarded as integral in order to efficiently secure urban resilience, by ameliorating the human and material impacts of extreme weather events. However, current trends of urban development presents challenges of how to preserve urban greenery ecosystem functioning, particularly in light of the ongoing climate change; which also has brought forth the importance of taxonomically diverse urban forests, to mitigate risks of catastrophic tree loss associated with these conditions. READ MORE
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4. Impact of Drought on Water Demand in Los Angeles, USA
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Luft-, vatten- och landskapsläraAbstract : Los Angeles has historically been subjected to droughts and water shortages. This has led the city to acquire distant water resources, allowing the city to grow extensively. Today, the city is dependent on large water infrastructure to supply water over distances of hundreds of kilometres. READ MORE
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5. Effects of drought on waterchemistry in a boreal streamnetwork
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskapAbstract : Hydrological drought at high latitudes represents a rising environmental hazard induced byglobal climate change. Yet, we still know little about how drought events influence thebiogeochemistry of boreal streams. READ MORE