Essays about: "ice cores"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 27 essays containing the words ice cores.

  1. 16. Recent climate warming impact on the firn layers at Lomonosovfonna and Penny Ice Cap

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Christoffer Winander Schönning; [2014]
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    Abstract : Current climate warming has a disproportionally large impact on Arctic glaciers and ice caps. In this thesis, I examined stratigraphic changes observed in the top ~15 m of two Arctic ice caps: one located at Svalbard (Lomonosovfonna) and the eastern Canadian Arctic Archipelago (Penny). READ MORE

  3. 17. Two Boat Lake as an Historical Archive for Future Studies by GRASP : Greenland Analogue Surface Project

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Sara Dahlgren; [2014]
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    Abstract : Two Boat Lake is a non-glacial lake situated within the largest ice free area on Greenland. This literary study has investigated whether it could potentially become a good environmental archive in future studies. READ MORE

  4. 18. The cosmic-ray events around AD 775 and AD 993 : assessing their causes and possible effects on climate

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Geologiska institutionen

    Author : Florian Mekhaldi; [2014]
    Keywords : cosmic-rays; cosmogenic radionuclides; GICC05; NGRIP; solar proton event; storminess; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Miyake et al. (2012, 2013) discovered rapid increases of 14C content in tree rings dated to AD 774-5 and AD 992-3 which were attributed to unprecedented cosmic-ray events. These extreme particle events have no counterparts in the instrumental and historical record and consequently praised great interest. READ MORE

  5. 19. The East Asian Summer Monsoon : A comparison of present, Holocene and Eemian climate

    University essay from Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap

    Author : Holger Jacobson; [2014]
    Keywords : East Asian Summer Monsoon; Eemian; Holocene; Climate;

    Abstract : The East Asian Summer Monsoon (EASM) is a major component in Asian climate. It is largely driven by climatic factors such as humidity, solar insolation and temperature. For at least 50 years the EASM has been studied extensively by scientists regarding its current strength. READ MORE

  6. 20. Holocene environmental changes as recorded in sediments from Kaggfjärden, southern archipelago of Stockholm, using diatom stratigraphy

    University essay from Institutionen för livsvetenskaper

    Author : Lena Ivarsson; [2011]
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    Abstract : Four sediment cores were sampled in Kaggfjärden, located in the southern archipelago of Stockholm. Two of the cores were analyzed with respect to the diatom record and lithology. Terrestrial macrofossils were dated using Carbon-14 dating. READ MORE