Essays about: "ice-cover"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 essays containing the word ice-cover.

  1. 1. CFD-modeling of labyrinth weir flood discharge with ice cover

    University essay from KTH/Betongbyggnad

    Author : Erik Isberg; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : A labyrinth weir is a hydraulic structure built with a purpose to increase the discharge capacity compared to linear weirs, while maintaining the same water level upstream. Construction of labyrinth weirs is vital in a future with more unpredictable flows. READ MORE

  3. 2. Reviving Skellefteå

    University essay from KTH/Stadsbyggnad

    Author : Lubna Boltakke; [2021]
    Keywords : Riverpark; Skellefteå; 2050; co-working; canal; water treatment; business park;

    Abstract : The changes that we are seeing and anticipating are largely due to human behaviour. Arctic sea ice is at the lowest levels ever recorded. The volume of Arctic ice has decreased dramatically over the past decade. . READ MORE

  4. 3. Identifying subarctic river thermal and mechanical ice break-up using seismic sensing

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap

    Author : Stefania Ursica; [2021]
    Keywords : Ice break-up; River ice; Subarctic; Thermal melting; Mechanical break-up; Freeze-up; Environmental seismology; Seismic signals;

    Abstract : River-ice break-up in high-latitude regions, despite its brevity, is a fundamental process, representing the most dynamic and complex period of fluvial processes. Moreover, ice break-up has significant cascading ecological effects, with a different severity for mechanical vs. READ MORE

  5. 4. Building with pollution

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Zornitsa Hristova Kovacheva; [2021]
    Keywords : Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : Black carbon is an ever-growing global problem and one of the most important environmental issues of this generation. Black carbon, also known as soot, is a highly polluting substance and it is the second-largest polluter after carbon dioxide. READ MORE

  6. 5. A Regional Analysis of Changing Climate Conditions and Glacier Mass Balance in Svalbard

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Ottar Bergman; [2019]
    Keywords : glacier mass balance; model data; climate change; Svalbard;

    Abstract : The Arctic archipelago of Svalbard has experienced among the greatest increases in temperature on Earth in the last few decades. The changing climatic conditions have a large impact on the glacier mass balance. This study makes use of a highresolution model dataset with data on climatic and glacier conditions on Svalbard from 1957 to 2018. READ MORE