Essays about: "local air change index"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words local air change index.

  1. 1. Soil Carbon Stocks in Old Growth Forest : Drivers of variability in soil organic carbon stocks in old growth boreal forests

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

    Author : Elis Ingvarsson; [2023]
    Keywords : old growth forest; boreal; soil organic carbon stocks; climate gradient;

    Abstract : Soil organic carbon (SOC) is the largest carbon pool in terrestrial ecosystems, which plays an important role in climate change by regulating atmospheric carbon dioxide. Sweden’s forest management has led to a decrease in old growth forests. This change in land use can affect SOC levels in these forests. READ MORE

  3. 2. A blessing in disguise? - The effect of COVID-19 restrictions on air pollution in India

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Jonatan Pupp; [2022]
    Keywords : air pollution; COVID-19; lockdown; local linear regression; non-parametric regression discontinuity design; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The outbreak of COVID-19 plunged the world economy into a pandemic with severe consequences. However, the pandemic may very well have been a blessing in disguise for the mitigation of another killer: ambient air pollution. READ MORE

  4. 3. Arctic amplification and their relation to regional warming

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Marianne Olsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Arctic; arctic amplification; climate; climate change; global warming; metrics; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Arctic amplification (AA) is defined as the enhanced warming of the surface temperatures in the Arctic region relative to the globe or Northern Hemisphere (NH) in response to external forcings. It is a prominent feature of the climate system. READ MORE

  5. 4. Investigation of Emission Source Heights in FLEXPART 10.02 for the Wildfire in Pedrógão Grande, Portugal, 2017

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

    Author : Anton Nygren; [2019]
    Keywords : wildfire; Pedrógão Grande; structural similarity; SSIM; FLEXPART; MERRA2; CO; emission source height; skogsbränder; Pedrógão Grande; strukturell likhet; SSIM; FLEXPART; MERRA2; CO; utsläppshöjd;

    Abstract : One of the worst wildfires in Portugal in 2017 on June17- 21 started at the central part of Pedrógão Grande and spread fast to the surrounding areas Góis, Pampilhosa da Serra and Arganil. The wildfire took 64 lives and a large smoke plume was observed. READ MORE

  6. 5. Experimental investigation of ventilation performance of corner placed stratum ventilation in an office environment

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Energisystem och byggnadsteknik

    Author : Gasper Choonya; [2019]
    Keywords : Stratum ventilation; local air change index; air change efficiency; ventilation effectiveness; draught rate; percentage dissatisfied; heat removal effectiveness;

    Abstract : Energy use in buildings account for about one third of the total global energy supply and contributes as much as 30% of the anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. It is estimated that energy use in buildings will increase to 67% by 2030. READ MORE