Essays about: "peat volume change"
Found 4 essays containing the words peat volume change.
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1. Quantification of peat volume change in Northern peatlands : A study of mires capacity to swell and shrink and its relation to mire age and land management
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Luft-, vatten- och landskapsläraAbstract : Peatlands are important ecosystems that provide ecohydrological functions related to carbon storage and cycling, water quality, flood attenuation, and groundwater recharge. One key characteristic that gives peatlands these functions is the capacity to swell and shrink upon wetting and drying, commonly referred to as peat volume change. READ MORE
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2. Estimating active layer thickness at the high Arctic study site Zackenberg from remotely sensed ground subsidence
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskapAbstract : The active layer thickness (ALT) is an indicator of permafrost thaw, which potentially leads to the release of large amounts of greenhouse gases under global warming, and thus could further amplify climate change. The thaw depth of the active layer also governs seasonal surface deformation, caused by the volume change between ice to water, which poses risks for slope stability and infrastructure foundations. READ MORE
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3. The Effects of Erosion-control Structures and Gully Erosion on Groundwater Dynamics Along the Kromrivier, Eastern Cape, South Africa
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografiAbstract : The Palmiet wetlands located along the Kromrivier in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa have experienced severe degradation through gully erosion during the past decennia which has been threatening the water quality and water security of large towns in the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan hub. Water scarcity is a growing problem in this region as a result of land degradation and growing erratic rainfall patterns. READ MORE
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4. Carbon loss after forest drainage of three peatlands in southern Sweden
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest SoilsAbstract : Increased amounts of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere influence the global climate. It is therefore important to understand the effects of forestry measures on the distribution of carbon between soil, plants and atmosphere. In the present study, net changes in the peat carbon stores of mires, as a result of forestry drainage, were investigated. READ MORE
