Essays about: "permafrost"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 69 essays containing the word permafrost.

  1. 6. THE INFLUENCE OF TUNDRA VEGETATION ON SOIL TEMPERATURES

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Instiutionen för biologi och miljövetenskap

    Author : Edith Aspelin; [2022-09-28]
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    Abstract : The arctic has experienced more rapid global warming and is more sensitive to temperature changes compared with the rest of the world. We can already see how vegetation distributed across the arctic tundra has changed in composition, height, and abundance. READ MORE

  3. 7. PERMAFROST ARCHITECTURE: EXPLORING RAISED STRUCTURES TO DEVELOP A DESIGN METHOD FOR BUILDING AN ARTS CENTRE ON SVALBARD

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Anton Andreev; [2022]
    Keywords : Svalbard; Longyearbyen; Arctic; Timber; Glulam; Museum; Permafrost; Polar; Industry; Modular; Additive; Structure;

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  4. 8. Seasonal permafrost subsidence monitoring in Tavvavuoma (Sweden) and Chersky (Russia) using Sentinel-1 data and the SBAS stacking technique

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

    Author : Ida Rehn; [2022]
    Keywords : InSAR; Sentinel-1; SBAS; Permafrost; Subsidence; Permafrost thaw;

    Abstract : Permafrost deformation is expected to increase due to climatic perturbations such as amplified air and soil temperatures, resulting in permafrost thawing and subsequent subsidence. Palsas and peat plateaus are uplifted ice-rich peat mounds that experience permafrost subsidence. READ MORE

  5. 9. GIS, tracer test and water balance based hydrological analysis in Tarfala, Northern Sweden

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

    Author : Elias Koivisto; [2022]
    Keywords : Tarfala; DEM; Tracer test; Water balance; the Arctic; Climate change; Permafrost; Glacier;

    Abstract : Current climate change poses a threat to the Arctic due to increasing temperatures, which cause the permafrost and glaciers to melt and thaw. This thesis focused on analyzing water balances in Tarfala catchment between 2000 and 2020 and using GIS as a support for tracer test results measured in Tarfala in 2021. READ MORE

  6. 10. Post-IR IRSL dating of K-feldspar from Loess at Lowland Point, SW England : Developing a Chronology for Past Climate Records

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Elin Törnqvist; [2022]
    Keywords : loess; post-IR IRSL; Lowland Point; SW England; Quaternary; löss; post-IR IRSL; Lowland Point; England; kvartär;

    Abstract : Loess deposits are terrestrial clastic sediments derived from aeolian deposition. Loess is transported in periglacial conditions and was mainly deposited in cold environments around glaciers during the Quaternary period. READ MORE