Essays about: "radiative forcing"

Showing result 16 - 19 of 19 essays containing the words radiative forcing.

  1. 16. Do contrails seek clear skies?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Fysiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Förbränningsfysik

    Author : Cecilia Heldmann; [2014]
    Keywords : Contrails; condensation trails; clouds; meteorology; convective areas; clear skies; wind field; radiative forcing; Physics and Astronomy;

    Abstract : Contrails are the visible line-shaped clouds that can be seen to form behind aircrafts if the air is saturated with respect to liquid. Furthermore, if the air is supersaturated with respect to ice, the contrails can develop into contrail-cirrus that affect the radiative forcing, locally up to an annual average of 1000 mWm-2 over Europe. READ MORE

  3. 17. Long term variability of Swedish river discharge as represented by EC-Earth in the past and future climates

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

    Author : David Corral Díaz; Olena Siergieieva; [2012]
    Keywords : Long term variability; climate change; downscaling; global climate model; Sweden; Fourier; wavelet; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The aim of this study is to identify changes in pattern of long-term variability of seasonal discharge for the period 1851-2100 among four selected Swedish rivers based on output data from EC-Earth climate model. In order to achieve the main goal and be able to analyze and compare changes in patterns of variability of water discharge for the past time period 1851-2005 and future time-period 2006-2100, discharge peaks should be represented as oscillations of frequency. READ MORE

  4. 18. Horizontal Meter Scale Variability of Elemental Carbon in Surface Snow

    University essay from Institutionen för naturgeografi och kvartärgeologi (INK)

    Author : Jonas Svensson; [2011]
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    Abstract : Soot deposited in snow and ice lowers the albedo of the surface and affects the radiative balance. Soot’s climatic forcing has received increased attention during the last decade, however, measurements of soot concentrations in Arctic snow are rare. READ MORE

  5. 19. Global effects of albedo change due to urbanization

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Mattias Spångmyr; [2010]
    Keywords : physical geography; albedo; urbanization; solar radiation; the energy balance; geography; land use; land cover; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Human population on Earth is increasing and is projected to continue increasing for many years to come. Most of the increase will probably occur in cities and the extent of urban areas will increase with it. As cities grow larger and new cities are built, the many and diverse climatic effects of urbanization will become more evident. READ MORE