Essays about: "subarktis"
Found 3 essays containing the word subarktis.
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1. Changes in the Cold Surface Layer on a Polythermal Glacier during Substantial Ice Mass Loss
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : Climate change in the Arctic and sub-Arctic has induced substantial changes in the inland cryosphere. The warming climate is causing a reduction in glacier size and extent and the average net mass balance for Arctic glaciers have been negative over the past 40 years. READ MORE
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2. Atmospheric mercury deposition in alpine snow, northern British Columbia and southwestern Yukon, Canada
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : High mercury (Hg) levels have been measured in fish in Kusawa Lake (KL), a subalpine, partly glacier-fed lake situated in the southwestern Yukon, Canada, but it is presently unknown where this Hg comes from. One possible source may be atmospheric deposition of Hg in snow and subsequent release by melt into the lake. READ MORE
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3. The potential impact of changing vegetation on thawing permafrost : effects of manipulated vegetation on summer ground temperatures and soil moisture in Abisko, Sweden
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskapAbstract : The Arctic region has experienced significant warming in the past decades and according to predictions further increases in air temperatures and precipitation will occur during the 21st century. Recent changes in climate have had widespread implications for the permafrost around the Arctic. READ MORE
