Essays about: "terrain index"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 17 essays containing the words terrain index.

1. 11. Feasibility of a low-cost weather sensor network for agricultural purposes : a preliminary assessment

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Kees Van Duijvendijk; [2015]
   Keywords : coffee; microclimates; Costa Rica; Physical Geography and Ecosystem analysis; spatio-temporal interpolation; GIS; micro-sensors; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : This study has focused on challenges encountered when setting up a weather-network for agricultural purposes (e.g. linking temperature to the suitability of crops and pest incidence) with only low-cost sensors and materials. READ MORE

3. 12. Uppdatering av Södras skogsbruksplaner med hjälp av stereomatchning av flygbilder i kombination med den nya nationella höjdmodellen och Riksskogstaxeringens provytor

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Resource Management

   Author : Johanna Blombäck; [2015]
   Keywords : fotogrammetri; punktmoln; 3D data; areabaserad metod; skogliga skattningar; photogrammetry; point cloud; 3D data; area-based approach; forest estimations;

   Abstract : Inom skogsbruket i Sverige framställs årligen ett stort antal Skogsbruksplaner (SBPL) där subjektiva fältmätningar vanligtvis används för skattningen av de skogliga variablerna. Denna studie syftade till att undersöka möjligheterna att uppdatera Södras befintliga SBPL med hjälp av den nya nationella höjdmodellen och punktmoln med 3D data genererat genom automatisk stereomatchning av Lantmäteriets flygbilder. READ MORE

4. 13. Assessing the Potential of Embedding Vegetation Dynamics into a Fire Behaviour Model : LPJ-GUESS-FARSITE

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Efren Lopez Blanco; [2014]
   Keywords : mediterranean ecosystem; LPJ-GUESS-FARSITE; FARSITE; fire modelling; fire behaviour prediction; dynamic fuel model; geography; fire recurrence; fuel loading; LPJ-GUESS-SPITFIRE; fuel moisture; physical geography; GEM; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Disturbances such as wildfires are key players involved in the shape, structure and function of the ecosystems. Fire is rarely included in Dynamic global vegetation models due to their difficulty in implementing its processes and impacts associated. READ MORE

5. 14. 'Benefits beyond carbon' : for whom? : gender analysis of communal forest governance and forest resource use in the Democratic Republic of Congo

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Larissa Stiem; [2014]
   Keywords : REDD ; women; sustainable forest management; feminist political ecology; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : In an effort to mitigate global climate change, the REDD+ mechanism (an acronym for ‘Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation plus the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stock’) continues to be put forward as an attractive carbon sequestration and forest conservation tool. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), hosting more than 63% of the Congo Basin rainforests, is the biggest receiver for REDD+ funding in Africa. READ MORE

6. 15. The road to happiness : a spatial study of accessibility and well-being in Hambantota, Sri Lanka

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Victor Strevens Bolmgren; [2013]
   Keywords : Well-Being; Accessibility; Sri Lanka; GIS; Development; physical geography; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Denna studie har för avsikt att visualisera och förklara variationer och mönster i välmående i distriktet Hambantota i södra Sri Lanka. Detta görs genom att använda en stor intervjudatabas från distriktet med frågor och svar om subjektivt välmående och andra utvecklingsfaktorer och sammankoppla denna med en tillgänglighetsmodell. READ MORE