Essays about: "the monsoon season"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 12 essays containing the words the monsoon season.

1. 6. Climate change impacts on water resources of the Ganges : Suitable adaptation options for agriculture in the Indian-Himalayan region

   University essay from KTH/Industriell ekologi

   Author : Hedvig Winther; [2017]
   Keywords : Climate change; water flows; Indian-Himalayan region; Ganges; adaptation; hydro-climatic modelling; stakeholder participatory methods; Klimatförändringar; vattenflöden; Indiska Himalaya; Ganges; anpassning; hydroklimatisk modellering; intressentdeltagande metoder;

   Abstract : Climate change is affecting several environmental factors and together with socio-economic changes put high pressure on water resources. Climate change manifest itself through increasing temperatures and changes in precipitation patterns and intensities, with knock-on effects on hydrologically-relevant parameters such as water flows, evapotranspiration rates, glacial melt etcetera, all of which have already been observed in the recent past and are predicted to continue in the future. READ MORE

3. 7. Sediment transport and coastal evolution at Thuan An Inlet, Vietnam

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

   Author : Eva-Lena Eriksson; Madeleine Hjertstrand Persson; [2014]
   Keywords : Thuan An; Hoa Duan; Tam Giang-Cau Hai lagoon system; lagoon; inlet; groin; longshore sediment transport; Thua Thien-Hue province; GENESIS; Huong River; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : The Tam Giang-Cau Hai lagoon is located outside of Hue in central Vietnam. Southeast of Thuan An inlet, one of the two inlets of the lagoon, a groin was constructed in 2008 as a measure to reduce the sediment transport to prevent the inlet from closing. READ MORE

4. 8. Queensland weather patterns during the Australian summer monsoon and the El Niño-Southern Oscillation

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Luft-, vatten- och landskapslära

   Author : Jalle Hiltunen; [2013]
   Keywords : ENSO; El Niño; La Niña; summer monsoon; Walker circulation; Queensland; Australia; Coral Sea; ENSO; El Niño; La Niña; sommarmonsun; Walker cirkulationen; Queensland; Australien; Coral Sea;

   Abstract : The objective of this study is to describe the effects of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) on the weather patterns in Queensland during the Australian summer monsoon. The focus is on the period from October-January when the summer monsoon is governing the weather pattern of Northern Australia. READ MORE

5. 9. Rainfall and Flood Frequency Analysis in Pahang River Basin, Malaysia

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

   Author : Ashenafi Tekolla; [2010]
   Keywords : Flood Frequency Analysis; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : In the past years different parts of the Pahang River basin have been affected by problems related to flooding. Many people died or were dislocated from their place, and government and private properties have been damaged causing huge impact on the country’s economy. READ MORE

6. 10. An Investigation of Exchange Rates in the Tam Giang-Cau Hai Lagoon System, Vietnam, through Hydrodynamic Modeling

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

   Author : Michael Tushaj; [2009]
   Keywords : SMS; water exchange; engineering; Vietnam; Water Resources; lagoon; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : The Tam Giang-Cau Hai lagoon system, two inter-connected and naturally occurring coastal lagoons located in the Thua Thien-Hue province of Vietnam, comprises two inlets: Thuan An and Tu Hien. The Thuan An and Tu Hien inlets connect the lagoon system to the South China Sea and they are subjected to morphologic changes due to sediment transport effects. READ MORE