Essays about: "tides"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 28 essays containing the word tides.

  1. 11. Multi-method based characterization of calving events at Sálajiegna Glacier - Lake Sulitelma, Northern Sweden

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

    Author : Martin Schulthess; [2021]
    Keywords : Glaciology; Glacier; Glaciers; Calving; calving front; detection algorithm; Acoustic; Acoustics; Photogrammetry; ice-ocean interactions; UAV; drone; time-lapse; Salajiegna;

    Abstract : Sea level rise concerns millions of people in coastal areas across the globe. One of the largest uncertainties to project future sea level rise is the frontal ablation (accounting for calving and submarine melt) at marine ice margins, around the Greenland and Antarctic Ice Sheet. READ MORE

  3. 12. Re-examining Co-Rea - A constructivist realist view of the US decision to cross the 38th parallel during the Korean War

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Johan Andersson; [2021]
    Keywords : Korea; Korean War; United States; Harry S. Truman; 38th parallel; Constructivist realism; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This case study examines the American decision to cross the 38th parallel into North Korea in October 1950 during the Korean War. In the early stages of the war the southern and UN forces were pushed back, but with an amphibious landing at Inchon the tides changed and eventually the 38th parallel was crossed. READ MORE

  4. 13. Chaos in Stellar Dynamics - Outcomes of Binary-Single interactions in Globular Clusters

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Astronomi - Genomgår omorganisation; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för astronomi och teoretisk fysik - Genomgår omorganisation

    Author : Lucas Hellström; [2020]
    Keywords : Stellar Dynamics; Binary-Single interactions; Dynamical encounters; Additional processes; Physics and Astronomy;

    Abstract : Gravitational encounters between a single star and a binary system can frequently occur in the cores of dense stellar systems like globular clusters. These three-body scattering encounters can lead to a variety of outcomes since the energy of the binary components can be exchanged with the interacting single star. READ MORE

  5. 14. Women’s climate change advocacy in Kiribati: vulnerability, agency and storytelling

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Pippa Haughton; [2020]
    Keywords : communications; development; ComDev; feminism; Climate change; Communications for development; Gender; Kiribati; Pacific islands; Advocacy;

    Abstract : Climate change has hit the Pacific Island nation of Kiribati hard over the past decade, with unreliable weather patterns, drought, flooding and king tides all affecting the homes, health and livelihoods of residents. As the effects of climate change increase, women are rising up as advocates, fighting for action on mitigation and adaptation strategies locally and internationally. READ MORE

  6. 15. On Stranger Tides : An exploratory study on how digital start-ups navigate through business model adaptation in volatile environments

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Sophie Sensenhauer; Jasmin Elmi; [2020]
    Keywords : Business model; Business model adaptation; Digital start-ups; Fintech; Healthtech; Challenges; Opportunities; Strategy; Resources and capabilities; Network and partners;

    Abstract : In recent years, new technologies have led to disruption and change within most industries, resulting in the emergence of digitally-born start-ups. The purpose of this thesis is to complement the scarce theory about what the drivers of business model adaptation in start-ups consist of and how the adaptation process is managed to stay competitive. READ MORE