Essays about: "transit"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 320 essays containing the word transit.

1. 21. Simulations of the Tenuous Upper Atmospheres of Exoplanets

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

   Author : Lucian Spitzner; [2023]
   Keywords : astronomy; astrophyics; exoplanets; transmission spectroscopy; magnetic fields; atmospheres; ions; Physics and Astronomy;

   Abstract : Over the last decade, the interest in research on extraterrestrial planets has expanded dramatically. With the number of confirmed exoplanets having increased tenfold over the last ten years, we now know that many different types of exoplanets exist. READ MORE

3. 22. Second Home, New Home

   University essay from KTH/Samhällsplanering och miljö

   Author : Minghui Li; [2023]
   Keywords : urban village; urban regeneration; informal employment migrants; public space;

   Abstract : As a unique form of rural-urban transition settlement in China’s rapid urbanization process, the “urban village” plays a very distinctive part in promoting urbanization, being a transit point for many rural people entering urban areas. The term “informal employment migrants” usually refers to those people, who have no formal employment status and work in informal, low-skilled, low-paying jobs in the city. READ MORE

4. 23. Search for transiting exoplanets in globular clusters

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

   Author : Oskar Nilsson; [2023]
   Keywords : Physics and Astronomy;

   Abstract : This project consists of a transit search in the Messier 3 Globular cluster with the goal to assess the difficulties of observing planetary transits in globular clusters. M3 was observed for a short period of time and by performing PSF fitting, flux measurements could be done to extract light curves of the 290 stars that are included in this project. READ MORE

5. 24. Transport Poverty in Reykjavík, Iceland : Service Area Analysis of Essential Services

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för geografi

   Author : Francisco Javier Ari Quintana; [2023]
   Keywords : transport poverty; time poverty; accessibility; service area; GIS; Reykjavík; Iceland;

   Abstract : This thesis delves into the manifestations of transport poverty and time poverty in the Greater Reykjavík area, highlighting the accessibility of essential healthcare, educational, and grocery services through various transport modes - driving, public transit, cycling, and walking. Utilizing a service area analysis with network datasets in ArcGIS Pro, the study indicates some disparities in travel times experienced by different demographic groups, with a particular emphasis on the university-eligible population. READ MORE

6. 25. Integration of public transport planning and spatial planning in Norrköping : Collaboration for achieving the same vision but with different strategies

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema teknik och social förändring

   Author : Simon Georgson; [2023]
   Keywords : Integration planning; Public transport planning; Spatial planning; Transit-Oriented Development; Collaboration;

   Abstract : The integration of public transport planning and spatial planning has become an internationally well-known phenomenon and is seen by planners as a fundamental prerequisite for getting more people to travel sustainably, and thus reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases from the transport sector. The aim is to design the built environment in such a way that sustainable travel is promoted. READ MORE