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  1. 16. Twenty-First Century Drought Projections in Swedish Catchments

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Elise Jonsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Drought; climate change; drought index; climate models; catchments; societal functions; Torka; klimatförändring; torkindex; klimatmodeller; avrinningsområde; samhällsfunktioner;

    Abstract : Droughts can have far-reaching and devastating effects on all sectors of society and ecology and future changes to drought and flood patterns are uncertain. This uncertainty has led to a lax response from local officials in dealing with mitigation and adaptation, particularly in Sweden. READ MORE

  3. 17. A Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment Associated with Cross-Connections in the Drinking Water Network in Combination with Hydraulic Modeling

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Fatin Alzuhairi; [2022]
    Keywords : EPANET; QMRA; Water distribution network; Health risk analysis; Cross-connections and backflow; Low pressure; Water quality; Simulation; Pathogen; EPANET; QMRA; vattendistributionsnät; hälsoriskanalys; korskoppling; lågtryck; vattenkvalitet; simulering; patogen;

    Abstract : Drinking water companies have the technology and responsibility to deliver safe and high-quality drinking water to the water distribution systems network (WDN). However, many events within the WDN, such as cross-connections and backflow, might degrade water quality and pose public health risks to consumers. READ MORE

  4. 18. Effect of Heatwaves on the Cooling Demand of Austrian Residential Buildings

    University essay from KTH/Energiteknik

    Author : Apoorv Mukati; [2021]
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    Abstract : Buildings account for 40% of total energy consumption and 36% of CO2 emissions in the European Union. In 2019, households, or the residential sector, represented 26.3 % of final energy consumption in the EU out of which space cooling represented 0.4% energy consumption (Eurostat, 2021). READ MORE

  5. 19. Ionospheric Effect on GPS During Solar Maximum

    University essay from KTH/Fastigheter och byggande

    Author : Netsai Wiboonwipa; [2021]
    Keywords : GPS; Ionosphere; MS-TIDs; Polar cap patches; GPS; jonosfär; MS-TID; polarkåpor;

    Abstract : Ionospheric effects are one of the factors that can have negative impact on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS). Those effects can be called medium-scale traveling ionospheric disturbances (MS-TIDs) at middle latitude regions and polar cap patches at high latitude regions. READ MORE

  6. 20. Växtgestaltning som ett sätt att lindra effekterna av urbana värmeöar : Vretensborgsvägen – ett exempel

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Manuel Lopez Ruiz; [2021]
    Keywords : stadsklimat; urbana värmeöar; träd i stadsmiljö; träd; stadsplanering;

    Abstract : Det blir allt varmare i våra städer och mycket tyder på att den utvecklingen kommer att fortsätta. Under de senaste åren kan man se att värmeböljor både ökat i antal och att dess varaktighet förlängts. READ MORE