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Visar resultat 21 - 25 av 89 uppsatser innehållade ordet Svalbard.

  1. 21. En arktisk fästning : Bart liv och klassifikation

    Master-uppsats, Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för bibliotek, information, pedagogik och IT

    Författare :Sanna Carlbring; [2020]
    Nyckelord :classification; taxonomy; nomenclature; discourse; colonialism; biopolitics;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis examines classification in relation to colonialism and cultural imbalances. The Svalbard Global Seed Vault is a facility located in Longyearbyen in Norway and houses seeds from most of the countries in the world. LÄS MER

  3. 22. Robust Drone Mission in the Arctic

    Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, Uppsala universitet/Signaler och system

    Författare :Elvira Brenner; Oscar Hultmar; [2020]
    Nyckelord :;

    Sammanfattning : During environmental research projects in the Arctic region AFRY has come across an unproportionally high number of cases where the navigation of drones have not worked as intended, compared to other regions. The main objective of this thesis is to investigate the cause of these navigational problems and determine the main cause. LÄS MER

  4. 23. Mineralogical and Geochemical Study of Acid Mine Drainage from 100 Years of Coal Mining in Svalbard (78° N)

    Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och naturresurser

    Författare :Andreas Rehn; [2020]
    Nyckelord :Acid rock drainage; Acid mine drainage; coal mine waste; Pyrite; Arctic; Svalbard; Spitzbergen;

    Sammanfattning : Waste rock piles from coal mining of tertiary bituminous coal in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, show sulfide oxidation and subsequent acid mine drainage (AMD) production. The aim was to establish deeper understanding of AMD prediction based on Mineralogy and Geochemistry of coal and AMD samples. LÄS MER

  5. 24. Arktisk turism och skyddet av isbjörnen : En miljörättslig analys av skyddet av Svalbards isbjörnar i en tid av ökad sjöburen turism

    Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, Stockholms universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Författare :Imola Szanto; [2020]
    Nyckelord :Arctic; tourism; arctic tourism; polar bear; ship-based tourism; polar bears; polar bear protection; Bern Convention; Svalbard; species protection; Arktis; turism; arktisk turism; sjöburen turism; isbjörn; isbjörnar; isbjörnsskydd; Bernkonventionen; Svalbard; artskydd;

    Sammanfattning : One of the main attractions for tourists visiting Svalbard, Norway, are polar bears. The polar bear is a vulnerable species, dependent on sea ice to survive as this is where they hunt, wander and raise their cubs. LÄS MER

  7. 25. Effects of snow-free season, temperature and radiation variations on the retreat of Linné glacier, Svalbard

    Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Författare :Juliano Hanna; [2020]
    Nyckelord :Glacier; Arctic; Svalbard; climate change; GIS; drone; air temperature and solar radiation; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : Linné glacier has retreated approximately 1.8 km since 1936 and 1 km between 1995 and 2019. Linné glacier is following the same trend as other glaciers around Svalbard. Linné glacier is a well-monitored glacier with a time series of air temperature, incoming solar radiation and snow height data since 2003. LÄS MER