Sökning: "dry spells"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 8 uppsatser innehållade orden dry spells.

1. 1. Influence of climate change on Organism Abundance in the Kiruna Region, Northern Sweden: Insights from-long term high-quality DNA sequencing

   Kandidat-uppsats, Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap

   Författare :Anton Sandström; [2023]
   Nyckelord :Climate change; ecology; microorganisms; DNA-sequencing;

   Sammanfattning : This study investigates if the area around Kiruna, Northern Sweden has experienced large shifts in weather conditions and whether these have affected organism abundances. With a significant increase in global temperature and an increase in average temperature of 1. LÄS MER

3. 2. Hydro-climatic Risk Assessment and Communication for Smallholder Farmers in Maharashtra

   Kandidat-uppsats, KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Författare :Elin Ekström; Jonna Halonen; [2021]
   Nyckelord :Risk assessment; risk communication; smallholder farmers; hydro-climatic risks; Indian Summer Monsoon; dry spells; decision support tool; Riskbedömning; riskkommunikation; småskaliga jordbrukare; hydroklimatiska risker; indiska sommarmonsunen; torrperioder; beslutsstödsverktyg;

   Sammanfattning : Smallholder farmers often have great entrepreneurial qualities that build on generations of experience. However, many farm management practices are poorly adapted to current climate change conditions. LÄS MER

4. 3. Ecnomic value of water for Agriculture, Hydropower and Domestic Use : A case study of the Lunsemfwa catchment, Zambia

   Magister-uppsats, Södertörns högskola/Nationalekonomi

   Författare :Daniel Phiri; [2020]
   Nyckelord :Ecosystem services; economic value; willingness to pay; translog production function; economic value; hydropower; agriculture; domestic water use; contingent valuation;

   Sammanfattning : The Lunsemfwa river catchment is of paramount importance to the Zambian economy, particularly with regards to energy, agricultural and water for domestic, as well as wildlife. Water shortages during dry spells in the area present a huge problem for the various stakeholders in the basin. LÄS MER

5. 4. Spatial assessment of NDVI as an indicator of desertification in Ethiopia using remote sensing and GIS

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

   Författare :Gezahagn Negash Seboka; [2016]
   Nyckelord :NDVI and Rainfall; land degradation; climate change; desertification; NOAA AVHRR; land cover; GIS; Physical Geography and Ecosystem analysis; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Sammanfattning : Desertification is a serious environmental and socio-economic problem occurring at global, regional and local scale. According to Article 1(a) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), define the term “desertification” means “land degradation in arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid (dry lands) areas resulting from various factors, including climatic variations and human activities”. LÄS MER

7. 5. MODIS NDVI satellite data for assessing drought in Somalia during the period 2000-2011

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

   Författare :Mohammed Alwesabi; [2012]
   Nyckelord :remote sensing; vegetation index; drought; Somalia; geography; physical geography; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis studied the drought monitoring and assessing in Somalia environment during the period 2000-2011 with more details about the drought in 2010- 2011. Time series analysis of remote sensing data as well as rainfall data were used to achieve the aim of the study. LÄS MER