Thesis--Wisconsin. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 137-152).

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1969. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2006. / Dr. Peter J. Webster, Committee Chair ; Dr. Judith A. Curry, Committee Member ; Dr. Robert Dickinson, Committee Member ; Dr. Robert X. Black, Committee Member ; Dr. Predrag Cvitanovic, Committee Member.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2006. / Dickinson, Robert, Committee Member ; Black, Robert, Committee Chair ; Cunnold, Derek, Committee Member ; Fu, Rong, Committee Member ; Knox, John, Committee Member.

<p>I denna uppsats har jag tagit reda på hur klimatförändringarna i framtiden kan komma att drabba Kalmar. Syftet med uppsatsen var att förklara för läsarna hur klimatförändringarna visar sig, hur de kan påverka städer och dessutom se hur de olika organisationerna som agerar inom kommunen och länet har planerat för detta och vilka kunskaper de har. Uppsatsen är skriven med en kvalitativ explanativ metod. Med hjälp av olika personer som jobbar inom berörda organisationer har jag kommit fram till att det största problemet som kan uppstå på grund av klimatförändringarna är översvämningar och stormar. Då Kalmar är en gammal stad som är uppbyggd nästan precis i strandkanten så skulle en permanent höjning av vattennivån medföra att stora områden i Kalmars centrala delar skulle kunna hamna under vatten. Redan nu kan det konstateras att Kalmar Hamn har problem med kajernas hållfasthet på grund av en urgröpning som är ett resultat av de senaste årens högvatten.</p>

Thesis (M.A.)--Georgia State University, 2006. / Title from title screen. Susan Walcott, Paul Knapp, committee co-chairs; John Allensworth, committee member. Electronic text (106 p. : col. ill., col. maps) : digital, PDF file. Description based on contents viewed July 9, 2007. Includes bibliographical references (p. 103-106).

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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Boston University / One of the more powerful and consistent tools available to nature is the phenomenon of alternate freezing and thawing. Mechanically, extraordinary pressures may be involved because of the density differential existing between the liquid wnd the solid phases of water. Physiologically, there is the availability or nonavailability of water to sustain growth. Despite this, catastrophic changes are not to be expected. On the other hand, such a powerful tool must leave its imprint in one manner or another upon the natural landscape. In most arctic and highland areas the imprint is directly discernible. In more moderate climes the imprint is indirectly applied principally as a limiting parameter within an aggregate of generally favorable conditions. The phenomenon of freeze-thaw is a climatic parameter but not a climatic element. Unlike the elements, there is a definite threshold involved; that is, 32° Fahrenheit or 0° Centigrade. At this threshold water may exist in either the liquid or solid state but by the addition or subtraction of heat it can change from one state to the other without a gain or loss in temperature. In the natural environment the terms are not quite so precise. Time for the process to take place, impurities in the water, and the variation of temperature regimes among the many nooks and crannies of the landscape point to the necessity of relaxing the temperature threshold. In this study the zone of 34° F and 28° F is used. Conditions favorable for a thaw are thought to occur when: the temperature rises through the zone and conditions favorable for a freeze when the temperature drops through this zone [TRUNCATED].

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Boston University. Page 54 misnumbered. Pagination error page 98 / The amount of solar radiant energy received at the outer limits of the earth's atmosphere is nearly a constant, but the amount reaching the earth's surface varies considerably due to astronomical, meteorological, physiographic and cultural factors. The purpose of this study was to describe the temporal and areal distribution of these variations within the Intermontane Basin and Plateau Region of the western United States. This was done in three steps. On the basis of 11 years of daily and monthly data from 10 stations, regression and correlation analysis were used to examine the relation of insolation to environmental elements that appeared to influence its distribution in the region. Secondly, regression analysis was investigated for possible use in computing insolation values missing from the records of the 10 stations and for extension of the station network to non-insolation stations. Finally, maps and diagrams were prepared from actual and computed data and used to describe the areal and temporal distribution of insolation in the region [TRUNCATED]

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Boston University / The Antarctic Plateau is defined on the basis of elevation and slope, being above 2000 meters and with less than a one-degree slope in East Antarctica and being above 1500 meters with less than a one-degree slope in West Antarctica. This region is presented as a high latitude, high elevation, cold desert. It is shown to be a near homogenous geographical region, with a uniform snow surfaace, relatively little local relief, and great depths of snow. Its climate is controlled to a large degree by its geographical location. Elevation, slope, and distance from the coast are presented as the three most important geographical elements [TRUNCATED]