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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2008)
The quest to unravel and better constrain the crustal architecture and related geological processes of South Atlantic margins underscores the importance of this study. This is true considering the huge economic prospect ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2006)
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Stabilizing mercury is still a major challenge throughout the world and no consensus has been reached on the safe disposal of mercy until now. Several methods have been suggested on how to stabilize mercury ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2007)
Change in glacier extent is a good indication of climate change. Inventories for glaciated areas should therefore be made at certain intervals. For New Zealand a digitized glacial inventory including both the two main ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2008)
Orografiske effekter kan påvirke vinden. Saltfjorden er omgitt av fjell og komplekst terreng. For å undersøke hvordan vinden her blir påvirket av topografien ble vinden i fjorden sammenliknet med vinden på Tennholmen fem ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2008)
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The effect of tropospheric ozone as an air pollutant is normally simulated using regional or urban scale computer models, while global models often are used to study the role of ozone as a greenhouse gas. The ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2007)
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On a sunny, cloudless day we often recognize condensation trails (contrails) behind jet aircrafts as narrow, white stripes. Contrails form as a mixture of warm, humid exhaust gases and colder, drier air exceeds ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2007)
Glaciers and ice masses are very important components of the earth system both in terms of global water storage and as climate indicators. The amount of water tied up in glaciers and ice caps is equivalent to about 69 ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2008)
As global warming causes both glaciers and sea ice to decay, increased freshwater flux into the North Atlantic is expected. In addition precipitation at high latitudes is predicted to increase under global warming as well, ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2005)
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Debris flows represent a major threat to human life and property. Due to their ability of entraining material and reaching long run-outs, they have a potential of causing massive damage.
There are many studies ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2007)
The Lusitanian Basin in Portugal is an Atlantic margin rift basin on the western side of the Iberian plate positioned north of Lisbon. The basin contains, among several other formations, the Upper Jurassic Louriñha Formation ...