Search for dissertations about: "South Atlantic"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 33 swedish dissertations containing the words South Atlantic.
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1. Holocene climate and environmental dynamics on the Tristan da Cunha island group, South Atlantic
Abstract : It has been shown that the present interglacial has been climatically dynamic with both rapid and severe climatic fluctuations. The spatial and temporal differences of these changes are however not fully resolved. The aim of this thesis is to present a detail high resolution record of past climate changes from the central South Atlantic. READ MORE
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2. On the intra-seasonal to decadal climate variability over South-Asia
Abstract : South Asia, a land of contrasting landscapes, seasons and climates, is highly vulnerable to climate variability over intra-seasonal to decadal time scales. In winter, precipitation over the western parts of south Asia and fog over the Indo-Gangetic (IG) plains are the two major climatic features. READ MORE
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3. The colour of climate : A study of raised bogs in south-central Sweden
Abstract : This thesis focuses on responses in raised bogs to changes in the effective humidity during the Holocene. Raised bogs are terrestrial deposits that can provide contiguous records of past climate changes. Information on and knowledge about past changes in climate is crucial for our understanding of natural climate variability. READ MORE
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4. Iodine Isotopes and their Species in Surface Water from the North Sea to the Northeastern Atlantic Ocean
Abstract : Huge amounts of anthropogenic 129I have been and still are released to the environment through liquid and gaseous discharges from the nuclear fuel reprocessing facilities worldwide and in particular the ones in Europe. Most of this 129I signal has been accumulated in the marine environment which plays a major role in the iodine natural pool. READ MORE
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5. Middle ordovician conodonts from the Atlantic faunal region and the evolution of key conodont genera
Abstract : This thesis consists of seven separate articles that are mainly concerned with Middle Ordovician conodonts. The studied conodont specimens were obtained from three Middle Ordovician sections in south China and four Middle Ordovician sections in Sweden. READ MORE