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Hittade 5 avhandlingar innehållade orden Michael Taylor.
1. Studies of auroral processes using optical methods
Sammanfattning : The Aurora is a visual manifestation of the complex plasma processes that occur as the solar wind interacts with the Earth’s magnetosphere and ionosphere. Therefore, studies of the aurora can lead to better understanding of the near-Earth space environment and of fundamental physical processes. LÄS MER
2. Inter-annual variability of rainfall in Central America : Connection with global and regional climate modulators
Sammanfattning : Central America is a region regularly affected by natural disasters, with most of them having a hydro-meteorological origin. Therefore, the understanding of annual changes of precipitation upon the region is relevant for planning and mitigation of natural disasters. LÄS MER
3. Kalman Filters for Nonlinear Systems and Heavy-Tailed Noise
Sammanfattning : This thesis is on filtering in state space models. First, we examine approximate Kalman filters for nonlinear systems, where the optimal Bayesian filtering recursions cannot be solved exactly. These algorithms rely on the computation of certain expected values. LÄS MER
4. Brussels : a reflexive world city
Sammanfattning : This dissertation analyses the consequences of seemingly placeless processes like the European integration and the increasing economic globalisation on Brussels and the people living there. The study shows that Brussels has become one of our time's most important international political capitals and a leading business node in Europe. LÄS MER
5. An Immersed Finite Element Method and its Application to Multiphase Problems
Sammanfattning : Multiphase flows are frequently encountered in many important physical and industrial applications. These flows are usually characterized by very complicated structure that involves free moving surfaces inside the fluid domain and discontinuous or even singular material properties of the flow. LÄS MER