Sökning: "Hurricanes"

Hittade 5 avhandlingar innehållade ordet Hurricanes.

  1. 1. Interaction of Hurricanes and Natural Coastal Features: Implications for Storm Damage Reduction

    Författare :Ty Wamsley; Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Louisiana; Barrier island; Vegetation; Flooding; Waves; Storm surge; Hurricanes; Mathematical modeling; Storm damage reduction;

    Sammanfattning : It is generally acknowledged that wetlands and barrier islands can reduce surge and waves. However, while a general qualitative understanding of these interactions is available in the scientific literature, quantification of these interactions is lacking and has previously been based on limited data of relatively poor quality. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Krishantering, hushåll och stormen Gudrun : Att analysera hushålls krishanteringsförmåga och sårbarheter

    Författare :Nicklas Guldåker; Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Household; Actor-network theory; Hurricane Gudrun; Crisis management; Vulnerability; Crisis management capability; Time-geography; Krishantering; Stormen Gudrun; Krishanteringsförmåga; Hushåll; Aktör-nätverksteorin; Sårbarhet; Tidsgeografi;

    Sammanfattning : Severe crises and disasters such as the Hurricane Gudrun and their consequences will probably occur in the future. However, there are many uncertainties concerning disasters and their effects. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Selected Functionalities for Autonomous Intelligent Systems in Public Safety Scenarios

    Författare :Mariusz Wzorek; Patrick Doherty; Jonas Kvarnström; Pascual Campoy; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : The public safety and security application domain is an important research area that provides great benefits to society. Within this application domain, governmental and non‐governmental agencies, such as blue light organizations (e.g. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Global Pose Estimation from Aerial Images : Registration with Elevation Models

    Författare :Bertil Grelsson; Michael Felsberg; Per-Erik Forssén; Kalle Åström; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : Over the last decade, the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has increased drastically. Originally, the use of these aircraft was mainly military, but today many civil applications have emerged. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Vision-based Localization and Attitude Estimation Methods in Natural Environments

    Författare :Bertil Grelsson; Michael Felsberg; Per-Erik Forssén; Joni Kämäräinen; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : Over the last decade, the usage of unmanned systems such as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs) and Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs) has increased drastically, and there is still a rapid growth. Today, unmanned systems are being deployed in many daily operations, e.g. LÄS MER