Análisis y evaluación de la vulnerabilidad de la población de La Fortuna de San Carlos a la actividad volcànica del Volcán Arenal, Costa Rica. 

    Berrocal Vargas, Milena (Date of defense: 2008-09-04)

    El Volcán Arenal es un joven estratovolcán (7ka) localizado en el noroeste de Costa Rica. Inicio su presente ciclo eruptivo el 29 de Julio de 1968 con una gran explosión lateral que mató alrededor de 90 personas. <br/><br/>En ...

    Applications of hydrodynamic and water quality models to the Sau and Boadella Reservoirs 

    Takkouk, Saddek (Date of defense: 2011-05-06)

    Applicaciò d'un model de hydrodinàmica i de qualitat de l'aigua als embassaments de Sau i Boadella

    Basin-scale hydrodynamics in a Mediterranean reservoir. Implications for the phytoplankton dynamics 

    Vidal Hurtado, Javier (Date of defense: 2007-04-27)

    Procesos hidrodinámicos determinan, en un alto grado la calidad del agua en embalse, sin embargo dichos procesos han sido tradicionalmente olvidados en la gestión de embalse. En esta tesis se presentan evidencias de los ...

    Cloud-aerosol transition zone radiative effects from modeling and observational perspectives 

    Jahani, Babak (Date of defense: 2021-11-29)

    Aerosols and clouds, as two particular cases of a single phenomenon (i.e., a suspension of particles in the air), are important components in the climate system. They play a crucial role in determination of Earth’s energy ...

    Conformal prediction of air pollution concentrations for the Barcelona Metropolitan Region 

    Ivina, Olga (Date of defense: 2012-11-20)

    This thesis is aimed to introduce a newly developed machine learning method, conformal predictors, for air pollution assessment. For the given area of study, the Barcelona Metropolitan Region (BMR), several conformal ...

    La conservación del patrimonio natural geológico en campos volcánicos, una herramienta para la gestión sostenible del territorio. El caso de la zona volcánica de la Garrotxa 

    Planagumà, Llorenç (Date of defense: 2022-11-25)

    The study of the geodiversity of an area and the conservation of its geological heritage, unlike biodiversity, has only recently begun to be systematized. This thesis analyses the conservation of geological heritage in ...

    Diversity, dynamics and activity of mesophilic Archaea in stratified feshwater lakes. Implications in biogeochemical cycles 

    Llirós Dupré, Marc (Date of defense: 2010-03-12)

    Aquesta tesi doctoral va estudiar la diversitat (riquesa i abundància), la distribució i la dinàmica de les comunitats planctòniques d'Archaea presents a diferents llacs estratificats temperats d'aigua dolça per aportar ...

    Flow intermittency patterns, organic carbon dynamics, and cultural ecosystem services in the Mediterranean 

    Llanos Paez, Oriana Lucia (Date of defense: 2024-02-07)

    Non-perennial rivers and streams are defined as systems that cease to flow at some point in space and time along their course. These systems are widespread globally representing more than half of the global river network, ...

    Function and structure of river sediment biofilms and their role in dissolved organic matter utilization 

    Freixa Casals, Anna (Date of defense: 2016-02-18)

    The objective of this thesis was to study how sediment microbial communities in Mediterranean rivers used dissolved organic matter at different spatial and temporal scales. Results from the two field studies, showed that ...

    Geometric characteristics of clouds from ceilometer measurements and radiosounding methods 

    Costa Surós, Montse (Date of defense: 2014-10-02)

    Improving methods for automatic and continuous description of cloud has a huge importance in order to determine the role of clouds in climate and their contribution to climate change. The geometric characteristics of clouds, ...

    Geostatistics for constrained variables: positive data, compositions and probabilities. Applications to environmental hazard monitoring 

    Tolosana Delgado, Raimon (Date of defense: 2005-12-19)

    Aquesta tesi estudia com estimar la distribució de les variables regionalitzades l'espai mostral i l'escala de les quals admeten una estructura d'espai Euclidià. Apliquem el principi del treball en coordenades: triem una ...

    Linking river sediment physical properties to biofilm biomass and activity 

    Ann, Vannak (Date of defense: 2015-06-30)

    River sediments are composed by a variety of grain sizes which determine their permeability and biogeochemistry. The aim of this thesis was to test whether differences in river sediment physical characteristics generate ...

    Nitrate groundwater pollution and aquifer vulnerability: the case of the Osona region 

    Boy Roura, Mercè (Date of defense: 2013-10-04)

    Nitrate groundwater pollution in the Osona region is a persistent and widespread problem. Nitrate concentrations are commonly above the drinking water threshold of 50 mg/L in wells and springs. ANOVA and logistic regression ...

    Pollution assessment of arsenic in groundwater: geochemistry and analytical aspects 

    Majumder, Santanu (Date of defense: 2013-10-30)

    Apart from the geological controls that can cause As mobilization in groundwater in the Bengal Delta Plain, local anthropogenic factors may also contribute to some extent. Investigations showed that As(III) get enriched ...

    Temporal evolution of ancient buildings 

    Fita López, Josep Lluis (Date of defense: 2019-12-10)

    Nowadays, the improvement in Computer Graphics has benefited fields such as Cultural Heritage, where the main efforts have focused on the digital preservation of historic buildings or urban structures. In this thesis, ...

    Trace elements biogeochemistry in high mountain lake catchments: identifying anthropogenic versus natural components from the atmospheric contamination legacy in remote natural areas 

    Bacardit Peñarroya, Montserrat (Date of defense: 2011-06-01)

    Human activities have been interfering with the natural biogeochemical cycles of trace elements since the ancient civilizations. Although they are inaccessible and remote, high mountain lake catchments are irrefutably ...

    UV index measurement and model agreement: uncertainties and limitations 

    Badosa i Franch, Jordi (Date of defense: 2005-09-27)

    En les últimes dècades, l'increment dels nivells de radiació solar ultraviolada (UVR) que arriba a la Terra (principalment degut a la disminució d'ozó estratosfèric) juntament amb l'augment detectat en malalties relacionades ...