Determining water speed of ships: Establishing the delivered power needed as a function of the ship's speed in relation to the water

In this thesis, we look at the traditional way of calculating a ship’s Power-Speed function using the Iterative Method, and then compare this to the renewed method created by Michaël Mersie, called the Direct Method. We find that, only under very specific circumstances, the Iterative Method can be slightly better at estimating the function of...

Cloudier Skies: Marine Cloud Brightening: How Sea Salt Aerosol Properties Relate to the Brightening Of Stratocumulus Clouds

Over the period 1901-2012, the average global sea surface temperature has increased by 0.89 °C due to climate change and it is expected to increase consistent with global warming. As a consequence, marine ecosystems have become more susceptible to change in species and ocean chemistry. Due to the increase in sea surface temperature, the ocean pH...