Separating glacial isostatic adjustment and ice-mass change signals in Antarctica using satellite data

The main goal of this thesis involves the development of a refined methodology to<br/>separate the mass change signals associated with glacial isostatic adjustment (GIA)<br/>from those of surface ice/firn by exploiting the strengths of independent data sets,<br/>such as those from gravimetry, altimetry, climate data, and others. To achieve this,...

Space-time variation of hydrological processes and water resources in Rwanda: Focus on the Migina catchment

This book presents the hydrological research carried out in the Migina catchment (260 km2), Southern Rwanda. The main objective of the research is to explore the hydrological trends and climate linkages for catchments in Rwanda (26,338 km2), and to contribute to the understanding of dominant hydrological process interactions. Different hydro...

Understanding hydrological variability for improved water management in the Semi-Arid Karkheh basin, Iran

This study provides a hydrology based assessment of (surface) water resources and its continuum of variability and change at different spatio-temporal scales in the semi-arid Karkheh Basin, Iran, where water is scarce, competition among users is high and massive water resources development is under way. The study reveals that the ongoing...

Bouw- en Voorraadeconomie 1960-2025: Flow-stock-trend-onderzoek naar omvang, samenstelling, voorraadmutatie en toekomst van de investeringen in de Nederlandse utilitaire gebouwenvoorraad

Het sociaaleconomisch denken over investeringen en bouwproductie was in de naoorlogse periode sterk gericht op groeien onder evenwichtige verhoudingen. Het ging daarbij onder meer om een vanuit welvaartsgroei optimale verhouding tussen woningbouw en totale investeringen in vaste activa. Meer specifiek ging de aandacht uit naar afstemming van de...

Qualitative futures research for innovation

This is about how commercial organisations use qualitative methods of futures research, such as scenarios, roadmapping and trend-analysis, in their innovation processes. The linkages etween innviation proceses and the methids can take place in different ways.

State space modeling of groundwater fluctuations

Groundwater plays an important role in both urban and rural areas. It is therefore essential to monitor groundwater fluctuations. However, data that becomes available need to be analyzed further in order to extract specific information on the groundwater system. Until recently, simple linear time series models have been applied for this purpose....