Time series from chaotic and stochastic systems share properties which can make it hard to distinguish them from each other. The Complexity-Entropy analysis provides appropriate measures of entropy and complexity and representing the calculated values in the representation space, the Complexity-Entropy plane, have been shown to be able to distinguish between time series of stochastic and chaotic ...

Anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions alter the planet's energy balance and cause heating of the surface and oceans. Estimates of the implications of continued emissions are necessary to assess the severity of the situation. The transient climate response (TCR) is a measure of the climate's response to a continued increase in CO2 concentration, and indicates how much the temperature will increase ...

The current standard operational strategy within electrical power systems is done following deterministic reliability practices. These practices are deemed to be secure under most operating situations when considering power system security, but as the deterministic practices do not consider the probability and consequences of operation, the operating situation may often become either too strict or ...

This thesis has focused on the depositional environments of the Upper Triassic Snadd Formation. This formation covers the time-period Ladinian to early Norian with multiple marine regressions and transgressions, resulting in depositional environments ranging from offshore marine shelf to a coastal plain. A 3D seismic dataset and its correlating well have been studied and a refined seismic stratigraphic ...

This master thesis is focused on studying the Vestnesa Ridge located west of Svalbard. The Vestnesa Ridge is a 100 km long and about 3 km wide sediment drift located on the recently uplifted Svalbard margin. The crest of the ridge is represented with numerous pockmarks with different size, orientation and elongation. High resolution seismic data connected pockmarks with acoustic chimneys and faults ...

During the winter of 2013, Northern Norway saw several large avalanche episodes that caused closed roads and loss of human lives. On Senja and Kval\o ya two large avalanches were reported and images from RADARSAT-2 were ordered in ultrafine mode with the goal of detecting these large avalanches in SAR images. Later that year another two images were ordered from RADARSAT-2 that were be used as reference ...

Distributed renewable generation and power flow control are promising tech- nologies for increasing power system efficiency. Renewable energy production close to consumption reduces need for transport of power to these locations. The benefits of reactive flow control are well documented, and in recent years the use of energy storage for active power control has increased in relevance. The power ...

Icing on wind turbines are known to lower their performance, but the exact relationship between wind, ice and power production is not known. In this thesis power loss due to icing on turbine blades at Aapua wind park is investigated for the winter season 2009-2010. The total loss is found to be 30%, whereof 25% is concluded being due to icing. Three different methods are presented to estimate ...

The world faces one of the greatest challenges by changing the economy in a direction where higher resource productivity and lower greenhouse gas emis- sions are the main focus. The most prominent solution to reduce green house gases is a greater utilisation of renewable energy sources. With a rapid tech- nological advancement, solar energy is now one of the least expensive forms of power in two ...

Degradation of pressurized topside static mud equipment is a very complex process. Inspection is a helpful tool to monitor degradation and helps reduce the number of critical failures. If it is left undetected and unchecked, it can lead to leakage resulting in accidents. To set up an effective inspection program, the concepts of Risk-Based Inspection (RBI) can be utilized. RBI helps to develop an ...