Current low coherence quantitative phase microscopy (LC-QPM) systems suffer from either reduced field of view (FoV) or reduced temporal resolution due to the short temporal coherence (TC) length of the light source. Here, we propose a hybrid, experimental and numerical approach to address this core problem associated with LC-QPM. We demonstrate high spatial resolution and high phase sensitivity in ...

The Canadian Arctic Archipelago (CAA) serves as both a source and a sink for sea ice from the Arctic Ocean, while also exporting sea ice into Baffin Bay. We use observations from Sentinel-1, RADARSAT-2, the RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM), and CryoSat-2, together with the Canadian Ice Service ice charts, to quantify sea ice transport and replenishment across and within the CAA from 2016 to ...

Converging evidence increasingly suggests that psychiatric disorders, such as major depressive disorder (MDD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD), are not unitary diseases, but rather heterogeneous syndromes that involve diverse, co-occurring symptoms and divergent responses to treatment. This clinical heterogeneity has hindered the progress of precision diagnosis and treatment effectiveness in ...

Atmospheric icing poses significant challenges to infrastructure integrity and transportation safety, especially in mountainous regions such as Fagernesfjellet, Norway. This paper presents a comprehensive case study of in-cloud icing over Fagernesfjellet, leveraging hindcast data obtained through dynamic downscaling with the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model alongside observational data. ...

The analysis of ocean eddies in the marginal ice zone via remote sensing and modeling data is a challenging task. However, it is of crucial importance for various scientific applications and anthropogenic activities in the Arctic. Models often struggle to accurately represent eddies near the MIZ due to the intricate nature of sea ice-ocean interactions, unresolved small-scale processes, and ...

This study explores the potential of Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) technology in utilizing Electric Vehicle (EV) batteries for energy storage, aiming to fulfil Spain’s 2030 and 2050 energy goals. The validated Simulink model uses 3.15 million EVs in 2030 and 22.7 million EVs in 2050 as primary energy storage. The results show that Spain can achieve its 2030 target of 42 % renewable energy by utilizing ...

Shortcut learning, the tendency for models to rely on spurious correlations, is a widespread issue in deep learning. Although being a known issue, uncovering the shortcuts present in a dataset can be a difficult task. Over the last few years, explainability methods have been leveraged to find previously unknown shortcuts within mainstream datasets. However, how to best mitigate a model’s reliance ...

Recent Greenland ice-sheet melt constitutes a considerable contribution to global sea-level rise. Observations indicate an approximate zero mass balance of the ice sheet until the late 1990s, after which a strong increase in melting occurred. This cannot be attributed linearly to gradually-increasing global warming. Instead the abrupt shift has been linked to atmospheric circulation changes, although ...

Denne masteroppgaven utforsker potensialet for solceller i rehabilitering av gjenreisningsboliger i Nord-Norge gjennom en detaljert livssyklusanalyse (LCA) for å evaluere miljøpåvirkningen av solskifertak sammenlignet med tradisjonelle skifertak. Ved hjelp av modellering i PVsyst v6.88, ble energiproduksjonen for et system på 11m2 med nominell ytelse 1.4 kW simulert og effekten av viktige ...

Ice shelves, the floating extensions of the Antarctic ice sheet, are supporting the upstream ice and regulates the outflow into the ocean. They are a key component in future predictions of sea level rise, as their direct contact with both the ocean and the atmosphere makes them subject to changing climatic conditions. This thesis aims to investigate how Fimbulisen, a large ice shelf in East ...