A deterministic model for lake clarity; application to management of Lake Tahoe (California-Nevada), USA 

    Pérez Losada, Joaquim (Date of defense: 2001-11-15)

    This dissertation has as its goal the quantitative evaluation of the application of<br/>coupled hydrodynamic, ecological and clarity models, to address the deterministic prediction of water clarity in lakes and reservoirs. ...

    Advanced thermal analysis of ReBCO superconductor precursor films and functional oxides 

    Rasi, Silvia (Date of defense: 2019-11-12)

    High temperature superconductivity and in particular YBa2Cu3O7-x (YBCO) coated conductors (CCs) are a crucial technology for the drastic reduction of CO2 emissions. Since nowadays YBCO CCs are not competitive economically, ...