P2-0180 — Annual report 2011
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Automated discovery of a model for dinoflagellate dynamics.

We performed a model analysis of the concentration of the algal species Peridinium gatunense (Dinoflagellate) in Lake Kinneret, where sudden ecosystem changes occurred in the mid-1990s. We apply an automated modelling tool (Lagramge), and by an expert visual estimation we propose one optimal model capable of long-term predictions of algae concentrations.

COBISS.SI-ID: 24367399
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Sedimentation efficiency of two continuously operating circular settling tanks with different inlet- and outlet arrangements.

We performed an experimental study on sedimentation efficiency inside two types of circular settling tanks with continuous operation. The two tanks differ in inlet- and outlet configurations. Research was focused on the influence of flow field on the sedimentation efficiency of both settling tanks. Sedimentation efficiency was assessed by measurements of inlet- and effluent suspension concentrations. As a research method we also applied computer-aided visualization.

COBISS.SI-ID: 12106523
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The Stogovce landslide in SW Slovenia triggered during the September 2010 extreme rainfall event.

Raziskovalno smo preučili vzroke in mehanizem proženja zemeljskega plazu Stogovce, ki se je sprožil septembra 2010 v času močnih padavin. Opravljene so bile preliminarne terenske raziskave in predlagani prvi preventivni ukrepi. Poseben poudarek je bil na primerjavi lastnosti materialov in hidrogeoloških razmer dveh velikih plazov: plazu Stovže nad Logom pod Mangartom s katastrofalnimi posledicami in plazu Stogovce in morebitnemu tveganju, da bi se plaz Stogovce, podobno kot plaz Stovže, spremeni v drobirski tok. Analiza pomembno prispeva k razumevanju plazov in varovanju ogroženih območij pred plazovi - zlasti v Vipavski dolini in na celotnem območju narivnega roba mezozojskih kamnin na flišu.

COBISS.SI-ID: 5380449