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Note: Online-Ausg. ---〉 Müller, Ingo: Fundamentals of thermodynamics and applications , Erscheinungsjahr in Vorlageform:2009

Note: Erscheinungsjahr in Vorlageform:c 2008

Note: Contents: PART I GEOLOGICAL AND PALEOECOLOGICAL EVENTS OF THE LATE PLEISTOCENE AND HOLOCENE IN NORTHERN EURASIA. - 1 Geological and Paleoecological Events of the Late Pleistocene along Eurasian Coastal Areas of the Arctic Ocean. - General Upper Pleistocene Stratigraphie Scheme for Northern Eurasia. - Duration of the Mikulino Interglaciation. - Correlation of the Natural Events Correlative with MIS 5d-5a in Northern West Europe and Northwestern Russia. - 2 Late Pleistocene Geologic-Paleoecological Events in the North of European Russia. - Relationship between Land and Sea Areas during the Mikulino Interglacial in Northern Eurasia. - Genetic Types of Continental Sediments. - Marine Sediments of the Boreal Transgression in the North of European Russia. - 3 Main Geologic-Paieoecoioglcal Events of the Late Pleistocene in the North of Western Siberia. - 4 Geologic-Paleoecological Events of the late Pleistocene in the Northern-Siberian Lowland and Taimyr Peninsula. - 5 The Late Glacial Time and Holocene of Northern Eurasia. - 6 Outlines of the Late Pleistocene and Holocene History of the East Arctic Seas. - 7 The Deglaciation Time and Holocene of Northern Eurasia. - PART II MARINE SEDIMENTATION IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN AND SUBARCTIC SEAS. - 8 The Seas of West Subarctic Region. - Geologic and Oceanographic Setting. - History of Sedimentation. - History of Sedimentation Rates. - History of Sedimentation on the Vøring Plateau During the Last 25 ka. - History of Sedimentation at the Continental Margin of Eastern and South-Eastern Greenland During the Last 130 ka. - 9 The Arctic Ocean. - Recent Environment. - Morphostructure, Oceanographic and Sea-Ice Setting, Recent Sediments and Their Mineral Composition. - Facies Variations of Holocene Sediments on the Yermak Plateau (According to Study Data of 〉 63 mkm Fraction). - History of Sedimentation. - History of Sedimentation Rates During the Last 130 ka. - History of Sedimentation on the Yermak Plateau During the Last 190 ka. - Organic-Geochemical Sediment Studies of the Eastern Part of the Central Arctic. - 10 The Western Arctic Seas. - Recent Sedimentation Environment. - The Barents Sea. - The Kara Sea. - Surface Sediments of the Pechora Sea. - Surface Sediments of St. Anna Trough. - Facies Zonality of Surface Sediments in the Eastern Kara Sea. - History of Sedimentation. - Late- and Post-Glacial History of Sedimentation in the Eastern Part of the Barents Sea. - Holocene Sedimentation History in the Southern Novaya Zemlya Trough. - History of Sedimentation in the Pechora Sea During the Late Pleistocene and Holocene. - Light Fraction Mineralogy of the Upper Quaternary Sediments from the Saint Anna Trough and Its Paleoceanographic Interpretation. - Holocene History of Yenisei River Discharge. - Holocene History of Ob River Discharge. - 11 Eastern Arctic Seas. - Recent Sedimentation Environment. - The Laptev Sea. - The East Siberian Sea. - The Chukchi Sea. - History of Sedimentation. - History of Sedimentation in the Laptev Sea During the Late Weichselian to Holocene by Geophysical and Geochemical Data. - Holocene History of the Lena and Other Rivers Discharge in the Laptev Sea. - Organic Geochemical Data About Sedimentation History Along the Continental Slope of the East Siberian Sea During the Last Climatic Cycle. - Preliminary Data About Accumulation of Diatom-Bearing Clayey Silts at the Chukchi Sea Shelf. - 12 Seas of the Eastern Subarctic. - Recent Sedimentation Environment. - History of Sedimentation. - History of Sedimentation in the Deep-Water Part of the Shirshov Ridge (Bering Sea) During the Last Three Marine-Isotope Stages. - History of Sedimentation in the Northern Sea of Okhotsk During the Last 1.1 Ma. - PART III THE LATE PLEISTOCENE PALEOGEOGRAPHIC EVENTS OF NORTHERN EURASIA AND HISTORY OF SEDIMENTATION IN THE SUBARCTIC SEAS AND THE ARCTIC OCEAN IN RELATION TO THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE GLACIATION DURING THE LAST CLIMATIC CYCLE. - 13 Characteristic Features of the Mikulino Landscapes. - 14 Results of Paleoclimate Studies. - 15 Particularities of Sedimentation Processes Within the Continental Blocks and Marine Basins. - Deglaciation Peculiarities. - Facies Variability during Glaciations, Deglaciations, Interglacials. - Geological History of the Arctic Ocean Sea Ice during the Last 60 ka. - Intercoupling of Atmo-, Hydro-, Cryo-, Bio-, and Lithospheres. - References. - Index.

Note: Erscheinungsjahr in Vorlageform:2007

Note: Contents: 1 The Coastal Zone - a Domain of Global Interactions. - 1.1 Introduction. - 1.2 What is the Coastal Zone?. - 1.3 System and Human Attributes of the Coastal Zone. - 1.3.1 Coastal Ecosystems. - 1.3.2 Variability in Coastal Ecosystems. - 1.4 Changes to the Coastal Zone. - 1.4.1 Pressures on the Coastal Zone from Natural Forcing. - 1.4.2 Pressures on the Coastal Zone from Human Forcing. - 1.4.3 Economics and Coastal Zone Change. - 1.5 Measuring Change and Status of the Coastal Zone at the Global Scale - LOICZ Approaches and Tools. - 1.5.1 Biogeochemical Fluxes of C, N and P. - 1.5.2 Typology Approach to Scaling and Globalisation. - 1.5.3 Socio-economic Evaluations. - 1.5.4 River Basins - Material Fluxes and Human Pressures. - 1.5.5 Key Thematic Issues. - 1.6 Responses to Change. - References. - 2 Dynamics of the Coastal Zone. - 2.1 Introduction. - 2.2 Impacts of Local, Regional and Global Sea-level Fluctuations. - 2.2.1 Processes and Mechanisms: Coastal Dynamics. - 2.2.2 Evolving Morphology and Boundary Conditions. - 2.2.3 Coastal Storms and Coastal Protection. - 2.3 Changes in the Flux of Water and Sediment. - 2.3.1 Processes and Mechanisms. - 2.3.2 Sediment Flux to the Coast: Climate versus Humans. - 2.4 Estuarine Interactions. - 2.5 Groundwater Inputs to the Coastal Zone. - 2.5.1 A New Understanding. - 2.5.2 Advective Porewater Exchange. - 2.5.3 Magnitude of Submarine Groundwater Discharge. - 2.5.4 Biogeochemical Implications. - 2.6 Influence of Human Activities on Material Fluxes. - 2.6.1 The Role of Dams and Other Land Transformations. - 2.6.2 Ecosystem Health and Diversity. - 2.6.3 The Vitality of Coastal Wetlands, Mangroves and Reefs. - 2.6.4 Sediment Dispersion and Grain Size Effects. - 2.7 Summary. - 2.7.1 Impacts of Local, Regional and Global Sea-level Fluctuations. - 2.7.2 Sediment Flux to the Coast. - 2.7.3 Dynamics at the Estuarine Interface. - 2.7.4 Groundwater Inputs. - 2.7.5 The Human Dynamic. - References. - 3 C, N, P Fluxes in the Coastal Zone. - 3.1 Introduction. - 3.1.1 The Coastal Zone and Fluxes. - 3.1.2 Elemental Cycles and Fluxes. - 3.2 Estimates of C, N and P Fluxes in the Coastal Zone. - 3.2.1 Current Information Availability. - 3.2.2 Fluxes and Variability of Fluxes. - 3.2.3 Non-conservative Fluxes: Their Distributions, Relationships to Other Variables and Biogeochemical Interpretation. - 3.3 Classification of Coastal Fluxes. - 3.3.1 Budget Sites and Coastal Areas: Sizes, Scales and Representation. - 3.3.2 Land versus Ocean Dominance of Biogeochemical Processes: Dynamic Factors in Coastal Classification. - 3.3.3 Natural and Anthropogenic Factors: Pristine to Highly Altered. - 3.3.4 Budget Sites as Representatives of the Global System. - 3.3.5 Typology for Flux Extrapolation. - 3.3.6 Prospects for Future Fluxes and Their Assessment. - 3.4 Conclusions. - 3.4.1 Biogeochemical Systems and Nutrient Loads. - 3.4.2 Scale, Resolution and Generalisation. - 3.4.3 Infrastructure and Methodology. - 3.5 Recommendations. - 3.5.1 Concepts and Methodology. - References. - 4 The Catchment to Coast Continuum. - 4.1 Introduction. - 4.1.1 The LOICZ-Basins Approach. - 4.2 South America. - 4.2.1 Overview of South American River Catchment-Coastal Zone Systems - Geography and Climate. - 4.2.2 Assessment of Land-based Drivers, Pressures and Coastal Impacts. - 4.2.3 State Changes, Impacts and Future Trends. - 4.2.4 Conclusions - South America . -4.3 Africa. - 4.3.1 Overview of African River Catchment - Coastal Zone Systems - Geography and Climate. - 4.3.2 Assessment of Land-based Drivers, Pressures and Coastal Impacts. - 4.3.3 State Changes, Impacts and Future Trends. - 4.3.4 Conclusions - Africa. - 4.4 East Asia. - 4.4.1 Overview of East Asian River Catchment - Coastal Zone Systems - Geography and Climate. - 4.4.2 Assessment of Land-based Drivers, Pressures and Coastal Impacts. - 4.4.3 State Changes, Impacts and Future Trends. - 4.4.4 Conclusions - East Asia. - 4.5 Russian Arctic. - 4.5.1 Overview of Russian Arctic River Catchment - Coastal Zone Systems - Geography and Climate. - 4.5.2 Assessment of Land-based Drivers, Pressures and Coastal Impacts. - 4.5.3 State Changes, Impacts and Future Trends. - 4.5.4 Conclusions - Russian Arctic. - 4.6 Europe - Catchment-Coast Interactions. - 4.6.1 Overview of the European Coastal Zone/Catchment Systems. - 4.6.2 Assessment of Land-based Drivers, Pressures and Coastal Impacts. - 4.6.3 Conclusions - Europe. - 4.7 Towards Coupled Coastal and River Catchment Management: DPSIR Application into Scenarios for Europe. - 4.7.1 Introduction. - 4.7.2 Scenarios and Coastal Futures. - 4.7.3 Application of Scenarios: an Example for Europe. - 4.8 Summary and Conclusions. - 4.8.1 Catchments and Changes. - 4.8.2 Information Gaps. - References. - 5 Synthesis of Main Findings and Conclusions. - 5.1 Global Change and Sustainable Use of Earth's Coastal Zones. - 5.2 Progress in Meeting IGBP-LOICZ Goals. - 5.3 Key Findings. - 5.3.1 The Coastal Domain. - 5.3.2 River Basins: Assessment of Human-induced Land-based Drivers and Pressures. - 5.3.3 Material Fluxes. - 5.3.4 Biogeochemical Budgets. - 5.4 Now and into the Future. - 5.4.1 River Basin Factors. - 5.4.2 Material Fluxes. - 5.4.3 Biogeochemical Budgets. - 5.5 The LOICZ Contribution. - 5.6 Implications for Management. - 5.7 The Future of LOICZ. - 5.7.1 The Future Challenges for LOICZ. - 5.7.2 The Potential for LOICZ to Contribute to Future Coastal Management Challenges. - References. - Appendix. - A.1 LOICZ Reports and Studies and Key Publications. - A.2 Acronyms and Abbreviations. - Index.

Note: Contents: PART I PRINCIPLES OF EXTREME SOIL MICROBIOLOGY. - 1 The Microbiological Promises of Extreme Soils / Patrice Dion. - 2 Microbial Diversity, Life Strategies, and Adaptation to Life in Extreme Soils / Vigdis Torsvik and Lise Øvreås. - 3 Extreme Views on Prokaryote Evolution / Patrice Dion. - 4 Biodiversity: Extracting Lessons from Extreme Soils / Diana H. Wall. - PART II NATURAL EXTREME SOILS. - 5 Halophilic and Halotolerant Micro-Organisms from Soils / Antonio Ventosa, Encarnacion Mellado, Cristina Sanchez-Porro, and M. Carmen Marquez. - 6 Atacama Desert Soil Microbiology / Benito G6mez-Silva, Fred A. Rainey, Kimberley A. Warren-Rhodes, Christopher P. McKay, and Rafael Navarro-Gonzruez. - 7 Microbial Communities and Processes in Arctic Permafrost Environments / Dirk Wagner. - 8 Aerobic, Endospore-Forming Bacteria from Antarctic Geothermal Soils / Niall A. Logan and Raymond N. Allan. - 9 Peatland Microbiology / Shwet Kamal and Ajit Vanna. - 10 Subsurface Geomicrobiology of the Iberian Pyritic Belt / Ricardo Amils, David Femandez-Remolar, Felipe Gómez, Elena González-Toril, Nuria Rodriguez, Carlos Briones, Olga Prieto-Ballesteros, Jose Luis Sanz, Emiliano Díaz,Todd O. Stevens, Carol R. Stoker, the MARTE Team. - 11 The Potential for Extant Life in the Soils of Mars / Ronald L. Crawford and David A. Newcombe. - PART III ANTHROPOGENIC EXTREME SOILS. - 12 Bacteriology of Extremely Cold Soils Exposed to Hydrocarbon Pollution / Lucas A.M. Ruberto, Susana C. Vazquez, and Walter P. Mac Cormack. - 13 Microbiology of Oil-Contaminated Desert Soils and Coastal Areas in the Arabian Gulf Region / Samir Radwan. - 14 Microbial Communities in Fire-Affected Soils / Christopher Janzen and Tarnmy Tobin-Janzen. - 15 Endophytes and Rhizosphere Bacteria of Plants Growing in Heavy Metal-Containing Soils / Angela Sessitsch and Markus Puschemeiter. - 16 Interactions of Fungi and Radionuclides in Soil / John Dighton, Tatyana Tugay, and Nelli Zhdanova. - Index.

Note: Inhaltsverzeichnis: TEIL I - PHYSIK DER ATMOSPHÄRISCHEN GRENZSCHICHT. - 1 Der Grenzschicht-Begriff. - 1.1 Die Atmosphärische Grenzschicht, der unterste Teil der Troposphäre. - 1.2 Der Grenzschicht-Begriff in der allgemeinen Strömungslehre. - 1.3 Anwendung der Bewegungsgleichung. - 1.4 Gedanklicher Übergang zur Atmosphärischen Grenzschicht. - 1.5 Skalenanalyse. - 1.5.1 Beispiel 1: Thermische Diffusion bei vorgegebener charakteristischer Länge. - 1.5.2 Beispiel 2: Höhe einer stationären Laborgrenzschicht. - 1.5.3 Beispiel 3: Höhe einer stationären Atmosphärischen Grenzschicht. - 1.6 Dimensionsanalyse. - 1.7 Unterschiedliche Definitionen der Grenzschichthöhe aus dem Profilverlauf. - 1.8 Typen der Atmosphärischen Grenzschicht. - 2 Flussdichten. - 2.1 Turbulenz. - 2.2 Formulierung von Flussdichten. - 2.2.1 Die transportierte Eigenschaft ist ein Skalar. - 2.2.2 Die transportierte Eigenschaft ist die Komponente eines Vektors. - 2.2.3 Der molekulare Impulstransport. - 3 Die hydrodynamischen Grundgleichungen. - 3.1 Die Komponentenschreibweise. - 3.2 Die Kontinuitätsgleichung. - 3.3 Die Gasgleichung. - 3.4 Skalenanalyse von mit Fluktuationsgrößen gebildeten Termen. - 3.5 Die Bewegungsgleichung. - 3.6 Die Haushaltsgleichungen für die fühlbare Wärme und den Wasserdampf. - 3.7 Die Randbedingungen. - 4 Haushaltsgleichungen von Größen, die dieTurbulenz beschreiben. - 4.1 Die Haushaltsgleichung für die turbulente kinetische Energie. - 4.2 Weitere Gleichungen fur kinetische Energien. - 4.3 Allgemeines über Haushaltsgleichungen für Momente zweiter Ordnung. - 4.4 Spektraler Transfer. - 4.5 Quantitative Beispiele. - 5 Die Parametrisierung. - 5.1 Das Problem. - 5.2 Die Schließung erster Ordnung. - 5.2.1 Der K-Ansatz und die Theorie des Mischungsweges. - 5.2.2 Der Differenzen-Ansatz. - 5.3 Schließungen höherer Ordnung. - 6 Dynamik der Ekman-Schicht. - 6.1 Die Ekman-Spirale in der Atmosphäre. - 6.1.1 Die Ekman-Gleichungen. - 6.1.2 Lösung der Ekman-Gleichungen mit KM = const. - 6.1.3 Lösung der Ekman-Gleichungen mit höhenabhängigem KM. - 6.1.4 Darstellung und Interpretation der Lösungen. - 6.2 Die vertikale Struktur der Atmosphärischen Grenzschicht. - 6.2.1 Die Höhe der Prandtl-Schicht. - 6.2.2 Die Höhe der dynamischen Grenzschicht. - 6.2.3 Das Gesamtbild der Struktur der horizontal homogenen dynamischen Grenzschicht. - 6.3 Die Ekman-Spirale im Ozean. - 7 Die Prandtl-Schicht. - 7.1 Das logarithmische Windprofil bei neutraler Schichtung. - 7.2 Überlegungen zum diabatischen Windprofil. - 7.3 Stabilitätsbetrachtungen. - 7.4 Das Turbulenzkriterium von L.F. Richardson. - 7.5 Die Ähnlichkeitstheorie von Monin und Obukhov. - 7.6 Das aus der Ähnlichkeitstheorie folgende Windprofil. - 7.7 Allgemeine Formulierung der Profilbeziehungen. - 7.8 Die Bestimmung der Funktionen φ (ζ) und j (ζ). - 7.9 Die Bulk-Transportkoeffizienten oder -widerstände. - 7.10 Weitere Gesetzmäßigkeiten der Prandtl-Schicht. - 8 Die Rossby-Zahl-Ähnlichkeitstheorie. - 8.1 Grundlagen. - 8.2 Die Widerstandsgesetze der AGS. - 8.3 Einfache Modelle für die gesamte AGS. - 9 Die konvektive Grenzschicht. - 9.1 Einordnung in die Grundtypen der AGS. - 9.2 Ähnlichkeitsbetrachtungen. - 9.3 Die beobachtete Struktur der konvektiven Grenzschicht. - 9.4 Konzeptionelle Modelle. - 9.4.1 Die Grundstruktur der konvektiven Grenzschicht. - 9.4.2 Die trockene konvektive Grenzschicht. - 9.4.3 Die konvektive Grenzschicht mit Wolken (feuchte CBL). - 10 Die stabile Grenzschicht. - 10.1 Das Phänomen. - 10.2 Der nächtliche Grenzschicht-Strahlstrom. - TEIL II - MIKROMETEOROLOGIE. - 11 Die Energiebilanz an der Erdoberfläche. - 11.1 Die Strahlungsbilanz. - 11.2 Der Bodenwärmestrom. - 11.3 Die Energiebilanzterme über wirklichen Oberflächen. - 11.4 Zusammenhänge zwischen den Energiebilanztermen. - 11.5 Messung der Energiebilanzterme. - 11.6 Beispiele. - 12 Mikroklimate. - 12.1 Definition. - 12.2 Beispiele. - 12.3 Interne Grenzschichten. - 13 Das Bestandsklima. - 13.1 Eigenschaften einer Vegetationsdecke. - 13.2 Die Verdunstung. - 13.2.1 Photosynthese und Respiration. - 13.2.2 Die potentielle Verdunstung. - 13.2.3 Die aktuelle Verdunstung. - 13.3 Boden-Vegetation-Atmosphäre-Wechselwirkung (SVAT). - 14 Mikrometeorologie über Schnee- und Eisoberflächen. - 14.1 Problematik und einige Phänomene. - 14.2 Freie und bedeckte Ablation. - 14.2.1 Grundlagen für ein einfaches Modell. - 14.2.2 Freie Ablation. - 14.2.3 Bedeckte Ablation. - 14.2.4 Ablationsdiagramme. - Anhang - Zur Geschichte der Grenzschicht-Meteorologie. - Literaturverzeichnis. - Sachverzeichnis.