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Note: Contents List of contributors Introduction Part I Geophysical methods 1 Electrical methods / C. Kneisel and C. Hauck 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Measurement principles 1.3 Data acquisition 1.4 Data processing 1.5 Periglacial applications and particularities 1.6 Conclusions 1.7 Checklist References 2 Electromagnetic methods / A. Hardt and C. Hauck 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Background 2.3 Periglacial applications and particularities 2.4 Conclusions 2.5 Checklist References 3 Refraction seismics / L. Schrott and T. Hoffmann 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Measurement principles 3.3 Limitations of seismic refraction based on measurement principles 3.4 Data acquisition 3.5 Data processing 3.6 Periglacial applications and particularities 3.7 Checklist References 4 Ground-penetrating radar / I. Berthling and K. Melvold 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Measurement principles 4.3 Data acqusition 4.4 Data processing 4.5 Periglacial applications and particularities 4.6 Recommendations References Part Il Case studies 5 Typology of vertical electrical soundings for permafrost/ground ice investigation in the forefields of small alpine glaciers / R. Delaloye and C. Lambiel 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Method 5.3 Typology 5.4 Conclusions References 6 ERT imaging for frozen ground detection / M. Ishikawa 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Data acquisition and quality control 6.3 Case studies 6.4 Summary References 7 Electrical resistivity values of frozen soil from YES and TEM field observations and laboratory experiments / K. Harada 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Methods 7.3 Results 7.4 Summary References 8 Results of geophysical surveys on Kasprowy Wierch, the Tatra Mountains, Poland / W. Dobinski, B. Zogala, K. Wzietek and L. Litwin 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Field site 8.3 Methods 8.4 Measurements 8.5 Analysis and interpretation of the measurements 8.6 Conclusions References 9 Reassessment of DC resistivity in rock glaciers by comparing with P-wave velocity: a case study in the Swiss Alps / A. Ikeda 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Methods 9.3 Field sites with borehole information 9.4 Results 9.5 Discussion 9.6 Conclusions References 10 Quantifying the ice content in low-altitude scree slopes using geophysical methods / C. Hauck and C. Kneisel 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Methods 10.3 Field sites 10.4 Results 10.5 Discussion and conclusions References 11 The use of GPR in determining talus thickness and talus structure / O. Sass 11.1 Introduction 11.2 Study sites and data acquisition 11.3 Results 11.4 Conclusions References 12 GPR soundings of rock glaciers on Svalbard / I. Berthling, B. Etzelmüller, H. Farbrot, K. Isaksen, M. Wåle and R. Ødegård 12.1 Introduction 12.2 Methods 12.3 Results and interpretation 12.4 Discussion References 13 Arctic glaciers and ground-penetrating radar. Case study: Stagnation Glacier, Bylot Island, Canada / T. Irvine-Fynn and B. Moorman 13.1 Introduction 13.2 Field site 13.3 Field methods 13.4 Processing methods 13.5 Results 13.6 Discussion 13.7 Conclusions References 14 Mapping of subglacial topography using GPR for determining subglacial hydraulic conditions / K. Melvold and T. V. Schuler 14.1 Introduction 14.2 Field site 14.3 Methodology 14.4 Results 14.5 Discussion 14.6 Conclusions References 15 Snow measurements using GPR: example from Amundsenisen, Svalbard / K. Melvold 15.1 Introduction 15.2 GPR and GPS equipment and measurements 15:3 Data processing 15.4 Results and discussion 15.5 Conclusions References 16 Mapping frazil ice conditions in rivers using ground penetrating radar / I. Berthling, H. Benjaminsen and A. Kvambekk 16J Introduction 16.2 Setting and field procedures 16.3 Results 16.4 Discussion 16.5 Conclusions References Contents Appendix Tables of geophysical parameters for periglacial environments Index

Note: Enthaltener Beitrag: Russian-German Cooperation SYSTEM LAPTEV SEA: The Expedition COAST I / edited by Paul Overduin , Enthaltener Beitrag: The Expedition Lena 2005 / edited by Lutz Schirrmeister, Dirk Wagner, Mikhail N. Grigoriev and Dimitry Yu. Bolshiyanov , Enthaltener Beitrag: Russian-German cooperation Yakutsk - Potsdam: the expedition CENTRAL YAKUTIA 2005 / edited by Bernhard Diekmann, Sebastian Wetterich and Frank Kienast , Contents for "Russian-German Cooperation SYSTEM LAPTEV SEA: The Expedition COAST I" The Expedition COAST I 1. Background and Objectives 2. Logistics and Itinerary 3. Field Methods and Sample Recovery 3.1 Coring 3.2 Pore water analyses 3.3 Temperature profiles 4. Sample lists , Contents for "The Expedition Lena 2005" The Expedition Lena 2005 1. Introduction 2. Expedition itinerary and general logistics 3. Microbiological processes, trace gas fluxes and hydrobiology in permafrost ecosystems of the Lena Delta 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Dynamic of methane oxidising communities in permafrost soils 3.2.1 Introduction 3.2.2 Sampling procedure and field parameters 3.2.3 Pore water methane concentration 3.2.4 Sample processing and analyses 3.3 Microbial studies on nitrification from permafrost environments 3.3.1 Introduction 3.3.2 Field experiments: Impact of polygonal soil parameter on nitrification 3.4 Closed chamber measurements of carbon exchange between Arctic tundra and the atmosphere 3.5 Micrometeorological measurements of energy, water, and carbon exchange between Arctic tundra and the atmosphere 3.6 Energy and water budget of permafrost soils – long time meteorology and soil survey station on Samoylov Island 3.7 Isotopic Studies on the 13C-fractionation during CH4-production in polygonal and thermokarst lakes of the Lena Delta 3.7.1 Introduction and methods 3.7.2 Preliminary results and further plans 3.8 Hydrobiological investigations on Samoylov Island 3.8.1 Objectives 3.8.2 Research tasks 3.8.3 Material and methods 3.8.4 Preliminary results 3.9 References 4. Studies of periglacial landscape dynamics and surface characteristics studies in the western Lena Delta 4.1. Scientific background and objectives 4.2. Geological and geographical characteristics 4.3. Studies of oriented lakes and thermokarst depressions 4.3.1 Background 4.3.2 Study area 4.3.3 Topographical and geomorphological settings 4.3.3.1 Depressions 1, 2 and 3 4.3.3.2 Depression 4 4.3.3.3 Depression 5 4.3.4 Bathymetrical surveys 4.3.5 Field sampling 4.4. Characteristics and spectral properties of periglacial landforms 4.4.1 Introduction 4.4.2 Methods 4.4.3 First results 4.5. Studies of permafrost sequences for paleo-environmental reconstruction 4.5.1 The “Arga-Sands” on Turakh Island 4.5.1.1 Exposure Tur-1 4.5.1.2 Core Tur-2 4.5.1.3 Exposure T021 4.5.2 Sand sequences of Ebe Basyn Sise Island 4.5.2.1 Exposure Ebe-4 4.5.2.2 Exposure Ebe-2 4.5.2.3 Exposure Ebe-3 4.5.2.4 Exposure Ebe-5 4.5.3 Sand and Ice Complex sequences of Khardang Island 4.5.3.1 The sand deposits in the exposure Kha-1 4.5.3.2 The sequence Kha-2 4.5.3.3 Exposure Kha-3: large ice wedge and surrounding sediments 4.6 Subsurficial and bathymetrical Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) Investigations 4.6.1 Subsurface mapping of the Arga sands stratigraphical unit 4.6.1.1 GPR survey configuration 4.6.1.2 Transects at exposure Ebe-4 4.6.1.3 Transects at exposure/borehole Tur-1/Tur-2 4.6.2 Arynskaya Channel bathymetry 4.7 Measuring of local weather and soil conditions by soil probe and weather station 4.8 Palaeontological collection of the “Mammoth” fauna from the museum of the Lena Delta Reserve 4.9 References 4.10 Appendices chapter 4 Appendix 4-1: Field spectrometry – description of measuring points and profiles (see chapter 4.4) Appendix 4-2: List of sediment samples (see chapter 4.5) Appendix 4-3: Modern soil profiles and surface samples Appendix 4-4: List of ground ice and surface water samples Appendix 4-5. Bone collection of the expedition LENA 2005 Appendix 4-6: Bone collection of Lena Delta Reserve Tiksi (see chapter 4.8) 5. Holocene ice wedges of the 1st Lena terrace 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Outcrops 5.2.1 Outcrop 1 5.2.2 Outcrop 2 5.2.3 Geocryolithology on Samoylov Island: General impressions 5.2.4 Outcrop 3 5.2.5 Outcrop 4 5.2.6 Outcrop 5 5.2.7 Outcrop 6 5.2.8 Outcrop 7 5.2.9 Outcrop 8 5.2.10 Outcrop 9 5.2.11 Outcrop 10 5.2.12 Pingo at Olenyekskaya Channel 5.2.13 Summary 5.3 Studies on recent cryogenesis on Samoylov Island 5.4 References 5.5 Appendices chapter 5 Appendix 5-1: Ice sample list Appendix 5-2: List of sediment samples and ice content measurement Appendix 5-3: List of water samples 6. Report of the hydrological work in the Lena River Delta in August 2005 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Methods 6.3 Preliminary results 6.4 Conclusion , Contents for "Russian-German cooperation Yakutsk - Potsdam: the expedition CENTRAL YAKUTIA 2005" Central Yakutia 2005 1. Expedition ‘Verkhoyansk 2005’ • Limnogeological studies at Lake Billyakh, Verkhoyansk Mountains, Yakutia 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Regional Setting of Lake Billyakh 1.3 Itinerary 1.4 Methods 1.4.1 Bathymetric measurements 1.4.2 Water sampling and measurements 1.4.3 Sediment coring 1.5 Results 1.5.1 Bathymetry 1.5.2 Water profiles 1.5.3 Sediment cores 1.6 Outlook 1.7 References 2 Limnological studies in Central and North-east Yakutia in summer 2005 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Study sites and lake types 2.3 Material and methods 2.4 Preliminary results 2.5 Outlook 2.6 References 2.7 Appendices Appendix 2-1: General characteristics and geographical position of the studied lakes in Central and North-east Yakutia Appendix 2-2: Some properties of the studied lakes in Central and North-east Yakutia, obtained during the fieldwork (unfilled table cells imply no data or information) Appendix 2-3: Sample list for further analyses on sediments, hydro-chemistry, water isotopes and aquatic organisms Appendix 2-4: Occurrence of zoobenthos organisms in the sampled Central-Yakutian lakes in July 2005 3. Vegetation studies in extremely continental regions of Yakutia 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Study areas and investigated vegetation types 3.3 Material and methods 3.4 Preliminary results 3.5 Appendix 3-1: Metadata of studied vegetation records

Note: Contents: Preface. - Acknowledgements. - List of Abbreviations. - 1 The evolution of knowledge about the Arctic and its climate. - 1.1 Historical exploration. - 1.2 The beginning of systematic observations. - 1.3 The modern era. - 2 Physical characteristics and basic climatic features. - 2.1 The Arctic ocean. - 2.2 The Arctic lands. - 2.3 Basic climatic elements. - 3 The basic atmospheric heat budget. - 3.1 The Arctic and the global heat budget. - 3.2 The basic Arctic heat budget. - 3.3 Further analysis of Fwall. - 4 The atmospheric circulation. - 4.1 Historical perspective. - 4.2 The stratospheric circulation. - 4.3 The Arctic tropopause. - 4.4 The mid-tropospheric circulation. - 4.5 Surface and near-surface circulation. - 4.6 Polar Lows. - 5 The surface energy budget. - 5.1 The energy balance equations. - 5.2 The downward solar radiation flux. - 5.3 Surface albedo. - 5.4 Longwave radiation fluxes. - 5.5 Distribution of net radiation. - 5.6 Cloud radiative forcing. - 5.7 Radiation fluxes from surface observations: examples from SHEBA. - 5.8 Partitioning of net radiation. - 5.9 Skin temperature, SAT and vertical structure. - 5.10 Radiation-climate feedbacks. - 6 Precipitation, net precipitation and river discharge. - 6.1 Precipitation. - 6.2 Evapo-transpiration and net precipitation. - 6.3 Mean annual cycles for the major terrestrial drainages. - 6.4 River discharge and runoff. - 7 Arctic ocean-sea ice-climate interactions. - 7.1 Sea ice formation, growth and melt. - 7.2 Mean circulation, ice zones and concentration. - 7.3 Sea ice motion. - 7.4 Examples of large-scale ocean-sea ice-climate interactions. - 7.5 The Fram Strait outflow and the thermohaline circulation. - 8 Climate regimes of the Arctic. - 8.1 The Greenland Ice Sheet. - 8.2 Polar desert. - 8.3 Maritime Arctic. - 8.4 Central Arctic Ocean. - 8.5 Mountains and uplands. - 8.6 Urban modifications of local climate. - 9 Modeling the Arctic climate system. - 9.1 General model types. - 9.2 Single-column models. - 9.3 Land surface models. - 9.4 Sea ice and ice-ocean models. - 9.5 Global climate models. - 9.6 Regional climate models. - 9.7 Numerical weather prediction models. - 9.8 Ecosystem models. - 9.9 Summary of model errors. - 10 Arctic paleoclimates. - 10.1 The distant past. - 10.2 Paleoclimate records for the Quaternary. - 10.3 Features of the Quaternary. - 10.4 Rapid climate shifts. - 10.5 Regional aspects of the LGM. - 10.6 Deglaciation. - 10.7 The Holocene. - 11 Recent climate variability, trends and the future. - 11.1 Setting the stage. - 11.2 Summary of observed variability and change. - 11.3 The NAO and AO. - 11.4 The NAO/AO framework: merits and shortcomings. - 11.5 Related multiyear climate variability. - 11.6 The future. - References. - List of selected websites. - Index.

Note: Contents: 1. Modeling party competition ; 2. How voters decide: the components of the unified theory of voting ; 3. Linking voter choice to party strategies: illustrating the role of non-policy factors ; 4. Factors influencing the link between party strategy and the variables ; 5. Policy competition under the unified theory: empirical applications to the 1988 French Presidential Election ; 6. Policy competition under the unified voting model: empirical applications to the 1989 Norwegian parliamentary election ; 7. The threat of abstention: candidate strategies and policy representation in US presidential elections ; 8. Candidate strategies with voter abstention in US presidential elections: 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, and 2000 ; 9. Policy competition in Britain: the 1997 general election ; 10. The consequences of voter projection: assimilation and contrast effects ; 11. Policy-seeking motivations of parties in two-party elections: theory ; 12. Policy-seeking motivations of parties in two-party elections: empirical analysis ; 13. Concluding remarks.

Note: Enthaltener Beitrag: Russian-German cooperation System Laptev Sea : the expedition Lena-Anabar 2003 / edited by Lutz Schirrmeister, Mikhail N. Grigoriev, Lars Kutzbach, Dirk Wagner and Dmitry Yu. Bolshiyanov , Enthaltener Beitrag: The Russian-German TRANSDRIFT IX Expedition of RV "Ivan Kireyev" 2003 / edited by Carolyn Wegner, Jens Hölemann and Vladimir Churun , Contents for "Russian-German cooperation System Laptev Sea : the expedition Lena-Anabar 2003" 1 Introduction 2 Expedition itinerary and general logistics 3 Ecological studies on permafrost soils and landscapes of the central Lena Delta6 3.1 Aims and study area 3.2 Energy and water budget of permafrost soils – long time soil survey station on Samoylov Island 3.3 Micrometeorological measurements of energy, water, and carbon exchange between Arctic tundra and the atmosphere 3.3.1 Introduction 3.3.2 Experimental set-up 3.3.3 The observation period 2003 3.3.3.1 Wind characteristics 3.3.3.2 Meteorological conditions 3.3.3.3 Turbulent fluxes 3.4 Microbial process studies on methane fluxes from permafrost environments 3.4.1 Introduction 3.4.2 Methane emission and microbial methane production 3.4.2.1 Methods and field experiments 3.4.2.2 Preliminary results 3.4.3 Process studies on methane oxidation 3.4.3.1 Introduction and objectives 3.4.3.2 Methods and field experiments 3.4.3.3 Preliminary results 3.4.4 Further investigations 3.5 Studies on recent cryogenesis 3.6 Seasonal progression of active-layer thickness dependent on microrelief 3.6.1 Introduction 3.6.2 Methods 3.6.3 First results 3.7 Air photography and surface classification of Samoylov Island 3.8 Hydrobiological investigations in the Lena Delta in summer 2003 3.8.1 Objectives 3.8.2 Research tasks 3.8.3 Material and methods 3.8.4 Preliminary results 3.9 Appendices Appendix 3-1 Collected variables determined by direct measurements within the micrometeorological campaign Samoylov, 2003 Appendix 3-2 Variables derived from calculations within the micrometeorological campaign Samoylov, 2003 Appendix 3-3 Constants required in calculations Appendix 3-4 List of samples for methane emission and microbial methane production studies Appendix 3-5 List of soil samples for methane oxidation studies 3.10 References 4 Periglacial studies around Cape Mamontov Klyk 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Geological and geographical background 4.3 Geomorphologic route along the Urasalakh River 4.3.1 Structure of Quaternary deposits along the Urasalakh River valley 4.3.2 Geomorphologic structure of the valley 4.3.3 Studies of lakes 4.4 Multi-sensor optical remote sensing of periglacial tundra landscapes 4.4.1 Research aim 4.4.2 Satellite data 4.4.3 General geomorphology in the Lena-Anabar interfluve 4.4.4 Geomorphology in the investigation area near Cape Mamontov Klyk 4.4.5 Field data 4.4.6 Tachymetric survey of periglacial surface features 4.4.7 Characterisation in situ surface properties with a soil probe at a typical elevated Edoma plain 4.5 Methane-related studies on recent tundra soils 4.5.1 Introduction and objectives 4.5.2 Methods 4.5.3 First results 4.6 The coastal section of Cape Mamontov Klyk 4.6.1 General profile 4.6.2 Cryolithological studies of permafrost deposits 4.6.2.1 The first composite profile 4.6.2.2 The second composite profile 4.6.2.3 Additional sampled subprofiles 4.6.3 Ice wedges of Cape Mamontov Klyk 4.6.3.1 Introduction 4.6.3.2 The ice wedges in the lower sands (Unit A) and in the sand-peat-complex (Unit B) 4.6.3.3 Ice wedges of the Late Pleistocene Ice Complex (Unit C) and of Holocene deposits (Unit D) 4.6.3.4 Ground ice of unknown origin 4.6.3.5 Ice wedge section west of the Nuchcha Dzhiele River mouth 4.6.3.6 General interpretation of the sampled profile 4.6.4 Geomicrobiological studies 4.6.4.1Introduction and objectives 4.6.4.2 Methods 4.6.4.3 First results: Methane content of permafrost samples 4.6.5 Paleontological studies 4.7 Studies of coastal dynamics and sub sea permafrost 4.7.1 Preliminary results of sub-sea permafrost drilling in the near-shore zone (spring 2003) 4.7.1.1 Introduction and background 4.7.1.2 Methods and preliminary results 4.7.1.3 Further investigations 4.7.2 Measurements of the coast relief in the area of Cape Mamontov Klyk and ice and sediment sampling 4.7.2.1 Introduction 4.7.2.2 Methods 4.7.2.3 Preliminary results 4.7.2.4 Further investigations 4.7.3 Shore face profiles in the area of Cape Mamontov Klyk: echo sounding, seawater and sea bottom deposits sampling 4.7.3.1 Introduction 4.7.3.2 Methods 4.7.3.3 Preliminary results 4.7.3.4 Further investigations 4.8 References 4.9 Appendices Appendix 4-1. Surface parameters for the studied geolocated sites around Cape Mamontov Klyk Appendix 4-2. Active layer data of the geo-located sites Appendix 4-3. List of soil samples (active layer); collected in the coastal lowland Appendix 4-4. List of permafrost sediment and paleosol samples for microbiological, molecular biological and biochemical analyses Appendix 4-5. List of sediment samples Appendix 4-6. List of ice and water samples Appendix 4-7. Collection of bone samples , Content for "The Russian-German TRANSDRIFT IX Expedition of RV "Ivan Kireyev" 2003" 1. Process Studies on Permafrost Dynamics in the Laptev Sea – An Introduction 2. The TRANSDRIFT IX Expedition: Process studies on submarine permafrost dynamics in the Laptev Sea 3. Motivation: Deployment of two seafloor observatories 4. Recent stability factors of submarine permafrost 4.1 Working program 4.2 Preliminary results 5. Hydrochemical structure of the water column 5.1 Working program 6. Diversity of nitrifying bacteria in submarine permafrost 6.1 Working program 6.2 Preliminary Results 7. Appendix: Station list of the TRANSDRIFT IX (IK03) expedition 8. References

Note: Contents Preface Part 1 Mathematical tools M 1 Algebra of vectors M 1.1 Basic concepts and definitions M 1.2 Reference frames M 1.3 Vector multiplication M 1.4 Reciprocal coordinate systems M 1.5 Vector representations M 1.6 Products of vectors in general coordinate systems M 1.7 Problems M 2 Vector functions M 2.1 Basic definitions and operations M 2.2 Special dyadics M 2.3 Principal-axis transformation of symmetric tensors M 2.4 Invariants of a dyadic M 2.5 Tensor algebra M 2.6 Problems M 3 Differential relations M 3.1 Differentiation of extensive functions M 3.2 The Hamilton operator in generalized coordinate systems M 3.3 The spatial derivative of the basis vectors M 3.4 Differential invariants in generalized coordinate systems M 3.5 Additional applications M 3.6 Problems M 4 Coordinate transformations M 4.1 Transformation relations of time-independent coordinate systems M 4.2 Transformation relations of time-dependent coordinate systems M 4.3 Problems M 5 The method of covariant differentiation M 5.1 Spatial differentiation of vectors and dyadics M 5.2 Time differentiation of vectors and dyadics M 5.3 The local dyadic of vP M 5.4 Problems M 6 Integral operations M 6.1 Curves, surfaces, and volumes in the general qi system M 6.2 Line integrals, surface integrals, and volume integrals M 6.3 Integral theorems M 6.4 Fluid lines, surfaces, and volumes M 6.5 Time differentiation of fluid integrals M 6.6 The general form of the budget equation M 6.7 Gauss' theorem and the Dirac delta function M 6.8 Solution of Poisson's differential equation M 6.9 Appendix: Remarks on Euclidian and Riemannian spaces M 6.10 Problems M 7 Introduction to the concepts of nonlinear dynamics M 7.1 One-dimensional flow M 7.2 Two-dimensional flow Part 2 Dynamics of the atmosphere 1 The laws of atmospheric motion 1.1 The equation of absolute motion 1.2 The energy budget in the absolute reference system 1.3 The geographical coordinate system 1.4 The equation of relative motion 1.5 The energy budget of the general relative system 1.6 The decomposition of the equation of motion 1.7 Problems 2 Scale analysis 2.1 An outline of the method 2.2 Practical formulation of the dimensionless flow numbers 2.3 Scale analysis of large-scale frictionless motion 2.4 The geostrophic wind and the Euier wind 2.5 The equation of motion on a tangential plane 2.6 Problems 3 The material and the local description of flow 3.1 The description of Lagrange 3.2 Lagrange's version of the continuity equation 3.3 An example of the use of Lagrangian coordinates 3.4 The local description of Euler 3.5 Transformation from the Eulerian to the Lagrangian system 3.6 Problems 4 Atmospheric flow fields 4.1 The velocity dyadic 4.2 The deformation of the continuum 4.3 Individual changes with time of geometric fluid configurations 4.4 Problems 5 The Navier-Stokes stress tensor 5.1 The general stress tensor 5.2 Equilibrium conditions in the stress field 5.3 Symmetry of the stress tensor 5.4 The frictional stress tensor and the deformation dyadic 5.5 Problems 6 The Helmholtz theorem 6.1 The three-dimensional Helmholtz theorem 6.2 The two-dimensional Helmholtz theorem 6.3 Problems 7 Kinematics of two-dimensional flow 7.1 Atmospheric flow fields 7.2 Two-dimensional streamlines and normals 7.3 Streamlines in a drifting coordinate system 7.4 Problems 8 Natural coordinates 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Differential definitions of the coordinate lines 8.3 Metric relationships 8.4 Blaton's equation 8.5 Individual and local time derivatives of the velocity 8.6 Differential invariants 8.7 The equation of motion for frictionless horizontal flow 8.8 The gradient wind relation 8.9 Problems 9 Boundary surfaces and boundary conditions 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Differential operations at discontinuity surfaces 9.3 Particle invariance at boundary surfaces, displacement velocities 9.4 The kinematic boundary-surface condition 9.5 The dynamic boundary-surface condition 9.6 The zeroth-order discontinuity surface 9.7 An example of a first-order discontinuity surface 9.8 Problems 10 Circulation and vorticity theorems 10.1 ErteFs form of the continuity equation 10.2 The baroclinic Weber transformation 10.3 The baroclinic Ertel-Rossby invariant 10.4 Circulation and vorticity theorems for frictionless baroclinic flow 10.5 Circulation and vorticity theorems for frictionless barotropic flow 10.6 Problems 11 Turbulent systems 11.1 Simple averages and fluctuations 11.2 Weighted averages and fluctuations 11.3 Averaging the individual time derivative and the budget operator 11.4 Integral means 11.5 Budget equations of the turbulent system 11.6 The energy budget of the turbulent system 11.7 Diagnostic and prognostic equations of turbulent systems 11.8 Production of entropy in the microturbulent system 11.9 Problems 12 An excursion into spectral turbulence theory 12.1 Fourier Representation of the continuity equation and the equation of motion 12.2 The budget equation for the amplitude of the kinetic energy 12.3 Isotropie conditions, the transition to the continuous wavenumber space 12.4 The Heisenberg spectrum 12.5 Relations for the Heisenberg exchange coefficient 12.6 A prognostic equation for the exchange coefficient 12.7 Concluding remarks on closure procedures 12.8 Problems 13 The atmospheric boundary layer 13.1 Introduction 13.2 Prandtl-layer theory 13.3 The Monin-Obukhov similarity theory of the neutral Prandtl layer 13.4 The Monin-Obukhov similarity theory of the diabatic Prandtl layer 13.5 Application of the Prandtl-layer theory in numerical prognostic models 13.6 The fluxes, the dissipation of energy, and the exchange coefficients 13.7 The interface condition at the earth's surface 13.8 The Ekman layer - the classical approach 13.9 The composite Ekman layer 13.10 Ekman pumping 13.11 Appendix A: Dimensional analysis 13.12 Appendix B: The mixing length 13.13 Problems 14 Wave motion in the atmosphere 14.1 The representation of waves 14.2 The group velocity 14.3 Perturbation theory 14.4 Pure sound waves 14.5 Sound waves and gravity waves 14.6 Lamb waves 14.7 Lee waves 14.8 Propagation of energy 14.9 External gravity waves 14.10 Internal gravity waves 14.11 Nonlinear waves in the atmosphere 14.12 Problems 15 The barotropic model 15.1 The basic assumptions of the barotropic model 15.2 The tinfiltered barotropic prediction model 15.3 The filtered barotropic model 15.4 Barotropic instability 15.5 The mechanism of barotropic development 15.6 Appendix 15.7 Problems 16 Rossby waves 16.1 One-and two-dimensional Rossby waves 16.2 Three-dimensional Rossby waves 16.3 Normal-mode considerations 16.4 Energy transport by Rossby waves 16.5 The influence of friction on the stationary Rossby wave 16.6 Barotropic equatorial waves 16.7 The principle of geostrophic adjustment 16.8 Appendix 16.9 Problems 17 Inertial and dynamic stability 17.1 Inertial motion in a horizontally homogeneous pressure field 17.2 Inertial motion in a homogeneous geostrophic wind field 17.3 Inertial motion in a geostrophic shear wind field 17.4 Derivation of the stability criteria in the geostrophic wind field 17.5 Sectorial stability and instability 17.6 Sectorial stability for normal atmospheric conditions 17.7 Sectorial stability and instability with permanent adaptation 17.8 Problems 18 The equation of motion in general coordinate systems 18.1 Introduction 18.2 The covariant equation of motion in general coordinate systems 18.3 The contravariant equation of motion in general 18.4 The equation of motion in orthogonal coordinate systems 18.5 Lagrange's equation of motion 18.6 Hamilton's equation of motion 18.7 Appendix 18.8 Problems 19 The geographical coordinate systems 19.1 The equation of motion 19.2 Application of Lagrange's equation of motion 19.3 The first metric simplification 19.4 The coordinate simplification 19.5 The continuity equation 19.6 Problems 20 The stereographic coordinate system 20.1 The stereographic projection 20.2 Metric forms in stereographic coordinates 20.

Note: Contents: Contents: 1. A long, dark shadow over democratic politics ; 2. The doctrine of democratic irrationalism ; 3. Is democratic voting inaccurate? ; 4. The Arrow general possibility theorem ; 5. Is democracy meaningless? Arrow's condition of unrestricted domain ; 6. Is democracy meaningless? Arrow's condition of the independence of irrelevant alternatives ; 7. Strategic voting and agenda control ; 8. Multidimensional chaos ; 9. Assuming irrational actors: the Powell Amendment ; 10. Assuming irrational actors: the Depew amendment ; 11. Unmanipulating the manipulation: the Wilmot proviso ; 12. Unmanipulating the manipulation: the election of Lincoln ; 13. Antebellum politics concluded ; 14. More of Riker's cycles debunked ; 15. Other cycles debunked ; 16. New dimensions ; 17. Plebiscitarianism against democracy : 18. Democracy resplendent

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Note: Contents Acknowledgement 1 Russian-German Co-operation 2 Expedition Itinerary 2.1 Working areas 2.2 General logistics and transportation 2.3 Technical Report of the Station Samoylov 2.4 Time tables of Working group 2.4.1 Team 1 (Samoylov Island) 2.4.2 Team 2 (Arga Complex) 2.4.3 Team 3 (Bykovsky Peninsula) 2.5 Participants of expedition 2.6 Participating institutions 3 Modern Processes in Permafrost Affected Soils 3.1 Objectives 3.2 Methods and field experiments 3.3 Preliminary results 3.3.1 Recent soil studies 3.3.2 Methane emission 3.3.3 In situ studies on CH4-Fluxes 3.3.4 Permafrost and ice wedge coring 3.4 Further investigations 3.5 References 4 Biological Research in the Lena Delta 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Zooplankton from Tundra Water Basin the Lena Delta 4.3 Avifauna of northwestern Lena Delta 4.4 Genetics Diversity and Taxonomy of Artic Lemming 5 Shore Erosion and Sediment Flux from Eroded Islands 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Methods 5.3 Results 5.4 Discussion and conclusions 6 Investigation of Run Off in the Sardakh-Trofimovsky Bifurcation Point of the Lena River Delta 6.1 Objectives 6.2 Previous Research 6.3 Measurements of 2001 6.4 Conclusions 6.5 References 7 Coastal Processes and Methane Dynamics in the Northwestern Part of the Lena Delta 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Pecularities of coastal processes and shoreline dynamics of the accumulative-erosive coastal system 7.3 Bathymetric measurements 7.4 Methane-related investigations of soils and waters in the Sanga-Dzhie region 7.5 Bathymetry and biogeochemistry of Sanga-Dzhie lagoon and Sanga lake lagoon at the western coast of Arga Complex 7.6 References 8 Paleoecological and Permafrost Studies of the Ice Complex in the Laptev Sea area (Bykovsky Pensinsula) 8.1 Introduction. objectives and logistics 8.2 Methods and field measurements 8.3 Preliminary results 8.4 Further investigations 8.5 References 9 Appendix Table A3-1: Soil types of the central Lena Delta Table A3-2: Soil profiles descriptions Table A3-3: Classification of soils of Samoylov Island Table A3-4: Characteristics of soil subtypes Table A3-3 Table A3-5: List of soil and plant samples Table A3-6: List of sediment and water samples Table A3-7: List of ice wedge samples Table A3-8: List of permafrost sediment samples Table A3-9: List of gas samples Table A4-1 : List of birds and their status in the study area Table A4-2: List of trapped lemmings Table A7-1 : Water temperature vertical profiles Table A7-2: Active layer depth in the Arga region Table A7-3: Investigation sites in the Arga region Table A7-4: List of samples from Arga region Table A8-1: Description of sedimentary units and samples Table A8-2: List of macrofossil samples Table A8-3: List of sediment samples Table A8-4: Description of ice in the ice wedges transects Table A8-5: List of ice wedge samples for isotope study Table A8-6: List of mammal bones on Bykovsky Peninsula

Note: Contents: Contributors. - Preface. - Introduction and Scientific Background / J.C.R. Hunt, J. Norbury and I. Roulstone. - 1. A view of the equations of meteorological dynamics and various approximations / A. A. White. - 2. Extended-geostrophic Euler-Poincare models for mesoscale oceanographic flow / J. S. Allen, D. D. Holm and P. A. Newberger. - 3. Fast singular oscillating limits of stably-stratified 3D Euler and Navier-Stokes equations and ageostrophic wave fronts / A. Babin, A. Mahalov and B. Nicolaenko. - 4. New mathematical developments in atmosphere and ocean dynamics, and their application to computer simulations / M. J. P. Cullen. - 5. Rearrangements of functions with applications to meteorology and ideal fluid flow / R. J. Douglas. - 6. Statistical methods in atmospheric dynamics: probability metrics and discrepancy measures as a means of defining balance / S. Baigent and J. Norbury.

Note: Contents: Foreword. - Preface. - Summary for Policymakers. - Technical Summary. - 1 The Climate System: an Overview. - 2 Observed Climate Variability and Change. - 3 The Carbon Cycle and Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide. - 4 Atmospheric Chemistry and Greenhouse Gases. - 5 Aerosols, their Direct and Indirect Effects. - 6 Radiative Forcing of Climate Change. - 7 Physical Climate Processes and Feedbacks. - 8 Model Evaluation. - 9 Projections of Future Climate Change. - 10 Regional Climate Information - Evaluation and Projections. - 11 Changes in Sea Level. - 12 Detection of Climate Change and Attribution of Causes. - 13 Climate Scenario Development. - 14 Advancing Our Understanding. - Appendix I Glossary. - Appendix II SRES Tables. - Appendix Ill Contributors to the IPCC WGI Third Assessment Report. - Appendix IV Reviewers of the IPCC WGI Third Assessment Report. - Appendix V Acronyms and Abbreviations. - Appendix VI Units. - Appendix VII Some Chemical Symbols used in this Report. - Appendix VIII Index.

Note: Contents Foreword Preface Summary for Policymakers Synthesis Report Question 1 Question 2 Question 3 Question 4 Question 5 Question 6 Question 7 Question 8 Question 9 Working Group Summaries Working Group I: The Scientific Basis Working Group II: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability Working Group III: Mitigation Annexes A. Authors and Expert Reviewers B. Glossary of Terms C. Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Units D. Scientific, Technical, and Socio-Economic Questions Selected by the Panel E. List of Major IPCC Reports

Note: Inhalt = Content 1. Vorwort = lntroduction 2. Ausgewählte Forschungsthemen = Selected research topics Regionale Klimavariationen der Arktis = Regional climate variations of the Arctic / Wolfgang Dorn, Klaus Dethloff, Annette Rinke Meereis oder weniger Eis? = ls sea ice disappearing? / Christian Haas Wenn NN nicht normal ist = When NN is not normal / Jens Schröter und Manfred Wenzel Kombinierte Windpark- und Marikulturnutzung in der Nordsee = Combined utilisation of wind farming and mariculture in the North Sea / Bela Hieronymus Buck Lebensraum Meereis: Forschung mit Mikrosensoren und Genomsequenzierung = Unraveling the secret life of a polar micoalgae using microsensors and genome sequencing / Thomas Mock, Klaus Valentin, Gerhard Dieckmann Älter als Methusalem: Leben am Meeresboden der Antarktis = Older than Methuselah: life at the bottom of the Antarctic Ocean / Susanne Gatti, Thomas Brey, Doris Abele, Hans-Otto Pörtner Fischbestände im Klimawandel: Untersuchungen von der Nordsee bis zur Barents-See = Fish Stocks in Climatic Change - Investigations between the North Sea and the Barents Seaans / Torsten Fischer, Gisela Lannig, Rainer Knust, Hans-Otto Pörtner, Hein von Westernhagen Seegraswiesen: Biodiversität und Ökosystemfunktion = Seagrass meadows: Biodiversity and ecosystem function / Harald Asmus, Anja Schanz, Patrick Polte, Kristin Kosche, Ragnhild Asmus, Nils Volkenborn, Karsten Reise Atmosphärische Spuren im Eis : Hochaufgelöster Nachweis von Spurenelementen in Eisbohrkernen = Atmospheric signals in ice : High resolution determination of trace elements in ice cores / Michael Kriews, Heiko Reinhardt, Heinrich Miller, Otto Schrems Wie produktiv ist der Südliche Ozean? : Ein Vergleich von Satelliten-Beobachtungen mit Ergebnissen aus der Inversen Modellierung = How productive is the Southern Ocean? : A comparison of satellite-based estimates with results from inverse modeling / Reiner Schlitzer, Birgit Schneider, Regina Usbeck, Marie-France Weirig Heiße Prozesse in kalten Böden: Mikrobielle Studien tragen zum Verständnis der Methanfreisetzung aus Permafrostlandschaften bei = Hot processes in cold soils: Microbial process studies contribute to the understand of the methane release from permafrost Iandscapes / Dirk Wagner, Svenja Kobabe, Lars Kutzbach, Eva-Maria Pfeiffer Das Eisendüngungsexperiment auf Polarstern = The Polarstern iron fertilisation experiment / Victor Smetacek, Ulrich Bathmann, Ulf RiebeselI, Volker Strass Ozonabbau in der Stratosphäre: Bedroht die UV-Strahlung auch Küstengroßalgen? = Stratospheric ozone depletion - Are seaweeds endangered by UV radiation / Christian Wiencke, Otto Schrems Leben an untermeerischen Schlammvulkanen = Life at submarine mud volcanoes / Antje Boetius, Michael Klages, Eberhard Sauter und Michael Schlüter Von der Momentaufnahme zur Zeitserie: Interdisziplinäre Forschung an einer Tiefsee-Langzeitstation = From snap shots to time series: lnterdisciplinary research at a deep-sea Iang-term station / Thomas Soltwedel, Michael Klages, Eberhard Sauter, Ingo Schewe 3. Forschung = Research 3.1 Klimasystem =3.1 Climate system 3.2 Pelagische Ökosysteme = 3.2 Pelagic ecosystem 3.3 Benthische Ökosysteme = 3.3 Benthic ecosystem 3.4 Geosystem = 3.4 Geosystem 3.5 Projektgruppen = 3.5 Project groups 4 . Logistik und Expeditionen = Logistics and operational activities 5. Nationale und internationale Zusammenarbeit = National and international cooperation 6. Informationszentrum = Information centre 7. Presse- und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit = Public relations department 8. Personelle Situation und Haushaltsentwicklung = Personnel structure and budget trends 9. Veröffentlichungen, Patente = Publications, patents Anhang = Annex I. Personal = I. Personnel II. Wissenschaftliche Veranstaltungen = II. Scientific events III. Abgeschlossene Examensarbeiten = III. Completed theses and dissertations , In deutscher und englischer Sprache

Note: Enthaltener Beitrag: Russian-German Cooperation SYSTEM LAPTEV SEA 2000 : the expedition LENA 1999 / by the participants of the expedition edited by Volker Rachold and Mikhail N. Gregoriev , Enthaltener Beitrag: Eurasian ice sheets : German-Russian expedition Polar Ural '99 / Wolf-Dieter Hermichen, Annette Gierlichs, Frank Wischer and Dmitry Bolshiyanov , Contents for "Russian-German Cooperation SYSTEM LAPTEV SEA 2000 : the expedition LENA 1999" 1 lntroduction 2 Expedition Itinerary 2.1 Selection of working areas 2.2 General logistics and transport 2.3 Time tables of individual working groups 2.3.1 Team 1 a-C (Samoylov Island) 2.3.2 Team 2 a (Arga Island) 2.3.3 Team 2 b (RV Dunay) 2.3.3 Team 3 (Lyahkovsky Island) 2.3.4 Team 4 (Olenyokskaya Channel) 2.3.5 Team 5 (Bykovsky Peninsula) 2.4 Appendix Table A2-1: List of participants Table A2-2: Participating institutions 3 Modern Processes in Permafrost Affected Soils 3.1 General Introduction 3.2 The distribution of soils on Samoylov Island and other comparison sites of the Lena Delta 3.3 Thermal and hydrologic dynamics of the active layer 3.4 Seasonal variability of trace gas emission (CH4,CO2) and in situ process studies 3.4.1 Methode and field experiments 3.4.2 Preliminary Results 3.5 CO2 - Fluxes in permafrost affected soils 3.5.1 Team 1 A (winter) 3.5.1.1 Introduction 3.5.1.2 Field studies 3.5.2 Team 1 B (spring) 3.5.2.1 Introduction 3.5.2.2 Field studies 3.5.3 Team 1 C (summer) 3.5.3.1 lntroduction 3.5.3.2 Methods and first results of field work 3.5.4 Description of the sites and profiles 3.6 Monitoring for bird populations in the Lena Delta 3.6.1 Methods and materials 3.6.2 Results and discussion 3.7 References 3.8 Appendix Table A3-1: List of soil samples Table A3-2: Abundance of birds on the channels of Lena Delta in the nesting period (ind.110 km) Table A3-3: Abundance of birds on the channels of Lena Delta in the brood period (ind.110 km) Table A3-4: Abundance of birds on the channels of Lena Delta in the fall migration period (ind.110 km) 4 Coastal Processes in the Laptev Sea and the Environmental History of the Lena Delta 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Lake sediment studies on Arga Island 4.2.1 lntroduction 4.2.2 Samples and methods 4.2.3 Preliminary results 4.3 Coastal erosion studies in the Laptev Sea 43.1 lntroduction 4.3.2 Methods 4.3.3 Preliminary results 4.4 Geological-Geomorphological Studies in the Western and Central Sectors of the Lena Delta 4.4.1 Introduction 4.4.2 Methods 4.4.3 Study area 4.4.4 Results of the field studies 4.4.5 Preliminary conclusions 4.5 Observations of water level oscillations in the Olenyokskaya Channel 4.6 Aeolian sedimentation processes in the Lena Delta 4.7 References 4.8 Appendix Table A4-1: List of stations for lake sediment studies on Arga Island Table A4-2: List of samples for lake sediment studies on Arga Island Table A4-3: Boreholes temperature measurments in Nikolay Lake (Arga Island) and Ivashkina lagoon, May 1999 Table A4-4: List of stations for coastal erosion studies Table A4-5: List of samples for coastal erosion studies Table A4-6: Water temperature profiles (°C) along the Laptev Sea coast Table A4-7: Hydrometeorological characteristics along the Laptev Sea coast (bottom water temperature - Tb, air temperature -Ta) Table A4-8: List of samples for Geological-Geomorphological Studies in the Lena Delta Table A4-9: Bone samples for Geological-Geomorphological Studies in the Lena Delta 5 Paleociimate Signals of Ice-rich Permafrost 5.1 Quaternary deposits of Big Lyakhovsky Island 5.1.1 lntrorfuction 5.1.2 Genlogical-geomorphological situation 5.1.3 Methods of field studies 5.1.4 Description of the outcrop 5.1.5 Cryolithological and sedimentological studies 5.1.6 Geochronometric age determination 5.1.7 Thermokarst processes 5.1.8 Ground ice and water 5.1.9 Paleontological research at the southern coast of Bol'shoy Lyakhovsky Island 5.1.10 Recent and fossil soils 5.1.11 Trip to Khaptagai Tas hills - study of recent Snow patch phenomena 5.2 Ice Complex On Bykovsky Peninsula 5.2.1 Research aims 5.2.2 Site survey and geomorphologic observations 5.2.3 Sampling sites 5.2.4 Stratigraphie and sedimentological observations 5.2.5 Cryolithological observations 5.2.6 The sampling methods and the samples collected 5.2.7 Mammal bone collecting 5.2.8 Conclusion 5.3 References 5.4 Appendix A5-1 : Profile map of sample positions (German version) A5-1-1 : Legend A5-2: Profile map (Russian version) A5-2-1: Schematic profile of permafrost deposits . South coast of Bol'shoy Lyakhovsky Island A5-2-2: Bol'shoy Lyakhovsky Island. south coast. R-side exposure A5-2-3: Bol'shoy Lyakhovsky Island. south coast. L-side exposure A5-3: List of sediment samples collected on Bol'shoy Lyakhovsky Island A5-4: List of OSL-samples A5-5: List of alas samples A5-6: List of water and ice samples collected on Bol'shoy Lyakhovsky island during field season 1999 A5-7: List of bone samples A5-8: List of small fossil samples (rodents, insects, ostracodes, seeds) A5-9: List of peat samples for botanical analysis A5-10: List of mollusc samples A5-11: List of sarnples for paleomagnetics A5-12: Description of soll profiles A5-13: List of samples collected by the Bykovsky team at the upper part of MKh main section in 1999 A5-14: The composition of the marnrnal bone collection (Bykovsky Peninsula. 1999) A5-15: Mammal bones, found in 1999 within the Mamontova Khayata cliff (Bykovsky Peninsula)