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Note: Contents: Introduction / L. M. Parfenov. - Standards of geologic time scale / A. K. Val'kov, P. N. Kolosov, O. V. Grinenko. - Pleistocene ice-bearing complex in the Arctic - a vanishing ground ice land / M. N. Grigoryev. - Geological structures of frontal zones of orogenic belts / L. M. Parfenov, A. V. Prokopiev. - Geological structures of inner zones of orogenic belts / A. V. Prokopiev, V. S. Oxman, F. F. Tret'yakov. - Late Cenozoic (Younger than 7 MA) and recent deformation structures / O. V. Grinenko, V. S. Imaev, V. B. Spektor. - Ancient rocks of the continental crust / A. P. Smelov, A. B. Kotov. - Kimberlites and diamonds / V. K. Marshintsev. - Early-collisional gold deposits of eastern Yakutia / V. Yu. Fridovsky, I. I. Kolodeznikov. - Fuel mineral deposits / V. A. Kashirtsev, D. V. Mitronov. - Khonguruu zeolite deposit / K. Ye. Kolodeznikov. - Sirenevyy Kamen' charoite deposit / K. A. Lazebnik. - Kempendyay salt deformations / K. Ye. Kolodeznikov. - Geological structure and geological history of Yakutia / L. M. Parfenov. - Conclusions / V. B. Spector. , Teilw. in kyrill. Schr., , Text russ. und engl.

Note: Inhaltsverzeichnis: Vorwort. - 1 Einleitung. - 2 Biologie der Flechten. - 2.1 Was sind Flechten?. - 2.2 Ökologie der Flechten. - 3 Methoden der Flechtenkartierung. - 3.1 Das Meßnetz. - 3.2 Auswahl der Trägerbäume für die Flechtenkartierung. - 3.3 Flechtenaufnahme. - 3.4 Auswertung der Flechtenkartierung. - 4 Einsammeln von Flechten. - 5 Untersuchen und Bestimmen von Flechten. - 5.1 Allgemeines. - 5.2 Diagnostisch wichtige Merkmale bei Flechten. - 5.2.1 Farbe des Lagers. - 5.2.2 Gestalt und Bildung vonen des Lagers (Morphologie). - 5.2.3 Bau der Flechten (Anatomie). - 5.3 Chemismus der Flechten: Bestimmung mit Hilfe von Farbreaktionen. - 6 Begriffserklärungen. - 7 Die Bestimmungsschlüssel. - 8 Literatur. - 9 Bildteil mit Artbeschreibungen. - Farb-Reakionen der VDI-Flechten. - Register.

Note: TABLE OF CONTENTS: Introduction. - Project Selection, Ideas, IASC Projects. - Other IASC Activities and Groups. - PROJECT REPORTS. - PROJECT STATUS CHART. - ACBio - Arctic Coastal Biodiversity. - ACD - Arctic Coastal Dynamics. - Arctic Hydrology. - CARMA - Circum-Arctic Rangifer Monitoring and Assessment. - CAT-B (Biodiversity). - CEON. - Contaminants and Human Health in the Arctic. - IASC-WAG (formerly MAGICS). - LOIRA- Land-Ocean Interactions in the Russian Arctic. - Marine Transport. - MAST- Map of Arctic Sediment Thickness. - NUHIP- Nutrition and Health. - Tundra-Taiga Interface.

Note: INHALT: Chronologische Übersicht. - Herrscher und Parteiführer. - Vorwort. - ERSTER TEIL: DIE GEOGRAPHIE RUßLANDS. - Das Land und seine Bewohner. - Die Vegetationszonen. - Das russische Volk. - Die slawischen Sprachen. - Das Gold der Skythen. - Die Steppenvölker. - ZWEITER TEIL: DIE HISTORISCHE ENTWICKLUNG. - Die Staatsbildung. - Die frühen Stämme. - Die Ankunft der Wikinger . - Quellen zur Entwicklung des Kiewer Reichs. - Literarische Quellen. - Die Kiewer Rus. - Die Übernahme des Christentums. - Wladimir und Nowgorod. - Die Sophien-Kathedrale in Kiew. - Die Moskauer Periode. - Der Einfall der Tataren. - Alexander Newskij und das Kiewer Vermächtnis. - Kirchliches Leben und monastische Bewegung. - Die Tatarenherrschaft. - Die Kunst in der frühen Moskauer Periode. - Iwan III. und der Triumph Moskaus. - Orthodoxie und Häresie. - Iwan IV., der Schreckliche. - Die Zeit der Wirren. - Das Dre{faltigkeits-Sergios-Kloster in Sagorsk. - Nowgorod. - Die große Zeit der russischen Ikonenmalerei. - Das letzte Jahrhundert Altrusslands. - Das Moskauer Reich unter den frühen Romanows. - Expansion und Diplomatie. - Innere Krisen und Kirchenschisma. - Die politischen Strukturen. - Dynastische Wirren. - Kultur und Künste im Übergang. - Die Architektur des späten Moskauer Reiches. - Zar Alexej: der letzte Byzantiner?. - Holzarchitektur im Norden Rußlands. - Peter der Grosse. - Rußlands neues Zeitalter. - Die »Große Gesandtschaft«. - Peters Rückkehr. - Der Nordische Krieg. - Das Nachfolgedrama. - Das petrinische Erbe. - Das russische Barock. - Das Reich nach Peter. - Die Mäuse und die Katze. - Anna und der deutsche Einfluß. - Elisabeth. - Der Dienstadel des 18. Jahrhunderts. - Die Leibeigenen. - Die Ereignisse von 1762. - Die Blütezeit des kaiserlichen Russlands. - Katharina II., die Große. - Kirche und Regierung unter Katharina II. - Innere und äußere Kriegführung. - Die Kaiserin und die Aufklärung. - Die Regierung Pauls. - Alexander I. - Napoleons Rußlandfeldzug. - Dekabristen und Anarchisten. - Die Dekabristen. - Die vier letzten Zahren. - Reaktion und Unterdrückung. - Die Slawophilen und die Kultur in der Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts. - Puschkin und Gogol. - Der Krimkrieg. - Die Reformen Alexanders II. - Leo Tolstoj. - Populismus und revolutionäre Bewegung. - Die Künste im späten 19. Jahrhundert. - Soziale und ökonomische Veränderungen im späten 19. Jahrhundert. - Der Einfluß des Symbolismus. - Bäuerliches Leben vor der Revolution. - 1905. - Die Revolution und der Aufbau des kommunistischen Staates. - Der Russisch-Japanische Krieg und die Revolution von 1905. - Die Konsequenzen von 1905. - Tschechow und das Moskauer Künstler-Theater. - Das Zarenreich vor dem Untergang. - Rußland im Ersten Weltkrieg. - Die Februarrevolution und die Provisorische Regierung. - Die Oktoberrevolution und der Bürgerkrieg. - Der Aufbau des kommunistischen Staates unter Lenin. - Der Stalinismus. - Die Kunst der revolutionären Periode. - Der Kommunismus. - Djaghilew und Strawinskij. - Zwei Wege zur modernen Kunst: Malewitsch und Tatlin. - Religiöses Leben in der Sowjetunion. - Die Kunst der Propaganda. - Von Stalin bis Gorbatschow. - Kollektivierung, Hungerterror und die großen Säuberungen. - Der Zweite Weltkrieg. - Der Gulag: Konzentrationslager und Zwangsarbeit. - Die Chruschtschow-Ära und das »Tauwetter«. - Politik und Gesellschaft in der Breschnew-Ära. - Die 80er Jahre: vom Konservatismus zu Glasnost und Perestrojka. - Die Kunst vom Sozialistischen Realismus bis zu den 80er Jahren. - DRITTER TEIL: DIE REGIONEN RUßLANDS. - Weissrussland, Moldau und die Ukraine. - Die baltischen Republiken. - Transkaukasien. - Die russische Föderation. - Moskau. - St. Petersburg. - Die zentralasiatischen Republiken. - Bibliographie. - Fachbegriffe. - Bildquellenverzeichnis. - Register geographischer Namen. - Register. , Aus d. Engl. übers.

Note: INHALTSÜBERSICHT: Vorwort. - EINLEITUNG. - I. KLIMAKLASSIFIKATIONEN. - 1. Großräumige Einteilungen. - 2. Einteilungen in Pflanzenreiche. - 3. Klassifikationen nach natürlichen Landschaften. - 4. Klassifikationen nach wirtschaftsgeographischen Gesichtspunkten. - 5. Klassifikationen nach hydrologischen Gesichtspunkten. - 6. Klassifikationen ohne schärfere Abgrenzung. - 7. Klassifikationen auf Grund der Beziehungen zwischen Klima und Pflanzenleben. - 8. Klassifikationen auf Grund eines Index. - 9. Klassifikationen auf Grund von Abgrenzungen durch meteorologische Schwellenwerte (z. T. unter Verwendung besonderer Indices). - 10. Klassifikation auf Grund von Luftmassen. - 11. Einteilungen der Windsysteme der Erde. - 12. Klimagramme. - 13. Graphische Methoden. - 14. Klassifikationsvorschläge nach biologischen und morphologisch-geologischen Gesichtspunkten. - 15. Reine Klimabeschreibungen. - II. TEILKLASSIFIKATIONEN. - 1. Abgrenzung einzelner Klimate. - (1) Allgemein. - (2) Kontinentalität und Ozeanität. - α) Nach Temperaturwerten. - β) Nach Niederschlagswerten. - γ) Nach verschiedenartigen Werten. - δ) Nach Luftkörpern. - (3) Trockengrenzen. - (4) Tropen. - (5) Gebirge. - (6) Geographisch benannte Klimate. - (7) Baumklimate. - (8) Agrarklimate. - 2. Klassifikationen von Teilen der Erdoberfläche. - 3. Ermittlung bestimmter für die Klassifikationen wesentlicher Klimagrößen. - (1) Verdunstung. - (2) Reduzierte Regenmengen. - (3) Relative Temperaturen. - (4) Effektiver Niederschlag und aktive Temperatur. - (5) Jahresgangzahlen. - III. BETRACHTUNG DES GESAMTPROBLEMS. - 1. Begriffsbestimmungen. - (1) Verschiedene Stellungnahmen. - (2) Zusammenfassender Vorschlag. - (3) Betrachtung einzelner Klassifikationen hinsichtlich der gewählten Begriffe. - 2. Grundlagen für die Benennung der Klimate. - 3. Zur Methodik der Klassifikation. - (1) Allgemein. - α) Verschiedene Stellungnahmen. - β) Welche Klimate sollen klassifiziert werden?. - γ) Wie soll die Klassifikation erfolgen?. - (2) Die einzelnen Klassifikationselemente. - (3) Einzelwerte und Mittelwerte. - IV. VERGLEICH EINIGER KLASSIFIKATIONEN. - 1. Verschiedene Stellungnahmen. - 2. Vergleich mittels kartenmäßiger Darstellungen. - ZUSAMMENFASSUNG. - LITERATURVERZEICHNIS. - Verzeichnis der Räume mit kartierten Klimaten. - ZEHN KLIMAKARTEN VON EUROPA (BEILAGE):1. nach Supan (1916). - 2. nach Hettner (1930). - 3. nach Köppen-Geiger (1928). - 4. nach Philippson (1933). - 5. nach Philippson (1933). - 6. nach v. Wißmann (1939). - 7. nach Blair (1949). - 8. nach Gorczyński (1945). - 9. nach Thornthwaite (1933). - 10. nach Creutzburg (1950).

Note: Contents: Preface to the Second Edition. - Preface to the First Edition. - Part 1. - 1 Preliminary Description of Error Analysis. - 1.1 Errors as Uncertainties. - 1.2 Inevitability of Uncertainty. - 1.3 Importance of Knowing the Uncertainties. - 1.4 More Examples. - 1.5 Estimating Uncertainties When Reading Scales. - 1.6 Estimating Uncertainties in Repeatable Measurements. - 2. How to Report and Use Uncertainties. - 2.1 Best Estimate ± Uncertainty. - 2.2 Significant Figures. - 2.3 Discrepancy. - 2.4 Comparison of Measured and Accepted Values. - 2.5 Comparison of Two Measured Numbers. - 2.6 Checking Relationships with a Graph. - 2.7 Fractional Uncertainties. - 2.8 Significant Figures and Fractional Uncertainties. - 2.9 Multiplying Two Measured Numbers. - Problems for Chapter 2. - 3. Propagation of Uncertainties. - 3.1 Uncertainties in Direct Measurements. - 3.2 The Square-Root Rule for a Counting Experiment. - 3.3 Sums and Differences; Products and Quotients. - 3.4 Two Important Special Cases. - 3.5 Independent Uncertainties in a Sum. - 3.6 More About Independent Uncertainties. - 3.7 Arbitrary Functions of One Variable. - 3.8 Propagation Step by Step. - 3.9 Examples. - 3.10 A More Complicated Example. - 3.11 General Formula for Error Propagation. - Problems for Chapter 3. - 4. Statistical Analysis of Random Uncertainties. - 4.1 Random and Systematic Errors. - 4.2 The Mean and Standard Deviation. - 4.3 The Standard Deviation as the Uncertainty in a Single Measurement. - 4.4 The Standard Deviation of the Mean. - 4.5 Examples. - 4.6 Systematic Errors. - Problems for Chapter. - 5. The Normal Distribution. - 5.1 Histograms and Distributions. - 5.2 Limiting Distributions. - 5.3 The Normal Distribution. - 5.4 The Standard Deviation as 68% Confidence Limit. - 5.5 Justification of the Mean as Best Estimate. - 5.6 Justification of Addition in Quadrature. - 5.7 Standard Deviation of the Mean. - 5.8 Acceptability of a Measured Answer . - Problems for Chapter 5. - Part II. - 6. Rejection of Data. - 6.1 The Problem of Rejecting Data. - 6.2 Chauvenet's Criterion. - 6.3 Discussion. - Problems for Chapter 6. - 7. Weighted Averages. - 7.1 The Problem of Combining Separate Measurements. - 7.2 The Weighted Average. - 7.3 An Example. - Problems for Chapter 7. - 8. Least-Squares Fitting. - 8.1 Data That Should Fit a Straight Line. - 8.2 Calculation of the Constants A and В. - 8.3 Uncertainty in the Measurements of у. - 8.4 Uncertainty in the Constants A and В. - 8.5 An Example. - 8.6 Least-Squares Fits to Other Curves. - Problems for Chapter 8. - 9. Covariance and Correlation. - 9.1 Review of Error Propagation. - 9.2 Covariance in Error Propagation. - 9.3 Coefficient of Linear Correlation. - 9.4 Quantitative Significance of r. - 9.5 Examples. - Problems for Chapter 9. - 10. The Binomial Distribution. - 10.1 Distributions. - 10.2 Probabilities in Dice Throwing. - 10.3 Definition of the Binomial Distribution. - 10.4 Properties of the Binomial Distribution. - 10.5 The Gauss Distribution for Random Errors. - 10.6 Applications; Testing of Hypotheses. - Problems for Chapter 10. - 11. The Poisson Distribution. - 11.1 Definition of the Poisson Distribution. - 11.2 Properties of the Poisson Distribution. - 11.3 Applications. - 11.4 Subtracting a Background. - Problems for Chapter 11. - 12. The Chi-Squared Test for a Distribution. - 12.1 Introduction to Chi Squared. - 12.2 General Definition of Chi Squared. - 12.3 Degrees of Freedom and Reduced Chi Squared. - 12.4 Probabilities for Chi Squared. - 12.5 Examples. - Problems for Chapter 12. - Appendixes. - Appendix A. Normal Error Integral, I. - Appendix B. Normal Error Integral, II. - Appendix C. Probabilities for Correlation Coefficients. - Appendix D. Probabilities for Chi Squared. - Appendix E. Two Proofs Concerning Sample Standard Deviations. - Bibliography. - Answers to Quick Checks and Odd-Numbered Problems. - Index.

Note: TABLE OF CONTENTS PROLOGUE INDICATORS INTRODUCTION ICE VOLUME Glacial Moraines Shorelines Oxygen Isotopes Summary TEMPERATURE Mountaintop Temperatures Polar Temperatures Sea Surface Teiμperatures Continental Temperatures The Tropical Temperature Dilemma ARIDITY Precipitation Rock Varnish Dust ATMOSPHERIC GAS COMPOSITION Carbon Dioxide Methane Isotopic Composition of Atmospheric Gases OCEANIC CHEMISTRY Trace Metals Carbon Isotopes RATE OF DEEP SEA VENTUATION CO3 Concentration Paleo pH Preservation Events CLOCKS INTRODUCTION THE RADIOCARBON CLOCK ANNUAL CLOCKS THE URANIUM-THORIUM CLOCK CLOCKS READING MORE THAN 50,000 YEARS THE POTASSIUM-ARGON CLOCK PLANETARY CLOCKS IN SITU PRODUCTION CLOCKS SUNDIALS RECORDS SETTING THE STAGE: 55 MILLION YEARS OF POLAR COOLING MILANKOVITCH CYCLES THE LAST 160,000 YEARS THE LAST TERMINATION DANSGAARD-OESCHGER EVENTS HEINRICH EVENTS RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DANSGAARD-OESCHGER EVENTS AND HEINRICH EVENTS PHYSICS INTRODUCTION WATER VAPOR THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION FRESH WATER FLUXES MODE SWITCH TRIGGERS EPILOGUE BIBLIOGRAPHY PROBLEMS APPENDICES ∑CO2 and Alkalinity in the Sea What Drives Glacial Cycles? (Scientific American) The Great Ocean Conveyor (Oceanography)

Note: CONTENTS: Preface. - Glossary of some Mongolian words. - Spelling. - 1. A brief history of botanical research in Mongolia. - 2. Introduction to the country. - 2.1 Geographical position and administrative division. - 2.2 Topography. - 2.3 Hydrography. - 2.4 Climate. - 2.5 Vegetation zones of Mongolia. - 3. Methods of vegetation analysis. - 4. The plant communities of Mongolia. - 4.1 Needle-leaved forest. - 4.2 Broad-leaved forest. - 4.3 Shrubbery. - 4.4 Tall-forb vegetation. - 4.5 Steppe. - 4.6 Vegetation of rocky and stony sites. - 4.7 Semi-desert vegetation. - 4.8 Desert vegetation. - 4.9 Alpine vegetation. - 4.10 Aquatic vegetation. - 4.11 Marshland vegetation. - 4.12 Montane seep water and stream vegetation. - 4.13 Isoeto-Nanojuncetea. - 4.14 Bidentetea. - 4.15 Hatophytic vegetation. - 4.16 Meadow and pasture. - 4.17 Arable fields. - 4.18 Ruderal vegetation. - 5. Human impact on plant communities. - 6. Vegetation profiles of some selected geographical areas. - 7. Future research on the vegetation of Mongolia. - 8. References. - 9. Index.

Note: Contents: 1 Global Distribution of Lakes / M. MEYBECK. - 1 Introduction. - 2 Background Material and Approaches to Global Lake Census. - 2.1 Data Used. - 2.2 Approaches to Global Lake Census. - 3 General Laws of Lake Distribution. - 3.1 Lake Density . - 3.2 Limnic Ratio. - 4 Distribution of Lakes of Tectonic Origin. - 5 Lakes of Glacial Origin. - 5.1 Lake Densities. - 5.2 Global Deglaciated Area. - 5.3 Total Number of Glacial Lakes. - 6 Fluvial Lakes. - 7 Global Distribution of Crater Lakes. - 8 Global Distribution of Saline Lakes. - 8.1 Coastal Lagoons. - 8.2 Salinized Lakes due to Evaporation. - 9 Global Lake Distribution. - 9.1 Extrapolation Approach. - 9.2 Lake Type Approach. - 9.3 Climatic Typology Approach. - 9.4 Lake Distribution in Endorheic Areas. - 9.5 Global Dissolved Salt Distribution in Lakes. - 10 Major Changes in Global Lake Distribution in the Geological Past. - 10.1 Lake Ages. - 10.2 Historical Changes. - 10.3 Postglacial Changes. - 11 Discussion and Conclusions. - References. - 2 Hydrological Processes and the Water Budget of Lakes / T. C. WINTER. - 1 Introduction. - 2 Hydrological System with Regard to Lakes. - 2.1 Interaction of Lakes with Atmospheric Water. - 2.2 Interaction of Lakes with Surface Water. - 2.3 Interaction of Lakes with Subsurface Water. - 2.4 Change in Lake Volume. - 3 Summary. - References. - 3 Hydrological and Thermal Response of Lakes to Climate: Description and Modeling / S. W. HOSTETLER. - 1 Introduction. - 2 Hydrological Response. - 3 The Hydrological Budget. - 4 Hydrological Models. - 5 Thermal Response. - 5.1 Energy Budget and Energy Budget Models. - 5.2 Models and Modeling. - 6 Use of Models to Link Lakes with Climate Change. - 7 Input Data Sets. - 8 Sample Applications. - 9 Summary. - References. - 4 Mixing Mechanisms in Lakes / D. M. IMBODEN and A. WÜEST. - 1 Transport and Mixing. - 2 Lakes as Physical Systems. - 3 Fluid Dynamics: Mathematical Description of Advection and Diffusion. - 3.1 Equations of Fluid Motion. - 3.2 Turbulence, Reynolds' Stress, and Eddy Diffusion. - 3.3 Vertical Momentum Equation. - 3.4 Nonlocal Diffusion and Transilient Mixing. - 4 Density and Stability of Water Column. - 4.1 Equation of State of Water. - 4.2 Potential Temperature and Local Vertical Stability. - 5 Energy Fluxes: Driving Forces Behind Transport and Mixing. - 5.1 Thermal Energy. - 5.2 Potential Energy. - 5.3 Kinetic Energy. - 5.4 Turbulent Kinetic Energy Balance in Stratified Water. - 5.5 Internal Turbulent Energy Fluxes: Turbulence Cascade. - 6 Mixing Processes in Lakes. - 6.1 Waves and Mixing. - 6.2 Mixing in the Surface Layer. - 6.3 Diapycnal Mixing. - 6.4 Boundary Mixing. - 6.5 Double Diffusion. - 6.6 Isopycnal Mixing. - 7 Mixing and Its Ecological Relevance. - 7.1 Time Scales of Mixing. - 7.2 Reactive Species and Patchiness. - 7.3 Mixing and Growth: The Search for an Ecological Steering Factor. - References. - 5 Stable Isotopes of Fresh and Saline Lakes / J. R. GAT. - 1 Introduction. - 1.1 Isotope Separatio During Evaporation. - 2 Small-Area Lakes. - 2.1 Seasonal and Annual Changes. - 2.2 Deep Freshwater Lakes. - 2.3 Transient Surface-Water Bodies. - 3 Interactive and Feedback Systems. - 3.1 Network of Surface-Water Bodies. - 3.2 Recycling of Reevaporated Moisture into the Atmosphere. - 3.3 Large Lakes. - 3.4 Large-Area Lakes with Restricted Circulation. - 4 Saline Lakes. - 4.1 Isotope Hydrology of Large Salt Lakes. - 4.2 Ephemeral Salt Lakes and Sabkhas. - 5 Isotopie Paleolimnology. - 6 Conclusions: From Lakes to Oceans. - References. - 6 Exchange of Chemicals Between the Atmosphere and Lakes / P. VLAHOS, D. MACKAY, S. J. EISENREICH, and KC. HORNBUCKLE. - 1 Introduction. - 2 Air-Water Partitioning Equilibria. - 3 Diffusion Between Water and Air. - 4 Volatilization and Absorption: Double-Resistance Approach. - 5 Factors Affecting Mass-Transfer Coefficients. - 6 Partitioning of Chemical to Paniculate Matter in Air and Water. - 6.1 Air. - 6.2 Water. - 7 Atmospheric Deposition Processes. - 7.1 Dry Deposition. - 7.2 Wet Deposition. - 8 Specimen Calculation. - 8.1 Step 1: Physicochemical Properties. - 8.2 Step 2: Mass-Transfer Coefficients. - 8.3 Step 3: Sorption in Air and Water. - 8.4 Step 4: Equilibrium Status. - 8.5 Step 5: Volatilization and Deposition Rates. - 9 Role of Air-Water Exchange in Lake Mass Balances. - 10 Case Studies. - 10.1 Mass Balance on Siskiwit Lake, Isle Royale. - 10.2 Mass Balance on Lake Superior. - 10.3 Air-Water Exchange in Green Bay, Lake Michigan. - 10.4 Air-Water Exchange in Lake Superior. - 11 Conclusions. - References. - 7 Atmospheric Depositions: Impact of Acids on Lakes / W. STUMM and J. SCHNOOR. - Abstract. - 1 Introduction: Anthropogenic Generation of Acidity. - 1.1 Genesis of Acid Precipitation. - 2 Acidity and Alkalinity: Neutralizing Capacities. - 2.1 Transfer of Acidity (or Alkalinity) from Pollution Through the Atmosphere to Ecosystems. - 3 Acidification of Aquatic and Terrestrial Ecosystems. - 3.1 Disturbance of H+ Balance from Temporal or Spatial Decoupling of the Production and Mineralization of the Biomass. - 3.2 In Situ H+ Ion Neutralization in Lakes. - 3.3 Krug and Frink Revisited. - 4 Brønsted Acids and Lewis Acids: Pollution by Heavy Metals, as Influenced by Acidity. - 4.1 Cycling of Metals. - 4.2 Pb in Soils. - 5 Impact of Acidity on Ecology in Watersheds. - 5.1 Soils. - 5.2 Lakes. - 5.3 Nitrogen Saturation of Forests. - 6 Critical Loads. - 6.1 Critical Load Maps. - 6.2 Models for Critical Load Evaluation. - 7 Case Studies. - 7.1 Chemical Weathering of Crystalline Rocks in the Catchment Area of Acidic Ticino Lakes, Switzerland. - 7.2 Watershed Manipulation Project at Bear Brooks, Maine. - 8 Summary. - References. - 8 Redox-Driven Cycling of Trace Elements in Lakes / J. HAMILTON-TAYLOR and W. DAVISON. - 1 Introduction. - 2 Major Biogeochemical Cycles and Pathways. - 3 Iron and Manganese. - 3.1 Transformations and Cycling. - 3.2 Iron and Manganese Compounds as Carrier Phases. - 4 Sediment-Water Interface. - 4.1 Diffusive Flux from Sediments. - 4.2 Evidence of Little or No Diffusive Efflux from Sediments. - 4.3 Transient Remobilization. - 4.4 Diffusive Flux into Sediments. - 5 Pathways Involving Redox Reactions Directly: Case Studies. - 5.1 Arsenic. - 5.2 Chromium. - 5.3 239,240Pu. - 5.4 Selenium 6 Pathways Involving Redox Reactions Indirectly: Case Studies. - 6.1 137Cs. - 6.2 Stable Pb, 210Pb, and 210Po. - 6.3 Zinc. - 7 Summary and Conclusions. - References. - 9 Comparative Geochemistry of Marine Saline Lakes / F. T. MACKENZIE, S. VINK, R. WOLLAST, and L. CHOU. - 1 Introduction. - 2 General Characteristics of Marine Saline Lakes. - 3 Comparative Sediment-Pore-Water Reactions. - 3.1 Mangrove Lake, Bermuda. - 3.2 Solar Lake, Sinai. - 4 Conclusions. - References. - 10 Organic Matter Accumulation Records in Lake Sediments / P. A. MEYERS and R. ISHIWATARI. - 1 Introduction. - 1.1 Significance of Organic Matter in Lake Sediments. - 1.2 Origins of Organic Matter to Lake Sediments. - 1.3 Alterations of Organic Matter During Deposition. - 1.4 Similarities and Differences Between Organic Matter in Sediments of Lakes and Oceans. - 1.5 Dating of Lake-Sediment Records. - 2 Indicators of Sources and Alterations of Total Organic Matter in Lake Sediments. - 2.1 Source Information Preserved in C/N Ratios of Sedimentary Organic Matter. - 2.2 Source Information from Carbon-Stable Isotopic Compositions. - 2.3 Source Information from Nitrogen-Stable Isotopic Compositions. - 3 Origin and Alterations of Humic Substances. - 4 Sources and Alterations of Lipid Biomarkers. - 4.1 Alteration of Lipids During Deposition. - 4.2 Changes in Sources vs Selective Diagenesis. - 4.3 Effects of Sediment Grain Size on Geolipid Compositions. - 4.4 Source Records of Alkanes in Lake Sediments. - 4.5 Preserv

Note: Inhalt: Moose - Bryophyta. - I. Schlüssel für die Verwandtschaftsgruppen Bryophyta (Moose) und Pteridophyta (Farnpflanzen). - Il. Schlüssel für die Hauptgruppen der Bryophyta (Moose) nach dem Sporophyten (Sporogon). - III. Schlüssel für die Hauptgruppen der Bryophyta (Moose) nach dem Gametophyten (Moospflanze). - IV. Systematischer Teil - Artenschlüssel. - 1. Klasse Anthocerotae (Anthocerotopsida), Hornmoose. - 2. Klasse Hepaticae (Marchantiopsida), Lebermoose. - 1. Unterklasse Sphaerocarpidae. - Ordnung Sphaerocarpales. - 2. Unterklasse Marchantiidae. - 1. Ordnung Marchantiales. - 2. Ordnung Ricciales. - 3. Unterklasse Metzgeriidae. - Ordnung Metzgeriales. - 1. Familie Metzgeriaceae. - 2. Familie Aneuraceae. - 3. Familie Pelliaceae. - 4. Familie Pallaviciniaceae. - 5. Familie Blasiaceae. - 6. Familie Codoniaceae. - 4. Unterklasse Jungermanniidae. - 1. Ordnung Calobryales. - 2. Ordnung Jungermanniales. - 1. Familie Lepicoleaceae. - 2. Familie Herbertaceae. - 3. Familie Pseudolepicoleaceae. - 4. Familie Trichocoleaceae. - 5. Familie Lepidoziaceae. - 6. Familie Calypogeiaceae. - 7. Familie Adelanthaceae. - 8. Familie Cephaloziaceae. - 9. Familie Cephaloziellaceae. - 10. Familie Antheliaceae. - 11. Familie Lophoziaceae. - 12. Familie Jungermanniaceae. - 13. Familie Mesoptychiaceae. - 14. Familie Gymnomitriaceae. - 15. Familie Scapaniaceae. - 16. Familie Geocalycaceae. - 17. Familie Plagiochilaceae. - 18. Familie Amelliaceae. - 19. Familie Acrobolbaceae. - 20. Familie Pleuroziaceae. - 21. Familie Radulaceae. - 22. Familie Ptilidiaceae. - 23 . Familie Porellaceae. - 24. Familie Frullaniaceae. - 25. Familie Jubulaceae. - 26. Familie Lejeuneaceae. - 3. Klasse Musci (Bryopsida), Laubmoose. - 1. Unterklasse Sphagnidae, Torfmoose. - 2. Unterklasse Andreaeidae, Klaffmoose. - 3. Unterklasse Bryidae. - 1. Ordnung Polytrichales. - 2. Ordnung Buxbaumiales. - 3. Ordnung Tetraphidates. - 4. Ordnung Schistostegales. - 5. Ordnung Pissidentales. - 6. Ordnung Archidiales. - 7. Ordnung Dierauales. - 1. Familie Bruchiaceae. - 2. Familie Distichiaceae. - 3. Familie Ditrichaceae. - 4. Familie Seligeriaceae. - 5. Familie Dicranaceae. - 8. Ordnung Encalyptales. - 9. Ordnung Pottiales. - 1. Familie Calymperaceae. - 2. Familie Cinclidotaceae. - 3. Familie Pottiaceae. - 10. Ordnung Grimmiales. - 11. Ordnung Funariales. - 1. Familie Ephemeraceae. - 2. Familie Funariaceae. - 3. Familie Gigaspermaceae. - 4. Familie Disceliaceae. - 5. Familie Voitiaceae. - 6. Familie Oedipodiaceae. - 7. Familie Splachnobryaceae. - 8. Familie Splachnaceae. - 12. Ordnung Bryales. - 1. Familie Bryaceae. - 2. Familie Mniaceae. - 3. Familie Ptychomitriaceae. - 4. Familie Timmiaceae. - 5. Familie Bartramiaceae. - 6. Familie Aulacorrmiaceae. - 7. Familie Meesiaceae. - 8. Familie Catoscopiaceae. - 13. Ordnung Orthotrichales. - 1. Familie Orthotrichaceae. - 2. Familie Hedwigiaceae. - 14. Ordnung Neckerates. - 1. Familie Fontinalaceae. - 2. Familie Cryphaeaceae. - 3. Familie Leucodontaceae. - 4. Familie Neckeraceae. - 5. Familie Thamnobryaceae. - 6. Familie Hypopterygiaceae. - 7. Familie Climaciaceae. - 8. Familie Pterobryaceae. - 9. Familie Meteoriaceae. - 15. Ordnung Hookeriales. - 16. Ordnung Thuidiales. - 1. Familie Fabroniaceae (inkl. Myriniaceae). - 2. Familie Pterigynandraceae. - 3. Familie Leskeaceae. - 4. Familie Anomodontaceae. - 5. Familie Thuidiaceae. - 6. Familie Helodiaceae. - 17. Ordnung Hypnales. - 1. Familie Cratoneuraceae. - 2. Familie Hypnobartlettiaceae. - 3. Familie Amblystegiaceae. - 4. Familie Brachytheciaceae. - 5. Familie Entodontaceae. - 6. Familie Rhytidiaceae. - 7. Familie Plagiotheciaceae. - 8. Familie Sematophyllaceae. - 9. Familie Hypnaceae. - V. Weiterführende Literatur. - Regionale Floren. - Checklists. - Rote Listen. - Quellenverzeichnis. - Farnpflanzen - Pteridophyta. - I. Schlüssel zu den Gattungen der europäischen Farnpflanzen. - II. Systematischer Teil - Artenschlüssel. - 1. Klasse Lycopodiopsida (Bärlappartige). - 1. Ordnung Psilotales. - Familie Psilotaceae. - 2. Ordnung Lycopodiales. - Familie Lycopodiaceae (Bärlappe). - 3. Ordnung Selaginellales. - Familie Selaginellaceae (Moosfarne). - 4. Ordnung Isoetales. - Familie lsoetaceae (Brachsenkräuter). - 2. Klasse Equisetopsida. - Ordnung Equisetales. - Familie Equisetaceae (Schachtelhalme). - 3. Klasse Pteridopsida. - 1. Unterklasse Ophioglossidae. - Ordnung Ophioglossales. - Familie Ophioglossaceae (Natternzungen). - 2. Unterklasse Pterididae. - 1. Ordnung Osmundales. - Familie Osmundaceae (Königsfarne). - 2. Ordnung Pteridales. - 1. Familie Adiantaceae (Haarfarne). - 2. Familie Cryptogrammaceae (Rollfarne). - 3. Familie Gymnogrammaceae. - 4. Familie Actiniopteridaceae. - 5. Familie Sinopteridaceae (Pelzfarne). - 6. Familie Parkeriaceae. - 7. Familie Pteridaceae (Schwertfarne). - 8. Familie Hypolepidaceae (Adlerfarne). - 9. Familie Davalliaceae. - 3. Ordnung Hymenophyllales. - Familie Hymenophyllaceae (Hautfarne). - 4. Ordnung Polypodiales. - 1. Familie Polypodiaceae (Tüpfelfarne). - 2. Familie Grammitidaceae. - 5. Ordnung Cyatheales. - 1. Familie Dicksoniaceae. - 2. Familie Cyatheaceae. - 6. Ordnung Aspidiales. - 1. Familie Thelypteridaceae (Lappenfarne). - 2. Familie Lomariopsidaceae. - 3. Familie Nephrolepidaceae. - 4. Familie Aspleniaceae (Streifenfarne). - 5. Familie Woodsiaceae (Wimpernfarne). - 6. Familie Dryopteridaceae (Wurmfarne). - 7. Ordnung Blechnales. - Familie Blechnaceae (Rippenfarne). - 3. Unterklasse Salviniidae. - 1. Ordnung Salviniales. - 1. Familie Salviniaceae (Schwimmfarne). - 2. Familie Azollaceae (Algenfarne). - 2. Ordnung Marsileales. - Familie Marsileaceae (Kleefarne). - III. Weiterführende Literatur. - Regionale Floren, Checklists und Rote Listen. - Quellenverzeichnis. - Verzeichnis der verwendeten Fachausdrücke. - Register der Taxa.

Note: Inhalt: I. Allgemeines zu den Familien mit Kanalraphen. - 1. Die taxonomisches Bewertung des Kanalraphensystems. - 2. Gemeinsame und unterschiedliche morphologische Merkmale bei den pennaten Gattungen mit Kanalraphen. - 3. Terminologie. - 3.1. Ergänzender Glossar einiger Termini. - II. Spezieller Teil. - Ordnung Pennales. - Die Familien 4-6 mit Kanalraphen (Bacillariaceae, Epithemiaceae, Surirellaceae). - 4. Familie Bacillariaceae Ehrenberg. - 1. Bacillaria Gmelin. - 2. Nitzschia Hassall. - 3. Hantzschia Grunow. - 4. Cymbellonitzschia Hustedt. - 5. Cylindrotheca Rabenhorst. - 6. Simonsenia Lange-Bertalot. - 5. Familie Epithemiaceae sensu Karsten. - 1. Denticula Kützing. - 2. Epithemia Brébisson. - 3. Rhopalodia O. Müller. - 6. Familie Surirellaceae Kützing. - 1. Cymatopleura W. Smith. - 2. Surirella Turpin. - 3. Stenopterobia Brébisson. - 4. Campylodiscus Ehrenberg. - Tafeln 1-182. - Ergänzungen und Korrekturen. - Namenverzeichnis.

Note: Contents Preface Acknowledgements Part 1: Introduction 1 Sedimentology in the earth sciences 1.1 Introduction: sedimentology and earth cycling 1.2 Erosional drainage basins and depositional sedimentary basins 1.3 Global sediment discharge and earth recycling: the rock cycle 1.4 Comparative interplanetary sedimentology 1.5 Practical sedimentology 1.6 A brief history of sedimentology Part 2: Origin and Types of Sediment Grains 2 Water-rock interactions: chemical and physical breakdown of catchment bedrock to soil and elastic sediment grains 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Natural waters as proton donors: pH, acid hydrolysis and limestone weathering 2.3 Metallic ions, electron transfer and Eh-pH diagrams 2.4 Behaviour of silicate minerals during chemical weathering: breakdown products and newly formed minerals 2.5 Acid rain and whole-catchment studies of chemical weathering 2.6 The rates and mechanisms of chemical weathering 2.7 A simple index of chemical alteration (CIA) 2.8 Vegetation, chemical weathering and the Precambrian controversy 2.9 Physical weathering 2.10 Soils as valves and filters for the natural landscape 3 The inorganic and organic precipitation of sediment: chemical, biochemical and biological 3.1 Marine and freshwater chemical composition: chemical fluxes to and from the oceans 3.2 The carbonate system in the oceans 3.3 Advances in understanding carbonate reaction kinetics and their significance 3.4 Pre-Recent and future CaCO3 reactions 3.5 Ooids 3.6 Carbonate grains from plants and animals 3.7 Carbonate muds, oozes and chalks 3.8 Other carbonate grains of biological origins 3.9 Organic productivity, sea-level and atmospheric controls of biogenic CaCO3 deposition rates 3.10 CaCO3 dissolution in the deep ocean and the oceanic CaCO3 compensation mechanism 3.11 Evaporite salts and their inorganic precipitation 3.12 Silica and pelagic plankton 3.13 Iron minerals and biomineralizers 3.14 Phosphates Part 3: User's Guide to Sedimentological Fluid Dynamics 4 Back to basics: fluid flow in general 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Material properties of fluids 4.3 Plastic behaviour 4.4 Dimensionless numbers 4.5 Reference frames for flows 4.6 The concepts of flow steadiness and uniformity 4. 7 Visualization of flow patterns 4.8 Ideal (potential) flow 4.9 Dynamics of fluid motion 4.10 Strategies for coping with the dynamic equations 5 Flow in the real world: laminar and turbulent behaviour 5.1 Osborne Reynolds and types of flow 5.2 The distribution of velocity in viscous flows: the boundary layer 5.3 Turbulent flow 5.4 The distribution of velocity in turbulent flows 5.5 Shear velocity, bed roughness, bed shear stress and flow power 5.6 The periodic coherent structures of turbulent shear flows 5.7 Shear flow instabilities, flow separation and secondary currents 6 Sediment grains in fluids: settling, transport and feedback 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Fall of grains through stationary fluids 6.3 Natural flows carrying particulate material are complex 6.4 Fluids as transporting machines 6.5 Initiation of particle motion 6.6 Initiation of motion by air flow 6.7 Paths of grain motion 6.8 Solid transmitted stresses 6.9 A dynamic sediment suspension theory 6.10 A warning: nonequilibrium effects may dominate natural sediment transport systems 6.11 Steady state, deposition or erosion: the sediment continuity equation Part 4: Sediment Transport and Sedimentary Structures 7 Bedforms and structures formed by unidirectional water flows over granular sediment 7.1 The 'trinity' of flow, transport and bedform 7.2 Current ripples 7.3 Lower-stage plane beds and cluster bedforms 7.4 Dunoids (bars, 2D dunes) 7.5 Dunes 7.6 Upper-stage plane beds 7.7 Antidunes, transverse ribs, chutes and pools, and related forms 7.8 Bedforms and sediment transport in poorly sorted sediment 7.9 Bedform phase diagrams 7.10 Bedform 'lag' effects 7.11 Bedform theory 7.12 Measurement of palaeocurrents and problems arising from trough-shaped sets of cross- stratification 8 Bedforms and structures formed by atmospheric flows 8.1 Introduction: some contrasts between air and water flows 8.2 Aeolian bedforms in general 8.3 Ballistic ripples and ridges 8.4 Dunes in general 8.5 Flow-transverse dunes 8.6 Flow-parallel dunes 8.7 Complex flow dunes 8.8 Vegetated parabolic dunes 9 Oscillatory water waves, combined flows and tides: their bedforms and structures 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Simple wave theory 9.3 Near-bed flow and bedforms 9.4 Combined flows, wave-current ripples and hummocky cross-stratification 9.5 Tidal flows 10 Bedforms and cohesive sediment transport and erosion 10.1 The 'special' case of clays and cohesive beds 10.2 Flow erosion of cohesive beds 10.3 Erosion by 'tools' 11 Sediment gravity flows and their deposits 11.1 Introduction and static grain aggregates 11.2 Static friction and stability of granular masses 11.3 Grain flow avalanches: from cross-bedding to megabreccias 11.4 Debris flows 11.5 Turbidity flows 12 Liquefaction, liquefaction structures and other 'soft' sediment deformation structures 12.1 Liquefaction 12.2 Sedimentary structures formed by and during liquefaction 12.3 Submarine landslides, growth faults and slumps 12.4 Desiccation and synaeresis shrinkage structures Part 5: External Controls on Sediment Derivation, Transport and Deposition 13 Climate and sedimentary processes 13.1 Introduction: climate as a fundamental variable in sedimentology 13.2 Solar radiation: ultimate fuel for the climate machine 13.3 Earth's reradiation and the 'greenhouse' concept 13.4 Radiation balance, heat transfer and simple climatic models 13.5 Climate and the water cycle, 13.6 General atmospheric circulations 13.7 Global climates: a summary 13.8 Climate, mountains and plateaux 13.9 Climate change 13.10 Sedimentological evidence for palaeoclimate 14 Changing sea level and sedimentary sequences 14.1 Introduction: sea level as datum 14.2 Sea-level changes 14.3 Rates and magnitude of sea-level change 14.4 Origins of global sea-level change: slow vs. fast eustasy 14.5 Sequence stratigraphy: layers, cheesewires and bandwagons 15 Tectonics, denudation rates and sediment yields 15.1 Basic geodynamics of uplift 15.2 Elevation and gradients 15.3 Catchment processes 15.4 Erosion and denudation 15.5 Large-scale studies of denudation rates 15.6 Basinal studies of denudation and sediment flux: the inverse approach 15.7 Sediment supply, vegetation and climate change: implications for basin stratigraphy 15.8 Marine strontium isotope ratio and continental erosion rates Part 6: Sediment Deposition, Environments and Facies in Continental Environments 16 Aeolian sediments in low-latitude deserts 16.1 Introduction 16.2 Physical processes and erg formation 16.3 Modern desert bedform associations and facies 16.4 Aeolian architecture 16.5 Climate change, erg abandonment and desert-lake-river sedimentary cycles 16.6 Ancient desert facies 17 Rivers 17.1 Introduction 17.2 Channel magnitude and gradient 17.3 Channel form 17.4 Channel sediment transport processes, bedforms and internal structures 17.5 The floodplain 17.6 Channel belts, alluvial ridges, combing and avulsion 17.7 River channel changes, adjustable variables and equilibrium 17.8 The many causes of channel incision-aggradation cycles 17.9 Fluvial architecture: scale, controls and time 17.10 Fluvial deposits in the geological record 18 Alluvial fans and fan deltas 18.1 Introduction 18.2 Controls on the size (area) of fans 18.3 Physical processes on alluvial fans 18.4 Debris-flow-dominated alluvial fans 18.5 Stream-flow-dominated alluvial fans 18.6 Recognition of ancient alluvial fans 18.7 Fan deltas 19 Lakes 19.1 Introduction 19.2 Lake stratification 19.3 Clastic input by rivers and the effect of turbidity currents 19.4 Wind-forced physical processes 19.5 Chemical processes and cycles 19.6 Biological processes and cycles 19.7 Modern temperate lakes and their continental sedimentary facies 19.8 Lakes in the East African rifts 19.9 Lake Baikal 19.10 Shallow saline lakes 19.11 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Note: Contents: Preface. - List of Symbols. - 1 Groundwater flow. - 1.1 Darcy's law. - 1.1.1 The limits of Darcy's law. - 1.1.2 Driving forces for groundwater flow. - 1.2 Crustal permeability. - 1.2.1 Permeability versus porosity. - 1.2.2 Heterogeneity and anisotropy. - 1.2.3 Scale dependence. - 1.2.4 Depth dependence. - 1.2.5 Time dependence. - 1.2.6 Some limiting values. - 1.3 Conceptualizing groundwater systems. - 1.4 The continuum approach. - 1.5 The groundwater flow equation. - 1.5.1 Conservation of mass. - 1.5.2 The storage term. - 1.5.3 Various forms of the groundwater flow equation Problems. - 2 Solute transport. - 2.1 Governing equations. - 2.1.1 Molecular diffusion. - 2.1.2 Advection. - 2.1.3 Mechanical dispersion. - 2.1.4 Mass balance equation. - 2.1.5 Chemical reactions. - 2.1.6 Initial and boundary conditions. - 2.2 Numerical solution techniques. - 2.3 Density-driven flow. - 2.4 Multicomponent diffusion. - 2.5 Multicomponent reactive transport. - 2.5.1 Rate-based reactions. - 2.5.2 Surface reactions. - 2.5.3 Homogeneous reactions. - 2.5.4 Heterogeneous reactions. - 2.5.5 Solution algorithms Problems. - 3 Heat transport. - 3.1 Governing equations. - 3.1.1 Choice of dependent variables. - 3.1.2 Statements of mass and energy conservation. - 3.1.3 A form of Darcy's law for two-phase flow of compressible fluids. - 3.1.4 Conductive heat flux. - 3.1.5 One-dimensional forms of the governing equations. - 3.1.6 Extending the governing equations to three dimensions. - 3.1.7 Assumptions. - 3.1.8 Fluid properties. - 3.1.9 Numerical solution. - 3.2 Initial and boundary conditions. - 3.3 Temperature-based formulations. - 3.4 One-dimensional groundwater flow. - 3.4.1 Steady vertical flow. - 3.4.2 Flow in a confined aquifer or fault zone. - 3.5 Dimensionless numbers. - 3.5.1 Nusselt number. - 3.5.2 Peclet number. - 3.5.3 Rayleigh number. - 3.6 Buoyancy-driven flow. - 3.7 Heatpipes Problems. - 4Regional-scale flow and transport. - 4.1Sources and sinks of fluid. - 4.1.1 Geologic forcing. - 4.1.2 Anomalous fluid pressures. - 4.1.3 Hydraulic fracturing. - 4.1.4 The Gulf Coast. - 4.1.5 Accretionary prisms. - 4.2 Regional-scale solute transport. - 4.2.1 Groundwater age. - 4.2.2 Large-scale dispersion. - 4.2.3 Evolution of regional groundwater chemistry. - 4.3 Regional-scale heat transfer. - 4.3.1 The conductive regime in sedimentary basins. - 4.3.2 Thermal effects of groundwater flow in sedimentary basins. - 4.3.3 Some case studies of sedimentary basins. - 4.3.4 An example from volcanic terrane. - 4.3.5 The stress-heat flow paradox of the San Andreas fault Problems. - 5 Ore deposits. - 5.1Mississippi Valley-type deposits. - 5.1.1 Evidence for regional-scale brine migration. - 5.1.2 The salt problem. - 5.1.3 Controls on ore deposition. - 5.1.4 Driving forces for fluid flow. - 5.1.5 The Irish MVTs. - 5.2 Sediment-hosted uranium. - 5.2.1 Redox control of uranium solubility. - 5.2.2 Tabular uranium deposits. - 5.2.3 Unconformity-type uranium deposits. - 5.3 Supergene enrichment of porphyry copper. - 5.4 Colombian emeralds. - Problems. - 6 Hydrocarbons. - 6.1 Maturation. - 6.1.1 The oil window. - 6.1.2 Groundwater flow and the thermal regime. - 6.2 Migration. - 6.2.1 Capillary effects. - 6.2.2 Primary migration. - 6.2.3 Secondary migration. - 6.3 Entrapment. - 6.4 Governing equations for immiscible multiphase flow. - 6.5 Case studies. - 6.5.1 The Uinta basin. - 6.5.2 The Los Angeles basin. - Problems. - 7 Geothermal processes. - 7.1 Crustal heat flow. - 7.1.1 Measurement. - 7.1.2 Lateral and vertical variations. - 7.1.3 Perturbations due to groundwater flow. - 7.2 Magmatic-hydrothermal systems. - 7.2.1 Magmatic heat sources. - 7.2.2 Heat transfer from magma to groundwater. - 7.2.3 Fluid circulation near magma bodies. - 7.2.4 Permeabilities in near-magma environments. - 7.3 Fluid flow and heat transport near the critical point. - 7.3.1 One-dimensional pressure-enthalpy paths. - 7.3.2 Two-dimensional convection. - 7.4 Multiphase processes. - 7.4.1 Phase separation. - 7.4.2 Vapor-dominated zones. - 7.4.3 Pressure transmission. - 7.4.4 Boiling point-depth curves. - 7.5 Hotsprings. - 7.6 Geysers. - 7.7 Geothermal resources. - 7.8 Ore deposits. - 7.9 Subsea hydrothermal systems. - 7.9.1 Importance to the Earth's thermal budget. - 7.9.2 Influence on ocean chemistry. - 7.9.3 Quantitative description. - Problems. - 8 Earthquakes. - 8.1 Effective stress. - 8.2 Coulomb's law of failure. - 8.3 Induced seismicity. - 8.3.1 The Rocky Mountain arsenal. - 8.3.2 Rangely,Colorado. - 8.4 Fluid pressures at seismogenic depths. - 8.4.1 Hubbert and Rubey. - 8.4.2 Irwin and Barnes model for the San Andreas. - 8.4.3 Byerlee and Rice models for the San Andreas. - 8.5 Earthquake-induced hydrologic phenomena. - 8.5.1 Stream flow and springs. - 8.5.2 Well behavior. - 8.5.3 Geysering. - 8.6 Effect of earthquakes on crustal permeability. - 8.6.1 Analysis of the Loma Prietacase. - 8.6.2 State-of-stress and the orientation of conductive fractures. - Problems. - 9 Evaporites. - 9.1 Evaporite formation. - 9.1.1 The marine evaporite problem. - 9.1.2 Groundwater inflow. - 9.1.3 CaCl2 brines. - 9.1.4 Magnesium depletion. - 9.1.5 Continental evaporites. - 9.1.6 Groundwater outflow. - 9.2 Bedded evaporites. - 9.3 Saltdomes. - 9.3.1 Variable-density convection. - 9.3.2 Caprock formation. - Problems. - 10 Diagenesis and metamorphism. - 10.1 Reaction-Flow coupling. - 10.2 Diagenesis of siliciclastic sequences. - 10.2.1 Diagenesis in sedimentary basins. - 10.2.2 Silica cementation by thermal convection. - 10.3 Diagenesis of carbonate platforms. - 10.3.1 Dolomitization. - 10.3.2 Mixing-zone dissolution. - 10.4Local-scale diagenetic features. - 10.4.1 Mechanochemical coupling. - 10.4.2 Geochemical banding. - 10.5 Metamorphism. - 10.5.1 The evidence for voluminous fluid fluxes. - 10.5.2 The nature of permeability in metamorphic environments. - 10.5.3 Contact metamorphism at Skaergaard. - 10.5.4 Low-pressure metamorphic belts. - Problems. - References. - Index.

Note: Contents: Preface. - PART I FUNDAMENTALS. - 1 Ordinary Differential Equations. - 1.1 Ordinary Differential Equations (definitions; introductory examples). - 1.2 Initial-Value and Boundary-Value Problems (definitions; comparison of local and global analysis; examples of initialvalue problems). - 1.3 Theory of Homogeneous Linear Equations (linear dependence and independence; Wronskians; well-posed and ill-posed initial-value and boundary-value problems). - 1.4 Solutions of Homogeneous Linear Equations (how to solve constant-coefficient, equidimensional, and exact equations; reduction of order). - 1.5 Inhomogeneous Linear Equations (first-order equations; Variation of Parameters; Green's functions; delta function; reduction of order; method of undetermined coefficients). - 1.6 First-Order Nonlinear Differential Equations (methods for solving Bernoulli, Riccati, and exact equations; factoring; integrating factors; substitutions). - 1.7 Higher-Order Nonlinear Differential Equations (methods to reduce the order of autonomous, equidimensional, and scale-invariant equations). - 1.8 Eigenvalue Problems (examples of eigenvalue problems on finite and infinite domains). - 1.9 Differential Equations in the Complex Plane (comparison of real and complex differential equations). - Problems for Chapter 1. - 2 Difference Equations. - 2.1 The Calculus of Differences (definitions; parallels between derivatives and differences, integrals, and sums). - 2.2 Elementary Difference Equations (examples of simple linear and nonlinear difference equations; gamma function; general first-order linear homogeneous and inhomogeneous equations). - 2.3 Homogeneous Linear Difference Equations (constant-coefficient equations; linear dependence and independence; Wronskians; initial-value and boundary-value problems; reduction of order; Euler equations; generating functions; eigenvalue problems). - 2.4 Inhomogeneous Linear Difference Equations (Variation of parameters; reduction of order; method of undetermined coefficients). - 2.5 Nonlinear Difference Equations (elementary examples). - Problems for Chapter 2. - PART II LOCAL ANALYSIS. - 3 Approximate Solution of Linear Differential Equations. - 3.1 Classification of Singular Points of Homogeneous Linear Equations (ordinary, regulär singular, and irregulär singular points; survey of the possible kinds of behaviors of Solutions). - 3.2 Local Behavior Near Ordinary Points of Homogeneous Linear Equations (Taylor series Solution of first- and second-order equations; Airy equation). - 3.3 Local Series Expansions About Regulär Singular Points of Homogeneous Linear Equations (methods of Fuchs and Frobenius; modified Bessel equation). - 3.4 Local Behavior at Irregulär Singular Points of Homogeneous Linear Equations (failure of Taylor and Frobenius series; asymptotic relations; Controlling factor and leading behavior; method of dominant balance; asymptotic series expansion of Solutions at irregular singular points). - 3.5 Irregulär Singular Point at Infinity (theory of asymptotic power series; optimal asymptotic approximation; behavior of modified Bessel, parabolic cylinder, and Airy functions for large positive x). - 3.6 Local Analysis of Inhomogeneous Linear Equations (illustrative examples). - 3.7 Asymptotic Relations (asymptotic relations for oscillatory functions; Airy functions and Bessel functions; asymptotic relations in the complex plane; Stokes phenomenon; subdominance). - 3.8 Asymptotic Series (formal theory of asymptotic power series; Stieltjes series and integrals; optimal asymptotic approximations; error estimates; outline of a rigorous theory of the asymptotic behavior of Solutions to differential equations). - Problems for Chapter 3. - 4 Approximate Solution of Noniinear Differential Equations. - 4.1 Spontaneous Singularities (comparison of the behaviors of Solutions to linear and nonlinear equations). - 4.2 Approximate Solutions of First-Order Nonlinear Differential Equations (several examples analyzed in depth). - 4.3 Approximate Solutions to Higher-Order Nonlinear Differential Equations (Thomas-Fermi equation; first Painleve transcendent; other examples). - 4.4 Nonlinear Autonomous Systems (phase-space interpretation; Classification of critical points; one- and two-dimensional phase space). - 4.5 Higher-Order Nonlinear Autonomous Systems (brief, nontechnical survey of properties of higher-order Systems; periodic, almost periodic, and random behavior; Toda lattice, Lorenz model, and other Systems). - Problems for Chapter 4. - 5 Approximate Solution of Difference Equations. - 5.1 Introductory Comments (comparison of the behavior of differential and difference equations). - 5.2 Ordinary and Regular Singular Points of Linear Difference Equations (Classification of n = ∞ as an ordinary, a regular Singular, or an irregular singular point; Taylor and Frobenius series at ∞). - 5.3 Local Behavior Near an Irregulär Singular Point at Infinity: Determination of Controlling Factors (three general methods). - 5.4 Asymptotic Behavior of n! as n → ∞: The Stirling Series [asymptotic behavior of the gamma function Γ(x) as x → ∞ obtained from the difference equations Γ(x + 1) = xΓ(x)]. - 5.5 Local Behavior Near an Irregular Singular Point at Infinity: Full Asymptotic Series (Bessel functions of large order; Legendre polynomials of large degree). - 5.6 Local Behavior of Nonlinear Difference Equations / (Newton's method and other nonlinear difference equations; Statistical analysis of an unstable difference equation). - Problems for Chapter 5. - 6 Asymptotic Expansion of Integrals. - 6.1 Introduction (integral representations of Solutions to difference and differential equations). - 6.2 Elementary Examples (incomplete gamma function; exponential integral; other examples). - 6.3 Integration by Parts (many examples including some where the method fails). - 6.4 Laplace's Method and Watson's Lemma (modified Bessel, parabolic cylinder, and gamma functions; many other illustrative examples). - 6.5 Method of Stationary Phase (leading behavior of integrals with rapidly oscillating integrands). - 6.6 Method of Steepest Descents (steepest ascent and descent paths in the complex plane; saddle points; Stokes phenomenon). - 6.7 Asymptotic Evaluation of Sums (approximation of sums by integrals; Laplace's method for sums; Euler-Maclaurin sum formula). - Problems for Chapter 6. - PART III PERTURBATION METHODS. - 7 Perturbation Series. - 7.1 Perturbation Theory (elementary introduction; application to polynomial equations and initialvalue problems for differential equations). - 7.2 Regular and Singular Perturbation Theory (Classification of perturbation problems as regulär or Singular; introductory examples of boundary-layer, WKB, and multiple-scale problems). - 7.3 Perturbation Methods for Linear Eigenvalue Problems (Rayleigh-Schrödinger perturbation theory). - 7.4 Asymptotic Matching (matched asymptotic expansions; applications to differential equations, eigenvalue problems and integrals). - 7.5 Mathematical Structure of Perturbative Eigenvalue Problems (singularity structure of eigenvalues as functions of complex perturbing Parameter; level crossing). - Problems for Chapter 7. - 8 Summation of Series. - 8.1 Improvement of Convergence (Shanks transformation; Richardson extrapolation; Riemann zeta function). - 8.2 Summation of Divergent Series (Euler, Borel, and generalized Borel summation). - 8.3 Pade Summation (one- and two-point Pade summation; generalized Shanks transformation; many numerical examples). - 8.4 Continued Fractions and Pade Approximants (efficient methods for obtaining and evaluating Pade approximants). - 8.5 Convergence of Pade Approximants (asymptotic analysis of the rate of convergence of Pade approximants). - 8.6 Pade Sequences for Stieltjes Functions (monotonicity; convergence theory; moment problem; Carleman's condition). - Problems for Chapter 8. - PART IV GLOBAL ANALYSIS. - 9 Boundary Layer Theory. - 9.1 Introduction to Boundary-Layer Theo

Note: Contents: Preface to the Second Edition. - Preface to the First Edition. - 1. INTRODUCTION AND HISTORICAL BACKGROUND. - History. - The Discovery of X-Rays. - The Discovery of X-Ray Diffraction. - History of Clay Mineralogy. - The Importance of Clay Mineralogy. - Box 1.1 Clay Minerals as Catalysts. - The Literature of Clay Mineralogy. - Summary. - References. - 2. NATURE AND PRODUCTION OF X-RAYS. - Box 2.1 Other Methods. - Safety and Protection. - Box 2.2 Defining a Dose of Radiation. - The Nature or X-Rays. - Continuous or White Radiation. - Characteristic Radiation. - General Absorption of X-Rays. - Characteristic Absorption. - Equipment for Producing and Recording X-Rays. - Stabilizing the Voltage. - Generating X-Rays. - The Diffractometer. - Step-Scanning with Automated Diffractometers. - The Single-Crystal Monochromator. - The Detector. - Signal Processing Circuitry. - The Strip-Chart Recorder. - An Example of a Checklist for Operating XRD Equipment. - Summary. - References. - 3. X-RAY DIFFRACTION. - Scattering. - Interference. - Scattering from a Row of Atoms. - Scattering from a Three-Dimensional Array of Atoms. - Bragg's Law. - Box 3.1 Diffraction and Reflection. - The Arithmetic of Scattering. - The Summation of Scattering Amplitudes. - The Structure Factor F. - Information from Intensity. - The Reciprocal Lattice. - Real versus Idealized Peaks on XRD Tracings. - The Interference Function F: Diffraction from a Crystal. - Whose Unit Cell Has a Unitary Scattering Factor. - The Lorentz-Polarization Factors. - Putting It All Together—Building an 001 Diffraction Pattern. - Exercise: Calculation of the Intensity from d(001) for Illite. - Points to Remember. - References. - 4. STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES: GENERAL TREATMENT. - General Structural Features. - Tetrahedral Sheets. - Octahedral Sheets. - Dioctahedral and Trioctahedral. - Joining the Sheets. - Stacking the Layers. - Properties. - Total Charge, Layer or Permanent Charge, and Variable Charge. - Electric Double Layer. - Exchangeable Ions or Cation-Exchange Capacity. - Interaction of Water with Clay Mineral Surfaces. - Interaction with Organic Compounds. - Classification. - Box 4.1 Nomenclature. - References. - 5. STRUCTURE, NOMENCLATURE, AND OCCURRENCES OF CLAY MINERALS. - The Individual Clay Minerals. - The 1:1 Layer Type. - Serpentine minerals. - Berthierine. - Odinite. - Kaolin minerals. - Box 5.1 Uses of Kaolinite. - Allophane and imogolite. - The 2:1 Layer Type, x = 0. - The 2:1 Layer Type, x ~ 1. - The trioctahedral subgroup. - The dioctahedral subgroup. - The 2:1 Layer Types with x 〈 1. - Illite. - Glauconite. - Smectite. - Box 5.2 Alteration of Ash-Fall Layers. - Vermiculite. - Chlorite. - Mixed-Layered Clay Minerals. - Mixed-layering, interlayering, and interstratification. - Illite/smectite (I/S). - Box 5.3 Reichweite or Ordering. - Models for smectite-to-illite transition. - MacEwan crystallite model. - Fundamental particle model. - Two-solid-solution model. - Chlorite/smectite (C/S). - Serpentine/chlorite. - Kaolinite/expandables (K/E). - Sepiolite and Palygorskite. - The Origin of Clay Minerals. - Summary. - Exercise: Calculating Structural Formulas. - Exercise: Making Structural Models of Layer Silicates. - References. - 6. SAMPLE PREPARATION TECHNIQUES FOR CLAY MINERALS. - Evaluating the Sample. - Disaggregating the Rock. - Separating Clay Minerals from Clastic Rocks. - Separating Clay Minerals from Carbonate Rocks. - Separating Clay Minerals from Sulfate Rocks. - Separating Clay Minerals from Unconsolidated Materials. - Box 6.1 Glacial Deposits, North American Interior. - Chemical Pretreatments. - Removal of Iron Oxides. - Removal of Organic Materials. - Saturating the Clay Minerals with Different Cations. - Particle-Size Separation. - Preparing the Oriented Clay Mineral Aggregates. - The Glass Slide Method. - The Smear Mount Method. - The Millipore® Filter Transfer Method. - The Centrifuged Porous Plate Method. - Dealing with Curlers or Peelers. - Making the Random Powder Mount. - Everyday random powder packs. - Freeze-dried random powder packs. - Ethylene Glycol Solvation. - Final Note. - References. - IDENTIFICATION OF CLAY MINERALS AND ASSOCIATED MINERALS. - Clay Mineral Identification—General Principles. - Illite and Glauconite. - Chlorite and Kaolinite. - Vermiculite. - Smectite. - Sepiolite, Palygorskite, and Halloysite. - 060 Reflections. - The Use of hkl Reflections for the Determination of Polytypes. - Chlorite Polytypes. - The Kaolin Polytypes. - The Micas, Illite, and Glauconite. - Nonclay Minerals. - Silica Minerals. - Feldspar. - Zeolites. - Carbonates. - Apatite, Pyrite, and Jarosite. - Gypsum, Anhydrite, Celestite, and Barite. - Lepidocrocite, Goethite, Gibbsite, and Anatase. - Summary. - References. - 8. IDENTIFICATION OF MIXED-LAYERED CLAY MINERALS. - Méring's Principles and Mixed-Layered Nomenclature. - The Q Rule, a Broadening Descriptor. - Mixed-Layered Clay Minerals. - Illite/Smectite. - Chlorite/Smectite and Chlorite/Vermiculite. - Kaolinite/Smectite. - Serpentine/Chlorite. - Mica/Vermiculite. - Summary. - References. - 9. QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS. - Required Sample Characteristics. - Sample Length. - Sample Thickness. - Sample Position. - Homogeneity of the Sample. - Equations for Quantitative Analysis. - Basic Quantitative Diffraction Equation. - Derivation of a Working Form of the Equation for Analysis. - The Method of the Orienting Internal Standard. - Mineral Reference Intensities. - General Comments. - Calculated Mineral Reference Intensities. - Practical Examples of the Application of Reference. - Intensities. - Measurement of Peak Intensity. - Comments and Summary. - References. - 10. DISORDER IN SMECTITE, ILLITE/SMECTITE, AND ILLITE. - Small Crystals in Reciprocal Space. - Turbostratic Disorder. - Theory. - Smectite. - Illite/Smectite. - Rotational Disorder in Illite and Illite/Smectite. - Cis-Vacant Elite and Interstratified Cis- and Trans-Vacant. - Illite/Smectite. - Conclusions. - References. - APPENDIX: MODELING ONE-DIMENSIONAL X-RAY PATTERNS. - The Input Variables. - Simulating the Instrument. - Describing the Clay Mineral. - Theory. - Structures of the Component Layers. - Advanced Techniques. - Pure Minerals. - Compositional Superstructures. - Layer Types Not Specifically Included. - Atom Types Not Incorporated in the Model. - Defect Broadening. - References. - INDEX.

Note: Contents: Preface. - Chapter 1 A global view. - Chapter 2 Thermodynamics of gases. - Chapter 3 The second law and its implications. - Chapter 4 Heterogeneous systems. - Chapter 5 Transformations of moist air. - Chapter 6 Hydrostatic equilibrium. - Chapter 7 Hydrostatic stability. - Chapter 8 Atmospheric radiation. - Chapter 9 Aerosol and clouds. - Chapter 10 Atmospheric motion. - Chapter 11 Atmospheric equations of motion. - Chapter 12 Large-scale motion. - Chapter 13 The planetary boundary layer. - Chapter 14 Atmospheric waves. - Chapter 15 The general circulation. - Chapter 16 Hydrodynamic instability. - Chapter 17 The middle atmosphere.

Note: Contents Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter One: Causes of sea-level change 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Changes in the quantity of oceanic water 1.3 Deformation of the shape of the oceanic basin 1.4 Variations of water density and dynamic changes affecting the water masses Chapter Two: Evidence of former sea levels 2.1 Rocky shores 2.2 Sedimentary shores 2.3 Archaeological and historical sea-level indicators 2.4 Dating a sea-level indicator 2.5 How sea-level curves are constructed Chapter Three: The ice age Earth 3.1 How the last glaciation developed 3.2 The sea-level positions during the last Ice age 3.3 Low-sea-level land bridges and landscapes 3.4 Last glaciation climate and hydrology 3.5 Last glaciation biomass and CO2 exchanges Chapter Four: Deglacial sea-level changes 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Modelling results 4.3 Regional case studies 4.4 A gradually rising or a fluctuating sea level? 4.5 The Younger Dryas sea-level change 4.6 Impacts of past sea-level rise on coastal systems 4.7 Palaeomonsoons Chapter Five: Relative sea-level changes in the late Holocene 5.1 Delta and coral reef development 5.2 Continuance of isostatic emergence / submergence processes 5.3 Seismo-tectonic displacements 5.4 Relative sea-level changes produced by aseismic tectonics 5.5 Transgression-regression sequences and sea-level changes 6 Present-day sea-level trends 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Instrumental measurements . 6.3 Explanation of current estimations of global sea-level rise 6.4 Coastal areas at risk from sea-level rise Conclusions References Author Index Geographical Index Subject Index

Note: Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Einführung 1.1 Übersicht 1.2 Modernes naturwissenschaftliches Klimaverständnis 1.3 Modelle in der Klimaforschung 2 Klimarelevante Prozesse 2.1 Energie und Strahlung 2.1.1 Strahlung 2.1.2 Wärmetrausporte 15 2.1.3 Transport von Energie im Wasserkreislauf 2.2 Dynamik der Atmosphäre 2.2.1 Erzeugung von Bewegung 2.2.2 Vertikalstruktur der Atmosphäre 2.2.3 Allgemeine Zirkulation 2.2.4 Regionale Strukturen 2.2.5 Turbulenz 2.2.6 Aerosolpartikel 2.2.7 Wolken und Niederschlag 2.3 Zirkulation des Ozeans 2.3.1 Meeresoberflächenströmungen 2.3.2 Tiefenzirkulation 2.3.3 Wellen und Wirbel 2.4 Spurenstoffkreisläufe 2.4.1 Wasserdampf 2.4.2 Kohlendioxid 2.4.3 Methan 2.4.4 Stickstoffverbindungen 2.5 Kryosphäre 3 Natürliche Klimavariabilität 3.1 Jahres- und Tagesgang 3.2 Wetter 3.3 Interannuale Klimaschwankungen 3.3..1 ENSO-Phänomen 3.3.2 Nordatlantische Oszillation 3.3.3 Temperaturentwicklung seit 1900 3.3.4 Die Frage der Sonnenflecken 3.1 Homogenitätsproblematik 3.5 Historische Klimavariationen 3.6 Paläoklimatologie 3.6.1 Vereisungen 3.6.2 Klimarekonstruktion der Kalt- und Warmzeiten 3.6.3 Milanković-Theorie 4 Konzeptionelle Modelle 4.1 Klimazonen 4.2 Ein exemplarisches Energiebilanzmodell 4.2.1 Vereinfachte Bilanzgleichung für Energie 4.2.2 Diskretisierung 4.2.3 Schließung der Gleichung 4.2.4 Berechnungen: Integration 4.3 Physikalisch orientierte Modelle 4.4 Nichtlinearität und Chaos 4.5 Fluktuationen als stochastische Vorgänge 4.6 Wechselwirkungen verschiedener Prozesse 4.6.1 Gedämpftes System mit Störungen 4.6.2 Wirkung von positiven Rückkopplungen 5 Grundlagen von Strömungsmodellen 5.1 Grundgleichungen der Strömungs- und Thermodynamik 5.1.1 Zustandsvariablen 5.1.2 Gesetz der Massenerhaltung 5.1.3 Prinzip der Energieerhaltung 5.1.4 Impulserhaltung 5.1.5 Massenbilanzen für Beimengungen 5.1.6 Zustandsgleichungen 5.1.7 Zusammenfassung 5.2 Diskretisierung 5.2.1 Räumliche Diskretisierung 5.2.2 Zeitliche Diskretisierung 5.3 Parametrisierung und subskalige Prozesse 5.3.1 Schließungsproblem 5.3.2 Beispiel 1: Turbulenz 5.3.3 Beispiel 2: Konvektion und Wolkenbildung 5.3.4 Kritische Übersicht 5.4 Numerische Integration 6 Realitätsnahe Modelle des Klimasystems 6.1 Wettervorhersagemodelle 6.2 Modelle zur Klimasimulation 6.2.1 Methodik von Simulationen 6.2.2 Wechselwirkung von Atmosphäre und Ozean 6.2.3 Klimadrift und Flußkorrektur 6.2.4 Technische Details 6.2.5 Modellierung von Stoffkreisläufen und Biosphäre 6.3 Simulationen von Klimazuständen 6.3.1 Kontrollsimulationen des derzeitigen Klimas 6.3.2 Rekonstruktion von Paläoklimaten 6.3.3 Klimate anderer Planeten 6.3.1 Regionale und lokale Strukturen 6.4 Numerische Experimente mit Modellen 6.1.1 Zielsetzung 6.4.2 Wirksamkeit von Prozessen 6.4.3 Einschwingzeit der Atmosphäre 6.4.4 Sensitivität gegenüber Randbedingungen 6.5 Anwendung zur Klimavorhersage 6.5.1 Prognosen des ENSO-Phänomens 6.5.2 Großskalige Ölbrände in Kuwait 6.6 Beurteilung der Klimamodelle 7 Anthropogene Klimänderung 7.1 Übersicht 7.2 Emissions- und Konzentrations-Szenarien 7.2.1 Szenarien zukünftiger Emissionen 7.2.2 Erwartete Konzentrationen der Treibhausgase 7.3 Klimaszenarien realitätsnaher Modelle 7.3.1 Transiente Szenarienrechnungen 7.3.2 Ergebnisse eines exemplarischen Klima-Szenarios 7.3.3 Problem Kaltstart 7.3.4 2 x CO2-Simulationen 7.3.5 Informationswert von Szenarienrechnungen 7.3.6 Kritische Bewertung der Szenarien 7.4 Nachweis anthropogener Klimabeeinflussung 7.4.1 Zielsetzung 7.4.2 Natürliche Variabilität 7.4.3 Gewichtungsmuster und Nachweisvariable 7.4.4 Nachweis 7.4.5 Beurteilung 7.5 Lokale und regionale Szenarien 7.5.1 Hochaufgelöste Zeitscheibenexperimente 7.5.2 Regionalmodelle 7.5.3 Empirische Modelle 7.5.4 Implikationen 8 Klima und Gesellschaft 8.1 Übersicht 8.2 Historischer Überblick : gesellschaftliche Vorstellungen zum Einfluß von Klima 8.3 Klimafolgenforschung 8.3.1 Grundproblematik 8.3.2 Direkt beeinflußte Systeme 8.3.3 Indirekt beeinflußte Systeme 8.4 Ökonomische Aspekte des Klimawandels 8.4.1 Klimaänderung als Kostenfaktor 8.4.2 Ein zeitabhängiges Sechs-Komponenten-Modell 8.4.3 Beurteilung 8.4.4 Übersicht Klimapolitik 8.5 Vorstellungen von Klimawandel 8.5.1 Problemstellung 8.5.2 Natürliche Variabilität versus Kausalitätsdenken 8.5.3 Die Kempton-Studie 8.5.4 Soziale Interpretationsmechanismen 9 Résumé 10 Anhang 11 Literatur Stichwortverzeichnis

Note: Table of Contents: CHAPTER 1: THE ENVIRONMENTAL ISOTOPES: Environmental Isotopes in Hydrogeology. - Stable Isotopes: Standards and Measurement. - Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry. - Radioisotopes. - Isotope Fractionation. - Isotope Fractionation (a), Enrichment (e), and Separation (D). - CHAPTER 2: TRACING THE HYDROLOGIGICAL CYCLE: Craig's Meteoric Relationship in Global Fresh Waters. - Partitioning of Isotopes Through the Hydrological Cycle. - Condensation, Precipitation, and the Meteoric Water Line. - A Closer Look at Rayleigh Distillation. - Effects of Extreme Evaporation. - CHAPTER 3: PRECIPITATION: The T - d18O Correlation in Precipitation. - Local Effects on T - d18O. - Ice Cores and Paleotemperature. - CHAPTER 4: GROUNDWATER: Recharge in Temperate Climates. - Recharge in Arid Regions. - Recharge from River-Connected Aquifers. - Hydrograph Separation in Catchment Studies. - Groundwater Mixing. - CHAPTER 5: TRACING THE CARBON CYCLE: Evolution of Carbon in Groundwaters. - Carbonate Geochemistry. - Carbon-13 in the Carbonate System. - Dissolved Organic Carbon. - Methane in Groundwaters. - Isotopic Composition of Carbonates. - CHAPTER 6: GROUNDWATER QUALITY: Sulphate, Sulphide and the Sulphur Cycle. - Nitrogen Cycles in Rural Watersheds. - The "Fuhrberger Feld" Study. - Source of Chloride Salinity. - Landfill Leachates. - Degredation of Chloro-organics and Hydrocarbon. - Sensitivity of Groundwater to Contamination. - Summary of Isotopes in Contaminant Hydrology. - CHAPTER 7: IDENTIYING AND DATING MODERN GROUNDWATERS: The "Age" of Groundwater. - Stable Isotopes. - Tritium in Precipitation. - Dating Groundwaters with Tritium. - Groundwater Dating with 3H -3He. - Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). - Thermonuclear 36Cl. - Detecting Modern Groundwaters with 85Kr . - Submodern Groundwater. - CHAPTER 8: AGE DATING OLD GROUNDWATERS: Stable Isotopes and Paleogroundwaters. - Groundwater Dating with Radiocarbon. - Correction for Carbonate Dissolution. - Some Additional Complications to 14C Dating. - 14C Dating with Dissolved Organic Carbon (DOC). - Case Studies for 14C dating with DOC and DIC. - Chlorine-36 and Very Old Groundwater. - The Uranium Decay Series. - CHAPTER 9: WATER-ROCK INTERACTION: Mechanisms of Isotope Exchange. - High Temperature Systems. - Low Temperature Water-Rock Interaction. - Strontium Isotopes in Water and Rock. - Isotope Exchange in Gas-Water Reactions. - High pH Groundwaters-The Effect of Cement Reactions. - CHAPTER 10: FIELD METHODS FOR SAMPLING: Groundwater. - Water in the Unsaturated Zone. - Precipitation. - Gases. - Geochemistry. - References. - Subject Index. - Each chapter has Problems sections.

Note: Contents: List of workshop attendees. - Introduction. - Working Group Reports. - Evaluation of probabilistic prediction systems / O. Talagrand, R. V. Vautard and B. Strauss. - Prediction of the uncertainty of numerical weather forecasts: problems and approaches / Martin Ehrendorfer. - Transient and asymptotic error growth in time dependent flows / B. F. Farrell and P. J. Ioannou. - Accountability and internal consistency in ensemble formation / Leonard A. Smith and Isla Gilmour. - The structure of the Lyapunov vector / P. J. Ioanniou and B. F. Farrell. - 4DVAR and predictability / Kyle Swanson, Robert Vautard and Tim Palmer. - The use of adjoint methods for adaptive observations / Ronald Gelaro, Rolf H. Langland, Gregory D. Rohaly and Thomas E. Rosmond. - Predictability studies with FASTEX data using the ECMWF IFS / A. J. Thorpe. - On the relative merits of using an ensemble versus a single high resolution control forecast / Zoltan Toth and Yuejian Zhu. - Performance of the ECMWF Ensemble Prediction System / T. N. Palmer, R. Buizza and F. Lalaurette. - Stochastic simulation of model uncertainties in the ECMWF Ensemble Prediction System / R. Buizza, M. Miller and T. N. Palmer. - 3D-Var Hessian singular vectors and their use in the ECMWF Ensemble Prediction System / J. Barkmeijer, R. Buzzia and T. N. Palmer. - Joint medium range ensembles from the UKMO and ECMWF models / R. E. Evans, M. S. J. Harrison and R. J. Graham. - Validation of ensemble prediction system using empirical orthogonal functions / Franco Molteni and Roberto Buizza. - An EPS for the short and early medium range / H. Hersbach, R. Mureau and J. D. Opsteegh. - The relative effects of model and analysis differences on ECMWF and UKMO operational forecats / D. S. Richardson.

Note: Teilw. zugl.: Heidelberg, Univ., Diss., 1994

Note: Contents Observed Climatic Variability: Time Dependence / J. M. WALLACE Observed Climatic Variability: Spatial Structure / J. M. WALLACE Predictability of the Atmosphere and Oceans: From Days to Decades / T. N. PALMER Mechanisms for Decadal-to-Centennial Climate Variability / E. S. SARACHIK, M. WINTON and F. L. YIN Long-Term Coordinated Changesin the Convective Activity of the North Atlantic / R. DICKSON, J. LAZIER, J. MEINCKE and P. RHINES Mechanism for Decadal Climate Variability / M. LATIF, A. GROTZNER, M. MUNNICH, E. MAIER-REIMER, S. VENZKE and T. P. BARNETTA The Climate Response to the Changing Greenhouse Gas Concentration in the Atmosphere / L. BENGTSSON Analysis of Thermohaline Feedbacks / J. MAROTZKE An Overview of Century Time-Scale Variability in the Climate System: Observations and Models / T. F. STOCKER Steady States and Variability in Oceanic Zonal Flows / D. OLBERS and C. VOLKER Spectral Methods: What They Can and Cannot Do for Climatic Time Series / M. GHIL and P. Yiou Subject Index List of Participants

Note: INHALT Einführung / Günter Myrell Gigant aus Eis und Schnee / Ole Marquardt und Jens-Christian Manniche Grönland Die Frühgeschichte der Polarvölker, Grönland / Robert McGhee Aufbruch ins Unbekannte / William R. Morrison Kanadas Norden Die Nordwestpassage Die Frühgeschichte der Polarvölker, Kanada / Robert McGhee Im Land des Weißen Todes / Peter P. Schweitzer Sibirien Die Nordostpassage Die Frühgeschichte der Polarvölker, Sibirien / Robert McGhee Sturm auf Alaska / James R. Gibson Kamtschatka und Russisch-Amerika Das Große Land / Stephen Haycox Alaska, USA Die Frühgeschichte der Polarvölker, Alaska / Robert McGhee Die Völker des Nordens / Peter P. Schweitzer Von kolonialer Vergangenheit zu selbstbestimmter Zukunft Ein Wort zum Ausklang / Jürgen F. Boden Hinweise auf unsere Autoren Hinweise zu weiterführender Literatur Personen- und Ortsregister Der Blick aus dem Weltraum

Note: Zugl.: Bremen, Univ., Diss., 1996

Note: Zugl.: Bremen, Univ., Diss., 1996

Note: Zugl.: Bremen, Univ., Diss., 1994

Note: Inhaltsverzeichnis: Vorwort. - 1 Einführung. - 1.1 Vegetationskundliche Arbeitsverfahren. - 1.2 Entwicklung und Stand der vegetationskundlichen Forschung in Nordeuropa. - 1.3 Naturräumliche Abgrenzung und Ausstattung Nordeuropas. - 1.3.1 Meere. - 1.3.2 Geologie, Geomorphologie. - 1.3.2.1 Das Ausgangsgestein. - 1.3.2.2 Die quartären Vereisungen. - 1.3.2.3 Geomorphologische Ausgestaltung der Landschaft. - 1.3.2.4 Böden. - 1.3.3 Klima. - Literatur. - 2 Biogeographische Regionen. - 2.1 Vegetationszonen. - 2.2 Höhenstufen. - 2.3 Ozeanitätsgefälle. - Literatur. - 3 Die heutige Flora und ihre Herkunft - Überlegungen zur Überwinterungshypothese. - 3.1 Vereisungsrückgang in Fennoskandien und Rückwanderungsmöglichkeiten aus dem Süden. - 3.2 Zur Lage möglicher Refugialgebiete. - 3.3 Geologische Aspekte. - 3.4 Long Distance Dispersal?. - 3.5 Vegetationsentwicklung auf den Færøer. - 3.6 Die Entwicklung der isländischen Flora. - 3.7 Die Entwicklung der Flora Spitzbergens. - Literatur. - 4 Vorgeschichtliche und geschichtliche Entwicklung der Landnutzung. - Literatur. - 5 Wälder. - 5.1 Bestimmende Faktoren für Wald- und Baumgrenzen. - 5.1.1 Klimatische Waldgrenzen. - 5.1.2 Ökophysiologische Ursachen von Waldgrenzen. - 5.1.3 Phytophage Insekten. - 5.1.4 Anthropogene Waldgrenzendepressionen. - 5.2 Nacheiszeitliche Waldentwicklung. - 5.3 Adaptationen und Ökologie wichtiger waldbildender Gehölze. - 5.4 Lebensbedingungen in der Kraut- und Kryptogamenschicht. - 5.5 Waldgesellschaften. - 5.5.1 Birkenwälder. - 5.5.1.1 Der nordboreal-subalpine Birkenwald. - 5.5.1.2 Maritime Birkenwälder entlang der norwegischen Westküste. - 5.5.2 Der boreale Nadelwald (Kl. Vaccinio-Piceetea, Pulsatillo-Pinetea). - 5.5.2.1 Kiefern-beherrschte Wälder. - 5.5.2.2 Fichten-beherrschte Wälder. - 5.5.3 Laubwälder der temperaten und Laubmischwälder der hemiborealen Zone. - 5.5.3.1 Buchenwälder nährstoffreicher Böden. - 5.5.3.2 Buchen- und Eichen-beherrschte Wälder bodensaurer Standorte. - 5.5.3.3 Linden-Ahorn-Wälder. - 5.5.3.4 Erlen-Eschen-Ulmen-Wälder Grundwasser-naher Standorte. - 5.5.4 Weidenauen und Bruchwälder. - 5.5.4.1 Initiale Gehölzvegetation der Flußauen (Kl. Salicetea purpureae). - 5.5.4.2 Erlen- und Strauchweiden-Bruchwälder (Kl. Alnetea gentinosa). - 5.6 Ökosystemare Untersuchungen an Wäldern. - 5.7 Waldbau und Waldschäden. - 5.7.1 Neuartige Waldschäden. - 5.7.2. - Waldzerstörung infolge Überweidung und Erosion. - 5.8 Waldreservate und Naturschutz. - Literatur. - 6 Gewässer-und Ufervegetation. - 6.1 Seentypen und ihre Entwicklung. - 6.2 Quellen und Fließgewässer. - 6.3 Kleingewässer. - 6.4 Adaptationen und Autökologie von Wasser- und Uferpflanzen. - 6.5 Standörtliche Gliederung. - 6.6 Vegetation der Binnengewässer und ihrer Ufer. - 6.6.1 Pleustophytengemeinschaften, Wasserlinsen-Decken (Kl. Lemnetea minoris). - 6.6.2 Characeen-Grundrasen (Kl. Charetea fragilis). - 6.6.3 Laichkraut-Gesellschaften (KI. Potamogetonetea pectinati). - 6.6.4 Strandling-Gesellschaften (Kl. Littorelletea uniflorae). - 6.6.5 Wasserschlauch-Gesellschaften (Kl. Utricularietea intermediominoris). - 6.6.6 Zwergbinsen-Gemeinschaften auf zeitweilig trockenfallenden Uferstreifen (Kl. Isoeto-Nanojuncetea). - 6.6.7 Nitrophytische Spülsaumgesellschaften an Ufern von Binnengewässern (Kl. Bidentetea tripartiti). - 6.6.8 Quellflur-Gesellschaften (KI. Montio-Cardaminetea amarae). - 6.6.9 Röhrichte und Großseggen-Rieder (KI. Phragmiti-Magnocaricetea). - 6.7 Biozönologische und Ökosystemare Aspekte. - 6.7.1 Kohlenstoff- und Nährstoffdynamik. - 6.7.2 Kennzeichnung von Seentypen nach Makrophyten-Vegetationskomplexen. - 6.8 Nutzung, Gefahrdung und Schutz. - 6.8.1 Versauerung. - 6.8.2 Eutrophierung. - 6.8.3 Talsperren zur Energiegewinnung. - 6.8.4 Seensanierungen. - 6.8.5 Gewässermakrophyten als Biofilter. - Literatur. - 7 Moore. - 7.1 Moorbildung. - 7.1.1 Allgemeine Prozesse einer autogenen Moorbildung. - 7.1.2 Produktion und Zersetzung von Torfen. - 7.2 Klassifikation von Mooren. - 7.2.1 Hydrologisch-entwicklungsgeschichtliche Moortypen. - 7.2.2 Moortypen in Skandinavien. - 7.3 Paläoökologie und Entwicklung skandinavischer Moore. - 7.3.1 Entwicklung der Moorsysteme. - 7.3.2 Ausformung der Oberflächenstrukturen. - 7.4 Wesentliche Standortfaktoren. - 7.4.1 Wasserhaushalt. - 7.4.1.1 Einnischung von Moosen auf Wasserstufen. - 7.4.1.2 Der Wurzelraum der Gefäßpflanzen. - 7.4.2 Nährstoffversorgung und Azidität. - 7.4.3 Mikroklima. - 7.4.4 Abbauprozesse. - 7.4.5 Biotische Faktoren. - 7.5 Vegetation der Moore. - 7.5.1 Synusien, Assoziationen, Gesellschaftskomplexe - ein Überblick . - 7.5.2 Sauergras-beherrschte Moor-Gesellschaften (Kl. Scheuchzerio - Cariccteanigrae). - 7.5.3 Zwergstraueh-beherrschte Gesellschaften mäßig nasser, saurer Moorstandorte (Kl. Oxycocco-Sphagnetea). - 7.6 Vegetationskomplexe der Moore. - 7.7 Moore als Ökosysteme. - 7.8 Nutzung, Gefährdung, Schutz. - 7.9 Moorrestitution. - Literatur. - 8 Küstenvegetation. - 8.1 Küstenformen und ihre Genese. - 8.1.1 Salzrasen. - 8.1.2 Dünen. - 8.2 Adaptationen der bezeichnenden Arten und standörtliche Gliederung. - 8.2.1 Spülsäume und Dünen. - 8.2.2 Salzrasen. - 8.2.2.1 Überflutungshäufigkeit und -dauer. - 8.2.2.2 Salinität. - 8.2.2.3 Zur Dynamik von Salzmarschen: Akkumulation und Erosion. - 8.2.2.4 Beweidung. - 8.2.2.5 Nährstoffdynamik und Produktivität. - 8.3 Küstenvegetation im Landhebungsbereich des Bottnischen Meerbusens. - 8.4 Vegetationsgliederung. - 8.4.1 Seegras-Rasen (KI. Zosteretea). - 8.4.2 Queller-Fluren (Kl. Thero-Salicornietea). - 8.4.3 Schlickgras-Bestände (Kl. Spartinetea). - 8.4.4 Meersenf-Spülsaumgesellschaften (Kl. Cakiletea maritimae) . - 8.4.5 Strandhafer-Dünengesellschaften (KI. Ammophiletea arenariae). - 8.4.6 Strandroggen-Gesellschaften (Kl. Honckenyo-Elymetea arenariae). - 8.4.7 Salzrasen-Gesellschaften (Kl. Juncetea maritimi) . - 8.4.8 Vegetation der Felsküsten. - 8.5 Nutzung und Naturschutz. - Literatur. - 9 Vegetation der alpinen Stufe und der Arktis. - 9.1 Adaptationen und Autökologie bezeichnender Arten der alpinen und arktischen Flora. - 9.2 Vegetationsbestimmende Standortfaktoren. - 9.2.1 Wirkung des Windes und Schneeschutz. - 9.2.2 Strahlung und Temperaturen. - 9.2.3 Frostwechsel . - 9.2.4 Nährstoffverfügbarkeit. - 9.2.5 Wasserhaushalt. - 9.3 Vegetation alpiner und arktischer Lebenräume. - 9.3.1 Felsspalten-Vegetation (Kl. Asplenietea trichomanis). - 9.3.2 Schuttflur-Gesellschaften (Kl. Thlaspietea rotundifolii). - 9.3.3 Pioniervegetation auf feinerde- und humusarmen Rohböden (V. Veronico-Poion glaucae). - 9.3.4 Azidophytische alpine Windheiden und Silikatrasen. - 9.3.4.1 Flechtenreiche Alpenazaleen Windheiden (Kl. Loiseleurio-Vaccinietea). - 9.3.4.2 Chionophile alpine Heiden (V. Phyllodoco-Vaccinion). - 9.3.4.3 Borstgrasrasen der alpinen Stufe (V. Nardo-Caricion bigelowii). - 9.3.5 Zwergstrauchheiden und Rasen auf basenreicheren Böden (Kl. Carici rupestris-Kobresietea). - 9.3.6 Schneeboden-Vegetation (Kl. Salicetea herbaceae). - 9.3.7 Quellfluren der alpinen Stufe und der Arktis (Kl. Montio-Cardaminetea). - 9.3.8 Boreo-alpine und arktische Moore (Kl. Scheuchzerio-Caricetea nigrae). - 9.3.9 Subalpine und alpine Hochstaudenfluren (Kl. Betulo-Adenostyletea). - 9.4 Ökosystemare Untersuchungen. - 9.5 Nutzung und Naturschutz. - Literatur. - 10 Schwach kulturbeeinflußte Lebensräume der Kulturlandschaft. - 10.1 Xerothermvegetation. - 10.1.1 Vegetation der Felsen und Schuttfluren außerhalb der alpinen Stufe (Kl. Asplenietea trichomanis und Thlaspietea rotundifolii). - 10.1.2 Felsband-Gesellschaften (O. Sedo-Scleranthetalia). - 10.1.3 Sandtrockenrasen (KI. Koelerio-Corynephoretea, O. Corynephoretalia). - 10.1.4 Halb- und Volltrockenrasen (Kl. Festuco-Brometea). - 10.1.5 Trockensäume (Kl. Trifolio-Geranietea). - 10.2 Zwergstrauchheiden und Magerrasen außerhalb der alpinen Stufe (Kl. Calluno-Ulicetea). - 10.3 Waldnahe Staudenfluren und Mantelgebüsche. - 10.3.1 Entraphente Säume und Uferstaudenfluren (Artemisietea, O. Calystegietalia sepium). - 10.3.2 Sch

Note: Contents: List of figures. - List of tables. - Preface to first edition. - Preface to second edition. - Acknowledgements. - PART 1 THE PERIGLACIAL DOMAIN. - 1 Introduction. - 1.1 The periglacial concept. - 1.2 Periglacial processes. - 1.3 The growth of periglacial geomorphology. - Further reading. - Discussion topics. - 2 Periglacial landscapes. - 2.1 Introduction. - 2.2 Proglacial, paraglacial or periglacial?. - 2.3 Never-glaciated periglacial terrain. - 2.4 Implications. - Further reading. - Discussion topics. - 3 Periglacial climates. - 3.1 Boundary conditions. - 3.2 Periglacial climates. - 3.3. Periglacial climates and the cryosphere. - Further reading. - Discussion topics. - PART 2 PRESENT-DAY PERIGLACIAL ENVIRONMENTS. - 4 Frost action and cryogenic weathering. - 4.1 Introduction. - 4.2 The freezing process. - 4.3 Ice segregation and frost heave. - 4.4 Freezing and thawing indices. - 4.5 The ground temperature regime. - 4.6 Frost cracking. - 4.7 Cryogenic weathering. - 4.8 Salt weathering. - 4.9 Solution and karstification. - Further reading. - Discussion topics. - 5 Permafrost. - 5.1 Historical perspective. - 5.2 Moisture in permafrost. - 5.3 Geothermal regimes of permafrost. - 5.4 Distribution of permafrost. - 5.5 Permafrost and terrain conditions. - 5.6 Surface features of permafrost. - 5.7 Permafrost hydrology. - Further reading. - Discussion topics. - 6 Ground ice. - 6.1 Ground ice description. - 6.2 Types and amounts of ground ice. - 6.3 Ice wedges. - 6.4 Massive ice and massive icy bodies. - 6.5 Ice-cored mounds and pingos. - Further reading. - Discussion topics. - 7 Thermokarst. - 7.1 Causes of thermokarst. - 7.2 Thermokarst subsidence and thermal erosion. - 7.3 Alas thermokarst relief. - 7.4 Ice-wedge thermokarst terrain. - 7.5 Retrogressive thaw slumps. - 7.6 Thaw lakes and depressions. - 7.7 Fluvio-thermal erosion. - 7.8 Thermokarst involutions. - Further reading. - Discussion topics. - 8 The active layer. - 8.1 Definition. - 8.2 Thermal regime of the active layer. - 8.3 Unfrozen water in freezing and frozen soils. - 8.4 Frost heave. - 8.5 Thaw consolidation. - 8.6 Thermally induced mass displacement. - 8.7 Cryoturbation and patterned ground. - 8.8 Active layer hydraulics and mud boils. - 8.9 Conclusions. - Further reading. - Discussion topics. - 9 Hillslope processes. - 9.1 Mass wasting. - 9.2 Solifluction. - 9.3 Slopewash. - 9.4 Rapid mass movement. - 9.5 Frozen slopes. - Further reading. - Discussion topics. - 10 Slope morphology. - 10.1 The free-face model. - 10.2 Rectilinear debris-mantled slopes. - 10.3 Convexo-concavo debris-mantled slopes. - 10.4 Pediment-like forms. - 10.5 Stepped profiles. - 10.6 Slope evolution. - 10.7 General reflections. - Further reading. - Discussion topics. - 11 Fluvial processes and landforms. - 11.1 Introduction. - 11.2 Major rivers. - 11.3 Channel hydrology. - 11.4 Basin hydrology. - 11.5 Sediment flow, surface transport and denudation. - 11.6 Fluvio-thermal erosion. - 11.7 Channel morphology. - 11.8 Valley asymmetry. - Further reading. - Discussion topics. - 12 Wind action and coastal processes. - 12.1 The role of the wind. - 12.2 Loess-like silt. - 12.3 Sand dunes and sand sheets. - 12.4 Coastal processes. - 12.5 Cold-climate deltas. - Further reading. - Discussion topics. - PART 3 PLEISTOCENE PERIGLACIAL ENVIRONMENTS. - 13 Pleistocene periglacial conditions. - 13.1 Introduction. - 13.2 The time scale and climatic fluctuations. - 13.3 Geomorphic considerations. - 13.4 Problems of reconstruction. - 13.5 Extent of late Pleistocene periglacial conditions. - Further reading. - Discussion topics. - 14 Relict periglacial phenomena. - 14.1 Introduction. - 14.2 Perennial or seasonal frost?. - 14.3 Evidence for frost action. - 14.4 Evidence for frozen ground. - 14.5 Pleistocene frost fissures. - 14.6 Frost mounds. - 14.7 Thermokarst forms and structures. - Further reading. - Discussion topics. - 15 Pleistocene wind action, tundra rivers and periglacial landscape modification. - 15.1 Wind action. - 15.2 Tundra rivers. - 15.3 Asymmetrical valleys. - 15.4 Periglacial landscape modification. - 15.5 Summary. - Further reading. - Discussion topics. - PART 4 APPLIED PERIGLACIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY. - 16 Geotechnical and engineering aspects. - 16.1 Introduction. - 16.2 Human-induced thermokarst and terrain disturbance. - 16.3 Engineering and construction problems. - 16.4 Hydrological problems. - Further reading. - Discussion topics. - 17 Global change and periglacial environments. - 17.1 Global change and cold regions. - 17.2 Evidence from the present day. - 17.3 Future responses. - Further reading. - Discussion topics. - References. - Index.

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Note: Contents Preface 1 Chemical equilibrium 1.1 Some introductory concepts 1.2 Equilibrium constants 1.3 Reaction quotient 1.4 LeChatelier' s principle Exercises 2 Chemical thermodynamics 2.1 The first law of thermodynamics; enthalpy 2.2 Enthalpies of reaction and formation 2.3 Entropy and the second law of thermodynamics 2.4 The third law of thermodynamics; absolute entropies 2.5 Criteria for equilibrium and spontaneous transformation 2.6 Standard free energy changes 2. 7 Free energy change and the equilibrium constant 2.8 Chemical potential; homogeneous nucleation of water-vapor condensation Exercises 3 Chemical kinetics 3.1 Reaction rates 3.2 Reaction mechanisms 3.3 Reaction rates and equilibria 3.4 Collision theory of gaseous reactions 3.5 The effect of temperature on reaction rates: the Arrhenius' relation 3.6 Catalysis 3.7 Half-life, residence time, and renewal time Exercises 4 Solution chemistry and aqueous equilibria 4.1 Definitions and types of solutions 4.2 Solution concentrations 4.3 Factors affecting solubility 4.4 Colligative properties 4.5 Aqueous solutions; electrolytes 4.6 Aqueous equilibria 4.7 Strong and weak electrolytes; ion-product constant for water Exercises 5 Acids and bases 5.1 Some definitions and concepts 5.2 The nature of H+(aq) 5.3 The Brønsted-Lowry theory; conjugate acid-base pairs 5.4 The Lewis theory 8 5.5 Strengths of acids and bases; acid-dissociation (or ionization) constant 5.6 The pH scale 5.7 Polyprotic acids 5.8 Hydrolysis 5.9 Buffers 5.10 Complex ions 5.11 Mass balance and charge balance relations 5.12 The pH of rainwater Exercises 6 Oxidation-reduction reactions 6.1 Some definitions 6.2 Oxidation numbers 6.3 Balancing oxidation-reduction reactions 6.4 Half-reactions in electrochemical cells 6.5 Strengths of oxidants and reductants; standard cell and half-cell potentials 6.6 Standard cell potentials and free-energy change 6.7 The Nernst equation 6.8 Redox potentials; Eh-pH diagrams 6.9 Gram-equivalent weight and normality Exercises 7 Photochemistry 7.1 Some properties of electromagnetic waves 7.2 Some photochemical terminology and principles 7.3 Quantum yields 7.4 Rate coefficients for photolysis 7.5 Photostationary states 7.6 Stratospheric ozone and photochemistry; depletion of stratospheric ozone Exercises Appendix I International system of units (SI) Appendix II Some useful numerical values Appendix III Atomic weights Appendix IV Equilibrium (or dissociation) constants for some chemical reactions Appendix V Some molar standard Gibbs free energies of formation, molar standard enthalpies (or heats) of formation and molar absolute entropies at 25°C and 1 atmosphere Appendix VI Names, formulas, and charges of some common ions Appendix VII Answers to exercises and hints and solutions to selected exercises Index