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Note: Zugleich: Dissertation, Freie Unversität Berlin, [ca. 1963] , INHALTSVERZEICHNIS PROBLEMSTELLUNG UND ZIELSETZUNG 1. BEMERKUNGEN ZUM BEOBACHTUNGSGELÄNDE UND ZUM BEOBACHTUNGSMATERIAL 1.1 Das Beobachtungsgelände 1.2 Das Beobachtungsmaterial 2. HOMOGENITÄTSBETRACHTUNGEN 2.1 Temperatur 2.2 Niederschlag 2.3 Wind 2.4 Sonnenschein und Bewölkung 3. TEMPERATURVERHÄLTNISSE 3.1 Monats- und Jahreswerte 3.2 Tageswerte 3.3 Pentadenwerte 3.4 Häufigkeitsbetrachtungen 3.5 Interdiurne Veränderlichkeit 3.6 Der tägliche Gang 3.7 Vorkommen bestimmter Schwellenwerte 3.71 Frost- und Eistage 3.72 Sommer- und Tropentage 4. DER WASSERGEHALT DER LUFT 4.1 Monats- und Jahreswerte 4.2 Tageswerte 4.3 Häufigkeitsbetrachtungen 4.4 Interdiurne Veränderlichkeit 4.5 Der tägliche Gang 5. BEWÖLKUNGSVERHÄLTNISSE 5.1 Monats- und Jahreswerte 5.2 Tageswerte 5.3 Häufigkeitsbetrachtungen 5.4 Der tägliche Gang 5.5 Heitere und trübe Tage 5.6 Nebel 6. SONNENSCHEIN 6.1 Monats- und Jahreswerte 6.2 Tageswerte 6.3 Der tägliche Gang 7. NIEDERSCHLAGSVERHÄLTNISSE 7.1 Monats- und Jahreswerte 7.2 Niederschlagsbereitschaft 7.3 Tageswerte 7.4 Der tägliche Gang 7.5 Häufigkeitsbetrachtungen 7.6 Niederschlags- und Trockenperioden 7.7 Niederschlag und Wind· 7.8 Schneeverhältnisse 7.81 Schneefall und Schneedecke 7.82 Schneehöhe 7.9 Gewitter 8. WINDVERHÄLTNISSE 8.1 Windrichtung 8.2 Windgeschwindigkeit 8.21 Der jährliche Gang 8.22 Häufigkeitsbetrachtungen 8.23 Sturmtage und Windstillen 8.24 Der tägliche Gang 9.ZUSAMMENFASSUNG VERZEICHNIS DER TEXTTABELLEN VERZEICHNIS DER ABBILDUNGEN LITERATURVERZEICHNIS TABELLENANHANG

Note: Zugleich: Dissertation, Freie Unversität Berlin, [ca. 1963] , INHALTSVERZEICHNIS PROBLEMSTELLUNG UND ZIELSETZUNG 1. BEMERKUNGEN ZUM BEOBACHTUNGSGELÄNDE UND ZUM BEOBACHTUNGSMATERIAL 1.1 Das Beobachtungsgelände 1.2 Das Beobachtungsmaterial 2. HOMOGENITÄTSBETRACHTUNGEN 2.1 Temperatur 2.2 Niederschlag 2.3 Wind 2.4 Sonnenschein und Bewölkung 3. TEMPERATURVERHÄLTNISSE 3.1 Monats- und Jahreswerte 3.2 Tageswerte 3.3 Pentadenwerte 3.4 Häufigkeitsbetrachtungen 3.5 Interdiurne Veränderlichkeit 3.6 Der tägliche Gang 3.7 Vorkommen bestimmter Schwellenwerte 3.71 Frost- und Eistage 3.72 Sommer- und Tropentage 4. DER WASSERGEHALT DER LUFT 4.1 Monats- und Jahreswerte 4.2 Tageswerte 4.3 Häufigkeitsbetrachtungen 4.4 Interdiurne Veränderlichkeit 4.5 Der tägliche Gang 5. BEWÖLKUNGSVERHÄLTNISSE 5.1 Monats- und Jahreswerte 5.2 Tageswerte 5.3 Häufigkeitsbetrachtungen 5.4 Der tägliche Gang 5.5 Heitere und trübe Tage 5.6 Nebel 6. SONNENSCHEIN 6.1 Monats- und Jahreswerte 6.2 Tageswerte 6.3 Der tägliche Gang 7. NIEDERSCHLAGSVERHÄLTNISSE 7.1 Monats- und Jahreswerte 7.2 Niederschlagsbereitschaft 7.3 Tageswerte 7.4 Der tägliche Gang 7.5 Häufigkeitsbetrachtungen 7.6 Niederschlags- und Trockenperioden 7.7 Niederschlag und Wind· 7.8 Schneeverhältnisse 7.81 Schneefall und Schneedecke 7.82 Schneehöhe 7.9 Gewitter 8. WINDVERHÄLTNISSE 8.1 Windrichtung 8.2 Windgeschwindigkeit 8.21 Der jährliche Gang 8.22 Häufigkeitsbetrachtungen 8.23 Sturmtage und Windstillen 8.24 Der tägliche Gang 9.ZUSAMMENFASSUNG VERZEICHNIS DER TEXTTABELLEN VERZEICHNIS DER ABBILDUNGEN LITERATURVERZEICHNIS TABELLENANHANG

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Note: Inhaltsverzeichnis Teil 1: Molekulare Architektur des Lebens 1. Chemie - Basis des Lebens 1.1 Vier Elemente dominieren die belebte Natur 1.2 Molekülmodelle stellen Bindungen und räumliche Anordnung der Atome dar 1.3 Substituenten am Kohlenstoffatom haben funktionelle Bedeutung 1.4 Isomerie bereichert die Molekülvielfalt 1.5 Nichtkovalente Wechselwirkungen sind elektrostatischer Natur 1.6 Wasser hat eine geordnete Struktur 1.7 Wasser ist eine reaktive Verbindung 1.8 Biologische Flüssigkeiten sind gepuffert 1.9 Zellen stehen unter osmotischem Druck 2. Biomoleküle - Bausteine des Lebens 2.1 Vier Klassen von Biomolekülen dominieren die Chemie des Lebens 2.2 Monosaccharide sind die Grundbausteine der Kohlenhydrate 2.3 Aldohexosen sind Monosaccharide mit pyranähnlichem Ringgerüst 2.4 Disaccharide sind über glykosidische Bindungen verknüpft 2.5 Polysaccharide sind wichtige Speicher- und Gerüststoffe 2.6 Nucleotide sind die Bausteine von Nucleinsäuren 2.7 Polynucleotide haben eine Direktionalität 2.8 Der genetische Informationsfluss läuft von der DNA über RNA zum Protein 2.9 Der Bausatz der Proteine umfasst 20 Aminosäuren 2.10 Aminosäuren unterscheiden sich in ihren Seitenketten 2.11 Aminosäuren wirken als Säuren und Basen 2.12 Aminosäuren sind Glieder einer Polypeptidkette 2.13 Triacylglycerine sind Prototypen von Lipiden 2.14 Phospholipide und Glykolipide sind Komponenten von Biomembranen 2.15 Lipide organisieren sich spontan zu Membranen 3. Zellen - Organisation des Lebens 3.1 Die präbiotische Entwicklung schuf Protobionten 3.2 Die biologische Evolution erklärt Einheitlichkeit und Vielfalt des Lebens 3.3 Eukaryotische Zellen sind gekammert 3.4 Zellorganellen strukturieren das Cytoplasma 3.5 Der eukaryotische Zellteilungszyklus verläuft in vier Phasen 3.6 Zellen differenzieren sich und bilden Verbände 3.7 Zellen sind offene Systeme und funktionieren als Energiewandler 3.8 zunehmende Unordnung ist eine wichtige Triebkraft chemischer Reaktionen 3.9 Die Freie Energie bestimmt das Gleichgewicht einer Reaktion 3.10 Biochemische Reaktionen sind gekoppelt 3.11 Leben ist durch spezifische Systemeigenschaften charakterisiert Tafelteil Funktionelle Gruppen • Lipide • Kohlenhydrate • Aminosäuren • Nucleotide • Vitamine • Signalstoffe Teil II: Struktur und Funktion von Proteinen 4. Proteine - Werkzeuge der Zelle 4.1 Liganden binden an Proteine und verändern deren Konformation 4.2 Enzyme binden Substrate und setzen sie zu Produkten um 4.3 Liganden kommunizieren über allosterische Effekte 4.4 Die Bindung und Hydrolyse von Nucleotiden steuert Motorproteine 4.5 Regulatorproteine werden oft über Phosphorylierung gesteuert 4.6 Enzyme passen sich metabolischen Bedürfnissen an 4.7 Proteine können auf mechanische Spannung reagieren 5. Ebenen der Proteinarchitektur 5.1 Die Proteinstruktur ist hierarchisch gegliedert 5.2 Aminosäuren werden zu Polypeptidketten verknüpft 5.3 Polypeptide können nach ihrer Synthese modifiziert werden 5.4 Planare Peptidbindungen bilden das Rückgrat der Proteine 5.5 Die a-Helix ist ein prominentes Sekundärstrukturelement 5.6 ß-Faltblätter und ß-Schleifen bilden ausgedehnte Sekundärstrukturen 5.7 Sekundärstrukturelemente bilden wiederkehrende Motive 5.8 Nichtkovalente Wechselwirkungen stabilisieren die Tertiärstruktur 5.9 Globuläre Proteine falten sich zu kompakten Strukturen 5.10 Mehrere Untereinheiten bilden die Quartärstruktur der Proteine 5.11 Proteine falten sich schrittweise in ihre native Konformation 5.12 Proteine können reversibel denaturieren 5.13 Proteine können maßgeschneidert werden 6. Proteine auf dem Prüfstand 6.1 Proteine müssen für die Aufreinigung in wässriger Lösung vorliegen 6.2 Die Gelfiltrationschromatographie trennt Proteine nach ihrer Größe 6.3 Die lonenaustauschchromatographie trennt Proteine unterschiedlicher Ladung 6.4 Die Affinitätschromatographie nutzt die spezifischen Bindungseigenschaften von Proteinen 6.5 Die Elektrophorese analysiert Proteingemische qualitativ 6.6 Die isoelektrische Fokussierung trennt Proteine nach Neutralpunkten 6.7 Die Kapillarelektrophorese kombiniert hohe Trennschärfe mit kurzen Trennzeiten 6.8 Antikörpersonden identifizieren Proteine 6.9 Enzymimmuntests quantifizieren Proteine in komplexen Gemischen 7. Erforschung der Proteinstruktur 7.1 Die Edman-Sequenzierung entziffert die Primärstruktur eines Proteins 7.2 Die chemische Synthese von Peptiden erfolgt im Merrifield-Verfahren 7.3 Die Massenspektrometrie bestimmt exakt Protein- und Peptidmassen 7.4 Die Röntgenstrukturanalyse entschlüsselt Proteinkonformationen 7.5 Die Kernresonanzspektroskopie untersucht Proteine in Lösung 8. Proteine als Strukturträger 8.1 Strukturproteine bilden die Matrix des Bindegewebes 8.2 Posttranslationale Modifikationen stabilisieren die Tripelhelix 8.3 Chemische Quervernetzung stabilisiert die Kollagenfibrillen 8.4 Störungen in der Kollagenbildung führen zu schwerwiegenden Erkrankungen 8.5 Elastin verleiht dem Bindegewebe Flexibilität 8.6 Proteoglykane und Glykosaminoglykane verleihen Widerstandsfähigkeit gegen Kompressionskräfte 8.7 Adhäsionsproteine sind wichtige Komponenten der extrazellulären Matrix 9. Proteine als molekulare Motoren 9.1 Skelettmuskelfasern enthalten geordnete Bündel aus Proteinfilamenten 9.2 Dicke und dünne Filamente gleiten bei der Kontraktion aneinander vorbei 9.3 Myosinköpfe binden und hydrolysieren ATP 9.4 Die Struktur des Myosinkopfs ist im atomaren Detail bekannt 9.5 Ein elektrischer Reiz löst die Muskelkontraktion aus 9.6 Glatte Muskulatur kontrahiert nach reversibler Phosphorylierung von Myosin 9.7 Die Duchenne-Muskeldystrophie beruht auf einem Defekt im Dystrophingen 10. Dynamik sauerstoffbindender Proteine 10.1 Myoglobin bindet Sauerstoff mittels einer prosthetischen Gruppe 10.2 Die Sauerstoffdissoziationskurve von Myoglobin ist hyperbolisch 10.3 Hämoglobin ist ein tetrameres Protein 1 10.4 Die Sauerstoffbindung des Hämoglobins ist kooperativ 10.5 Oxy- und Desoxyhämoglobin unterscheiden sich in ihrer Raumstruktur 10.6 Zwei unterschiedliche Modelle beschreiben kooperatives Verhalten 10.7 2,3-Bisphosphoglycerat bindet in der zentralen Pore des Hämoglobins 10.8 Protonierung von Hämoglobin erleichtert die O2-Abgabe in den Kapillaren 10.9 Hämoglobinopathien beruhen auf molekularen Defekten von Hämoglobin 10.10 Eisen wird mithilfe spezialisierter Proteine resorbiert, transportiert und gespeichert 11. Proteine als molekulare Katalysatoren 11.1 Enzyme haben eine hohe Substrat- und Reaktionsspezifität 11.2 Das aktive Zentrum wird von reaktiven Aminosäuren gebildet 11.3 Enzyme werden nach Art der katalysierten Reaktion klassifiziert 11.4 Der Übergangszustand liegt zwischen Edukt und Produkt einer Reaktion 11.5 Enzyme setzen die freie Aktivierungsenergie von Reaktionen herab 12. Mechanismen der Katalyse 12.1 Enzyme nutzen unterschiedliche Katalysestrategien 12.2 Enzyme binden bevorzugt den Übergangszustand 12.3 Lactat-Dehydrogenase überträgt stereospezifisch Hydridionen 12.4 Die katalytische Triade ist das Herzstück im aktiven Zentrum von Trypsin 12.5 Trypsin bildet eine kovalentes Acyl-lntermediat 12.6 Proteasen haben vielfältige biologische Aufgaben 12.7 Ribozyme sind katalytisch aktive Ribonucleinsäuren 13. Regulation der Enzymaktivität 13.1 Geschwindigkeitskonstanten charakterisieren chemische Reaktionen 13.2 Die Michaelis-Menten-Gleichung beschreibt eine einfache Enzymkinetik 13.3 Michaelis-Konstante und Wechselzahl sind Kenngrößen von Enzymen 13.4 Die Enzymkinetik hilft bei der Untersuchung von Enzymmechanismen 13.5 Kompetitive Inhibitoren binden an das aktive Zentrum und verhindern den Substratzutritt 13.6 Hohe Substratkonzentrationen heben die kompetitive Inhibition auf 13.7 Kovalent bindende Inhibitoren hemmen irreversibel 13.8 Allosterische Regulatoren modulieren die Enzymaktivität 13.9 Heteroallosterische Effektoren binden an regulatorische Untereinheiten 13.10 Reversible Phosphorylierung reguliert

Note: Contents: Imprint Published Reports Preface Summary Zusammenfassung Résumé Riassunto Resumaziun 1 Introduction 2 Weather and Climate 2.1 Weather and Climate in 2004/2005 2.2 Weather and Climate in 2005/2006 2.3 Climate Deviation from the Mean Value 1961–1990 2.4 Duration of the Snow Cover 3 Borehole Measurements 3.1 Active Layer Thickness 3.2 Permafrost Temperatures 3.2 ERT Monitoring Network 3.4 Conclusions Boreholes 4 Surface Temperatures 4.1 Surface Temperatures in Unconsolidated Sediments 4.2 Rock Surface Temperatures 4.3 Conclusions Surface Temperatures 5 Air Photos 5.1 Air Photos in 2004/2005 and 2005/2006 6 Conclusion 7 Selected Aspects of Permafrost Monitoring 7.1 Short-term Variations in Rock Glacier Kinematics 7.2 Destabilized Rock Glaciers 7.3 Conclusions Rock Glacier Dynamics Acknowledgements References Appendix

Note: Inhalt: Vorwort. - Die Geschichte der Südpolarforschung. - Die Teilnehmer an der norwegischen Südpolarfahrt 1910-1912. - Winter auf der Eisplatte. - Zum Pol. - Wissenschaftlicher Beweis, daß Roald Amundsen mit seinen vier Gefährten den Südpol erreicht hat. - Zeittafel.

Note: CONTENTS: From the author. - Foreword (V. M. Kotlyakov, the academician of Russian Academy of Science). - Introduction. - 1. A legal status of research in Antarctic. - 2. The Russian (Soviet) Antarctic expeditions. - 3. The first stage of the Russian Antarctic research (1956-1965). - 3.1. General characteristic of the first stage. - 3.2. Types of observations and research at the first stage of Soviet Antarctic expedition (SAE). - 3.3. Main scientific results of the first stage of SAE operation. - 4. The second stage of the Russian Antarctic Research (1966-1973). - 4.1. General characteristic of the second stage of SAE operation. - 4.2. Types of observations and research at the second stage of SAE operation. - 4.3. Main scientific results of the second stage of SAE operation. - 5. The third stage of the Russian Antarctic Research (1974-1990). - 5.1. General characteristic of the third stage of SAE operation. - 5.2. Types of observations and research at the third stage of SAE operation. - 5.3. Main basic scientific results ofthe third stage of SAE operation. - 6. The fourth stage of the Russian Antarctic Research (1991-2005). - 6.1. General characteristic of the fourth stage of Russian Antarctic expedition (RAE) operation. - 6.2. Types of observations and research at the fourth stage of RAE operation. - 6.3. Main scientific results of the fourth stage of RAE operation. - Conclusion. - References. - Appendices (1-8): Appendix 1. Chronology of RAE (SAE) operation. - Appendix 2. Number of native publications on various disciplines. - Appendix 3. Members of the Russian Antarctic expeditions. - Appendix 4. Number of RAE (SAE) wintering stations. - Appendix 5. Number of vessels operated in RAE (SAE). - Appendix 6. Volume of the cargo delivered by RAE (SAE) vessels. - Appendix 7. Wintering RAE (SAE) members. - Appendix 8. Photo portraits of the Russian Antarctic researchers. , In kyrillischer Schrift , Zusammenfassung in englischer Sprache

Note: Оглавление Роль В.Г. Зольникова в изучении мерзлотных почв Зольников Василий Георгиевич (к столетию со дня рождения) / Л.Г. Еловская Роль В.Г. Зольникова в изучении почвенного покрова Якутии / Д.Д. Саввинов Роль Центрального музея почвоведения им. В.В. Докучаева в исследовании мерзлотных почв России / Б.Ф. Апарин Региональные проблемы изучения мерзлотных почв Микростроение органопрофиля мерзлотных почв криолитозоны Забайкалья / В.М. Корсунов, В.М. Чиркова Криогенные почвы юга Восточной Сибири и вопросы их картографирования / В.А. Кузьмин Микроструктура почвенного покрова северной части О.Большевик (архипелаг Северная Земля) / Б.Ф. Апарин, В.Б. Апарин О количественной оценке разнообразия почв / А.И. Куликов, Е.Д. Канаева, М.А. Куликов К вопросу о мерзлотных почвах Юго-Восточного Алтая / Е.Н. Смоленцева Формы серы в мерзлотных почвах притундровых лесов Енисейского Севера / Т.В. Пономарева Влияние растительного покрова и микрорельефа на азотный фонд почв бугорковой тундры Сибири / К. Биази, В. Ванек, О. Русалимова, К. Кайзер, Х. Мейер, П. Барсуков, А. Рихтер Состав гумуса мерзлотных почв мелкодолинных ландшафтов Лено-Амгинского междуречья / М.В. Оконешникова, Р.В. Десяткин Особенности микробных комплексов островных почв дельты р. Селенга как показатели мерзлотности, обусловленной влиянием оз. Байкал / Э.О. Макушкин, Н.Д. Сорокин, В.М. Корсунов, Е.Ю. Шахматова, Е.Н. Афанасова Проблемы эволюции мерзлотных почв Центральной Якутии / А.П. Чевычелов, В.П. Скрыбыкина, А.А. Перк Особенности распространения доминирующих типов мерзлотных почв бассейна р. Биллях / Я.Р. Герасимов, Г.Н. Саввинов Биохимические и геохимические особенности почв урбанизированных территорий (на примере г. Мирный, Западная Якутия) / М.В. Щелчкова, Я.Б.Легостаева Экология мерзлотных почв Метанообразование в мерзлых почвах / А. Брушков, М. Фукуда Методические проблемы почвенно-геохимических исследований в экологии / Б.С. Ягнышев Криотурбации мерзлотных почв Севера при глобальном изменении климата (разнообразие, экология) / П.П. Гаврильев, Р.Н. Иванова Динамика гидротермических поясов / А.И. Дмитриев Влияние температурного режима почвы на радиальный прирост стволов лиственницы в Центральной Якутии / А.Н. Николаев, П.П. Федоров Сезонная динамика теплофизических свойств аласных почв / В.С. Макаров Изменение пространственной структуры растительного покрова аласа как показатель динамики почвенных условий / М.Х. Николаева, А.Р. Десяткин Агрофизические свойства мерзлотных палевых осолоделых почв Центральной Якутии / А.П. Пестерев Связь радиального прироста лиственницы Каяндера с температурным режимом почв / П.П. Федоров, А.Н. Николаев Естественные радионуклиды и радиоцезий в почвах тундровой и таежной зон Якутии / П.И. Собакин, А.П. Чевычелов Средняя годовая температура почвогрунтов на подошве деятельного слоя Западной Якутии и ее зависимость от средней годовой температуры воздуха / И.С. Васильев Баланс органогенного углерода в мерзлотных лесных экосистемах / Т.Х. Максимов, Б.И. Иванов, А.Й. Долман, Е.Й. Муре, А.П. Максимов, А.В. Кононов, Т. Ота, М. Хейманп Исследования динамики промерзания мерзлотных таежных почв около г. Якутска / П.Я. Константинов Охрана и рациональное использование мерзлотных почв Мерзлотно-экологическое районирование агроземель на примере Мегино-Кангаласского улуса / П.В. Ефремов Классификация геокриологических и почвенных процессов по степени опасности и безопасности для сельскохозяйственного освоения / П.П. Гаврильев Влияние погодных условий на солевой режим и продуктивность аласных дерново-луговых почв / А.Р. Десяткин, М.Х. Николаева Ритмика обводнения аласных почв Лено-Амгинского междуречья / Н.П. Босиков Урожайность зерновых в зависимости от варианта обработки и водно-физических свойств мерзлотной палевой осолоделой почвы / С.И. Баишев Почвенный покров и его деградация в окрестностях города Мирный / П.П. Данилов, Г.Н. Саввинов Особенности почвенного покрова территории месторождения "Таборное" / В.Г. Тарабукина, В.С. Макаров, В.С. Боескоров , English translation of Table of contents The role of V.G. Zolnikov in the study of permafrost soils Zolnikov Vasily Georgievich (on the occasion of the centenary of his birth) / L.G. Elovskaya The role of V.G. Zolnikov in the study of the soil cover of Yakutia / D.D. Savvinov The role of the Central Museum of Soil Science named after. V.V. Dokuchaev in the study of permafrost soils in Russia / B.F. Aparin Regional problems of studying permafrost soils Microstructure of the organoprofile of permafrost soils in the permafrost zone of Transbaikalia / V.M. Korsunov, V.M. Chirkova Cryogenic soils of the south of Eastern Siberia and issues of their mapping / V.A. Kuzmin Microstructure of the soil cover in the northern part of O. Bolshevik (Severnaya Zemlya archipelago) / B.F. Aparin, V.B. Aparin On the quantitative assessment of soil diversity / A.I. Kulikov, E.D. Kanaeva, M.A. Kulikov On the issue of frozen soils in South-Eastern Altai / E.N. Smolentseva Forms of sulfur in frozen soils of tundra forests of the Yenisei North / T.V. Ponomareva The influence of vegetation cover and microrelief on the nitrogen pool of soils in the hummock tundra of Siberia / K. Biasi, V. Vanek, O. Rusalimova, K. Kaiser, H. Meyer, P. Barsukov, A. Richter Composition of humus in permafrost soils in shallow valley landscapes of the Lena-Amga interfluve / M.V. Okoneshnikova, R.V. Desyatkin Features of microbial complexes of island soils of the river delta Selenga as indicators of permafrost caused by the influence of the lake. Baikal / E.O. Makushkin, N.D. Sorokin, V.M. Korsunov, E.Yu. Shakhmatova, E.N. Afanasova Problems of evolution of permafrost soils in Central Yakutia / A.P. Chevychelov, V.P. Skrybykina, A.A. Perk Features of the distribution of the dominant types of permafrost soils in the river basin. Billyakh / Ya.R. Gerasimov, G.N. Savvinov Biochemical and geochemical features of soils in urbanized areas (on the example of the city of Mirny, Western Yakutia) / M.V. Shchelchkova, Ya.B.Legostaeva Ecology of frozen soils Methane formation in frozen soils / A. Brushkov, M. Fukuda Methodological problems of soil-geochemical research in ecology / B.S. Yagnyshev Cryoturbation of permafrost soils of the North under global climate change (diversity, ecology) / P.P. Gavrilyev, R.N. Ivanova Dynamics of hydrothermal belts / A.I. Dmitriev The influence of soil temperature on the radial growth of larch trunks in Central Yakutia / A.N. Nikolaev, P.P. Fedorov Seasonal dynamics of thermophysical properties of alass soils / V.S. Makarov Changes in the spatial structure of the alas plant cover as an indicator of the dynamics of soil conditions / M.Kh. Nikolaeva, A.R. Desyatkin Agrophysical properties of frozen pale yellow solodized soils of Central Yakutia / A.P. Pesterev Relationship between the radial growth of Cajander larch and the temperature regime of soils / P.P. Fedorov, A.N. Nikolaev Natural radionuclides and radiocesium in soils of the tundra and taiga zones of Yakutia / P.I. Sobakin, A.P. Chevychelov Average annual soil temperature at the base of the active layer of Western Yakutia and its dependence on the average annual air temperature / I.S. Vasiliev Organogenic carbon balance in permafrost forest ecosystems / T.Kh. Maksimov, B.I. Ivanov, A.Y. Dolman, E.Y. Mure, A.P. Maksimov, A.V. Kononov, T. Ota, M. Heymanp Study of the dynamics of freezing of frozen taiga soils near the city of Yakutsk / P.Ya. Konstantinov Protection and rational use of permafrost soils Permafrost-ecological zoning of agricultural lands using the example of the Megino-Kangalassky ulus / P.V. Efremov Classification of geocryological and soil processes according to the degree of danger and safety for agricultural development / P.P. Gavriliev The influence of weather conditions on the salt regime and productivity of alas sod-meadow soils / A.R. Desyatkin, M.Kh. Nikolaev Rhythm of watering of alass soils of the Lena-Amga interfluve / N.P. Bosikov Grain yield depending on the treatment option and water-physical properties of frozen pale-yellow soil / S.I. Baishev Soil cover and its degradation in the vicinity of the city of Mirny / P.P. Danilov, G.N. Savvinov Features of the soil cover of the territory of the Tabornoe deposit / V.G. Tarabukina, V.S. Makarov, V.S. Fighters , In kyrillischer Schrift

Note: Contents: Introduction / V. I. Nikolaev. - Oxygen isotope composition of the bone phosphate of reindeer: potential as a palaeoenvironmental recorder / Vladimir Nikolaev, Silvana Davanzo, Antonio Longinelli, Paola Iacumin. - Carbon isotope studies of mammoth's food and fossil remains / Vladimir Nikolaev, Silvana Davanzo, Ludmila Kuznetsova, Paola Iacumin. - A fresh approach to palaeogeography of northern regions of West Siberia in sartan time (Late Pleistocene) / Dimitri Bolshiyanov, Vladimir Nikolaev, Alexander Sosnovskiy. - Relief and sediments forming of the Eastern Khibiny Mountains in the end of Late Pleistocene and Holocene / F. A. Romanenko, A. A. Lukashov, E. D. Sheremetskaya, Yu. R. Belyaev, N. E. Zaretskaya, D. K. Kuznetsov, O. S. Olyunina, A. M. Tarbeeva. , In kyrillischer Schrift

Note: Contents Preface Published reports Summary 1 Introduction 1.1 From permafrost research to permafrost monitoring 1.2 PERMOS elements 2 Weather and climate 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Weather and climate in 2000/2001 2.3 Weather and climate in 2001/2002 2.4 Climate deviation in 2000/2001 and in 2001/2002 2.5 Duration of the snow cover 3 Borehole measurements 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Active layer thickness 3.3 Permafrost temperatures 3.4 Borehole deformation 3.5 Conclusions 4 Surface temperatures 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Surface temperature mesasurements in 2000/2001 and in 20001/2002 4.3 Surface temperature measurements in the forthcoming years 4.4 Conclusions 5 Air photos Conclusions Acknowledgements References Appendix A Boreholes B Instructions for temperature monitoring in mountain permafrost (PACE-manual)

Note: Contents Preface / by Douglas L. Kane & Daqing Yang Overview of water balance determinations for high latitude watersheds / Douglas L. Kane & Daqing Yang Water balance of a snowy watershed in Hokkaido, Japan / Yoshiyuki Ishii, Yuji Kodama, Ryo Nakamura & Nobuyoshi Ishikawa Features of water balance for small mountainous watersheds in East Siberia: Kolyma Water Balance Station case study / Sergei A. Zhuravin Estimation of annual water balance in Siberian tundra using a new land surface model / Hiroyuki Hiroshima, Tetsuo Ohata, Yuji Kodama & Hironori Yabuki Summer water balance in an Arctic tundra basin, eastern Siberia / Yoshiyuki Ishii, Yuji Kodama, Norifumi Sato & Hironori Yabuki Water balance of small Russian catchments in the southern mountainous Taiga Zone: "Mogot" case study / Ninel G. Vasilenko Features of forest-steppe small basins water balance: the Nizhnedevitsk Water Balance Station case study / Sergei A. Zhuravin Water balances of experimental watersheds in the Valdai Branch of the State Hydrological Institute (SHI), Russia / J. A. Balonishnikova, O. I. Krestovsky & V. A. Shutov Extensive studies in boreal wetland watersheds in northwestern Russia / Vladimir A. Shutov Water balances of the northern catchments of Finland Pertti Seuna & Jarmo Linjama Water balance studies in two catchments on Spitsbergen, Svalbard / Ånund Killingtveit Estimation of water balance in and around the Mittivakkat Glacier basin, Ammassalik Island, southeast Greenland / Bent Hasholt & Sebastian H. Mernild Water balance in a west Greenlandic watershed Christian Helweg Queen Elizabeth Islands: water balance investigations / Kathy L. Young & Ming-Ko Woo Hydrological processes and water balance for the Dead Creek Watershed of southeastern Manitoba, 1982—1995 / Garry Thome & Janice Hawkins Evaporation studies in small NWT watersheds / Bob Reid & Derek Faria The water balance of wetland-dominated permafrost basins / W.L. Quinton, M. Hayashi, K. E. Blais, N. Wright & A. Peitroniro Wolf Creek Research Basin water balance studies / J. Richard Janowicz, Newell Hedstrom, John Pomeroy, Raoul Granger & Sean Carey A multi-year hydrological data set for two research basins in the Mackenzie Delta region, NW Canada / Philip Marsh, Cuyler Onclin & Mark Russell Water balance dynamics of three small catchments in a Sub-Arctic boreal forest / W. Robert Bolton, Larry Hinzman & Kenji Yoshikawa Hydrological cycle on the north slope of Alaska / Douglas L. Kane,Robert E. Gieck, Danielle C. Kitover, Larry D. Hinzman, James P. McNamara & Daqing Yang Queen Elizabeth Islands: problems associated with water balance research / Kathy L. Young & Ming-Ko Woo Winter streamflow as a source of uncertainty in water balance calculations / Stuart Hamilton Diagnostic model analysis of spatial mass, energy and melt distribution in a catchment in northeast Greenland / Carl Egede Boggild Key word index Author index

Note: Zugl.: Bremen, Univ., Diss., 2003

Note: Contents: Preface. - Preface to the First Edition. - 1. Frozen Ground. - 1.1 Frozen Ground Support Systems. - 1.2 Seasonally and Perennially Frozen Ground. - 1.3 Terrain Features in Permafrost Areas. - 1.4 Engineering Considerations. - Problems. - 2. Physical and Thermal Properties. - 2.1 Composition and Structure of Frozen Ground. - 2.2 Soil Classification. - 2.3 Water-Ice Phase Relationships. - 2.4 Soil Frost Action. - 2.5 Thermal Properties. - Problems. - 3. Heat Flow in Soils. - 3.1 Heat Transfer at the Ground Surface. - 3.2 Seasonal Ground Freezing (or Thawing). - 3.3 Frost Protection and Thermal Insulation. - 3.4 Temperature Below Cooled (or Heated) Areas. - 3.5 Thermal Analysis: Frozen Ground Support Systems. - Problems. - 4. Thaw Behavior of Frozen Ground. - 4.1 Thaw Settlement. - 4.2 Consolidation of Thawing Soils. - 4.3 Thaw Consolidation in Some Layered Systems. - Problems. - 5. Mechanical Properties of Frozen Soils. - 5.1 Stress-Strain-Time and Strength Behavior. - 5.2 Factors Influencing Creep and Strength. - 5.3 Analytical Representation of Creep and Strength Data. - 5.4 Frozen Soil Behavior in Uniaxial Tension. - 5.5 Deformability of Frozen Soils. - 5.6 Compressibility of Frozen Soils. - 5.7 Frozen Ground sensitivity to Climate Change. - 5.8 Frozen Soil Creep and Strength: Generalization of Test Data. - Problems. - 6. Construction Ground Freezing. - 6.1 Design Considerations. - 6.2 Freezing Methods and System Installation. - 6.3 Structural Design of Frozen Earth Walls. - 6.4 Monitoring Requirements. - 6.5 Other Construction Considerations. - Problems. - 7. Foundations in Frozen Soils. - 7.1 General Considerations. - 7.2 Shallow Foundations. - 7.3 Pile Foundations. - 7.4 Frost Heave Forces on Foundations. - 7.5 Frost Protection of Foundations Using Ground Insulation. - Problems. - 8. Stability of Soil Masses in Cold Regions. - 8.1 Landslides in Permafrost: Classification. - 8.2 Slopes in Thawing Permafrost. - 8.3 Slopes in Frozen Soils. - 8.4 Monitoring Creep in Frozen Slopes. - 8.5 Slope Stabilization Methods. - Problems. - 9. Earthwork in Cold Regions. - 9.1 Site Considerations. - 9.2 Excavation and Transport. - 9.3 Field Placement. - 9.4 Water-Retaining Embankments on Permafrost. - 9.5 Embankment Performance. - 10. Field Investigations. - 10.1 Sampling Frozen Ground. - 10.2 Ground-Temperature Measurement. - 10.3 Field Testing of Frozen Soils. - 10.4 Geophysical Methods. - 11. Pavement Structures. - 11.1 Seasonal Frost Areas. - 11.2 Permafrost Areas. - 11.3 Highway Insulation. - 11.4 Load Restrictions. - 11.5 Special Problems. - Problems. - Appendix A. Notation. - Symbols. - Greek Symbols. - Subscripts. - Appendix B. SI Units. - SI Base Units. - SI Prefixes. - SI Derived Units. - Conversion Factors. - Appendix C. Laboratory and Field Tests on Frozen Soils. - C.1 Handling, Storage, and Machining of Specimens Prior to Testing. - C.2 Uniaxial Compression Test. - C.3 Uniaxial Tensile Test. - C.4 Salinity of Soil Pore Water. - C.5 Thermosiphon. - C.6 Pile Load Test in Permafrost. - C.7 Hydraulic Conductivity of Frozen Soils. - References. - Author Index. - Subject Index.

Note: Teilw. zugl.:Potsdam, Univ., Inst.Geowiss., Diss., 2001

Note: Zugl.: Bremen, Univ., FB 2 Biol./Chemie, Diss., 2003

Note: Zugl.: Bremen, Univ., Diss., 2003

Note: Zugl.: Kiel, Univ., Diss., 2003

Note: Contents (I) Motivation and Methods (A) The Antarctic Ice Sheet and its Role in the Global System (A.1) Main Geographic and Glaciologic Provinces of Antarctica (A.2) Climatic Change, Sea-Level Rise,and Changes in the Cryosphere (A.3) Modeling Versus Measuring B) Satellite Remote Sensing (B.1) An Overview of Ice Sheet Observations by Satellite (B.2) Satellite Radar Altimetry (B.2.1) Satellite Missions with Radar Altimeter Observations (B.2.1.1) SEASAT (B.2.1.2) GEOSAT (B.2.1.3) ERS-1 and ERS-2 (B.2.1.4) Other Missions with Altimeters, and Related Missions (B.2.2) Mission Types: Exact Repeat Missions and Geodetic Missions (B.2.3) Radar Measurement Principles (B.3) Analysis of Satellite Radar Altimeter Data over Ice Sheets and Glaciers (B.3.1) Problems and Methods of Mapping Ice Surface Elevation (B.3.2) Derivation of Ice Surface Roughness and Morphology (C) Data Analysis Methods Applied in the Antarctic Atlas (C.0) Introduction (C.1) Corrections of Radar Altimeter Data (C.1.1) Corrections Applied to Satellite Radar Altimeter Data for Ice Surface Mapping (C.1.2) The Bad-Track Problem (C.1.3) The Need for Interpolation of Geophysical Line Survey Data (C.2) Map Projection and Atlas Mapping (C.2.1) The UTM Projection (C.2.2) The Atlas Mapping Problem (C.2.3) The Solution: The Antarctic Atlas Mapping Scheme (C.2.4) Map Sheet Calculation with TRANSVIEW (C.3) Geostatistical Estimation (C.3.1) Concept of the Regionalized Variable and Principles of Variography (C.3.2) Kriging (C.3.3) Variography for Satellite Radar Altimeter Data over Antarctic Ice Surfaces (C.3.4) Application: Search Algorithm and Kriging Parameters for Antarctic Atlas DTMs. Mapping Parameters (C.3.4.1) Search Routine for Geophysical Line Survey Data and Software (C.3.4.2) Grid Spacing (C.3.4.3) Mapping Parameters: Contouring and Coloring Scheme (C.3.5) Error Analysis (C.3.6) Influence of the Radar Altimeter Sensor Compared to Influence of the Variogramin Kriging for GEOSAT and ERS-1 Data (C.4) The Role of the Geodetic Reference Surface (C.4.1) Ellipsoid and Geoid Concepts (C.4.2) Mapping of Ice Surfaces with Reference to Geoid Models (II) The Atlas (D) Atlas Maps (D.0) Map Organization and Description Principles (D.1) Latitude Row 63-68°S: Maps from GEOSAT and ERS-1 Radar Altimeter Data Map m45e37-53n63-68 Casey Bay Map m57e49-65n63-68 Napier Mountains Map m69e61-77n63-68 Mawson Coast East Map m81e73-89n63-68 Leopold and Astrid Coast Map m93e85-101n63-68 Queen Mary Coast Map m105e97-113n63-68 Knox Coast Map m117e109-125n63-68 Sabrina Coast Map m129e121-137n63-68 Clarie Coast Map m141e133-149n63-68 Adélie Coast Map m153e145-161n63-68 Ninnis Glacier Tongue Map m297e289-305n63-68 Antarctic Peninsula (Graham Land) (D.2) Latitude Row 67-72.1°S: Maps from GEOSAT and ERS-1 Radar Altimeter Data Map m15we23W-7Wn67-721 Ekström Ice Shelf Map m3we11w-5n67-721 Fimbul Ice Shelf Map m9e1-17n67-721 Princess Astrid Coast Map m21e13-29n67-721 Erskine Iceport Map m33e25-41n67-721 Riiser-Larsen Peninsula Map m45e37-53n67-721 Prince Olav Coast Map m57e49-65n67-721 Kemp Coast Map m69e61-77n67-721 Lambert Glacier Map m81e73-89n67-721 Ingrid Christensen Coast Map m93e85-101n67-721 Wilkes Land (e85-101n67-721) Map m105e97-113n67-721 Wilkes Land (e97-113n67-721) Map m117e109-125n67-721 Wilkes Land (e109-125n67-721) Map m129e121-137n67-721 Wilkes Land (e121-137n67-721) Map m141e133-149n67-721 Wilkes Land (e133-149n67-721) Map m153e145-161n67-721 Cook Ice Shelf Map m165e157-173n67-721 Pennell Coast Map m292e284-300n67-721 Antarctic Peninsula (Palmer Land) (D.3) Latitude Row 71-77°S: Maps from ERS-1 Radar Altimeter Data Map m333e315-351n71-77 Riiser-Larsen Ice Shelf Map m357e339-15n71-77 New Schwabenland Map m21e3-39n71-77 Sør Rondane Mountains Map m45e27-63n71-77 Belgica Mountains Map m69e51-87n71-77 Upper Lambert Glacier Map m93e75-111n71-77 American Highland Map m117e99-135n71-77 Dome Charlie Map m141e123-159n71-77 Southern Wilkes Land (e123-159) Map m165e147-183n71-77 Victoria Land Map m213e195-231n71-77 Ruppert Coast Map m237e219-255n71-77 Bakutis Coast Map m261e243-279n71-77 Walgreen Coast Map m285e267-303n71-77 Ellsworth Land Map m309e291-327n71-77 Black Coast (D.4) Latitude Row 75-80°S: Maps from ERS-1 Radar Altimeter Data Map m333e315-351n75-80 Coats Land Map m357e339-15n75-80 Western Queen Maud Land (North) Map m21e3-39n75-80 Central Queen Maud Land (North) Map m45e27-63n75-80 Valkyrie Dome Map m69e51-87n75-80 South of Lambert Glacier Map m93e75-111n75-80 East Antarctica (Sovetskaya) Map m117e99-135n75-80 East Antarctica (Vostok) Map m141e123-159n75-80 East Antarctica (Mt. Longhurst) Map m165e147-183n75-80 Scott Coast Map m189e171-207n75-80 Roosevelt Island Map m213e195-231n75-80 Saunders Coast Map m237e219-255n75-80 Northern Marie Byrd Land Map m261e243-279n75-80 Northern Hollick-Kenyon Plateau Map m285e267-303n75-80 Zumberge Coast Map m309e291-327n75-80 Ronne Ice Shelf (D.5) Latitude Row 78-81.5°S: Maps from ERS-1 Radar Altimeter Data Map m333e315-351n78-815 Filchner Ice Shelf Map m357e339-15n78-815 Western Queen Maud Land (South) Map m21e3-39n78-815 Central Queen Maud Land (South) Map m45e27-63n78-815 Eastern Queen Maud Land (South) Map m69e51-87n78-815 Dome Argus Map m93e75-111n78-815 East Antarctica (e75-111n78-815) Map m117e99-135n78-815 EastAntarctica (e99-135n78-815) Map m141e123-159n78-815 Byrd Glacier Map m165e147-183n78-815 Hillary Coast Map m189e171-207n78-815 Ross Ice Shelf Map m213e195-231n78-815 Shirase Coast Map m237e219-255n78-815 Southern Marie Byrd Land Map m261e243-279n78-815 Southern Hollick-Kenyon Plateau Map m285e267-303n78-815 Ellsworth Mountains Map m309e291-327n78-815 Berkner Island (III) Applications (E) Monitoring Changes in Antarctic Ice SurfaceTopography: The Example of the Lambert Glacier/Amery Ice Shelf System (E.1) The Problem of Monitoring Changes (E.2) Time Series of Digital Terrain Models and Maps (E.3) Altimeter Data: Acquisition and Corrections (E.4) Visual Comparison - Quantitative Comparison (E.5) Calculation of Elevation Changes (E.6) Discussion of Results on Elevation Changes (E.6.1) Results of the Monitoring Study (E.6.2) Comparison with Other Maps of Lambert Glacier/Amery Ice Shelf (E.7) On the Potential Existence of Surge Glaciers in the Lambert Glacier/Amery Ice Shelf System (E.7.1) Introduction to the Surge Phenomenon and Relationship to Results of the Monitoring Study (E.7.2) Discussion of the Surge Hypothesis in the Glaciologic Literature (F) Detailed Studies of Selected Antarctic Outlet Glaciers and Ice Shelves (F.0) Introduction (F.1) Detail Map 1: Slessor Glacier (ERS-1 Data 1995) (F.2) Detail Map 2: Stancomb-Wills Glacier (ERS-1 Data 1995) (F.3) Detail Map 3: Jutulstraumen Glacier (ERS-1 Data 1995) (F.4) Detail Map 4: Shirase Glacier (ERS-1 Data 1995) (F.5) Detail Map 5: Lambert Glacier (ERS-1 Data 1995) (F.6) Detail Map 6: West Ice Shelf (ERS-1 Data 1995) (F.7) Detail Map 7: Denman Glacier (ERS-1 Data 1995) (F.8) Detail Map 8: Vanderford Glacier (ERS-1 Data 1995) (F.9) Detail Map 9: Totten Glacier (ERS-1 Data 1995) (F.10) Detail Maps 10: Mertz Glacier,11: Ninnis Glacier, and 12: Mertz and Ninnis Glaciers (GEOSAT Data 1985-86) (F.11) Detail Map 13: Rennick Glacier (ERS-1 Data 1995) (F.12) Detail Map 14: David Glacier/Drygalski Ice Tongue (ERS-1 Data 1995) (F.13) Detail Map15: Thwaites Glacier (ERS-1 Data 1995) (F.14) Detail Map 16: PineIsland Glacier (ERS-1 Data 1995) (G) Combination of SAR and Radar Altimeter Data: Lambert Glacier/Amery Ice Shelf (IV) References and Appendix (H) References (I) Appendix (I.1)Glaciological Glossary (I.2) Index of Place Names (I.3) Antarctic Expeditions (I.3.1) Early Seagoing Expeditions (I.3.2) Expeditions to the Antarctic Continent (I.3.3) Antarctic Expeditions after the International Geophysical Year

Note: Contents: Processes in Freezing, Frozen and Thawing Ground: 1. Thermal-physical processes in freezing and thawing ground; 2. Water transfer and ice formation in soils; 3. Physical-chemical and mechanical processes in freezing and thawing ground; 4. Structure and texture of freezing and thawing soils; 5. Cryogenic geological processes and phenomena; Part II. Composition, Cryogenic Structure and Properties of Frozen Rocks: 6. Formation of sedimentary materials in the permafrost regions (cryolithogenesis); 7. Composition and structure of frozen earth materials; 8. Properties of frozen soils; 9. Characteristics of the basic genetic types of frozen ground; Part III. Formation and Development of the Frozen Strata and Layers of Seasonal Freezing and Thawing: 10. Thermodynamic and climatic conditions for formation of the frozen layers; 11. Seasonal freezing and thawing of ground; 12. Development of the temperature regime and the thickness of the permafrost; 13. Taliks and groundwater in the permafrost zone; Part IV. Regional Features and Evolution of Permafrost: 14. Permafrost evolution in the Earth's history; 15. Zonal and regional features of present-day geocryological conditions in the territories of the former USSR; 16. Principles and methods for regional geocryological investigations; Part V. Economic Development of the Permafrost Regions: 17. The effect of different types of development on the natural geocryological environment; 18. Ensuring the stability of engineering structures in the permafrost regions; 19. Engineering geology in support of design, construction and operation of structures in the permafrost regions.

Note: CONTENTS: Preface. - Definitions. - 1 Atmospheric Properties. - 1.1. Atmospheric Structure. - 1.1.1. Atmospheric Layers. - 1.1.2. Convective and Stable Boundary Layers. - 1.1.3. Boundary Layer Theory. - 1.2. Atmospheric Properties. - 1.2.1. Vertical Profiles of Temperature, Pressure and Number Density. - 1.2.2. Tropospheric and Stratospheric Aerosols. - 1.2.3. Particulate Sizes and Distributions. - 1.2.4. Atmospheric Data Sets. - 2 Light Propagation in the Atmosphere. - 2.1. Light Extinction and Transmittance. - 2.2. Total and Directional Elastic Scattering of the Light Beam. - 2.3. Light Scattering by Molecules and Particulates: Inelastic Scattering. - 2.3.1. Index of Refraction. - 2.3.2. Light Scattering by Molecules (Rayleigh Scattering). - 2.3.3. Light Scattering by Particulates (Mie Scattering). - 2.3.4. Monodisperse Scattering Approximation. - 2.3.5. Polydisperse Scattering Systems. - 2.3.6. Inelastic Scattering. - 2.4. Light Absorption by Molecules and Particulates. - 3 Fundamentals of the Lidar Technique. - 3.1. Introduction to the Lidar Technique. - 3.2. Lidar Equation and lts Constituents. - 3.2.1. The Single-Scattering Lidar Equation. - 3.2.2. The Multiple-Scattering Lidar Equation. - 3.3. Elastic Lidar Hardware. - 3.3.1 Typical Lidar Hardware. - 3.4. Practical Lidar lssues. - 3.4.1. Determination of the Overlap Function. - 3.4.2. Optical Filtering. - 3.4.3. Optical Alignment and Scanning. - 3.4.4. The Range Resolution of a Lidar. - 3.5. Eye Safety Issues and Hardware. - 3.5.1. Lidar-Radar Combination. - 3.5.2. Micropulse Lidar. - 3.5.3. Lidars Using Eye-Safe Laser Wavelengths. - 4 Detectors, Digitizers, Electronics. - 4.1. Detectors. - 4.1.1. General Types of Detectors. - 4.1.2. Specific Detector Devices. - 4.1.3. Detector Performance. - 4.1.4. Noise. - 4.1.5. Time Response. - 4.2. Electric Circuits for Optical Detectors. - 4.3. A-D Converters/Digitizers. - 4.3.1. Digitizing the Detector Signal. - 4.3.2. Digitizer Errors. - 4.3.3. Digitizer Use. - 4.4. General. - 4.4.1. Impedance Matching. - 4.4.2. Energy Monitaring Hardware. - 4.4.3. Photon Counting. - 4.4.4. Variable Amplification. - 5 Analytical Solutions of the Lidar Equation. - 5.1. Simple Lidar-Equation Solution for a Homogeneaus Atmosphere: Slope Method. - 5.2. BasicTransformation of the Elastic Lidar Equation. - 5.3. Lidar Equation Solution for a Single-Component Heterogeneaus Atmosphere. - 5.3.1. Boundary Point Solution. - 5.3.2. Optical Depth Solution. - 5.3.3. Solution Based on a Power-Law Relationship Between Backscatter and Extinction. - 5.4. Lidar Equation Solution for a Two-Component Atmosphere. - 5.5. Which Solution is Best?. - 6 Uncertainty Estimation for Lidar Measurements. - 6.1. Uncertainty for the Slope Method. - 6.2. Lidar Measurement Uncertainty in a Two-Component Atmosphere. - 6.2.1. General Formula. - 6.2.2. Boundary Point Solution: Influence of Uncertainty and Location of the Specified Boundary Value on the Uncertainty δkw(r). - 6.2.3. Boundary-Point Solution: lnfl.uence of the Particulate Backscatter-to-Extinction Ratio and the Ratio Between Kp(r) and Km(r) on Measurement Accuracy. - 6.3. Background Constituent in the Original Lidar Signal and Lidar Signal Averaging. - 7 Backscatter-to-Extinction Ratio. - 7.1. Exploration of the Backscatter-to-Extinction Ratios: Brief Review. - 7.2. lnfluence of Uncertainty in the Backscatter-to-Extinction Ratio on the Inversion Result. - 7.3. Problem of a Range-Dependent Backscatter-to-Extinction Ratio. - 7.3.1. Application of the Power-Law Relationship Between Backscattering and Total Scattering in Real Atmospheres: Overview. - 7.3.2. Application of a Range-Dependent Backscatter-to-Extinction Ratio in Two-Layer Atmospheres. - 7.3.3. Lidar Signal Inversion with an Iterative Procedure. - 8 Lidar Examination of Clear and Moderately Turbid Atmospheres. - 8.1. One-Directional Lidar Measurements: Methods and Problems. - 8.1.1. Application of a Particulate-Free Zone Approach. - 8.1.2. Iterative Method to Determine the Location of Clear Zones. - 8.1.3. Two-Boundary-Point and Optical Depth Solutions. - 8.1.4. Combination of the Boundary Point and Optical Depth Solutions. - 8.2. Inversion Techniques for a "Spotted" Atmosphere. - 8.2.1. General Principles of Localization of Atmospheric "Spots". - 8.2.2. Lidar-Inversion Techniques for Monitaring and Mapping Particulate Plumes and Thin Clouds. - 9 Multiangle Methods for Extinction Coefficient Determination. - 9.1. Angle-Dependent Lidar Equation and Its Basic Solution. - 9.2. Solution for the Layer-Integrated Form of the Anglenependent Lidar Equation. - 9.3. Solution for the Two-Angle Layer-Integrated Form of the Lidar Equation. - 9.4. Two-Angle Solution for the Angle-Independent Lidar Equation. - 9.5. High-Altitude Tropospheric Measurements with Lidar. - 9.6. Which Method Is the Best?. - 10 Differential Absorption Lidar Technique (DIAL). - 10.1. DIAL Processing Technique: Fundamentals. - 10.1.1. General Theory. - 10.1.2. Uncertainty of the Backscatter Corrections in Atmospheres with Large Gradients of Aerosol Backscattering. - 10.1.3. Dependence of the DIAL Equation Correction Terms on the Spectral Range Interval Between the On and Off Wavelengths. - 10.2. DIAL Processing Technique: Problems. - 10.2.1. Uncertainty of the DIAL Solution for Column Content of the Ozone Concentration. - 10.2.2. Transition from Integrated to Range-Resolved Ozone Concentration: Problems of Numerical Differentiation and Data Smoothing. - 10.3. Other Techniques for DIAL Data Processing. - 10.3.1. DIAL Nonlinear Approximation Technique for Determining Ozone Concentration Profiles. - 10.3.2. Compensational Three-Wavelength DIAL Technique. - 11 Hardware Solutions to the Inversion Problem. - 11.1. Use of N2 Raman Scattering for Extinction Measurement. - 11.1.1. Method. - 11.1.2. Limitations of the Method. - 11.1.3. Uncertainty. - 11.1.4. Altemate Methods. - 11.1.5. Determination of Water Content in Clouds. - 11.2. Resolution of Particulate and Molecular Scattering by Filtration. - 11.2.1. Background. - 11.2.2. Method. - 11.2.3. Hardware. - 11.2.4. Atomic Absorption Filters. - 11.2.5. Sources of Uncertainty. - 11.3. Multiple-Wavelength Lidars. - 11.3.1. Application of Multiple-Wavelength Lidars for the Extraction of Particulate Optical Parameters. - 11.3.2. Investigation of Particulate Microphysical Parameters with Multiple-Wavelength Lidars. - 11.3.3. Limitations of the Method. - 12 Atmospheric Parameters from Elastic Lidar Data. - 12.1. Visual Range in Horizontal Directions. - 12.1.1. Definition of Terms. - 12.1.2. Standard Instrumentation and Measurement Uncertainties. - 12.1.3. Methods of the Horizontal Visibility Measurement with Lidar. - 12.2. Visual Range in Slant Directions. - 12.2.1. Definition of Terms and the Concept of the Measurement. - 12.2.2. Asymptotic Method in Slant Visibility Measurement. - 12.3. Temperature Measurements. - 12.3.1. Rayleigh Scattering Temperature Technique. - 12.3.2. Metal Ion Differential Absorption. - 12.3.3. Differential Absorption Methods. - 12.3.4. Doppler Broadening of the Rayleigh Spectrum. - 12.3.5. Rotational Raman Scattering. - 12.4. Boundary Layer Height Determination. - 12.4.1. Profile Methods. - 12.4.2. Multidimensional Methods. - 12.5. Cloud Boundary Determination. - 13 Wind Measurement Methods from Elastic Lidar Data. - 13.1. Correlation Methods to Determine Wind Speed and Direction. - 13.1.1. Point Correlation Methods. - 13.1.2. Two-Dimensional Correlation Method. - 13.1.3. Fourier Cerrelation Analysis. - 13.1.4. Three-Dimensional Correlation Method. - 13.1.5. Multiple-Beam Technique. - 13.1.6. Uncertainty in Correlation Methods. - 13.2. Edge Technique. - 13.3. Fringe Imaging Technique. - 13.4. Kinetic Energy, Dissipation Rate, and Divergence. - Bibliography. - Index.

Note: Rostock, Univ., Diss., 2004 , Inhaltsverzeichnis: 1 Einleitung. - 1.1 Einführung. - 1.2 Die Ziele der Arbeit. - 2 Das Semi-Lagrange-Verfahren. - 2.1 Die Eigenschaften des Semi-Lagrange-Verfahrens. - 2.2 Die Grundgleichungen. - 2.3 Die Interpolation, lokal geodätische Koordinaten und der Massefixer. - 2.4 Die Anfangsverteilungen. - 3 Das mechanistische Zirkulationsmodell (KMCM). - 3.1 Die Grundlagen des Modells. - 3.2 Die KMCM-Experimente. - 3.3 Ergebnisse zu den Zirkulationsexperimenten. - 4 Ergebnisse. - 4.1 Die Mischung auf Isentropen im Vergleich zu 3D-Rechnungen. - 4.2 Der Transport für idealisierte und realistische Anfangsverteilungen. - 4.3 Einzelne Mischungsereignisse. - 4.4 Die Tracertransportgleichung auf Isentropen. - 4.4.1 Die Unterschiede im zonal gemittelten N2O für die verschieden Experimente. - 4.4.2 Die Qualität der Bilanzrechnungen. - 4.4.3 Die obere Troposphäre und untere Stratosphäre in äquatorialen Breiten. - 4.4.4 Die mittlere und obere äquatoriale Stratosphäre. - 4.4.5 Die Subtropen der Stratosphäre. - 4.5 Mischungsgebiete und Transportbarrieren. - 4.5.1 Der Gradient der potentiellen Wirbelstärke. - 4.5.2 Der effektive Diffusionskoeffizient. - 5 Zusammenfassung. - Abkürzungen und Symbole. - Literaturverzeichnis. - Abbildungsverzeichnis. - Tabellenverzeichnis.

Note: Translated from the Japanese

Note: Inhalt 1. Vorwort 2. Einleitung 2.1 Allgemeine Hinweise für die Benutzer 2.2 Die Göttinger Pollen-Referenzsammlung 2.3 Herstellung der Pollenpräparate 2.4 Mikroskopische Untersuchungen, Mikrofotografie 2.5 Terminologie, Erläuterungen und Abkürzungen 2.6 Nomenklatur 2.7 Die Einbeziehung von Pflanzensippen aus Südeuropa (inkl. Kleinasien und N-Afrika) und aus den pliozänen Floren Mitteleuropas 2.8 Bestimmungsschlüssel für die Skulpturtypen 2.9 Bestimmungsschlüssel für die Pollenklassen 3. Polyadeae 4. Tetradeae 4.1 Catalpa 4.2 Drosera 4.2.1 Drosera rotundifolia-Typ 4.2.2 Drosera intermedia 4.3 Juncaceae 4.4 Periploca 4.5 Spiranthes 4.6 Aldrovanda vesiculosa 4.7 Ericaceae-Empetrum-Gruppe 4.7.1 Arctostaphylos alpina 4.7.2 Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 4.7.3 Arbutus 4.7.4 Calluna vulgaris 4.7.5 Empetrum / Ledum 4.7.6 Moneses uniflora 4.7.7 Sammelgruppe Vaccinium-Typ 4.8 Chimaphila umbellata 4.9 Typha latifolia-Typ 4.10 Epipactis-Gruppe 4.10.1 Listera cordata 4.10.2 Epipactis 4.10.3 Neottia-Typ 5. Dyadeae 5.1 Scheuchzeria palustris 6. Vesiculatae 6.1 Tsuga 6.1.1 Tsuga diversifolia-Typ 6.1.2 Tsuga candensis-Typ 6.2 Picea 6.3 Pinus 6.3.1 Pinus cembra-Typ 6.3.2 Pinus sylvestris-Typ 6.4 Keteleeria davidiana 6.5 Abies 6.6 Cedrus 7. Inaperturatae inkl. Polyplicatae 7.1 Thesium 7.2 Ephedra 7.2.1 Ephedra distachya-Typ 7.2.2 Ephedra fragilis-Typ 7.2.3 Ephedra foliata-Typ 7.3 Cryptomeria-Typ 7.4 Juniperus-Typ 7.4.1 Juniperus communis-Typ 7.4.2 Juniperus excelsa-Typ 7.4.3 Cunninghamia-Typ 7.5 Larix, Pseudotsuga 7.6 Arum 7.7 Aristolochia 7.8 Populus 7.9 Taxus 7.10 Asarum europaeum 7.11 Crocus vernus-Typ 7.12 Elodea 7.13 Hydrocharis morsus-ranae 7.14 Smilax 7.15 Laurus, Cinnamomum 7.16 Ruppia maritima 7.17 Callitriche obtusangula 7.18 Triglochin 7.19 Callitriche stagnalis 7.20 Potamogeton natans-Typ 7.21 Potamogeton pectinatus-Typ 8. Monoporatae 8.1 Nymphaea 8.2 Poaceae 8.2.1 Zea mays 8.2.2 Hordeum-Typ 8.2.3 Secale 8.2.4 Lygeum sparturn 8.2.5 Avena-Typ 8.2.6 Triticum-Typ 8.2.7 Panicum-Typ Das Hirse-Problem Anwendungsbeispiele der Getreide-Pollenanalyse 8.2.8 Wild gras-Typ 8.2.8.1 Hordeum-Typ W 8.2.8.2 Triticum-Typ W 8.2.8.3 Panicum-Typ W 8.2.8.4 Avena-Typ W 8.3 Lemnaceae 8.4 Sparganium-Typ 8.5 Cephalanthera-Typ 9. Monocolpatae 9.1 Asphodelus-Gruppe 9.1.1 Asphodelus fistulosus 9.1.2 Asphodeline lutea 9.1.3 Asphodelus albus-Typ 9.2 Welwitschia mirabilis 9.3 Sciadopitys verticillata 9.4 Magnoliaceae 9.4.1 Liriodendron tulipifera 9.4.2 Magnolia 9.5 Iris pumila-Typ 9.6 Nuphar 9.7 Stratiotes aloides 9.8 Pancratium 9.9 Anthericum 9.10 Lilium 9.11 Paradisia liliastrum 9.12 Hemerocallis 9.13 Iris germanica-Typ 9.14 Muscari 9.14.1 Muscari neglectum-Typ 9.14.2 Muscari comosum-Typ 9.15 Polygonatum verticillatum 9.16 Asparagus acutifolius 9.17 Ornithogalum umbellatum-Typ 9.18 Erythronium dens-canis 9.19 Fritillaria 9.20 Lloydia serotina 9.21 Iris pseudacorus-Typ 9.22 Butomus umbellatus 9.23 Veratrum 9.24 Gagea-Typ 9.25 Narcissus poeticus-Typ 9.26 Acorus calamus 9.27 Gladiolus-Typ 9.28 Sisyrinchium bermudiana 9.29 Leucojum-Typ 9.30 Allium vineale-Typ 9.31 Iris humilis 9.32 Majanthemum-Typ 9.33 Asparagus officinalis-Typ 9.34 Narthecium ossifragum 9.35 Convallaria-Typ 9.36 Allium ursinum-Typ 9.37 Ginkgo biloba 9.38 Polygonatum odoratum-Typ 10. Syncolpatae 10.1 Berberis vulgaris 10.2 Crocus biflorus-Typ 10.3 Aphyllanthes monspeliensis 10.4 Eriocaulon septangulare 10.5 Simethis planifolia 10.6 Mahonia 10.7 Pseudofumaria lutea (syn. Corydalis lutea) 10.8 Anarrhinum bellidifolium 10.9 Pedicularis palustris-Typ 10.10 Nymphoides peltata 10.11 Pedicularis verticillata-Typ 10.12 Loranthus europaeus 10.13 Myrtus communis 10.14 Primula Jarinosa-Typ 11. Dicolpatae 11.1 Tamus communis 11.2 Chamaerops humilis 11.3 Calla palustris 11.4 Tofieldia 11.5 Hypecoum pendulum 11.6 Cypripedium calceolus 12. Dicolporatae 12.1 Tordylium maximum 13. Tricolpatae PK mit psilaten, scabraten, verrucaten oder microverrucaten Skulpturen 13.1 Morina persica 13.2 Trapa natans 13.3 Adonis aestivalis-Typ 13.4 Aconitum-Gruppe 13.4.1 Aquilegia-Typ 13.4.2 Aconitum-Typ 13.4.3 Consolida-Typ 13.5 Polycarpon tetraphyllum 13.6 Comandra elegans 13.7 Sanguisorba minor-Typ 13.8 Sanguisorba dodecandra 13.9 Convolvulus arvensis-Typ 13.10 Valerianella 13.11 Alchemilla-Gruppe 13.11.1 Aphanes arvensis-Typ 13.11.2 Alchemilla pentaphyllea-Typ 13.12 Polygon um alpinum 13.13 Melampyrum 13.14 Helleborus niger 13.15 Spergularia-Typ 13.16 Cuscuta europaea-Typ 13.17 Myricaria germanica 13.18 Viola odorata-Typ 13.19 Rhinanthus-Gruppe 13.19.1 Rhinanthus-Typ 13.19.2 Veronica-Typ 13.20 Vinca minor 13.21 Monotropa hypopitys 13.22 Lamium album-Typ 13.23 Teucrium 13.23.1 Teucrium botrys 13.23.2 Teucrium chamaedrys-Typ 13.24 Saxifraga hirculus-Typ 13.25 Quercus 13.25.1 Quercus robur-pubescens-Typ 13.25.2 Quercus cerris-Typ 13.25.3 Quercus ilex-Typ 13.26 Cimicifuga Joetida 13.27 Oxalis acetosella 13.28 Garidella nigellastrum 13.29 Nigella 13.30 Eranthis hyemalis 13.31 Hepatica nobilis 13.32 Ranunculus acris-Typ 13.33 Globularia 13.34 Adonis vernalis 13.35 Caltha-Typ 13.36 Papaver rhoeas-Gruppe 13.36.1 Papaver rhoeas-Typ 13.36.2 Meconopsis cambrica 14. Tricolporatae. PK mit psilaten, scabraten, verrucaten oder microverrucaten Skulpturen 14.1 Onosma 14.2 Cyclamen europaeum 14.3 Nicandra physalodes 14.4 Verbena officinalis 14.5 Symplocos 14.6 Hippophae· rhamnoides 14.7 Shepherdia argentea 14.8 Elaeagnus 14.9 (Bistorta-) Polygonum bistorta-Typ 14.9.1 Bistorta officinalis 14.9.2 Bistorta vivipara 14.10 Xanthium strumarium-Typ 14.11 Apiaceae 14.11.1 Turgenia latifolia 14.11.2 Heracleum sphondylium 14.11.3 Tordylium apulum 14.11.4 Caucalis platycarpos-Typ 14.11.5 Pimpinella saxifraga 14.11.6 Conium-Typ 14.11.7 Orlaya grandiflora 14.11.8 Oenanthe fistulosa 14.11.9 Astrantia-Typ 14.11.10 Cicuta virosa 14.11.11 Sammelgruppe 14.11.12 Eryngium 14.11.13 Trochiscanthes nodiflorus 14.11.14 Berula erecta-Gruppe 14.10.14.1 Sison amomum, Trinia kitaibelii 14.11.14.2 Berula erecta, Sium sisarum 14.11.15 Anthriscus cerefolium 14.11.16 Pimpinella major-Typ 14.11.17 Scandix pecten-veneris 14.11.18 Daucus-Typ 14.11.19 Bifora-Typ 14.11.20 Bupleurum, Grafia, Molopospermum 14.11.21 Ligusticum mutellina-Typ 14.11.22 Hydrocotyle vulgaris 14.11.23 Pleurospermum, Smyrnium, Laserpitium nitidum 14.11.23.1 Pleurospermum austriacum 14.11.23.2 Smyrnium olusatrum 14.11.23.3 Laserpitium nitidum 14.11.24 Levisticum-Typ 14.12 Lycopsis arvensis-Typ 14.13 Artemisia 14.14 Centaurea cyanus 14.15 Centaurea montana-Typ 14.16 Centaurea scabiosa-Typ 14.17 Fallopia 14.18 Polygonum aviculare-Typ 14.19 Anthyllis vulneraria 14.20 Ornithopus 14.21 Capsicum-Typ 14.22 Solanum dulcamara 14.23 Solanum nigrum-Typ 14.24 Filipendula 14.25 Bruckenthalia spiculifolia 14.26 Castanea 14.27 Androsace alpina-Typ 14.28 Dorycnium 14.29 Lotus, Tetragonalobus 14.29.1 Lotus-Typ 14.29.2 Tetragonolobus-Typ 14.30 Nyssa 14.31 Frangula alnus 14.32 Shepherdia canadensis 14.33 Cyclamen hederifolium 14.34 Eucommia ulmoides 14.35 Fagus 15. Tricolporoidatae. PK mit psilaten, scabraten, verrucaten oder microverrucaten Skulpturen 15.1 Cornus 15.1.1 Cornus sanguinea1 5.1.2 Cornus mas-Typ 15.2 Scopolia carniolica 15.3 Gratiola officinalis 15.4 Mercurialis 15.4.1 Mercurialis perennis-Typ 15.4.2 Mercurialis annua 15.5 Styrax officinalis 15.6 Elatine 15.7 Medicago sativa-Typ 15.8 Diospyros 15.9 · Sammelgruppe 15.9.1 Erinus alpinus 15.9.2 Soldanella-Typ 15.9.3 Actinidia-Typ 15.9.4 Orthilia secunda 15.9.5 Punica granatum 16. Tricolpatae, Tricolporoidatae und Tricolporatae. PK mit clavaten, baculaten, verrucaten oder gemmaten Skulpturen 16.1 Geranium 16.2 Ilex aquifolium 16.3 Viscum album 16.4 Rubus chamaemorus 16.5 Radiola linoides 16.6 Linum 16.5.1 Linum usitatissimum-Typ 16.5.2 Linum alpin um-Typ 16.5.3 Linum tenuifolium-Typ 17. Tricolpatae, Tricolporoidatae und Tricolporatae. PK mit echinaten Skulptur

Note: Zugl.:Hamburg, Univ., FB Biologie, Diss., 2003

Note: Contents: Foreword. - Acknowledgements. - List of abbreviations. - List of variables. - 1 Historical overview of numerical weather prediction. - 1.1 Introduction. - 1.2 Early developments. - 1.3 Primitive equations, global and regional models, and nonhydrostatic models. - 1.4 Data assimilation: determination of the initial conditions for the computer forecasts. - 1.5 Operational NWP and the evolution of forecast skill. - 1.6 Nonhydrostatic mesoscale models. - 1.7 Weather predictability, ensemble forecasting, and seasonal to interannual prediction. - 1.8 The future. - 2 The continuous equations. - 2.1 Governing equations. - 2.2 Atmospheric equations of motion on spherical coordinates. - 2.3 Basic wave oscillations in the atmosphere. - 2.4 Filtering approximations. - 2.5 Shallow water equations, quasi-geostrophic filtering, and filtering of inertia-gravity waves. - 2.6 Primitive equations and vertical coordinates. - 3. Numerical discretization of the equations of motion. - 3.1 Classification of partial differential equations (PDEs). - 3.2 Initial value problems: numerical solution. - 3.3 Space discretization methods. - 3.4 Boundary value problems. - 3.5 Lateral boundary conditions for regional models. - 4 Introduction to the parameterization of subgrid-scale physical processes. - 4.1 Introduction. - 4.2 Subgrid-scale processes and Reynolds averaging. - 4.3 Overview of model parameterizations. - 5 Data assimilation. - 5.1 Introduction. - 5.2 Empirical analysis schemes. - 5.3 Introduction to least squares methods. - 5.4 Multivariate statistical data assimilation methods. - 5.5 3D-Var, the physical space analysis scheme (PSAS), and their relation to OI. - 5.6 Advanced data assimilation methods with evolving forecast error covariance. - 5.7 Dynamical and physical balance in the initial conditions. - 5.8 Quality control of observations. - 6 Atmospheric predictability and ensemble forecasting. - 6.1 Introduction to atmospheric predictability. - 6.2 Brief review of fundamental concepts about chaotic systems. - 6.3 Tangent linear model, ad joint model, singular vectors, and Lyapunov vectors. - 6.4 Ensemble forecasting: early studies. - 6.5 Operational ensemble forecasting methods. - 6.6 Growth rate errors and the limit of predictability in mid-latitudes and in the tropics. - 6.7 The role of the oceans and land in monthly, seasonal, and interannual predictability. - 6.8 Decadal variability and climate change. - Appendix A The early history of NWP. - Appcndix B Coding and checking the tangent linear and the adjoint models. - Appendix C Post-processing of numerical model output to obtain station weather forecasts. - References. - Index.

Note: Zugl.: Bremen, Univ., FB Phys/Elektrotech., Diss., 2003

Note: Contents: List of contributors. - 1. Lakes, limnology and limnetic ecology: towards a new synthesis. - 2. The origin of lake basins. - 3. The hydrology of lakes. - 4. Chemical processes regulating the composition of lake waters. - 5. Physical properties of water relevant to limnology and limnetic ecology. - 6. The motion of lake waters. - 7. Regulatory impacts of humic substances in lakes. - 8. Sedimentation and lake sediment formation. - 9. Organisation and energetic partitioning of limnetic communities. - 10. Phytoplankton. - 11 Aquatic plants and lake ecosystems. - 12. Benthic invertebrates. - 13. Pelagic microbes - protozoa and the microbial food web. - 14. Zooplankton. - 15. Fish population ecology. - 16. Fish community ecology. - 17. Self-regulation of limnetic ecosystems. - 18. Palaeolimnology. - Index.

Note: Contents 1 Introduction 2 Features of the Arctic Seas of Russia and Their Ecosystems 2.1 Brief History of the Studies 2.2 Physical Geography 2.3 Features of Geological Structure and Sedimentation 2.4 Hydrology 2.5 Hydrochemistry 2.5.1 Oxygen 2.5.2 pH 2.5.3 Alkalinity 2.5.4 Nutrients (P, N, and Si) 3 Biological Production of the Arctic Seas of Russia 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Barents Sea 3.3 White Sea 3.4. Kara Sea 3.5. Seas of the East Arctic 4 Particulate Matter and Vertical Carbon Fluxes in the Water–Bottom System 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Barents Sea 4.3 White Sea 4.4 Kara Sea 4.5 Laptev, East Siberian, and Chukchi Seas 4.6 Carbon Fluxes from the Photic Zone to the Seafloor 4.7 Conclusion 5 Horizontal Carbon Fluxes in the Land–Sea System 5.1 Riverine Runoff and Carbon Fluxes 5.1.1 Water Runoff and Particulate Matter Supply 5.1.2 Carbon runoff 5.2 Coastal Abrasion and Carbon Fluxes 5.3 Aerosols and Eolian Carbon Fluxes 5.4 Underground and Glacial Runoff 5.4.1 Underground Runoff 5.4.2 Ice and Glacial Discharge 5.4.3 Interstitial Waters 6 Carbon in the Bottom Sediments 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Brief History of the Studies of Carbon and Organic Matter Composition 6.3 Selected Features of the Polar Lithogenesis 6.4 Organo-Chemical Composition of the Sediments 6.5 Distribution and Accumulation Rate of Carbon in the Bottom Sediments 6.5.1 Contents of TOC and Ccarb in Different Types of the Sediments 6.5.2 Distribution of TOC and its Accumulation Rate in the Bottom Sediments 6.5.3 Distribution of Ccarb and its Accumulation Rates in the Bottom Sediments 7 Elements of Carbon Balance and Cycling in the Arctic Seas of Russia 7.1 Fluxes and Balance of Masses 7.2 Ecological Features of the Arctic Seas and their Influence on Carbon Cycling References Index

Note: Zugl.:Hamburg, Univ., FB Biol., Diss., 2003

Note: Contents: Contributing Authors. - SECTION 1. HISTORY OF RESEARCH OF POLAR SOIL. - The History of Research of Polar Soil: Introduction / S. V. Goryachkin. - Chapter 1. Soil Research in Arctic Alaska, Greenland, and Antarctica / J.C.F. Tedrow. - Chapter 2. The History of Research of Eurasian Cryosols / S.V. Goryachkin, N.A. Karavaeva, and O.V. Makeev. - Chapter 3. Northern Soil Research in Canada / C. Tarnocai. - SECTION 2. THE GEOGRAPHY OF CRYOSOLS. - The Geography of Cryosols: Introduction / C.A. Scott Smith and S.V. Goryachkin. - Chapter 1. Similarities and Differences in Arctic and Antarctic Soil Zones / S. V. Goryachkin, H.P. Blume, L. Beyer, I. Campbell, G. Claridge, J. G. Bockheim, N.A. Karavaeva, V. Targulian, and C. Tarnocai. - Chapter 2. Cryosols in Alaska / C.-L. Ping, M. H. Clark, and D. K. Swanson. - Chapter 3. Cryosols of Arctic Canada / C. Tarnocai. - Chapter 4. Cryosols of the Boreal, Subarctic, and Western Cordillera Regions of Canada / C. A. S. Smith and H. Veldhuis. - Chapter 5. Cryosols in the Russian Arctic Archipelagos / S. V. Goryachkin and N. A. Karavaeva. - Chapter 6. Soils and Soil Cover of Northeastern Eurasia / Ye. M. Naumov. - Chapter 7. Cryosols of the Russian European North / S. V. Goryachkin and I. V. Ignatenko. - Chapter 8. Cryosols of Western Siberia / N. Karavaeva. - Chapter 9. Cryosols of the Mountains of Southern Siberia and Far Eastern Russia / R. G. Gracheva. - Chapter 10. Geography and Ecology of Cryogenic Soils of Mongolia / S. V. Maximovich. - Chapter 11. The Periglacial Environment and Distribution of Cryosols in China / C.-L. Ping, G. Qiu, and L.Zhao. - Chapter 12. Cryosols of the Arid Antarctic / I. B. Campbell and G. G. C. Claridge. - Chapter 13. The Soil Cover of Central Siberia / I. A. Sokolov, T. V. Ananko, and D. Ye. Konyushkov. - SECTION 3. PROPERTIES AND PROCESSES OF CRYOSOLS. - Properties and Processes of Cryosols: Introduction / B. Van Vliet-Lanoë. - Chapter 1. Physico-Chemical Processes in Cryogenic Soils / V. Ostroumov. - Chapter 2. Micromorphology of Cryosols / B. Van Vliet-Lanoë, C. A. Fox, and S. V. Gubin. - Chapter 3. The Thermal Regime of Cryosols / C. R. Burn. - Chapter 4. Cryosols in the Extremely Arid Transantarctic Mountains Region of Antarctica / I. B. Campbell and G. G. C. Claridge. - Chapter 5. Mineralogy and Weathering of Antarctic Cryosols / H.-P. Blume, J. Chen, E. Kalk, and D. Kuhn. - Chapter 6. Weathering Processes in Arid Cryosols / G. G. C. Claridge and I. B. Campbell. - SECTION 4. ECOLOGICAL PROCESSES OF CRYOSOLS. - Ecological Processes of Cryosols: Introduction / L. Beyer. - Chapter 1. Organic Matter and Bioactivity in Cryosols of Arctic Alaska / G. J. Michaelson, X.Y. Dai, and C.-L Ping. - Chapter 2. The Biological Cycle in Terrestrial Polar Ecosystems and its Influence on Soil Formation / D. G. Zamolodchikov and D. G. Fedorov-Davydov. - Chapter 3. Soil Organic Matter Storage in Cold Soils of CoastalEastern Antarctica (Casey Station, Wilkes Land) / L. Beyer, K. Pingpank, M. Bölter, and R. D. Seppelt. - Chapter 4. Composition and Transformation of Soil Organic Matter in Cryosols and Gelic Histosols in Coastal Eastern Antarctica (Casey Station, Wilkes Land) / L. Beyer, D. M. White, K. Pingpank, and M. Bolter. - Chapter 5. Microorganisms and Microbial Processes in Antarctic Soils / M. Bolter and E. Kandeler. - Chapter 6. The Biology of Arid Cryosols / G. G. C. Claridge and I. B. Campbell. - Chapter 7. Biodiversity, primary productivity, and the seasonal dynamic of soil processes in Taimyr soil-permafrost complexes / V. D. Vassiljevskaja, B. Pospelova, and V. Telesnina. - SECTION 5. CLASSIFICATION OF CRYOSOLS. - Classification of Cryosols: Introduction / G. Broil and D. Ye. Konyushkov. - Chapter 1. Classification of Cryosols in Canada / C. Tarnocai. - Chapter 2. Classification of Cryosols in Russia / G. Mazhitova. - Chapter 3. The Gelisol Order in Soil Taxonomy / R. J. Ahrens, J. G. Bockheim, and C-L. Ping. - Chapter 4. Classification of Permafrost-Affected Soils in the WRB / C. Tarnocai, G. Broil, and H.-P. Blume. - SECTION 6. MANAGEMENT AND USE OF CRYOSOLS. - Management and Use of Cryosols: Introduction / I. B.Campbell. - Chapter 1. Agricultural Use of Tundra Soils in the Vorkuta Area, Northeast European Russia / I. A. Archegova, N. Kotelina, and G. Mazhitova. - Chapter 2. Disposal of Mine Tailings in Continuous Permafrost Areas:Environmental Aspects and Future Control Strategies / B. Elberling. - Chapter 3. Environmental Impacts and Recovery from Human Activities on Cryosols of the Transantarctic Mountains / I. B. Campbell and G. G. C. Claridge. - Chapter 4. Soil Properties and Relationships in Cryosols of theRegion of the Transantarctic Mountains in Antarctica / I. B. Campbell and G. G. C. Claridge

Note: Zugl.: Bremen, Univ., Diss., 2004

Note: Contents: 1 The Arctic Ocean: Boundary Conditions and Background Information. - 1.1 Physiography and Bathymetry of the Arctic Ocean. - 1.2 The Arctic Ocean: Modern Status and Recent Climate Change. - 1.3 The Tectonic Evolution of the Arctic Ocean: Overview and Perspectives. - 1.4 Geochemical Proxies Used for Organic Carbon Source Identification in Arctic Ocean Sediments. - 2 Modern Terrigenous Organic Carbon Input to the Arctic Ocean. - 2.1General Introduction. - 2.2 River Input. - 2.3 Organic Carbon Input to the Artic Seas Through Coastal Erosion. - 2.4 The Role of Arctic Sea Ice in Transporting and Cycling Terrestrial Organic Matter. - 2.5 Aeolian Input. - 2.6 Summary and Concluding Remarks. - 3 Primary and Secondary Production in the Arctic Seas. - 3.1 Introduction. - 3.2 Major Algal Groups and Their Distribution. - 3.3 Limitation and Control of Primary Production 3.4 Primary Production and Growth Rate. - 3.5 Seasonality. - 3.6 Distribution of Primary Production. - 3.7 Mesozooplankton . - 3.8 Primary Production - Impact of Climate Change. - 3.9 Summary and Concluding Remarks . - 4 The Role of Dissolved Organic Matter for the Organic Carbon Cycle in the Arctic Ocean. - 4.1 Introduction. - 4.2 Riverine DOM on Arctic Shelves and Beyond. - 4.3 Distribution, Chemical Composition, and Fluxes of Marine DOM in the Central Arctic Ocean. - 4.4 Summary and Concluding Remarks. - 5 Particulate Organic Carbon Flux to the Arctic Ocean Sea Floor. - 5.1 Introduction 5.2 What do we Know About Vertical Carbon Flux from the Arctic Ocean?. - 5.3 Case Studies. - 5.4 Regional Variability in POC Export Flux in the Arctic Ocean Determined Using 234Th as a Tracer. - 5.5 Particulate Organic Carbon Flux to the Sea floor of the Arctic Ocean: Quantity, Seasonality and Processes. - 5.6 Summary and Concluding Remarks. - 6 The Benthos of Arctic Seas and its Role for the Organic Carbon Cycle at the Seafloor. - 6.1 Introduction. - 6.2 Origin and Evolution of Arctic Habitats and Species. - 6.3 Food Supply of the Arctic Benthos: Sources and Pathways. - 6.4 Benthic Communities of the Arctic Seas. - 6.5 Organic Carbon Utilization by the Arctic Benthos. - 6.6 Summary and Concluding Remarks. - 7 Organic Carbon in Arctic Ocean Sediments: Sources, Variability, Burial, and Paleoenvironmental Significance. - 7.1 Organic Carbon in Arctic Ocean Sediments: A General Introduction. - 7.2 The Beaufort Sea: Distribution, Sources, Fluxes, and Burial Rates of Organic Carbon. - 7.3 The Continental Margin of the North Bering - Chukchi Sea: Distribution, Sources, Fluxes, and Burial Rates of Organic Carbon. - 7.4 The East Siberian Sea: Distribution, Sources, and Burial of Organic Carbon. - 7.5 The Laptev Sea: Distribution, Sources, Variability and Burial of Organic Carbon. - 7.6 The Kara Sea: Distribution, Sources, Variability and Burial of Organic Carbon. - 7.7 The Barents Sea: Distribution, Sources, Variability and Burial of Organic Carbon. - 7.8 Northern Fram Strait und Yermak Plateau: Distribution, Variability and Burial of Organic Carbon and Paleoenvironmental Implications. - 7.9 The Central Arctic Ocean: Distribution, Sources, Variability and Burial of Organic Carbon. - 8 Organic Carbon Budget: Arctic Ocean vs. Global Ocean. - 8.1 Introduction. - 8.2 Global Organic Carbon Fluxes: Sources and Sinks. - 8.3 Arctic Ocean Organic Carbon Fluxes: Sources and Sinks. - 8.4 Summary and Concluding Remarks. - 9 References.

Note: Zugl.: Bremen, Univ., Diss., 2004

Note: Zugl.: Hamburg, Univ., Diss., 2004

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: Context. - Global climate change. - The Arctic region. - People of the Arctic. - Executive summary. - Arctic climate change and its impacts. - Key findings. - Arctic climate trends. - Impacts on natural systems. - Impacts on society. - Sub-regional impacts. - Supporting evidence for the key findings. - 1. Arctic climate change. - 2. Global implications. - 3. Vegetation changes. - 4. Animal species shifts. - 5. Coastal impacts. - 6. Marine transportation. - 7. Thawing ground. - 8. Indigenous communities. - 9. Ultraviolet radiation. - 10. Multiple stresses. - Selected sub-regional overview. - Improving future assessments. - Concluding thoughts. - Appendices. - Emissions scenarios. - Table of contents of ACIA Full Science Report. - Authors and affiliations. - Illustration and photography credits.

Note: Beiträge teilweise englisch, teilweise russisch , Überwiegend kyrillische Schrift

Note: Contents: Preface. - Abstracts (in the alphabetic order). - The natural environment and cryosphere of the Tatra Mountains by Bogdan Gądek. - IASC Working Group on Arctic Glaciology. - General programme.

Note: CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION 2. SUMMARY DATA 2.1 SUMMARY TABLE (NET BALANCE, ELA, ELA0, AAR, AAR0) 2.2 CUMULATIVE SPECIFIC NET BALANCE GRAPHS 3. EXTENSIVE INFORMATION 3.1 WHITE (CANADA) 3.1.1 Topography and observational network 3.1.2 Net balance maps 1999/2000 and 2000/2001 3.1.3 Net balance versus altitude (1999/2000 and 2000/2001) 3.1.4 Accumulation area ratio (AAR) and equilibrium line altitude (ELA) versus specific net balance for the whole observation period 3.2 PEYTO (CANADA) 3.2.1 Topography and observational network 3.2.2 Net balance maps 1999/2000 and 2000/2001 3.2.3 Net balance versus altitude (1999/2000 and 2000/2001) 3.2.4 Accumulation area ratio (AAR) and equilibrium line altitude (ELA) versus specific net balance for the whole observation period 3.3 ZONGO (BOLIVIA) 3.3.1 Topography and observational network 3.3.2 Net balance maps 1999/2000 and 2000/2001 3.3.3 Net balance versus altitude (1999/2000 and 2000/2001) 3.3.4 Accumulation area ratio (AAR) and equilibrium line altitude (ELA) versus specific net balance for the whole observation period 3.4 WALDEMARBREEN (NORWAY/SVALBARD) 3.4.1 Topography and observational network 3.4.2 Net balance maps 1999/2000 and 2000/2001 3.4.3 Net balance altitude (1999/2000 and 2000/2001) 3.4.4 Accumulation area ratio (AAR) and equilibrium line altitude (ELA) versus specific net balance for the whole observation period 3.5 NIGARDSBREEN (NORWAY) 3.5.1 Topography and observational network 3.5.2 Net balance maps 1999/2000 and 2000/2001 3.5.3 Net balance versus altitude (1999/2000 and 2000/2001) 3.5.4 Accumulation area ratio (AAR) and equilibrium line altitude (ELA) versus specific net balance for the whole observation period 3.6 STORGLACIÄREN (SWEDEN) 3.6.1 Topography and observational network 3.6.2 Net balance maps 1999/2000 and 2000/2001 3.6.3 Net balance versus altitude (1999/2000 and 2000/2001) 3.6.4 Accumulation area ratio (AAR) and equilibrium line altitude (ELA) versus specific net balance for the whole observation period 3.7 VERNAGTFERNER (AUSTRIA) 3.7.1 Topography and observational network 3.7.2 Net balance maps 1999/2000 and 2000/2001 3.7.3 Net balance versus altitude (1999/2000 and 2000/2001) 3.7.4 Accumulation area ratio (AAR) and equilibrium line altitude (ELA) versus specific net balance for the whole observation period 3.8 DJANKUAT (RUSSIA) 57 3.8.1 Topography and observational network 3.8.2 Net balance map 2000/2001 3.8.3 Net balance versus altitude (1999/2000 and 2000/2001) 3.8.4 Accumulation area ratio (AAR) and equilibrium line altitude (ELA) versus specific net balance for the whole observation period 3.9 TSENTRALNIY TUYUKSUYSKIY (KAZAKHSTAN) 3.9.1 Topography and observational network 3.9.2 Net balance maps 1999/2000 and 2000/2001 3.9.3 Net balance versus altitude (1999/2000 and 2000/2001) 3.9.4 Accumulation area ratio (AAR) and equilibrium line altitude (ELA) versus specific net balance for the whole observation period 3.10 MALIYAKTRU (RUSSIA) 3.10.1 Topography and observational network 3.10.2 Net balance maps 1999/2000 and 2000/2001 3.10.3 Net balance versus altitude (1999/2000 and 2000/2001) 3.10.4 Accumulation area ratio (AAR) and equilibrium line altitude (ELA) versus specific net balance for the whole observation period 3.11 URUMQIHE S. NO. 1 (CHINA) 3.11.1 Topography and observational network 3.11.2 Net balance maps 1999/2000 and 2000/2001 3.11.3 Net balance versus altitude (1999/2000 and 2000/2001) 3.11.4 Accumulation area ratio (AAR) and equilibrium line altitude (ELA) versus specific net balance for the whole observation period 4. FINAL REMARKS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 5. PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS AND NATIONAL CORRESPONDENTS 5.1 PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS 5.2 NATIONAL CORRESPONDENTS OF WGMS

Note: Contents Introduction Taxonomic classification adopted and floristic list References Nomenclatural proposals Index of taxa

Note: TABLE OF CONTENTS: Preface. - A summary of key issues addressed in this document. - 1: Brief Overview of the Science on Water and Climate. - 1.1 Introduction. - 1.2 Climatic Information. - 1.2.1 Current expectations of future climate in light of uncertainties. - 1.2.2 Anticipated global climate change and water resources. - 1.2.3 Regional climate change. - 1.3 Water Resources. - 1.3.1 Why do water resources matter?. - 1.3.2 What do we know from past experiences of climate variability and change?. - 1.3.3 What do we expect for the future?. - 1.3.4 How reliable is our information?. - 1.3.5 How do we prepare for the future?. - 1.4 Impacts of Climate Change on Water-Related Extremes: Background. - 1.5 Floods. - 1.5.1 Why do floods matter?. - 1.5.2 What do we know from the past about floods?. - 1.5.3 What do we expect for the future?. - 1.5.4 What are our information needs on flow data?. - 1.5.5 How do we prepare for the future?. - 1.6 Droughts. - 1.6.1 Why do droughts matter?. - 1.6.2 What do we know from the past about droughts?. - 1.6.3 What do we expect for the future?. - 1.6.4 What are our information needs?. - 1.6.5 How do we prepare for the future?. - 1.7 Concluding Thoughts. - 2: Coping with Climate Variability and Climate Change in Water Resources. - 2.1 Introduction. - 2.2 Who are Water Managers and What do They Manage?. - 2.3 Integrated Water Resources Management as Prerequisite for Coping and Adaptation. - 2.3.1 What is IWRM?. - 2.3.2 Spatial and temporal scale issues in IWRM. - 2.3.3 IWRM in developing countries. - 2.4 Coping Strategies for Dealing with Uncertainties Associated with Climate Variability and Change. - 2.4.1 Water resources engineering. - 2.4.2 Agriculture. - 2.4.3 Climate forecasting. - 2.4.4 Indigenous coping strategies. - 2.4.5 Approaches to adapting to and coping with climate variability and change. - 2.5 Concluding Thoughts. - 3: A Conceptual Framework for Identifying ‘Hot Spots’ of Vulnerability to Climate Variability and Climate Change. - 3.1 ‘Hot Spots’: Regions of High Vulnerability. - 3.2 Identifying and Assessing Hot Spots of Water Resources Vulnerability with Respect to Climate Change. - 3.3 Related Research That Can Contribute to Hot Spot Assessment. - 3.4 Development Needed for Improved Vulnerability Assessment. - 3.5 First Steps Towards a New Framework for Vulnerability Assessment of Water Resources. - 3.5.1 The suggested framework. - 3.5.2 Hot spots at different spatial and temporal scales. - 3.6 Examples of Applying the Framework. - 3.6.1 The Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna Basin. - 3.6.2 Over-abstracted aquifers in the Mediterranean. - 3.7 Concluding Thoughts. - 4: Policy Analysis and Institutional Frameworks in Climate and Water. - 4.1 Introduction. - 4.2 Evolution of a Political Framework for Water Resource Management. - 4.3 Critical Review of Present Approaches and Policy Responses with Regard to IWRM. - 4.4 Institutional Decision-Making on Water and Climate in the North and South. - 4.4.1 Data and decisions. - 4.4.2 North-South collaboration and dialogue. - 4.4.3 National and regional power structures. - 4.5 Barriers to Success in Current Practices in Water Resources Management. - 4.6 Identification of Solutions. - 4.6.1 The need for new paradigms. - 4.6.2 Economic stability and access to markets. - 4.6.3 Institutional capacity for water management. - 4.6.4 Participation in water management. - 4.6.5 Information sharing and awareness. - 4.6.6 The facilitating role of government. - 4.6.7 Co-operative agreements. - 4.7 Challenges and Recommendations. - 4.7.1 The political debate on ‘the poor’. - 4.7.2 The political debate on climate change. - 4.7.3 Institutional capacity building. - 4.8 Concluding Thoughts. - Appendix A: Summary of Findings from IPCC (2001) Reports on the Theme of Water and Climate. - A.1 Preamble. - A.2 Introduction. - A.3. Current State of Climate Change and Water Research Since the IPCC’s Second Assessment Report of 1995. - A.4 Climate Scenarios. - A.5 Climate Modelling. - A.6 Effects on the Hydrological Cycle. - A.6.1 Precipitation. - A.6.2 Evapotranspiration. - A.6.3 Soil moisture. - A.6.4 Groundwater recharge. - A.6.5 River flows. - A.6.6 Other Hydrological Responses. - A.7 Effects of Climate Change on Water Withdrawals. - A.8 Impacts of Climate Change on Water Resources. - A.9 Adaptation Options and Management Implications. - Appendix B: Abbreviations and Acronyms. - Appendix C: Glossary of Terms. - Appendix D: List of Authors and their Affiliations. - References.

Note: Enthält 4 Zeitschriftenartikel , Dissertation, University of Bergen, 2003 , Contents: Introduction Paper I: Weichselian stratigraphy and glaciotectonic deformation along the lower Pechora River, Arctic Russia / Henriksen, M., Mangerud, J., Maslenikova, O., Matiouchkov, A. and Tveranger, J. Paper II: Lake stratigraphy implies an 80 000 yr delayed melting of buried dead ice in northern Russia / Henriksen, M., Mangerud, J., Matiouchkov, A., Paus, A. and Svendsen, J. I. Paper III: Late Pleistocene record from Lake Yamozero, Timian Ridge, northern Russia / Henriksen, M., Mangerud, J., Paus, A. and Svendsen, J. I. Paper IV: Ice-dammed lakes and the rerouting of the drainage of Northern Eurasia during the last glaciation / Mangerud, J., Jakobsson, M., Alexanderson, H. [und 11 weitere]

Note: Contents: Polar sciences and global environmental changes / Byong-Kwon Park. - The sun earth connection: thermodynamics of the terrestrial atmosphere during geo-effective events / R. J. Niciejewski and Y.-I. Won. - Observations of atmospheric waves in the high-latitude / Y.-I. Won, R. J. Niciejewski, P. Espy, J.-K. Chung and Bang Yong Lee. - Malaysian Antarctic Research Program / Nasaruddin Rahman, Salleh Mohd Nor and Azizan Abu Samah. - Compositional variation in pyrochlore from the Sokoli Phoscorite-Carbonatite complex, Kola Peninsula, Arctic / Mi Jung Lee, C. Terry Williams, Jong Ik Lee, and Yeadong Kim. - U-Th-Pb electron microprobe datings on the Rayner complex, East Antarctica / Yoichi Motoyoshi, Tomokazu Hokada and Kazuyuki Shiraishi. - Geochemical variation during hydrothermal alteration of basaltic andesite at Barton Peninsula, King George Island, Antarctica / Soon Do Hur, Jong Ik Lee and Jeong Hwang. - The paleocene-eocene volcanic succession in the Barton Peninsula, King George Island, Antarctica: Lithofacies, eruption styles and depositional processes / Seung Bum Kim, Young Kwan Shon and Moon Young Choe. - Holocene paleoclimate in Antarctic Lake Langer (King George Island) / B. K. Khim, K. Lee, H. I. Yoon and C. Y. Kang. - Holocene paleoceanography and paleoclimate of the West Spitsbergen Area, Euro-Arctic margin / Morten Hald, Hanne Ebbesen, Matthias Forwick, Sergei Korsun, Tore O. Vorren, Liza Khomenko, and Fred Godtliebsen. - Origins and paleoceanographic significance of layered diatom ooze interval from the Bransfield Strait in the Northern Antarctic Peninsula around 2500 yrs BP / Ho Il Yoon, Byong-Kwon Park, Yeadong Kim, Cheon Yun kang and Sung-Ho Kang. - A record of holocene environmental changes in terrestrial sedimentary deposits on King George Island, Antarctica / A. Tatur, R. del Valle, A. Barczuk, J. Martinez-Macchiavello. - Geochemistry of soils of King George Island, South Shetland Islands, West Antarctica: Implications for pedogenesis in cold polar regions / Yong Il Lee, Hyoun Soo Lim, and Ho Il Yoon. - Seafloor structure around the epicenter of the Great Antarctic Plate earthquake / Yoshifumi Nogi and Kin-ichiro Koizumi. - Multidisciplinary surveys by 'structure and evolution of the East Antarctic Lithosphere': SEAL-2000, -2002 / M. Kanao, H. Miyamachi, S. Toda, H. Murakami, T. Tsutsui, T. Matsushima, M. Takada, A. Watanabe, M. Yamashita, K. Yoshii, K. Kaminuma, and SEAL Geotransect Group. - Local seismic activity around Syowa Station, East Antarctica / Katsutada Kaminuma and Masaki Kanao. - Morphological characteristics of the intersection between Phoenix Ridge and the Hero Fracture Zone / Kyu Jung Kim, Young Keun Jin, Sang Heon Nam, Joo Han Lee and Yeadong Kim. - Visual observation experiments to investigate the formation processes of globular gas hydrate / H. Shoji. - Gas hydrate BSR-derived heat flow variation on the South Shetland Continental Margin, Antarctic Peninsula / Young Keun Jin, Sang Heon Nam, Yeadong Kim, Kyu Jung Kim and Joo Han Lee. - Introduction to ice core drilling program on Amery Ice Shelf in the 2002/2003 Antarctic summer season / Yuansheng Li, Dejun Tan, Zengdi Pan, Zhaoqian Dong, Bo Sun and Jiahong Wen. - 724 M deep ice core from Akademii Nauk Ice Cap Severnaya Zemlya (Russian Arctic) - Electrical conductivity measurements and isotopic record / D. Fritzsche, R. Schütt, H. Meyer, H. Miller, and F. Wilhelms. - Introduction of the Chinese Polar Cryospheric Database System (CPCDS) / Xiang Qin, Dahe Qin and Yongjian Ding. - Natural variations in lead, cadmium, copper and zinc concentrations and their sources in Vostok Antarctic Ice from 65,000 to 240,000 years BP / Sungmin Hong, Kang Hyun Lee, Claude F. Boutron, Christophe P. Ferrari, Jean Robert Petit, Carlo Barbante, Kevin Rosman, Vladimir Y. Lipenkov. - Fluctuation of ice sheet elevation in East Antarctica since the late Pliocene / Xiaohan Liu, Ping Kong, Feixin Huang, Xiaoli Li, and Aimin Fang. - Variations of total ozone amount and erythermal ultraviolet radiation at King Sejong Station in West Antarctica / Bang Yong Lee, Hi-Ku Cho, Yun-Gon Lee and Young-In Won. - Variability of regional atmospheric circulation related with recent warming in the Antarctic Peninsula / Jeong-Soon Lee, Tae-Yong Kwon, Bang-Yong Lee, Ho Il Yoon and Jeong-Woo Kim. - The surface UV-A and erythermal UV-B radiation changes at King Sejong Station of West Antarctica / Kyu-Tae Lee, Joon-Bum Jee, Won-Hak Lee, Youn-Joung Kim, Bang Yong Lee, and Young-In Won. - Climatological characteristics of the polar ionosphere based on the Sondrestrom and Chatanika incoherent scatter radar measurements / Young-Sil Kwak and Byung-Ho Ahn. - Cloudy band and air inclusions observed in deep ice core samples from GRIP, Greenland / Kimiko Shimohara, Hitoshi Shoji and Sepp Kipfstuhl. - Geochemical trends and Milankovitch cycles within sediment from the North Atlantic Ocean / Sangmin Hyun, Naokazu Ahagon and Ho Il Yoon. - Oceanographic mechanism of regional warming in the Antarctic Peninsula / Kyu-Cheul Yoo, Ho Il Yoon, Jae-Kyung Oh, Tae-Yong Kwon and Cheon Yun Kang. - East Asian Monsoon variation during the late pleistocene to holocene: paleoclimate changes indicated by proxy records from Jeju Island, Korea / Seung Hyoun Lee, Yong Il Lee, Ho Il Yoon and Cheon Yun Kang. - Occurrence of vivianite in late pleistocene lacustrine sediments at Sogwipo, Jeju Island, Korea / Seung Hyoun Lee, Yong Il Lee, Ho Il Yoon, Cheon Yun Kang and Yaedong Kim. - Microfabric analysis of laminated diatom ooze in the holocene sediments from the eastern Bransfield Strait, Antarctic Peninsula / Jang Jun Bahk, Ho Il Yoon, Yeadong Kim, Cheon Yun Kang and Sung Ho Bae. - Late Quaternary paleoenvironment of the Saint Anna Trough, Arcitc Russia / Jae Il Lee, Yeadong Kim and Ho Il Yoon. - Formation and dissociation processes of gas hydrates composed of methane and carbon dioxide below the ice point / A. Hachikubo, K. Yamada, T. Miura, K. Hyakutake, K. Abe and H. Shoji. - Visual observations of tubular gas hydrate formation in a pressure cell with water and seafloor sediment / K. Hyakutake, O. Kitamura, S. Kataoka, A. Hachikubo, H. Shoji and L. Mazurenko. - Formation processes of massive gas hydrate in a pressure cell with water-saturated sediment conditions / O. Kitamura, S. Kataoka, K. Hyakutake, A. Hachikubo and H. Shoji. - Phase equilibrium studies on mixed gas hydrates composed of methane and carbon dioxide below the ice point / T. Miura, A. Hachikubo, K. Hyakutake, K. Abe and H. Shoji. - CP-MAS 13C-NMR study on the crystallographic structure of natural gas hydrate in the bottom of the Okhotsk Sea and Lake Baikal / M. Kida, H. Sakagami, H. Minami, Y. Numokawa, N. Takahashi, T. Matveeva, H. Shoji, S. Takeya, Y. Kamata, T. Ebinuma, H. Narita, V. Soloviev, K. Wallmann, N. Biebow, A. Obzhirov, A. Salomatin, J. Poort, O. Khlystov and M. Grachev. - Some features of gas hydrates in the sea of Okhotsk / T. Matveeva, V. Soloviev, K. Wallmann, A. Obzhirov, N. Biebow, J. Poort, A. Salomatin and H. Shoji. - High-resolution echo facies analysis of glacial-marine deposits in the Bransfield Basin, Antarctica / S. H. Yoon, H. I. Yoon and J. Howe. - Characteristics of Beach sands, King George Island, West Antarctica / Tae Jin Choi, Yong Il Lee and Ho Il Yoon. - Transition from debris flow to hyperconcentrated flow in a submarine channel (the Cretaceous Cerro Toro Formation, Southern Chile) / Y. K. Sohn, M. Y. Choe, and H. R. Jo. - Chemical weathering of glacial debris and volcanic ash in King George Island, Antarctica / Gi Young Jeong and Bong Ho Lee. - The cenozoic sedimentary records found in the Grove Mountains, East Antarctica and their climatic implications / Aimin Fang, Xiaohan Liu, Xiaoli Li, Jong Ik Lee, Yitai Ju and Feixin Huang. - The pollen assemblages found in the cenozoic sedimentary rocks in Grove Mountains, East Antarctica / Aimin Fang, Xiaohan Liu, Xiaoli Li, Yitai Ju and Weimin W

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Note: Contents Overview Introduction 1 The Canadian Forest 2 Early Forest Use 3 Industrialization of the Forests 4 The Rise of Forest Conservation 5 Sustainable Forest Management Conclusion Sources Further Reading Index

Note: CONTENTS Preface Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 1.1 Boundaries of the Arctic 1.2 Main Geographical Factors Shaping the Climate 2. Atmospheric Circulation 2.1 Development of Views on Atmospheric Circulation in the Arctic 2.2 Large-scale Atmospheric Circulation 2.3 Synoptic-scale Circulation 2.4 Winds 2.5 Local Circulation and Mesoscale Disturbances 3. Radiation Conditions 3.1 Sunshine Duration 3.2 Global Solar Radiation 3.3 Short-wave Net Radiation 3.4 Long-wave Net Radiation 3.5 Net Radiation and Other Elements of the Heat Balance 4. Air Temperature 4.1 Mean Monthly, Seasonal, and Annual Air Temperature 4.2 Mean and Absolute Extreme Air Temperatures 4.3 Temperature Inversions 5. Cloudiness 5.1 The Annual Cycle 5.2 Spatial Patterns 5.3 Fog 6. Air Humidity 6.1 Water Vapour Pressure 6.2 Relative Humidity 7. Atmospheric Precipitation and Snow Cover 7.1 Atmospheric Precipitation 7.2 Number of Days with Precipitation 7.3 Snow Cover 8. Air Pollution 9. Climatic Regions 9.1 The Atlantic Region 9.2 The Siberian Region 9.3 The Pacific Region 9.4 The Canadian Region 9.5 The Baffin Bay Region 9.6 The Greenland Region 9.7 The Interior Arctic Region 10. Climatic Change and Variability in the Holocene 10.1 Period 10-11 ka-l ka BP 10.2 Period 1 ka-O.l ka BP 10.3 Period 0.1 ka-Present 11. Scenarios of the Arctic Climate in the 21st Century 11.1 Model Simulations of the Present-day Arctic Climate 11.2 Scenarios of the Arctic Climate in the 21st Century References Copyright Acknowledgements Index

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Note: Table of Contents: I BASIC CONCEPTS AND DISCRETIZATIONS. - 1 Advection-Diffusion-Reaction Equations. - 1.1 Nonlinear Reaction Problems from Chemistry. - 1.2 Model Equations for Advection-Diffusion. - 1.3 Multi-dimensional Problems. - 1.4 Examples of Applications. - 2 Basic Discretizations for ODEs. - 2.1 Initial Value Problems and Euler's Method. - 2.2 Norms and Matrices. - 2.3 Perturbations on ODE Systems. - 2.4 The θ-Method and Stiff Problems. - 2.5 Stability of the θ-Method. - 2.6 Consistency and Convergence of the θ-Method. - 2.7 Nonlinear Results for the θ-Method. - 2.8 Concluding Remarks. - 3 Basic Spatial Discretizations. - 3.1 Discrete Fourier Decompositions. - 3.2 The Advection Equation. - 3.3 The Diffusion Equation. - 3.4 The Advection-Diffusion Equation. - 4 Convergence of Spatial Discretizations. - 4.1 Stability, Consistency and Convergence. - 4.2 Advection-Diffusion with Constant Coefficients. - 4.3 Advection with Variable Coefficients. - 4.4 Diffusion with Variable Coefficients. - 4.5 Variable Coefficients and Higher-Order Schemes. - 5 Boundary Conditions and Spatial Accuracy. - 5.1 Refined Global Error Estimates. - 5.2 Outflow with Central Advection Discretization. - 5.3 Boundary Conditions with the Heat Equation. - 5.4 Boundary Conditions and Higher-Order Schemes. - 6 Time Stepping for PDEs. - 6.1 The Method of Lines and Direct Discretizations. - 6.2 Stability, Consistency and Convergence. - 6.3 Stability for MOL - Stability Regions. - 6.4 Von Neumann Stability Analysis. - 7 Monotonicity Properties. - 7.1 Positivity and Maximum Principle. - 7.2 Positive Semi-discrete Systems. - 7.3 Positive Time Stepping Methods. - 7.4 Numerical Illustrations. - 8 Numerical Test Examples. - 8.1 The Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation. - 8.2 The Angiogenesis Model. - II TIME INTEGRATION METHODS. - 1 Runge-Kutta Methods. - 1.1 The Order Conditions. - 1.2 Examples. - 1.3 The Stability Function. - 1.4 Step Size Restrictions for Advection-Diffusion. - 1.5 Rosenbrock Methods. - 2 Convergence of Runge-Kutta Methods. - 2.1 Order Reduction. - 2.2 Local Error Analysis. - 2.3 Global Error Analysis. - 2.4 Concluding Notes. - 3 Linear Multistep Methods. - 3.1 The Order Conditions. - 3.2 Examples. - 3.3 Stability Analysis. - 3.4 Step Size Restrictions for Advection-Diffusion. - 3.5 Convergence Analysis. - 4 Monotone ODE Methods. - 4.1 Linear Positivity for One-Step Methods. - 4.2 Nonlinear Positivity for One-Step Methods. - 4.3 Positivity for Multistep Methods. - 4.4 Related Monotonicity Results. - 5 Variable Step Size Control. - 5.1 Step Size Selection. - 5.2 An Explicit Runge-Kutta Example. - 5.3 An Implicit Multistep Example. - 5.4 General Purpose ODE Codes. - 6 Numerical Examples. - 6.1 A Model for Antibodies in Tumorous Tissue. - 6.2 The Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation. - III ADVECTION-DIFFUSION DISCRETIZATIONS. - 1 Non-oscillatory MOL Advection Discretizations. - 1.1 Spatial Discretization for Linear Advection. - 1.2 Numerical Examples. - 1.3 Positivity and the TVD Property. - 1.4 Nonlinear Scalar Conservation Laws. - 2 Direct Space-Time Advection Discretizations. - 2.1 Optimal-Order DST Schemes. - 2.2 A Non-oscillatory Third-Order DST Scheme. - 2.3 Explicit Schemes with Unconditional Stability. - 3 Implicit Spatial Discretizations. - 3.1 Order Conditions. - 3.2 Examples. - 3.3 Stability and Convergence. - 3.4 Monotonicity. - 3.5 Time Integration Aspects. - 4 Non-uniform Grids - Finite Volumes (1D). - 4.1 Vertex Centered Schemes. - 4.2 Cell Centered Schemes. - 4.3 Numerical Illustrations. - 4.4 Higher-Order Methods and Limiting. - 5 Non-uniform Grids - Finite Elements (1D). - 5.1 The Basic Galerkin Method. - 5.2 Standard Galerkin Error Estimates. - 5.3 Upwinding. - 6 Multi-dimensional Aspects. - 6.1 Cartesian Grid Discretizations. - 6.2 Diffusion on Cartesian Grids. - 6.3 Advection on Cartesian Grids. - 6.4 Transformed Cartesian Grids. - 6.5 Unstructured Grids. - 7 Notes on Moving Grids and Grid Refinement. - 7.1 Dynamic Regridding. - 7.2 Static Regridding. - IV SPLITTING METHODS. - 1 Operator Splitting. - 1.1 First-Order Splitting. - 1.2 Second-Order Symmetrical Splitting. - 1.3 Higher-Order Splittings. - 1.4 Abstract Initial Value Problems. - 1.5 Advection-Diffusion-Reaction Splittings. - 1.6 Dimension Splitting. - 1. 7 Boundary Values and Stiff Terms. - 2 LOD Methods. - 2.1 The LOD-Backward Euler Method. - 2.2 LOD Crank-Nicolson Methods. - 2.3 The Trapezoidal Splitting Method. - 2.4 Boundary Correction Techniques. - 2.5 Numerical Comparisons. - 3 ADI Methods. - 3.1 The Peaceman-Rachford Method. - 3.2 The Douglas Method. - 4 IMEX Methods. - 4.1 The IMEX-θ Method. - 4.2 IMEX Multistep Methods. - 4.3 Notes on IMEX Runge-Kutta Methods. - 4.4 Concluding Remarks and Tests. - 5 Rosenbrock AMF Methods. - 5.1 One-Stage Methods of Order One and Two. - 5.2 Two-Stage Methods of Order Two and Three. - 5.3 A Three-Stage Method of Order Two. - 5.4 Concluding Remarks and Tests. - 6 Numerical Examples. - 6.1 Two Chemo-taxis Problems from Biology. - 6.2 The Numerical Methods. - 6.3 Numerical Experiments. - V STABILIZED EXPLICIT RUNGE-KUTTA METHODS. - 1 The RKC Family. - 1.1 Stability Polynomials. - 1.2 Integration Formulas. - 1.3 Internal Stability and Full Convergence Properties. - 2 The ROCK Family. - 2.1 Stability Polynomials. - 2.2 Integration Formulas. - 2.3 Internal Stability and Convergence. - 3 Numerical Examples. - 3.1 A Combustion Model. - 3.2 A Radiation-Diffusion Model. - Bibliography. - Index.

Note: Contents Volume 4 NOCTILUCENT CLOUDS / G.E. Thomas NORTH ATLANTIC AND ARCTIC OSCILLATION (See CLIMATE VARIABILITY: North Atlantic and Arctic Oscillation) NUMERICAL MODELS Chemistry Models / M.P. Chipperfield Methods / J. Thuburn OBSERVATION PLATFORMS Balloons / J.-P. Pommereau Buoys / J.M. Hemsley Kites / B.B. Balsley Rockets / M.F. Larsen OBSERVATIONS FOR CHEMISTRY (IN SITU) Chemiluminescent Techniques / C.A. Cantrell Gas Chromatography / A.C. Lewis Ozone Sondes / H.G.J. Smit Particles / T. Deshler Resonance Fluorescence / L.M. Avallone Water Vapor Sondes / E. Weinstock, E. Hintsa OBSERVATIONS FOR CHEMISTRY (REMOTE SENSING) IR/FIR / H. Fischer, F. Hase Lidar / G- Vaughan Microwave / J. Waters OCEAN CIRCULATION General Processes / N.C. Wells Surface-Wind-Driven Circulation / P. Bogden, C.A. Edwards Thermohaline Circulation / J.R. Toggweiler, R.M..Key Water Types and Water Masses / W.J. Emery OPERATIONAL METEOROLOGY / J.V. Cortinas Jr, W. Blier OPTICS, ATMOSPHERIC Airglow Instrumentation / M. Conde Optical Phenomena / S.D. Gedzelman Optical Remote Sensing Instruments / G.G. Shepherd OROGRAPHIC EFFECTS Lee Cyclogenesis / C. Schär Mountain Waves and Stratospheric Chemistry / K.S. Carslaw OZONE (See also SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING: TOMS Ozone) OZONE Ozone as a UV Filter / J.E. Frederick Ozone Depletion / J.A. Pyle Ozone Depletion Potentials / D.J. Wuebbles Photochemistry of Ozone / A.R. Ravishankara Role in Climate / P. Forster Surface Ozone (Human Health) / M. Lippmann Surface Ozone Effects on Vegetation / M.R. Ashmore PALEOCLIMATOLOGY Ice Cores / E.J. Steig Varves / A. Weinheimer, F. Biondi PALMER DROUGHT INDEX / L.C. Nkemdirim PARAMETERIZATION OF PHYSICAL PROCESSES Clouds / C. Jakob, M. Miller Gravity Wave Fluxes / M.J. Alexander Turbulence and Mixing / A. Beljaars PERMAFROST / T.E. Osterkamp, C.R. Burn PLANETARY ATMOSPHERES (See also EVOLUTION OF ATMOSPHERIC OXYGEN; EVOLUTION OF EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE) PLANETARY ATMOSPHERES Jupiter and the Outer Planets / A.P. Showman Mars / R.M. Haberle Venus / P.J. Gierasch, Y.L. Yung POLAR LOWS / I.A. Renfrew POLAR THERMOSPHERE / A.G. Burns, T.L. Killeen PREDICTABILITY AND CHAOS / L.A. Smith QUASI-GEOSTROPHIC THEORY / H.C. Davies, H. Wernli RADAR Cloud Radar / T. Uttal Doppler Radar / R.J. Doviak, M.E. Frazier Doviak Incoherent Scatter Radar / M.P. Sulzer Meteor Radar / N.J. Mitchell

Note: Contents List of contributors Preface 1 Introduction 1.1 Polar lows and other mesoscale lows in the polar regions 1.2 A brief historical review 1.3 Definition 1.4 Nomenclature 1.5 Classification 1.6 Cloud signatures 2 Climatology 2.1 The Arctic 2.2 The Antarctic 3 Observational studies 3.1 The Arctic 3.2 The Antarctic 4 Theoretical investigations 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Baroclinic instability 4.3 Barotropic instability 4.4 Potential vorticity thinking 4.5 The role of thermal instability in polar low formation and maintenance 4.6 Further theoretical considerations 4.7 Summary and concluding remarks 5 Numerical Simulation 5.1 The Arctic 5.2 The Antarctic 6 Forecasting of polar lows 6.1 Aspects common to both polar regions 6.2 Aspects of forecasting specific to the Arctic 6.3 Aspects of forecasting specific to the Antarctic 6.4 Future work required to improve forecasts 7 Conclusions and future research needs 7.1 The spatial distribution of polar lows and other high latitude mesoscale vortices 7.2 Possible climatic effects of polar lows 7.3 Observational and modelling studies 7.4 Formation and development mechanisms 7.5 Forecasting of polar lows 7.6 Final thoughts References Index

Note: Contents: List of Figures. - List of Plates. - List of Tables. - List of Contributors. - 1. Tectonics and geology / Nikolay Koronovsky. - 2. Climatic change and the development of landscapes / Andrey Velichko and Irina Spasskaya. - 3. Climate at the present and in the historical past / Maria Shahgedanova. - 4. Soils / Igor Zamotaev. - 5. Rivers, lakes, inland seas, and wetlands / Nikolay Koronkevich. - 6. Permafrost / Nelly Tumel. - 7. Biodiversity and productivity of ecosystems / Roman Zlotin. - 8. The arctic environments / Maria Shahgedanova and Mikhail Kuznetsov. - 9. Boreal forests / Arkady Tishkov. - 10. Mixed and deciduous forests / Leonid Serebryanny. - 11. Steppe and forest-steppe / Alexander Chibilyov. - 12. Arid environments / Elena Lioubimtseva. - 13. The mountains of Northern Russia / Maria Shahgedanova, Veniamin Perov, and Yury Mudrov. - 14. The mountains of Southern Siberia / Maria Shahgedanova, Nikolay Mikhailov, Sergey Larin, and Aleksandr Bredikhin. - 15. The Caucasus / Natalya Volodicheva. - 16. The mountains of Central Asia and Kazakhstan / Irina Merzlyakova. - 17. Lake Baikal / Anson Mackay, Roger Flower, and Liba Granina. - 18. The Far East / Andrey Ivanov. - 19. Radioactive contamination / Philip R. Pryde. - 20. Environmental impact of oil and gas development / Gregory Vilchek. - 21. Air pollution / Maria Shahgedanova. - 22. The Aral Sea / Nick Middleton. - 23. Deforestation and degradation of forests / Leonid Serebryanny and Igor Zamotaev. - 24. Nature protection and conservation / Arkady Tishkov. - List of plant names in Latin and English. - Index.