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

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

Note: Table of Contents 1 Preface 2 General information 3 Sample tabulation 4 Temperature and pressure conversions. Density and pressure with height (Item 4) 5 Pressure, density, temperature and potential temperature for constant lapse rate (Item 5) 6 Geodetic information, geostrophy and the Reference Atmosphere (Item 6) 7 Solar position, sunrise and sunset times and incident radiation on slopes (Item 7) 8 Integration of the Planck blackbody radiation function (Item 8) 9 Density, viscosity and fall velocity for particles in air or water (Item 9) 10 Saturation vapour pressure and latent heats for pure water and ice (Item 10) 11 Moisture parameters from dry bulb and wet or ice bulb readings (Item 11) 12 Meteorologically relevant temperatures for moist air (Item 12) 13 Speed of sound, density, molar mass and specific heats of moist air (Item 13) 14 Wind speed converter, Beaufort scale and the vertical profile of mean wind (Item 14) 15 Diffusion and dispersion in air (Item 15) 16 Fire weather tables (Item 16) 17 Normal and chi-squared distributions (Item 17) 18 Weibull distribution (Item 18) 19 Appendix (Item 2) 20 References

Note: Contents: Introduction. - Information concerning the Taxonomic Arrangement and the Material Examined. - Notes on Keys and Descriptions. - Glossary. - List of Abbreviations. - Salicaceae. - Myricaceae. - Corylaceae. - Betulaceae. - Fagaceae. - Ulmaceae. - Cannabaceae. - Urticaceae. - Santalaceae. - Loranthaceae. - Polygonaceae. - Chenopodioneae. - Amaranthaceae. - Portulacaceae. - Caryophyllaceace. - Nymphaeaceae. - Ceratophyllaceae. - Ranunculaceae. - Paeoniaceae. - Berberidaceae. - Aristolochiaceae. - Papaveraceae. - Cruciferae. - References. - Index of Taxa. - Plates. - Simple Symmetrical Plane Shapes.

Note: Inhalt Vorwort III 1 Der Gegenstand der Geomorphologie: Die irdische Reliefsphäre und ihr Bildungsgang 1.1. Die Vorrangstellung der festländischen (subaerischen) Reliefsphäre. Die Hauptphasen ihrer Entwicklung 1.2 Die Reliefsphäre im Schalenbau der Erde 1.3 Die Stellung der Geomorphologie im System der Naturwissenschaften 1.4 Endogene Rohform und exogene Realform 1.5 Die Reliefsphäre als Haupt-Energie-Umsatzfläche der Erde 1.6 Die stabilen Elemente des Formungsmechanismus 1.6.1 Bodenwärme, Wasser und Eis im Boden 1.6.2 Lösung 1.6.3 Mechanische Verwitterung 1.6.4 Chemischer Zersatz und Umsatz 1.6.5 Pflanzenkleid, tierische Biosphäre 1.6.6 Bodenbildung 1.7 Die vier Begleitsphären der Reliefsphäre: Terrestrische Hydro- und Kryosphäre, Biosphäre, Pedosphäre und Dekompositionssphäre 1.8 Die mobilen Elemente des Formungsmechanismus 1.8.1 Breitendenudation und Hangabtragung 1.8.2 Flächenbildende Denudation 1.8.3 Linienerosion und Talbildung. Reifeform des Reliefs. Die Rolle von Klimaumbrüchen 1.8.4 Transportvorgänge 1.8.5 Durchgangsaufschüttung und Kleinkatastrophen 1.8.6 Defenitive oder Daueraufschüttung (Sedimentation) 1.9 Die klimabedingten Abwandlungen des heutigen Formungsmechanismus bilden die Klima-morphologischen Zonen der Gegenwart 2 Klimatische Geomorphologie 2.1 Sinn Klima-geomorphologischer Zonen 2.1.1 Geographische Inhaltsgrenzen 2.1.2 Der kleine Hügel bei Woronesch 2.1.3 Die Abgrenzung von Prozeßbereichen 2.1.4 Die Schwierigkeit genetischer Abgrenzung 2.1.5 Die Ungleichwertigkeit Klima-morphologischer Zonen 2.2 Die subpolare Zone exzessiver Talbildung (lebendes Periglazialgebiet) 2.2.1 Die Frostschuttzone Südost-Spitzbergens (Ergebnisse der Stauferland-Expedition) Problemstellung. Wahl des Arbeitsgebietes 2.2.2 Der präglaziale Formenschatz 2.2.3 Das würmzeitliche Inlandeis von Svalbard und seinem Umkreis 2.2.4 Günstige Versuchsanordnung der Natur für die Erfassung der im Holozän erzeugten Reliefzüge 2.2.5 Die holozänen Kryoturbationsvorgänge auf den Altflächen und Vorländern 2.2.6 Pedo- und Dekompositionsphäre im Dauerfrostbereich 2.2.7 Frostschuttzone und Moostundra 2.2.8 Die Bildung der Frostmusterböden 2.2.9 Traditionale Weiterbildung von Altflächen; keine Neubildung von Altflächen durch ,Kryoplanation' 2.2.10 Derfossile Auftauboden der postglazialen Wärmezeit 2.2.11 Die Eisrinde 2.2.12 Eiskeile, Eiskeilnetze und Pingos 2.2.13 Die Denudationsvorgänge am einteiligen Konvex-Konkavhang: Solifluktion und Abspülung, Runsenspülung, Hangzerschneidung, Zufuhrsolifluktion 2.2.14 Die holozäne Abtragungsleistung auf Konvex-Konkavhängen 2.2.15 Der dreiteilige Hang: Denudationsvorgänge und Abtragungsleistung 2.2.16 Die Lateralerosion der Flüsse 2.2.17 Der Eisrindeneffekt als Motor der Tiefenerosion 2.2.18 Das Maß der im Holozän erreichten Tiefenerosion, bestimmt durch exakte Reliefanalyse 2.2.19 Die Rolle der fossilen exzessiven Talbildung in den Mittelbreiten 2.2.20 Ausblick auf die rezente Tundrenzone 2.2.21 Die Taiga-Talbildungszone 2.2.22 Die Hauptprägestöcke holozäner Reliefgestaltung 2.3 Die randtropische Zone exzessiver Flächenbildung 2.3.1 Die Rolle der tropischen Reliefbildung für die Gesamterde 2.3.2 Die Bildung von Rumpfflächen (planation surfaces, erosional plains) durch den Mechanismus der doppelten Einebnung 2.3.2.1 Die Verwitterungs-Basisfläche. Grundhöcker und Grundblöcke. Dekompositionssphäre 2.3.2.2 Die Pedosphäre im feuchttropischen Tiefland 2.3.2.3 Die Spüloberfläche 2.3.3 Das Gesamtbild lebender Rumpfflächen 2.3.3.1 Inselberge, Inselgebirge, Flächenpässe, Spülsockel, Randsenken 2.3.3.2 Die Regel der divergierenden Abtragung ' 2.3.3.3 Dreiecksbuchten (Flächenspitzen) und intramontane Ebenen (Flächeninseln) 2.3.4 Rumpfstufen und Schichtstufen. Rumpftreppen 2.3.5 Alter und Alterung von Rumpfflächen. Spültäler 2.3.6 Das tropische Rückenrelief 2.3.7 Das tropische Gebirgsrelief 2.3.8 Wandlungen des tropischen Gebirgsreliefs nach Klimawechsel 2.3.9 Erhaltung und traditionale Weiterbildung von Rumpfflächen. Genetische, Aktive und Dynamische Geomorphologie 2.3.10 Transformierung von Rumpfflächen 2.3.11 Fossile Rumpfflächen als Zeugen fossilen feuchttropischen Klimas 2.4 Die innertropische Zone partieller Flächenbildung 2.4.1 Reliefvergleich zwischen wechselfeuchten und immerfeuchten Tropen 2.4.2 Bodenbildung und Regenwald in den immerfeuchten Tropen 2.4.3 Flußarbeit, Subrosion und partielle Flächenbildung mit Bodenkarst und Bodenzertalung in den immerfeuchten Tropen 2.4.4 Tiefgreifende Karstlösung in den immerfeuchten Tropen 2.5 Warme Trockenzone der Flächenerhaltung und traditionalen Weiterbildung (vorweg durch Sandschwemmebenen) 2.5.1 Der Saharisch-Arabische Trockenraum 2.5.1.1 Das Flächenrelief der Sahara zwischen Anti-Atlas und Hoggar-Gebirge. Mergelsand-Fazies. Sandschwemmebene im ganzen 2.5.1.2 Einzelbild der Sandschwemmebene und anderer rezenter Oberflächentypen als weitere Zeugen traditionaler Weiterbildung 2.5.1.3 Die Reliefgenerationen des Hoggar-Gebirges 2.5.1.4 Die Höhenstufen des Hochlandes von Tibesti 2.5.2 Der inneraustralische Trockenraum 2.5.2.1 Rumpfflächen, Bodenbildung 2.5.2.2 Inselberge, Hangverwitterung 2.5.2.3 Flußarbeit und Talentwicklung 2.5.2.4 Intramontane Becken 2.5.2.5 Gesamtrelief 2.6 Winterharte Trockenzone der Flächenüberprägung (Transformation) vorweg durch Pedimente und Glacis 3 Klima-genetische Geomorphologie 3.1 Die Erforschung der Reliefgenerationen als eine Kernfrage der Geomorphologie 3.2 Rolle der älteren Reliefgenerationen in den einzelnen Klima-morphologischen Zonen 3.3 Ektropische Zone retardierter Talbildung 3.3.1 Reliefgenerationen im außeralpinen Mitteleuropa 3.3.1.1 Erzgebirge, Leipziger Bucht, Harz 3.3.1.2 Rheinisches Schiefergebirge, Wetterau, Vogelsberg, Rhön 3.3.1.3 Oberrheinebene, Schwarzwald, Neckarschwaben, Schwabenalb 3.3.1.4 W-E-Profil durch Franken (Spessart bis Frankenwald) 3.3.1.5 Reliefgenerationen der Frankenalb 3.3.1.6 Ostsudeten und Mühlviertel 3.3.1.7 Form und Alter der Dellen, gezeigt am Neukirchener Feld 3.3.1.8 Dellen und Klingen: allgemein klimabedingte und lokale Rückschneidungs-Erosion 3.3.2 Reliefgenerationen der Alpen 3.3.2.1 Grundfragen der Eiszeitwirkung in den Alpen und in Skandinavien 3.3.2.2 Der Klima- und Vereisungsgang der Würm-Kaltzeit. Die Stellung des Hochglazials 3.3.2.3 Die Reliefgenerationen der Hohen Tauern und der nördlichen Kalkalpen 3.3.2.4 Die Reliefgenerationen am Alpen-Ostrand 3.4 Subtropische Zone gemischter Reliefbildung 3.4.1 Allgemeinzüge des etesischen Bereichs 3.4.2 Die Reliefgenerationen in der Zone gemischter Reliefbildung 3.4.3 Rumpftreppe und Poljen in Mittel-Dalmatien 3.4.4 Mediterrane Flußtätigkeit seit der Frühantike (Aufbau und Verschüttung Olympias) Nachwort und Folgerungen Literatur Orts- und Sachregister

Note: Contents Julian A. Dowdeswell and James D. Scourse: Preface --- Julian A. Dowdeswell and James D. Scourse: On the description and modelling of glacimarine sediments and sedimentation / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 53:1-13, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1990.053.01.01 --- G. S. Boulton: Sedimentary and sea level changes during glacial cycles and their control on glacimarine facies architecture / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 53:15-52, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1990.053.01.02 --- Ross D. Powell: Glacimarine processes at grounding-line fans and their growth to ice-contact deltas / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 53:53-73, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1990.053.01.03 --- Ellen A. Cowan and Ross D. Powell: Suspended sediment transport and deposition of cyclically interlaminated sediment in a temperate glacial fjord, Alaska, U.S.A. / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 53:75-89, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1990.053.01.04 --- Eugene W. Domack: Laminated terrigenous sediments from the Antarctic Peninsula: the role of subglacial and marine processes / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 53:91-103, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1990.053.01.05 --- Robert Gilbert: Rafting in glacimarine environments / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 53:105-120, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1990.053.01.06 --- Julian A. Dowdeswell and Tavi Murray: Modelling rates of sedimentation from icebergs / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 53:121-137, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1990.053.01.07 --- Paul R. Carlson, Terry R. Bruns, and Michael A. Fisher: Development of slope valleys in the glacimarine environment of a complex subduction zone, Northern Gulf of Alaska / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 53:139-153, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1990.053.01.08 --- Alec E. Aitken: Fossilization potential of Arctic fjord and continental shelf benthic macrofaunas / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 53:155-176, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1990.053.01.09 --- James P. M. Syvitski, K. William G. LeBlanc, and R. E. Cranston: The flux and preservation of organic carbon in Baffin Island fjords / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 53:177-199, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1990.053.01.10 --- Ian J. Fairchild and Baruch Spiro: Carbonate minerals in glacial sediments: geochemical clues to palaeoenvironment / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 53:201-216, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1990.053.01.11 --- C. M. T. Woodworth-Lynas and J. Y. Guigné: Iceberg scours in the geological record: examples from glacial Lake Agassiz / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 53:217-233, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1990.053.01.12 --- Jens Bischof, Joachim Koch, Michaela Kubisch, Robert F. Spielhagen, and Jörn Thiede: Nordic Seas surface ice drift reconstructions: evidence from ice rafted coal fragments during oxygen isotope stage 6 / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 53:235-251, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1990.053.01.13 --- Anders Solheim, Lars Russwurm, Anders Elverhøi, and Mona Nyland Berg: Glacial geomorphic features in the northern Barents Sea: direct evidence for grounded ice and implications for the pattern of deglaciation and late glacial sedimentation / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 53:253-268, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1990.053.01.14 --- Tore O. Vorren, Erland Lebesbye, and Kjell B. Larsen: Geometry and genesis of the glacigenic sediments in the southern Barents Sea / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 53:269-288, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1990.053.01.15 --- D. Huddart and J. D. Peacock: Early Holocene morainal bank sedimentology and marine ecology, Skjoldungebrae gorge, North Scoresby Land, East Greenland / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 53:289-305, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1990.053.01.16 --- Rodney L. Stevens: Proximal and distal glacimarine deposits in southwestern Sweden: contrasts in sedimentation / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 53:307-316, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1990.053.01.17 --- A. R. Lord: The Pleistocene—Holocene transition in Southwestern Sweden and the recognition of deglaciation effects in adjacent seas / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 53:317-328, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1990.053.01.18 --- J. D. Scourse, W. E. N. Austin, R. M. Bateman, J. A. Catt, C. D. R. Evans, J. E. Robinson, and J. R. Young: Sedimentology and micropalaeontology of glacimarine sediments from the Central and Southwestern Celtic Sea / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 53:329-347, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1990.053.01.19 --- M. S. Stoker: Glacially-influenced sedimentation on the Hebridean slope, northwestern United Kingdom continental margin / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 53:349-362, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1990.053.01.20 --- Carolyn H. Eyles and Martin B. Lagoe: Sedimentation patterns and facies geometries on a temperate glacially-influenced continental shelf: the Yakataga Formation, Middleton Island, Alaska / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 53:363-386, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1990.053.01.21 --- A. C. M. Moncrieff and M. J. Hambrey: Marginal-marine glacial sedimentation in the late Precambrian succession of East Greenland / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 53:387-410, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1990.053.01.22

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

Note: Inhaltsverzeichnis: Vorwort. - 1. Zielsetzung und Ablauf der Heidelberg-Ellesmere Island-Expedition 1978 / D. Barsch und L. King. - 2. Das Borup-Fjord-Gebiet in N-Ellesmere Island, N. W. T., Kanada: Entdeckung und Begehung des Gebietes, vorhandene Karten und offizielle Namen / L. King. - 3. Geodätische und photogrammetrische Arbeiten an der Oobloyah Bay, N-Ellesmere Island, N.W.T., Kanada, im Rahmen der "Heidelberg-Ellesmere-Island-Expedition 1978" / G. Hell. - 4. Geologie, Tektonik und strukturelle Verzeichnung der geomorphologischen Großformen im Expeditionsgebiet Oobloyah Bay - Neil Peninsula, N-Ellesmere Island, N.W.T., Kanada / H. R. Völk. - 5. Witterungsverlauf im Oobloyah-Tal, N-Ellesmere Island, N.W.T., Kanada, vom 24. Juni bis zum 4. August 1978, ein statistischer Wertevergleich / W. A. Flügel. - 6. Das Sommerklima von N-Ellesmere Island, N.W.T., Kanada - eine Beurteilung von Stationswerten unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des Sommers 1978 / L. King. - 7. Zur Geomorphologie des Expeditionsgebietes Oobloyah Bay, N-Ellesmere Island, N.W.T., Kanada / D. Barsch. - 8. Studien zur gegenwärtigen Geomorphodynamik im Bereich der Oobloyah Bay, N-Ellesmere Island, N.W.T., Kanada / D. Barsch. - 9. Terassen, Flußarbeit und das Modell der exzessiven Talbildungszone im Expeditionsgebiet Oobloyah Bay, N-Ellesmere Island, N.W.T., Kanada / D. Barsch. - 10. Die Gletscher im Einzugsgebiet des Borup-Fjord, N-Ellesmere Island, N.W.T., Kanada / L. King. - 11. Gletschergeschichtliche Arbeiten im Gebiet zwischen Oobloyah Bay und Esayoo Bay, N-Ellesmere Island, N.W.T., Kanada / L. King. - 12. Glaziologische Beobachtungen an der Stirn des Weber-Gletschers, Borup-Fjord-Gebiet, N-Ellesmere Island, N.W.T., Kanada / D. Barsch, L. King und R. Mäusbacher. - 13. Jungquartäre Delta- und Flußentwicklung im glazialisostatischen Hebungsraum der Oobloyah Bay auf N-Ellesmere Island, N.W.T., Kanada / H. R. Völk. - 14. Hydrologische Studien zum Wasserhaushalt hocharktischer Einzugsgebiete im Bereich des Oobloyah-Tals, N-Ellesmere Island, N.W.T., Kanada / W. A. Flügel. - 15. Hydrochemische Untersuchungen von Niederschlägen, Bodenwasser, Seen und Flüssen im Oobloyah-Tal, N-Ellesmere Island, N.W.T., Kanada / W. A. Flügel. - 16. Geomorphologische Kartierung im Oobloyah-Tal, N-Ellesmere Island, N.W.T., Kanada / R. Mäusbacher. - 17. Gesteinstemperaturen und Insolationsverwitterung im hocharktischen Bereich, Oobloyah Bay, N-Ellesmere Island, N.W.T., Kanada / H. Eichler. - 18. Kleinformen der hocharktischen Verwitterung im Bereich der Oobloyah Bay, N-Ellesmere Island, N.W.T., Kanada - Formengenese und Prozesse / H. Eichler. - 19. Oberflächennahe Bodentemperaturmessungen in Oobloyah Bay, N-Ellesmere Island, N.W.T., Kanada / R. Mäusbacher. - 20. Recent iron ore deposition and heavy metal accumulation in Access Lake, Oobloyah Valley, northern Ellesmere Island, N.W.T., Canada / D. Barsch und G. Müller. - 21. Die Meereisentwicklung im Inneren des östlichen kanadischen Arktisarchipels und ihre Bedeutung für die Arbeiten der Heidelberg-Ellesmere Island-Expedition an der Oobloyah Bay, N-Ellesmere Island, N.W.T., Kanada / L. King. - 22. Gefäßpflanzen von Oobloyah Bay, N-Ellesmere Island, N.W.T., Kanada; eine kommentierte Pflanzenliste und phänologische Beobachtungen / R. Mäusbacher. - 23. The mosses of peat mounds, Oobloyah Bay, northern Ellesmere Island, N.W.T., Canada / L. King. - 24. Beobachtungen zu organischen Kleinformen im Oobloyah Tal, N-Ellesmere Island, N.W.T., Kanada / W. A. Flügel und R. Mäusbacher. - 25. Faunal notes of the Heidelberg Ellesmere Island Expedition 1978, Oobloyah Bay, northern Ellesmere Island, N.W.T., Canada / D. Barsch und L. King. - Anlage 1: Orthophotokarte 〈1 : 25 000〉 Oobloyah Bay. - Anlage 2: Geomorphologische Karte 〈1 : 25 000〉 Oobloyah Bay. - Anlage 3: Radiocarbondaten. - Anlage 4: Planung, Einkauf und Lagerung der Nahrungsmittel. , Beiträge teilweise in deutsch, teilweise in englisch

Note: Table of Contents PROLOGUE The Geological History of Cenozoic Polar Oceans: Arctic Versus Antarctic - An Introduction / U. Bleil, and J. Thiede PHYSIOGRAPHY AND PLATE TECTONICS OF THE POLAR DEEP-SEA BASINS AND THEIR CONTINENTAL MARGINS Morphology and Plate Tectonics: The Modern Polar Oceans / G. L. Johnson The Opening of the Arctic Ocean / L. A. Lamer, R. D. Müller, S. P. Srivastava, and W. Roest On the Tectonic Evolution and Paleoceanographic Significance of the Fram Strait Gateway / Y. Kristoffersen The Evolution of the Svalbard Margins: Synthesis and New Results / E. Sundvor, and A. Austegard The Western Barents Sea During the Cenozoic / T. O. Vorren, G. Richardsen, S.-M. Knutsen, and E. Henriksen Structures in Rift-Basin Sediments on the Conjugate Margins of Western Tasmania, South Tasman Rise, and Ross Sea, Antarctica / K Him, M. Hemmerich, U. Salge, and O. Eiken A Fine-Scale Seismic Stratigraphy of the Eastern Margin of the Weddell Sea / H. Miller, J. P. Henriet, N. Kaul, and A. Moons Some Speculations Regarding the Nature of the Explora-Andenes Escarpment, Weddell Sea / J. P. Henriet, and H. Miller POLAR ICE - COVERS AS GEOLOGICAL AGENTS A Comparison of Arctic and Antarctic Sea Ice and the Effects of Different Properties on Sea Ice Biota / M. Spindler Sea Ice Characteristics and the Role of Sediment Inclusions in Deep-Sea Deposition: Arctic - Antarctic Comparisons / Pfirman, M. A. Lange, I. Wollenburg, and P. Schlosser Cycles, Rhythms, and Events in Quaternary Arctic and Antarctic Glaciomarine Deposits / R. Henrich Cenozoic Glacier Fluctuations in Polar Regions - Terrestrial Records From Antarctica and the North Atlantic Sector of the Arctic / B. G. Andersen Past Changes in Precipitation Rate and Ice Thickness as Derived From Age-Depth Profiles in Ice-Sheets; Application to Greenland and Canadian Arctic Ice Core Records / N. Reeh Stability of the Arctic Ocean Ice-Cover and Pleistocene Warming Events: Outlining the Problem / D. L. Clark Late Weichselian Ice Recession in the Central Barents Sea / A. Elverhøi, M. Nyland-Berg, L. Russwurm, and A. Solheim MODERN DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENTS OF POLAR OCEANS Distribution Patterns of Calcareous Foraminifers in Arctic Ocean Sediments / N. V. Befyaeva, and T. A. Khusid Physiographic and Biologic Factors Controlling Surface Sediment Distributionin the Fram Strait / H. Berner, and G. Wefer Norwegian - Iceland Seas: Transfer Functions Between Marine Planktic Diatoms and Surface Water Temperature / H. Schroder, and N. Koc Karpuz Particle Sedimentation and Productivity in Antarctic Waters of the Atlantic Sector / G. Wefer, G. Fischer, D. K Futterer, R Gersonde, S. Honjo, and D. Ostermann Sediment Patterns in the Southern Weddell Sea: Filchner Shelf and Filchner Depression / D. K. Futterer, and M. Melles QUATERNARY HISTORY AND PALEOCEANOGRAPHY OF POLAR OCEANS The Last Deglaciation in the Southern and Northern Hemispheres: A Comparison Based on Oxygen Isotope, Sea Surface Temperature Estimates, and Accelerator 14C Dating From Deep-Sea Sediments / E. Bard, L. D. Labeyrie, J.-J. Pichon, M. Labracherie, M. Arnold, J. Duprat, J.Moyes, and J.-C. Duplessy Synthesis of Arctic and Sub-Arctic Coccolith Biochronology and History of North Atlantic Drift Water Influx During the Last 500.000 Years / G. Gard, and J. Backman Coccoliths in Sediments of the Eastern Arctic Basin / M. Baumann Foraminiferal Assemblages in Sediments From Mendeleev Ridge, Arctic Ocean / N. V. Befyaeva, and T. A. Khusid Physical and Acoustic Properties of Arctic Ocean Deep-Sea Sediments: Paleoclimatic Implications / J. Mienert, L. A. Mayer, G. A. Jones, and J. W. King High Resolution 10Be and 230Th Stratigraphy of Late Quaternary Sediments From the Fram Strait (Core 23235) / A. Eisenhauer, A. Mangini, R Botz, P. Walter, J. Beer, G. Bonani,M. Suter, H. J.Hofmann, and W. Wölfli The Enigma of Oxygen Isotope Stage 5 in the Central Fram Strait / S. E. I. Kohler, and R F. Spielhagen Dropstones in the Norwegian-Greenland Sea - Indications of Late Quaternary Circulation Patterns? / J. Bischof Glacial to Interglacial Changes in the Isotopic Gradients of Southern Ocean Surface Water / C. D. Charles, and R G. Fairbanks Stable Isotope Record and Late Quaternary Sedimentation Rates at the Antarctic Continental Margin / H. Grobe, A. Mackensen, H.-W. Hubberten, V. Spiess, and D.K Futterer PRE-QUATERNARY RECORDS OF POLAR OCEAN HISTORY Evolution of Biosiliceous Sedimentation Patterns - Eocene through Quaternary: Paleoceanographic Response to Polar Cooling / J. G. Baldauf, and J. A. Barron Neogene to Recent Palynostratigraphy of Circum-Arctic Basins: Results of ODP Leg 104, Norwegian Sea, Leg 105, Baffin Bay, and DSDP Site 611, Irminger Sea / P.J. Mudie, A. de Vernal, and M.J. Head Miocene to Quaternary Paleoceanography in the Northern North Atlantic: Variability in Carbonate and Biogenic Opal Accumulation / G. Bohrmann, R Henrich, and J. Thiede Neogene and Pleistocene Glaciations in the Northern Hemisphere and Late Miocene - Pliocene Global Ice Volume Fluctuations: Evidence From the Norwegian Sea / E. Jansen, J. Sjoholm, U. Bleil, and J. A. Erichsen Southern Ocean Response to the Intensification of Northern Hemisphere Glaciation at 2.4 Ma / D. A. Hodell, and P. F. Ciesielski Pliocene - Pleistocene Paleoceanography in the Weddell Sea - Siliceous Microfossil Evidence / A. Abelmann, R. Gersonde, and V. Spiess Polar Front Fluctuations and the Upper Gauss to Brunhes Paleoceanographic Record in the Southeast Atlantic Ocean / F. Westall, and J. Fenner Authors Index Subject Index

Note: Zugl.: Bremen, Univ., Diss., 1990

Note: In kyrillischer Schrift

Note: Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1: Geochronology of phanerozoic granitoids from folded areas of Eastern Europe / Ye. N. Bartnitsky ; O. Z. Dudauri ; L. M. Stepanyuk. - Isotopic dating of the oldest granulite-gneiss terranes: an example of the Aldan Shield and Antarctica / B. V. Beliatsky ; I. M. Morozova. - Pb-Pb and Rb.Sr Dating of granitoids from Lusatian Block / K.-H. Bielicki ; G. Haase ; J. Eidam ; H. Kemnitz ; F. Schust ; H. Gerstenberger ; H. Hiller ; M. Habedank. - Radiocarbon dating of sediments from the Bunger Oasis (East Antarctica) / D. Bolshiyanov ; S. Verkulich ; V. Klokov ; V. Makeev ; H. Arslanov. - 287Pb-286Pb-age determinations on single zircons from the GDR by thermal ion mass spectrometry / K. Bombach ; M. Hengst ; J. Pilot. - U/PB and SM/ND geochronological investigations of unconformity-type uranium deposits in the Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan, Canada / C. Carl ; A. Hoehndorf ; E. von Pechmann. - Isotopic age of Mesozoic intrusive formations of Georgia (Tanscaucasus) / O. Z. Dudauri ; M. G. Togonidze ; V. I. Vinogradov. - Isotopic composition of Pb in archaeology: finds of bronze in the far east of the USSR / N. N. Fefelov ; N. V. Konkova ; N. V. Zarudneva ; S. B. Brandt. - Whole rock isotope systematics of granitoids in Central Europe / H. Gerstenberger. - Rb-Sr and Pb-Pb geochronology of plutonic rocks from the Central German Crystalline Zone and adjacent regions / G. Haase ; K.-H. Bielicki ; G. Rölling ; H. Gerstenberger ; M. Habedank ; H. Hiller. - On the Sr-isotope heterogeneity of kimberlites / M. N. Maslovskaya ; A. I. Kiselyov ; A. A. Lunegov ; I. K. Beckmann ; S. B. Brandt. - Rb-Sr isochron age of quartzite-gneisses from the supracomplex of the Anabar Shield / A. I. Melnikov ; V. S. Lepin ; V. N. Solodyankina ; S. B. Brandt. - Geochronology of granitoids from the Ukrainian Shield / N. P. Shcherbak ; V. M. Verkhoglyad. - Radiocarbon dating of holocene fluviatile sediments in North-Eastern Bohemia / J. Šilar ; A. Zeman. - Apatite fission track ages of the Erzgebirge / D. Stams. - Dating by uranium/thorium disequilibrium / J. van der Plicht ; H. Heijnis. - First single zircon 287Pb/286Pb-ages from the Saxonian Granulite Massif / Th. Wenzel ; J. Pilot ; M. Hengst ; J. Hofmann. - Geochronological study of some types of granitoids from the Elbe Valley-Zone / Th. Wenzel ; W. Schmidt ; M. Hengst ; D. Wolf ; J. Pilot. - Istotopic composition of minerals in Greisen-type ore deposits of the Primorsky Region / L. V. Borovik ; A. V. Ignatyev ; V. I. Gvozdev. - Reason for abnormally high δD values in granitoids from Thuringia / T. Böttger ; A. L. Devirts ; Yu. A. Shukolyukov ; G. Stiehl ; U. Wand. - Oxygen isotope geochemistry of pegmatites from a high-grade metamorphic terrain (Schirmacher Oasis, East Antarctica): preliminary results / Yu. A. Borshchevskiy ; Kh. B. Amosova ; S. L. Borisova ; N. I. Medvedovskaya ; E. I. Belkov ; U. Wand. - 15N characteristics of sedimentary rocks of the Thuringian Forest (GDR) at the proterozoic-phanerozoic boundary / K. Bräuer ; K. Hahne ; G. Stiehl ; M. Gehre. - 15N variations of rocks from the Lusatian Granodiroite Massif, GDR / K. Bräuer ; G. Stiehl ; U. Wand ; M. Gehre. - Methanogenesis in town gas stored in an underground storage gas reservoir / F. Buzek ; V. Onderka ; P. Vančura ; I. Wolf. - Isotopic characteristics of some ore deposits related to influence of meteoric and connate waters: examples of barite and copper silver deposits / Y. Fuchs. - Investigations on the secular trend of the δ18O-values of cherts and carbonates using a mathematical diagenesis model / O. Gebhardt. - The origin of magnesite deposits from Polish foresudetic block ophiolites: the preliminary δ13C and δ18O investigations / S. Hałas ; M. O. Jędrysek ; M. Boduch ; J. Lis. - Isotopically light aquatic kerogen in the Hungarian oligocene / E. Hertelendi ; I. Vető. - Nitrogen isotope characteristics of breccias, granitoids and greisens from Eastern Erzgebirge tin ore deposits (Sadisdorf, Altenberg), GDR / F. Junge ; R. Seltmann ; G. Stiehl. - Geochemistry of carbon, oxygen, sulphur isotopes in skarn deposits of Dalnegorsk Ore Field, South Prymorye, USSR / V. I. Kiselyev ; A. V. Ignatyev ; N. A. Nosenko. - A dolomite fossil smoker chimney in the Holy Cross Mts, Poland: petrographic and isotopic evidence / Z. M. Migaszewski ; S. Halas. - Isotope variations of H, C, N, and O in granitoids from the Central German Crystalline Zone, GDR (Delitzsch and Pretzsch-Prettin Plutonite Complexes) / H.-M. Nitzsche ; T. Böttger ; D. Haendel ; G. Röllig ; G. Stiehl ; U. Wand. - Use of the methane/ethane conception: first experience received by about 500 natural gas samples from deposits all over the world / H. Schütze ; K. Mühle. - Nitrogen isotope characteristics of parametamorphic rocks / G. Stiehl. - Nitrogen isotope characteristics of magmatic rocks / G. Stiehl. - Temperature-time-matter related convection model of a granitic intrusion / R. Thomas ; G. Strauch ; K.-H. Bielicki ; G. Haase ; H. Kaempf ; W. Klemm. - The Akhomten Massif on Kamchatka: natural model of the granitoid generation / V. I. Vinogradov ; I. I. Vishnevskaya ; V. S. Grigoriev ; B. G. Pokrovsky. - C, O, N, and Sr isotope characteristics of carbonatites from the Central German Crystalline Zone, GDR / U. Wand ; G. Stiehl ; G. Rölling ; K. Mühle ; G. Haase ; H. Gerstenberger. - Drastic change of the Sr and S isotopic composition in seawater at the end of the paleozoic / K. H. Wedepohl ; U. Kramm. - Isotope geochemistry of carbonate rocks from the Ukrainian shield / V. N. Zagnitko. - Stable isotope study of vertical zoning of the Březové Hory (Příbram) vein hydrothermal deposit (Czechoslovakia) / K. Žak. , Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 2: On the δD variation of Iraqi autumn precipitation / K. Farjo. - Sulphur and oxygen isotopes behaviour in sulphates of atmospheric-groundwater system / A. Trembaczowski. - On the origin of saline groundwaters in an aquifer system determined with uranium isotopes / R. Gellermann ; R. Trettin ; J. Tesch. - The evaluation of runoff components on the slope of the open-pit mine by means of environmental isotopes O-18 and T / F. Buzek ; J. Hanzlík ; M. Hrubý ; P. Tryzna. - Isotope composition and genesis of groundwaters in vulcano-tectonic lignite basins in the SE of Lusatia, GDR / R. Trettin ; F. Junge ; A. Hiller ; W. Kurze ; R. Höfling ; P. Kowski ; E. Raithel. - Complex isotope investigations of groundwater from a lignite basin originated by halokinetics in the Berlin Glacial Valley / R. Trettin ; A. Hiller ; W. Kurze , W. Richter ; A. Müller ; J. Tesch. - An oxygen-18 thermometer from snow of Northern Queen Maud Land (Antarctica) / W.-D. Hermichen ; P. Kowski ; R. Vaikmäe. - Isotope data from ice-cored moraines suggest a higher ice sheet surface in Central Queen Maud Land (Antarctica) during cold stages / W.-D. Hermichen ; P. Kowski ; R. Vaikmäe. - Oxygen isotopes in permafrost and in ground ice - a new tool for paleoclimatic investigations / R. Vaikmäe. - Stable isotope composition of Antarctic salt efflorescences: a palaeoclimatical tool? / G. Strauch ; U. Wand. - Verification of annual growth rings in Egyptian trees by C-14 method / N. Belacy ; F. Abou El-Nour ; G. C. Jacoby. - The variations of 13C/12C ratios and CO2 concentration in soil air under Rosa Lilli in Lublin City / A. Dudziak ; S. Halas. - Carbon isotope composition of atmospheric CO2 / J. Szaran. - Carbon isotope studies on global methane production with emphasis on paddy fields / E. Wada ; K. Nakamura. - Measurement of uptake of NO2 by leaves using 15N-labelled gas / H. Förstel ; C. Latus ; A. Neubert. - Origin and isotope effects of oxygen in compounds of the nitrogen cycle / H.-L. Schmidt ; S. Voerkelius. - Radioactive noble gases in the environment / T. Florkowski. - A model for water contamination prediction in fallout situations / M. Jurk. - Distribution of caesium isotopes in soil after Chernobyl accident / K. Skubacz ; St. Chałupnik. - Distribution pattern of artificial radionuclides in the Baltic Sea in the special event of the Chernobyl fallout / D. Weiss. - Arguments in favour of a panel discussion on the application of isotopes in environmental research in the program of the fifth working meeting "Isotopes in Nature" / K. Wetzel. - Environmental influence on isotopic discrimination in biological systems / H.-L. Schmidt. - Application of the natural variation of stable isotopes to resolve urgent environmental problems, panel contribution / H. Förstel. - Use of δ15N as a source indicator of N2O during oxidation-reduction processes / E. Wada. - Environmental radioisotopes and underground disposal of high radioactive waste / T. Florkowski. - Human activities and environmental stress: a brief statement of the essentials / M. Schidlowski. - Computerized simulations of isotope separation by capillary flow of gases / S. Fritzsche. - Intermolecular interaction contributions to thermodynamic isotope effects: high density fluid isochores / H.-L. Vörtler ; J. Heybey. - Influences of composition and state conditions on isotope exchange factor in dense geological systems / H. Schmid ; J. Heybey ; H.-L. Vörtler. - Effect of pressure on isotope fractionation in the system CaO-MgO-SiO2-C-H-O / J. Heybey ; U. Wand. - The effect of pressure on the equilibrium isotopic fractionation in soilds / V. B. Polyakov ; N. N. Kharlashina. - Quantum statistical development of the method of isotopic bond number / V. B. Polykov. - Fractioning and non-fractioning ("normalized") isotopes / S. B. Brandt ; L. V. Dneprovskaya. - Fractional crystallization in open systems / G. Christoph. - H/D Isotopic exchange between hydrogen and water vapour on Ni/Cr2O3/ThO2 catalysts / F. Abou El-Nour ; N. Belacy ; M. Abdel-Khalik ; T. Khalil ; H. F. Aly. - Isotope effects in desorption processes at elevated pressures / P. Harting ; K. Weingart ; G. Schwarz. - Pressure dependence of deuterium isotope effects in the system hydrogen-hexadecane / G. Schwarz ; P. Harting ; St. Engel ; U. Schröter. - Comments on carbon isotope fractionation by radiolytic separation of gaseous hydrocarbons from crude oil and coal / G. Weise ; I. Maass ; H. Schütze ; K. Mühle. - Computer and interpretation of experimental coalification tests / I. Maass ; O. Gebhardt ; Ch. Henze. - Fractionation of carbon isotopes in microbial processes / A. A. Ivlev ; D. A. Knyazev ; A. D. Yesikov ; I. N. Matyushenko. - Carbon-Extractor / U. Morgenstern ; D. Hebert. - Preparation of hydrogen for isotope analysis by means of magnesium / S. Halas ; W. Wolacewicz. - Automated equipment for determining C, N, O, S isotopic composition and techniques of sample preparation / A. V. Ignatyev ; L. V. Borovik. - Determination of δD-values using a mass spectrometer "delta E" / D. Rohmer ; M. Gehre ; H. Gerstenberger. - A program for gamma spectrum analysis and computations for neutron activation analysis / St. Chałupnik ; B. Michalik. - Problems in building up a 14C-database / J. Görsdorf. - List of participants.

Note: Inhalt VORWORT 1 FORM UND VERFÜGBARKEIT DER DATEN 1.1 Einheiten 1.1.1 Basisgrößen und abgeleitete Einheiten 1.1.2 Umrechnungen 1.2 Analysenumfang 1.2.1 Allgemeine Beschaffenheitsuntersuchungen des Grundwassers 1.2.2 Trinkwasseruntersuchung 1.2.3 Mineralwasseruntersuchung 1.2.4 Heilwasseruntersuchungen 1.2.5 Untersuchungen bei Baumaßnahmen 1.2.6 Untersuchungen von Grundwasserverunreinigungen 1.3 Genauigkeitsanforderungen 2 GRAPHISCHE AUSWERTUNGEN 2.1 Einzeldiagramme 2.1.1 Säulendiagramme 2.1.1.1 Einfaches Säulendiagramm 2.1.1.2 Doppeltes Säulendiagramm 2.1.1.3 Logarithmisches Säulendiagramm nach PREUL 2.1.2 Kreisdiagramme 2.1.2.1 Kreisdiagramm nach CARLE 2.1.2.2 Kreisdiagramm nach UDLUFT 2.1.3 Strahlendiagramme 2.1.3.1 Strahlendiagramm nach TICKEL 2.1.3.2 Strahlendiagramm nach STIFF 2.1.3.3 Strahlendiagramm nach DALMADY 2.1.3.4 Strahlendiagramm nach GIRARD 2.1.3.5 Strahlendiagramm nach MAUCHA 2.2 Sammeldiagramme 2.2.1 Dreieckdiagramme 2.2.1.1 Einzeldiagramme für Ionen 2.2.1.2 Dreieckdiagramm für Kationen und Anionen 2.2.1.3 Härtediagramm 2.2.2 Viereckdiagramme 2.2.2.1 Kationen-Anionen-Viereckdiagramm 2.2.2.2 Fünfstoffdarstellung nach KÄSS 2.2.3 Kombinations-Diagramme 2.2.3.1 PIPER-Diagramm 2.2.3.2 Kombinationsdiagramm nach SCHWILLE 2.2.3.3 SCHOELLER-Diagramm 3 TYPISIERUNG 3.1 Gegenseitige funktionale Beziehungen von Ionen oder Ionengruppen 3.1.1 Ionenverhältnisse 3.2 Hydrogeochemische Typisierung 3.2.1 Typisierung nach einem Parameter 3.2.2 Typisierung nach FURTAK & LANGGUTH 3.2.3 Mineral- und Heilwässer 3.2.3.1 Modifiziertes Dreieckdiagramm für Heilwassertypisierung 3.2.4 Gesteinsbezogene Typisierung 4 STATISTISCHE AUSWERTUNGEN 4.1 Häufigkeitsverteilung einzelner Parameter 4.1.1 Graphische Häufigkeitsverteilung 4.1.2 Maßzahlen der Häufigkeitsverteilung 4.1.2.1 Mittelwertbildung 4.1.2.2 Streuungsparameter 4.1.2.3 Schiefe und Steilheit 4.1.2.4 Normalverteilung 4.2 Prüfung und Vergleich von Stichproben 4.2.1 Vertrauensintervalle 4.2.1.1 Vertrauensintervalle für Mittelwerte 4.2.1.2 Vertrauensintervalle für Varianzen 4.2.2 Testverfahren 4.2.2.1 Der t-Test 4.2.2.2 Der F-Test 4.2.2.3 Der Chi-Quadrat-Test 4.3 Beziehungen zwischen verschiedenen Parametern 4.3.1 Korrelationsanalyse 4.3.2 Regressionsanalyse 4.4 Räumliche und zeitliche Veränderung der Grundwasserbeschaffenheit 4.4.1 Ganglinien 4.4.2 Interpolative Darstellungen 4.4.2.1 Gleichenkarten für einzelne Parameter 4.4.2.2 Gleichenkarten von Ionenverhältnissen und hydrochemische Schnitte 4.4.3 Statistische Darstellungsverfahren 4.4.3.1 Variogramme 4.4.3.2 Gleitender Mittelwert, Krigeage 4.4.3.3 Zeitreihenanalyse 4.5 Multivariate Klassifikationen 4.5.1 Clusteranalyse 4.5.2 Diskriminanzanalyse 4.5.3 Faktorenanalyse 5 CHEMISCHE GLEICHGEWICHTSBERECHNUNGEN 5.1 Berechnung und/oder Definition einzelner Basisgrößen 5.1.1 Berechnung des Sättigungszustandes des Wassers 5.1.2 Gleichgewichtskonstanten insbesondere Löslichkeitsprodukte 5.1.3 Aktivitäten und Aktivitätskoeffizienten 5.1.4 Ionenpaar und/oder Komplexbindung 5.2 Einfache Löslichkeitsprodukt-Berechnungen 5.3 Chemisch-thermodynamische Computermodelle 5.3.1 Computermodelle der WATEQ-Serie 6 BEISPIELE FÜR DIE ANWENDUNG VON PC-STANDARD-SOFTWARE BEI BESCHAFFENHEITSDATEN 6.1 Formblätter, Umrechnungen, Ionenbilanz 6.2 Einfache graphische Auswertungen SCHRIFTTUM Verwendete Fachbegriffe (deutsch - englisch, englisch - deutsch) Verwendete Formelzeichen

Note: Volume II: Glaciology & Periglacial Processes. - Soviet-French cooperation on the isotopic research of cores from Dome B - Vostok - Komsomolskaya - Mirny ice taverse, East Antarctica / C. Lorius ; Ye. S. Korotkevich ; N. I. Barkov ; V. N. Petrov. - On the genesis of the Shackleton Ice Shelf according to oxygen-isotope data / L. Savatyugin; R. Vaikmäe. - G.D.R isotope research in Queen Maud Land (Abstract) / R. Haberlandt. - Isotope data from ice-cored moraines suggest a higher ice sheet surface in Central Queen Maud Land (Antarctica) during cold stages / W.-D. Hermichen ; P. Kowski ; R. Vaikmäe. - An oxygen-18 thermometer from snow of Northern Queen Maud Land / Antarctica / W.-D. Hermichen ; P. Kowski ; R. Vaikmäe. - Initial processes of pedogenesis in the Schirmacher Oasis (Abstract) / W. Krüger ; J. Balke. - Periglacial of Antarctic continent as a source of paleoglacial information / V. I. Bardin. - Sea Ice Analysis. - The major features of ice conditions in the Bellingshausen Sea / V. V. Yevsyeyev. - The duration of the cycle of the Atlantic ice massif existence and typification of the processes causing its isolation / A. M. Kozlovsky. - Hydrology. - The hydrography of the Schirmacher Oasis (Abstract) / W. Richter. - Meteorological and hydrological conditions of meltwater genesis and distribution in Antarctica / A. Loopmann. - Hydrochemical and isotope hydrological investigations in the Bunger Oasis / E. Kaup ; V. Klokov ; R. Vaikmäe ; D. Haendel ; R. Zierath. - Extremely C-13 enriched biomass in a freshwater environment: examples from Antarctic lakes / U. Wand ; K. Mühle. - Biology & Human Biology. - Das Meereis als Lebensraum / G.Hernpel Das biologische Programm "Bellingshausen" - Bericht über die vergangenen 10 Jahre und die Konzeption künftiger Forschungsarbeit / H.Oehme. - Ecological studies in the southern gigant petrel Macronectes giganteus on southwestern parts of King George Island / H.-U. Peter ; M. Kaiser ; A. Gebauer. - Development, torpor and energy balance of black-bellied storm-petrel chicks (Fregatta tropica) (Abstract) / T. Nadler ; H. Mix. - Morphometrical and ecological differences between south polar and brown skuas of Fildes Peninsula, King George Island, South Shetland Islands / H.-U. Peter ; M. Kaiser ; A. Gebauer. - Behavioural biology of the Antarctic tern Sterna vittata (Gmelin, 1789) / A. Gebauer ; M. Kaiser ; H.-U. Peter. - Thermoregulation in the Antarctic tern Sterna vittata (Gmelin, 1789) / M. Kaiser ; A. Gebauer ; H.-U. Peter. - Parasitiological studies in the Antarctic by scientists from the G.D.R / K. Feiler. - New Amphipods from the sublittoral of King George Island - Faunistic contribution to ecological investigations / M. Rauschert. - The freshwater algae of the Schirmacher Oasis - Queen Maud Land / H. Pankow ; D. Haendel ; H. Richter. - The lichens of the Schirmacher Oasis (East Antarctica) / W. Richter. - The bryoflora of the Schirmacher Oasis (East Antarctica) in relations to hydrosphere and cryosphere / W. Richter. - The animals of the Schirmacher Oasis (East Antarctica) / W. Richter ; D. Haendel ; P. Junghans. - Indoor climate and long-time-stays in Arctic and Antarctic regions (Abstract) / W. Bischof ; G. Schrader ; L. Banhidi. - Do psychical factors have an influence on the immunofunction of polar researchers and how could objective evidence be obtained? / F. Wietschel ; G. Schrader.

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: Contents: 1 Introduction. - 2 Time Scales and Ages. - 2.1 Absolute Time Scales. - 2.2 Relative Time Scales. - 2.3 Physical and Chemical Time Scales. - 3 Selection, Collection, Packing, Storage, Transport,and Description of the Samples. - 3.1 Selection and Collection of the Samples. - 3.2 Packing, Storage, and Transport of the Samples. - 3.3 Sample Description. - 4 Treatment and Interpretation of the Raw Data. - 4.1 Suitability of a Sample for Dating and Reliabilityof the Dates. - 4.1.1 Soft-Rock Dating. - 4.1.2 Hard-Rock Dating. - 4.1.3 Isotope Geochemistry. - 4.2 Mathematical Evaluation of Physical and Chemical Age Data. - 4.2.1 Rules for Simple Calculations with the Dating Results; Statistical Tests. - 4.2.2 Comparison of Age Values. - 4.2.3 Numerical and Graphical Evaluation of Age Values. - 4.3 Publication of the Age Values. - 5 Physical Dating Methods. - 5.1 Principles. - 5.2 Sample Treatment and Measurement Techniques. - 5.2.1 Sample Treatment. - 5.2.1.1 Hard-Rock Samples. - 5.2.1.2 Soft-Rock Samples. - 5.2.2 Radioactivity Measurements: Decay Counting Methods. - 5.2.2.1 Gas-Filled Proportional and Geiger-Müller Counters. - 5.2.2.2 Scintillation Counters. - 5.2.2.3 Semiconductor Detectors. - 5.2.3 Measurement of Stable and Long-Lived Isotopes: Atom Counting Methods. - 5.2.3.1 Mass Spectrometry (MS). - 5.2.3.2 Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS). - 5.2.3.3 Resonance-Ionization Spectrometry (RIS). - 5.2.4 Other Analytical Techniques. - 5.2.4.1 Isotope Dilution Analysis (ID). - 5.2.4.2 Neutron Activation Analysis (NAA). - 5.2.4.3 Flame Photometry, Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (AA) and Inductive Coupled Plasma Analysis (ICP). - 5.2.4.4 Ion-Microprobe (IMP) and Laser Microprobe Mass Analysis (LAMMA). - 5.2.4.5 X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis (XRF) . - 6 Radiometric Dating Methods. - 6.1 Parent/Daughter Isotope Ratios as a Geochronometer. - 6.1.1 Potassium/Argon (40K/40Ar) Method. - 6.1.1.1 Conventional Potassium/Argon (40K/40Ar) Method. - 6.1.1.2 Argon/Argon (39Ar/40Ar) Method. - 6.1.2 Potassium/Calcium (40K/40Ca) Method. - 6.1.3 Rubidium/Strontium (87Rb/87Sr) Method. - 6.1.4 Lanthanum/Cerium (138La/138Ce) Method. - 6.1.5 Lanthanum/Barium (138La/138Ba) Method. - 6.1.6 Samarium/Neodymium (147Sm/143Nd) Method. - 6.1.7 Lutetium/Hafnium (176Lu/176Hf) Method. - 6.1.8 Rhenium/Osmium (187Re/187Os) Method. - 6.1.9 Uranium/Thorium/Lead Methods (238U/206Pb, 235U/207Pb and 232Th/208Pb Methods). - 6.1.10 Common Lead Method. - 6.1.11 Lead/Lead (207Pb/206Pb) Method. - 6.1.12 Chemical Lead Method. - 6.1.13 Lead/Alpha Method (Larsen Method). - 6.1.14 Krypton/Krypton (Krsf/Krn) Method. - 6.1.15 Xenon Methods. - 6.1.15.1 Uranium/Xenon (U/Xesf) Method. - 6.1.15.2 Xenon/Xenon (Xesf/Xen) Method. - 6.2 Dating with Cosmogenic Radionuclides. - 6.2.1 Radiocarbon (14C) Method. - 6.2.2 Tritium (3H) Methods. - 6.2.2.1 Classical Tritium (3H) Method. - 6.2.2.2 Tritium/Helium-3 (3H/3He) and Helium-3 (3He)Methods. - 6.2.3 Beryllium-10 (10Be) Method. - 6.2.4 Sodium-22 (22Na) Method. - 6.2.5 Aluminium-26 (26Al) Method. - 6.2.6 Silicon-32 (32Si) Method. - 6.2.7 Chlorine-36 (36Cl) Method. - 6.2.8 Argon-39 (39Ar) Method. - 6.2.9 Calcium-41 (41Ca) Method. - 6.2.10 Manganese-53 (53Mn) Method. - 6.2.11 Krypton-81 (81Kr) Method. - 6.2.12 Iodine-129 (129I) Method. - 6.2.13 Aluminium-26/Beryllium-10 (26Al/10Be) Method. - 6.2.14 Beryllium-10/Chlorine-36 (10Be/36Cl) Method. - 6.3 Dating Based on Radioactive Disequilibrium of the Uranium, Thorium, and Protactinium Decay Series: The Uranium/Thorium/Protactinium Methods. - 6.3.1 230Th/234U Method. - 6.3.2 231Pa/235U Method. - 6.3.3 231Pa/230Th Method. - 6.3.4 234U/238U Method. - 6.3.5 230Th-excess Method. - 6.3.6 231Pa-excess Method. - 6.3.7 230Th-excess/232Th or 230Th/238U Method. - 6.3.8 231Pa-excess/23Th-excess Method. - 6.3.9 234Th-excess Method. - 6.3.10 228Th-excess/232Th Method. - 6.3.11 Dating Methods Based on Supported 226Ra and Unsupported 226Ra. - 6.3.12 224Ra and 228Ra Methods. - 6.3.13 210Pb Method. - 6.3.14 Uranium/Helium (U/He) Method. - 6.3.15 Radium/Radon Method. - 6.4 Age Determination Using Radiation Damage. - 6.4.1 Thermoluminescence (TL) Method. - 6.4.2 Optical Dating (OSL) Method. - 6.4.3 Electron Spin Resonance (ESR or EPR) Method. - 6.4.4 Exo-Electron Method (TSEE Method). - 6.4.5 Thermally Stimulated Current (TSC) Method. - 6.4.6 Differential Thermoanalysis (DTA). - 6.4.7 Fission Track Method (FT Method). - 6.4.8 Alpha-Recoil Track Method. - 6.4.9 Age Determination Using Pleochroic Haloes. - 6.5 Dating Meteorites and Lunar Rocks. - 6.5.1 Introduction. - 6.5.2 Sample Preparation and Measurement. - 6.5.3 Formation Interval. - 6.5.4 Solidification Ages. - 6.5.5 Gas Retention Ages. - 6.5.6 Cosmic Ray Exposure Ages. - 6.5.7 Terrestrial Ages of Meteorites. - 7 Chronostratigraphic Methods Using Global Time Markers. - 7.1 Paleomagnetic Dating Methods. - 7.2 Chronostratigraphic Time-Scale Using [Delta] 18O Values. - 7.3 Chronostratigraphic Time-Scale Using [Delta] 34S and [Delta] 13C Values and 87Sr/86Sr Ratios. - 7.4 Artificial Radionuclides as Time Markers. - 7.5 Geochemical Time Markers. - 7.6 Chemical Pollution as Time Markers. - 8 Chemical Dating Methods. - 8.1 Amino-Acid Racemization Method (AAR). - 8.2 Amino-Acid Degradation Method. - 8.3 Dating of Bones Using the Nitrogen or Collagen Content. - 8.4 Chemical Electron-Spin-Resonance (ESR) Dating. - 8.5 Molecular (Protein and DNA) Clocks. - 8.6 Obsidian Hydration Method. - 8.7 Dating of Man-Made Glass. - 8.8 Calcium Diffusion and Cation-Ratio Methods. - 8.9 Dating of Bones Using the Fluorine or Uranium Content. - 9 Phanerozoic Time-Scale. - 9.1 Objectives and History of Geochronolgy. - 9.2 Geological Time-Scales. - 9.3 The Future. - 10 Literature. - 10.1 Journals that Frequently Publish Geochronological Papers. - 10.2 Geochronology Textbooks. - 10.3 References. - Acknowledgments. - Appendix A: Geochronology Glossary. - Appendix B: Radioactive and Stable Isotopes in Geochronology. - Appendix C: List of Addresses. - Subject Index. - Foldout Table: Dating Methods, Ranges, and Materials.

Note: Contents: General remarks on some geomedical problems in Arctic and Subarctic regions / J. Låg. - Geochemical mapping in northernmost Fennoscandia / B. Bølviken, R. T. Ottesen and R. Nilsen. - Atmospheric fallout of heavy metals in northern Norway / E. Steinnes. The chemistry of drinking waters in northern regions of Norway and some health aspects / T. P. Flaten. Human metal exposure, tissue accumulation and health effects among non-ferrous smelter workers in northern Sweden / G. Nordberg, L Gerhardsson and B. Lagerkvist. - Contamination of natural surrounding by heavy metals and ecological effects / T. D. Makarova and T. I. Moiseenko. - The regularities of the heavy metals accumulation in organism systems of fresh water fishes and pathological processes / T. I. Moiseenko and L. P. Kudratsjeva. - Features of harmful effects caused by air pollution on human and animal in cold / V. P. Chatchin. - The influence of selenium deficiency in environment on human health in Northeast China / Tan Jianan. - Methylmercury in northern Canada / C. Dumont and T. Kosatsky. - FAO European cooperative network on the trace elements. Activities concerning geomedical problems / H. Bergseth. - Trace element status in relation to aspects of animal health in northern regions of Norway / A. Frøslie. - Thyroid cancer: High risk areas in northern Norway / E. Glattre, S. Ø. Thoresen and J. W. Jebsen. - Selenium and human health in northern Norway / J. Ringstad. - Cadmium and lead concentrations in Norwegian reference population groups / J. Clench-Aas. - Some essential and toxic elements in Swedish diets / L. Jorhem. - Cancer in Pasvik. Pollution from Nikell. A connection? / H. G. Sunde and T. Haldorsen. - Serum selenium in patients with ankylosing spondylitis / J. Aaseth, Y. Thomassen and O. Vinje. - Lead in bone in smelter workers / L. Gerhardsson, D. Chettle, V. Englyst, G. F. Nordberg, M. Scott and A. Todd. - Correlation of cancer incidence with geochemistry in subarctic Finland / R. Riispanen. - The disturbance of renal calcium metabolism induced by metallothionein / T. Jin, P. Leffler and G. Nordberg. - Cadmium in Svalbard reindeer / G. Norheim and K. Nilssen. - Svalbard: Trace elements in liver from eider / G. Norheim and B. Borch-Johnsen. - Trace elements in reindeer and sheep from Sør-Varanger, Finnmark. A preliminary study / A. Frøslie. - List of participants.

Note: Contents: The role of atmospheric circulation in the formation of air temperature anomalies on climatic scale in the Arctic / A. I. Voskresensky, A. A. Girs. - Some features of contemporary climatic variations in the Arctic / A. N. Lyubarsky, L. S. Petrov. - Structure of long-term variations of the snowless period in the Soviet Arctic / E. I. Aleksandrov, N. N. Briazgin, A. N. Lyubarsky. - Seasonal display of turbulent heat transfer in the Arctic Ocean / K. I. Chukanin. - Nature of causal relationship between the polar ice and the thermal conditions in the atmosphere / V. F. Zakharov. - Climate modelling and polar regions / A. I. Voskresensky, A. P. Nagurny. - Climatic change forecasting and polar regions / A. P. Nagurny. - Some features of the present evolution of the Arctic ice sheet / V. F. Zakharov, A. A. Kirillov. - Determination of the synchronous climate variation regions by the method of expansion in natural orthogonal functions (by example of the northern area of Ob' river basin) / E. I. Aleksandrov, N. N. Briazgin, A. N. Lyubarsky. - Climatic variations in the northern areas of Ob' and Yenisey river basins and in Karskoye more (Kara Sea) during the last decades / L. S. Petrov, V. V. Subbotin. , In kyrill. Schr.

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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.

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Note: Erscheinungsjahr in Vorlageform:1981-

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

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

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

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

Note: Zugl.: Bremen, Univ., Diss., 1989

Note: Zugl.: Bremen, Univ., Diss., 1989

Note: Inhalt: Vorwort zur deutschen Ausgabe. - Der Anfang. - Ich erlerne einen Beruf. - Meine Universitäten als Matrose. - Ich werde Rotgardist. - Als Partisan auf der Krim. - Bei der Tscheka. - Der Anfang des Polarweges. - Am äußersten Zipfel des Festlandes. - Die Expedition zum Pol wird vorbereitet. - Polaralltag. - Am Kreuzweg aller Meridiane. - Finsterer Sturm und weißer Schnee. - Die Wärme der Heimat. - Immer unterwegs. - Die wundervollen Leute von der "Sedow". - Krieg!. - In der Hauptstadt des Pomorenlandes. - In der Frontstadt Murmansk. - Das schwerste Jahr. - Weit im Osten. - Auf dem Wege zum Sieg. - Bevor es wieder Tag wurde. - Wie unsere Kameraden gekämpft haben. - Hilfe für die Front. - Meine Freunde. - Wir stechen in See. - Die "Akademik Kurtschatow" und andere Schiffe. - Borok. - Die Geographie ist eine exakte Wissenschaft. - Wenn ich Rückschau halte. , Aus dem Russischen übersetzt

Note: CONTENTS: 1 Overview. - 1.1 Introduction. - 1.2 Examples and Scope of This Book. - 2 Fundamental Concepts. - 2.1 Stochastic Processes. - 2.2 The Autocovariance and Autocarrelation Functions. - 2.3 The Partial Autocarrelation Function. - 2.4 White Noise Processes. - 2.5 Estimation of the Mean, Autocovariances, and Autocarrelations. - 2.5.1 Sample Mean. - 2.5.2 Sample Autocovariance Function. - 2.5.3 Sample Autocarrelation Function. - 2.5.4 Sample Partial Autocarrelation Function. - 2.6 Moving Average and Autoregressive Representations of Time Series Processes. - 2.7 Linear Difference Equations. - Exercises. - 3 Stationary Time Series Models. - 3.1 Autoregressive Processes. - 3.1.1 The First Order Autoregressive AR(1) Process. - 3.1.2 The Second Order Autoregressive AR(2) Process. - 3.1.3 The General pth Order Autoregressive AR(p)Process. - 3.2 Moving Average Processes. - 3.2.1 The First Order Moving Average MA(1) Process. - 3.2.2 The Second Order Moving Average MA(2) Process. - 3.2.3 The General qth Order Moving Average MA(q) Process. - 3.3 The Dual Relationship between AR(p) and MA(q) Processes. - 3.4 Autoregressive Moving Average ARMA(p,q) Processes. - 3.4.1 The General Mixed ARMA(p,q) Process. - 3.4.2 The ARMA(1, 1) Process. - Exercises. - 4 Nonstationary Time Series Models. - 4.1 Nonstationarity in the Mean. - 4.1.1 Deterministic Trend Models. - 4.1.2 Stochastic Trend Models and Differencing. - 4.2 Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average ARIMA Models. - 4.2.1 The General ARIMA Model. - 4.2.2 The Random Walk Model. - 4.2.3 The ARIMA(0, 1, 1) or IMA(1, 1) Model. - 4.3 Nonstationarity in the Variance and the Autocovariance. - 4.3.1 Variance and Autocovariance of the ARIMA Models. - 4.3.2 Variance Stabilizing Transformations. - Exercises. - 5 Forecasting. - 5.1 lntroduction. - 5.2 Minimum Mean Square Error Forecasts. - 5.2.1 Minimum Mean Square Error Forecasts for ARMA Models. - 5.2.2 Minimum Mean Square Error Forecasts for ARIMA Models. - 5.3 Computation of Forecasts. - 5.4 The ARIMA Forecast as a Weighted Average of Previous Observations. - 5.5 Updating Forecasts. - 5.6 Eventual Forecast Functions. - 5.7 A Numerical Example. - Exercises. - 6 Model ldentification. - 6.1 Steps for Model ldentification. - 6.2 Empirical Examples. - 6.3 Inverse Autocarrelation Function (IACF). - 6.4 Extended Sample Autocarrelation Function and Other ldentification Procedures. - 6.4.1 Extended Sample Autocarrelation Function (ESACF). - 6.4.2 Other ldentification Procedures. - Exercises. - 7 Parameter Estimation, Diagnostic Checking, and Model Selection. - 7.1 The Method of Moments. - 7.2 Maximum Likelihood Method. - 7.2.1 Conditional Maximum Likelihood Estimation. - 7.2.2 Unconditional Maximum Likelihood Estimationand Backcasting Method. - 7.2.3 Exact Likelihood Functions. - 7.3 Nonlinear Estimation. - 7.4 Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) Estimation in Time Series Analysis. - 7.5 Diagnostic Checking. - 7.6 Empirical Examples for Series W1-W7. - 7.7 Model Selection Criteria. - Exercises. - 8 Seasonal Time Series Models. - 8.1 Introduction. - 8.2 Traditional Methods. - 8.2.1 Regression Method. - 8.2.2 Moving Average Method. - 8.3 Seasonal ARIMA Models. - 8.4 Empirical Examples. - Exercises. - 9 Intervention Analysis and Outlier Detection. - 9.1 Intervention Models. - 9.2 Examples of Intervention Analysis. - 9.3 Time Series Outliers. - 9.3.1 Additive and Innovational Outliers. - 9.3.2 Estimation of the Outlier Effect When theTiming of the Outlier ls Known. - 9.3.3 Detection of Outliers Using an Iterative Procedure. - 9.4 Examples of Outlier Analysis. - 9.5 Remarks on Outlier and Intervention Problems. - Exercises. - 10 Fourier Analysis. - 10.1 Introduction. - 10.2 Orthogonal Functions. - 10.3 Fourier Representation of Finite Sequences. - 10.4 Fourier Representation of Periodic Sequences. - 10.5 Fourier Representation of Nonperiodic Sequences - The Discrete-Time Fourier Transform. - 10.6 Fourier Representation of Continuous-Time Functions. - 10.6.1 Fourier Representation of Periodic Functions. - 10.6.2 Fourier Representation of Nonperiodic Functions - The Continuous-Time Fourier Transform. - 10.7 The Fast Fourier Transform. - Exercises. - 11 Spectral Theory of Stationary Processes. - 11.1 The Spectrum. - 11.1.1 The Spectrum and lts Properties. - 11.1.2 The Spectral Representation of Autocovariance Functions - The Spectral Distribution Function. - 11.1.3 Wold's Decomposition of a Stationary Process. - 11.1.4 The Spectral Representation of Stationary Processes. - 11.2 The Spectrum of Same Common Processes. - 11.2.1 The Spectrum and the Autocovariance Generating Function. - 11.2.2 The Spectrum of ARMA Models. - 11.2.3 The Spectrum of the Sum of Two Independent Processes. - 11.2.4 The Spectrum of Seasonal Models. - 11.3 The Spectrum of Linear Filters. - 11.4 Aliasing. - Exercises. - 12 Estimation of the Spectrum. - 12.1 Periodogram Analysis. - 12.1.1 The Periodogram. - 12.1.2 Sampling Properties of the Periodogram. - 12.1.3 Test for Hidden Periodic Components. - 12.2 The Sample Spectrum. - 12.3 The Smoothed Spectrum. - 12.3.1 Smoothing in the Frequency Domain - The Spectral Window. - 12.3.2 Smoothing in the Time Domain - The Lag Window. - 12.3.3 Some Commonly Used Windows. - 12.3.4 Approximate Confidence Intervals for Spectral Ordinates. - 12.4 ARMA Spectral Estimation. - Exercises. - 13 Transfer Function Models. - 13.1 Single-Input Transfer Function Models. - 13.1.1 General Concepts. - 13.1.2 Some Typical Impulse Response Functions. - 13.2 The Cross-Correlation Function and Transfer Function Models. - 13.2.1 The Cross-Correlation Function (CCF). - 13.2.2 The Relationship between the Cross-Correlation Function and the Transfer Function. - 13.3 Construction of Transfer Function Models. - 13.3.1 Sample Cross-Correlation Function. - 13.3.2 Identification of Transfer Function Models. - 13.3.3 Estimation of Transfer Function Models. - 13.3.4 Diagnostic Checking of Transfer Function Models. - 13.3.5 An Empirical Example. - 13.4 Forecasting Using Transfer Function Models. - 13.4.1 Minimum Mean Square Error Forecasts for Stationary Input and Output Series. - 13.4.2 Minimum Mean Square Error Forecasts for Nonstationary Input and Output Series. - 13.4.3 An Example. - 13.5 Bivariate Frequency-Domain Analysis. - 13.5.1 Cross-Covariance Generating Functions and the Cross-Spectrum. - 13.5.2 Interpretation of the Cross-Spectral Functions. - 13.5.3 Examples. - 13.5.4 Estimation of the Cross-Spectrum. - 13.6 The Cross-Spectrum and Transfer Function Models. - 13.6.1 Construction of Transfer Function Models through Cross-Spectrum Analysis. - 13.6.2 Cross-Spectral Functions of Transfer Function Models. - 13.7 Multiple Input Transfer Function Models. - Exercises. - 14 Vector Time Series Models. - 14.1 Covariance and Correlation Matrix Functions. - 14.2 Moving Average and Autoregressive Representations of Vector Processes. - 14.3 The Vector Autoregressive Moving Average Process. - 14.3.1 Vector AR(1) Models. - 14.3.2 Vector AR(p) Models. - 14.3.3 Vector MA(1) Models. - 14.3.4 Vector MA(q) Models. - 14.3.5 Vector ARMA(1, 1) Models. - 14.3.6 Remarks on Vector ARMA Representations. - 14.4 Nonstationary Vector Autoregressive Moving Average Models. - 14.5 Identification of Vector Time Series Models. - 14.5.1 Sample Correlation Matrix Function. - 14.5.2 Partial Autoregression Matrices. - 14.5.3 Partial Lag Correlation Matrix Function. - 14.6 Model Fitting and Forecasting. - 14.7 An Empirical Example. - 14.8 Partial Process and Partial Process Correlation Matrices. - 14.8.1 Covariance Matrix Generating Functions. - 14.8.2 Partial Covariance Matrix Generating Function. - 14.8.3 Partial Process Sample Correlation Matrix Functions. - 14.8.4 An Empirical Example - The U. S. Hog Data. - 14.9 Spectral Properties of Vector Processes. - Exercises. - 15 State Space Models and the Kaiman Filter. - 15.1 Introduction. - 15.2 The Relationship between State Space and ARMA models. - 15.3 State Space Model Fitting and Canonic

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

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

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.