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Note: P. D. Jackson, D. G. Gunn, R. C. Flint, D. Beamish, P. I. Meldrum, M. A. Lovell, P. K. Harvey, and A. Peyton: A non-contacting resistivity imaging method for characterizing whole round core while in its liner / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 122:1-10, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1997.122.01.01 --- D. J. Prosser, A. Hurst, and M. R. Wilson: One-man-operable probe permeameters / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 122:11-18, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1997.122.01.02 --- S. R. McDougall, A. B. Dixit, and K. S. Sorbie: Network analogues of wettability at the pore scale / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 122:19-35, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1997.122.01.03 --- S. Pugliese and N. Petford: Pore-structure visualization in microdioritic enclaves / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 122:37-46, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1997.122.01.04 --- Paul B. Basan, Ben D. Lowden, Peter R. Whattler, and John J. Attard: Pore-size data in petrophysics: a perspective on the measurement of pore geometry / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 122:47-67, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1997.122.01.05 --- M. S. King, A. Shakeel, and N. A. Chaudhry: Acoustic wave propagation and permeability in sandstones with systems of aligned cracks / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 122:69-85, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1997.122.01.06 --- Shiyu Xu, Just Doorenbos, Sue Raikes, and Roy White: A simple but powerful model for simulating elastic wave velocities in clastic Silicate rocks / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 122:87-105, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1997.122.01.07 --- T. Apuani, M. S. King, C. Butenuth, and M. H. De Freitas: Measurements of the relationship between Sonic wave velocities and tensile strength in Anisotropic rock / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 122:107-119, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1997.122.01.08 --- C. McCann, J. Sothcott, and S. B. Assefa: Prediction of petrophysical properties from seismic quality factor measurements / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 122:121-130, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1997.122.01.09 --- Y. F. Sun and D. Goldberg: Estimation of aspect-ratio changes with pressure from seismic velocities / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 122:131-139, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1997.122.01.10 --- P. K. Harvey, M. A. Lovell, J. C. Lofts, P. A. Pezard, and J. F. Bristow: Petrophysical estimation from downhole Mineralogy logs / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 122:141-157, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1997.122.01.11 --- Paul F. Worthington: Petrophysical estimation of permeability as a function of scale / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 122:159-168, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1997.122.01.12 --- C. A. Gonçalves, P. K. Harvey, and M. A. Lovell: Prediction of petrophysical parameter logs using a multilayer backpropagation neural network / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 122:169-180, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1997.122.01.13 --- Brian P. Moss: The partitioning of petrophysical data: a review / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 122:181-252, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1997.122.01.14 --- A. Revil, P. A. Pezard, and M. Darot: Electrical conductivity, spontaneous potential and ionic diffusion in porous media / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 122:253-275, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1997.122.01.15 --- Brígida Ramati P. Da Rocha and Tarek M. Habashy: Fractal Geometry, porosity and complex resistivity: from rough pore interfaces to hand specimens / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 122:277-286, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1997.122.01.16 --- Brígida Ramati P. Da Rocha and Tarek M. Habashy: Fractal Geometry, porosity and complex resistivity: from hand specimen to field data / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 122:287-297, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1997.122.01.17 --- M. Ben Clennell: Tortuosity: a guide through the maze / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 122:299-344, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1997.122.01.18 --- J. C. Lofts, J. Bedford, H. Boulton, J. A. van Doorn, and P. Jeffreys: Feature recognition and the interpretation of images acquired from horizontal wellbores / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 122:345-365, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1997.122.01.19 --- D. Goldberg and Y. F. Sun: Scattering attenuation as a function of depth in the Upper Oceanic Crust / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 122:367-375, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1997.122.01.20 --- N. Passas, C. Butenuth, and M. H. De Freitas: An application of the Moiré Method to a study of local strains during rock failure in tension / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 122:377-388, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1997.122.01.21

Note: Jean-Pierre Burg and Mary Ford: Orogeny through time: an overview / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 121:1-17, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1997.121.01.01 --- Giorgio Ranalli: Rheology of the lithosphere in space and time / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 121:19-37, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1997.121.01.02 --- P. G. Thomas, P. Allemand, and N. Mangold: Rheology of planetary lithospheres: a review from impact cratering mechanics / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 121:39-62, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1997.121.01.03 --- P. Choukroune, J. N. Ludden, D. Chardon, A. J. Calvert, and H. Bouhallier: Archaean crustal growth and tectonic processes: a comparison of the Superior Province, Canada and the Dharwar Craton, India / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 121:63-98, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1997.121.01.04 --- M. G. O’Dea, G. S. Lister, T. Maccready, P. G. Betts, N. H. S. Oliver, K. S. Pound, W. Huang, R. K. Valenta, N. H. S. Oliver, and R. K. Valenta: Geodynamic evolution of the Proterozoic Mount Isa terrain / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 121:99-122, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1997.121.01.05 --- A. G. Milnes, O. P. Wennberg, Ø. Skår, and A. G. Koestler: Contraction, extension and timing in the South Norwegian Caledonides: the Sognefjord transect / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 121:123-148, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1997.121.01.06 --- David R. Gray: Tectonics of the southeastern Australian Lachlan Fold Belt: structural and thermal aspects / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 121:149-177, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1997.121.01.07 --- P. Rey, J.-P. Burg, and M. Casey: The Scandinavian Caledonides and their relationship to the Variscan belt / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 121:179-200, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1997.121.01.08 --- V. N. Puchkov: Structure and geodynamics of the Uralian orogen / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 121:201-236, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1997.121.01.09 --- Simon Lamb, Leonore Hoke, Lorcan Kennan, and John Dewey: Cenozoic evolution of the Central Andes in Bolivia and northern Chile / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 121:237-264, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1997.121.01.10

Note: Karen Ziegler, Peter Turner, and Stephen Daines: Introduction / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 123:1-3, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1997.123.01.01 --- K. W. Glennie: History of exploration in the southern North Sea / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 123:5-16, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1997.123.01.02 --- K. W. Glennie: Recent advances in understanding the southern North Sea Basin: a summary / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 123:17-29, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1997.123.01.03 --- Gareth T. George and Jeremy K. Berry: Permian (Upper Rotliegend) synsedimentary tectonics, basin development and palaeogeography of the southern North Sea / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 123:31-61, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1997.123.01.04 --- John Howell and Nigel Mountney: Climatic cyclicity and accommodation space in arid to semi-arid depositional systems: an example from the Rotliegend Group of the UK southern North Sea / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 123:63-86, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1997.123.01.05 --- Gregory P. Leveille, Rob Knipe, Colin More, Dave Ellis, Graham Dudley, Greg Jones, Quentin J. Fisher, and Gareth Allinson: Compartmentalization of Rotliegendes gas reservoirs by sealing faults, Jupiter Fields area, southern North Sea / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 123:87-104, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1997.123.01.06 --- Gregory P. Leveille, Tim J. Primmer, Graham Dudley, David Ellis, and Gareth J. Allinson: Diagenetic controls on reservoir quality in Permian Rotliegendes sandstones, Jupiter Fields area, southern North Sea / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 123:105-122, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1997.123.01.07 --- Nick Cameron and Tom Ziegler: Probing the lower limits of a fairway: further pre-Permian potential in the southern North Sea / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 123:123-141, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1997.123.01.08 --- David G. Quirk and John F. Aitken: The structure of the Westphalian in the northern part of the southern North Sea / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 123:143-152, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1997.123.01.09 --- D. G. Quirk: Sequence stratigraphy of the Westphalian in the northern part of the Southern North Sea / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 123:153-168, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1997.123.01.10 --- F. C. J. Mijnssen: Modelling of sandbody connectivity in the Schooner Field / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 123:169-180, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1997.123.01.11 --- C. S. Yang and Y. A. Baumfalk: Application of high-frequency cycle analysis in high-resolution sequence stratigraphy / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 123:181-203, doi:10.1144/GSL.SP.1997.123.01.12

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

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Note: Contents: Editor's Preface. - Preface. - Chapter 1. Introduction. - 1.1 Spatial and temporal averaging in meteorological problems. - 1.2 Some information on the statistical characteristics of meteorological fields. - Chapter 2. Statistical Description of Averaged Fields. - 2.1 Statistical structure of averaged data. - 2.2 Representativeness of point measurements with respect to averaged values. - 2.3 Influence of area shape on the representativeness of a point value. - Chapter 3. The Accuracy of Averaging Discrete Data. - 3.1 The accuracy of representing average quantities by discrete data. - 3.2 Approximate evaluation of the averaging accuracy. - 3.3 Optimal averaging of discrete data. - 3.4 Accuracy of averaging the characteristics of statistical structure. - Chapter 4. Problems of Averaging Some Meteorological Fields. - 4.1 The representativeness of precipitation data. - 4.2 Accuracy of zonal averaging of air temperature. - Chapter 5. Practical Aspects of the Spatial Averaging of Meteorological Fields. - 5.1 Methods of averaging meteorological fields and numerical applications. - 5.2 A brief description of the averaging algorithms. - 5.3 Comparative accuracy of some averaging algorithms. - Conclusions. - List of Symbols. - References. - Subject Index. , Aus dem Russ. übers.

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

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

Note: Preface Acknowledgements Part S Basic topics Chapter I Introduction: Why nonlinear methods? Chapter 2 Linear tools and general considerations 2.1 Stationarity and sampling 2.2 Testing for stationarity 2.3 Linear correlations and the power spectrum 2.3.1 Stationarity and the low-frequency component in the power spectrum 2.4 Linear filters 2.5 Linear predictions Chapter 3 Phase space methods 3.1 Determinism: Uniqueness in phase space 3.2 Delay reconstruction 3.3 Finding a good embedding 3.4 Visual inspection of data 3.5 Poincare surface of section Chapter 4 Determinism and predictability 4.1 Sources of predictability 4.2 Simple nonlinear prediction algorithm 4.3 Verification of successful prediction 4.4 Probing stationarity with nonlinear predictions 4.5 Simple nonlinear noise reduction Chapter 5 Instability: Lyapunov exponents 5.1 Sensitive dependence on initial conditions 5.2 Exponential divergence 5.3 Measuring the maximal exponent from data Chapter 6 Self-similarity: Dimensions 6.1 Attractor geometry and fractals 6.2 Correlation dimension 6.3 Correlation sum from a time series 6.4 Interpretation and pitfalls 6.5 Temporal correlations, nonstationarity, and space time separation plots 6.6 Practical considerations 6.7 A useful application: Determination of the noise level Chapter 7 Using nonlinear methods when determinism is weak 7.1 Testing for nonlinearity with surrogate data 7.1.1 The null hypothesis 7.1.2 How to make surrogate data sets 7.1.3 Which statistics to use 7.1.4 What can go wrong 7.1.5 What we have learned 7.2 Nonlinear statistics for system discrimination 7.3 Extracting qualitative information from a time series Chapters Selected nonlinear phenomena 8.1 Coexistence of attractors 8.2 Transients 8.3 Intermittency 8.4 Structural stability 8.5 Bifurcations 8.6 Quasi-periodicity Part 2 Advanced topics Chapter 9 Advanced embedding methods 9.1 Embedding theorems 9.1.1 Whitney's embedding theorem 9.1.2 Takens's delay embedding theorem 9.2 The time lag 9.3 Filtered delay embeddings 9.3.1 Derivative coordinates 9.3.2 Principal component analysis 9.4 Fluctuating time intervals 9.5 Multichannel measurements 9.5.1 Equivalent variables at different positions 9.5.2 Variables with different physical meanings 9.5.3 Distributed systems 9.6 Embedding of interspike intervals Chapter 10 Chaotic data and noise 10.1 Measurement noise and dynamical noise 10.2 Effects of noise 10.3 Nonlinear noise reduction 10.3.1 Noise reduction by gradient descent 10.3.2 Local projective noise reduction 10.3.3 Implementation of locally projective noise reduction 10.3.4 How much noise is taken out? 10.3.5 Consistency tests 10.4 An application: Foetal ECG extraction Chapter ! 1 More about invariant quantities 11.1 Ergodicity and strange attractors 11.2 Lyapunov exponents II 11.2.1 The spectrum of Lyapunov exponents and invariant manifolds 11.2.2 Flows versus maps 11.2.3 Tangent space method 11.2.4 Spurious exponents 11.2.5 Almost two-dimensional flows 11.3 Dimensions II 11.3.1 Generalised dimensions, multifractals 11.3.2 Information dimension from a time series 11.4 Entropies 11.4.1 Chaos and the flow of information 11.4.2 Entropies of a static distribution 11.4.3 The Kolmogorov-Sinai entropy 11.4.4 Entropies from time series data 11.5 How things are related 11.5.1 Pesin's identity 11.5.2 Kaplan-Yorke conjecture Chapter 12 Modelling and forecasting 12.1 Stochastic models 12.1.1 Linear filter 12.1.2 Nonlinear filters 12.1.3 Markov models 12.2 Deterministic dynamics 12.3 Local methods in phase space 12.3.1 Almost model free methods 12.3.2 Local linear fits 12.4 Global nonlinear models 12.4.1 Polynomials 12.4.2 Radial basis functions 12.4.3 Afeura/ networks 12.4.4 Wfcat to do in practice 12.5 Improved cost functions 12.5.1 Overfitting and model costs 12.5.2 The errors-in-variables problem 12.6 Model verification Chapter 13 Chaos control 13.1 Unstable periodic orbits and their invariant manifolds 13.1.1 Locating periodic orbits 13.1.2 Stable/unstable manifolds from data 13.2 OGY-control and derivates 13.3 Variants of OGY-control 13.4 Delayed feedback 13.5 Chaos suppression without feedback 13.6 Tracking 13.7 Related aspects Chapter 14 Other selected topics 14.1 High dimensional chaos 14.1.1 Analysis of higher dimensional signals 14.1.2 Spatially extended systems 14.2 Analysis of spatiotemporal patterns 14.3 Multiscale or self-similar signals, wavelets 14.3.1 Dynamical origin of multiscale signals 14.3.2 Scaling laws 14.3.3 Wavelet analysis Appendix A Efficient neighbour searching Appendix B Program listings Appendix C Description of the experimental data sets References Index

Note: Contents: Preface. - 1 Introduction. - 1.1 Physical characteristics of the Antarctic. - 1.2 A brief history of Antarctic meteorology. - 1.3 The role of the Antarctic atmosphere in the global climate system. - 2 Observations and instrumentation. - 2.1 Observing in the Antarctic. - 2.2 Instruments for meteorological measurements. - 2.3 Automatic weather stations. - 2.4 Drifting buoys. - 2.5 Surface-based remote sensing. - 2.6 Satellites, space-based observing systems and ground stations. - 2.7 The station network and communications. - 2.8 Data sets and data centres. - 3 Physical climatology. - 3.1 Radiation. - 3.2 Temperature and humidity. - 3.3 Pressure, geopotential and wind. - 3.4 Clouds and precipitation. - 3.5 Sea ice and the Southern Ocean environment. - 4 The large-scale circulation of the Antarctic atmosphere. - 4.1 Introduction. - 4.2 The heat budget. - 4.3 Atmospheric circulation and the vorticity budget. - 4.4 The water vapour budget. - 4.5 Representation of the Antarctic atmosphere in general circulation models. - 5 Synoptic-scale weather systems and fronts. - 5.1 Introduction. - 5.2 The role of depressions. - 5.3 Depressions in the Antarctic and over the Southern Ocean. - 5.4 Climatology. - 5.5 Preparation of operational analyses and forecasts. - 5.6 Future research needs. - 6 Mesoscale systems and processes. - 6.1 Local wind systems. - 6.2 Internal gravity waves. - 6.3 The atmospheric boundary layer. - 6.4 Blowing snow. - 6.5 Mesocyclones. - 7 Climate variability and change. - 7.1 Variations in the historical climate record. - 7.2 Interactions with the tropical and mid-latitude circulation. - 7.3 Future climate predictions - Antarctica in a 'greenhouse' climate. - Appendix A: A chronological list of stations that have made multi-year meteorological observations in the Antarctic and on the sub-Antarctic islands. - Appendix B: A chronological list of automatic weather stations that have been deployed in the Antarctic and on the sub-Antarctic Islands. - References. - Index.

Note: Contents: Preface to first edition. - Preface to second edition. - Acknowledgements. - 1 Some basic ideas. - 1.1 Planetary atmospheres. - 1.2 Equilibrium temperatures. - 1.3 Hydrostatic equation. - 1.4 Adiabatic lapse rate. - 1.5 Sandström's theorem. - Problems. - 2 A radiative equilibrium model. - 2.1 Black-body radiation. - 2.2 Absorption and emission. - 2.3 Radiative equilibrium in a grey atmosphere. - 2.4 Radiative time constants. - 2.5 The greenhouse effect. - Problems. - 3 Thermodynamics. - 3.1 Entropy of dry air. - 3.2 Vertical motion of saturated air. - 3.3 The tephigram. - 3.4 Total potential energy of an air column. - 3.5 Available potential energy. - 3.6 Zonal and eddy energy. - Problems. - 4 More complex radiation transfer. - 4.1 Solar radiation: its modification by scattering. - 4.2 Absorption of solar radiation by ozone. - 4.3 Absorption by single lines. - 4.4 Transmission of an atmospheric path. - 4.5 The integral equation of transfer. - 4.6 Integration over frequency. - 4.7 Heating rate due to radiative processes. - 4.8 Cooling by carbon dioxide emission from upper stratosphere and lower mesosphere. - 4.9 Bandmodels. - 4.10 Continuum absorption. - 4.11 Global radiation budget. - Problems. - 5 The middle and upper atmospheres. - 5.1 Temperature structure. - 5.2 Diffusive separation. - 5.3 The escape of hydrogen. - 5.4 The energy balance of the thermosphere. - 5.5 Photochemical processes. - 5.6 Breakdown of thermodynamic equilibrium. - Problems. - 6 Clouds. - 6.1 Cloud formation. - 6.2 The growth of cloud particles. - 6.3 The radiative properties of clouds. - 6.4 Radiative transfer in clouds. - Problems. - 7 Dynamics. - 7.1 Total and partial derivatives. - 7.2 Equations of motion. - 7.3 The geostrophic approximation. - 7.4 Cyclostrophic motion. - 7.5 Surfaces of constant pressure. - 7.6 The thermal wind equation. - 7.7 The equation of continuity. - Problems. - 8 Atmospberic waves. - 8.1 Introduction. - 8.2 Sound waves. - 8.3 Gravity waves. - 8.4 Rossby waves. - 8.5 The vorticity equation. - 8.6 Three dimensional Rossby-type waves. - Problems. - 9 Turbulence. - 9.1 The Reynolds number. - 9.2 Reynolds stresses. - 9.3 Ekman's solution. - 9.4 The mixing-length hypothesis. - 9.5 Ekman pumping. - 9.6 The spectrum of atmospheric turbulence. - Problems. - 10 The general circulation. - 10.1 Labaratory experiments. - 10.2 A symmetric circulation. - 10.3 Inertial Instability. - 10.4 Barotropic instability. - 10.5 Baroclinic instability. - 10.6 Sloping convection. - 10.7 Energy transport. - 10.8 Transport of angular momentum. - 10.9 The general circulation of the middle atmosphere. - Problems. - 11 Numerical modelling. - 11.1 A barotropic model. - 11.2 Baroclinic models. - 11.3 Primitive equation models. - 11.4 Inclusion of orography. - 11.5 Convection. - 11.6 Moist processes. - 11.7 Radiation transfer. - 11.8 Inclusion of clouds. - 11.9 Sub grid scale processes. - 11.10 Transfer across the surface. - 11.11 Forecasting models. - 11.12 Other models. - Problems. - 12 Global observation. - 12.1 What Observations are required?. - 12.2 ConventionaJ observations. - 12.3 Remote sounding from satellites. - 12.4 Remote sounding of atmospheric temperature. - 12.5 Remote measurements of composition. - 12.6 Other remote sounding observations. - 12.7 Observations from remote platforms. - 12.8 Achieving global coverage. - Problems. - 13 Atmospheric predictability and climatic change. - 13.1 Short-term predictability. - 13.2 Variations of climate. - 13.3 Atmospheric feedback processes. - 13.4 Different kinds of predictability. - 13.5 Jupiter's Great Red Spot. - 13.6 The challenge of climate research. - Problems. - Appendices. - 1 Some useful physical constants and data on dry air. - 2 Properties of water vapour. - 3 Atmospheric composition. - 4 Relation of geopotential to geometric height. - 5 Model atmospheres (0-105 km). - 6 Mean reference atmosphere (110- 500 km). - 7 The Planck function. - 8 Solar radiation. - 9 Absorption of solar radiation by oxygen and ozone. - 10 Spectral band information. - Bibliography. - References to works cited in the text. - Answers to problems and hints to their solution. - Index.

Note: Contents: Preface. - 1. Core OL-92 from Owens Lake: Project rationale, geologic setting, drilling procedures, and summary / G. I. Smith and J. L. Bischoff. - 2. Stratigraphy, lithologies, and sedimentary structures of Owens Lake core OL-92 / G. I. Smith. - 3. Climatic signals in clay mineralogy and grain-size variations in Owens Lake core OL-92, southeast California / K. M. Menking. - 4. Responses of sediment geochemistry to climate change in Owens Lake sediment: An 800-k.y. record of saline/fresh cycles in core OL-92 / J. L. Bischoff, J. P. Fitts, and J. A. Fitzpatrick. - 5. Movement and diffusion of pore fluids in Owens Lake sediments from core OL-92 as shown by salinity and deuterium-hydrogen ratios / I. Friedman, J. L. Bischoff, C. A. Johnson, S. W. Tyler, and J. P. Fitts. - 6. Paleomagnetism and magnetic susceptibility of Pleistocene sediments from drill hole OL-92, Owens Lake, California / J. M. Glen and R. S. Coe. - 7. Age and correlation of tephra layers, position of the Matuyama-Brunhes chron boundary, and effects of Bishop ash eruption on Owens Lake, as determined from drill hole OL-92, southeast California / A. M. Sarna-Wojcicki, C. E. Meyer, and E. Wan. - 8. A time-depth scale for Owens Lake sediments of core OL-92: Radiocarbon dates and constant mass-accumulation rate / J. L. Bischoff, T. W. Stafford, Jr., and M. Rubin. - 9. A diatom-based paleohydrologic record of climate change for the past 800 k.y. from Owens Lake, California / J. P. Bradbury. - 10. Ostracodes in Owens Lake core OL-92: Alternation of saline and freshwater forms through time / C. Carter. - 11. Paleobiotic and isotopic analysis of mollusks, fish, and plants from core OL-92: Indicators for an open or closed lake system / J. R. Firby, S. E. Sharpe, J. F. Whelan, G. R. Smith, and W. G. Spaulding. - 12. An 800,000-year pollen record from Owens Lake, California: Preliminary analyses / R. J. Litwin, D. P. Adam, N. O. Frederiksen, and W. B. Woolfenden. - 13. Synthesis of the paleoclimatic record from Owens Lake core OL-92 / G. I. Smith, J. L. Bischoff, and J. P. Bradbury. - Index.