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Note: Contents: 1. Overview. - 2. Studies on Surface and Bedrock Topographies around Dome Fuji. - 3. Deep Ice Coring at Dome Fuji Station. - 4. Ice Core Analyses. - 5. Results of ice Core Analyses. - 6. Future Plan of Publication of the Dome Fuji Deep Drilling Project. - 7. Publications List. - 8. List of Investigators.

Note: Nonlinear Mesoscopic Elasticity; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Systems; 1.2 Examples of Phenomena; 1.3 The Domain of Exploration; 1.4 Outline; References; 2 Microscopic/Macroscopic Formulation of the Traditional Theory of Linear and Nonlinear Elasticity; 2.1 Prefatory Remarks; 2.2 From Microscopic to Continuum; 2.2.1 A Microscopic Description; 2.2.2 Microscopic Description and Thermodynamics; 2.2.3 From Microscopic Model to Continuum Elasticity; 2.3 Continuum Elasticity and Macroscopic Phenomenology; 2.3.1 Displacement, Strain, and Stress. , 2.3.2 Dynamics of the Displacement Field2.3.3 Coupling Continuum Elasticity to Auxiliary Fields; 2.3.4 Inhomogeneous Elastic Systems; 2.4 Thermodynamics; 2.4.1 Thermodynamic Derivatives; 2.4.2 Series Expansion for ES; 2.4.3 Series Expansion for EZ; 2.4.4 Series Expansion for FT; 2.4.5 Assemble the Pieces; 2.5 Energy Scales; References; 3 Traditional Theory of Nonlinear Elasticity, Results; 3.1 Quasistatic Response; Linear and Nonlinear; 3.1.1 Quasistatic Response; Linear; 3.1.2 Quasistatic Response; Nonlinear; 3.2 Dynamic Response; Linear; 3.3 Quasistatic/Dynamic Response; Nonlinear. , 3.4 Dynamic Response Nonlinear; 3.4.1 Basic Equations; 3.4.2 Wave Propagation; 3.4.3 Resonant Bar; 3.5 Exotic Response; Nonlinear; 3.6 Green Functions; 3.6.1 Green Function, Free Space; 3.6.2 Green Function, Resonant Bar; References; 4 Mesoscopic Elastic Elements and Macroscopic Equations of State; 4.1 Background; 4.2 Elastic Elements; 4.2.1 Hertz-Mindlin Contacts; 4.2.2 Hysteretic Hertzian Contacts; 4.2.3 Hertzian Asperities; 4.2.4 Van der Waals Surfaces; 4.2.5 Other; 4.3 Effective Medium Theory; 4.4 Equations of State; Examples; 4.4.1 Hertzian Contacts; 4.4.2 Van der Waals Surfaces. , 4.4.3 Generalization and CaveatsReferences; 5 Auxiliary Fields; 5.1 Temperature; 5.2 Saturation; 5.2.1 Saturation/Strain Coupling; 5.2.2 Saturation/Strain Response; 5.3 The Conditioning Field, X; References; 6 Hysteretic Elastic Elements; 6.1 Finite Displacement Elastic Elements; Quasistatic Response; 6.1.1 Finite Displacement Elastic Elements: The Model; 6.1.2 Finite Displacement Elastic Element: Implementing the Model; 6.2 Finite Displacement Elastic Elements: Inversion; 6.3 Finite Displacement Elastic Elements: Dynamic Response; 6.3.1 Finite Displacement Elastic Element: Resonant Bar. , 6.3.2 Finite Displacement Elastic Element: Wave Mixing6.4 Models with Hysteresis; 6.5 Summary; 6.6 Models with Hysteresis, Detail; 6.6.1 Hertzian Contacts; 6.6.2 The Masing Rules; 6.6.3 The Endochronic Formalism; References; 7 The Dynamics of Elastic Systems; Fast and Slow; 7.1 Fast/Slow Linear Dynamics; 7.1.1 Quasistatic Response; 7.1.2 AC Response; 7.2 Fast Nonlinear Dynamics; 7.3 Auxiliary Fields and Slow Dynamics; 7.3.1 X = The Conditioning Field; 7.3.2 X = Temperature; 7.4 Summary; References; 8 Q and Issues of Data Modeling/Analysis; 8.1 Attenuation in Linear Elastic Systems. , 8.1.1 Wave Vector Dispersion.

Note: The Economic-Legal System and the Role of Property Rights: An Introduction ; 1 Foundation Stones: Politically-Based Versus Judge-Made Law ; Efficiency ; Two Basic Propositions ; Two Major Theorems on Property Rights ; 2 Society's Machinery: Coordination and Constitutions ; Markets and Firms ; Political Processes ; 3 Property, Breach of Contract, Tort, Crime: Formalized Property Rights ; Injunctions ; Damages or Punishment? ; Negligence: The Simplest Case ; Joint Responsibility ; Intent, Strict Liability, Insurance ; The Stringency of Sanctions ; The Behavior of Disputant Parties and Courts ; 4 Contracts, Companies, Regulation: Contracts: Problems and Solutions ; The Contractual and Legal Structure of Firms ; Limits of Freedom of Contract ; 5 Epilogue: Conclusions and Final Comments

Note: Classical theory of comparative advantageComparative advantage with two factors of production -- Comparative advantage and factor endowments : the Heckscher-Ohlin theorem -- Imperfect competition and economies of scale in trade -- The partial equilibrium analysis of international trade -- Trade restrictions : tariffs -- Non-tariff trade barriers -- Domestic support policies and trade -- Multilateral trade negotiations and U.S. trade policy -- Economic integration -- Foreign exchange markets and the exchange rate -- Agricultural trade and the exchange rate -- International capital movements and multinational corporations -- Agricultural trade and economic development -- Trade and the environment..

Note: CONTENTS Abstract Preface Conversion factors Summary Introduction Determining economic thicknesses for insulation Background Analysis method for new construction Analysis method for reinsulating existing construction Sensitivity and longevity of the results Sensitivity Longevity Recommendations Saving money vs. saving energy Energy economics conservation Building energy performance standards Conclusion Literature cited Appendix A: Heating system costs Appendix B: Present worth factors Appendix C: Base case and incremental thermal properties Appendix D: LCC comparison graphs for wall and roof systems Appendix E: Cost penalties for energy conservatism Appendix F: Graphic aid for figuring energy savings thermal improvements

Note: Enth.: Giess, W.: Die in der Zentralem Namib von Südwestafrika / Namibia festgestellten Pflanzenarten und ihre Biotope

Note: Translated from the Japanese

Note: Zugl.: Kaiserslautern, Univ., Habil., 2002

Note: CONTENTS Abstract Preface Introduction Observations Discussion Literature cited Appendix A: Site location maps

Note: CONTENTS Carlo Doglioni and Eugenio Carminati: The effect of four subductions in N/E-Italy Alfred Hirn: Geophysical data and collisional belt: Pyrenees and Himalayas Onno Oncken: The Andes mountain belt - comparing the geophysical architecture of a subduction orogen with collisional belts Ewald Lueschen, Helmut Gebrande, Karl Millahn und Rinaldo Nicolich: Seismic profiling by the TRANSALP WORKING GROUP: deep crustal vibroseis and explosive profiling Daniela Borrini, Luca Bertelli, Roberto Fantoni, Alfredo Mazzotti, Giacomo Mezzadra and Rinaldo Nicolich: High resolution processing of vibrosets data Karl Millahn, Ewald Lueschen and Helmut Gebrande: Seismic profiling by the TRANSALP Working Group: cross-line recording for 3D-Control Florian Bleibinhaus: Seismic profiling by the TRANSALP Working Group: refraction and wide-angle reflection seismic traveltime tomography Jörn Kummerow, Reiner Kind, Onno Oncken Kurt Wylegalla, and Frank Scherbaum: Seismic profiling by the TRANSALP Working Croup: receiver functions image and Upper Mantle anisotropy Rüdiger Thomas, Kurt Bram, Klaus Schwerd and Jürgen Fertig: High-resolution reflection seismics and hydrocarbon industry profiles at the northern part of the TRANSALP profile Marcello Bernabini, Pierluigi Bernardelli, Carlo Comin, Franco Coren, Salvatore Giammetti, Roberto Longoni, Rinaldo Nicolich, Luciana Orlando, Franco Palmieri and Claudio Zanolla: Gravimetnc data base and 2001 surveys Jörg Ebbing and Hans-Jürgen Götze: The collision of the European and Adriatic plates in the Eastern Alps - insights from 3D density modelling and isostatic investigations Roberto Cassinis and Salvatore Scarascia: The structure of the deep crust and Moho boundary along the TRANSALP according to the DSS data: a contribution to the lateral extension of the model Stefano Solarino, Eduard Kissling, Dario Slejko, Claudio Eva, Elena Eva, and Alessandro Rebez: Seismotectonics of eastern Veneto in the light of the TRANSALP experiment Wolfgang A. Lenhardt: Seismicity in Tyrol in relation to the TRANSALP profile Jörg Ansorge, Regina Lippitsch and Eduard Kissling: Lithosphere structure of the Alpine arc: new evidence from high-resolution teleseismic tomography Giuliano F. Panza, Reneta Raykova, Chimera Giordano and Abdelkarim Aoudia: Multiscale surface wave tomography in the Alps Antonella Peresan, Alexandre Gorshkov, Alexandre Soloviev, Inessa Vorobieva, and Giuliano F. Panza : Morfostructural zonation and block model dynamics in the Alps and surrounding regions Ernst Willingshofer, Dimitrios Sokoutis and Jean-Pierre Burg : Collisional tectonics and the deep structure of the Eastern Alps: inferences from lithospheric-scale analogue modelling Klaus Ullemeyer, Siegfried Siegesmund, and Patrick N. J. Rosolofosaon: Experimental and texture-derived P-wave velocities from the TRANSALP seismic traverse - preliminary results Hans-Dieter Vosteen, Christoph Clauser, and Bernd Lammerer: The thermal regime of the Eastern Alps: results from inverse analyses along tbe TRANSALP traverse Stefan Schlömer, Eckhard Faber, Alfred Hollerbach, Manfred Teschner, Bernd Lammerer, Ewald Lueschen, and Jürgen Poggenburg: Hydrocarbon gases in sediments from shot holes - Transalp Section Carla Braitenberg, Jörg Ebbing, and Hans-Jürgen Götze: New Inputs from the Transalp transect to the understanding of isotasy in the Eastern Alps Igor Cerovsky, Wolfgang Frisch and Bruno Meurers: Gravity and magnetic modelling in 3D Andrea Argnani and Claudia Piromallo: The evolution of the Alpine orogen of Eastern Europe: insights from plate kinematics and comparison with mantle tomography Franco Pettenati, Livio Sirovich and Francesco Gentile: Validation of some Transalp results (southern segment) by source inversion of the Cansiglio, 1936 earthquake Francesco Paolo Sassi, Luigi Burlini, Bernardo Cesare, Antonio Galgaro, Claudio Mazzoli, Sandro Meli, Luca Peruzzo, Raffaele Sassi, and Richard Spiess: Crustal modelling of a type area in Eastern Alps: a multidisciplinary attempt Muriel Gerbault, and Ernst Willingshofer: Thermo-mechanical modelling and indentation tectonics: how important is lower crustal rheology? Gian Battista Vai: Palaeozoic palaeotectonis of the eastern Southern Alps: implications for the Transalp Profile Silvano Sinigoi, James E. Quick, Gabriella Peressini and Adriano Mayer: An example of the Apulian lower crust: the lvrea-Verbano zone Maria Iole Spalla and Guido Grosse: Permian-Triassic magmatism and the tectonothermal evolution of the Austroalpine and South-Alpine lithosphere Claudio L. Rosenberg: Ascent of tbe Periadriatic Plutons: a review with implications for the TRANSALP transect Alfonso Bosellini, Piero Gianolla and Marco Stefani: The evolution of the Triassic carbonate platforms in the Dolomites, Northern Italy Vincenzo Picotti, Miriam Cobianchi, Roberto Fantoni, and Daniele Masetti: Platform to basin transittons: tectonic control and patterns in the Mesozoic of the eastern Southern Alps Patrizia Macera, Daniela Gasperini, Katiuscia Maffei, Silvana Martin and Claudia Piromallo: Tertiary magmatism in the Eastern Alps Luca Bertelli, Luigi Cantelli, Alberto Castellarin, Roberto Fantoni, Alessandro Mosconi, Mattia Sella and Luigi Selli: Upper crustal style, shortening and deformation ages in the Alps along the southern sector of the TRANSALP profile Massimiliano Zattin, Andrea Cuman, Roberto Fantoni, Silvana Martin, Paolo Scotti, and Cristina Stefani: Thermochronological evolution of the Southern Alps along the TRANSALP profile Roberto Fantoni, Bruno Della Vedova, Michela Giustiniani, Rinaldo Nicolich, Chiara Barbieri, Anna Del Ben, Icilio Finetti and Alberta Castellarin: Deep seismic profiles through the Venetian and Adriatic foreland (Northern Italy) Chiara Barbieri, Giovanni Bertotti, Daniele Catellani, Andrea Di Giulio, Roberto Fantoni and Nicoletta Mancin: Flexural response of the Venetian foreland to the Southalpine orogeny analysed through 2D crustal modelling Alberta M. RrvA and Marco M. SrEFANI: Synvolcanic deformation and intraplat/orm collapsing: the Latemar case history from the Middle Triassic of the Dolomites Marco Stefani and Riccardo Caputo: Synvolcanic carbonate production at scalloped platform margins: examples from the Middle Triassic Catinaccio Buildups (Dolomites, Italy) Riccardo Caputo and Marco Stefanil: Understanding poly nucleated carbonate platforms through palinspastic restoration: example from Middle Triassic of the Dolomites Giovanni Battista Carulli, Andrea Cozzi, Daniele Masetti, Enrico Pernarcic, Fulvio Podda and Maurizio Ponton: Middle Triassic- Early Jurassic extensional tectonics in the Carnian Prealps (eastern Southern Alps, N. E. Italy) Riccardo Caputo, Eliana Pou and Adriano Zanferrari: Neogene-Quaternary twist tectonics in the eastern Southern Alps, Italy Adriano Zanferrari, Eliana M. Pou and Sergio Rogledi: The external thrust-belt of eastern Southern Alps in Friuli (NE Italy) Martin Thöni: Garnet chronometry in the Eastern Alps: insight into the polyphase nature of a composite orogenic structure Silvana Martin: Tectonic setting and pre-Alpine evolution of the Tonale nappe, Eastern Austroalpine Georg Hoinkes: The "Alpine" metamorphic evolution of the Austroalpine basement: comparative petrological data from the Ötztal- and Wölz-Complex Franz Neubauer: Tectonic evolution of the Eastern Alps: from Permian rifting to Cretaceous and Tertiary collisions Mark R. Handy, Claudio. L. Rosenberg, Ralph Wagner and Maja Wegmann: Tertiary exhumation and strike-slip tectonics in the Austroalpine basement: implications for deep structure of the TRANSALP section Bernd Lammerer: The Tauern Window - key to the understanding of the Eastern Alps Franz Neubauer, Ada Kiss and Cestmir Tomek: Control of the collisional architecture by inherited, passive-margin structures: the European crust in the TRANSALP section compared with borehole and other seismic sections of the northern Eastern Alps Hugo Ortner, Franz Reiter and Reiner Brandner: Kinematic

Note: Kiel, Univ., Diss., 1982 , Mikrofiche-Ausg.:

Note: Inhaltsverzeichnis: 1 Der 7. Kontinent - Kontinent der Superlative. - 1.1 Begrenzung und kartographische Darstellung. - 1.2 Größe der Antarktis. - 1.3 Superlative und Besonderheiten der Antarktis. - 2 Die Erforschung der Antarktis. - 2.1 Geographische Erforschung. - 2.2 Beginn der geologischen Erforschung. - 2.3 Deutsche Arbeiten in der Antarktis. - 2.4 Die Internationalen Polarjahre. - 2.5 Ziele des 4. Internationalen Polarjahres 2007/08. - 3 Logistische Herausforderungen zur Erforschung einer neuen Welt. - 3.1 Schiffslogistik. - 3.2 Schlittenzüge. - 3.3 Fluglogistik. - 3.4 Forschungsstationen. - 4 Antarktika als Teil des Superkontinentes Gondwana. - 4.1 Geologische Argumente für den Gondwana-Superkontinent. - 4.2 Trennung Antarktikas von den übrigen Gondwana-Kontinenten. - 4.3 Antarktische Platte. - 5 Ein Kontinent wächst - der geologische Bau Antarktikas. - 5.1 Die alten Kratone der Ostantarktis. - 5.2 Grenze Kraton/Faltengürtel. - 5.3 Westantarktische Faltengebirge. - 5.4 Paläozoische Diskordanzflächen - Ausdruck von Zeiten tektonischer Ruhe. - 5.5 Deckgebirge - die Beacon-Supergruppe. - 6 Ein Superkontinent zerfällt - ein Kontinent wird isoliert. - 6.1 Indiz für den Gondwana-Zerfall - der Magmatismus der Ferrar-Supergruppe 6.2 Ein Kontinent wird isoliert - die Entstehung des Südlichen Ozeans. - 7 Die Prozesse der jüngeren Erdgeschichte - Eis, Feuer und tektonische Beben. - 7.1 Die Vereisung des 7. Kontinents. - 7.2 Der junge Vulkanismus. - 7.3 Neotektonik. - 7.4 Seismizität. - 8 Mineralische Rohstoffe - Eldorado oder Sperrkonto Antarktika?. - 8.1 Schwarze Kohle vom Weißen Kontinent?. - 8.2 Eisen aus dem Eis?. - 8.3 Erdöl unter dem Eis?. - 8.4 Metallrohstoffe. - 8.5 Metallische Rohstoffe vom Meeresboden. - 8.6 Rohstoff Eis - Eisberge als Süßwasserquelle?. - 8.7 Bewertung des Rohstoff-Potenzials der Antarktis. - 8.8 Ausblick auf eine zukünftige Entwicklung. - 9 Antarktika - und seine Beziehungen zu Mond, Mars und dem Jupitermond Europa. - 9.1 Meteoriten - Zeugen aus dem All konserviert im ewigen Eis. - 9.2 Vergleiche zwischen dem Weißen Kontinent und dem Roten Planeten. - 9.3 Antarktika - Lake Vostok und der Jupitermond Europa. - 10 Leben vor dem Eis. - 10.1 Fossile Pflanzen. - 10.2 Fossile Invertebraten (Wirbellose). - 10.3 Fossile Vertebraten (Wirbeltiere). - 11 Leben mit dem Eis - extrem angepasste Lebensgemeinschaften. - 11.1 Die antarktische Flora. - 11.2 Die antarktische Fauna. - 11.3 Fremdes Leben in der Antarktis - Aliens als Gefahr!. - 12 Seen unter dem Eis. - 12.1 Neue Methoden glaziologischer Forschung. - 12.2 Überraschende Ergebnisse: Seen unter dem Eis. - 12.3 Lake Vostok - ein Glücksfall für die Wissenschaft: Neue Forschungsziele. - 12.4 Was ist bisher über Lake Vostok bekannt?. - 12.5 Weitere Entdeckungen subglazialer Seen. - 12.6 Neue Technologien zur Erforschung subglazialer Seen. - 13 Wie ewig ist das Ewige Eis?. - 13.1 Meereis im Wechsel der Jahreszeiten. - 13.2 Eisschilde: Eispanzer der Antarktis. - 13.3 Rückzug der Eisströme, Zerfall der Schelfeistafeln - wie reagieren die Eisschilde?. - 13.4 Sorgenkinder Westantarktischer Eisschild und Antarktische Halbinsel. - 13.5 Eisschelfe: Wiege der Tafeleisberge. - 13.6 Einfluss von Eisbergen auf Sedimente: Pflüge für den Meeresboden und Eistransport. - 13.7 Inlandeis: Glücksfall für Megacities am Meer. - 14 Klima im Wandel - Gefahr für Antarktika?. - 14.1 Polarregionen: Schlüsselgebiete für Klimavariationen. - 14.2 Eiszeiten - Sonderfälle in der Klimageschichte der Erde. - 14.3 Ursachen für Klimaänderungen. - 14.4 Der Mensch: Verursacher oder Leidtragender der Klimaänderung?. - 14.5 Können Selbstheilungskräfte der Natur unser Klima retten?. - 14.6 Ein Appell des IPCC an die „Policy Maker". - 14.7 Die Rolle des CO2 in der Klimadiskussion. - 15 Ein Loch im Schutzschild. - 15.1 Die Entdeckung des Ozonlochs. - 15.2 Mechanismus der Ozonausdünnung. - 15.3 Die besondere Rolle der Pole. - 15.4 Ozon - vertikale Verteilung und zeitliche Veränderung. - 15.5 Gefahren durch den fehlenden Ozon-Schutzschild. - 16 Meteorologische Extreme - von stärksten Stürmen und niedrigsten Temperaturen. - 16.1 Bewegte Luftmassen - von Luftschichtung und Windfeldern. - 16.2 Wolken und White Out. - 16.3 Diamantstaub - von Nebel und Niederschlägen. - 16.4 Temperaturen - kälter als im Kühlhaus. - 17 Politik für 60 Grad Süd. - 17.1 Antarktika - Kontinent der Forschung und des Friedens. - 17.2 Wie verwaltet man Antarktika: Gesetze für ein Niemandsland. - 17.3 Vorfahrt für Pinguine - maximaler Umweltschutz für den 7. Kontinent. - 17.4 Wie wird der Antarktisvertrag durchgesetzt und kontrolliert?. - 17.5 Das Antarktisvertragssystem und die Vereinten Nationen. - 17.6 Ausblick. Register. -

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

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

Note: Zugl.: Berlin, Freie Univ., Diss, 1999

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

Note: Contents: Preface. - Introduction. - Gymnosperm. - Pinaceae. - Taxodiaceae. - Cupressaceae. - Podocarpaceae. - Ephedraceae. - Angiosperm. - Juglandaceae. - Myricaceae. - Bibliography. - Plates. - Gymnosperm. - Pinaceae: Plates 1-23. - Taxodiaceae: Plates 24-26. - Cupressaceae: Plates 27-39. - Podocarpaceae: Plates 40-46. - Ephedraceae: Plates 47-52. - Angiosperm. - Juglandaceae: Plates 53-64. - Myricaceae: Plates 64-68. - Pollen Sample List. - Index.

Note: CONTENTS Abstract Preface Introduction Refraction experiments Procedure Equipment Results P waves Low velocity zone SH waves Surface wave experiments Summary and discussion Literature cited Appendix A: P wave refraction data Appendix B: SH wave refraction data. Appendix C: Surface wave dispersion calculations

Note: CONTENTS Abstract Preface Introduction Model description and application Results and discussion Wind and current fields Standard simulation Thermodynamic simulation Zero ice strength Zero ice import Zero currents Modified currents Zero winds Dynamics simulation Summary and concluding remarks Literature cite

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Note: CONTENTS Abstract Preface Introduction Scope of work Ice discharge from Lake Huron into St. Clair River Water velocity profiles at Port Huron Ice conditions Physical model Basis for selection Description Instrumentation Model ice control structure Open water calibration Open water tests Experimental procedures and techniques Ice cover calibration Ice control structure orientation Analysis of ice discharge due to ship transits Natural ice Synthetic ice Forces on the ice control structure Static measurements Dynamic force measurements Potential additional shear stresses Anticipated ice conditions with ICS Conclusions Literature cited Appendix A. Application of model results Appendix B. Suggested additional studies Appendix C. Derivation of ice discharge

Note: CONTENTS Abstract Preface Nomenclature Introduction Physical diffusion and dispersion in open channel flow Modeling approach Description of the diffusion wave flow routing model Analysis of the numerical model Modified equation and Hirt analyses of diffusion wave model von Neumann analysis of the diffusion wave model Linear case studies Accuracy considerations of the numerical solution Field studies Apalachia Dam tailwater Norris Dam tailwater Conclusions Literature cited

Note: Contents: 1. Introduction ; 2. The political process ; 3. Administrative efficiency ; 4. Competition among governments ; 5. Fiscal policy and redistribution ; 6. Fiscal coordination and incentives ; 7. Citizens and government ; 8. Checks, balances, and freedom ; 9. Acquiring and using knowledge ; 10. Ethnic conflict and secession ; 11. Data to the rescue? ; 12. Conclusion: rethinking decentralization.

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

Note: Contents: 1 Introduction and examples. - 1.1 Introduction. - 1.2 Why Bayes?. - 1.2.1 Estimating the probability of a rare event. - 1.2.2 Building a predictive model. - 1.3 Where we are going. - 1.4 Discussion and further references. - 2 Belief, probability and exchangeability. - 2.1 Belief functions and probabilities. - 2.2 Events, partitions and Bayes' rule. - 2.3 Independence. - 2.4 Random variables. - 2.4.1 Discrete random variables. - 2.4.2 Continuous random variables. - 2.4.3 Descriptions of distributions. - 2.5 Joint distributions. - 2.6 Independent random variables. - 2.7 Exchangeability. - 2.8 de Finetti's theorem. - 2.9 Discussion and further references. - 3 One-parameter models. - 3.1 The binomial model. - 3.1.1 Inference for exchangeable binary data. - 3.1.2 Confidence regions. - 3.2 The Poisson model. - 3.2.1 Posterior inference . - 3.2.2 Example: Birth rates. - 3.3 Exponential families and conjugate priors. - 3.4 Discussion and further references. - 4 Monte Carlo approximation. - 4.1 The Monte Carlo method. - 4.2 Posterior inference for arbitrary functions. - 4.3 Sampling from predictive distributions. - 4.4 Posterior predictive model checking. - 4.5 Discussion and further references. - 5 The normal model. - 5.1 The normal model. - 5.2 Inference for the mean, conditional on the variance. - 5.3 Joint inference for the mean and variance. - 5.4 Bias, variance and mean squared error. - 5.5 Prior specification based on expectations. - 5.6 The normal model for non-normal data. - 5.7 Discussion and further references. - 6 Posterior approximation with the Gibbs sampler. - 6.1 A semiconjugate prior distribution. - 6.2 Discrete approximations. - 6.3 Sampling from the conditional distributions. - 6.4 Gibbs sampling. - 6.5 General properties of the Gibbs sampler. - 6.6 Introduction to MCMC diagnostics. - 6.7 Discussion and further references. - 7 The multivariate normal model. - 7.1 The multivariate normal density. - 7.2 A semiconjugate prior distribution for the mean. - 7.3 The inverse-Wishart distribution. - 7.4 Gibbs sampling of the mean and covariance. - 7.5 Missing data and imputation. - 7.6 Discussion and further references. - 8 Group comparisons and hierarchical modeling. - 8.1 Comparing two groups. - 8.2 Comparing multiple groups. - 8.2.1 Exchangeability and hierarchical models. - 8.3 The hierarchical normal model. - 8.3.1 Posterior inference. - 8.4 Example: Math scores in U.S. public schools. - 8.4.1 Prior distributions and posterior approximation. - 8.4.2 Posterior summaries and shrinkage. - 8.5 Hierarchical modeling of means and variances. - 8.5.1 Analysis of math score data. - 8.6 Discussion and further references. - 9 Linear regression. - 9.1 The linear regression model. - 9.1.1 Least squares estimation for the oxygen uptake data. - 9.2 Bayesian estimation for a regression model. - 9.2.1 A semiconjugate prior distribution. - 9.2.2 Default and weakly informative prior distributions. - 9.3 Model selection. - 9.3.1 Bayesian model comparison. - 9.3.2 Gibbs sampling and model averaging. - 9.4 Discussion and further references. - 10 Nonconjugate priors and Metropolis-Hastings algorithms. - 10.1 Generalized linear models. - 10.2 The Metropolis algorithm. - 10.3 The Metropolis algorithm for Poisson regression. - 10.4 Metropolis, Metropolis-Hastings and Gibbs. - 10.4.1 The Metropolis-Hastings algorithm. - 10.4.2 Why does the Metropolis-Hastings algorithm work?. - 10.5 Combining the Metropolis and Gibbs algorithms. - 10.5.1 A regression model with correlated errors. - 10.5.2 Analysis of the ice core data. -

Note: Inhaltsverzeichnis: 1. Vorwort. - 2. Struktur und Entwicklung der Antarktischen Platte. - 2.1. Generelle Kennzeichnung der Antarktischen Platte. - 2.2. Tripelpunkte. - 2.2.1. Bouvet-Tripelpunkt. - 2.2.2. Indik-Tripelpunkt. - 2.2.3. Macquarie-Tripelpunkt. - 2.2.4. Osterinsel-Tripelpunkt. - 2.3. Plattengrenzen und Plattenfelder. - 2.3.1. Bouvet-Indik-Feld. - 2.3.1.1. Ausbildung der Plattengrenze. - 2.3.1.2. Anomale Entwicklung südlich der Agulhas-Bruchzone. - 2.3.1.3. Inseln und submarine Plateaus im südlichen Indik. - 2.3.2. Indik-Macquarie-Feld. - 2.3.3. Macquarie-Osterinsel-Feld. - 2.3.3.1. Ausbildung der Plattengrenze. - 2.3.3.2. Sandwich- und Scotia-Platte. - 2.3.4.3. Beziehungen zwischen Südamerika und Antarktika und das Problem der Antarktischen Halbinsel. - 2.3.4.4. Weddellbecken. - 2.3.4.5. "Drake-Platte". - 2.3.4.6. Plattentektonische Entwicklung des Südostpazifiks. - 2.4. Überblick über den Werdegang der südhemisphärischen Ozeangebiete und den Ablauf des Gondwanazerfalls. - 3. Zur Bedeutung der Krustenentwicklung für Paläoozeanlogie und Paläoklimatologie. - 3.1. Einige Kennzeichen der ozeanologischen Situation in den antarktischen Meeresgebieten. - 3.2. Kriterien für Veränderungen der paläoozeanologischen und paläoklimatologischen Verhältnisse im Hinblick auf die paläotektonische Interpretation. - 3.3. Abriß der paläoozeanologisch-paläoklimatologischen Entwicklung im Känozoikum und mögliche Zusammenhänge mit dem tektonischen Geschehen. - 4. Zusammenfassung. - 5. Literaturverzeichnis. - 6. Abbildungsverzeichnis. -

Note: Contents: Preface to the eighth edition. - Acknowledgements. - 1 INTRODUCTION AND HISTORY OF METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATOLOGY. - A The atmosphere. - B Solar energy. - C Global circulation. - D Climatology. - E Mid-latitude disturbances. - F Tropical weather. - G Palaeoclimates. - H The global climate system. - 2 ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION, MASS AND STRUCTURE. - A Composition of the atmosphere. - 1 Primary gases. - 2 Greenhouse gases. - 3 Reactive gas species. - 4 Aerosols. - 5 Variations with height. - 6 Variations with latitude and season. - 7 Variations with time. - B Mass of the atmosphere. - 1 Total pressure. - 2 Vapour pressure C The layering of the atmosphere. - 1 Troposphere. - 2 Stratosphere. - 3 Mesosphere. - 4 Thermosphere. - 5 Exosphere and magnetosphere. - 3 SOLAR RADIATION AND THE GLOBAL ENERGY BUDGET. - A Solar radiation. - 1 Solar output. - 2 Distance from the sun. - 3 Altitude of the sun. - 4 Length of day. - B Surface receipt of solar radiation and its effects. - 1 Energy transfer within the earth-atmosphere system. - 2 Effect of the atmosphere. - 3 Effect of cloud cover. - 4 Effect of latitude. - 5 Effect ofland and sea. - 6 Effect of elevation and aspect. - 7 Variation of free-air temperature with height. - C Terrestrial infra-red radiation and the greenhouse effect. - D Heat budget of the earth. - E Atmospheric energy and horizontal heat transport. - 1 The horizontal transport of heat. - 2 Spatial pattern of the heat budget components. - 4 ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE BUDGET. - A The global hydrological cycle. - B Humidity. - 1 Moisture content. - 2 Moisture transport. - C Evaporation. - D Condensation. - E Precipitation characteristics and measurement. - 1 Forms of precipitation. - 2 Precipitation characteristics. - a Rainfall intensity. - b Areal extent of a rainstorm. - c Frequency of rainstorms. - 3 The world pattern of precipitation. - 4 Regional variations in the altitudinal maximum of precipitation. - 5 Drought. - 5 ATMOSPHERIC INSTABILITY, CLOUD FORMATION AND PRECIPITATION PROCESSES. - A Adiabatic temperature changes. - B Condensation level. - C Air stability and instability. - D Cloud formation. - 1 Condensation nuclei. - 2 Cloud types. - 3 Global cloud cover. - E Formation of precipitation. - 1 Bergeron-Findeisen theory. - 2 Coalescence theories. - 3 Solid precipitation. - F Precipitation types. - 1 'Convective type' precipitation. - 2 'Cyclonic type' precipitation. - 3 Orographic precipitation. - G Thunderstorms. - 1 Development. - 2 Cloud electrification and lightning. - 6 ATMOSPHERIC MOTION: PRINCIPLES. - A Laws of horizontal motion. - 1 The pressure-gradient force. - 2 The earth's rotational deflective (Coriolis) force. - 3 The geostrophic wind. - 4 The centripetal acceleration. - 5 Frictional forces and the planetary boundary layer. - B Divergence, vertical motion and vorticity. - 1 Divergence. - 2 Vertical motion. - 3 Vorticity. - C Local winds. - 1 Mountain and valley winds. - 2 Land and sea breezes. - 3 Winds due to topographic barriers. - 7 PLANETARY-SCALE MOTIONS IN THE ATMOSPHERE AND OCEAN. - A Variation of pressure and wind velocity with height. - 1 The vertical variation of pressure systems. - 2 Mean upper-air patterns. - 3 Upper wind conditions. - 4 Surface pressure conditions. - B The global wind belts. - 1 The trade winds. - 2 The equatorial westerlies. - 3 The mid-latitude (Ferrel) westerlies. - 4 The polar easterlies. - C The general circulation. - 1 Circulations in the vertical and horizontal planes. - 2 Variations in the circulation of the northern hemisphere. - a Zonal index variations. - b North Atlantic Oscillation. - D Ocean structure and circulation. - 1 Above the thermocline. - a Vertical. - b Horizontal. - 2 Deep ocean water interactions. - a Upwelling. - b Deep ocean circulation. - 3 The oceans and atmospheric regulation. - 8 NUMERICAL MODELS OF THE GENERAL CIRCULATION, CLIMATE AND WEATHER PREDICTION / T. N. Chase and R. G. Barry. - A Fundamentals of the GCM. - B Model simulations. - 1 GCMs. - 2 Simpler models. - 3 Regional models. - C Data sources for forecasting. - D Numerical weather prediction. - 1 Short- and medium-range forecasting. - 2 'Nowcasting'. - 3 Long-range outlooks. - 9 MID-LATITUDE SYNOPTIC AND MESOSCALE SYSTEMS. - A The airmass concept. - B Nature of the source area. - 1 Cold airmasses. - 2 Warm airmasses. - C Airmass modification. - 1 Mechanisms of modification. - a Thermodynamic changes. - b Dynamic changes. - 2 The results of modification: secondary airmasses. - a Cold air. - b Warm air. - 3 The age of the airmass. - D Frontogenesis. - 1 Frontal waves. - 2 The frontal-wave depression. - E Frontal characteristics. - 1 The warm front. - 2 The cold front. - 3 The occlusion. - 4 Frontal-wave families. - F Zones of wave development and frontogenesis. - G Surface/upper-air relationships and the formation of frontal cyclones. - H Non-frontal depressions. - 1 The lee cyclone. - 2 The thermal low. - 3 Polar air depressions. - 4 The cold low. - I Mesoscale convective systems. - 10 WEATHER AND CLIMATE IN MIDDLE AND HIGH LATITUDES. - A Europe. - 1 Pressure and wind conditions. - 2 Oceanicity and continentality. - 3 British airflow patterns and their climatic characteristics. - 4 Singularities and natural seasons. - 5 Synoptic anomalies. - 6 Topographic effects. - B North America. - 1 Pressure systems. - 2 The temperate west coast and Cordillera. - 3 Interior and eastern North America. - a Continental and oceanic influences. - b Warm and cold spells. - c Precipitation and the moisture balance. - C The subtropical margins. - 1 The semi-arid southwestern United States. - 2 The interior southeastern United States. - 3 The Mediterranean. - 4 North Africa. - 5 Australasia. - D High latitudes. - 1 The southern westerlies. - 2 The sub-Arctic. - 3 The polar regions. - a The Arctic. - b Antarctica. - 11 TROPICAL WEATHER AND CLIMATE. - A The intertropical convergence. - B Tropical disturbances. - 1 Wave disturbances. - 2 Cyclones. - a Hurricanes and typhoons. - b Other tropical disturbances. - 3 Tropical cloud clusters. - C The Asian monsoon. - 1 Winter. - 2 Spring. - 3 Early summer. - 4 Summer. - 5 Autumn. - D East Asian and Australian summer monsoons. - E Central and southern Africa. - 1 The African monsoon. - 2 Southern Africa. - F Amazonia. - G El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) events. - 1 The Pacific Ocean. - 2 Teleconnections. - H Other sources of climatic variations in the tropics. - 1 Cool ocean currents. - 2 Topographic effects. - 3 Diurnal variations. - I Forecasting tropical weather. - 1 Short- and extended-range forecasts. - 2 Long-range forecasts. - 12 BOUNDARY LAYER CLIMATES. - A Surface energy budgets. - B Non-vegetated natural surfaces. - 1 Rock and sand. - 2 Water. - 3 Snow and ice C Vegetated surfaces. - 1 Short green crops. - 2 Forests. - a Modification of energy transfers. - b Modification of airflow. - c Modification of the humidity environment. - d Modification of the thermal environment. - D Urban surfaces. - 1 Modification of atmospheric composition. - a Aerosols. - b Gases. - c Pollution distribution and impacts. - 2 Modification of the heat budget. - a Atmospheric composition. - b Urban surfaces. - c Human heat production. - d Heat islands. - 3 Modification of surface characteristics. - a Airflow. - b Moisture. - 4 Tropical urban climates. - 13 CLIMATE CHANGE. - A General considerations. - B Climate forcings and feedbacks. - 1 External forcing. - 2 Short-term forcing and feedback. - C The climatic record. - 1 The geological record. - 2 Late glacial and post-glacial conditions. - 3 The past 1000 years. - D Possible causes of recent climatic change. - 1 Circulation changes. - 2 Energy budgets. - 3 Anthropogenic factors. - E Model s

Note: Contents: Preface / Helle V. Goldman, Bruce Forbes & Gary Kofinas. - Research planning in the face of change: the human role in reindeer/caribou systems / Gary Kofinas, Gail Osherenko, David Klein & Bruce Forbes. - Reindeer husbandry/hunting in Russia in the past, present and future / Leonid M. Baskin. - Chukotkan reindeer husbandry in the post-socialist transition / Patty A. Gray. - Nenets reindeer herders on the lower Yenisei River: traditional economy under current conditions are responses to economic change / Konstantin B. Klokov. - Reindeer pastoralism in modern Siberia: research and survival during the time of crash / Igor Krupnik. - Managing reindeer and wildlife on Alaska's Seward Peninsula / Jim Dau. - Response of reindeer and caribou to human activities / Scott A. Wolfe, Brad Griffith & Carrie A. Gray Wolfe. - High voltage transmission lines and their effect on reindeer: a research programme in progress / Eigil Reimers, Kjetil Flydal & Rune Stenseth. - Responses of West Greenland caribou to the approach of humans on foot / Peter Aastrup. - Arctic grazing systems and industrial development: can we minimize conflicts? / David R. Klein. - Regional effects of climate change on reindeer: a case study of the Muotkatunturi region in Finnish Lapland / Susan E. Lee, Malcolm C. Press, John A. Lee, Tim Ingold & Terhi Kurttila. - Reindeer in tundra ecosystems: the challenges of understanding system complexity / Feodor V. Kryazhimskii & Alexey N. Danilov. - Status, directions and priorities of reindeer husbandry research in Sweden / Öje Danell. - Need and opportunity for a North American caribou knowledge cooperative / Don Russell, Gary Kofinas & Brad Griffith. - Native reindeer herders' priorities for research / Johan Mathis Turi. - Letter from Varandei / Andrei V. Golovnev.

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

Note: CONTENTS Abstract Preface Introduction Field Sampling Site selection and description Ice sampling procedures Shipping and storage of ice samples Testing Techniques Multi-year Pressure Ridge Tests Ice description Sampling scheme and test variables Uniaxial compressive strength Residual compressive strength Failure strains Initial tangent modulus Statistical Variations in Ice Strength Differences in strength above and below level ice Sources of the variation in strength Shape of the strength histograms Multi-year Floe Ice Tests Ice description Uniaxial compressive strength Constant-load compression tests Constant-strain-rate tension tests Triaxial tests Conclusions Literature Cited Appendix A: Structural profile of a multi-year pressure ridge core Appendix B: Ridge uniaxial compression test data Appendix C: Structural profile of the continuous multi-year floe core Appendix D: Multi-year floe test data