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    Monitoring the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty: Source Location (2001)
    Basel, Boston, Berlin : Birkhäuser
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    Keywords: Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty ; CTBT ; monitoring ; seismic event location
    Description / Table of Contents: In September 1996, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), prohibiting nuclear explosions worldwide, in all environments. The treaty calls for a global verification system, including a network of 321 monitoring stations distributed around the globe, a data communications network, an international data centre (IDC), and on-site inspections, to verify compliance. This volume contains research papers focusing on seismic ecent location in the CTBT context. The on-site inspection protocol of the treaty specifies a search area not to exceed 1000 square km. Much of the current research effort is therefore directed towards refining the accuracy of event location by including allowances for three-dimensional structure within the Earth. The aim is that the true location of each event will lie within the specified source zone regarding postulated location. The papers in this volume cover many aspects of seismic event location, including the development of algorithms suitable for use with three-dimensional models, allowances for regional structure, use of calibration events and source-specific station corrections. They provide a broad overview of the current international effort to improve seismic event location accuracy, and the editors hope that it will stimulate increased interest and further advances in this important field.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (IV, 419 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9783764365349
    URL: http://link.springer.com/journal/24/158/1/
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    Dynamical models in mathematical biology (2001)
    San Diego, CA : Academic Press
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    Keywords: DDC 570/.1/5118 ; LC QH323.5 ; Biology - Mathematical models ; Differentiable dynamical systems
    Pages: Online-Ressource (187 pages)
    ISBN: 9780122491030
    URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780122491030
    Language: English
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    Rudiments of [mu]-calculus (2001)
    Amsterdam ; New York : Elsevier
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    Keywords: DDC 511.3/24 ; LC QA10 ; Algebraic logic ; Fixed point theory ; Lattice theory ; Machine theory ; Monotonic functions
    Pages: Online-Ressource (xvii, 277 pages)
    Edition: 1st ed
    ISBN: 9780444506207
    URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/publication?issn=0049237X&volume=146
    Language: English
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    C*-Algebras, Volume 2: Banach Algebras and Compact Operators (2001)
    Amsterdam ; New York : Elsevier
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    Keywords: DDC 512/.55 ; LC QA326 ; C*-algebras
    Pages: Online-Ressource (xxi, 597 pages)
    Edition: 1st ed
    ISBN: 9780444507501
    URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/publication?issn=09246509&volume=59
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    Petrology : New Perspectives and Applications (2012)
    Rijeka : InTech
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    Keywords: petrology ; geology ; geophysics
    Description / Table of Contents: Petrology, New Perspectives and Applications is designed for advanced graduate courses and professionals in petrology. The book includes eight chapters that are focused on the recent advances and application of modern petrologic and geochemical methods for the understanding of igneous, metamorphic and even sedimentary rocks. Research studies contained in this volume provide an overview of application of modern petrologic techniques to rocks of diverse origins. They reflect a wide variety of settings (from South America to the Far East, and from Africa to Central Asia) as well as ages ranging from late Precambrian to late Cenozoic, with several on Mesozoic/Cenozoic volcanism.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (224 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9789533078007
    URL: http://www.intechweb.org/books/show/title/petrology-new-perspectives-and-applications
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    Digital Image Processing (2012)
    Rijeka : InTech
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    Keywords: digital imaging ; computer science and engineering
    Description / Table of Contents: This book presents several recent advances that are related or fall under the umbrella of 'digital image processing', with the purpose of providing an insight into the possibilities offered by digital image processing algorithms in various fields. The presented mathematical algorithms are accompanied by graphical representations and illustrative examples for an enhanced readability. The chapters are written in a manner that allows even a reader with basic experience and knowledge in the digital image processing field to properly understand the presented algorithms. Concurrently, the structure of the information in this book is such that fellow scientists will be able to use it to push the development of the presented subjects even further.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (200 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9789533078014
    URL: http://www.intechweb.org/books/show/title/digital-image-processing
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    Thermal Power Plants (2012)
    Rijeka : InTech
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    Keywords: energy engineering ; thermal energy ; renewable energy ; power plant
    Description / Table of Contents: Thermal power plants are one of the most important process industries for engineering professionals. Over the past few decades, the power sector has been facing a number of critical issues. However, the most fundamental challenge is meeting the growing power demand in sustainable and efficient ways. Practicing power plant engineers not only look after operation and maintenance of the plant, but also look after a range of activities, including research and development, starting from power generation, to environmental assessment of power plants. The book Thermal Power Plants covers features, operational issues, advantages, and limitations of power plants, as well as benefits of renewable power generation. It also introduces thermal performance analysis, fuel combustion issues, performance monitoring and modelling, plants health monitoring, including component fault diagnosis and prognosis, functional analysis, economics of plant operation and maintenance, and environmental aspects. This book addresses several issues related to both coal fired and gas turbine power plants. The book is suitable for both undergraduate and research for higher degree students, and of course, for practicing power plant engineers.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (266 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9789533079523
    URL: http://www.intechweb.org/books/show/title/thermal-power-plants
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    Sustainable Low-Carbon City Development in China / Part 1 (2012)
    Washington, D. C. : The World Bank
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    Keywords: energy ; lowcarbon city ; solid waste management ; sustainable development ; urban development ; urban transport
    Description / Table of Contents: The continuing rapid growth and development of China’s cities brings many complex challenges. Tasked with supporting strong economic development that provides jobs and a good quality of life for its growing number of residents, China’s cities also must ensure sustainable development in line with national efforts to transition to a less carbon-intensive economy, as outlined in China’s 12th Five-Year Plan. Sustainable Low-Carbon City Development in China summarizes, through the specific lens of low-carbon development, the lessons of the World Bank’s activities related to sustainable urban development in China. The various chapters present overall approaches and achievements in low-carbon city developments and highlight specific experiences across all urban sectors, including energy, transport, solid waste, water, and waste water. The book also explores cities’ role in climate adaptation and opportunities presented by carbon finance and other global mechanisms to finance low-carbon city development. The World Bank project data and experience combined with the national and international experience presented in this edited book deliver both a broad picture and actionable steps for China’s urban development. The chapters argue that China’s cities not only need to, but also have an opportunity and the ability to integrate sustainable low-carbon development in their urban development. Low-carbon efforts align closely with the sustainable urbanization agenda and the book points to multiple benefits, such as improved air quality and urban livability, that can be derived from implementing this urgent agenda. The intended audience of this edited book is government officials of municipalities, cities, and townships in China who will be defining policies and programs to achieve the targets of economic growth and carbon emission reductions emerging from the 12th Five-Year Plan. The lessons presented may also be of interest to other countries and development partners supporting low-carbon urban programs.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (LXVII, 516 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9780821389881
    URL: http://issuu.com/world.bank.publications/docs/9780821389874_part_1
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    Sustainable Low-Carbon City Development in China / Part 2 (2012)
    Washington, D. C. : The World Bank
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    Keywords: energy ; lowcarbon city ; solid waste management ; sustainable development ; urban development ; urban transport
    Description / Table of Contents: The continuing rapid growth and development of China’s cities brings many complex challenges. Tasked with supporting strong economic development that provides jobs and a good quality of life for its growing number of residents, China’s cities also must ensure sustainable development in line with national efforts to transition to a less carbon-intensive economy, as outlined in China’s 12th Five-Year Plan. Sustainable Low-Carbon City Development in China summarizes, through the specific lens of low-carbon development, the lessons of the World Bank’s activities related to sustainable urban development in China. The various chapters present overall approaches and achievements in low-carbon city developments and highlight specific experiences across all urban sectors, including energy, transport, solid waste, water, and waste water. The book also explores cities’ role in climate adaptation and opportunities presented by carbon finance and other global mechanisms to finance low-carbon city development. The World Bank project data and experience combined with the national and international experience presented in this edited book deliver both a broad picture and actionable steps for China’s urban development. The chapters argue that China’s cities not only need to, but also have an opportunity and the ability to integrate sustainable low-carbon development in their urban development. Low-carbon efforts align closely with the sustainable urbanization agenda and the book points to multiple benefits, such as improved air quality and urban livability, that can be derived from implementing this urgent agenda. The intended audience of this edited book is government officials of municipalities, cities, and townships in China who will be defining policies and programs to achieve the targets of economic growth and carbon emission reductions emerging from the 12th Five-Year Plan. The lessons presented may also be of interest to other countries and development partners supporting low-carbon urban programs.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (LXVII, 516 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9780821389881
    URL: http://issuu.com/world.bank.publications/docs/9780821389874_part_2
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    The Nature and Tectonic Significance of Fault Zone Weakening (2001)
    London : The Geological Society
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    Description / Table of Contents: Many faults appears to form persistent zones of weakness that fundamentally influence the distribution, arichitecture and movement patterns of crustal-scale deformation and associated processes in both continental and oceanic regions. They act as conduits for the focused migration of economically important fluids and, as most seismicity is associated with active faults, they also constitute one of the most important global geological hazards. This book brings together papers by an international group of Earth Scientists to discuss a broad range of topics centred upon the controls of fault weakening and the role of such faults during lithosphere deformation. The book will be of interests to both academic and industrial Earth Scientists with an interest in geodynamics, structure at all scales, tectonics and the migration of petroleum and water.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (342 Seiten)
    ISBN: 1862390908
    URL: http://sp.lyellcollection.org/content/186/1.toc
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    Non-Volcanic Rifting of Continental Margins : A Comparison of Evidence from Land and Sea (2001)
    London : The Geological Society
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    Description / Table of Contents: Non-volcanic continental margins may form up to 300f all present-day passive margins, and remnants of them are preserved in mountain belts. The papers in this volume demonstrate the benefits of integrating offshore and onshore studies, and illustrate the range of information obtained at different scales when comparing evidence from land and sea. Data sets collected across a range of spatial scales are evaluated: thin sections, cores, outcrops, seismic reflection profiles, and other geophysical data. The outcrop scale is crucial because it enables the spatial gulf to be bridged between DSDP and ODP cores and marine seismic data. There is also the problem that basins on land and beneath the sea inevitably have had different post-rift histories resulting in their contrasting present-day elevation. In mountain belts, portions of continental margins and oceanic crust are superbly exposed, but dismembered by subsequent compressional tectonics. Off present-day passive margins, extensional features have only been slightly deformed, if at all, by compressional movements, but are buried beneath significant thicknesses of post-rift sediments and so can only be sampled by ocean drilling at a small number of points. The first paper reviews the synergies that have occurred between investigations of the eastern North Atlantic non-volcanic margins and remnants of similar Mesozoic margins preserved in the Alps, and some later papers return to this theme. However, papers describing margins from other parts of the world show that it may be premature to use models based on the Atlantic and the Alps as the paradigm for all non-volcanic margins. The following 25 papers in the book are grouped under the following headings: (1) Margin overviews; (2) Exhumed crust and mantle; (3) Tectonics and stratigraphy; (4)Numerical models of extension and magmatism.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (585 Seiten)
    ISBN: 1862390916
    URL: http://sp.lyellcollection.org/content/187/1.toc
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    Western North Atlantic Palaeogene and Cretaceous Palaeoceanography (2001)
    London : The Geological Society
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    Description / Table of Contents: Palaeogene and Cretaceous palaeoceanography has been the focus of intense international interest in the last few years, spurred by deep ocean drilling at Blake Nose in the North Atlantic as well as the need to use past climate change as input for modelling future climate change. This book brings together a number of review papers that describe ancient oceans and unique events in the Earth’s climatic history and evolution of biota. The papers show evidence of periods characterized by exceptional global warmth such as the Late Palaeocene Thermal Maximum and Cretaceous anoxic events. Geochemical records and modelling will make the reader aware that these periods were forced by greenhouse gases. This information is essential for understanding the response of the ocean-climate system to the current input of fossil fuels. In this sense, the book contributes to the understanding of fundamental aspects of Earth’s climate, the carbon cycle, and marine ecosystems. A number of papers describe massive mass wasting deposits resulting from the energy released by the bolide impact at the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary as well as the geochemistry of the boundary itself. Additional papers cover aspects of cyclostratigraphy and biostratigraphy of Palaeogene and Cretaceous records. This book will be of interest to a broad audience of Earth Scientists interested in Palaeogene-Cretaceous palaeoceanography, extreme climate modelling, Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary, Late Palaeocene Thermal Maximum, Cretaceous anoxic events, as well as those specifically interested in radiolarian, dinoflagellate and coccolithophorid stratigraphy.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (319 Seiten)
    ISBN: 1862390789
    URL: http://sp.lyellcollection.org/content/183/1.toc
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    Handbook of Climate Change Mitigation (2012)
    New York, Dordrecht, Heidelberg, London : Springer
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    Keywords: climate change ; mitigation ; fossil energy ; alternative energy ; renewable energy ; solar energy ; biofuel ; atmospheric carbon ; energy conservation ; advanced combustion ; emission ; fuel cells ; precipitation ; sustainability
    Description / Table of Contents: There is a mounting consensus that human behavior is changing the global climate and its consequence could be catastrophic. Reducing the 24 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions from stationary and mobile sources is a gigantic task involving both technological challenges and monumental financial and societal costs. The pursuit of sustainable energy resources, environment, and economy has become a complex issue of global scale that affects the daily life of every citizen of the world. The present mitigation activities range from energy conservation, carbon-neutral energy conversions, carbon advanced combustion process that produce no greenhouse gases and that enable carbon capture and sequestion, to other advanced technologies. From its causes and impacts to its solutions, the issues surrounding climate change involve multidisciplinary science and technology. This handbook will provide a single source of this information. The book will be divided into the following sections: Scientific Evidence of Climate Change and Societal Issues, Impacts of Climate Change, Energy Conservation, Alternative Energies, Advanced Combustion, Advanced Technologies, and Education and Outreach.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (XXVII, 2130 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9781441979919
    URL: http://link.springer.com/referencework/10.1007/978-1-4419-7991-9
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    Geochemistry : Earth's System Processes (2012)
    Rijeka : InTech
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    Keywords: geochemistry ; geology ; geophysics
    Description / Table of Contents: This book brings together the knowledge from a variety of topics within the field of geochemistry. The audience for this book consists of a multitude of scientists such as physicists, geologists, technologists, petroleum engineers, volcanologists, geochemists and government agencies. The topics represented facilitate as establishing a starting point for new ideas and further contributions. An effective management of geological and environmental issues requires the understanding of recent research in minerals, soil, ores, rocks, water, sediments. The use of geostatistical and geochemical methods relies heavily on the extraction of this book. The research presented was carried out by experts and is therefore highly recommended to scientists, under- and post-graduate students who want to gain knowledge about the recent developments in geochemistry and benefit from an enhanced understanding of the dynamics of the earth's system processes.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (500 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9789535105862
    URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/geochemistry-earth-s-system-processes
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    Stratigraphic Analysis of Layered Deposits (2012)
    Rijeka : InTech
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    Keywords: stratigraphy ; geology ; geophysics
    Description / Table of Contents: Stratigraphy, a branch of geology, is the science of describing the vertical and lateral relationships of different rock formations formed through time to understand the earth history. These relationships may be based on lithologic properties (named lithostratigraphy), fossil content (labeled biostratigraphy), magnetic properties (called magnetostratigraphy), chemical features (named chemostratigraphy), reflection seismology (named seismic stratigraphy), age relations (called chronostratigraphy). Also, it refers to archaeological deposits called archaeological stratigraphy. Stratigraphy is built on the concept "the present is the key to the past" which was first outlined by James Hutton in the late 1700s and developed by Charles Lyell in the early 1800s. This book focuses particularly on application of geophysical methods in stratigraphic investigations and stratigraphic analysis of layered basin deposits from different geologic settings and present continental areas extending from Mexico region (north America) through Alpine belt including Italy, Greece, Iraq to Russia (northern Asia).
    Pages: Online-Ressource (298 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9789535105787
    URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/stratigraphic-analysis-of-layered-deposits
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    Earthquake Research and Analysis : Seismology, Seismotectonic and Earthquake Geology (2012)
    Rijeka : InTech
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    Keywords: earthquake ; seismology ; geology ; geophysics
    Description / Table of Contents: This book is devoted to different aspects of earthquake research. Depending on their magnitude and the placement of the hypocenter, earthquakes have the potential to be very destructive. Given that they can cause significant losses and deaths, it is really important to understand the process and the physics of this phenomenon. This book does not focus on a unique problem in earthquake processes, but spans studies on historical earthquakes and seismology in different tectonic environments, to more applied studies on earthquake geology.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (370 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9789533079912
    URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/earthquake-research-and-analysis-seismology-seismotectonic-and-earthquake-geology
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    Bioluminescence : Recent Advances in Oceanic Measurements and Laboratory Applications (2012)
    Rijeka : InTech
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    Keywords: oceanography ; atmospheric sciences
    Description / Table of Contents: We now find ourselves utilizing luciferase - luciferin proteins, ATP, genes and the whole complex of these interactions to observe and follow the progress or inhibition of tumors in animal models by measuring bioluminescence intensity, spatially and temporally using highly sophisticated camera systems. This book describes applications in preclinical oncology research by bioluminescence imaging (BLI) with a variety of applications. Chapters describe current methodologies for rapid detection of contaminants using the Milliflex system, and the use of bioluminescence resonance energy transfer (BRET) technology for monitoring physical interactions between proteins in living cells. Others are using bioluminescent proteins for high sensitive optical reporters imaging in living animals, developing pH-tolerant luciferase for brighter in vivo imaging, and oscillation characteristics in bacterial bioluminescence. The book also contains descriptions of the long-term seasonal characteristics of oceanic bioluminescence and the responsible planktonic species producing bioluminescence. Such studies are few and rare.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (190 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9789533079400
    URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/bioluminescence-recent-advances-in-oceanic-measurements-and-laboratory-applications
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    Hydrogeology : A Global Perspective (2012)
    Rijeka : InTech
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    Keywords: hydrogeology ; hydrology ; geology ; geophysics
    Description / Table of Contents: The field of groundwater hydrology and the discipline of hydrogeology have attracted a lot of attention during the past few decades. This is mainly because of the increasing need for high quality water, especially groundwater. This book, written by 15 scientists from 6 countries, clearly demonstrates the extensive range of issues that are dealt with in the field of hydrogeology. Karst hydrogeology and deposition processes, hydrogeochemistry, soil hydraulic properties as a factor affecting groundwater recharge processes, relevant conceptual models, and geophysical exploration for groundwater are all discussed in this book, giving the reader a global perspective on what hydrogeologists and co-scientists are currently working on to better manage groundwater resources. Graduate students, as well as practitioners, will find this book a useful resource and valuable guide.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (222 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9789535100485
    URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/hydrogeology-a-global-perspective
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    Drainage Systems (2012)
    Rijeka : InTech
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    Keywords: hydrology ; soil science
    Description / Table of Contents: The subject of 'drainage: draining the water off' is as important as 'irrigation: application of water', if not more. 'Drainage' has a deep impact on food security, agricultural activity, hygiene and sanitation, municipal usage, land reclamation and usage, flood and debris flow control, hydrological disaster management, ecological and environmental balance, and water resource management. 'Drainage Systems' provides the reader with a tri-dimensional expose of drainage in terms of sustainable systems, surface drainage and subsurface drainage. Ten eminent authors and their colleagues with varied technical backgrounds and experiences from around the world have dealt with extensive range of issues concerning the drainage phenomenon. Field engineers, hydrologists, academics and graduate students will find this book equally benefitting.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (240 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9789535102434
    URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/drainage-systems
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    Modern Climatology (2012)
    Rijeka : InTech
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    Keywords: climate change ; climatology ; oceanography ; atmospheric sciences
    Description / Table of Contents: Climatology, the study of climate, is no longer regarded as a single discipline that treats climate as something that fluctuates only within the unchanging boundaries described by historical statistics. The field has recognized that climate is something that changes continually under the influence of physical and biological forces and so, cannot be understood in isolation but rather, is one that includes diverse scientific disciplines that play their role in understanding a highly complex coupled "whole system" that is the earth's climate. The modern era of climatology is echoed in this book. On the one hand it offers a broad synoptic perspective but also considers the regional standpoint, as it is this that affects what people need from climatology. Aspects on the topic of climate change - what is often considered a contradiction in terms - is also addressed. It is all too evident these days that what recent work in climatology has revealed carries profound implications for economic and social policy; it is with these in mind that the final chapters consider acumens as to the application of what has been learned to date.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (398 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9789535100959
    URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/modern-climatology
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    Studies on Environmental and Applied Geomorphology (2012)
    Rijeka : InTech
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    Keywords: geomorphology ; geology ; geophysics
    Description / Table of Contents: This book includes several geomorphological studies up-to-date, incorporating different disciplines and methodologies, always focused on methods, tools and general issues of environmental and applied geomorphology. In designing the book the integration of multiple methodological fields (geomorphological mapping, remote sensing, meteorological and climate analysis, vegetation and biogeomorphological investigations, geographic information systems GIS, land management methods), study areas, countries and continents (Europe, America, Asia, Africa) are considered.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (294 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9789535103615
    URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/studies-on-environmental-and-applied-geomorphology
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    Mining Methods (2012)
    Rijeka : InTech
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    Keywords: mining engineering ; earth and planetary sciences
    Description / Table of Contents: An economic viability of a modern day mine is highly dependent upon careful planning and management. Declining trends in average ore grades, increasing mining costs and environmental considerations will ensure that this situation will remain in the foreseeable future. This book describes mining methods for the surface and underground mineral deposits. The methods are generalized and focus on typical applications from different mining areas around the world, keeping in mind, however, that every mineral deposit, with its geology, grade, shape, and volume, is unique. The book will serve as a useful resource for researchers, engineers and managers working in the mining industry, as well as for universities, non-governmental organizations, legal organizations, financial institutions and students and lecturers in mining engineering.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (64 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9789535102892
    URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/mining-methods
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    Military Aspects of Hydrogeology (2012)
    London : The Geological Society
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    Description / Table of Contents: This book, generated under the auspices of the Geological Society of London's History of Geology and Hydrogeological Groups, contains 20 papers from authors in the UK, USA, Germany and Austria. Historically, it gives examples of the influence of groundwater on battlefield tactics and fortress construction; describes how groundwater was developed for water supply and overcome as an obstacle to military engineering and cross-country vehicular movement by both sides in World Wars I and II; and culminates with examples of the application of hydrogeology to site boreholes in recent conflicts, notably in Afghanistan. Examples of current research described include hydrological model development; the impact of variations in soil moisture on explosive threat detection and cross-country vehicle mobility; contamination arising from defence sites and its remediation; privatization of water supplies; and the equitable allocation of resources derived from an international transboundary aquifer.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (VIII, 374 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9781862393400
    URL: http://sp.lyellcollection.org/content/362/1.toc
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    Cartography : A Tool for Spatial Analysis (2012)
    Rijeka : InTech
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    Keywords: cartography ; spatial analysis ; GIS
    Description / Table of Contents: The terrestrial space is the place of interaction of natural and social systems. The cartography is an essential tool to understand the complexity of these systems, their interaction and evolution. This brings the cartography to an important place in the modern world. The book presents several contributions at different areas and activities showing the importance of the cartography to the perception and organization of the territory. Learning with the past or understanding the present the use of cartography is presented as a way of looking to almost all themes of the knowledge.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (312 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9789535106890
    URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/cartography-a-tool-for-spatial-analysis
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    Exploring the Solar Wind (2012)
    Rijeka : InTech
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    Keywords: solar wind ; solar physics ; astronomy ; astrophysics
    Description / Table of Contents: This book consists of a selection of original papers of the leading scientists in the fields of Space and Planetary Physics, Solar and Space Plasma Physics with important contributions to the theory, modeling and experimental techniques of the solar wind exploration. Its purpose is to provide the means for interested readers to become familiar with the current knowledge of the solar wind formation and elemental composition, the interplanetary dynamical evolution and acceleration of the charged plasma particles, and the guiding magnetic field that connects to the magnetospheric field lines and adjusts the effects of the solar wind on Earth. I am convinced that most of the research scientists actively working in these fields will find in this book many new and interesting ideas.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (462 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9789535103394
    URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/exploring-the-solar-wind
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    Advances in Spatial Planning (2012)
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    Keywords: remote sensing ; GIS ; GPS ; earth and planetary sciences
    Description / Table of Contents: Spatial planning is a significant part of geosciences that is developing very rapidly. Many new methods and modeling techniques like GIS (Geographical Information Systems), GPS (Global Positioning Systems) or remote sensing techniques have been developed and applied in various aspects of spatial planning. The chapters collected in this book present an excellent profile of the current state of theories, data, analysis methods and modeling techniques used in several case studies. The book is divided into three main parts (Theoretical aspects of spatial planning, Quantitative and computer spatial planning methods and Practical applications of spatial planning) that cover the latest advances in urban, city and spatial planning. The book also shows different aspects of spatial planning and different approaches to case studies in several countries.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (366 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9789535103776
    URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/advances-in-spatial-planning
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    New Achievements in Geoscience (2012)
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    Keywords: geology ; geophysics ; earth and planetary sciences
    Description / Table of Contents: New Achievements in Geoscience is a comprehensive, up-to-date resource for academic researchers in geophysics, environmental science, earth science, natural resource managements and their related support fields. This book attempts to highlight issues dealing with geophysical and earth sciences. It describes the research carried out by world-class scientists in the fields of geoscience. The content of the book includes selected chapters covering seismic interpretation, potential field data interpretation and also several chapters on earth science.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (212 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9789535102632
    URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/new-achievements-in-geoscience
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    Oceanography (2012)
    Rijeka : InTech
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    Keywords: oceanography ; atmospheric sciences
    Description / Table of Contents: How inappropriate to call this planet Earth when it is quite clearly Ocean (Arthur C. Clarke). Life has been originated in the oceans, human health and activities depend from the oceans and the world life is modulated by marine and oceanic processes. From the micro-scale, like coastal processes, to macro-scale, the oceans, the seas and the marine life, play the main role to maintain the earth equilibrium, both from a physical and a chemical point of view. Since ancient times, the world's oceans discovery has brought to humanity development and wealth of knowledge, the metaphors of Ulysses and Jason, represent the cultural growth gained through the explorations and discoveries. The modern oceanographic research represents one of the last frontier of the knowledge of our planet, it depends on the oceans exploration and so it is strictly connected to the development of new technologies. Furthermore, other scientific and social disciplines can provide many fundamental inputs to complete the description of the entire ocean ecosystem. Such multidisciplinary approach will lead us to understand the better way to preserve our "Blue Planet": the Earth.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (348 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9789535103011
    URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/oceanography
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    Earth Sciences (2012)
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    Keywords: earth and planetary sciences ; environmental sciences
    Description / Table of Contents: The studies of Earth's history and of the physical and chemical properties of the substances that make up our planet, are of great significance to our understanding both of its past and its future. The geological and other environmental processes on Earth and the composition of the planet are of vital importance in locating and harnessing its resources. This book is primarily written for research scholars, geologists, civil engineers, mining engineers, and environmentalists. Hopefully the text will be used by students, and it will continue to be of value to them throughout their subsequent professional and research careers. This does not mean to infer that the book was written solely or mainly with the student in mind. Indeed from the point of view of the researcher in Earth and Environmental Science it could be argued that this text contains more detail than he will require in his initial studies or research.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (648 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9789533078618
    URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/earth-sciences
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    Evapotranspiration : Remote Sensing and Modeling (2012)
    Rijeka : InTech
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    Keywords: hydrology ; remote sensing
    Description / Table of Contents: This edition of Evapotranspiration - Remote Sensing and Modeling contains 23 chapters related to the modeling and simulation of evapotranspiration (ET) and remote sensing-based energy balance determination of ET. These areas are at the forefront of technologies that quantify the highly spatial ET from the Earth's surface. The topics describe mechanics of ET simulation from partially vegetated surfaces and stomatal conductance behavior of natural and agricultural ecosystems. Estimation methods that use weather based methods, soil water balance, the Complementary Relationship, the Hargreaves and other temperature-radiation based methods, and Fuzzy-Probabilistic calculations are described. A critical review describes methods used in hydrological models. Applications describe ET patterns in alpine catchments, under water shortage, for irrigated systems, under climate change, and for grasslands and pastures. Remote sensing based approaches include Landsat and MODIS satellite-based energy balance, and the common process models SEBAL, METRIC and S-SEBS. Recommended guidelines for applying operational satellite-based energy balance models and for overcoming common challenges are made.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (514 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9789533078083
    URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/evapotranspiration-remote-sensing-and-modeling
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    Atmospheric Model Applications (2012)
    Rijeka : InTech
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    Keywords: oceanography ; atmospheric sciences ; atmosphere
    Description / Table of Contents: This book covers comprehensive text and reference work on atmospheric models for methods of numerical modeling and important related areas of data assimilation and predictability. It incorporates various aspects of environmental computer modeling including an historical overview of the subject, approximations to land surface and atmospheric physics and dynamics, radiative transfer and applications in satellite remote sensing, and data assimilation. With individual chapters authored by eminent professionals in their respective topics, Advanced Topics in application of atmospheric models try to provide in-depth guidance on some of the key applied in atmospheric models for scientists and modelers.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (296 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9789535104889
    URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/atmospheric-model-applications
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    Earthquake Research and Analysis : Statistical Studies, Observations and Planning (2012)
    Rijeka : InTech
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    Keywords: earthquake ; seismology ; geology ; geophysics
    Description / Table of Contents: The study of earthquakes plays a key role in order to minimize human and material losses when they inevitably occur. Chapters in this book will be devoted to various aspects of earthquake research and analysis. The different sections present in the book span from statistical seismology studies, the latest techniques and advances on earthquake precursors and forecasting, as well as, new methods for early detection, data acquisition and interpretation. The topics are tackled from theoretical advances to practical applications.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (460 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9789535101345
    URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/earthquake-research-and-analysis-statistical-studies-observations-and-planning
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    Climate Models (2012)
    Rijeka : InTech
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    Keywords: climate change ; oceanography ; atmospheric sciences
    Description / Table of Contents: Climate Models offers a sampling of cutting edge research contributed by an international roster of scientists. The studies strive to improve our understanding of the physical environment for life on this planet. Each of the 14 essays presents a description of recent advances in methodologies for computer-based simulation of environmental variability. Subjects range from planetary-scale phenomena to regional ecology, from impacts of air pollution to the factors influencing floods and heat waves. The discerning reader will be rewarded with new insights concerning modern techniques for the investigation of the natural world.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (336 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9789535101352
    URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/climate-models
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    Soil Fertility Improvement and Integrated Nutrient Management : A Global Perspective (2012)
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    Keywords: soil science ; soil fertility
    Description / Table of Contents: Soil Fertility Improvement and Integrated Nutrient Management: A Global Perspective presents 15 invited chapters written by leading soil fertility experts. The book is organized around three themes. The first theme is Soil Mapping and Soil Fertility Testing, describing spatial heterogeneity in soil nutrients within natural and managed ecosystems, as well as up-to-date soil testing methods and information on how soil fertility indicators respond to agricultural practices. The second theme, Organic and Inorganic Amendments for Soil Fertility Improvement, describes fertilizing materials that provide important amounts of essential nutrients for plants.The third theme, Integrated Nutrient Management Planning: Case Studies From Central Europe, South America, and Africa, highlights the principles of integrated nutrient management. Additionally, it gives case studies explaining how this approach has been implemented successfully across large geographic regions, and at local scales, to improve the productivity of staple crops and forages.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (306 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9789533079455
    URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/soil-fertility-improvement-and-integrated-nutrient-management-a-global-perspective
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    Natural Disasters (2012)
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    Keywords: natural disasters ; natural hazards ; earth and planetary sciences
    Description / Table of Contents: The crossroads between a more and more populated human communities and their changing environment pose different challenges than ever before. Therefore, any attempt to identify and deliver possible solutions is more than welcome. The book Natural Disasters addresses the needs of various users, interested in a better understanding of hazards and their more efficient management. It is a scientific enterprise tackling a variety of natural hazards potentially deriving into disasters, i.e. tropical storms, avalanches, coastal floods. The case studies presented cover different geographical areas, and they comprise mechanisms for being transferred to other spots and circumstances. Hopefully, the book will be beneficial to those who invest their efforts in building communities resilient to natural disasters.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (156 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9789535101888
    URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/natural-disasters
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    Global Advances in Biogeography (2012)
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    Keywords: biogeography ; agricultural and biological sciences
    Description / Table of Contents: Global Advances in Biogeography brings together the work of more than 30 scientific authorities on biogeography from around the world. The book focuses on spatial and temporal variation of biological assemblages in relation to landscape complexity and environmental change. Global Advances embraces four themes: biogeographic theory and tests of concepts, the regional biogeography of individual taxa, the biogeography of complex landscapes, and the deep-time evolutionary biogeography of macrotaxa. In addition, the book provides a trove of new information about unusual landscapes, the natural history of a wide array of poorly known plant and animal species, and global conservation issues. This book is well illustrated with numerous maps, graphics, and photographs, and contains much new basic biogeographical information that is not available elsewhere. It will serve as an invaluable reference for professionals and members of the public interested in global biogeography, evolution, taxonomy, and conservation.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (360 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9789535104544
    URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/global-advances-in-biogeography
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    International Perspectives on Global Environmental Change (2012)
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    Keywords: environmental change ; global change ; environmental sciences
    Description / Table of Contents: Environmental change is increasingly considered a critical topic for researchers across multiple disciplines, as well as policy makers throughout the world. Mounting evidence shows that environments in every part of the globe are undergoing tremendous human-induced change. Population growth, urbanization and the expansion of the global economy are putting increasing pressure on ecosystems around the planet. To understand the causes and consequences of environmental change, the contributors to this book employ spatial and non-spatial data, diverse theoretical perspectives and cutting edge research tools such as GIS, remote sensing and other relevant technologies. International Perspectives on Global Environmental Change brings together research from around the world to explore the complexities of contemporary, and historical environmental change. As an InTech open source publication current and cutting edge research methodologies and research results are quickly published for the academic policy-making communities. Dimensions of environmental change explored in this volume include: Climate change Historical environmental change Biological responses to environmental change Land use and land cover change Policy and management for environmental change.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (488 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9789533078151
    URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/international-perspectives-on-global-environmental-change
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    Research on Soil Erosion (2012)
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    Keywords: soil science ; soil erosion ; soil loss ; soil dynamics
    Description / Table of Contents: Soil loss for erosion is a natural phenomenon in soil dynamics, influenced by climate, soil intrinsic properties, and morphology, that can both trigger and enhance the process. Anthropic activities, like inappropriate agricultural practices, deforestation, overgrazing, forest fires and construction activities, may exert a remarkable impact on erosion processes or, on the other hand, contribute to soil erosion mitigation through a sustainable management of natural resources. The book is the continuation of previously published "Soil Erosion Studies"; it is organized in a unique section collecting nine chapters focusing on a variety of aspects of the erosion phenomena.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (191 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9789535108399
    URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/research-on-soil-erosion
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    Theory and Applications for Advanced Text Mining (2012)
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    Keywords: computer science ; information science ; text mining ; information and knowledge engineering
    Description / Table of Contents: Due to the growth of computer technologies and web technologies, we can easily collect and store large amounts of text data. We can believe that the data include useful knowledge. Text mining techniques have been studied aggressively in order to extract the knowledge from the data since late 1990s. Even if many important techniques have been developed, the text mining research field continues to expand for the needs arising from various application fields. This book is composed of 9 chapters introducing advanced text mining techniques. They are various techniques from relation extraction to under or less resourced language. I believe that this book will give new knowledge in the text mining field and help many readers open their new research fields.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (218 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9789535108528
    URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/theory-and-applications-for-advanced-text-mining
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    Energy Efficiency in Communications and Networks (2012)
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    Keywords: energy efficiency
    Description / Table of Contents: The topic of "Energy Efficiency in Communications and Networks" attracts growing attention due to economical and environmental reasons. The amount of power consumed by information and communication technologies (ICT) is rapidly increasing, as well as the energy bill of service providers. According to a number of studies, ICT alone is responsible for a percentage which varies from 2% to 10% of the world power consumption. Thus, driving rising cost and sustainability concerns about the energy footprint of the IT infrastructure. Energy-efficiency is an aspect that until recently was only considered for battery driven devices. Today we see energy-efficiency becoming a pervasive issue that will need to be considered in all technology areas from device technology to systems management. This book is seeking to provide a compilation of novel research contributions on hardware design, architectures, protocols and algorithms that will improve the energy efficiency of communication devices and networks and lead to a more energy proportional technology infrastructure.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (142 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9789535104827
    URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/energy-efficiency-in-communications-and-networks
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    Semantics : Advances in Theories and Mathematical Models (2012)
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    Keywords: computer science ; semantics
    Description / Table of Contents: The current book is a nice blend of number of great ideas, theories, mathematical models, and practical systems in the domain of Semantics. The book has been divided into two volumes. The current one is the first volume which highlights the advances in theories and mathematical models in the domain of Semantics. This volume has been divided into four sections and ten chapters. The sections include: 1) Background, 2) Queries, Predicates, and Semantic Cache, 3) Algorithms and Logic Programming, and 4) Semantic Web and Interfaces. Authors across the World have contributed to debate on state-of-the-art systems, theories, mathematical models in the domain of Semantics. Subsequently, new theories, mathematical models, and systems have been proposed, developed, and evaluated.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (284 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9789535105350
    URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/semantics-advances-in-theories-and-mathematical-models
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    Modern Information Systems (2012)
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    Keywords: computer science ; IT
    Description / Table of Contents: The development of modern information systems is a demanding task. New technologies and tools are designed, implemented and presented in the market on a daily bases. User needs change dramatically fast and the IT industry copes to reach the level of efficiency and adaptability for its systems in order to be competitive and up-to-date. Thus, the realization of modern information systems with great characteristics and functionalities implemented for specific areas of interest is a fact of our modern and demanding digital society and this is the main scope of this book. Therefore, this book aims to present a number of innovative and recently developed information systems. It is titled "Modern Information Systems" and includes 8 chapters. This book may assist researchers on studying the innovative functions of modern systems in various areas like health, telematics, knowledge management, etc. It can also assist young students in capturing the new research tendencies of the information systems' development.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (166 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9789535106470
    URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/modern-information-systems
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    Greening the Financial Sector : How to Mainstream Environmental Finance in Developing Countries (2012)
    Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer
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    Keywords: Finance ; Macroeconomics ; Environmental economics ; Economics ; Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics ; Finance, general ; Environmental Economics
    Description / Table of Contents: Mainstreaming Environmental Finance into Financial Markets - Relevance, Potential and Obstacles --- Mainstreaming Framework Conditions for Environmental Finance - The Role of the Public Sector --- Mainstreaming Environmental Finance Markets (I) - Small-Scale Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Finance --- The Roles of Wheather Insurance and the Carbon Market --- Mainstreaming Impact Over Time - Who Measures What for Whom? --- UNEP Perspectives --- Trading of Emission Certificates for Climate Protection: Using Markets and Private Capital for Development --- Microfinance and Climate Change: Threats and Opportunities --- Environmental Finance Through the Financial Sector - An Approach with Growing Potential - Experiences of KfW Entwicklungsbank
    Pages: Online-Ressource (XIV, 250 pages)
    ISBN: 9783642050879
    URL: https://link.springer.com/openurl?genre=book&isbn=978-3-642-05087-9
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    Air Pollution : A Comprehensive Perspective (2012)
    Rijeka : InTech
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    Keywords: air quality ; air pollution ; environmental sciences
    Description / Table of Contents: The links between air pollutants and health impacts are many and complex. The environmental health community is being challenged to take stronger mitigation to respect population health and is taking opportunities to further their implication. Recognizing, observing, and analyzing exposures are a promising way forward, but also raise a myriad of new challenges and questions, including what such approaches are, when and how they can put into practice, and what their implications are for protecting human health. This book gives an overview of key issues in air pollution. Reviews and research papers describe air pollution in a variety of context, such as: evolution of air pollutant, urban structure effects, exposure in agriculture, surface ozone monitoring, the respiratory diseases impacts, appropriate technology, and response management to the air pollution.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (390 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9789535107057
    URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/air-pollution-a-comprehensive-perspective
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    A regional 3D coupled ecosystem model of the Benguela upwelling system (2012)
    Warnemünde : Leibniz-Institut für Ostseeforschung
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    Description / Table of Contents: A regional 3-dimensional ecosystem model is presented designed to simulate the nutrient and oxygen dynamics in the Benguela upwelling system. Strong upwelling driven by the southern trade winds supply cold, nutrient rich water. This supports a high primary production and results in a large flux of sinking detritus. Hence, a thick organic-rich mud belt is characteristic for the Namibian continental shelf. Both biological and hydrodynamic processes contribute to the very specific geochemistry on the Namibian shelf. Notably high rates of sulfate reduction in the sediment generate high concentrations of dissolved hydrogen sulfide in the surface sediment layers and may be released intermittently to the water column. Large chemoautotrophic sulfur bacteria thrive on hydrogen sulfide and form conspicuous mats on the sediment. Denitrification and nitrification are important components of the nitrogen cycle and anaerobic ammonium oxidation is known to play a significant role as a nitrogen sink in the Benguela upwelling system. Organisms at higher trophic levels like zooplankton play an important role for mineralisation but also for the vertical and lateral transport of organic matter. The physical model component is MOM-4 (Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, GFDL). The ecosystem model is a NPZDmodel (Nutrients-Phytoplankton-Zooplankton-Detritus) and is an extension of the ecosystem model ERGOM (Fennel & Neumann, 2004). Three phytoplankton and three zooplankton functional types are distinguished. All ecologically relevant processes mediated by prokaryotes in this ecosystem are implemented and the environmental conditions (e.g. oxygen concentration, temperature etc.) define the metabolic rates. The regional ecosystem model is tailored to the specific oxygen and sulfur dynamics on the shelf and simulates both processes in the water column and in the sediment. This model has been developed within the GENUS-project (Geochemistry and Ecology of the Namibian Upwelling System) funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF, reference number 03F0497A). It is an endorsed project of the Integrated Marine Biogeochemistry and Ecosystem Research (IMBER). | Es wurde ein regionales 3-dimensionales Ökosystemmodell entwickelt, dass die Nährstoff- und Sauerstoffdynamiken im Benguela Auftriebsgebiet simuliert. Angetrieben durch den Südost- Passat wird kaltes, nährstoffreiches Wasser in die Deckschicht aufgetrieben. Das wiederum ist die Grundlage einer hohen Primärproduktion und totes organisches Material sinkt in hohen Raten in die Bodenschicht ab. Ein biomassereicher Schlammgürtel kennzeichnet die Schelfregion vor Namibia. Sowohl biologische als auch hydrodynamische Prozesse bewirken die sehr spezifischen geochmischen Sedimenteigenschaften auf dem Namibischen Schelf. Insbesondere hohe Sulfatreduktionsraten in den Sedimenten produzieren hohe Schwefelwasserstoffkonzentrationen in den oberen Sedimentschichten und Schwefelwasserstoff kann auch sporadisch in die Wassersäule austreten. Große chemoautotrophe Schwefelbakterien leben von der Oxidation des Schwefelwasserstoffs und bilden auffällige Bakterienmatten auf der Sedimentoberfläche. Denitrifizierung und Nitrifizierung sind wichtige Komponenten des Stickstoffzyklus und Anaerobe Ammoniumoxidation ist eine signifikante Stickstoffsenke im Benguela Auftriebsgebiet. Organismen auf höheren trophischen Ebenen wie das Zooplankton spielen sowohl eine wichtige Rolle in der Mineralisierung als auch im vertikalen und lateralen Transport von organischem Material. Die physikalische Modellkomponente ist MOM-4 (Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, GFDL). Das Ökosystemmodell ist ein NPZD-Modell (Nährstoffe-Phytoplankton-Zooplankton-Detritus) und ist eine Weiterentwicklung des Ökosystemmodells ERGOM (Fennel & Neumann, 2004). Je drei funktionelle Gruppen werden für das Phytoplankton und das Zooplankton unterschieden. Alle ökologisch relevanten mikrobiellen Prozesse im Ökosystem sind implementiert und die Umweltbedingungen (z.B. Sauerstoffkonzentration, Temperatur) bestimmen die Umsatzraten. Das regionale Ökosystemmodell ist auf die speziellen Sauerstoff- und Schwefeldynamiken auf dem Schelf zugeschnitten und simuliert sowohl die Prozesse in der Wassersäule als auch im Sediment. Das Modell wurde im Rahmen des Projektes GENUS (Geochemistry and Ecology of the Namibian Upwelling System) entwickelt und ist finanziert vom Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF, Förderkennzeichen 03F0497A). Das Projekt ist Teil des internationalen Forschungsverbundes IMBER (Integrated Marine Biogeochemistry and Ecosystem Research).
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    URL: http://www.io-warnemuende.de/tl_files/forschung/meereswissenschaftliche-berichte/mebe87_2012-benguelaecosystemmodel.pdf
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    Geology and Hydrocarbon Potential of Neoproterozoic–Cambrian Basins in Asia (2012)
    London : The Geological Society
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    Description / Table of Contents: This volume provides a comprehensive overview of the geology and hydrocarbon potential of the major Neoproterozoic–Cambrian basins of Asia from Oman, across the Middle East and the Indian Subcontinent, to China and SE Siberia, along with new research on the region. Many of these areas (e.g., Oman, Bikaner–Nagaur Basin in India, South China and SE Siberia) host prolific Neoproterozoic–Cambrian petroleum systems with giant to supergiant fields. Three key elements: (1) tectonic stability, (2) relatively late phase of hydrocarbon generation and (3) presence of an effective evaporite seal, seem to be critical for the development of effective Neoproterozoic–Cambrian petroleum systems. These key elements appear of less consequence for the development of ‘unconventional’ hydrocarbons, and the future prospectivity in many of these basins may lie in the exploration for, and production of, shale gas and shale oil directly from the thermally mature, organic-rich source rocks.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (VIII, 304 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9781862393462
    URL: http://sp.lyellcollection.org/content/366/1
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    Advances in Image Segmentation (2012)
    Rijeka : InTech
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    Keywords: computer science and engineering ; digital image segmentation
    Description / Table of Contents: The field of digital image segmentation is continually evolving. Most recently, the advanced segmentation methods such as Template Matching, Spatial and Temporal ARMA Processes, Mean Shift Iterative Algorithm, Constrained Compound Markov Random Field (CCMRF) model and Statistical Pattern Recognition (SPR) methods form the core of a modernization effort that resulted in the current text. This new edition of "Advanced Image Segmentation" is but a reflection of the significant progress that has been made in the field of image segmentation in just the past few years. The book presented chapters that highlight frontier works in image information processing.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (120 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9789535108177
    URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/advances-in-image-segmentation
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    MATLAB: A Fundamental Tool for Scientific Computing and Engineering Applications - Volume 2 (2012)
    Rijeka : InTech
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    Keywords: MATLAB ; communications
    Description / Table of Contents: This excellent book represents the second part of three-volumes regarding MATLAB-based applications in almost every branch of science. The present textbook contains a collection of 13 exceptional articles divided in three parts. In particular, the first part is devoted to electronic engineering and computer science, the second part is devoted to MATLAB/SIMULINK as a tool for engineering applications and the third part is about telecommunication and communication systems. This collection of high quality articles refers to a large range of professional fields and can be used for science as well as for various educational purposes.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (310 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9789535107514
    URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/matlab-a-fundamental-tool-for-scientific-computing-and-engineering-applications-volume-2
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    Technology and Engineering Applications of Simulink (2012)
    Rijeka : InTech
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    Keywords: MATLAB ; Simulink ; communications
    Description / Table of Contents: Building on MATLAB (the language of technical computing), Simulink provides a platform for engineers to plan, model, design, simulate, test and implement complex electromechanical, dynamic control, signal processing and communication systems. Simulink-Matlab combination is very useful for developing algorithms, GUI assisted creation of block diagrams and realisation of interactive simulation based designs. The eleven chapters of the book demonstrate the power and capabilities of Simulink to solve engineering problems with varied degree of complexity in the virtual environment.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (256 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9789535106357
    URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/technology-and-engineering-applications-of-simulink
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    A Policy Strategy for Carbon Capture and Storage (2012)
    Paris : IEA Publications
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    Description / Table of Contents: Successful deployment of carbon capture and storage (CCS) is critically dependent on comprehensive policy support. While policy plays an important role in the deployment of many low-carbon technologies, it is especially crucial for CCS. This is because, in contrast to renewable energy or applications of energy efficiency, CCS generates no revenue, nor other market benefits, so long as there is no price on CO2 emissions. It is both costly to install and, once in place, has increased operating costs. Effective, well-designed policy support is essential in overcoming these barriers and the subsequent deployment of CCS technology. This guide for policy makers aims to assist those involved in designing national and international policies around CCS. It covers development of CCS from its early stages through to wide-scale deployment of the technology. The focus is both on incentives for conventional fossil-fuel CCS and for bioenergy with CCS (BECCS).
    Pages: Online-Ressource (56 Seiten)
    URL: http://www.iea.org/publications/freepublications/publication/a-policy-strategy-for-carbon-capture-and-storage.html
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    Energy Conservation (2012)
    Rijeka : InTech
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    Keywords: energy ; technology
    Description / Table of Contents: This book covers the areas of fundamentals in energy conservation and its applications in selected industries. There are nine chapters in this book which have been written by leading experts in energy from all over the world. The topics range from energy fundamentals from cosmic radiation, tidal waves and dams. The chapters examine the potential of utilizing energy from sustainable resources and how energy consumption may be conserved from various new technologies. The contents of this book include space energy, barotropic and baroclinic tidal energy, understanding energy conservation in biological context, Earth shelters, hydro power, biofuel from groundnut oil and low energy consumption in industrial production. This book is suitable as a reference for students, educators, researchers, scientists, engineers and energy practitioners. It will also be a useful for the understanding of energy fundamentals, design and applications.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (238 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9789535108290
    URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/energy-conservation
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    Terror, Theory and the Humanities (2012)
    Ann Arbor, Michigan : Open Humanities Press
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    Description / Table of Contents: The events of September 11, 2001, have had a strong impact on theory and the humanities. They call for a new philosophy, as the old philosophy is inadequate to account for them. They also call for reflection on theory, philosophy, and the humanities in general. While the recent location and killing of Osama bin Laden, the leader of al-Qaeda, in Pakistan on May 2, 2011—almost ten years after he and his confederates carried out the 9/11 attacks—may have ended the “war on terror,” it has not ended the journey to understand what it means to be a theorist in the age of phobos nor the effort to create a new philosophy that measures up with life in the new millennium. It is in the spirit of hope—the hope that theory will help us to understand the age of terror—that the essays in this collection are presented. With essays by Christian Moraru, Terry Caesar, David B. Downing, Horace L. Fairlamb, Emory Elliott, Elaine Martin, Robin Truth Goodman, Sophia A. McClennen, William V. Spanos, Zahi Zalloua.
    ISBN: 9781607852490
    URL: https://doi.org/10.3998/ohp.10815548.0001.001
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    Telemorphosis : Theory in the Era of Climate Change, Vol. 1 (2012)
    Ann Arbor, Michigan : Open Humanities Press
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    Description / Table of Contents: This volume gathers notable critics and philosophers to engage the predominant impasse of an emerging era of climate change and ecocatastrophic acceleration: that is, how conceptual and critical practices inherited from 20th century master-thinkers—who took no account of these emergences and logics—alter, adapt, mutate, or undergo translation at the current moment. Rather than assume that the humanities and philosophic practices of the past routed in the rethinking of language and power are suspended as irrelevant before mutations of the biosphere itself, Telemorphosis asks how, in fact, the latter have always been imbricated in these cognitive and linguistic practices and remain so, which is also to ask how a certain violence returns, today, to entirely different fields of reference. The writers in the volume ask, implicitly, how the 21st century horizons that exceed any political, economic, or conceptual models alters or redefines a series of key topoi. These range through figures of sexual difference, bioethics, care, species invasion, war, post-carbon thought, ecotechnics, time, and so on. As such, the volume is also a dossier on what metamorphoses await the legacies of “humanistic” thought in adapting to, or rethinking, the other materialities that impinge on contemporary “life as we know it.” With contributions by Robert Markley, J. Hillis Miller, Bernard Stiegler, Justin Read, Timothy Clark, Claire Colebrook, Jason Groves, Joanna Zylinska, Catherine Malabou, Mike Hill, Martin McQuillan, Eduardo Cadava and Tom Cohen.
    ISBN: 9781607852377
    URL: https://doi.org/10.3998/ohp.10539563.0001.001
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    Energy Technology Perspectives 2012 (2012)
    Paris : OECD/IEA
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    Keywords: energy ; energy economics
    Description / Table of Contents: Energy Technology Perspectives (ETP) is the International Energy Agency’s most ambitious publication on new developments in energy technology. It demonstrates how technologies – from electric vehicles to smart grids – can make a decisive difference in achieving the objective of limiting the global temperature rise to 2°C and enhancing energy security. ETP 2012 presents scenarios and strategies to 2050, with the aim of guiding decision makers on energy trends and what needs to be done to build a clean, secure and competitive energy future. ETP 2012 shows: • Current progress on clean energy deployment, and what can be done to accelerate it • How energy security and low carbon energy are linked • How energy systems will become more complex in the future, why systems integration is beneficial and how it can be achieved • How demand for heating and cooling will evolve dramatically and which solutions will satisfy it • Why flexible electricity systems are increasingly important, and how a system with smarter grids, energy storage and flexible generation can work • Why hydrogen could play a big role in the energy system of the future • Why fossil fuels will not disappear but will see their roles change, and what it means for the energy system as a whole • What is needed to realise the potential of carbon capture and storage (CCS) • Whether available technologies can allow the world to have zero energy related emissions by 2075 – which seems a necessary condition for the world to meet the 2°C target
    Pages: Online-Ressource (690 Seiten)
    URL: http://www.iea.org/publications/freepublications/publication/energy-technology-perspectives-2012.html
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    Recarbonization of the Biosphere : Ecosystems and the Global Carbon Cycle (2012)
    Tokyo, Heidelberg, New York, Dordrecht, London : SpringerOpen
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    Keywords: Carbon Sequestration ; Earth-Human System ; Ecosystem services ; Land-based carbon sinks ; Recarbonization
    Description / Table of Contents: This book describes comprehensively carbon (C) cycle process in global ecosystems and the potential and co-benefits of recarbonization of the biosphere. An ever increasing human population is disposing increasing amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere by land use and land cover changes but most importantly by burning of fossil fuels. This process severely perturbs the natural global C cycles and Earth system processes. Recarbonization of the biosphere is a potential strategy to redistribute C among global pools, and to enhance ocean but most importantly land-based C sinks. Sustainably managed and protected must be, in particular, the large and sensitive C stocks in permafrost, wetlands, peatlands, tropical rainforests and savannas, grasslands, degraded/desertified lands, and croplands. Recarbonization requires long-term management because C stocks grow with a progressive improvement in ecosystem health. Protecting and enhancing land-based C sinks serves food security aside contributing to climate change mitigation and adaptation.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (XXVIII, 560 pages)
    ISBN: 9789400741591
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4159-1
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    Guide to Thin Section Microscopy (2012)
    Chantilly, VA : Mineralogical Society of America
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    Description / Table of Contents: Optical thin section analysis is an essential tool for rock and mineral characterization, whether as a stand-alone method or in combination with microbeam and XRD techniques. This liberally illustrated guidebook provides a concise overview on the basics of polarized-light microscopy and its application to thin-section-based mineralogical and petrographic analysis. The larger part of the guide covers morphological and optical properties of minerals. There are further chapters on the principles of microscopic imaging including adjustment procedures for optimal microscope use, and on measuring lengths, angles and crystal plate thickness under the microscope. The book’s emphasis is on practical aspects and methodical approaches in thin section microscopy. It neither intends to cover the in-depth theoretical background of crystal optics, nor does it provide tabulated data for minerals. The guide is designed as an easily accessible learning resource for students, a teaching aid for instructors and a quick-reference manual for any geologist or mineralogist who uses the polarized-light microscope for thin section work. Several of the chapters have reorganized and revised in the second edition, notably chapters 3.2, 3.4, 4.2.3. Chapter 3.2 now includes deformation-related features at the grain or thin section scale. The text and figures of chapter 3.4 have been revised and extended. Chapter 4.2.3 has undergone a major revision that should help the novice to better understand the physical background to some basic optical phenomena such as retardation and interference colours. The upgrade involves new calculated interference colour charts, including a new, previously unpublished Δn-d chart. The second edition guide is available at no cost in English, German, and Spanish. The reduced-resolution versions give acceptable printouts in A4 format, whereas the print-quality versions give optimal reproduction of the color figures.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (IV, 127 Seiten)
    Edition: 2nd ed.
    ISBN: 9783000376719
    URL: http://www.minsocam.org/msa/OpenAccess_publications/#Guide
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    Earthquake-Resistant Structures : Design, Assessment and Rehabilitation (2012)
    Rijeka : InTech
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    Keywords: earthquake ; seismology ; geology ; geophysics ; earthquake engineering
    Description / Table of Contents: This book deals with earthquake-resistant structures, such as, buildings, bridges and liquid storage tanks. It contains twenty chapters covering several interesting research topics written by researchers and experts in the field of earthquake engineering. The book covers seismic-resistance design of masonry and reinforced concrete structures to be constructed as well as safety assessment, strengthening and rehabilitation of existing structures against earthquake loads. It also includes three chapters on electromagnetic sensing techniques for health assessment of structures, post earthquake assessment of steel buildings in fire environment and response of underground pipes to blast loads. The book provides the state-of-the-art on recent progress in earthquake-resistant structures. It should be useful to graduate students, researchers and practicing structural engineers.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (536 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9789535101239
    URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/earthquake-resistant-structures-design-assessment-and-rehabilitation
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    Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering - Soil Liquefaction and Seismic Safety of Dams and Monuments (2012)
    Rijeka : InTech
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    Keywords: earth and planetary sciences ; geology and geophysics ; seismology ; earthquake ; earthquake engineering ; geotechnics
    Description / Table of Contents: This book sheds lights on recent advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering with special emphasis on soil liquefaction, soil-structure interaction, seismic safety of dams and underground monuments, mitigation strategies against landslide and fire whirlwind resulting from earthquakes and vibration of a layered rotating plant and Bryan's effect. The book contains sixteen chapters covering several interesting research topics written by researchers and experts from several countries. The research reported in this book is useful to graduate students and researchers working in the fields of structural and earthquake engineering. The book will also be of considerable help to civil engineers working on construction and repair of engineering structures, such as buildings, roads, dams and monuments.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (436 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9789535100256
    URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/advances-in-geotechnical-earthquake-engineering-soil-liquefaction-and-seismic-safety-of-dams-and-monuments
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    Sustainable Development : Energy, Engineering and Technologies - Manufacturing and Environment (2012)
    Rijeka : InTech
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    Keywords: sustainability ; sustainable development ; environmental sciences ; environmental management
    Description / Table of Contents: The technological advancement of our civilization has created a consumer society expanding faster than the planet's resources allow, with our resource and energy needs rising exponentially in the past century. Securing the future of the human race will require an improved understanding of the environment as well as of technological solutions, mindsets and behaviors in line with modes of development that the ecosphere of our planet can support. Some experts see the only solution in a global deflation of the currently unsustainable exploitation of resources. However, sustainable development offers an approach that would be practical to fuse with the managerial strategies and assessment tools for policy and decision makers at the regional planning level. Environmentalists, architects, engineers, policy makers and economists will have to work together in order to ensure that planning and development can meet our society's present needs without compromising the security of future generations.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (276 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9789535101659
    URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/sustainable-development-energy-engineering-and-technologies-manufacturing-and-environment
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    Water Pollution (2012)
    Rijeka : InTech
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    Keywords: water pollution ; anthropogenic contaminants ; natural phenomena
    Description / Table of Contents: Water pollution is a major global problem that requires ongoing evaluation and revision of water resource policy at all levels (from international down to individual aquifers and wells). It has been suggested that it is the leading worldwide cause of deaths and diseases, and that it accounts for the deaths of more than 14,000 people daily. In addition to the acute problems of water pollution in developing countries, industrialized countries continue to struggle with pollution problems as well. Water is typically referred to as polluted when it is impaired by anthropogenic contaminants and either does not support a human use, such as drinking water, and/or undergoes a marked shift in its ability to support its constituent biotic communities, such as fish. Natural phenomena such as volcanoes, algae blooms, storms, and earthquakes also cause major changes in water quality and the ecological status of water. Most water pollutants are eventually carried by rivers into the oceans.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (214 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9789533079622
    URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/water-pollution
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    Hydropower : Practice and Application (2012)
    Rijeka : InTech
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    Keywords: hydroelectric energy ; renewable energy ; hydrology
    Description / Table of Contents: Hydroelectric energy is the most widely used form of renewable energy, accounting for 16 percent of global electricity consumption. This book is primarily based on theoretical and applied results obtained by the authors during a long time of practice devoted to problems in the design and operation of a significant number of hydroelectric power plants in different countries. It was preferred to edit this book with the intention that it may partly serve as a supplementary textbook for students on hydropower plants. The subjects being mentioned comprise all the main components of a hydro power plant, from the upstream end, with the basin for water intake, to the downstream end of the water flow outlet.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (332 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9789535101642
    URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/hydropower-practice-and-application
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    Noise Control, Reduction and Cancellation Solutions in Engineering (2012)
    Rijeka : InTech
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    Keywords: noise control
    Description / Table of Contents: Noise has various effects on comfort, performance, and human health. For this reason, noise control plays an increasingly central role in the development of modern industrial and engineering applications. Nowadays, the noise control problem excites and attracts the attention of a great number of scientists in different disciplines. Indeed, noise control has a wide variety of applications in manufacturing, industrial operations, and consumer products. The main purpose of this book, organized in 13 chapters, is to present a comprehensive overview of recent advances in noise control and its applications in different research fields. The authors provide a range of practical applications of current and past noise control strategies in different real engineering problems. It is well addressed to researchers and engineers who have specific knowledge in acoustic problems. I would like to thank all the authors who accepted my invitation and agreed to share their work and experiences.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (308 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9789533079189
    URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/noise-control-reduction-and-cancellation-solutions-in-engineering
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    Fluid Dynamics, Computational Modeling and Applications (2012)
    Rijeka : InTech
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    Keywords: fluid dynamics ; heat transfer
    Description / Table of Contents: The content of this book covers several up-to-date topics in fluid dynamics, computational modeling and its applications, and it is intended to serve as a general reference for scientists, engineers, and graduate students. The book is comprised of 30 chapters divided into 5 parts, which include: winds, building and risk prevention; multiphase flow, structures and gases; heat transfer, combustion and energy; medical and biomechanical applications; and other important themes. This book also provides a comprehensive overview of computational fluid dynamics and applications, without excluding experimental and theoretical aspects.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (660 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9789535100522
    URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/fluid-dynamics-computational-modeling-and-applications
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    Advances in Chemical Engineering (2012)
    Rijeka : InTech
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    Keywords: chemistry ; chemical engineering
    Description / Table of Contents: Chemical engineering applications have been a source of challenging optimization problems in terms of economics and technology. The goal of this book is to enable the reader to get instant information on fundamentals and advancements in chemical engineering. This book addresses ongoing evolutions of chemical engineering and provides overview to the sate of the art advancements. Molecular perspective is increasingly important in the refinement of kinetic and thermodynamic molding. As a result, much of the material was revised on industrial problems and their sophisticated solutions from known scientists around the world. These issues were divided in to two sections, fundamental advances and catalysis and reaction engineering. A distinct feature of this text continues to be the emphasis on molecular chemistry, reaction engineering and modeling to achieve rational and robust industrial design. Our perspective is that this background must be made available to undergraduate, graduate and professionals in an integrated manner.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (594 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9789535103929
    URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/advances-in-chemical-engineering
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    Coal in Our Veins : A Personal Journey (2012)
    Logan, Utah : Utah State University Press
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    Keywords: history ; coal mining
    Description / Table of Contents: In Coal in Our Veins, Erin Thomas employs historical research, autobiography, and journalism to intertwine the history of coal, her ancestors' lives mining coal, and the societal and environmental impacts of the United States' dependency on coal as an energy source. In the first part of her book, she visits Wales, native ground of British coal mining and of her emigrant ancestors. The Thomases' move to the coal region of Utah—where they witnessed the Winter Quarters and Castle Gate mine explosions, two of the worst mining disasters in American history—and the history of coal development in Utah form the second part. Then Thomas investigates coal mining and communities in West Virginia, near her East Coast home, looking at the Sago Mine collapse and more widespread impacts of mining, including population displacement, mountain top removal, coal dust dispersal, and stream pollution, flooding, and decimation. The book's final part moves from Washington D.C.—and an examination of coal, CO2, and national energy policy—back to Utah, for a tour of a coal mine, and a consideration of the Crandall Canyon mine cave-in, back to Wales and the closing of the oldest operating deep mine in the world and then to a look at energy alternatives, especially wind power, in West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (274 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9780874218657
    URL: https://www.doabooks.org/doab?func=search&query=rid:23528
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    Monitoring the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty: Source Processes and Explosion Yield Estimation (2001)
    Basel, Boston, Berlin : Birkhäuser
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    Keywords: Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty ; CTBT ; estimation ; identification ; monitoring
    Description / Table of Contents: This volume presents summaries of recent research results on the related subjects of source processes and explosion yield estimation, which are important elements of any treaty verification system. The term Source Processes, in the context of nuclear test monitoring, refers to a wide range of research topics. In a narrow definition, it describes the complex physical phenomena that are directly associated with a nuclear explosion, and the catastrophic deformation and transformation of the material surrounding the explosion. In a broader sense, it includes a host of topics related to the inference of explosion phenomena from seismic and other signals. A further widening of the definition includes the study and characterization of source processes of events other than nuclear, such as earthquakes and, in particular, mining explosions. This latter research is especially important relative to the question of identifying and discriminating nuclear explosions from other seismic events. Explosion Yield Estimation deals with the corresponding inverse problem of inferring explosion source characteristics through analyses of the various types of seismic signals produced by the explosion. This is a complex technical task which has been the focus of some of the most contentious treaty monitoring debates. The current compilation of eight articles on Source Processes and six articles on Explosion Yield Estimation gives a good representation of state-of-the-art research currently being conducted in the broad area of seismic source characterization in the context of nuclear test monitoring.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (261 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9783764365523
    URL: http://link.springer.com/journal/24/158/11/
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    Dealing with Climate Change - 2001 Edition : Policies and Measures in IEA Member Countries (2001)
    Paris : IEA Publications
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    Description / Table of Contents: Underpinning international efforts to combat climate change are a series of actions being taken by developed countries' governments to mitigate emissions of greenhouse gases. This volume details more than 200 new policies and measures that were taken in the year 2000 to address energy-related emissions in IEA member countries. Actions are listed for each of the 26 IEA Member countries under five major headings: fiscal policy, tradable permits, regulatory instruments and voluntary approaches, R&D policy, and policy processes. In addition, policies are classified according to energy source and end use.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (145 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9264195181
    URL: http://www.iea.org/publications/free_new_Desc.asp?PUBS_ID=1111
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    Recent progress in functional analysis : proceedings of the International Functional Analysis Meeting on the Occasion of the 70th Birthday of Professor Manuel Valdivia, Valencia, Spain, July 3-7, 2000 (2001)
    Amsterdam ; New York : Elsevier
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    Keywords: DDC 515/.7 ; LC QA319 ; Functional analysis - Congresses
    Pages: Online-Ressource (xliv, 423 pages)
    Edition: 1st ed
    ISBN: 9780444502193
    URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/publication?issn=03040208&volume=189
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    Mathematical logic (2001)
    Amsterdam ; New York : Elsevier Science
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    Keywords: DDC 511.3 ; LC QA9.2 ; Logic, Symbolic and mathematical
    Pages: Online-Ressource (xii, 293 pages)
    ISBN: 9780444504234
    URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780444504234
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    Inherently parallel algorithms in feasibility and optimization and their applications (2001)
    Amsterdam ; New York : Elsevier
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    Keywords: DDC 519.6 ; LC QA402.5 ; Mathematical optimization - Congresses ; Parallel algorithms - Congresses
    Description / Table of Contents: Papers from the Research Workshop on Inherently Parallel Algorithms in Feasibility and Optimization and Their Applications, held in Haifa, Israel, Mar. 13-16, 2000
    Pages: Online-Ressource (x, 504 pages)
    Edition: 1st ed
    ISBN: 9780444505958
    URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/publication?issn=1570579X&volume=8
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    Multivariate polysplines : applications to numerical and wavelet analysis (2001)
    San Diego, Calif : Academic Press
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    Keywords: DDC 511/.42 ; LC QA224 ; Differential equations, Elliptic - Numerical solutions ; Polyharmonic functions ; Spline theory
    Pages: Online-Ressource (xiv, 498 pages)
    ISBN: 9780124224902
    URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780124224902
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    Handbook of the geometry of Banach spaces (2001)
    Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier
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    Keywords: DDC 515/.732 ; LC QA322.2 ; Banach spaces
    Pages: Online-Ressource (ix, 1866 pages)
    Edition: 1st ed
    ISBN: 9780444828422
    URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/publication?issn=18745849&volume=1
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    Natural Hazards in the Asia-Pacific Region : Recent Advances and Emerging Concepts (2012)
    London : The Geological Society
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    Description / Table of Contents: Living with natural hazards in the Asia–Pacific region / James R. Goff and James P. Terry / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 361, 1-2, 1 January 2012, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP361.1 --- The special vulnerability of Asia–Pacific islands to natural hazards / James P. Terry and James R. Goff / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 361, 3-5, 1 January 2012, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP361.2 --- Flood generation during the SW monsoon season in northern Thailand / Han She Lim and Kanokporn Boochabun / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 361, 7-20, 1 January 2012, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP361.3 --- Marine inundation hazards in French Polynesia: geomorphic impacts of Tropical Cyclone Oli in February 2010 / Samuel Etienne / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 361, 21-39, 1 January 2012, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP361.4 --- Records of submarine natural hazards off SW Taiwan / Chih-Chieh Su, Jing-Yi Tseng, Ho-Han Hsu, Cheng-Shing Chiang, Ho-Shing Yu, Saulwood Lin and James T. Liu / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 361, 41-60, 1 January 2012, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP361.5 --- Bedding structures in Indian tsunami deposits that provide clues to the dynamics of tsunami inundation / Adam D. Switzer, S. Srinivasalu, N. Thangadurai and V. Ram Mohan / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 361, 61-77, 1 January 2012, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP361.6 --- Tsunami hazard related to a flank collapse of Anak Krakatau Volcano, Sunda Strait, Indonesia / T. Giachetti, R. Paris, K. Kelfoun and B. Ontowirjo / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 361, 79-90, 1 January 2012, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP361.7 --- An examination of hazard communication logs and public response during the 1946 and 1960 tsunamis that impacted Hilo, Hawaii / Jeanne B. Johnston, Deanne K. Bird, James R. Goff and Walter C. Dudley / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 361, 91-105, 1 January 2012, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP361.8 --- Towards better design and management of tsunami evacuation routes: a case study of Ao Jak Beach Road / Alan D. Ziegler, Roy C. Sidle, Mandy S. Song, Zuo Jin Ang and Decha Duangnamon / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 361, 107-114, 1 January 2012, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP361.9 --- GIS-based techniques for assessing the vulnerability of buildings to tsunami: current approaches and future steps / C. Tarbotton, D. Dominey-Howes, J. R. Goff, M. Papathoma-Kohle, F. Dall'Osso and I. L. Turner / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 361, 115-125, 1 January 2012, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP361.10 --- Impacts, recovery and resilience of Thai tourist coasts to the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami / Poh Poh Wong / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 361, 127-138, 1 January 2012, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP361.11 --- Earthquake catastrophe models in disaster response planning, risk mitigation and financing in developing countries in Asia / Nigel Winspear, Rade Musulin and Mohan Sharma / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 361, 139-150, 1 January 2012, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP361.12 --- Geological hazards of SW Natib Volcano, site of the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant, the Philippines / A. M. F. Lagmay, R. Rodolfo, H. Cabria, J. Soria, P. Zamora, C. Abon, C. Lit, M. R. T. Lapus, E. Paguican, M. G. Bato, G. Tiu, E. Obille, N. E. Pellejera, P. C. Francisco, R. N. Eco and J. Aviso / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 361, 151-169, 1 January 2012, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP361.13 --- Influence of the institutional and socio-economic context for responding to disasters: case study of the 1994 and 2006 eruptions of the Merapi Volcano, Indonesia / Estuning Tyas Wulan Mei and Franck Lavigne / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 361, 171-186, 1 January 2012, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP361.14 --- Exploratory spatial analysis of typhoon characteristics in the North Pacific basin / Chen-Chieh Feng and James P. Terry / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 361, 187-194, 1 January 2012, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP361.15 --- Geovisualization of tropical cyclone behaviour in the South Pacific / Gennady A. Gienko and James P. Terry / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 361, 195-208, 1 January 2012, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP361.16 --- The value of a Pacific-wide tsunami database to risk reduction: putting theory into practice / James R. Goff, Catherine Chagué-Goff and James P. Terry / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 361, 209-220, 1 January 2012, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP361.17
    Pages: Online-Ressource (225 Seiten) , Illustrationen, Diagramme, Karten
    ISBN: 9781862396098
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    Earth Observation (2012)
    Rijeka : InTech
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    Keywords: remote sensing ; observation ; earth and planetary sciences
    Description / Table of Contents: Today, space technology is used as an excellent instrument for Earth observation applications. Data is collected using satellites and other available platforms for remote sensing. Remote sensing data collection detects a wide range of electromagnetic energy which is emitting, transmitting, or reflecting from the Earth's surface. Appropriate detection systems are needed to implement further data processing. Space technology has been found to be a successful application for studying climate change, as current and past data can be dynamically compared. This book presents different aspects of climate change and discusses space technology applications.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (254 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9789533079738
    URL: http://www.intechweb.org/books/show/title/earth-observation
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    Seismic Waves : Research and Analysis (2012)
    Rijeka : InTech
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    Keywords: earthquake ; tsunami ; seismic waves ; seismology ; geology ; geophysics
    Description / Table of Contents: The importance of seismic wave research lies not only in our ability to understand and predict earthquakes and tsunamis, it also reveals information on the Earth's composition and features in much the same way as it led to the discovery of Mohorovicic's discontinuity. As our theoretical understanding of the physics behind seismic waves has grown, physical and numerical modeling have greatly advanced and now augment applied seismology for better prediction and engineering practices. This has led to some novel applications such as using artificially-induced shocks for exploration of the Earth's subsurface and seismic stimulation for increasing the productivity of oil wells. This book demonstrates the latest techniques and advances in seismic wave analysis from theoretical approach, data acquisition and interpretation, to analyses and numerical simulations, as well as research applications. A review process was conducted in cooperation with sincere support by Drs. Hiroshi Takenaka, Yoshio Murai, Jun Matsushima, and Genti Toyokuni.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (326 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9789533079448
    URL: http://www.intechweb.org/books/show/title/seismic-waves-research-and-analysis
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    An Introduction to the Study of Mineralogy (2012)
    Rijeka : InTech
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    Keywords: mineralogy ; physical sciences ; engineering ; technology
    Description / Table of Contents: An Introduction to the Study of Mineralogy is a collection of papers that can be easily understood by a wide variety of readers, whether they wish to use it in their work, or simply to extend their knowledge. It is unique in that it presents a broad view of the mineralogy field. The book is intended for chemists, physicists, engineers, and the students of geology, geophysics, and soil science, but it will also be invaluable to the more advanced students of mineralogy who are looking for a concise revision guide.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (154 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9789533078960
    URL: http://www.intechweb.org/books/show/title/an-introduction-to-the-study-of-mineralogy
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    Remote Sensing of Planet Earth (2012)
    Rijeka : InTech
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    Keywords: remote sensing ; geology ; geophysics
    Description / Table of Contents: Monitoring of water and land objects enters a revolutionary age with the rise of ubiquitous remote sensing and public access. Earth monitoring satellites permit detailed, descriptive, quantitative, holistic, standardized, global evaluation of the state of the Earth skin in a manner that our actual Earthen civilization has never been able to before. The water monitoring topics covered in this book include the remote sensing of open water bodies, wetlands and small lakes, snow depth and underwater seagrass, along with a variety of remote sensing techniques, platforms, and sensors. The Earth monitoring topics include geomorphology, land cover in arid climate, and disaster assessment after a tsunami. Finally, advanced topics of remote sensing covers atmosphere analysis with GNSS signals, earthquake visual monitoring, and fundamental analyses of laser reflectometry in the atmosphere medium.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (240 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9789533079196
    URL: http://www.intechweb.org/books/show/title/remote-sensing-of-planet-earth
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    Hydrodynamics : Natural Water Bodies (2012)
    Rijeka : InTech
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    Keywords: hydrodynamics ; hydrology ; mechanical engineering
    Description / Table of Contents: The phenomena related to the flow of fluids are generally complex, and difficult to quantify. New approaches, considering points of view still not explored, may introduce useful tools in the study of Hydrodynamics and the related transport phenomena. The details of the flows and the properties of the fluids must be considered on a very small scale perspective. Consequently, new concepts and tools are generated to better describe the fluids and their properties. This volume presents conclusions about advanced topics of calculated and observed flows. It contains twenty chapters, organized in five sections: 1) Mathematical Models in Fluid Mechanics 2) Biological Applications and Biohydrodynamics 3) Detailed Experimental Analyses of Fluids and Flows 4) Radiation-, Electro-, Magnetohydrodynamics, and Magnetorheology 5) Special Topics on Simulations and Experimental Data. These chapters present new points of view about methods and tools used in Hydrodynamics.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (286 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9789533078939
    URL: http://www.intechweb.org/books/show/title/hydrodynamics-natural-water-bodies
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    X-Ray Spectroscopy (2012)
    Rijeka : InTech
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    Keywords: x-ray ; spectroscopy ; physical sciences ; engineering ; technology
    Description / Table of Contents: The x-ray is the only invention that became a regular diagnostic tool in hospitals within a week of its first observation by Roentgen in 1895. Even today, x-rays are a great characterization tool at the hands of scientists working in almost every field, such as medicine, physics, material science, space science, chemistry, archeology, and metallurgy. With vast existing applications of x-rays, it is even more surprising that every day people are finding new applications of x-rays or refining the existing techniques. This book consists of selected chapters on the recent applications of x-ray spectroscopy that are of great interest to the scientists and engineers working in the fields of material science, physics, chemistry, astrophysics, astrochemistry, instrumentation, and techniques of x-ray based characterization. The chapters have been grouped into two major sections based upon the techniques and applications. The book covers some basic principles of satellite x-rays as characterization tools for chemical properties and the physics of detectors and x-ray spectrometer. The techniques like EDXRF, WDXRF, EPMA, satellites, micro-beam analysis, particle induced XRF, and matrix effects are discussed. The characterization of thin films and ceramic materials using x-rays is also covered.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (280 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9789533079677
    URL: http://www.intechweb.org/books/show/title/x-ray-spectroscopy
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    Cities and Flooding / Part 1 : A Guide to Integrated Urban Flood Risk Management for the 21st Century (2012)
    Washington, D. C. : The World Bank
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    Keywords: cities ; climate change ; distaster risk management ; environmental buffers ; flooding ; urban development
    Description / Table of Contents: Urban flooding is a significant challenge which today increasingly confronts the residents of the expanding cities and towns of developing countries, as well as policymakers and national, regional and local government officials. The Global Handbook presents the state-of-the art in urban flood risk management in a thorough and user-friendly way. It serves as a primer in integrated urban flood risk management for technical specialists, decision-makers and other concerned stakeholders in the private and community sectors. It covers the causes, probability and impacts of floods; the measures that can be used to manage flood risk, balancing structural and non-structural solutions in an integrated fashion; and the means by which these measures can be financed and implemented, and their progress monitored and evaluated. The Handbook provides an operational guide on how most effectively to manage the risk of floods in rapidly urbanizing settings – and within the context of a changing climate.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (631 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9780821394779
    URL: http://issuu.com/world.bank.publications/docs/9780821388662
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    Palaeoproterozoic of India (2012)
    London : The Geological Society
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    Description / Table of Contents: The Indian shield represents a vast repository of the Palaeoproterozoic geological record. Built over the four large amalgamated Archaean nuclei (Dharwar, Bastar, Singhbhum and Aravalli–Bundelkhand) the major and minor Palaeoproterozoic sedimentary basins and supracrustal sequences in India are comparable in scale, and perhaps also in development, to those of North America, Africa, Australia and Brazil. The deformation of these supracrustal sequences, attendant metamorphism and emplacement of plutonic bodies hold important clues to their connection with major orogenies. Research in these areas has led to investigations into global correlation, which in turn has had a direct bearing on refining models of Palaeoproterozoic supercontinent assembly and break-up. This book covers various aspects of regional geology as well as broader issues of the Indian Palaeoproterozoic geology and its global context. It is an outcome of the UNESCO-IGCP 509 Palaeoproterozoic Supercontinents and Global Evolution research project.
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    ISBN: 9781862393455
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    The Petroleum Exploration of Ireland's Offshore Basins (2001)
    London : The Geological Society
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    Description / Table of Contents: Ireland is virtually encircled by sedimentary basins which developed in response to periods of rifting and thermal subsidence. These offshore basins have been the focus of intermittent phases of exploration since drilling of the first well in 1970 and, to date, 136 wells have been drilled. Most of the drilling so far has concentrated on structural traps, but recent exploration has begun to focus on a variety of stratigraphic traps, with greater emphasis on results obtained from studies of the Atlantic margin basins. The Petroleum Exploration of Ireland's Offshore Basins contains a set of 27 papers on a wide range of topics relating to recent exploration of the Irish offshore sedimentary basins. These papers address aspects of the structural and stratigraphic evolution, thermal history, petroleum systems, reservoir geology and sea-bed processes in the Irish offshore area. Although the main focus is on petroleum systems and those issues bearing on exploration risk, the exploration effort has yielded fundamental new insight into the wider development of starved passive continental margins. The volume will be of interest to oil industry explorationists and researchers focusing on NW European sedimentary basins and the evolution of the Irish Atlantic margin.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (473 Seiten)
    ISBN: 1862390878
    URL: http://sp.lyellcollection.org/content/188/1.toc
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    Brittle Deformation of Solid and Granular Materials with Applications to Mechanics of Earthquakes and Faults (2012)
    Basel, Boston, Berlin : Birkhäuser
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    Keywords: brittle damage ; dynamics of earth materials ; earthquake fault zones ; granular mechanics ; nonlinear deformation
    Description / Table of Contents: Earthquake fault zones exhibit hierarchical damage and granular structures with evolving geometrical and material properties. Understanding how repeated brittle deformation form the structures and how the structures affect subsequent earthquakes is a rich problem involving coupling of various processes that operate over broad space and time scales. The diverse state-of-the-art papers collected here show how insight can come from many fields including statistical physics, structural geology and rock mechanics at large scales; elasticity, friction and nonlinear continuum mechanics at intermediate scales; and fracture mechanics, granular mechanics and surface physics at small scales. This volume will be useful to students and professional researchers from Earth Sciences, Material Sciences, Engineering, Physics and other disciplines, who are interested in the properties of natural fault zones and the processes that occur between and during earthquakes.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (VI, 302 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9783034802536
    URL: http://link.springer.com/journal/24/168/12/
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    Data Assimilation and its Applications (2012)
    Basel, Boston, Berlin : Birkhäuser
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    Keywords: Bayesian and non-Bayesian techniques ; application to meteorology, ocean and air quality ; genetic algorithm ; multidimensional variational methods ; novel estimation methods for environmental variables
    Description / Table of Contents: Data assimilation is a novel, versatile methodology for estimating atmospheric and oceanic variables. The estimation of a quantity of interest via data assimilation involves the combination of observational data with the underlying dynamical principles governing the system under observation. This volume contains many original findings in data assimilation and its applications related to atmospheric, oceanic and environmental systems. This covers various data assimilation techniques with in Bayesian and non-Bayesian framework ranging from Least-Square, nudging, three dimensional variational (3DVAR), four-dimensional variational (4DVAR), Local Ensemble Kalman filter, Genetic algorithm etc. This also covers the applications to extreme weather event, hurricane, Asian summer monsoon, structure of the barrier layer in the equatorial Pacific ocean and identification of emission sources. This volume will be useful as a reading material in graduate level courses dealing with data assimilation and its application to meteorology, ocean and air quality. The scientific community at large especially younger scientists will find this book a useful addition to their personal and institutional libraries.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (VI, 286 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9783034804417
    URL: http://link.springer.com/journal/24/169/3/
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    Phenology and Climate Change (2012)
    Rijeka : InTech
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    Keywords: phenology ; climate change ; agricultural and biological sciences
    Description / Table of Contents: Phenology, a study of animal and plant life cycle, is one of the most obvious and direct phenomena on our planet. The timing of phenological events provides vital information for climate change investigation, natural resource management, carbon sequence analysis, and crop and forest growth monitoring. This book summarizes recent progresses in the understanding of seasonal variation in animals and plants and its correlations to climate variables. With the contributions of phenological scientists worldwide, this book is subdivided into sixteen chapters and sorted in four parts: animal life cycle, plant seasonality, phenology in fruit plants, and remote sensing phenology. The chapters of this book offer a broad overview of phenology observations and climate impacts. Hopefully this book will stimulate further developments in relation to phenology monitoring, modeling and predicting.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (320 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9789535103363
    URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/phenology-and-climate-change
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    Wavelet Transforms and Their Recent Applications in Biology and Geoscience (2012)
    Rijeka : InTech
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    Keywords: wavelet transforms; geosciences ; physics
    Description / Table of Contents: This book reports on recent applications in biology and geoscience. Among them we mention the application of wavelet transforms in the treatment of EEG signals, the dimensionality reduction of the gait recognition framework, the biometric identification and verification. The book also contains applications of the wavelet transforms in the analysis of data collected from sport and breast cancer. The denoting procedure is analyzed within wavelet transform and applied on data coming from real world applications. The book ends with two important applications of the wavelet transforms in geoscience.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (298 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9789535102120
    URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/wavelet-transforms-and-their-recent-applications-in-biology-and-geoscience
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    Crude Oil Emulsions : Composition Stability and Characterization (2012)
    Rijeka : InTech
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    Keywords: petroleum ; oil
    Description / Table of Contents: Petroleum "black gold" is the most important nonrenewable source of energy. It is a complex mixture of different phases and components. Refining it provides a vast number of organic compounds, all of them of which are used to produce petroleum based products for numerous applications, from industry to medicine, from clothing to food industries. We can find petroleum based products all around us. This book deals with some important topics related to petroleum such as its chemical composition and stability. It is well-known that the chemical composition of crude oil differs according to the site of production, and its grade varies from waxy to asphaltenic crude. Both of them are refined to produce different products. The stability of crude oil on aging and transportation is governed by several factors and these factors are included within this book. Some new technologies for petroleum characterization are also introduced. This book is aimed at researchers, chemical engineers and people working within the petroleum industry.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (240 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9789535102205
    URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/crude-oil-emulsions-composition-stability-and-characterization
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    Induced Seismicity Potential in Energy Technologies (2012)
    Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press
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    Keywords: seismology ; seismicity ; energy
    Description / Table of Contents: In the past several years, some energy technologies that inject or extract fluid from the Earth, such as oil and gas development and geothermal energy development, have been found or suspected to cause seismic events, drawing heightened public attention. Although only a very small fraction of injection and extraction activities among the hundreds of thousands of energy development sites in the United States have induced seismicity at levels noticeable to the public, understanding the potential for inducing felt seismic events and for limiting their occurrence and impacts is desirable for state and federal agencies, industry, and the public at large. To better understand, limit, and respond to induced seismic events, work is needed to build robust prediction models, to assess potential hazards, and to help relevant agencies coordinate to address them. Induced Seismicity Potential in Energy Technologies identifies gaps in knowledge and research needed to advance the understanding of induced seismicity; identify gaps in induced seismic hazard assessment methodologies and the research to close those gaps; and assess options for steps toward best practices with regard to energy development and induced seismicity potential.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (XII, 225 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9780309253673
    URL: http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=13355
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    The Globalization of Knowledge : Based on the 97th Dahlem Workshop (2012)
    Berlin : Edition Open Access
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (XI, 854 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9783844222388
    URL: http://www.edition-open-access.de/studies/1/index.html
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    Tectonics : Recent Advances (2012)
    Rijeka : InTech
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    Keywords: geology ; geophysics ; tectonics ; seismology
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1: Cyclic Development of Axial Parts of Slow-Spreading Ridges: Evidence from Sierra Leone Area, the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, 5-7°N by E.V. Sharkov --- Chapter 2: Features of Caucasian Segment of the Alpine-Himalayan Convergence Zone: Geological, Volcanological, Neotectonical, and Geophysical Data by E.V. Sharkov, V.A. Lebedev, A.G. Rodnikov, A.V. Chugaev, N.A. Sergeeva and L.P. Zabarinskaya --- Chapter 3: 3D Modelling and Basement Tectonics of the Niger Delta Basin from Aeromagnetic Data by A.A. Okiwelu and I.A. Ude --- Chapter 4: Seismic Paleo-Geomorphic System of the Extensional Province of the Niger Delta: An Example of the Okari Field by Muslim B. Aminu and Moses O. Olorunniwo --- Chapter 5: Geodynamic and Tectonostratigrafic Study of a Continental Rift: The Triassic Cuyana Basin, Argentina by Silvia Patricia Barredo --- Chapter 6: Role of the NE-SW Hercynian Master Fault Systems and Associated Lineaments on the Structuring and Evolution of the Mesozoic and Cenozoic Basins of the Alpine Margin, Northern Tunisia by Fetheddine Melki, Taher Zouaghi, Mohamed Ben Chelbi, Mourad Bédir and Fouad Zargouni --- Chapter 7: An Assessment of the Earthquakes of Ancient Troy, NW Anatolia, Turkey by Akın Kürçer, Alexandros Chatzipetros, Salih Zeki Tutkun, Spyros Pavlides, Süha Özden, George Syrides, Kostas Vouvalidis, Emin Ulugergerli, Özkan Ateş and Yunus Levent Ekinci --- Chapter 8: Paleoseismological Three Dimensional Virtual Photography Method; A Case Study: Bağlarkayası-2010 Trench, Tuz Gölü Fault Zone, Central Anatolia, Turkey by Akın Kürçer and Yaşar Ergun Gökten --- Chapter 9: Structural Geological Analysis of the High Atlas (Morocco): Evidences of a Transpressional Fold-Thrust Belt by Alessandro Ellero, Giuseppe Ottria, Marco G. Malusà and Hassan Ouanaimi --- Chapter 10: Plate Tectonic Evolution of the Southern Margin of Laurussia in the Paleozoic by Jan Golonka and Aleksandra Gawęda --- Chapter 11: Was the Precambrian Basement of Western Troms and Lofoten-Vesterålen in Northern Norway Linked to the Lewisian of Scotland? A Comparison of Crustal Components, Tectonic Evolution and Amalgamation History" by Steffen G. Bergh, Fernando Corfu, Per Inge Myhre, Kåre Kullerud, Paul E.B. Armitage, Klaas B. Zwaan, Erling K. Ravna, Robert E. Holdsworth and Anupam Chattopadhya
    Pages: Online-Ressource (330 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9789535106753
    URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/tectonics-recent-advances
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    Energy Efficiency : A Bridge to Low Carbon Economy (2012)
    Rijeka : InTech
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    Keywords: energy ; carbon
    Description / Table of Contents: Energy efficiency is finally a common sense term. Nowadays almost everyone knows that using energy more efficiently saves money, reduces the emissions of greenhouse gasses and lowers dependence on imported fossil fuels. We are living in a fossil age at the peak of its strength. Competition for securing resources for fuelling economic development is increasing, price of fuels will increase while availability of would gradually decline. Small nations will be first to suffer if caught unprepared in the midst of the struggle for resources among the large players. Here it is where energy efficiency has a potential to lead toward the natural next step - transition away from imported fossil fuels! Someone said that the only thing more harmful then fossil fuel is fossilized thinking. It is our sincere hope that some of chapters in this book will influence you to take a fresh look at the transition to low carbon economy and the role that energy efficiency can play in that process.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (344 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9789535103400
    URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/energy-efficiency-a-bridge-to-low-carbon-economy
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    New Research on Knowledge Management : Models and Methods (2012)
    Rijeka : InTech
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    Keywords: knowledge management ; Web 2.0 ; knowledge transfer ; knowledge storage ; retrieval
    Description / Table of Contents: Due to the development of mobile and Web 2.0 technology, knowledge transfer, storage and retrieval have become much more rapid. In recent years, there have been more and more new and interesting findings in the research field of knowledge management. This book aims to introduce readers to the recent research topics, it is titled "New Research on Knowledge Management Models and Methods" and includes 19 chapters. Its focus is on the exploration of methods and models, covering the innovations of all knowledge management models and methods as well as deeper discussion. It is expected that this book provides relevant information about new research trends in comprehensive and novel knowledge management studies, and that it serves as an important resource for researchers, teachers and students, and for the development of practices in the knowledge management field.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (426 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9789535101901
    URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/new-research-on-knowledge-management-models-and-methods
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    Advances in Hurricane Research : Modelling, Meteorology, Preparedness and Impacts (2012)
    Rijeka : InTech
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    Keywords: oceanography ; atmospheric sciences ; hurricane research ; tropical cyclone
    Description / Table of Contents: This book provides a wealth of new information, ideas and analysis on some of the key unknowns in hurricane research. Topics covered include the numerical prediction systems for tropical cyclone development, the use of remote sensing methods for tropical cyclone development, a parametric surface wind model for tropical cyclones, a micrometeorological analysis of the wind as a hurricane passes over Houston, USA, the meteorological passage of numerous tropical cyclones as they pass over the South China Sea, simulation modelling of evacuations by motorised vehicles in Alabama, the influence of high stream-flow events on nutrient flows in the post hurricane period, a reviews of the medical needs, both physical and psychological of children in a post hurricane scenario and finally the impact of two hurricanes on Ireland. Hurricanes discussed in the various chapters include Katrina, Ike, Isidore, Humberto, Debbie and Charley and many others in the North Atlantic as well as numerous tropical cyclones in the South China Sea.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (198 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9789535108672
    URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/advances-in-hurricane-research-modelling-meteorology-preparedness-and-impacts
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    Sociological Landscape : Theories, Realities and Trends (2012)
    Rijeka : InTech
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    Keywords: social sciences ; sociology
    Description / Table of Contents: More than the usual academic textbook, the present volume presents sociology as terrain that one can virtually traverse and experience. Each version of the sociological imagination captured by the chapter essays takes the readers to the realm of the taken-for-granted (such as zoological collections, food, education, entrepreneurship, religious participation, etc.) and the extraordinary (the likes of organizational fraud, climate change, labour relations, multiple modernities, etc.) - altogether presumed to be problematic and yet possible. Using the sociological perspective as the frame of reference, the readers are invited to interrogate the realities and trends which their social worlds relentlessly create for them, allowing them in return, to discover their unique locations in their cultures' social map.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (428 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9789535104605
    URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/sociological-landscape-theories-realities-and-trends
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    Metaphysics (2012)
    Rijeka : InTech
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    Keywords: social sciences ; metaphysics
    Description / Table of Contents: It is our hope that this collection will give readers a sense of the type of metaphysical investigations that are now being carried out by thinkers in the Western nations. We also hope that the reader's curiosity will be peaked so that further inquiry will follow.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (148 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9789535106463
    URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/metaphysics
    Language: English
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    Application of Geographic Information Systems (2012)
    Rijeka : InTech
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    Keywords: geographics ; GIS ; Geographic Information Systems
    Description / Table of Contents: The importance of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) can hardly be overemphasized in today’s academic and professional arena. More professionals and academics have been using GIS than ever – urban & regional planners, civil engineers, geographers, spatial economists, sociologists, environmental scientists, criminal justice professionals, political scientists, and alike. As such, it is extremely important to understand the theories and applications of GIS in our teaching, professional work, and research. “The Application of Geographic Information Systems” presents research findings that explain GIS’s applications in different subfields of social sciences. With several case studies conducted in different parts of the world, the book blends together the theories of GIS and their practical implementations in different conditions. It deals with GIS’s application in the broad spectrum of geospatial analysis and modeling, water resources analysis, land use analysis, infrastructure network analysis like transportation and water distribution network, and such. The book is expected to be a useful source of knowledge to the users of GIS who envision its applications in their teaching and research. This easy-to-understand book is surely not the end in itself but a little contribution to toward our understanding of the rich and wonderful subject of GIS.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (372 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9789535108245
    URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/application-of-geographic-information-systems
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    Advances in Carbonate Exploration and Reservoir Analysis (2012)
    London : The Geological Society
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    Keywords: carbonate reservoirs; reservoir analysis
    Description / Table of Contents: Advances in carbonate exploration and reservoir analysis / J. Garland, J. Neilson, S. E. Laubach and K. J. Whidden / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 370, 1-15, 30 October 2012, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP370.15 --- Carbonate rocks and petroleum reservoirs: a geological perspective from the industry / Trevor P. Burchette / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 370, 17-37, 19 October 2012, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP370.14 --- Lacustrine carbonates in rift settings: the interaction of volcanic and microbial processes on carbonate deposition / V. Paul Wright / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 370, 39-47, 26 June 2012, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP370.2 --- The Grosmont: the world's largest unconventional oil reservoir hosted in carbonate rocks / Hans G. Machel, Mary Luz Borrero, Eugene Dembicki, Harald Huebscher, Luo Ping and Yi Zhao / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 370, 49-81, 21 September 2012, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP370.11 --- Reservoir characteristics of fault-controlled hydrothermal dolomite bodies: Ramales Platform case study / J. Dewit, M. Huysmans, Ph. Muchez, D. W. Hunt, J. B. Thurmond, J. Verges, E. Saura, N. Fernandez, I. Romaire, P. Esestime and R. Swennen / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 370, 83-109, 26 June 2012, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP370.1 --- Reservoir properties and petrophysical modelling of carbonate sand bodies: outcrop analogue study in an epicontinental basin (Triassic, Germany) / Denis Palermo, Thomas Aigner, Bjoern Seyfang and Sergio Nardon / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 370, 111-138, 26 June 2012, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP370.6 --- Reservoir characterization of an intra-orogenic Carbonates platform: Pila Spi Formation, Taq Taq oil field, Kurdistan, Iraq / Basim Al-Qayim and Divan Othman / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 370, 139-168, 26 June 2012, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP370.7 --- Mechanical stratigraphy and (palaeo-) karstification of the Murge area (Apulia, southern Italy) / Carl Jacquemyn, Rudy Swennen and Paola Ronchi / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 370, 169-186, 26 June 2012, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP370.4 --- Effects of diagenesis (cement precipitation) during fracture opening on fracture aperture-size scaling in carbonate rocks / J. N. Hooker, L. A. Gomez, S. E. Laubach, J. F. W. Gale and R. Marrett / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 370, 187-206, 26 June 2012, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP370.9 --- Interplay between fracturing and hydrothermal fluid flow in the Asón Valley hydrothermal dolomites (Basque–Cantabrian Basin, Spain) / E. Iriarte, M. A. López-Horgue, S. Schroeder and B. Caline / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 370, 207-227, 5 September 2012, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP370.10 --- Geomodelling of carbonate mounds using two-point and multipoint statistics / Xavier Janson and Darrin D. Madriz / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 370, 229-246, 26 June 2012, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP370.5 --- Characterization of karstic networks by automatic extraction of geometrical and topological parameters: comparison between observations and stochastic simulations / A. Fournillon, S. Abelard, S. Viseur, B. Arfib and J. Borgomano / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 370, 247-264, 26 June 2012, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP370.8 --- Relevance of the stochastic stratigraphic well correlation approach for the study of complex carbonate settings: application to the Malampaya buildup (Offshore Palawan, Philippines) / Florent Lallier, Guillaume Caumon, Jean Borgomano, Sophie Viseur, Francois Fournier, Christophe Antoine and Théophile Gentilhomme / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 370, 265-275, 5 September 2012, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP370.12 --- A new workflow for carbonate reservoir modelling based on MPS: shoal bodies in outcrop analogues (Triassic, SW Germany) / Andre Jung, Thomas Aigner, Denis Palermo, Sergio Nardon and Marco Pontiggia / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 370, 277-293, 17 September 2012, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP370.13 --- An algorithm for 3D simulation of branchwork karst networks using Horton parameters and A★ Application to a synthetic case / Pauline Collon-Drouaillet, Vincent Henrion and Jeanne Pellerin / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 370, 295-306, 26 June 2012, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP370.3
    Pages: Online-Ressource (311 Seiten) , Illustrationen, Diagramme, Karten
    ISBN: 9781862396180
    URL: https://sp.lyellcollection.org/content/370/1
    Language: English
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    Dynamical Models in Biology (2001)
    Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier Academic Press
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    Keywords: DDC 510 ; LC QA39.3 ; Mathematics
    Description / Table of Contents: A down-to-earth introduction to the growing field of modern mathematical biology. Also includes appendices which provide background material that goes beyond advanced calculus and linear algebra
    Pages: Online-Ressource (vii-viii, 2001 pages)
    ISBN: 9780122491030
    URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780122491030
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    Climate Protection and Development (2012)
    London : Bloomsbury Academic
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    Description / Table of Contents: Writing about climate change often falls into one of two opposite traps - predicting either calamity or apathy - both of which this book avoids. This is not a story of gloom and doom, of inevitable climate catastrophe. On the contrary, this book spells out, in more detail than usual, what can and should be done to avert the real risks of disaster. Nor is it one of complacent congratulation for "win-win" initiatives, cautiously incremental steps, and "green" consumer choices. Climate Protection and Development summons us to an endeavour worthy of the resources and ingenuity of the twenty-first century - towards bold initiatives with big costs, and much bigger benefits. This book explores the interconnected issues of climate and development, laying the groundwork for just such a new deal. It presents a challenging agenda, and highlights the needs and perspectives of developing countries which may be unfamiliar or uncomfortable to readers in high-income countries. The unfortunate truth is that any large country, or group of mid-sized countries, can veto any global climate solution by refusing to participate, so a solution will only work if it works for everyone.
    Pages: Online-Ressource (XVI, 182 Seiten)
    ISBN: 9781780931722
    URL: http://www.bloomsburycollections.com/book/climate-protection-and-development/
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    Impasses of the Post-Global : Theory in the Era of Climate Change, Vol. 2 (2012)
    Ann Arbor, Michigan : Open Humanities Press
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    Description / Table of Contents: The diverse materials comprising Impasses of the Post-Global take as their starting point an interrelated, if seemingly endless sequence of current ecological, demographic, socio-political, economic, and informational disasters. These have impacted on the stakes and tenor of cultural criticism as much as they have on tangible relations in the contemporary world. The contributors to the Impasses struggle as valiantly with a rapidly unfolding set of new discursive and communicative preconditions as they do with the open-ended chain of current insults and injuries to the ecological, socio-political, and cultural surrounds. These in turn demand increased attentiveness on the part of culturally and politically engaged readers. If the volume claims a global, if not post-global scope in the range of its perspectives and interventions, the diversity of approaches and interests advanced and updated by its contributors is correspondingly vast. These include the contemporary discourses of deconstruction, climate change, ecological imbalance and despoilment, sustainability, security, economic bailout, auto-immunity, and globalization itself. With contributions by James H. Bunn, Rey Chow, Bruce Clarke, Tom Cohen, Randy Martin, Yates McKee, Alberto Moreiras, Haun Saussy, Tian Song, Henry Sussman, Samuel Weber, Ewa P. Ziarek, and Kryzsztof Ziarek.
    ISBN: 9781607852391
    URL: https://doi.org/10.3998/ohp.10803281.0001.001
    Language: English
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