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Dendroclimatology : progress and prospects (2011)

Hughes, Malcolm K. [Hrsg.] ; Swetnam, Thomas W. [Hrsg.] ; Diaz, Henry F. [Hrsg.]

Dordrecht [u.a.] : Springer

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Signatur: AWI G5-10-0074 ; M 11.0047

In: Developments in paleoenvironmental research

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 1: High-resolution Paleoclimatology - R. Bradley What is high-resolution paleoclimatology? What are its major achievements? What opportunities and challenges does it now face? What should dendroclimatology's role be in this? Chapter 2: Dendroclimatology in high-resolution Paleoclimatology - M. K. Hughes, H. F. Diaz and Th. W. Swetnam An overview of the development of dendroclimatology and an introduction to the questions posed in this book. Scientific bases of dendroclimatology Chapter 3: How well understood are the processes that create tree-ring records? - G. Vaganov Starting at the most basic level of the environmental control of tree-ring formation, do we have the necessary biological and ecophysiological understanding of this to support inferences about climate variability from tree rings? What are the weak points of this understanding and how might they be strengthened? Chapter 4: The state of the art of quantitative methods in dendroclimatology - E. Cook How sound are the quantitative techniques commonly used in dendroclimatology, in chronology building, identification and reconstruction of climate variables and the checking of these reconstructions? Are they appropriate to the material being analyzed and to the climatological problems being addressed? How might they be improved? Chapter 5: Detecting low-frequency change using tree rings - K. Briffa What limits the ability of tree-ring records to faithfully record climate variability at low frequencies (multi-centennial to millennial)? How might those limitations be overcome, if at all? What are the advantages and limitations of older and more novel approaches? What are the implications of these limitations? Reconstruction of climate patterns and values relative to today's climate Chapter 6: Dendroclimatology at regional and continental scales - R. Villalba What have been the major contributions of dendroclimatology to climatology so far? In what regions and for which climate problems is exciting progress now being made? What next? Chapter 7: Dendroclimatology at hemispheric and global scales - M. K. Hughes and M. Mann What are the achievements of dendroclimatology as applied at hemispheric and global scales climate patterns, circulation indices and large-scale means? What are the limitations of this approach? How might they be overcome? How might dendroclimatology contribute to the study of central pressing problems such as "How big is climate sensitivity? How has the last century, and especially recent decades, compared with earlier centuries? How faithful a representation of variability in recent centuries does the 20th century instrumental record give? Particular attention will be given to: a) identifying the most robust findings; and b) the most serious limitations. Chapter 8: Dendroclimatology, dendrohydrology and water resources management - C. Woodhouse and D. Meko How may dendroclimatology contribute to the study of water resources? How may it be used to inform modern public and decision-maker expectations of climate variability? Chapter 9: Dendroclimatology and the ecosystem impacts of climate - Th. W. SwetnamHow has dendroclimatology contributed to disturbance ecology? What is the significance of the recent changes in tree-growth-climate relationships observed in some regions, not only for dendroclimatology, but also for the understanding of the impacts of climate variability and change on ecosystems? Chapter 10: Dendroclimatology and the understanding of the interactions between climate variability and ancient human societies - D. Stahle and J. DeanHow has dendroclimatology contributed to understanding of the relationships between climate variability and societies in ancient times? Chapter 11: Tree rings and climate- sharpening the focus - M. K. Hughes, H. F. Diaz and Th. W. Swetnam What has been learned, using tree rings, about natural climate variability and its environmental and social impacts? What are the most significant strengths and weaknesses of dendroclimatology and the needs of, and opportunities for, future work.

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: This volume presents an overview of the current state of dendroclimatology, its contributions over the last 30 years, and its future potential. The material included is useful not only to those who generate tree-ring records of past climate-dendroclimatologists, but also to users of their results - climatologists, hydrologists, ecologists and archeologists.

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Seiten: xii, 365 S. : Ill., graph. Darst.

ISBN: 9781402040108

Serie: Developments in paleoenvironmental research 11

Klassifikation:

Historische Geologie

Sprache: Englisch

Anmerkung: Contents: Part I Introductory Section. - 1 High-Resolution Paleoclimatology / Raymond S. Bradley. - 2 Dendroclimatology in High-Resolution Paleoclimatology / Malcolm K. Hughes. - Part II Scientific Bases of Dendroclimatology. - 3 How Well Understood Are the Processes that Create Dendroclimatic Records? A Mechanistic Model of the Climatic Control on Conifer Tree-Ring Growth Dynamics / Eugene A. Vaganov, Kevin J. Anchukaitis, and Michael N. Evans. - 4 Uncertainty, Emergence, and Statistics in Dendrochronology / Edward R. Cook and Neil Pederson. - 5 A Closer Look at Regional Curve Standardization of Tree-Ring Records: Justification of the Need, a Warning of Some Pitfalls, and Suggested Improvements in Its Application / Keith R. Briffa and Thomas M. Melvin. - 6 Stable Isotopes in Dendroclimatology: Moving Beyond ‘Potential’ / Mary Gagen, Danny McCarroll, Neil J. Loader, and Iain Robertson. - Part III Reconstruction of Climate Patterns and Values Relative to Today’s Climate. - 7 Dendroclimatology from Regional to Continental Scales: Understanding Regional Processes to Reconstruct Large-Scale Climatic Variations Across the Western Americas / Ricardo Villalba, Brian H. Luckman, Jose Boninsegna,Rosanne D. D’Arrigo, Antonio Lara, Jose Villanueva-Diaz, Mariano Masiokas, Jaime Argollo, Claudia Soliz, Carlos LeQuesne, David W. Stahle, Fidel Roig, Juan Carlos Aravena, Malcolm K. Hughes, Gregory Wiles, Gordon Jacoby, Peter Hartsough, Robert J.S. Wilson, Emma Watson, Edward R. Cook, Julian Cerano-Paredes, Matthew Therrell, Malcolm Cleaveland, Mariano S. Morales, Nicholas E. Graham, Jorge Moya, Jeanette Pacajes, Guillermina Massacchesi, Franco Biondi, Rocio Urrutia, and Guillermo Martinez Pastur. - Part IV Applications of Dendroclimatology. - 8 Application of Streamflow Reconstruction to Water Resources Management / David M. Meko and Connie A. Woodhouse. - 9 Climatic Inferences from Dendroecological Reconstructions / Thomas W. Swetnam and Peter M. Brown. - 10 North American Tree Rings, Climatic Extremes, and Social Disasters / David W. Stahle and Jeffrey S. Dean. - Part V Overview. - 11 Tree Rings and Climate: Sharpening the Focus / Malcolm K. Hughes, Henry F. Diaz, and Thomas W. Swetnam. - Index.

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Proceedings of the Tenth World Conference on Earthquake Engineering : 19-24 July 1992, Madrid, Spain (1992-)

World Conference on Earthquake Engineering 〈10, 1992, Madrid〉 10 1992 Madrid ; International Association for Earthquake Engineering ; World Conference on Earthquake Engineering 10 1992.07.19-24 Madrid

Rotterdam [u.a.] : Balkema

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ISBN: 9054100605

Sprache: Englisch

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Environmental economics : theory and policy (2011)

Endres, Alfred

Cambridge [u.a.] : Cambridge Univ. Press

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Signatur: PIK B 160-11-0081

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Contents: Part I. The Internalization of Externalities as Central Theme of Environmental Policy: 1. Foundations ; 2. Implications of making the concept of internalization programmatic in environment policy ; Part II. Strategies for Internalizing Externalities: 3. Negotiations ; 4. Environmental liability law ; 5. Pigovian tax ; Part III. Standard-Oriented Instruments of Environmental Policy: 6. Introduction ; 7. Types of environmental policy instruments ; 8. Assessment of environmental policy instruments ; Part IV. Extensions of the Basic Environmental-Economics Model: 9. Environmental policy with pollutant interactions ; 10. Environmental policy with imperfect competition ; 11. Internalization negotiations with asymmetrical information ; 12. The 'double dividend' of the green tax ; 13. The induction of advances in environmental technology through environment policy ; Part V. International Environmental Problems: 14. Introduction ; 15. International environmental agreements ; 16. Instruments of international environmental policy - the example of the EU's emissions trading ; 17. Epilogue: the vision of a federal US emission trading system ; Part VI. Natural Resources and Sustainable Development: 18. Resource exhaustion - the end of mankind? ; 19. Renewable resources ; 20. Sustainable development ; Epilogue: three types of externality and the increasing difficulty of internalizing them.

Materialart: Monographie ausleihbar

Seiten: XIX, 379 S. : Ill., graph. Darst.

Ausgabe: rev. and extended engl. ed.

ISBN: 9780521173926

Originaltitel: Umweltökonomie

Sprache: Englisch

Standort: A 18 - Bitte bestellen

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The global cryosphere : past, present and future (2011)

Barry, Roger Graham [VerfasserIn] ; Gan, Thian-Yew [VerfasserIn]

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press

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Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: This is the first textbook to address all the components of the Earth's cryosphere - all forms of snow and ice, both terrestrial and marine. It provides a concise but comprehensive summary of snow cover, glaciers, ice sheets, lake and river ice, permafrost, sea ice and icebergs - their past history and projected future state. It is designed for courses at upper undergraduate and graduate level in environmental science, geography, geology, glaciology, hydrology, water resource engineering and ocean sciences. It also provides a superb up-to-date summary for researchers of the cryosphere. The book includes an extensive bibliography, numerous figures and color plates, thematic boxes on selected topics and a glossary. The book builds on courses taught by the authors for many decades at the University of Colorado and the University of Alberta. Whilst there are many existing texts on individual components of the cryosphere, no other textbook covers the whole cryosphere.

Materialart: Monographie ausleihbar

Seiten: XV, 472 Seiten , Illustrationen , 25x19x2 cm

Ausgabe: First published

ISBN: 9780521156851

URL: http://scans.hebis.de/26/74/44/26744421_toc.pdf

Sprache: Englisch

Anmerkung: Contents Preface Ackowledgements 1 Introduction 1.1 Definition and extent 1.2 The role of the cryosphere in the climate system 1.3 The organization of cryospheric observations and research 1.4 Remote sensing of the cryosphere Part I The terrestrial cryosphere 2A Snowfall and snow cover 2.1 History 2.2 Snow formation 2.3 Snow cover 2.4 Snow cover modeling in land surface schemes of GCMs 2.5 Snow interception by the canopy 2.6 Sublimation 2.7 Snow metamorphism 2.8 In situ measurements of snow 2.9 Remote sensing of snowpack properties and snow-cover area 2.10 Snowmelt modeling 2.11 Recent observed snow cover changes 2B Avalanches 2.12 History 2.13 Avalanche characteristics 2.14 Avalanche models 2.15 Trends' in avalanchf:' conditions 3 Glaciers and ice caps 3.1 History 3.2 Definitions 3.3 Glacier characteristics 3.4 Mass balance 3.5 Remote sensing 3.6 Glacier flow and flowlines 3.7 Scaling 3.8 Glacier modeling 3.9 Ice caps 3.10 Glacier hydrology 3.11 Changes in glaciers and ice caps 4 Ice sheets 4.1 History of exploration 4.2 Mass balance 4.3 Remote sensing 4.4 Mechanisms of ice sheet changes 4.5 The Greenland Ice Sheet 4.6 Antarctica 4.7 Overall ice sheet changes 4.8 Ice sheet models 4.9 Ice sheet and ice shelf interaction 4.10 Ice sheet contributions to sea level change 5 Frozen ground and permafrost 5.1 History 5.2 Frozen ground definitions and extent 5.3 Thermal relationships 5.4 Vertical characteristics of permafrost 5.5 Remote sensing 5.6 Ground ice 5.7 Permafrost models 5.8 Geomorphological features associated with permafrost 5.9 Changes in permafrost and soil freezing 6 Freshwater ice 6.1 History 6.2 Lake ice 6.3 Changes in lake ice cover 6.4 River ice 6.5 Trends in river ice cover 6.6 Icings Part II The marine cryosphere 7 Sea ice 7.1 History 7.2 Sea ice characteristics 7.3 Ice drift and ocean circulation 7.4 Sea ice models 7.5 Leads, polynyas, and pressure ridges 7.6 Ice thickness 7.7 Trends in sea ice extent and thickness 8 Ice shelves and icebergs 8.1 History 8.2 Ice shelves 8.3 Ice streams 8.4 Conditions beneath ice shelves 8.5 Ice shelf buttressing 8.6 Icebergs 8.7 Ice islands Part Ill The cryosphere past and future 9 The cryosphere in the past 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Snowball Earth and ice-free Cretaceous 9.3 Phanerozoic glaciations 9.4 Late Cenozoic polar glaciations 9.5 The Quaternary 9.6 The Holocene 10 The future cryosphere: impacts of global warming 10.1 Introduction 10.2 General observations 10.3 Recent cryospheric changes 10.4 Climate projections 10.5 Projected changes to Northern Hemisphere snow cover 10.6 Projected changes in land ice 10.7 Projected permafrost changes 10.8 Projected changes in freshwater ice 10.9 Projected sea ice changes Part IV Applications 11 Applications of snow and ice research 11.1 Snowfall 11.2 Freezing precipitation 11.3 Avalanches 11.4 Ice avalanches 11.5 Winter sports industry 11.6 Water resources 11.7 Hydropower 11.8 Snow melt floods 11.9 Freshwater ice 11.10 Ice roads 11.11 Sea ice 11.12 Glaciers and ice sheets 11.13 Icebergs 11.14 Permafrost and ground ice I 1.15 Seasonal ground freezing Glossary References Index

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Glacier mass balance bulletin; No. 11.: (2008 - 2009) (2011)

[Zürich] : IAHS (ICSI)

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In: Glacier mass balance bulletin

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Seiten: 102 S. : Ill., graph. Darst., Kt.

URL: http://wgms.ch/downloads/wgms_2011_gmbb11.pdf

Sprache: Englisch

Standort: AWI Lesesaal

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Economic choices in a warming world (2011)

Perthuis, Christian de

Cambridge [u.a.] : Cambridge Univ. Press

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Signatur: PIK B 160-11-0103

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Contents: Introduction: the opera house of Manaus ; 1. Climate risk ; 2. Some like it hot (climate change adaptation) ; 3. Building a low-carbon energy future ; 4. Pricing carbon: the economics of cap-and-trade ; 5. Agricultural intensification to preserve forests ; 6. Pricing carbon: the economics of offsets ; 7. Macroeconomic impacts: distributing the carbon rent ; 8. International climate change negotiations ; 9. Conclusion: risk of taking action, risk of inaction ; Bibliography: thirty references ; Thirty key facts ; Greenhouse gas emissions in the world

Materialart: Monographie ausleihbar

Seiten: X, 250 S.

ISBN: 9780521175685

Originaltitel: Et pour quelques degrés de plus.

Sprache: Englisch

Standort: A 18 - Bitte bestellen

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An awareness of what is missing : faith and reason in a post-secular age (2011)

Habermas, Jürgen [Verf.] ; Cronin, Ciaran [Übers.]

Cambridge [u.a.] : Polity Press

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Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Contents: 1 Habermas and religion ; 2 An awareness of what is missing ; 3 On the attempt to recall ; 4 How far can faith and reason be distinguished ; 5 Postmetaphysical reason and religion ; 6 A dialogue in which there can only be winners ; 7 A reply

Materialart: Monographie ausleihbar

Seiten: VIII, 87 S.

Ausgabe: Reprinted

ISBN: 9780745647210

Originaltitel: Ein Bewußtsein von dem, was fehlt

Sprache: Englisch

Standort: A 18 - Bitte bestellen

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Climate change in the polar regions (2011)

Turner, John [VerfasserIn] ; Marshall, Gareth J. [VerfasserIn]

Cambridge [u.a.] : Cambridge University Press

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Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: The polar regions have experienced some remarkable environmental changes in recent decades, such as the Antarctic ozone hole, the loss of large amounts of sea ice from the Arctic Ocean and major warming on the Antarctic Peninsula. The polar regions are also predicted to warm more than any other region on Earth over the next century if greenhouse gas concentrations continue to rise. Yet trying to separate natural climate variability from anthropogenic forcing still presents many problems. This book presents a thorough review of how the polar climates have changed over the last million years and sets recent changes within a long term perspective, as determined from ice and ocean sediment cores. The approach taken is highly cross-disciplinary and the close links between the atmosphere, ocean and ice at high latitudes are stressed. The volume will be invaluable for researchers and advanced students in polar science, climatology, global change, meteorology, oceanography and glaciology.

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Seiten: xii, 434 Seiten , Illustrationen

Ausgabe: First published

ISBN: 9780521850100 , 978-0-521-85010-0

Sprache: Englisch

Anmerkung: Contents: Preface. - 1. Introduction. - 1.1 The environment of the polar regions. - 1.2 The role of the polar regions in the global climate system. - 1.3 Possible implications of high latitude climate change. - 2. Polar climate data and models. - 2.1 Introduction. - 2.2 Instrumental observations. - 2.3 Meteorological analysis fields. - 2.4 Remotely sensed data. - 2.5 Proxy climate data. - 2.6 Models. - 3. The high latitude climates and mechanisms of change. - 3.1 Introduction. - 3.2 Factors influencing the broadscale climated of the polar regions. - 3.3 Processes of the high latitude climates. - 3.4 The mechanisms of high latitude climate change. - 3.5 Atmospheric circulation. - 3.6 Temperature. - 3.7 Cloud and precipitation. - 3.8 Sea ice. - 3.9 The ocean circulation. - 3.10 Concluding remarks. - 4. The last million years. - 4.1 Introduction. - 4.2 The Arctic. - 4.3 The Antarctic. - 4.4 Linking high latitude climate change in the two hemispheres. - 5. The Holocene. - 5.1 Introduction. - 5.2 Forcing of the climate system during the Holocene. - 5.3 Atmospheric circulation. - 5.4 Temperature. - 5.5 The ocean circulation. - 5.6 Sea ice and sea surface temperatures. - 5.7 Atmospheric gases and aerosols. - 5.8 The cryosphere, precipitation and sea level. - 5.9 Concluding remarks. - 6. The instrumental period. - 6.1 Introduction. - 6.2 The main meteorological elements. - 6.3 Changes in the atmospheric circulation. - 6.4 The ocean environment. - 6.5 Sea ice. - 6.6. Snow cover. - 6.7 Permafrost. - 6.8 Atmospheric gases and aerosols. - 6.9 Terrestrial ice and sea level. - 6.10 Attribution of recent changes. - 6.11 Concluding remarks. - 7. Predictions for the next 100 years. - 7.1 Introduction. - 7.2 Possible future greenhouse gas emission scenarios and the IPCC models. - 7.3 Changes in the atmospheric circulation and the modes of climate variability. - 7.4 The main meteorological elements. - 7.5 The ocean circulation and water masses. - 7.6 Sea ice. - 7.7 Seasonal snow cover and the terrestrial environment. - 7.8 Permafrost. - 7.9 Atmospheric gases and aerosols. - 7.10 Terrestrial ice, the ice shelves and sea level. - 7.11 Concluding remarks. - 8. Summary and future research needs. - 8.1 Introduction. - 8.2 Gaining improved understanding of past climate change. - 8.3 Modelling the high latitude climate system. - 8.4 Data required. - 8.5 Concluding remarks. - References. - Index.

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Life between buildings : using public space (2011)

Gehl, Jan

Washington, DC [u.a.] : Island Press

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Seiten: 207 S. : Ill., graph. Darst.

ISBN: 9781597268271

Originaltitel: Livet mellem husene

Sprache: Englisch

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Data mining : practical machine learning tools and techniques (2011)

Witten, Ian H. ; Eibe, Frank ; Hall, Mark A.

Amsterdam [u.a.] : Morgan Kaufmann

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Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Data Mining: Practical Machine Learning Tools and Techniques, Third Edition, offers a thorough grounding in machine learning concepts as well as practical advice on applying machine learning tools and techniques in real-world data mining situations. This highly anticipated third edition of the most acclaimed work on data mining and machine learning will teach you everything you need to know about preparing inputs, interpreting outputs, evaluating results, and the algorithmic methods at the heart of successful data mining. Thorough updates reflect the technical changes and modernizations that have taken place in the field since the last edition, including new material on Data Transformations, Ensemble Learning, Massive Data Sets, Multi-instance Learning, plus a new version of the popular Weka machine learning software developed by the authors. Witten, Frank, and Hall include both tried-and-true techniques of today as well as methods at the leading edge of contemporary research. The book is targeted at information systems practitioners, programmers, consultants, developers, information technology managers, specification writers, data analysts, data modelers, database R&D professionals, data warehouse engineers, data mining professionals. The book will also be useful for professors and students of upper-level undergraduate and graduate-level data mining and machine learning courses who want to incorporate data mining as part of their data management knowledge base and expertise.

Materialart: Monographie ausleihbar

Seiten: xxxiiii, 629 pages , illustrations, diagrams , 24 cm

Ausgabe: 3rd ed.

ISBN: 978-0-12-374856-0

Serie: Morgan Kaufmann series in data management systems

Klassifikation:

Informatik

Sprache: Englisch

Anmerkung: Part I: Introduction to Data Mining Chapter 1 - What's It All About? Chapter 2 - Input: Concepts, Instances, and Attributes Chapter 3 - Output: Knowledge Representation Chapter 4 - Algorithms: The Basic Methods Chapter 5 - Credibility: Evaluating What's Been Learned Part II: Advanced Data Mining Chapter 6 - Implementations: Real Machine Learning Schemes Chapter 7 - Data Transformations Chapter 8 - Ensemble Learning Chapter 9 - Moving on: Applications and Beyond Part III: The Weka Data Mining Workbench Chapter 10 - Introduction to Weka Chapter 11 - The Explorer Chapter 12 - The Knowledge Flow Interface Chapter 13 - The Experimenter Chapter 14 - The Command-Line Interface Chapter 15 - Embedded Machine Learning Chapter 16 - Writing New Learning Schemes Chapter 17 - Tutorial Exercises for the Weka Explorer

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Granite-Related Ore Deposits (2011)

Geological Society (London, U.K.) ; Sial, A. N. ; Bettencourt, Jorge S. ; [weitere]

London : The Geological Society

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Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: This volume brings together a collection of papers that summarize current ideas and recent progress in the study of granite-related mineralization systems. They provide a combination of field, experimental and theoretical studies. Papers are grouped according to the main granite-related ore systems: granite-pegmatite, skarn and greisen-veins, porphyry, orogenic gold, intrusion-related, epithermal and porphyry-related gold and base metal, iron oxide-copper-gold (IOCG), and special case studies. The studies provide a broad spread in terms of both space and time, highlighting granite-related ore deposits from Europe (Russia, Sweden, Croatia and Turkey), the Middle East (Iran), Asia (Japan and China) and South America (Brazil and Argentina) and spanning rocks from Palaeoproterozoic to Miocene in age.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (192 Seiten)

ISBN: 9781862393219

URL: http://sp.lyellcollection.org/content/vol350/issue1/

Sprache: Englisch

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Kinematic Evolution and Structural Styles of Fold-and-Thrust Belts (2011)

Geological Society (London, U.K.) ; Poblet, J. ; Lisle, R. J.

London : The Geological Society

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Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Fold-and-thrust belts occur worldwide, have formed in all eras of geological time, and are widely recognized as the most common mode in which the crust accommodates shortening. Much current research on the structure of fold-and-thrust belts is focused on structural studies of regions or individual structures and on the geometry and evolution of these regions employing kinematic, mechanical and experimental modelling. In keeping with the main trends of current research, this title is devoted to the kinematic evolution and structural styles of a number of fold-and-thrust belts formed from Palaeozoic to Recent times. The papers included in this book cover a broad range of different topics, from modelling approaches to predict internal deformation of single structures, 3D reconstructions to decipher the structural evolution of groups of structures, palaeomagnetic studies of portions of fold-and-thrust belts, geometrical and kinematical aspects of Coulomb thrust wedges and structural analyses of fold-and-thrust belts to unravel their sequence of deformations.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (VI, 255 Seiten)

ISBN: 9781862393202

URL: http://sp.lyellcollection.org/content/vol349/issue1/

Sprache: Englisch

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Aspects of Today's Cosmology (2011)

Alfonso-Faus, Antonio

Rijeka : InTech

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Schlagwort(e): atmospheric sciences ; cosmology

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: This book presents some aspects of the cosmological scientific odyssey that started last century. The chapters vary with different particular works, giving a versatile picture. It is the result of the work of many scientists in the field of cosmology, in accordance with their expertise and particular interests. Is a collection of different research papers produced by important scientists in the field of cosmology. A sample of the great deal of efforts made by the scientific community, trying to understand our universe. And it has many challenging subjects, like the possible doomsday to be confirmed by the next decade of experimentation. May be we are now half way in the life of the universe. Many more challenging subjects are not present here: they will be the result of further future work. Among them, we have the possibility of cyclic universes, and the evidence for the existence of a previous universe.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (396 Seiten)

ISBN: 9789533076263

URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/show/title/aspects-of-today-s-cosmology

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Interconnection of the Trinity (Glen Rose) and Edwards Aquifers along the Balcones Fault Zone and Related Topics : Proceedings of the Karst Conservation Initiative Meeting held in February 17, 2011 at The University of Texas at Austin (2011)

Gary, Marcus O. ; Gary, Robin H. ; Hunt, Brian B.

Austin, Texas : Zara Environmental LLC

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Schlagwort(e): edwards aquifer ; trinity aquifer ; hydraulic interaction

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: The Edwards and Trinity Aquifers are critical water resources, supplying high-quality potable water to over two million people in the greater Austin-San Antonio region of central Texas, USA. These Cretaceous carbonate aquifers are hydrogeologically juxtaposed by extensive Miocene tectonic deformation associated with the Balcones Fault Zone, where the younger Edwards Group limestone has been downthrown relative to the older Trinity Group. The karstic aquifers are managed separately by regional water regulatory entities, and they have been historically treated as independent systems, both scientifically and from a water policy standpoint. Recent awareness of a significant interconnection between the Edwards and Trinity Aquifers has resulted in a number of hydrogeologic investigations documenting how they may actually operate as a single system. Studies related to upland recharge variability (spatial and temporal), stream loss, phreatic dye tracing, multi-port well monitoring, geochemistry, biologic habitat analysis, geophysics, and groundwater modeling indicate that the two are much less separated than previously observed. Summaries of these investigations conclude that changes in management strategies may be required to properly protect the quantity and quality of water in the Edwards and Trinity Aquifers. The proceedings volume contains nine contributions presented during the Karst Conservation Initiative Meeting held in February 17, 2011 at The University of Texas at Austin.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (45 Seiten)

URL: http://www.speleogenesis.info/content/?vmode=article&id=9869

Sprache: Englisch

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Climate Change : Research and Technology for Adaptation and Mitigation (2011)

Blanco, Juan ; Kheradmand, Houshang

Rijeka : InTech

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Schlagwort(e): climate change

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: This book provides an interdisciplinary view of how to prepare the ecological and socio-economic systems to the reality of climate change. Scientifically sound tools are needed to predict its effects on regional, rather than global, scales, as it is the level at which socio-economic plans are designed and natural ecosystem reacts. The first section of this book describes a series of methods and models to downscale the global predictions of climate change, estimate its effects on biophysical systems and monitor the changes as they occur. To reduce the magnitude of these changes, new ways of economic activity must be implemented. The second section of this book explores different options to reduce greenhouse emissions from activities such as forestry, industry and urban development. However, it is becoming increasingly clear that climate change can be minimized, but not avoided, and therefore the socio-economic systems around the world will have to adapt to the new conditions to reduce the adverse impacts to the minimum. The last section of this book explores some options for adaptation.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (488 Seiten)

ISBN: 9789533076218

URL: http://www.intechweb.org/books/show/title/climate-change-research-and-technology-for-adaptation-and-mitigation

Sprache: Englisch

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Soil Erosion Issues in Agriculture (2011)

Godone, Danilo ; Stanchi, Silvia

Rijeka : InTech

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Schlagwort(e): soil science

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: The book deals with several aspects of soil erosion, focusing on its connection with the agricultural world. Chapters’ topics are various, ranging from irrigation practices to soil nutrient, land use changes or tillage methodologies. The book is subdivided into fourteen chapters, sorted in four sections, grouping different facets of the topic: introductive case studies, erosion management in vineyards, soil erosion issue in dry environments, and erosion control practices. Certainly, due to the extent of the subject, the book is not a comprehensive collection of soil erosion studies, but it aims to supply a sound set of scientific works, concerning the topic. It analyzes different facets of the issue, with various methodologies, and offers a wide series of case studies, solutions, practices, or suggestions to properly face soil erosion and, moreover, may provide new ideas and starting points for future researches.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (334 Seiten)

ISBN: 9789533074351

URL: http://www.intechweb.org/books/show/title/soil-erosion-issues-in-agriculture

Sprache: Englisch

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Geochemistry (Chapter Drafts) : An on-line textbook, eventually to be published (2011)

White, William M.

Ithaca, NY : Cornell University

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Seiten: Online-Ressource (VIII, 701 Seiten)

URL: http://www.imwa.info/white-geochemistry.html

Sprache: Englisch

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Recent Hurricane Research : Climate, Dynamics, and Societal Impacts (2011)

Lupo, Anthony R.

Rijeka : InTech

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Schlagwort(e): oceanography ; atmospheric sciences ; hurricane research ; meteorology

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: This book represents recent research on tropical cyclones and their impact, and a wide range of topics are covered. An updated global climatology is presented, including the global occurrence of tropical cyclones and the terrestrial factors that may contribute to the variability and long-term trends in their occurrence. Research also examines long term trends in tropical cyclone occurrences and intensity as related to solar activity, while other research discusses the impact climate change may have on these storms. The dynamics and structure of tropical cyclones are studied, with traditional diagnostics employed to examine these as well as more modern approaches in examining their thermodynamics. The book aptly demonstrates how new research into short-range forecasting of tropical cyclone tracks and intensities using satellite information has led to significant improvements. In looking at societal and ecological risks, and damage assessment, authors investigate the use of technology for anticipating, and later evaluating, the amount of damage that is done to human society, watersheds, and forests by land-falling storms. The economic and ecological vulnerability of coastal regions are also studied and are supported by case studies which examine the potential hazards related to the evacuation of populated areas, including medical facilities. These studies provide decision makers with a potential basis for developing improved evacuation techniques.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (616 Seiten)

ISBN: 9789533072388

URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/show/title/recent-hurricane-research-climate-dynamics-and-societal-impacts

Sprache: Englisch

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Energy Connections : Living Forces in Creative Inter/Intra-Action (2011)

Rossini, Manuela

Open Humanities Press

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Schlagwort(e): energy forms ; energy matters ; energy flows

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: While I write this Introduction, the meltdown of the three reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in March 2011 is apparently still not under control and made new energy-saving technologies the centre of attention at CEATEC, Japan's largest information technology and electronics fair, in October of the same year. Hope rises among environmentally-conscious scientists like Sasaki et al. that better management of the island’s many forests and policy reinforcements will allow the sustainable use of woody biomass or any other natural resource freely available (as documented by the non-profit organization Japan for Sustainability or the German Energy Rich Japan Project) in order to generate the 858.5 billion kWh the Japanese population currently consumes per year. The techno-natural disaster has also recharged the empty batteries of anti-nuclear movements, not only in Japan, and fuelled pronunciamentos by political parties of almost all creeds for an ‚energy turn’ world-wide. In order to write the above paragraph, dozens of google clicks were needed, each spending an amount of energy equivalent to letting a light bulb of 60 watts burn for 18 seconds. And many dozens of clicks more to search for open-access articles and other information to compile this collection. Like all digital practices and social media, the Living Books about Life project depends upon energy-intensive infrastructures, partly coal-powered data centres (see dirty-data report by Greenpeace) and an equally energy-intensive cooling system for servers that never sleep. But this is not a book about renewable energies and how to turn the land of the rising sun into the Kingdom of Solar Energy or joining hands with Cheeky Cloud and making windmills turn round and round while unfriending Facebook’s Dirty Coal as promoted by the Greenpeace compaign and video. An energetic (r)evolution is depending on a climate change on all levels of society (including the microlevel of the individual and his or her life-style) and not just on a technological fix. This book is hence not exclusively about the E(nergy) of scientific equations such as Einstein's famous formula E = mc2. It is, rather, a book about energy as a nomadic concept and material-semiotic agent of transformation. Tapping into energy as both an idea and a substance, I hope to add another atom to Vicki Kirby's recent 'quantum-anthropological' proposition of a 'meta-physis of life at large' (2011). Or call it a modest proposal to embrace a 'cosmopolitics' (Stengers, 2010 and 2011) in order to sustain good vibrations.

URL: http://www.livingbooksaboutlife.org/books/Energy_Connections

Sprache: Englisch

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Comparing the Geological and Fossil Records : Implications for Biodiversity Studies (2011)

Geological Society (London, U.K.) ; McGowan, A. J. ; Smith, A. B.

London : The Geological Society

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Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: The past decade has witnessed a major revival in attempts to separate biodiversity signals from biases imposed by sampling and the architecture of the rock record. How large a problem this poses to our understanding of biodiversity patterns remains debatable, and new approaches are being developed to investigate this question. Here palaeobiologists with widely differing approaches and interests explore the problems of extracting reliable information on biodiversity change from an imperfect geological record. Topics covered range from the application of information-theoretic approaches that identify directional causal relationships to an in-depth study of how geological biases could influence our understanding of dinosaur evolution. A wide range of new insights into the links between the land, shallow-marine and deep-sea rock and fossil records are presented, making this volume invaluable to anyone in the Earth or life sciences who wishes to remain abreast of this dynamic and rapidly evolving research area.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (247 Seiten)

ISBN: 9781862393363

URL: http://sp.lyellcollection.org/content/vol358/issue1/

Sprache: Englisch

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Electromotive Force and Measurement in Several Systems (2011)

Kara, Sadik

Rijeka : InTech

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Schlagwort(e): energy engineering

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: This book is devoted to different sides of Electromotive Force theory and its applications in Engineering science and Industry. The covered topics include the Quantum Theory of Thermoelectric Power (Seebeck Coefficient), Electromotive forces in solar energy and photocatalysis (photo electromotive forces), Electromotive Force in Electrochemical Modification of Mudstone, The EMF method with solid-state electrolyte in the thermodynamic investigation of ternary copper and silver chalcogenides, Electromotive Force Measurements and Thermodynamic Modelling of Electrolyte in Mixed Solvents, Application of Electromotive Force Measurement in Nuclear Systems Using Lead Alloys, Electromotive Force Measurements in High-Temperature Systems and finally, Resonance Analysis of Induced EMF on Coils.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (174 Seiten)

ISBN: 9789533077284

URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/show/title/electromotive-force-and-measurement-in-several-systems

Sprache: Englisch

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Evapotranspiration : From Measurements to Agricultural and Environmental Applications (2011)

Gerosa, Giacomo

Rijeka : InTech

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Schlagwort(e): hydrology

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: This book represents an overview of the direct measurement techniques of evapotranspiration with related applications to the water use optimization in the agricultural practice and to the ecosystems study. Different measuring techniques at leaf level (porometry), plant-level (sap-flow, lysimetry) and agro-ecosystem level (Surface Renewal, Eddy Covariance, Multi layer BREB), are presented with detailed explanations and examples. For the optimization of the water use in agriculture, detailed measurements on transpiration demands of crops and different cultivars, as well as results of different irrigation schemes and techniques (i.e. subsurface drip) in semi-arid areas for open-field, greenhouse and potted grown plants are presented. Aspects on ET of crops in saline environments, effects of ET on groundwater quality in xeric environments as well as the application of ET to climatic classification are also depicted. The book provides an excellent overview for both, researchers and student,s who intend to address these issues.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (410 Seiten)

ISBN: 9789533075129

URL: http://www.intechweb.org/books/show/title/evapotranspiration-from-measurements-to-agricultural-and-environmental-applications

Sprache: Englisch

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Encyclopedia of Snow, Ice and Glaciers (2011)

Singh, Vijay P. ; Singh, Pratap ; Haritashya, Umesh K.

Dordrecht : Springer

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Schlagwort(e): distribution of snow, ice and glaciers ; glaciation ; ice ages ; glacier dynamics ; mass balance ; snowfall and snow cover

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: The earth’s cryosphere, which includes snow, glaciers and ice caps, ice sheets, ice shelves, sea ice, river and lake ice, and frozen ground, contains about 75% of the earth’s fresh water. It exists at almost all latitudes, from the tropics to the poles, and plays a vital role in controlling the global climate system. It also provides direct visible evidence of the effect of climate change, and, therefore, requires proper understanding of the complex dynamics. This encyclopedia mainly focuses on the various aspects of snow, ice and glaciers, but also covers other cryospheric branches, and provides an up-to-date information and basic concepts on relevant topics. It includes alphabetically arranged and professionally written, comprehensive and authoritative academic articles by well-known international experts in individual fields. The encyclopedia contains a broad spectrum of topics, ranging from the atmospheric processes responsible for snow formation; transformation of snow to ice and changes in their properties; classification of ice and glaciers and their worldwide distribution; glaciation and ice ages; glacier dynamics; glacier surface and subsurface characteristics; geomorphic processes and landscape formation; hydrology and sedimentary systems; permafrost degradation; hazards caused by cryospheric changes; and trends of glacier retreat on the global scale along with the impact of climate change. This book can serve as a source of reference at the undergraduate and graduate level and help better understand snow, ice and glaciers. This will also be an indispensable tool containing specialized literature for geologists, geographers, climatologists, hydrologists, and water resources engineers; as well as to those who are engaged in the practice of agricultural and civil engineering, earth sciences, environmental sciences and engineering, ecosystem management, and other relevant subjects.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (XLVI, 1253 Seiten)

ISBN: 9789048126422

URL: http://link.springer.com/referencework/10.1007/978-90-481-2642-2

Sprache: Englisch

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Fourier Transforms : Approach to Scientific Principles (2011)

Nikolic, Goran

Rijeka : InTech

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Schlagwort(e): mathematics

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: This book aims to provide information about Fourier transform to those needing to use infrared spectroscopy, by explaining the fundamental aspects of the Fourier transform, and techniques for analyzing infrared data obtained for a wide number of materials. It summarizes the theory, instrumentation, methodology, techniques and application of FTIR spectroscopy, and improves the performance and quality of FTIR spectrophotometers.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (468 Seiten)

ISBN: 9789533072319

URL: http://www.intechweb.org/books/show/title/fourier-transforms-approach-to-scientific-principles

Sprache: Englisch

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Fourier Transforms : New Analytical Approaches and FTIR Strategies (2011)

Nikolic, Goran

Rijeka : InTech

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Schlagwort(e): mathematics

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: New analytical strategies and techniques are necessary to meet requirements of modern technologies and new materials. In this sense, this book provides a thorough review of current analytical approaches, industrial practices, and strategies in Fourier transform application.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (520 Seiten)

ISBN: 9789533072326

URL: http://www.intechweb.org/books/show/title/fourier-transforms-new-analytical-approaches-and-ftir-strategies

Sprache: Englisch

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Hydrodynamics : Advanced Topics (2011)

Schulz, Harry Edmar ; Andrade Simões, André Luiz ; Jahara Lobosco, Raquel

Rijeka : InTech

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Schlagwort(e): hydrodynamics ; hydrology ; mechanical engineering

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: 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 eighteen 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.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (442 Seiten)

ISBN: 9789533075969

URL: http://www.intechweb.org/books/show/title/hydrodynamics-advanced-topics

Sprache: Englisch

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Planet Earth 2011 - Global Warming Challenges and Opportunities for Policy and Practice (2011)

Carayannis, Elias G.

Rijeka : InTech

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Schlagwort(e): environmental engineering ; climate change ; global warming

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: The failure of the UN climate change summit in Copenhagen in December 2009 to effectively reach a global agreement on emission reduction targets, led many within the developing world to view this as a reversal of the Kyoto Protocol and an attempt by the developed nations to shirk out of their responsibility for climate change. The issue of global warming has been at the top of the political agenda for a number of years and has become even more pressing with the rapid industrialization taking place in China and India. This book looks at the effects of climate change throughout different regions of the world and discusses to what extent cleantech and environmental initiatives such as the destruction of fluorinated greenhouse gases, biofuels, and the role of plant breeding and biotechnology. The book concludes with an insight into the socio-religious impact that global warming has, citing Christianity and Islam.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (646 Seiten)

ISBN: 9789533077338

URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/show/title/planet-earth-2011-global-warming-challenges-and-opportunities-for-policy-and-practice

Sprache: Englisch

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Biodiversity Loss in a Changing Planet (2011)

Grillo, Oscar ; Venora, Gianfranco

Rijeka : InTech

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Schlagwort(e): biodiversity ; environmental sciences

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Every ecosystem is a complex organization of carefully mixed life forms; a dynamic and particularly sensible system. Consequently, their progressive decline may accelerate climate change and vice versa, influencing flora and fauna composition and distribution, resulting in the loss of biodiversity. Climate changes effects are the principal topics of this volume. Written by internationally renowned contributors, Biodiversity loss in a changing planet offers attractive study cases focused on biodiversity evaluations and provisions in several different ecosystems, analysing the current life condition of many life forms, and covering very different biogeographic zones of the planet.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (318 Seiten)

ISBN: 9789533077079

URL: http://www.intechweb.org/books/show/title/biodiversity-loss-in-a-changing-planet

Sprache: Englisch

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The Tsunami Threat : Research and Technology (2011)

Mörner, Nils-Axel

Rijeka : InTech

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Schlagwort(e): tsunami ; environmental sciences

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Submarine earthquakes, submarine slides and impacts may set large water volumes in motion characterized by very long wavelengths and a very high speed of lateral displacement, when reaching shallower water the wave breaks in over land â€“ often with disastrous effects. This natural phenomenon is known as a tsunami event. By December 26, 2004, an event in the Indian Ocean, this word suddenly became known to the public. The effects were indeed disastrous and 227,898 people were killed. Tsunami events are a natural part of the Earthâ€™s geophysical system. There have been numerous events in the past and they will continue to be a threat to humanity; even more so today, when the coastal zone is occupied by so much more human activity and many more people. Therefore, tsunamis pose a very serious threat to humanity. The only way for us to face this threat is by increased knowledge so that we can meet future events by efficient warning systems and aid organizations. This book offers extensive and new information on tsunamis; their origin, history, effects, monitoring, hazards assessment and proposed handling with respect to precaution. Only through knowledge do we know how to behave in a wise manner. This book should be a well of tsunami knowledge for a long time, we hope.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (714 Seiten)

ISBN: 9789533075525

URL: http://www.intechweb.org/books/show/title/the-tsunami-threat-research-and-technology

Sprache: Englisch

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Advances in Data, Methods, Models and Their Applications in Geoscience (2011)

Chen, Dongmei

Rijeka : InTech

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Schlagwort(e): geology ; geophysics

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: With growing attention on global environmental and climate change, geoscience has experienced rapid change and development in the last three decades. Many new data, methods and modeling techniques have been developed and applied in various aspects of geoscience. The chapters collected in this book present an excellent profile of the current state of various data, analysis methods and modeling techniques, and demonstrate their applications from hydrology, geology and paleogeomorphology, to geophysics, environmental and climate change. The wide range methods and techniques covered in the book include information systems and technology, global position system (GPS), digital sediment core image analysis, fuzzy set theory for hydrology, spatial interpolation, spectral analysis of geophysical data, GIS-based hydrological models, high resolution geological models, 3D sedimentology, change detection from remote sensing, etc. Besides two comprehensive review articles, most chapters focus on in-depth studies of a particular method or technique.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (336 Seiten)

ISBN: 9789533077376

URL: http://www.intechweb.org/books/show/title/advances-in-data-methods-models-and-their-applications-in-geoscience

Sprache: Englisch

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Future Global Shocks : Improving Risk Governance (2011)

Paris : OECD

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Schlagwort(e): risk assessment

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Recent global shocks, such as the 2008 financial crisis, have driven policy makers and industry strategists to re-examine how to prepare for and respond to events that can begin locally and propagate around the world with devastating effects on society and the economy. This report considers how the growing interconnectedness in the global economy could create the conditions and vectors for rapid and widespread disruptions. It looks at examples of hazards and threats that emerge from the financial world, cyberspace, biological systems and even the solar system, to reflect on what strategic capacities are called for to improve assessment, mapping, modelling, response and resilience to such large scale risks.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (137 Seiten)

ISBN: 9789264114586

URL: http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/governance/future-global-shocks_9789264114586-en

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The Role of Gravitation in Physics : Report from the 1957 Chapel Hill Conference (2011)

DeWitt, Cécile M. ; Rickles, Dean

Berlin : Edition Open Access

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Seiten: Online-Ressource (IX, 286 Seiten)

ISBN: 9783869319636

URL: http://www.edition-open-access.de/sources/5/index.html

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Digital Libraries : Methods and Applications (2011)

Huang, Kuo Hung

Rijeka : InTech

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Schlagwort(e): digital library

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Digital library is commonly seen as a type of information retrieval system which stores and accesses digital content remotely via computer networks. However, the vision of digital libraries is not limited to technology or management, but user experience. This book is an attempt to share the practical experiences of solutions to the operation of digital libraries. To indicate interdisciplinary routes towards successful applications, the chapters in this book explore the implication of digital libraries from the perspectives of design, operation, and promotion. Without common agreement on a broadly accepted model of digital libraries, authors from diverse fields seek to develop theories and empirical investigations that to advance our understanding of digital libraries.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (220 Seiten)

ISBN: 9789533072036

URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/digital-libraries-methods-and-applications

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Advanced Seismic Hazard Assessment, Part II : Regional Seismic Hazard and Seismic Microzonation Case Studies (2011)

Panza, G. F. ; Irikura, K. ; Kouteva-Guentcheva, M. ; [weitere]

Basel, Boston, Berlin : Birkhäuser

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Schlagwort(e): Earthquake predition ; Ground motion prediction ; Neo-deterministic seismic hazard assessments ; Probabilistic seismic hazard assessments ; Seismic risk analysis ; Seismic wave propagation

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Issues pertaining to urban risks are a pressing concern for those involved in disasters mitigation. Development of effective mitigation strategies requires sound seismic hazard information that is commonly derived through a seismic hazard assessment (SHA). The purpose of SHA is to provide a scientifically consistent estimate of seismic hazard for engineering design and other considerations. The time is ripe to move beyond the old paradigms of the traditional Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis (PSHA). This two-part volume advocates advanced methods for SHA that utilize up to date earthquake science and basic scientific principles to derive the seismic hazard in terms of a ground motion or related quantity and its occurrence frequency at a site, as well as the associated uncertainty. It aims to: 1) identify the issues in the current SHAs, 2) facilitate the development of a scientifically consistent approach for SHA and 3) disseminate, both in scientific and in engineering practice societies, advanced reliable tools for independent hazard estimates, like NDSHA (neo-deterministic SHA), which incorporates physically based ground motion models. It provides a fresh approach to seismic hazard analysis. Part 2 provides advanced SHA case studies, concerning regional national and metropolitan estimates for different parts of the world, including Asia, Europe, North and South America. It is addressed to seismologists, engineers and stake-holders, and aims to contribute to bridging between modern interdisciplinary research and practitioners.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (320 Seiten)

ISBN: 9783034800914

URL: http://link.springer.com/journal/24/168/3/

Sprache: Englisch

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Geodynamics of the Mexican Pacific Margin (2011)

Bandy, W. L. ; Taran, Y. ; Gutiérrez, C. M. ; [weitere]

Basel, Boston, Berlin : Birkhäuser

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Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: “Geodynamics of the Mexican Pacific Margin” presents the results of studies from various disciplines whose common goal is to better understand the complex geodynamic processes that exist along the Pacific margin of Mexico. The seventeen papers include contributions in the fields of seismology, marine geophysics, geomorphology, petrology, geodesy, and subductology presented by investigators from Mexico, France, Spain, and the USA. These contributions illustrate why the Mexican Pacific margin is fertile ground for investigating a wide and rare combination of current geodynamic processes such as subduction, continental rifting and associated seismicity, deformations and magmatism. The volume will be useful to a diverse group of investigators whose interests include the geodynamics of western Mexico in particular, and geodynamics in general.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (284 Seiten)

ISBN: 9783034801966

URL: http://link.springer.com/journal/24/168/8/

Sprache: Englisch

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World Energy Outlook 2011 (2011)

International Energy Agency (IEA)

Paris : OECD/IEA

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Schlagwort(e): energy ; energy economics

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: World Energy Outlook 2011 brings together the latest data, policy developments, and the experience of another year to provide robust analysis and insight into global energy markets, today and for the next 25 years. This edition of the IEA’s flagship WEO publication gives the latest energy demand and supply projections for different future scenarios, broken down by country, fuel and sector. It also gives special focus to such topical energy sector issues as: • Russia’s energy prospects and their implications for global markets. • The role of coal in driving economic growth in an emissions-constrained world. • The implications of a possible delay in oil and gas sector investment in the Middle East and North Africa. • How high-carbon infrastructure “lock-in” is making the 2°C climate change goal more challenging and expensive to meet. • The scale of fossil fuel subsidies and support for renewable energy and their impact on energy, economic and environmental trends. • A “Low Nuclear Case” to investigate what a rapid slowdown in the use of nuclear power would mean for the global energy landscape. • The scale and type of investment needed to provide modern energy to the billions of the world’s poor that do not have it. WEO-2011 provides invaluable insights into how the energy system could evolve over the next quarter of a century. The book is essential reading for anyone with a stake in the energy sector.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (659 Seiten)

ISBN: 9789264124134

URL: http://www.iea.org/publications/freepublications/publication/world-energy-outlook-2011.html

Sprache: Englisch

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Applications of MATLAB in Science and Engineering (2011)

Michałowski, Tadeusz

Rijeka : InTech

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Schlagwort(e): MATLAB ; communications

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: The book consists of 24 chapters illustrating a wide range of areas where MATLAB tools are applied. These areas include mathematics, physics, chemistry and chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, biological (molecular biology) and medical sciences, communication and control systems, digital signal, image and video processing, system modeling and simulation. Many interesting problems have been included throughout the book, and its contents will be beneficial for students and professionals in wide areas of interest.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (510 Seiten)

ISBN: 9789533077086

URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/applications-of-matlab-in-science-and-engineering

Sprache: Englisch

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LabVIEW : Practical Applications and Solutions (2011)

Silviu, Folea

Rijeka : InTech

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Schlagwort(e): computer science ; LabVIEW

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: The book consists of 21 chapters which present interesting applications implemented using the LabVIEW environment, belonging to several distinct fields such as engineering, fault diagnosis, medicine, remote access laboratory, internet communications, chemistry, physics, etc. The virtual instruments designed and implemented in LabVIEW provide the advantages of being more intuitive, of reducing the implementation time and of being portable. The audience for this book includes PhD students, researchers, engineers and professionals who are interested in finding out new tools developed using LabVIEW. Some chapters present interesting ideas and very detailed solutions which offer the immediate possibility of making fast innovations and of generating better products for the market. The effort made by all the scientists who contributed to editing this book was significant and as a result new and viable applications were presented.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (472 Seiten)

ISBN: 9789533076508

URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/practical-applications-and-solutions-using-labview-software

Sprache: Englisch

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Globalization and Economic Diversification : Policy Challenges for Economies in Transition (2011)

Vos, Rob ; Koparanova, Malinka

London : Bloomsbury Academic

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Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: This volume brings together new contributions from renowned academic scholars, from experts on economies in transition and from the United Nations, the European Union, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development as well as other international agencies. It aims to answer fundamental questions and spell out policy options to address the challenges for economies in transition. The volume includes comparative studies focusing on all transition economies, including Central and Eastern Europe, as well as regions such as Western Balkans and the Commonwealth of Independent States.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (XII, 250 Seiten)

ISBN: 9781849665742

URL: http://www.bloomsburycollections.com/book/globalization-and-economic-diversification-policy-challenges-for-economies-in-transition/

Sprache: Englisch

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Technology Roadmap : Geothermal Heat and Power (2011)

International Energy Agency, IEA (Paris)

Paris : IEA Publications

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Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: The technology roadmap for Geothermal Heat and Power offers a strategic plan to maximise deployment of these energy resources by 2050. It projects that 1,400 TWh of electricity per year could come from geothermal power by 2050, up from 67 TWh at present. Additionally, geothermal heat (not including ground-source heat pump technology) could contribute 5.8 EJ (1,600 TWh) annually by 2050. In order to reach these targets, policy makers, local authorities and utilities need to be more aware of the variety of geothermal resources available and of their possible applications. This roadmap describes the technological, economic and non-economic barriers facing geothermal deployment, and the steps stakeholders must take to overcome them.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (52 Seiten)

URL: http://www.iea.org/publications/freepublications/publication/name-3988-en.html

Sprache: Englisch

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Renewable Energy : Policy Considerations for Deploying Renewables (2011)

International Energy Agency, IEA (Paris)

Paris : IEA Publications

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Schlagwort(e): renewable energy

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: This information paper accompanies the IEA publication Deploying Renewables 2011: Best and Future Policy Practice (IEA, 2011a). It provides more detailed data and analysis on policies for Deploying Renewables, and is intended to complement the main publication. It provides an account of the strategic drivers underpinning renewable energy (RE) technology deployment (energy security, economic development and environment protection) and assesses RE technologies with respect to these drivers, including an estimate of GHG emissions reductions due to RE technologies. The paper also explores the different barriers to deploying renewables at a given stage of market maturity and discusses what tools policy makers can avail of to succeed in removing deployment barriers. An additional topical highlight explores the challenges associated with accelerating the diffusion of RE technologies in developing countries.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (76 Seiten)

URL: http://www.iea.org/publications/freepublications/publication/renewable-energy-policy-considerations-for-deploying-renewables.html

Sprache: Englisch

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Renewable Energy : Markets and Prospects by Technology (2011)

International Energy Agency, IEA (Paris)

Paris : IEA Publications

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Schlagwort(e): renewable energy

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: This information paper accompanies the IEA publication Deploying Renewables 2011: Best and Future Policy Practice (IEA, 2011a). It provides more detailed data and analysis, and explores the markets, policies and prospects for a number of renewable energy technologies.This paper provides a discussion of ten technology areas: bioenergy for electricity and heat, biofuels, geothermal energy, hydro energy, ocean energy, solar energy (solar photovoltaics, concentrating solar power, and solar heating), and wind energy (onshore and offshore). Each technology discussion includes: the current technical and market status the current costs of energy production and cost trends the policy environment the potential and projections for the future and an analysis of the prospects and key hurdles to future expansion

Seiten: Online-Ressource (66 Seiten)

URL: http://www.iea.org/publications/freepublications/publication/renewable-energy-markets-and-prospects-by-technology.html

Sprache: Englisch

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Renewable Energy : Markets and Prospects by Regions (2011)

International Energy Agency, IEA (Paris)

Paris : IEA Publications

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Schlagwort(e): renewable energy

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: This information paper accompanies the IEA publication Deploying Renewables 2011: Best and Future Policy Practice (IEA, 2011a). It provides more detailed data and analysis on policies for Deploying Renewables and is intended to complement the main publication. It provides an in-depth account of the regional markets and policy trends in all six focus regions; 56 countries in total. Each region is discussed with regards to: recent market developments in the electricity, heat and transport sector policy developments IEA projections an analysis of the mid-term (2030) potential of renewable energy technologies in these regions, and an analysis of the strategic drivers underpinning the deployment of RE in each region

Seiten: Online-Ressource (122 Seiten)

URL: http://www.iea.org/publications/freepublications/publication/renewable-energy-markets-and-prospects-by-regions.html

Sprache: Englisch

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Technology Roadmap : Energy Efficient Building Envelopes - Heating and Cooling Equipment (2011)

International Energy Agency, IEA (Paris)

Paris : IEA Publications

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Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Buildings account for almost a third of final energy consumption globally and are an equally important source of CO2 emissions. Currently, both space heating and cooling, as well as hot water are estimated to account for roughly half of global energy consumption in buildings. Energy-efficient and low/zero-carbon heating and cooling technologies for buildings have the potential to reduce CO2 emissions by up to 2 gigatonnes (Gt) and save 710 million tonnes oil equivalent (Mtoe) of energy by 2050. Most of these technologies – which include solar thermal, combined heat and power (CHP), heat pumps and thermal energy storage – are commercially available today. The Energy-Efficient Buildings: Heating and Cooling Equipment Roadmap sets out a detailed pathway for the evolution and deployment of the key underlying technologies. It finds that urgent action is required if the building stock of the future is to consume less energy and result in lower CO2 emissions. The roadmap concludes with a set of near-term actions that stakeholders will need to take to achieve the roadmap’s vision. Buildings account for almost a third of final energy consumption globally and are an equally important source of CO2 emissions. Currently, both space heating and cooling as well as hot water are estimated to account for roughly half of global energy consumption in buildings. Energy-efficient and low/zero-carbon heating and cooling technologies for buildings have the potential to reduce CO2 emissions by up to 2 gigatonnes (Gt) and save 710 million tonnes oil equivalent (Mtoe) of energy by 2050. Most of these technologies – which include solar thermal, combined heat and power (CHP), heat pumps and thermal energy storage – are commercially available today.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (56 Seiten)

URL: http://www.iea.org/publications/freepublications/publication/technology-roadmap-energy-efficient-buildings-heating-and-cooling-equipment.html

Sprache: Englisch

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Teaching Mineralogy (2011)

Mineralogical Society of America (Washington, D.C.) ; Brady, John B. ; Mogk, David W. ; [weitere]

Chantilly, VA : Mineralogical Society of America

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Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: This book is an outgrowth of a workshop on teaching mineralogy held at Smith College in June 1996 and sponsored by a grant from the Division of Undergraduate Education, National Science Foundation (DUE-9554635). Seventy participants, from diverse institutional settings and from all academic ranks, met to explore common interests in improving instruction in mineralogy. At the workshop, participants took part as both instructors and as students. They had the opportunity to explore a variety of new instructional methods and materials and also to observe their colleagues as instructors. All were encouraged to test these activities in their own classrooms, to evaluate their effectiveness, to suggest changes to the authors, and to develop new and complementary exercises. The sourcebook before you is the product of this group effort. Within this volume you will find numerous exercises that can be applied in the teaching of mineralogy and related courses. There are hands-on, experimental, theoretical, and analytical exercises. All have been written with the hope of optimizing student learning. At the workshop there was little interest in developing a "prescriptive" approach to mineralogy by making recommendations on a specific content that might be universally applied in mineralogy courses and curricula. We recognize that every student population will have different needs, every faculty vi member will have her or his own areas expertise, every department will have its own curricular needs, every institution will have its own resources, and every geographic setting will provide unique educational opportunities. The exercises in this volume provide examples of innovative ways that mineralogy can be taught using a variety of materials and teaching techniques. We encourage you to use these activities in whatever ways will best serve your students. You may freely photocopy the exercises for class use, adopt these materials or adapt them to meet the special needs of your own course, and use these activities as models to help you develop your own new exercises.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (VIII, 406 Seiten)

ISBN: 9780939950447

URL: http://www.minsocam.org/msa/Monographs/mono03.html

Sprache: Englisch

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Advances in Satellite Communications (2011)

Karimi, Masoumeh ; Labrador, Yuri

Rijeka : InTech

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Schlagwort(e): satellite communication ; wireless communication ; geoinformation technology

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Satellite communication systems are now a major part of most telecommunications networks as well as our everyday lives through mobile personal communication systems and broadcast television. A sound understanding of such systems is therefore important for a wide range of system designers, engineers and users. This book provides a comprehensive review of some applications that have driven this growth. It analyzes various aspects of Satellite Communications from Antenna design, Real Time applications, Quality of Service (QoS), Atmospheric effects, Hybrid Satellite-Terrestrial Networks, Sensor Networks and High Capacity Satellite Links. It is the desire of the authors that the topics selected for the book can give the reader an overview of the current trends in Satellite Systems, and also an in depth analysis of the technical aspects of each one of them.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (206 Seiten)

ISBN: 9789533075624

URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/advances-in-satellite-communications

Sprache: Englisch

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Risk Management Trends (2011)

Nota, Giancarlo

Rijeka : InTech

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Schlagwort(e): risk management ; natural hazards

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: In many human activities risk is unavoidable. It pervades our life and can have a negative impact on individual, business and social levels. Luckily, risk can be assessed and we can cope with it through appropriate management methodologies. The book Risk Management Trends offers to both, researchers and practitioners, new ideas, experiences and research that can be used either to better understand risks in a rapidly changing world or to implement a risk management program in many fields. With contributions from researchers and practitioners, Risk Management Trends will empower the reader with the state of the art knowledge necessary to understand and manage risks in the fields of enterprise management, medicine, insurance and safety.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (278 Seiten)

ISBN: 9789533073149

URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/risk-management-trends

Sprache: Englisch

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Risk Management in Environment, Production and Economy (2011)

Savino, Matteo

Rijeka : InTech

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Schlagwort(e): risk management ; natural hazards

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: The term "risk" is very often associated with negative meanings. However, in most cases, many opportunities can present themselves to deal with the events and to develop new solutions which can convert a possible danger to an unforeseen, positive event. This book is a structured collection of papers dealing with the subject and stressing the importance of a relevant issue such as risk management. The aim is to present the problem in various fields of application of risk management theories, highlighting the approaches which can be found in literature.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (226 Seiten)

ISBN: 9789533073132

URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/risk-management-in-environment-production-and-economy

Sprache: Englisch

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Recent Advances in Vibrations Analysis (2011)

Baddour, Natalie

Rijeka : InTech

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Schlagwort(e): vibration analysis ; vibration control

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: This book covers recent advances in modern vibrations analysis, from analytical methods to applications of vibrations analysis to condition monitoring. Covered topics include stochastic finite element approaches, wave theories for distributed parameter systems, second other shear deformation theory and applications of phase space to the identifications of nonlinearities and transients. Chapters on novel condition monitoring approaches for reducers, transformers and low earth orbit satellites are included. Additionally, the book includes chapters on modelling and analysis of various complex mechanical systems such as eccentric building systems and the structural modelling of large container ships.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (248 Seiten)

ISBN: 9789533076966

URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/recent-advances-in-vibrations-analysis

Sprache: Englisch

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Evaporation, Condensation and Heat Transfer (2011)

Ahsan, Amimul

Rijeka : InTech

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Schlagwort(e): heat transfer ; mass transfer

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: The theoretical analysis and modeling of heat and mass transfer rates produced in evaporation and condensation processes are significant issues in a design of wide range of industrial processes and devices. This book includes 25 advanced and revised contributions, and it covers mainly (1) evaporation and boiling, (2) condensation and cooling, (3) heat transfer and exchanger, and (4) fluid and flow. The readers of this book will appreciate the current issues of modeling on evaporation, water vapor condensation, heat transfer and exchanger, and on fluid flow in different aspects. The approaches would be applicable in various industrial purposes as well. The advanced idea and information described here will be fruitful for the readers to find a sustainable solution in an industrialized society.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (594 Seiten)

ISBN: 9789533075839

URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/evaporation-condensation-and-heat-transfer

Sprache: Englisch

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Convection and Conduction Heat Transfer (2011)

Ahsan, Amimul

Rijeka : InTech

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Schlagwort(e): heat transfer ; thermal conductivity

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: The convection and conduction heat transfer, thermal conductivity, and phase transformations are significant issues in a design of wide range of industrial processes and devices. This book includes 18 advanced and revised contributions, and it covers mainly (1) heat convection, (2) heat conduction, and (3) heat transfer analysis. The first section introduces mixed convection studies on inclined channels, double diffusive coupling, and on lid driven trapezoidal cavity, forced natural convection through a roof, convection on non-isothermal jet oscillations, unsteady pulsed flow, and hydromagnetic flow with thermal radiation. The second section covers heat conduction in capillary porous bodies and in structures made of functionally graded materials, integral transforms for heat conduction problems, non-linear radiative-conductive heat transfer, thermal conductivity of gas diffusion layers and multi-component natural systems, thermal behavior of the ink, primer and paint, heating in biothermal systems, and RBF finite difference approach in heat conduction. The third section includes heat transfer analysis of reinforced concrete beam, modeling of heat transfer and phase transformations, boundary conditions-surface heat flux and temperature, simulation of phase change materials, and finite element methods of factorial design. The advanced idea and information described here will be fruitful for the readers to find a sustainable solution in an industrialized society.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (406 Seiten)

ISBN: 9789533075822

URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/convection-and-conduction-heat-transfer

Sprache: Englisch

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The IEA Model of Short-term Energy Security (2011)

International Energy Agency, IEA (Paris) ; International Energy Agency (IEA)

Paris : OECD/IEA

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Schlagwort(e): energy ; energy economics

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Ensuring energy security has been at the centre of the IEA mission since its inception, following the oil crises of the early 1970s. While the security of oil supplies remains important, contemporary energy security policies must address all energy sources and cover a a comprehensive range of natural, economic and political risks that affect energy sources, infrastructures and services. In response to this challenge, the IEA is currently developing a Model Of Short-term Energy Security (MOSES) to evaluate the energy security risks and resilience capacities of its member countries. The current version of MOSES covers short-term security of supply for primary energy sources and secondary fuels among IEA countries. It also lays the foundation for analysis of vulnerabilities of electricity and end-use energy sectors. MOSES contains a novel approach to analysing energy security, which can be used to identify energy security priorities, as a starting point for national energy security assessments and to track the evolution of a country’s energy security profile. By grouping together countries with similar “energy security profiles”, MOSES depicts the energy security landscape of IEA countries. By extending the MOSES methodology to electricity security and energy services in the future, the IEA aims to develop a comprehensive policy-relevant perspective on global energy security. Ensuring energy security has been at the centre of the IEA mission since its inception, following the oil crises of the early 1970s. While the security of oil supplies remains important, contemporary energy security policies must address all energy sources and cover a a comprehensive range of natural, economic and political risks that affect energy sources, infrastructures and services. In response to this challenge, the IEA is currently developing a Model Of Short-term Energy Security (MOSES) to evaluate the energy security risks and resilience capacities of its member countries. The current version of MOSES covers short-term security of supply for primary energy sources and secondary fuels among IEA countries. It also lays the foundation for analysis of vulnerabilities of electricity and end-use energy sectors. MOSES contains a novel approach to analysing energy security, which can be used to identify energy security priorities, as a starting point for national energy security assessments and to track the evolution of a country’s energy security profile. By grouping together countries with similar “energy security profiles”, MOSES depicts the energy security landscape of IEA countries. By extending the MOSES methodology to electricity security and energy services in the future, the IEA aims to develop a comprehensive policy-relevant perspective on global energy security. This Working Paper is intended for readers who wish to explore the MOSES methodology in depth; there is also a brochure which provides an overview of the analysis and results.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (48 Seiten)

URL: http://www.iea.org/publications/freepublications/publication/the-iea-model-of-short-term-energy-security.html

Sprache: Englisch

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Technology Roadmap : Carbon Capture and Storage in Industrial Applications (2011)

International Energy Agency, IEA (Paris)

Paris : IEA Publications

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Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Nearly one-third of global energy and one-quarter of worldwide carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are attributable to industrial activities that are not in the power generation sector. If climate change is to be successfully tackled, these sectors will need to transform the way they use energy and significantly reduce their CO2 emissions. In sectors such as iron and steel, oil refining, cement and chemicals and petrochemicals, emission can be reduced through efficiency improvements and integration of low carbon energy sources. Crucially, however, carbon capture and storage (CCS) has been identified as the only large-scale mitigation option available that can deliver the additional CO2 emissions reductions that would be necessary to meet the climate goals in 2050. This roadmap shows that CCS is a key cost-effective option for reducing CO2 emissions in large energy-intensive industries. In fact, much of the promising short-term potential for CCS globally lies not in the power sector but in industrial activities that currently vent highly pure streams of CO2. These activities include hydrogen production for fertilisers or fuel, bioethanol production and natural gas sweetening. Most studies on the potential application of CCS have focused on the power sector, however, even though all existing operational large-scale demonstrations of CCS are in industrial applications. In the longer-term, half of the global economic deployment for CCS by 2050 is shown to be in industrial applications. In certain sectors CCS is shown to be of particular relevance in developing countries, where it could be a highly cost-competitive emissions abatement option, even in the near term. This technology roadmap builds on the initial IEA roadmap on CCS and also the technology roadmap for the cement sector developed by the IEA and the Cement Sustainability Initiative of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. It paves the way for low-carbon industrial growth in developed and developing countries by providing a vision of CCS in industrial applications up to 2050.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (52 Seiten)

URL: http://www.iea.org/publications/freepublications/publication/technology-roadmap-carbon-capture-and-storage-in-industrial-applications.html

Sprache: Englisch

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Technology Roadmap : Biofuels for Transport (2011)

International Energy Agency, IEA (Paris)

Paris : IEA Publications

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Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: The production of transport fuels from biomass, in either liquid or gaseous form, holds the promise of a low net fossil-energy requirement and low life-cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. However, there are many hurdles to the expansion of biofuels production, including competition for agricultural commodities and land, and impacts on water resources and biodiversity. The successful development of advanced biofuels technologies, using non-food biomass feedstocks, could help overcome most barriers and achieve sustainable, very low CO2, cost-effective biofuels. The IEA “Biofuels for Transport” roadmap describes the steps necessary to achieve the ambitious biofuel projections presented in the Energy Technology Perspectives 2010 Blue Map scenario. Under this scenario, biofuel demand increases rapidly, reaching approximately 760 Mtoe (32 EJ) in 2050, a share of 27% of total transport fuel. This roadmap identifies major barriers, opportunities, and policy measures for policy makers, industry and financial partners to accelerate RDD&D efforts for sustainable biofuel technologies and ensure sustainable feedstock provision on both a national and international scale.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (56 Seiten)

URL: http://www.iea.org/publications/freepublications/publication/technology-roadmap-biofuels-for-transport.html

Sprache: Englisch

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Walking the Torque (2011)

International Energy Agency, IEA (Paris)

Paris : IEA Publications

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Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Electric motor-driven system is the largest single energy end use accounting for more than 40% of global electricity consumption. This paper sets out an ambitious but achievable target with the global work plan to improve the energy efficiency of electric motor-driven system by 10% to 15% based on the finding of working paper “Energy-Efficiency Policy Opportunities for Electric Motor-Driven Systems (Waide et al., 2011)”. If governments commit to the proposed work plan immediately and maintain resourcing levels, this could be achieved by 2030 and it would be equivalent to reducing total global electricity use by around 5%. The proposed work plan of this paper is to align regulatory settings within a globally applicable scheme. The IEA believes this target can only be achieved through global co-operation leading to aligned national policy settings that countries can unlock the economies of scale that will result from using more energy efficient EMDS.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (47 Seiten)

URL: http://www.iea.org/publications/freepublications/publication/walking-the-torque.html

Sprache: Englisch

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Impact of Smart Grid Technologies on Peak Load to 2050 (2011)

International Energy Agency, IEA (Paris) ; International Energy Agency (IEA)

Paris : OECD/IEA

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Schlagwort(e): energy ; energy economics

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: The IEA’s Smart Grids Technology Roadmap identified five global trends that could be effectively addressed by deploying smart grids. These are: increasing peak load (the maximum power that the grid delivers during peak hours), rising electricity consumption, electrification of transport, deployment of variable generation technologies (e.g. wind and solar PV) and ageing infrastructure. Along with this roadmap, a new working paper – Impact of Smart Grid Technologies on Peak Load to 2050 – develops a methodology to estimate the evolution of peak load until 2050. It also analyses the impact of smart grid technologies in reducing peak load for four key regions; OECD North America, OECD Europe, OECD Pacific and China. This working paper is a first IEA effort in an evolving modelling process of smart grids that is considering demand response in residential and commercial sectors as well as the integration of electric vehicles.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (44 Seiten)

URL: http://www.iea.org/publications/freepublications/publication/impact-of-smart-grid-technologies-on-peak-load-to-2050.html

Sprache: Englisch

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Co-Generation and Renewables : Solutions for a Low-Carbon Energy Future (2011)

International Energy Agency, IEA (Paris)

Paris : IEA Publications

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Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Co-generation and renewables: solutions for a low-carbon energy future shows that powerful synergies exist when co-generation and renewables work together. The report documents, for the first time, some of the little-known complementary aspects of the two technologies. It also re-emphasises the stand-alone benefits of each technology. Thus, decision makers can use the report as a "one-stop shop" when they need credible information on co-generation, renewables and the possible synergies between the two. It also provides answers to policy makers’ questions about the potential energy and environmental benefits of an increased policy commitment to both co-generation and renewables. Secure, reliable, affordable and clean energy supplies are fundamental to economic and social stability and development. Energy and environmental decision-makers are faced with major challenges that require action now in order to ensure a more sustainable future. More efficient use of, and cleaner primary energy sources can help to achieve this goal. Co-generation – also known as combined heat and power (CHP) – represents a proven, cost-effective and energy-efficient solution for delivering electricity and heat. Renewable sources provide clean and secure fuels for producing electricity and heat.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (35 Seiten)

URL: www.iea.org/publications/freepublications/publication/co-generation-and-renewables-solutions-for-a-low-carbon-energy-future.html

Sprache: Englisch

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Development of Energy Efficiency Indicators in Russia (2011)

International Energy Agency, IEA (Paris)

Paris : IEA Publications

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Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: The key findings of the IEA work with Russia on developing energy efficiency indicators form the core of this report. Russia is sometimes referred to as “the Saudi Arabia of energy efficiency”; its vast potential to reduce energy consumption can be considered a significant “energy reserve”. Russia, recognising the benefits of more efficient use of energy, is taking measures to exploit this potential. The president has set the goal to reduce energy intensity by 40% between 2007 and 2020. In the past few years, the IEA has worked closely with Russian authorities to support the development of energy efficiency indicators in Russia, critical to an effective implementation and monitoring of Russia’s ambitious energy intensity and efficiency goals. The key findings of the IEA work with Russia on developing energy efficiency indicators form the core of this report.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (55 Seiten)

URL: http://www.iea.org/publications/freepublications/publication/development-of-energy-efficiency-indicators-in-russia.html

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Energy-Efficiency Policy Opportunities for Electric Motor-Driven Systems (2011)

International Energy Agency, IEA (Paris)

Paris : IEA Publications

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Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: This paper is the first global analysis of energy consumption and energy efficiency potential of EMDS (electric motor- driven system). The electric motors and systems they drive are the largest single electricity end use accounting for more than 40% of global electricity consumption. Huge energy efficiency potential was found untapped in EMDS - around 25 % of EMDS electricity use could be saved cost-effectively, reducing total global electricity demand by about 10%. However, the energy efficiency of EMDS has been relatively neglected in comparison with other sustainable energy opportunities. It is crucial to scale up the operations and resources committed to realizing the vast savings potential of optimized EMDS. This paper proposes a comprehensive package of policy recommendations to help governments realize the potential for energy savings in EMDS.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (132 Seiten)

URL: http://www.iea.org/publications/freepublications/publication/energy-efficiency-policy-opportunities-for-electric-motor-driven-systems.html

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G20 Clean Energy, and Energy Efficiency Deployment and Policy Progress (2011)

International Energy Agency, IEA (Paris)

Paris : IEA Publications

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Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: G-20 Clean Energy, and Energy Efficiency Deployment and Policy Progress, a report prepared by the International Energy Agency (IEA) in collaboration with the G-20 Clean Energy and Energy Efficiency Working Group, provides an overview of clean energy and energy efficiency technology deployment and summarises support policies in place across G-20 countries. The report highlights that while clean energy technology deployment has made steady progress and energy efficiency improvements have been made, continued reliance on fossil fuels to meet growth in global energy demand presents a significant challenge. Scaling-up the deployment of renewable energy, in addition to improving end-use efficiency, enhancing the efficiency of fossil fuel based power generation, and supporting the widespread deployment of CCS will, therefore, also be crucial aspects of the transition to a cleaner energy future. Reporting to G-20 on Clean Energy and Efficiency Progress. This report was issued on the authority of the IEA Executive Director, it does not necessarily represent the views of IEA Member countries or the G20. G-20 Clean Energy, and Energy Efficiency Deployment and Policy Progress, a report prepared by the International Energy Agency (IEA) in collaboration with the G-20 Clean Energy and Energy Efficiency Working Group, provides an overview of clean energy and energy efficiency technology deployment and summarises support policies in place across G-20 countries. The report highlights that while clean energy technology deployment has made steady progress and energy efficiency improvements have been made, continued reliance on fossil fuels to meet growth in global energy demand presents a significant challenge. Scaling-up the deployment of renewable energy, in addition to improving end-use efficiency, enhancing the efficiency of fossil fuel based power generation, and supporting the widespread deployment of CCS will, therefore, also be crucial aspects of the transition to a cleaner energy future. Because the G-20 group of countries represent close to 80% of energy-related CO₂emissions, by developing and deploying energy efficiency and clean energy technologies, they are presented with a unique opportunity to make collective progress in transitioning the global energy system. IEA Deputy Executive Director Richard Jones emphasised the importance of G-20 efforts, saying, "The IEA welcomes this important collaboration with the G-20. Enhanced deployment of clean energy technologies and of energy efficiency improvements offers energy security and environmental benefits. It will also enable cost savings over the medium and long term – an aspect that is particularly relevant at a time of economic uncertainty. We believe that enhanced policy assessment and analysis, building on this initial report, will enable governments to take more cost effective and efficient policy decisions.”

Seiten: Online-Ressource (52 Seiten)

URL: http://www.iea.org/publications/freepublications/publication/g20-clean-energy-and-energy-efficiency-deployment-and-policy-progress.html

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Tsunarisque : Le tsunami du 26 décembre 2004 à Aceh, Indonésie (2011)

Lavigne, Franck ; Paris, Raphaël

Paris : Éditions de la Sorbonne

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Schlagwort(e): Tsunami ; Indonesia ; Sumatra

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Dimanche 26 décembre 2004. La terre tremble au large des côtes de Sumatra. C’est l’un des plus puissants séismes jamais enregistrés (magnitude 9.3). S’en suit un tsunami cataclysmique, le plus meurtrier de l’histoire avec près de 230 000 victimes. Les vagues ont ravagé les côtes indonésiennes proches, avant de se propager vers la Thaïlande, le Sri Lanka, l’Inde puis les côtes africaines. La province d’Aceh, au nord-ouest de Sumatra, est de loin la plus touchée. La moitié de la ville de Banda Aceh est rasée par des vagues de plus de 15 m de haut, l’eau ayant même atteint une hauteur de 50 m sur les falaises de la côte ouest de Lhok Nga. De nombreux villages sont rayés de la carte. Durant près de deux ans (2005-2006), les scientifiques du programme de recherche « Tsunarisque » se sont relayés sur le terrain pour essayer de décrypter, reconstituer le tsunami dans ses moindres détails, afin de tirer les enseignements d’une catastrophe hors norme et de proposer des stratégies de prévention plus efficaces. Cet ouvrage retrace tout ce travail en trois volets : tout d’abord la reconstitution et la modélisation du tsunami, de l’extension des vagues à la cartographie des dégâts infligés au bâti, ensuite l’impact du tsunami sur l’environnement, et notamment les formes d’érosion et de dépôts, et enfin les aspects socioculturels, des facteurs ethniques aux enjeux de la reconstruction et de la prévention.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (327 Seiten)

ISBN: 9782859446437

URL: https://doi.org/10.4000/books.psorbonne.3790

Sprache: Englisch

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Modeling and Analysis of Marine Environmental Problems (2011)

Omori, Koji ; Guo, Xinyu ; Yoshie, Naoki ; [weitere]

Tokyo : TERRAPUB

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Schlagwort(e): marine environment ; environmental pollution ; marine pollution

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Ecosystem Modeling of the Oregon Shelf: Everything but the Kitchen Sink / Y. H. Spitz / pp. 1-9 --- Marine Ecosystem Simulation in the Indonesian Seas / Y. Sasai, A. R. Kartadikaria, Y. Miyazawa and K. Nadaoka / pp. 11-17 --- Response of Nutrients and Primary Production over the Shelf in the East China Sea to the Reduction of Oceanic Nutrient Supply / X. Guo and L. Zhao / pp. 19-30 --- Introduction of the Ecological Connectivity Hypoxia Model: ECOHYM—Model Concept and Its Validation on a Study Applied to Tokyo Bay / A. Sohma / pp. 31-38 --- Ecosystem and Nutrient Dynamics in the Seto Inland Sea, Japan / N. Yoshie, X. Guo, N. Fujii and T. Komorita / pp. 39-49 --- A Numerical Modeling Study of Japanese Sardine (Sardinops melanostictus) Migrations in the Western North Pacific / T. Okunishi, D. Ambe, S. Ito, T. Kameda, T. Setou, K. Komatsu, A. Kawabata, A. Takasuka and H. Kubota / pp. 51-56 --- Investigating Alternate Trophic Pathways through Gelatinous Zooplankton and Planktivorous Fishes in an Upwelling Ecosystem Using End-to-End Models / R. D. Brodeur, J. J. Ruzicka and J. H. Steele / pp. 57-63 --- Establishing a Conceptual Design for Jellyfish Blooms in the Seto Inland Sea / N. Fujii, A. Kaneda, S. Magome and H. Takeoka / pp. 65-71 --- Fate Prediction Model of Organic Chemicals in Coastal Bay Estuaries / K. Nakata, F. Horiguchi and T. Eriguchi / pp. 73-77 --- Ecosystem Analysis of the Seto Inland Sea: Bioaccumulation Model on a Basis of an Energy Balance Model / K. Omori, J. Shibata, H. Hamaoka, K. Matsumoto, T. Nanko, T. Kunihiro, T. W. Miller and H. Onishi / pp. 79-83 --- Trophic Dynamics of Pelagic Nekton in the Southern Benguela Current Ecosystem: Calibrating Trophic Models with Stable Isotope Analysis / C. D. van der Lingen and T. W. Miller / pp. 85-94 --- Tracing Dynamics of Organic Material Flow in Coastal Marine Ecosystems: Results from Manila Bay (Philippines) and Kyucho Intrusion (Japan) / T. W. Miller, G. Jaquinto, M. McGlone, A. Isobe, J. Shibata, H. Hamaoka and K. Omori / pp. 95-104 --- Variations of Seawater Temperature and Coastal Winds from 2003 to 2009 at the Bungo Channel, Japan / R. Shi, X. Guo and H. Takeoka / pp. 105-115 --- Spatial Variation of Submarine Groundwater Discharge (SGD) in the Central Part of Seto Inland Sea, Japan / M. Saito, X. Guo, S. Onodera, Y. Shimizu, Y. Kato, M. Tokumasu and H. Takeoka / pp. 117-123 --- Understanding What Drives Food Web Structure in Marine Pelagic Ecosystems / T. W. Miller, C. van der Lingen, R. Brodeur, K. Omori, H. Hamaoka and T. Isobe / pp. 125-131 --- Study of Sediment Cleanup Using Polychaetes / K. Ito, M. Nozaki, T. Kunihiro, C. Miura and T. Miura / pp. 133-139 --- Regional Characteristics of Lower Trophic Level Food Web Structure in the Seto Inland Sea / J. Shibata, H. Hamaoka, R. Isonaka, K. Matsumoto, T. Nanko, T. W. Miller, H. Onishi, T. Kunihiro and K. Omori / pp. 141-149 --- Sources of Sedimentary Organic Carbon in Mangrove Ecosystems from Ba Lat Estuary, Red River, Vietnam / N. T. Tue, H. Hamaoka, A. Sogabe, T. D. Quy, M. T. Nhuan and K. Omori / pp. 151-157 --- The Fish Composition of Phan Thiet Bay, Binh Thuan Province, Vietnam in Connection with Environmental Quality / N. T. Nam, N. X. Huan, V. T. Tang, T. W. Miller and K. Omori / pp. 159-167 --- The Roles of Marine Phytoplankton and Ocean Circulation in Determining the Global Fate of Polychlorinated Biphenyls / T. Kawai, I. C. Handoh and N. Suzuki / pp. 169-178 --- Bayesian Uncertainty Analysis of the Global Dynamics of Persistent Organic Pollutants: Towards Quantifying the Planetary Boundaries for Chemical Pollution / I. C. Handoh and T. Kawai / pp. 179-187 --- What Drives the Fate of Persistent Organic Pollutants in the North Sea? Insights from a Regional Model / T. Ilyina / pp. 189-195 --- Process Study on Numerical Simulation for Persistent Organic Pollutants in the East China Sea / J. Ono, D. Takahashi, X. Guo, S. Takahashi and H. Takeoka / pp. 197-204 --- Monitoring of Contamination by Non-PBDE Brominated Flame Retardants in Asian Coastal Waters Using Mussels as a Bioindicator / S. Ogawa, T. Isobe, K. Ramu, A. Subramanian, S. Takahashi and S. Tanabe / pp. 205-211 --- Inter-species Differences of Hydroxylated Polychlorinated Biphenyls (OHPCBs) in the Blood of Small Cetaceans / M. Ochiai, K. Nomiyama, T. Isobe, T. Matsuishi, T. K. Yamada and S. Tanabe / pp. 213-220 --- Accumulation of Brominated Flame Retardants in Harbour and Dall's Porpoises from Hokkaido / A. Saito, T. Isobe, T. Matsuishi, T. K. Yamada, Y. Tajima and S. Tanabe / pp. 221-228 --- Contamination by Brominated Flame Retardants (BFRs) in Common Cormorants from Lake Biwa / R. Hashikawa, T. Isobe, S. Yano, T. Kunisue, K. Nakayama, A. Sudo, S. Takahashi and S. Tanabe / pp. 229-238 --- Formulation of Leeway-Drift Velocities for Sea-Surface Drifting-Objects Based on a Wind-Wave Flume Experiment / A. Isobe, H. Hinata, S. Kako and S. Yoshioka / pp. 239-249 --- Investigating the Accumulation of Plastic Debris in the North Pacific Gyre / J. J. Leichter / pp. 251-259 --- Deep-Sea Litter Study Using Deep-Sea Observation Tools / H. Miyake, H. Shibata and Y. Furushima / pp. 261-269 --- Toxic Metals in Polyethylene Plastic Litter / E. Nakashima, A. Isobe, S. Kako, S. Magome, N. Deki, T. Itai and S. Takahashi / pp. 271-277

Seiten: Online-Ressource (IX, 277 Seiten)

ISBN: 9784887041547

URL: http://www.terrapub.co.jp/onlineproceedings/ec/05/

Sprache: Englisch

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Slope Tectonics (2011)

Geological Society (London, U.K.) ; Jaboyedoff, Michel

London : The Geological Society

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Schlagwort(e): mass movements ; slope stability ; slopes ; tectonics

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Slope tectonics: a short introduction / Michel Jaboyedoff, Giovanni B. Crosta and Doug Stead / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 351, 1-10, 1 January 2011, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP351.1 --- Paraglacial gravitational deformations in the SW Alps: a review of field investigations, 10Be cosmogenic dating and physical modelling / S. El Bedoui, T. Bois, H. Jomard, G. Sanchez, T. Lebourg, E. Trics, Y. Guglielmi, S. Bouissou, A. Chemenda, Y. Rolland, M. Corsini and J. L. Pérez / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 351, 11-25, 1 January 2011, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP351.2 --- Inheritance of ductile and brittle structures in the development of large rock slope instabilities: examples from western Norway / A. Saintot, I. H. C. Henderson and M.-H. Derron / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 351, 27-78, 1 January 2011, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP351.3 --- Regional spatial variations in rockslide distribution from structural geology ranking: an example from Storfjorden, western Norway / Iain H. C. Henderson and Aline Saintot / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 351, 79-95, 1 January 2011, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP351.4 --- Rock slope instabilities in Sogn and Fjordane County, Norway: a detailed structural and geomorphological analysis / Martina Böhme, Aline Saintot, Iain H. C. Henderson, Helge Henriksen and Reginald L. Hermanns / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 351, 97-111, 1 January 2011, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP351.5 --- Controlling factors for deep-seated gravitational slope deformation (DSGSD) in the Aosta Valley (NW Alps, Italy) / G. Martinotti, D. Giordan, M. Giardino and S. Ratto / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 351, 113-131, 1 January 2011, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP351.6 --- Palaeostress analysis of a giant Holocene rockslide near Boaco and Santa Lucia (Nicaragua, Central America) / Ivo Baron̆, Markéta Kernstocková, Roman Novotný, David Buriánek, Petr Hradecký, Pavel Havlic̆ek and Rostislav Melichar / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 351, 133-145, 1 January 2011, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP351.7 --- Complex landslide behaviour and structural control: a three-dimensional conceptual model of Åknes rockslide, Norway / Michel Jaboyedoff, Thierry Oppikofer, Marc-Henri Derron, Lars Harald Blikra, Martina Böhme and Aline Saintot / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 351, 147-161, 1 January 2011, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP351.8 --- Structural analysis of Turtle Mountain: origin and influence of fractures in the development of rock slope failures / Andrea Pedrazzini, Michel Jaboyedoff, Corey R. Froese, C. Willem Langenberg and Francisco Moreno / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 351, 163-183, 1 January 2011, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP351.9 --- A structural, geomorphological and InSAR study of an active rock slope failure development / I. H. C. Henderson, T. R. Lauknes, P. T. Osmundsen, J. Dehls, Y. Larsen and T. F. Redfield / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 351, 185-199, 1 January 2011, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP351.10 --- Numerical modelling of Plio-Quaternary slope evolution based on geological constraints: a case study from the Caramanico Valley (Central Apennines, Italy) / G. Bianchi Fasani, E. Di Luzio, C. Esposito, S. Martino and G. Scarascia-Mugnozza / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 351, 201-214, 1 January 2011, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP351.11 --- Valley shape influence on deformation mechanisms of rock slopes / Christian Ambrosi and Giovanni B. Crosta / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 351, 215-233, 1 January 2011, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP351.12 --- The Celentino deep-seated gravitational slope deformation (DSGSD): structural and geomechanical analyses (Peio Valley, NE Italy) / M. Ghirotti, S. Martin and R. Genevois / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 351, 235-251, 1 January 2011, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP351.13 --- Megafans and outsize fans from catastrophic slope failures in Alpine glacial troughs: the Malser Haide and the Val Venosta cluster, Italy / David Jarman, Federico Agliardi and Giovanni B. Crosta / Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 351, 253-277, 1 January 2011, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP351.14

Seiten: Online-Ressource (VII, 283 Seiten) , Illustrationen, Diagramme

ISBN: 9781862395992

URL: https://sp.lyellcollection.org/content/351/1

Sprache: Englisch

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ET Europe 300 Carbon Rankings 2011 Report (2011)

Gill, Sam ; Environmental Investment Organisation, EIO ; Gill, Michael ; [weitere]

Frensham, Surrey, U.K. : EIO

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Schlagwort(e): carbon emission

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: The purpose of the ET Carbon Ranking is to provide information on a company's greenhouse gas emissions intensity as well as its level of disclosure and verification. The aim of the ET Carbon Ranking is to encourage increasingly higher levels of disclosure and verification while incentivising corporate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction on a global scale.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (42 Seiten)

URL: http://www.eio.org.uk/etindex.php?page=ranking_reports

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Basic Internet Security (2011)

Amsterdam : Floss Manuals

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Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: The digital world is changing at a tremendous speed. New communication technologies open up new possibilities, but by using them you can also expose yourself, and others, to risks. Many people have trouble assessing these risks especially with regard to the subject of safe digital communication. This is particularly true for people working in regimes with high levels of censorship. However, also in countries considered to be relatively free and uncensored, your data can be used or misused by others - governments, companies, or other persons (sometimes even unintended). How to protect yourself, your sources or your friends? What are safe routes to take? How do you secure after your personal data? This manual aims to address these issues to help you choose your own 'level' of safety.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (245 pages)

URL: http://www.flossmanuals.net/basic-internet-security/

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Cities and Climate Change : Responding to an Urgent Agenda (2011)

Hoornweg, Daniel ; Freire, Mila ; Lee, Marcus J. ; [weitere]

Washington, D. C. : The World Bank

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Schlagwort(e): climate change ; emissions ; poverty

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: This book provides the latest knowledge and practice in responding to the challenge of climate change in cities. Case studies focus on topics such as New Orleans in the context of a fragile environment, a framework to include poverty in the cities and climate change discussion, and measuring the impact of GHG emissions.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (XIV, 306 Seiten)

ISBN: 9780821386675

URL: http://issuu.com/world.bank.publications/docs/9780821384930

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Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology (2011)

Chichester : Wiley

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Schlagwort(e): chemistry ; chemical engineering ; chemical technology

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Written by prominent scholars from industry, academia, and research institutions, the Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology presents a wide scope of articles on chemical substances - including their properties, manufacturing, and uses. It also focuses on industrial processes and unit operations in chemical engineering, as well as covering fundamentals and scientific subjects related to the field. Additionally, environmental and health issues concerning chemical technology are also addressed.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (22950)

Ausgabe: 5th ed.

ISBN: 9780471238966

URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/0471238961

Sprache: Englisch

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The SE Asian Gateway : History and Tectonics of the Australia-Asia Collision (2011)

Geological Society (London, U.K.) ; Hall, Robert ; Cottam, Michael A. ; [weitere]

London : The Geological Society

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Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Collision between Australia and SE Asia began in the Early Miocene and reduced the former wide ocean between them to a complex passage which connects the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Today, the Indonesian Throughflow passes through this gateway and plays an important role in global thermohaline flow. The surrounding region contains the maximum global diversity for many marine and terrestrial organisms. Reconstruction of this geologically complex region is essential for understanding its role in oceanic and atmospheric circulation, climate impacts, and the origin of its biodiversity. The papers in this volume discuss the Palaeozoic to Cenozoic geological background to Australia and SE Asia collision. They provide the background for accounts of the modern Indonesian Throughflow and oceanographic changes since the Neogene, and consider aspects of the region's climate history.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (381 Seiten)

ISBN: 9781862393295

URL: http://sp.lyellcollection.org/content/vol355/issue1/

Sprache: Englisch

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Biomass and Remote Sensing of Biomass (2011)

Atazadeh, Islam

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Schlagwort(e): environmental remote sensing ; biomass

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Generally, the term biomass is used for all materials originating from photosynthesis. However, biomass can equally apply to animals. Conservation and management of biomass is very important. There are various ways and methods for biomass evaluation. One of these methods is remote sensing. Remote sensing provides information about biomass, but also about biodiversity and environmental factors estimation over a wide area. The great potential of remote sensing has received considerable attention over the last few decades in many different areas in biological sciences including nutrient status assessment, weed abundance, deforestation, glacial features in Arctic and Antarctic regions, depth sounding of coastal and ocean depths, and density mapping. The salient features of the book include: Several aspects of biomass study and survey Use of remote sensing for evaluation of biomass Evaluation of carbon storage in ecosystems Evaluation of primary productivity through case studies.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (262 Seiten)

ISBN: 9789533074900

URL: http://www.intechweb.org/books/show/title/biomass-and-remote-sensing-of-biomass

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Computational Modelling of Multi-scale Solute Dispersion in Porous Media : An Approach Based on Stochastic Calculus (2011)

Kulasiri, Don

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Schlagwort(e): hydrology

Seiten: Online-Ressource (234 Seiten)

ISBN: 9789533077260

URL: http://www.intechweb.org/books/show/title/computational-modelling-of-multi-scale-solute-dispersion-in-porous-media-an-approach-based-on-stochastic-calculus

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Renewable Energy : Trends and Applications (2011)

Nayeripour, Majid ; Kheshti, Mostafa

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Schlagwort(e): renewable energy

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Increase in electricity demand and environmental issues resulted in fast development of energy production from renewable resources. In the long term, application of RES can guarantee the ecologically sustainable energy supply. This book indicates recent trends and developments of renewable energy resources that organized in 11 chapters. It can be a source of information and basis for discussion for readers with different backgrounds.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (250 Seiten)

ISBN: 9789533079394

URL: http://www.intechweb.org/books/show/title/renewable-energy-trends-and-applications

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Environmental Monitoring (2011)

Ekundayo, Ema O.

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Schlagwort(e): alkaline silicate rocks

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: "Environmental Monitoring" is a book designed by InTech - Open Access Publisher in collaboration with scientists and researchers from all over the world. The book is designed to present recent research advances and developments in the field of environmental monitoring to a global audience of scientists, researchers, environmental educators, administrators, managers, technicians, students, environmental enthusiasts and the general public. The book consists of a series of sections and chapters addressing topics like the monitoring of heavy metal contaminants in varied environments, biolgical monitoring/ecotoxicological studies; and the use of wireless sensor networks/Geosensor webs in environmental monitoring.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (528 Seiten)

ISBN: 9789533077246

URL: http://www.intechweb.org/books/show/title/environmental-monitoring

Sprache: Englisch

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The Impact of Air Pollution on Health, Economy, Environment and Agricultural Sources (2011)

Khallaf, Mohamed K.

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Schlagwort(e): atmospheric sciences ; air pollution

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: This book aims to strengthen the knowledge base dealing with Air Pollution. The book consists of 21 chapters dealing with Air Pollution and its effects in the fields of Health, Environment, Economy and Agricultural Sources. It is divided into four sections. The first one deals with effect of air pollution on health and human body organs. The second section includes the Impact of air pollution on plants and agricultural sources and methods of resistance. The third section includes environmental changes, geographic and climatic conditions due to air pollution. The fourth section includes case studies concerning of the impact of air pollution in the economy and development goals, such as, indoor air pollution in México, indoor air pollution and millennium development goals in Bangladesh, epidemiologic and economic impact of natural gas on indoor air pollution in Colombia and economic growth and air pollution in Iran during development programs. In this book the authors explain the definition of air pollution, the most important pollutants and their different sources and effects on humans and various fields of life. The authors offer different solutions to the problems resulting from air pollution.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (444 Seiten)

ISBN: 9789533075280

URL: http://www.intechweb.org/books/show/title/the-impact-of-air-pollution-on-health-economy-environment-and-agricultural-sources

Sprache: Englisch

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Symbiosis : Ecologies, Assemblages and Evolution (2011)

Adema, Janneke ; Woodbridge, Pete

Open Humanities Press

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Schlagwort(e): symbiosis ; evolution ; ecology ; posthumanism ; augmentation

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Different species, interacting in a symbiotic fashion, living together over a prolonged period of time, eventually co-evolving into new species: this vision of the biological phenomenon of symbiosis has created a strong impression—both of symbiosis as a metaphor and a material reality—of species in an intimate relationship together, cooperating in spite of differences, of becoming something else and transgressing boundaries. This idea has turned the concept of symbiosis, in its many guises and definitions,[1] into a breading ground for a posthuman, biologically and ecologically informed critique. Less focused on the biological process of symbiosis as such, our focus in Symbiosis: Ecologies, Assemblages and Evolution is more on how symbiosis can be used as a means to argue for an alternative worldview and even a better world. Interestingly, Angela Elizabeth Douglas notices a similar effect in her book The Symbiotic Habit (2010), where she talks about the growing importance of ‘applied symbiosis research’. Douglas refers above all to how research into symbiotic processes has the potential to help solve some of the practical problems mankind is facing through anthropogenically induced effects, such as climate change and environmental disasters; and in this way influence and improve (our) ecosystem(s) and make the world in which we live much healthier (Douglas, 2010: viii). This living book consists of a number of examples of how symbiosis has been deployed. For instance, as a critique of the mainstream Darwinian idea of evolution as struggle; of the anthropocentric worldview that operates within the sciences and society at large; and of the idea of organisms or objects as static and isolated entities. Given the way in which symbiotic processes offer seeds for alternative worldviews, research on symbiosis has been taken-up as providing evidence for becoming as an infinite creative process, for the (animal, microbal, machinic, and/or virtual) other as an integral part of the multiple I, and for the integrated cooperation of living and non-living affects as one interconnected mesh.

URL: http://www.livingbooksaboutlife.org/books/Symbiosis

Sprache: Englisch

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Water Conservation (2011)

Jha, Manoj K.

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Schlagwort(e): environmental engineering ; agriculture

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Water is an essential and basic human need for urban, industrial and agricultural use. While an abundance of fresh water resources is available, its uneven distribution around the globe creates challenges for sustainable use of this resource. Water conservation refers to an efficient and optimal use as well as protection of valuable water resources and this book focuses on some commonly used tools and techniques such as rainwater harvesting, water reuse and recycling, cooling water recycling, irrigation techniques such as drip irrigation, agricultural management practices, groundwater management, and water conservation incentives.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (152 Seiten)

ISBN: 9789533079608

URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/show/title/water-conservation

Sprache: Englisch

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Sustainable Growth and Applications in Renewable Energy Sources (2011)

Nayeripour, Majid ; Kheshti, Mostafa

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Schlagwort(e): energy engineering ; renewable resources

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Worldwide attention to environmental issues combined with the energy crisis force us to reduce greenhouse emissions and increase the usage of renewable energy sources as a solution to providing an efficient environment. This book addresses the current issues of sustainable growth and applications in renewable energy sources. The fifteen chapters of the book have been divided into two sections to organize the information accessible to readers. The book provides a variety of material, for instance on policies aiming at the promotion of sustainable development and implementation aspects of RES.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (338 Seiten)

ISBN: 9789533074085

URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/show/title/sustainable-growth-and-applications-in-renewable-energy-sources

Sprache: Englisch

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Solar Cells : Dye-Sensitized Devices (2011)

Kosyachenko, Leonid A.

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Schlagwort(e): energy engineering ; renewable resources

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: The second book of the four-volume edition of "Solar cells" is devoted to dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), which are considered to be extremely promising because they are made of low-cost materials with simple inexpensive manufacturing procedures and can be engineered into flexible sheets. DSSCs are emerged as a truly new class of energy conversion devices, which are representatives of the third generation solar technology. Mechanism of conversion of solar energy into electricity in these devices is quite peculiar. The achieved energy conversion efficiency in DSSCs is low, however, it has improved quickly in the last years. It is believed that DSSCs are still at the start of their development stage and will take a worthy place in the large-scale production for the future.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (492 Seiten)

ISBN: 9789533077352

URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/show/title/solar-cells-dye-sensitized-devices

Sprache: Englisch

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Ecosystems Biodiversity (2011)

Grillo, Oscar ; Venora, Gianfranco

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Schlagwort(e): biodiversity ; ecosystems ; environmental sciences

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Ecosystems can be considered as dynamic and interactive clusters made up of plants, animals and micro-organism communities. Inevitably, mankind is an integral part of each ecosystem and as such enjoys all its provided benefits. Driven by the increasing necessity to preserve the ecosystem productivity, several ecological studies have been conducted in the last few years, highlighting the current state in which our planet is, and focusing on future perspectives. This book contains comprehensive overviews and original studies focused on hazard analysis and evaluation of ecological variables affecting species diversity, richness and distribution, in order to identify the best management strategies to face and solve the conservation problems.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (464 Seiten)

ISBN: 9789533074177

URL: http://www.intechweb.org/books/show/title/ecosystems-biodiversity

Sprache: Englisch

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The Dynamical Processes of Biodiversity : Case Studies of Evolution and Spatial Distribution (2011)

Grillo, Oscar ; Venora, Gianfranco

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Schlagwort(e): biodiversity ; environmental sciences

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Driven by the increasing necessity to define the biological diversity frame of widespread, endemic and threatened species, as well as by the stimulating chance to describe new species, the study of the evolutive and spatial dynamics is in constant execution. Systematic overviews, biogeographic and phylogenic backgrounds, species composition and distribution in restricted areas are focal topics of the 15 interesting independent chapters collected in this book, chosen to offer to the reader an overall view of the present condition in which our planet is.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (366 Seiten)

ISBN: 9789533077727

URL: http://www.intechweb.org/books/show/title/the-dynamical-processes-of-biodiversity-case-studies-of-evolution-and-spatial-distribution

Sprache: Englisch

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Sustainable Energy Harvesting Technologies : Past, Present and Future (2011)

Kheng Tan, Yen

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Schlagwort(e): energy engineering

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: In the early 21st century, research and development of sustainable energy harvesting (EH) technologies have started. Since then, many EH technologies have evolved, advanced and even been successfully developed into hardware prototypes for sustaining the operational lifetime of low?power electronic devices like mobile gadgets, smart wireless sensor networks, etc. Energy harvesting is a technology that harvests freely available renewable energy from the ambient environment to recharge or put used energy back into the energy storage devices without the hassle of disrupting or even discontinuing the normal operation of the specific application. With the prior knowledge and experience developed over a decade ago, progress of sustainable EH technologies research is still intact and ongoing. EH technologies are starting to mature and strong synergies are formulating with dedicate application areas. To move forward, now would be a good time to setup a review and brainstorm session to evaluate the past, investigate and think through the present and understand and plan for the future sustainable energy harvesting technologies.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (256 Seiten)

ISBN: 9789533074382

URL: http://www.intechweb.org/books/show/title/sustainable-energy-harvesting-technologies-past-present-and-future

Sprache: Englisch

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New Frontiers in Tectonic Research : General Problems, Sedimentary Basins and Island Arcs (2011)

Sharkov, Evgenii V.

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Schlagwort(e): geodynamics

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: This book is devoted to different aspects of tectonic research. Syntheses of recent and earlier works, combined with new results and interpretations, are presented in this book for diverse tectonic settings. Most of the chapters include up-to-date material of detailed geological investigations, often combined with geophysical data, which can help understand more clearly the essence of mechanisms of different tectonic processes. Some chapters are dedicated to general problems of tectonics. Another block of chapters is devoted to sedimentary basins and special attention in this book is given to tectonic processes on active plate margins.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (350 Seiten)

ISBN: 9789533075952

URL: http://www.intechweb.org/books/show/title/new-frontiers-in-tectonic-research-general-problems-sedimentary-basins-and-island-arcs

Sprache: Englisch

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Climate Change : Socioeconomic Effects (2011)

Blanco, Juan ; Kheradmand, Houshang

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Schlagwort(e): climate change

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: This book shows some of the socio-economic impacts of climate change according to different estimates of the current or estimated global warming. A series of scientific and experimental research projects explore the impacts of climate change and browse the techniques to evaluate the related impacts. These 23 chapters provide a good overview of the different changes impacts that already have been detected in several regions of the world. They are part of an introduction to the researches being done around the globe in connection with this topic. However, climate change is not just an academic issue important only to scientists and environmentalists; it also has direct implications on various ecosystems and technologies.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (454 Seiten)

ISBN: 9789533074115

URL: http://www.intechweb.org/books/show/title/climate-change-socioeconomic-effects

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Sediment Transport : Flow and Morphological Processes (2011)

Bhuiyan, Faruk

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Schlagwort(e): sedimentology

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: The purpose of this book is to put together recent developments on sediment transport and morphological processes. There are twelve chapters in this book contributed by different authors who are currently involved in relevant research. First three chapters provide information on basic and advanced flow mechanisms including turbulence and movement of particles in water. Examples of computational procedures for sediment transport and morphological changes are given in the next five chapters. These include empirical predictions and numerical computations. Chapters nine and ten present some insights on environmental concerns with sediment transport. Last two contributions deal with two large-scale case studies related to changes in the transport and provenance of glacial marine sediments, and processes involving land slides.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (250 Seiten)

ISBN: 9789533073743

URL: http://www.intechweb.org/books/show/title/sediment-transport-flow-and-morphological-processes

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Environmental Impact of Biofuels (2011)

Santos Bernardes, Marco Aurélio dos

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Schlagwort(e): environmental impact assessment ; biofuel

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: This book aspires to be a comprehensive summary of current biofuels issues and thereby contribute to the understanding of this important topic. Readers will find themes including biofuels development efforts, their implications for the food industry, current and future biofuels crops, the successful Brazilian ethanol program, insights of the first, second, third and fourth biofuel generations, advanced biofuel production techniques, related waste treatment, emissions and environmental impacts, water consumption, produced allergens and toxins. Additionally, the biofuel policy discussion is expected to be continuing in the foreseeable future and the reading of the biofuels features dealt with in this book, are recommended for anyone interested in understanding this diverse and developing theme.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (270 Seiten)

ISBN: 9789533074795

URL: http://www.intechweb.org/books/show/title/environmental-impact-of-biofuels

Sprache: Englisch

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Advanced Air Pollution (2011)

Nejadkoorki, Farhad

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Schlagwort(e): oceanography ; atmospheric sciences

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Leading air quality professionals describe different aspects of air pollution. The book presents information on four broad areas of interest in the air pollution field; the air pollution monitoring; air quality modeling; the GIS techniques to manage air quality; the new approaches to manage air quality. This book fulfills the need on the latest concepts of air pollution science and provides comprehensive information on all relevant components relating to air pollution issues in urban areas and industries. The book is suitable for a variety of scientists who wish to follow application of the theory in practice in air pollution. Known for its broad case studies, the book emphasizes an insightful of the connection between sources and control of air pollution, rather than being a simple manual on the subject.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (584 Seiten)

ISBN: 9789533075112

URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/show/title/advanced-air-pollution

Sprache: Englisch

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Air Quality : Models and Applications (2011)

Mazzeo, Nicolás A.

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Schlagwort(e): oceanography ; atmospheric sciences ; air pollution ; air quality

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Air pollution has been a major transboundary problem and a matter of global concern for decades. High concentrations of different air pollutants are particularly harmful to large cities residents, where numerous anthropogenic activities strongly influence the quality of air. Although there are many books on the subject, the one in front of you will hopefully fulfill some of the gaps in the area of air quality monitoring and modeling, and be of help to graduate students, professionals and researchers. The book is divided in five sections, dealing with mathematical models and computing techniques used in air pollution monitoring and forecasting; air pollution models and application; measuring methodologies in air pollution monitoring and control; experimental data on urban air pollution in China, Egypt, Northeastern U.S, Brazil and Romania; and finally, the health effects due to exposure to benzene, and on the influence of air pollutants on the acute respiratory diseases in children in Mexico.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (364 Seiten)

ISBN: 9789533073071

URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/show/title/air-quality-models-and-applications

Sprache: Englisch

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Tectonics (2011)

Closson, Damien

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Schlagwort(e): geology ; geophysics ; tectonics ; seismology

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Chapter 1: Plates Amalgamation and Plate Destruction, the Western Gondwana History by Ngako Vincent and Njonfang Emmanuel --- Chapter 2: Lithospheric Structure and Tectonics of the Eastern Alps – Evidence from New Seismic Data by Ewald Brückl --- Chapter 3: Structure and Plate Tectonic Evolution of the Northern Outer Carpathians by Jan Golonka, Kaja Pietsch and Paweł Marzec --- Chapter 4: Tectonic Model of the Sinai Peninsula Based on Geophysical Investigations by Taha Rabeh --- Chapter 5: Siberia - From Rodinia to Eurasia by Dmitry V. Metelkin, Valery A. Vernikovsky and Alexey Yu. Kazansky --- Chapter 6: Proto-Basin Types of North China Craton (NCC) in Late Triassic and Its Implication for Regional Tectonics of Initial Craton Destruction by Yang Minghui, Liu Chiyang, Zeng Peng, Bai Hua and Zhou Jin --- Chapter 7: Tectonic Implications of Stratigraphy Architecture in Distal Part of Foreland Basin, Southwestern Taiwan by Jong-Chang Wu, Kenn-Ming Yang, Yi-Ru Chen and Wen-Rong Chi --- Chapter 8: Seismic Hazard in Tien Shan: Basement Structure Control Over the Deformation Induced by Indo-Eurasia Collision by Buslov, Mikhail M. and De Grave, Johan --- Chapter 9: Lithosphere as a Nonlinear System: Geodynamic Consequences by E. G. Mirlin --- Chapter 10: Layer-Block Tectonics, a New Concept of Plate Tectonics - An Example from Nansha Micro-Plate, Southern South China Sea by Hai-ling Liu, Hong-bo Zheng, Yan-Lin Wang, Chao-Hua Wu, Mei-Song Zhao and Yun-Kong Du --- Chapter 11: The Role of Geoelectrical DC Methods in Determining the Subsurface Tectonics Features. Case Studies from Syria by Jamal Asfahani --- Chapter 12: Salt Tectonics of the Lisan Diapir Revealed by Synthetic Aperture Radar Images by Damien Closson, Najib Abou Karaki, Nada Milisavljević, Frédéric Hallot, and Marc Acheroy --- Chapter 13: Mantle-like Trace Element Composition of Petroleum – Contributions from Serpentinizing Peridotites by Peter Szatmari, Teresa Cristina O. da Fonseca and Norbert F. Miekeley

Seiten: Online-Ressource (358 Seiten)

ISBN: 9789533075457

URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/show/title/tectonics

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Aquaculture and the Environment : A Shared Destiny (2011)

Sladonja, Barbara

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Schlagwort(e): agricultural and biological sciences

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Aquaculture is the art, science and business of cultivating aquatic animals and plants in fresh or marine waters. It is the extension of fishing, resulted from the fact that harvests of wild sources of fish and other aquatic species cannot keep up with the increased demand of a growing human population. Expansion of aquaculture can result with less care for the environment. The first pre-requisite to sustainable aquaculture is clean wate, but bad management of aquatic species production can alter or even destroy existing wild habitat, increase local pollution levels or negatively impact local species. Aquatic managers are aware of this and together with scientists are looking for modern and more effective solutions to many issues regarding fish farming. This book presents recent research results on the interaction between aquaculture and environment, and includes several case studies all over the world with the aim of improving and performing sustainable aquaculture.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (246 Seiten)

ISBN: 9789533077499

URL: http://www.intechweb.org/books/show/title/aquaculture-and-the-environment-a-shared-destiny

Sprache: Englisch

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The in/visible (2011)

Birchall, Clare

Open Humanities Press

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Schlagwort(e): Invisible Web ; Black Holes ; Invisibility Cloak ; Dark Matter ; Stealth ; Seeing and Unseeing ; Microscopic

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Given that the essence of the invisible lies in our inability to see it, the large number of cultural attempts to represent and mobilise it as metaphor presents an irony. The use of invisibility as a trope dates back at least to the legend of Gyges, discussed in Plato's Republic, written around 360 BC. Gyges discovers a ring that makes him invisible; the advantage this bestows helps him to win a kingdom. Ancient etymology indicates that the name of Hades, Greek god of the underworld, means ‘invisible’ and in mythology, a helmet, rather than a ring, enables Hades to escape detection (Roman & Roman, 2009: 182). More recently, H.G. Wells warned of its dangers, exploring the suspicion and havoc invisibility can wreak; Queen have sung about its appeal; and Harry Potter dons an invisibility cloak to vanquish dark forces in the first book. In philosophy, at least for Merleau-Ponty and Derrida, albeit in different ways, the possibility of perception relies on the difference between the visible and invisible (see Reynolds, 2004). After Adam Smith, economists refer to the ‘invisible hand’ of the market: indicating a supposedly self-regulating entity. In terms of identity politics the invisible is used as a marker of the marginalised and voiceless – unrecognised by the state or society and without power, they are effectively invisible. Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man, for example, begins: ‘I am an invisible man. No, I am not a spook like those who haunted Edgar Allan Poe; nor am I one of your Hollywood-movie ectoplasms. I am a man of substance, of flesh and bone, fibre and liquids - and I might even be said to possess a mind. I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me’ (1952: 1). As a result of all this cultural activity around the invisible, the strangeness, the absence, the alterity that attracts us, and encourages us to find ways to represent invisibility through existing paradigms, is undoubtedly domesticated.

URL: http://www.livingbooksaboutlife.org/books/The_in/visible

Sprache: Englisch

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Medianatures : The Materiality of Information Technology and Electronic Waste (2011)

Parikka, Jussi

Open Humanities Press

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Schlagwort(e): materiality ; waste ; materials ; energetics ; ecosophy

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Medianatures picks up from Donna Haraway’s idea of naturecultures – the topological continuum between nature and culture, the material entwining and enfolding of various agencies, meanings and interactions. Medianatures gives the concept of naturecultures a specific emphasis, and that emphasis is at the core of this living book. It is a useful concept and framework for investigating some of the ways in which our electronic and high-tech media culture is entwined with a variety of material agencies. The notion of ‘materiality’ is taken here in a literal sense to refer, for instance, to ‘plasma reactions and ion implantation’ (Yoshida, 1994: 105) – as in processes of semiconductor fabrication, or to an alternative list of media studies objects and components which are studied from an e-waste management perspective: ‘metal, motor/compressor, cooling, plastic, insulation, glass, LCD, rubber, wiring/electrical, concrete, transformer, magnetron, textile, circuit board, fluorescent lamp, incandescent lamp, heating element, thermostat, brominated flamed retardant (BFR)-containing plastic, batteries, CFC/HCFC/HFC/HC, external electric cables, refractory ceramic fibers, radioactive substances and electrolyte capacitors (over L/D 25 mm)’, and which themselves are constituted from a range of materials – plastics, wood, plywood, copper, aluminum, silver, gold, palladium, lead, mercury, arsenic, cadmium, selenium, hexavalent chromium and flame retardants (Pinto, 2008). In short, media are of nature, and return to nature – where the production process for our media devices, from screens to circuits, networks to interfaces, involves the standardization and mass-mobilization of minerals and other materialities. Discarded media technologies are themselves part of such a regime of natural ‘things’ – whether picked apart in an Asian recycling village, or then left to decay in urban or rural places. The natural affords our cultural agencies and assemblages – including media practices and concrete devices – and all of that comes back to nature. The articles selected express this materiality at the core of media technological culture, and the various ecological ties these themes share with the current political economy. They range from perspectives in environmental sciences concerning e-waste and the management of electronic media remains to computer science and ideas in green computing – as well as showcasing articles and reports about the production and dismantling of things such as Cathode Ray Tubes and LCD-displays. Hence, this living book is not only about life, but also about death and dead media – but dead media in a very concrete sense of media as the death of nature, biological processes and organisms (including humans).

URL: http://www.livingbooksaboutlife.org/books/Medianatures

Sprache: Englisch

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Geology of the Earthquake Source : A Volume in Honour of Rick Sibson (2011)

Geological Society (London, U.K.) ; Fagereng, Åke ; Toy, Virginia G. ; [weitere]

London : The Geological Society

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Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Professor Richard (Rick) Sibson revolutionized structural geology by illustrating that fault rocks contain an integrated record of earthquakes. Fault-rock textures develop in response to geological and physical variables such as composition, environmental conditions (e.g. temperature and pressure), fluid presence and strain rate. These parameters also determine the rate- and state-variable frictional stability of a fault, the dominant mineral deformation mechanism and shear strength, and ultimately control the partitioning between seismic and aseismic deformation. This volume contains a collection of papers that address the geological record of earthquake faulting from field-based or theoretical perspectives. The papers cover observations in active fault zones, the relationships between fault rocks and fault-slip styles, interpretation of fault-rock textures from the base of the seismogenic zone, consideration of the effects of fluids on faulting, discussion of fault reactivation v. initiation, and a review of future directions in geological earthquake research by Professor Sibson.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (VIII, 341 Seiten)

ISBN: 9781862393370

URL: http://sp.lyellcollection.org/content/vol359/issue1/

Sprache: Englisch

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Electrical Generation and Distribution Systems and Power Quality Disturbances (2011)

Romero Rey, Gregorio ; Martinez Muneta, Luisa

Rijeka : InTech

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Schlagwort(e): energy engineering

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: The utilization of renewable energy sources such as wind energy, or solar energy, among others, is currently of greater interest. Nevertheless, since their availability is arbitrary and unstable this can lead to frequency variation, to grid instability and to a total or partial loss of load power supply, being not appropriate sources to be directly connected to the main utility grid. Additionally, the presence of a static converter as output interface of the generating plants introduces voltage and current harmonics into the electrical system that negatively affect system power quality. By integrating distributed power generation systems closed to the loads in the electric grid, we can eliminate the need to transfer energy over long distances through the electric grid. In this book the reader will be introduced to different power generation and distribution systems with an analysis of some types of existing disturbances and a study of different industrial applications such as battery charges.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (304 Seiten)

ISBN: 9789533073293

URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/show/title/electrical-generation-and-distribution-systems-and-power-quality-disturbances

Sprache: Englisch

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Solar Cells : Silicon Wafer-Based Technologies (2011)

Kosyachenko, Leonid A.

Rijeka : InTech

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Schlagwort(e): energy engineering ; renewable resources

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: The third book of four-volume edition of 'Solar Cells' is devoted to solar cells based on silicon wafers, i.e., the main material used in today's photovoltaics. The volume includes the chapters that present new results of research aimed to improve efficiency, to reduce consumption of materials and to lower cost of wafer-based silicon solar cells as well as new methods of research and testing of the devices. Light trapping design in c-Si and mc-Si solar cells, solar-energy conversion as a function of the geometric-concentration factor, design criteria for spacecraft solar arrays are considered in several chapters. A system for the micrometric characterization of solar cells, for identifying the electrical parameters of PV solar generators, a new model for extracting the physical parameters of solar cells, LBIC method for characterization of solar cells, non-idealities in the I-V characteristic of the PV generators are discussed in other chapters of the volume.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (364 Seiten)

ISBN: 9789533077475

URL: http://www.intechopen.com/books/show/title/solar-cells-silicon-wafer-based-technologies

Sprache: Englisch

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Current Trends in X-Ray Crystallography (2011)

Chandrasekaran, Annamalai

Rijeka : InTech

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Schlagwort(e): x-ray ; crystallography ; chemistry

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: This book on X-ray Crystallography is a compilation of current trends in the use of X-ray crystallography and related structural determination methods in various fields. The methods covered here include single crystal small-molecule X-ray crystallography, macromolecular (protein) single crystal X-ray crystallography, and scattering and spectroscopic complimentary methods. The fields range from simple organic compounds, metal complexes to proteins, and also cover the meta-analyses of the database for weak interactions.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (436 Seiten)

ISBN: 9789533077543

URL: http://www.intechweb.org/books/show/title/current-trends-in-x-ray-crystallography

Sprache: Englisch

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Advances in Econometrics : Theory and Applications (2011)

Verbič, Miroslav

Rijeka : InTech

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Schlagwort(e): econometrics ; business ; management ; economics

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Econometrics is becoming a highly developed and highly mathematicized array of its own sub disciplines, as it should be, as economies are becoming increasingly complex, and scientific economic analyses require progressively thorough knowledge of solid quantitative methods. This book thus provides recent insight on some key issues in econometric theory and applications. The volume first focuses on three recent advances in econometric theory: non-parametric estimation, instrument generating functions, and seasonal volatility models. Additionally, three recent econometric applications are presented: continuous time duration analysis, panel data analysis dealing with endogeneity and selectivity biases, and seemingly unrelated regression analysis. Intended as an electronic edition, providing immediate "open access" to its content, the book is easy to follow and will be of interest to professionals involved in econometrics.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (116 Seiten)

ISBN: 9789533075037

URL: http://www.intechweb.org/books/show/title/advances-in-econometrics-theory-and-applications

Sprache: Englisch

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Relevant Perspectives in Global Environmental Change (2011)

Agboola, Julius Ibukun

Rijeka : InTech

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Schlagwort(e): global change ; environmental change ; environmental sciences

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Over the years, environmental change has sharpened significant dynamic evolution and knowledge in organizational structures of organisms, from cellular/molecular to macro-organism level including our society. Changes in social and ecological systems due to environmental change will hopefully result in a shift towards sustainability, with legislative and government entities responding to diverse policy and management issues concerning the building, management and restoration of social-ecological systems on a regional and global scale. Solutions are particularly needed at the regional level, where physical features of the landscape, biological systems and human institutions interact. The purpose of this book is to disseminate both theoretical and applied studies on interactions between human and natural systems from multidisciplinary research perspectives on global environmental change. It combines interdisciplinary approaches, long-term research and a practical solution to the increasing intensity of problems related to environmental change, and is intended for a broad target audience ranging from students to specialists.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (154 Seiten)

ISBN: 9789533077093

URL: http://www.intechweb.org/books/show/title/relevant-perspectives-in-global-environmental-change

Sprache: Englisch

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Earth and Environmental Sciences (2011)

Ahmad Dar, Imran ; Ahmad Dar, Mithas

Rijeka : InTech

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Schlagwort(e): earth sciences ; environmental sciences

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: We are increasingly faced with environmental problems and required to make important decisions. In many cases an understanding of one or more geologic processes is essential to finding the appropriate solution. Earth and Environmental Sciences are by their very nature a dynamic field in which new issues continue to arise and old ones often evolve. The principal aim of this book is to present the reader with a broad overview of Earth and Environmental Sciences. Hopefully, this recent research will provide the reader with a useful foundation for discussing and evaluating specific environmental issues, as well as for developing ideas for problem solving. The book has been divided into nine sections; Geology, Geochemistry, Seismology, Hydrology, Hydrogeology, Mineralogy, Soil, Remote Sensing and Environmental Sciences.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (630 Seiten)

ISBN: 9789533074689

URL: http://www.intechweb.org/books/show/title/earth-and-environmental-sciences

Sprache: Englisch

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Changing Diversity in Changing Environment (2011)

Grillo, Oscar ; Venora, Gianfranco

Rijeka : InTech

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Schlagwort(e): biodiversity ; environmental sciences

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: As everybody knows, the dynamic interactions between biotic and abiotic factors, as well as the anthropic ones, considerably affect global climate changes and consequently biology, ecology and distribution of life forms of our planet. These important natural events affect all ecosystems, causing important changes on biodiversity. Systematic and phylogenetic studies, biogeographic distribution analysis and evaluations of diversity richness are focal topics of this book written by international experts, some even considering economical effects and future perspectives on the managing and conservation plans.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (392 Seiten)

ISBN: 9789533077963

URL: http://www.intechweb.org/books/show/title/changing-diversity-in-changing-environment

Sprache: Englisch

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Principles, Application and Assessment in Soil Science (2011)

Güngör, Burcu Özkaraova

Rijeka : InTech

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Schlagwort(e): soil science

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: Our dependence on soil, and our curiosity about it, is leading to the investigation of changes within soil processes. Furthermore, the diversity and dynamics of soil are enabling new discoveries and insights, which help us to understand the variations in soil processes. Consequently, this permits us to take the necessary measures for soil protection, thus promoting soil health. This book aims to provide an up-to-date account of the current state of knowledge in recent practices and assessments in soil science. Moreover, it presents a comprehensive evaluation of the effect of residue/waste application on soil properties and, further, on the mechanism of plant adaptation and plant growth. Interesting examples of simulation using various models dealing with carbon sequestration, ecosystem respiration, and soil landscape, etc. are demonstrated. The book also includes chapters on the analysis of areal data and geostatistics using different assessment methods. More recent developments in analytical techniques used to obtain answers to the various physical mechanisms, chemical, and biological processes in soil are also present.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (394 Seiten)

ISBN: 9789533077406

URL: http://www.intechweb.org/books/show/title/principles-application-and-assessment-in-soil-science

Sprache: Englisch

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Encyclopedia of Geobiology (2011)

Reitner, Joachim ; Thiel, Volker

Dordrecht : Springer

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Schlagwort(e): astrobiology ; biogeochemistry ; biogeoscience ; geobiology ; geology ; microbiology ; origin of life

Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis: The interplay between Geology and Biology has shaped the Earth from the early Precambrian, 4 billion years ago. Moving beyond the borders of the classical core disciplines, Geobiology strives to identify cause-and-effect chains and synergisms between the geo- and the biospheres that have been driving evolution of life in modern and ancient environments. Combining modern methods, geobiological information can be extracted not only from visible remains of organisms, but also from organic molecules, rock fabrics, minerals, isotopes and other tracers. Exploring these processes and their signatures also creates enormous applied potentials with respect to issues of environment protection, public health, energy and resource management. The Encyclopedia of Geobiology is designed as a key reference for students, researchers, teachers, and the informed public to provide basic, but comprehensible knowledge on this rapidly expanding discipline at the interface between modern geo- and biosciences.

Seiten: Online-Ressource (XXXVIII, 927 Seiten)

ISBN: 9781402092121

URL: http://link.springer.com/referencework/10.1007/978-1-4020-9212-1

Sprache: Englisch

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