Earth Sciences category: 10037 books
Isotope Effects
in the Chemical, Geological, and Bio Sciences
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
As the title suggests, Isotope Effects in the Chemical, Geological and Bio Sciences deals with differences in the properties of isotopically substituted molecules, such as differences in the chemical and physical properties of water and the heavy waters. Since the various fields in which isotope effects...
Computer Modelling in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
Building Knowledge
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2013
The book describes what these models are, what they are based on, how they function, and then, most innovatively, how they can be used to generate new useful knowledge about the environmental system.
Discusses this generation of knowledge by computer models from an epistemological...
Essential Environmental Science
Methods and Techniques
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2003
Essential Environmental Science brings together within a single volume the vast range of techniques, methods and basic tools necessary for the study of the environment.
Environmental science has a massive area of operation, utilising the tools from a plethora of traditional sciences and social sciences....
The Atmosphere and Ionosphere
Dynamics, Processes and Monitoring
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2010
From July 7 to 12, 2008 in Zelenogradsk, a cosy resort on the bank of the Baltic Sea near Kaliningrad in Russia, the 1st International Conference “Atmosphere, Ionosphere, Safety (AIS-2008)” has been carried out. The State Russian University of I. Kant, Semenov Institute of chemical physics of...
by Tim Li, Pang-chi Hsu
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2017
This textbook introduces fundamental dynamics of tropical atmosphere and ocean useful for advanced graduate courses in atmospheric and climate sciences. It presents an overview of simple atmospheric and oceanic models, as well as the observed phenomena associated with major climate modes in the tropics....
by Michele L. Aldrich, Daniel D. Arden, Martha Coleman Bray
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2014
Geological Sciences in the Antebellum South offers nine essays that provide detailed information about the early geological exploration of the southeastern United States. Originally presented under the aegis of the Geological Society of America, these essays cover observations and studies made between...
Zero-Carbon Energy Kyoto 2011
Special Edition of Jointed Symposium of Kyoto University Global COE "Energy Science in the Age of Global Warming" and Ajou University BK21
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2012
Since 2008, the Global Center of Excellence (COE) at Kyoto University, Japan, has been engaged in a program called “Energy Science in the Age of Global Warming—Toward a CO2 Zero-Emission Energy System.” Its aim is to establish an international education and research platform to foster educators,...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2016
Cloud Computing in Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences provides the latest information on this relatively new platform for scientific computing, which has great possibilities and challenges, including pricing and deployments costs and applications that are often presented as primarily business oriented....
Climate Change
Inferences from Paleoclimate and Regional Aspects
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2012
Experts in climate and water sciences from Canada, the United States, Brazil, Denmark, Germany, Belgium, France, Serbia, and other European countries and the UNESCO gathered at the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts on the occasion of the 130th birthday anniversary of the geophysicist Milutin Milankovitch....
Using Geodata and Geolocation in the Social Sciences
Mapping our Connected World
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2016
"Abernathy provides a truly accessible and interdisciplinary introduction to geodata and geolocation covering both the conceptual and the practical. It is a must read for students or researchers looking to make the most of the spatial elements of their data" - Luke Sloan, Senior Lecturer in Quantitative...
by Julio V. Iribarne, H.-R. Cho
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
The extraordinary growth and development of atmospheric sciences during the last dec ades, and the concern for certain applied problems, such as those related to the environ ment, have prompted the introduction of college and university courses in this field. There is consequently a need for good...
Climate Change Research at Universities
Addressing the Mitigation and Adaptation Challenges
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2017
This unique book provides a multidisciplinary review of current, climate-change research projects at universities around the globe, offering perspectives from all of the natural and social sciences.
Numerous universities worldwide pursue state-of-the-art research on climate change, focussing...
Indus River Basin
Water Security and Sustainability
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2019
Indus River Basin: Water Security and Sustainability provides a comprehensive treatment of water-related issues within the Indus River basin. Each chapter is written by an expert in the field, hence this book serves as a single, holistic source covering the whole region, not just a single country....
The Practice of Reproducible Research
Case Studies and Lessons from the Data-Intensive Sciences
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2017
The Practice of Reproducible Research presents concrete examples of how researchers in the data-intensive sciences are working to improve the reproducibility of their research projects. In each of the thirty-one case studies in this volume, the author or team describes the workflow that they used...