Title:
Ecotoxicology : problems and approaches / Simon A. Levin ... [et al.], editors.
Springer advanced texts in life sciences
Springer advanced texts in life sciences.
Author:
Levin, Simon A.
General Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Ecotoxicology: Problems and Approaches / Simon A. Levin -- Indicators of Ecosystem Response and Recovery / John R. Kelly -- Effects of Heavy Metals in a Polluted Aquatic Ecosystem / Paul L. Klerks -- Determining the Ecological Effects of Oil Pollution in marine Ecosystems / Robert W. Howarth -- The effects of Chemical Stress on Aquatic Species Composition and Community Structure / Jesse Ford -- Theoretical and Methodological Reasons for Variability in the Responses of Aquatic Ecoysystem Processes to Chemical Stresses / Suzanne N. Levine -- The Effects of Chemicals on the Structure of Terrestrial Ecosystems: Mechanisms and Patterns of Change / David A. Weinstein -- Models in Ecotoxicology : Mthodological Aspects / Simon A. Levin -- Mathematical Models- Fate, Transport, and Food Chain / Donald J. O'Connor -- Deterministic and Statistical Models of Chemical Fate in Aquatic Systems / Robert V. Thomann -- Bioaccumulation of Hydrophobic Pollutant Compounds / John W. Farrington -- Environmental Chemical Stress Effects Associated with Carbon and Phosphorus Biogeochemical Cycles / Abraham Lerman -- Biomonitoring: Closing the Loop in the Environmental Sciences / Edwin E. Herricks -- The Role of Terrestrial Microcosms and Mesocosms in Ecotoxicologic Research / James W. Gillett -- The Role of Aquatic Microcosms in Ecotoxicologic Research as Illustrated by Large Marine Systems / Juanita N. Gearing -- Ecotovicology Beyond Sensitivity: A Case Study Involving "Unreasonableness" of Environmental Change / John R. Kelly -- Regulatory Framework for Ecotoxicology / Christine C. Harwell -- Environmental Decision Making in the Presence of Uncertainity / mark A. Harwell.
Publisher:
Springer-Verlag,
Publication Place:
New York :
ISBN:
0387967621
9780387967622
3540967621
9783540967620
Subject:
Pollution -- Environmental aspects.
Poluicao Ambiental.
Pollution -- Aspect de l'environnement.
Milieutoxicologie.
Series:
Springer advanced texts in life sciences
Springer advanced texts in life sciences.
Contents:
Ecotoxicology: Problems and Approaches / Simon A. Levin -- Indicators of Ecosystem Response and Recovery / John R. Kelly -- Effects of Heavy Metals in a Polluted Aquatic Ecosystem / Paul L. Klerks -- Determining the Ecological Effects of Oil Pollution in marine Ecosystems / Robert W. Howarth -- The effects of Chemical Stress on Aquatic Species Composition and Community Structure / Jesse Ford -- Theoretical and Methodological Reasons for Variability in the Responses of Aquatic Ecoysystem Processes to Chemical Stresses / Suzanne N. Levine -- The Effects of Chemicals on the Structure of Terrestrial Ecosystems: Mechanisms and Patterns of Change / David A. Weinstein -- Models in Ecotoxicology : Mthodological Aspects / Simon A. Levin -- Mathematical Models- Fate, Transport, and Food Chain / Donald J. O'Connor -- Deterministic and Statistical Models of Chemical Fate in Aquatic Systems / Robert V. Thomann -- Bioaccumulation of Hydrophobic Pollutant Compounds / John W. Farrington -- Environmental Chemical Stress Effects Associated with Carbon and Phosphorus Biogeochemical Cycles / Abraham Lerman -- Biomonitoring: Closing the Loop in the Environmental Sciences / Edwin E. Herricks -- The Role of Terrestrial Microcosms and Mesocosms in Ecotoxicologic Research / James W. Gillett -- The Role of Aquatic Microcosms in Ecotoxicologic Research as Illustrated by Large Marine Systems / Juanita N. Gearing -- Ecotovicology Beyond Sensitivity: A Case Study Involving "Unreasonableness" of Environmental Change / John R. Kelly -- Regulatory Framework for Ecotoxicology / Christine C. Harwell -- Environmental Decision Making in the Presence of Uncertainity / mark A. Harwell.
Physical Description:
xii, 547 p. : ill., maps ;
Publication Date:
c1989.
There are no items available
Title:
Ecotoxicology : problems and approaches / Simon A. Levin ... [et al.], editors.
Springer advanced texts in life sciences
Springer advanced texts in life sciences.
Author:
Levin, Simon A.
General Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Ecotoxicology: Problems and Approaches / Simon A. Levin -- Indicators of Ecosystem Response and Recovery / John R. Kelly -- Effects of Heavy Metals in a Polluted Aquatic Ecosystem / Paul L. Klerks -- Determining the Ecological Effects of Oil Pollution in marine Ecosystems / Robert W. Howarth -- The effects of Chemical Stress on Aquatic Species Composition and Community Structure / Jesse Ford -- Theoretical and Methodological Reasons for Variability in the Responses of Aquatic Ecoysystem Processes to Chemical Stresses / Suzanne N. Levine -- The Effects of Chemicals on the Structure of Terrestrial Ecosystems: Mechanisms and Patterns of Change / David A. Weinstein -- Models in Ecotoxicology : Mthodological Aspects / Simon A. Levin -- Mathematical Models- Fate, Transport, and Food Chain / Donald J. O'Connor -- Deterministic and Statistical Models of Chemical Fate in Aquatic Systems / Robert V. Thomann -- Bioaccumulation of Hydrophobic Pollutant Compounds / John W. Farrington -- Environmental Chemical Stress Effects Associated with Carbon and Phosphorus Biogeochemical Cycles / Abraham Lerman -- Biomonitoring: Closing the Loop in the Environmental Sciences / Edwin E. Herricks -- The Role of Terrestrial Microcosms and Mesocosms in Ecotoxicologic Research / James W. Gillett -- The Role of Aquatic Microcosms in Ecotoxicologic Research as Illustrated by Large Marine Systems / Juanita N. Gearing -- Ecotovicology Beyond Sensitivity: A Case Study Involving "Unreasonableness" of Environmental Change / John R. Kelly -- Regulatory Framework for Ecotoxicology / Christine C. Harwell -- Environmental Decision Making in the Presence of Uncertainity / mark A. Harwell.
Publisher:
Springer-Verlag,
Publication Place:
New York :
ISBN:
0387967621
9780387967622
3540967621
9783540967620
Subject:
Pollution -- Environmental aspects.
Poluicao Ambiental.
Pollution -- Aspect de l'environnement.
Milieutoxicologie.
Series:
Springer advanced texts in life sciences
Springer advanced texts in life sciences.
Contents:
Ecotoxicology: Problems and Approaches / Simon A. Levin -- Indicators of Ecosystem Response and Recovery / John R. Kelly -- Effects of Heavy Metals in a Polluted Aquatic Ecosystem / Paul L. Klerks -- Determining the Ecological Effects of Oil Pollution in marine Ecosystems / Robert W. Howarth -- The effects of Chemical Stress on Aquatic Species Composition and Community Structure / Jesse Ford -- Theoretical and Methodological Reasons for Variability in the Responses of Aquatic Ecoysystem Processes to Chemical Stresses / Suzanne N. Levine -- The Effects of Chemicals on the Structure of Terrestrial Ecosystems: Mechanisms and Patterns of Change / David A. Weinstein -- Models in Ecotoxicology : Mthodological Aspects / Simon A. Levin -- Mathematical Models- Fate, Transport, and Food Chain / Donald J. O'Connor -- Deterministic and Statistical Models of Chemical Fate in Aquatic Systems / Robert V. Thomann -- Bioaccumulation of Hydrophobic Pollutant Compounds / John W. Farrington -- Environmental Chemical Stress Effects Associated with Carbon and Phosphorus Biogeochemical Cycles / Abraham Lerman -- Biomonitoring: Closing the Loop in the Environmental Sciences / Edwin E. Herricks -- The Role of Terrestrial Microcosms and Mesocosms in Ecotoxicologic Research / James W. Gillett -- The Role of Aquatic Microcosms in Ecotoxicologic Research as Illustrated by Large Marine Systems / Juanita N. Gearing -- Ecotovicology Beyond Sensitivity: A Case Study Involving "Unreasonableness" of Environmental Change / John R. Kelly -- Regulatory Framework for Ecotoxicology / Christine C. Harwell -- Environmental Decision Making in the Presence of Uncertainity / mark A. Harwell.
Physical Description:
xii, 547 p. : ill., maps ;
Publication Date:
c1989.
There are no items available
Title:
Simulating Spacecraft Systems by Jens Eickhoff.
Springer Aerospace Technology,
Springer Aerospace Technology,
Author:
Eickhoff, Jens.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
<P>Introduction. PART I: System Engineering based on Simulations -- PART II: Technology of Simulators -- PART III: Future Technologies.</P>.
<P>This book for the first time provides a consistent presentation on the application of functional system simulation in spacecraft development - covering the entire process from spacecraft design to final verification. The book treats the diverse simulator types and their application in the subsequent steps of a spacecraft engineering process. Furthermore it covers the topics of spacecraft equipment modeling for simulation, simulator numerics, software design and software engineering technology. Up to date research topics in both simulation technology and applications are handled as well.<BR>Instructive examples, from professional simulator applications in space industry as well as examples from an advanced academic small satellite program, treat the subject according to the latest state of research and technology. Extensive literature references round off the documentation.<BR>The book is equally applicable for students as well as for experts of many engineering disciplines in industry. It is suitable for introduction and reference in modern simulation based system engineering.</P> <P></P>
Publisher:
Springer Berlin Heidelberg,
Publication Place:
Berlin, Heidelberg :
ISBN:
9783642012761
Subject:
Engineering.
Vibration.
Astronautics.
Engineering.
Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.
Vibration, Dynamical Systems, Control.
Series:
Springer Aerospace Technology, 1
Springer Aerospace Technology, 1
Contents:
<P>Introduction. PART I: System Engineering based on Simulations -- PART II: Technology of Simulators -- PART III: Future Technologies.</P>.
Physical Description:
I, 1p. 496 illus., 248 illus. in color. digital.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-01276-1
Publication Date:
2009.
There are no items available
Title:
Simulating Spacecraft Systems by Jens Eickhoff.
Springer Aerospace Technology,
Springer Aerospace Technology,
Author:
Eickhoff, Jens.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
<P>Introduction. PART I: System Engineering based on Simulations -- PART II: Technology of Simulators -- PART III: Future Technologies.</P>.
<P>This book for the first time provides a consistent presentation on the application of functional system simulation in spacecraft development - covering the entire process from spacecraft design to final verification. The book treats the diverse simulator types and their application in the subsequent steps of a spacecraft engineering process. Furthermore it covers the topics of spacecraft equipment modeling for simulation, simulator numerics, software design and software engineering technology. Up to date research topics in both simulation technology and applications are handled as well.<BR>Instructive examples, from professional simulator applications in space industry as well as examples from an advanced academic small satellite program, treat the subject according to the latest state of research and technology. Extensive literature references round off the documentation.<BR>The book is equally applicable for students as well as for experts of many engineering disciplines in industry. It is suitable for introduction and reference in modern simulation based system engineering.</P> <P></P>
Publisher:
Springer Berlin Heidelberg,
Publication Place:
Berlin, Heidelberg :
ISBN:
9783642012761
Subject:
Engineering.
Vibration.
Astronautics.
Engineering.
Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.
Vibration, Dynamical Systems, Control.
Series:
Springer Aerospace Technology, 1
Springer Aerospace Technology, 1
Contents:
<P>Introduction. PART I: System Engineering based on Simulations -- PART II: Technology of Simulators -- PART III: Future Technologies.</P>.
Physical Description:
I, 1p. 496 illus., 248 illus. in color. digital.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-01276-1
Publication Date:
2009.
Title:
Aerodynamic Noise An Introduction for Physicists and Engineers / by Tarit Bose.
Springer Aerospace Technology,
Springer Aerospace Technology,
Author:
Bose, Tarit. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
From the Contents: Sound as a Wave -- The Case of a Stretched String -- Aerial Waves in Tubes and Closed Rooms -- Relations Between Pressure, Density and Velocity Fluctuations -- Periodic Phenomena -- Probability, Correlations and Spectra -- Monopole, Dipole and Quadrupole Models -- Fluctuating Monopole.- Lighthill’s Theory of Aerodynamic Noise -- Lighthill’s Equation of Sound -- Subsonic Jet Without Considering Convection -- Dimensional Analysis by Lighthill -- Subsonic Jet Noise (Including Effect of Convection) -- Doppler Effect -- Experimental Determination of the Convection Velocity -- Computational Aeroacoustics -- Numerical Non-dissipative Schemes -- Numerical Solution of Acoustiv Propagation of Turbulence -- Further Topics in Aerodynamic Noise -- Supersonic Jet Noise -- Sound at Solid Boundaries -- Combustion Noise -- Sonic Boom -- Measurement Techniques.
Aerodynamic Noise extensively covers the theoretical basis and mathematical modeling of sound, especially the undesirable sounds produced by aircraft. This noise could come from an aircraft’s engine—propellers, fans, combustion chamber, jets—or the vehicle itself—external surfaces—or from sonic booms. The majority of the sound produced is due to the motion of air and its interaction with solid boundaries, and this is the main discussion of the book. With problem sets at the end of each chapter, Aerodynamic Noise is ideal for graduate students of mechanical and aerospace engineering. It may also be useful for designers of cars, trains, and wind turbines.
Publisher:
Springer New York : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
New York, NY :
ISBN:
9781461450191
Subject:
Engineering.
Acoustics.
Acoustics in engineering.
Astronautics.
Noise control.
Engineering.
Engineering Acoustics.
Acoustics.
Noise control.
Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.
Applied and Technical Physics.
Series:
Springer Aerospace Technology, 7
Springer Aerospace Technology, 7
Contents:
From the Contents: Sound as a Wave -- The Case of a Stretched String -- Aerial Waves in Tubes and Closed Rooms -- Relations Between Pressure, Density and Velocity Fluctuations -- Periodic Phenomena -- Probability, Correlations and Spectra -- Monopole, Dipole and Quadrupole Models -- Fluctuating Monopole.- Lighthill’s Theory of Aerodynamic Noise -- Lighthill’s Equation of Sound -- Subsonic Jet Without Considering Convection -- Dimensional Analysis by Lighthill -- Subsonic Jet Noise (Including Effect of Convection) -- Doppler Effect -- Experimental Determination of the Convection Velocity -- Computational Aeroacoustics -- Numerical Non-dissipative Schemes -- Numerical Solution of Acoustiv Propagation of Turbulence -- Further Topics in Aerodynamic Noise -- Supersonic Jet Noise -- Sound at Solid Boundaries -- Combustion Noise -- Sonic Boom -- Measurement Techniques.
Physical Description:
XIII, 165 p. 42 illus., 2 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5019-1
Publication Date:
2013.
There are no items available
Title:
Aerodynamic Noise An Introduction for Physicists and Engineers / by Tarit Bose.
Springer Aerospace Technology,
Springer Aerospace Technology,
Author:
Bose, Tarit. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
From the Contents: Sound as a Wave -- The Case of a Stretched String -- Aerial Waves in Tubes and Closed Rooms -- Relations Between Pressure, Density and Velocity Fluctuations -- Periodic Phenomena -- Probability, Correlations and Spectra -- Monopole, Dipole and Quadrupole Models -- Fluctuating Monopole.- Lighthill’s Theory of Aerodynamic Noise -- Lighthill’s Equation of Sound -- Subsonic Jet Without Considering Convection -- Dimensional Analysis by Lighthill -- Subsonic Jet Noise (Including Effect of Convection) -- Doppler Effect -- Experimental Determination of the Convection Velocity -- Computational Aeroacoustics -- Numerical Non-dissipative Schemes -- Numerical Solution of Acoustiv Propagation of Turbulence -- Further Topics in Aerodynamic Noise -- Supersonic Jet Noise -- Sound at Solid Boundaries -- Combustion Noise -- Sonic Boom -- Measurement Techniques.
Aerodynamic Noise extensively covers the theoretical basis and mathematical modeling of sound, especially the undesirable sounds produced by aircraft. This noise could come from an aircraft’s engine—propellers, fans, combustion chamber, jets—or the vehicle itself—external surfaces—or from sonic booms. The majority of the sound produced is due to the motion of air and its interaction with solid boundaries, and this is the main discussion of the book. With problem sets at the end of each chapter, Aerodynamic Noise is ideal for graduate students of mechanical and aerospace engineering. It may also be useful for designers of cars, trains, and wind turbines.
Publisher:
Springer New York : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
New York, NY :
ISBN:
9781461450191
Subject:
Engineering.
Acoustics.
Acoustics in engineering.
Astronautics.
Noise control.
Engineering.
Engineering Acoustics.
Acoustics.
Noise control.
Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.
Applied and Technical Physics.
Series:
Springer Aerospace Technology, 7
Springer Aerospace Technology, 7
Contents:
From the Contents: Sound as a Wave -- The Case of a Stretched String -- Aerial Waves in Tubes and Closed Rooms -- Relations Between Pressure, Density and Velocity Fluctuations -- Periodic Phenomena -- Probability, Correlations and Spectra -- Monopole, Dipole and Quadrupole Models -- Fluctuating Monopole.- Lighthill’s Theory of Aerodynamic Noise -- Lighthill’s Equation of Sound -- Subsonic Jet Without Considering Convection -- Dimensional Analysis by Lighthill -- Subsonic Jet Noise (Including Effect of Convection) -- Doppler Effect -- Experimental Determination of the Convection Velocity -- Computational Aeroacoustics -- Numerical Non-dissipative Schemes -- Numerical Solution of Acoustiv Propagation of Turbulence -- Further Topics in Aerodynamic Noise -- Supersonic Jet Noise -- Sound at Solid Boundaries -- Combustion Noise -- Sonic Boom -- Measurement Techniques.
Physical Description:
XIII, 165 p. 42 illus., 2 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5019-1
Publication Date:
2013.
There are no items available
Title:
Onboard Computers, Onboard Software and Satellite Operations An Introduction / by Jens Eickhoff.
Springer Aerospace Technology,
Springer Aerospace Technology,
Author:
Eickhoff, Jens. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Context -- Onboard Computers -- Onboard Software -- Satellite Operations.
This book is intended as a system engineer's compendium, explaining the dependencies and technical interactions between the onboard computer hardware, the onboard software and the spacecraft operations from ground. After a brief introduction on the subsequent development in all three fields over the spacecraft engineering phases each of the main topis is treated in depth in a separate part. The features of today’s onboard computers are explained at hand of their historic evolution over the decades from the early days of spaceflight up to today. Latest system-on-chip processor architectures are treated as well as all onboard computer major components. After the onboard computer hardware the corresponding software is treated in a separate part. Both the software static architecture as well as the dynamic architecture are covered, and development technologies as well as software verification approaches are included. Following these two parts on the onboard architecture, the last part covers the concepts of spacecraft operations from ground. This includes the nominal operations concepts, the redundancy concept and the topic of failure detection, isolation and recovery. The baseline examples in the book are taken from the domain of satellites and deep space probes. The principles and many cited standards on spacecraft commanding, hardware and software however also apply to other space applications like launchers. The book is equally applicable for students as well for system engineers in space industry.
Publisher:
Springer Berlin Heidelberg,
Publication Place:
Berlin, Heidelberg :
ISBN:
9783642251702
Subject:
Engineering.
Computer hardware.
Astronautics.
Electronics.
Engineering.
Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.
Computer hardware.
Electronics and Microelectronics, Instrumentation.
Series:
Springer Aerospace Technology,
Springer Aerospace Technology,
Contents:
Context -- Onboard Computers -- Onboard Software -- Satellite Operations.
Physical Description:
XIV, 286p. 163 illus., 116 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-25170-2
Publication Date:
2012.
There are no items available
Title:
Onboard Computers, Onboard Software and Satellite Operations An Introduction / by Jens Eickhoff.
Springer Aerospace Technology,
Springer Aerospace Technology,
Author:
Eickhoff, Jens. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Context -- Onboard Computers -- Onboard Software -- Satellite Operations.
This book is intended as a system engineer's compendium, explaining the dependencies and technical interactions between the onboard computer hardware, the onboard software and the spacecraft operations from ground. After a brief introduction on the subsequent development in all three fields over the spacecraft engineering phases each of the main topis is treated in depth in a separate part. The features of today’s onboard computers are explained at hand of their historic evolution over the decades from the early days of spaceflight up to today. Latest system-on-chip processor architectures are treated as well as all onboard computer major components. After the onboard computer hardware the corresponding software is treated in a separate part. Both the software static architecture as well as the dynamic architecture are covered, and development technologies as well as software verification approaches are included. Following these two parts on the onboard architecture, the last part covers the concepts of spacecraft operations from ground. This includes the nominal operations concepts, the redundancy concept and the topic of failure detection, isolation and recovery. The baseline examples in the book are taken from the domain of satellites and deep space probes. The principles and many cited standards on spacecraft commanding, hardware and software however also apply to other space applications like launchers. The book is equally applicable for students as well for system engineers in space industry.
Publisher:
Springer Berlin Heidelberg,
Publication Place:
Berlin, Heidelberg :
ISBN:
9783642251702
Subject:
Engineering.
Computer hardware.
Astronautics.
Electronics.
Engineering.
Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.
Computer hardware.
Electronics and Microelectronics, Instrumentation.
Series:
Springer Aerospace Technology,
Springer Aerospace Technology,
Contents:
Context -- Onboard Computers -- Onboard Software -- Satellite Operations.
Physical Description:
XIV, 286p. 163 illus., 116 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-25170-2
Publication Date:
2012.
There are no items available
Title:
Airbreathing Propulsion An Introduction / by Tarit Bose.
Springer Aerospace Technology,
Springer Aerospace Technology,
Author:
Bose, Tarit. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Thermodynamic Ideal Cycle Analysis -- 3. Friction, Work and Heat Addition in a One-dimensional Channel Flow -- 4. Flow Through a Turbomachine -- 5. Estimating Losses -- 6. Similarity Rules (On Design Condition) -- 7. Axial Compressors and Turbines -- 8. Centrifugal Compressor -- 9. Off Design Running of Aircraft Gasturbines -- 10. Propeller Aerodynamics -- 11. Materials and Structural Problems -- List of Symbols -- Bibliography -- Index.
Airbreathing Propulsion covers the physics of combustion, fluid and thermo-dynamics, and structural mechanics of airbreathing engines, including piston, turboprop, turbojet, turbofan, and ramjet engines. End-of-chapter exercises allow the reader to practice the fundamental concepts behind airbreathing propulsion, and the included PAGIC computer code will help the reader to examine the relationships between the performance parameters of different engines. Large amounts of data on many different piston, turbojet, and turboprop engines have been compiled for this book and are included as an appendix. This textbook is ideal for senior undergraduate and graduate students studying aeronautical engineering, aerospace engineering, and mechanical engineering.
Publisher:
Springer New York : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
New York, NY :
ISBN:
9781461435327
Subject:
Engineering.
Thermodynamics.
Hydraulic engineering.
Astronautics.
Engineering.
Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.
Thermodynamics.
Engineering Fluid Dynamics.
Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer.
Series:
Springer Aerospace Technology,
Springer Aerospace Technology,
Contents:
Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Thermodynamic Ideal Cycle Analysis -- 3. Friction, Work and Heat Addition in a One-dimensional Channel Flow -- 4. Flow Through a Turbomachine -- 5. Estimating Losses -- 6. Similarity Rules (On Design Condition) -- 7. Axial Compressors and Turbines -- 8. Centrifugal Compressor -- 9. Off Design Running of Aircraft Gasturbines -- 10. Propeller Aerodynamics -- 11. Materials and Structural Problems -- List of Symbols -- Bibliography -- Index.
Physical Description:
IX, 309 p. 98 illus., 9 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3532-7
Publication Date:
2012.
There are no items available
Title:
Airbreathing Propulsion An Introduction / by Tarit Bose.
Springer Aerospace Technology,
Springer Aerospace Technology,
Author:
Bose, Tarit. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Thermodynamic Ideal Cycle Analysis -- 3. Friction, Work and Heat Addition in a One-dimensional Channel Flow -- 4. Flow Through a Turbomachine -- 5. Estimating Losses -- 6. Similarity Rules (On Design Condition) -- 7. Axial Compressors and Turbines -- 8. Centrifugal Compressor -- 9. Off Design Running of Aircraft Gasturbines -- 10. Propeller Aerodynamics -- 11. Materials and Structural Problems -- List of Symbols -- Bibliography -- Index.
Airbreathing Propulsion covers the physics of combustion, fluid and thermo-dynamics, and structural mechanics of airbreathing engines, including piston, turboprop, turbojet, turbofan, and ramjet engines. End-of-chapter exercises allow the reader to practice the fundamental concepts behind airbreathing propulsion, and the included PAGIC computer code will help the reader to examine the relationships between the performance parameters of different engines. Large amounts of data on many different piston, turbojet, and turboprop engines have been compiled for this book and are included as an appendix. This textbook is ideal for senior undergraduate and graduate students studying aeronautical engineering, aerospace engineering, and mechanical engineering.
Publisher:
Springer New York : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
New York, NY :
ISBN:
9781461435327
Subject:
Engineering.
Thermodynamics.
Hydraulic engineering.
Astronautics.
Engineering.
Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.
Thermodynamics.
Engineering Fluid Dynamics.
Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer.
Series:
Springer Aerospace Technology,
Springer Aerospace Technology,
Contents:
Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Thermodynamic Ideal Cycle Analysis -- 3. Friction, Work and Heat Addition in a One-dimensional Channel Flow -- 4. Flow Through a Turbomachine -- 5. Estimating Losses -- 6. Similarity Rules (On Design Condition) -- 7. Axial Compressors and Turbines -- 8. Centrifugal Compressor -- 9. Off Design Running of Aircraft Gasturbines -- 10. Propeller Aerodynamics -- 11. Materials and Structural Problems -- List of Symbols -- Bibliography -- Index.
Physical Description:
IX, 309 p. 98 illus., 9 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3532-7
Publication Date:
2012.
There are no items available
Title:
A Combined Data and Power Management Infrastructure For Small Satellites / edited by Jens Eickhoff.
Springer Aerospace Technology,
Springer Aerospace Technology,
Author:
Eickhoff, Jens. editor.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
The OBC overall Design Concept -- The OBC Processor Board -- The I/O-Board -- The CCSDS Decoder/Encoder IP-Core -- The CCSDS Decoder/Encoder Board -- The Power Control and Distribution Unit -- The OBC Power Supply Boards -- The OBC inter-board Harness -- OBC Mechanical and Thermal Design -- OBC HW/SW Integration Testing -- The Research Satellite Target.
In 2009 the need for a suitable onboard computer design arose for the small satellite project at the Institute of Space Systems, University of Stuttgart, Germany. It had to meet the constraints imposed by the small satellite (a 130 kg CubeSat) with its full featured ACS, diverse payloads and full CCSDS telecommand and telemetry standard compliance. The design of the Onboard Computer system lead to a functional merging between onboard computer components and the satellite's Power Control and Distribution Unit, resulting in a very innovative solution – the so-called Combined Data and Power Management Infrastructure. The technical implementation of such a design was achieved with the support of an international industry partner consortium consisting of Astrium GmbH, Aeroflex Colorado Springs Inc., 4Links Ltd., Aeroflex Gaisler AB, Vectronic Aerospace GmbH and HEMA Kabeltechnik GmbH & Co. KG. At end of the flight unit's development the consortium decided to provide a single consistent documentation of the developed CDPI Infrastructure. The technical overview should be available for other university students in a sort of mix between technical brochure and user guide. This book also might be of interest for future university or industry partners who intend to order rebuilds / adaptations of the CDPI infrastructure or even the entire satellite bus in Stuttgart for their missions.
Publisher:
Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Berlin, Heidelberg :
ISBN:
9783642355578
Subject:
Engineering.
Microprogramming.
Astronautics.
Systems engineering.
Engineering.
Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.
Control Structures and Microprogramming.
Circuits and Systems.
Series:
Springer Aerospace Technology,
Springer Aerospace Technology,
Contents:
The OBC overall Design Concept -- The OBC Processor Board -- The I/O-Board -- The CCSDS Decoder/Encoder IP-Core -- The CCSDS Decoder/Encoder Board -- The Power Control and Distribution Unit -- The OBC Power Supply Boards -- The OBC inter-board Harness -- OBC Mechanical and Thermal Design -- OBC HW/SW Integration Testing -- The Research Satellite Target.
Physical Description:
XXIV, 249 p. 140 illus., 115 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35557-8
Publication Date:
2013.
There are no items available
Title:
A Combined Data and Power Management Infrastructure For Small Satellites / edited by Jens Eickhoff.
Springer Aerospace Technology,
Springer Aerospace Technology,
Author:
Eickhoff, Jens. editor.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
The OBC overall Design Concept -- The OBC Processor Board -- The I/O-Board -- The CCSDS Decoder/Encoder IP-Core -- The CCSDS Decoder/Encoder Board -- The Power Control and Distribution Unit -- The OBC Power Supply Boards -- The OBC inter-board Harness -- OBC Mechanical and Thermal Design -- OBC HW/SW Integration Testing -- The Research Satellite Target.
In 2009 the need for a suitable onboard computer design arose for the small satellite project at the Institute of Space Systems, University of Stuttgart, Germany. It had to meet the constraints imposed by the small satellite (a 130 kg CubeSat) with its full featured ACS, diverse payloads and full CCSDS telecommand and telemetry standard compliance. The design of the Onboard Computer system lead to a functional merging between onboard computer components and the satellite's Power Control and Distribution Unit, resulting in a very innovative solution – the so-called Combined Data and Power Management Infrastructure. The technical implementation of such a design was achieved with the support of an international industry partner consortium consisting of Astrium GmbH, Aeroflex Colorado Springs Inc., 4Links Ltd., Aeroflex Gaisler AB, Vectronic Aerospace GmbH and HEMA Kabeltechnik GmbH & Co. KG. At end of the flight unit's development the consortium decided to provide a single consistent documentation of the developed CDPI Infrastructure. The technical overview should be available for other university students in a sort of mix between technical brochure and user guide. This book also might be of interest for future university or industry partners who intend to order rebuilds / adaptations of the CDPI infrastructure or even the entire satellite bus in Stuttgart for their missions.
Publisher:
Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Berlin, Heidelberg :
ISBN:
9783642355578
Subject:
Engineering.
Microprogramming.
Astronautics.
Systems engineering.
Engineering.
Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.
Control Structures and Microprogramming.
Circuits and Systems.
Series:
Springer Aerospace Technology,
Springer Aerospace Technology,
Contents:
The OBC overall Design Concept -- The OBC Processor Board -- The I/O-Board -- The CCSDS Decoder/Encoder IP-Core -- The CCSDS Decoder/Encoder Board -- The Power Control and Distribution Unit -- The OBC Power Supply Boards -- The OBC inter-board Harness -- OBC Mechanical and Thermal Design -- OBC HW/SW Integration Testing -- The Research Satellite Target.
Physical Description:
XXIV, 249 p. 140 illus., 115 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35557-8
Publication Date:
2013.
There are no items available
Title:
Damage Growth in Aerospace Composites edited by Aniello Riccio.
Springer Aerospace Technology,
Springer Aerospace Technology,
Author:
Riccio, Aniello. editor.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Introduction -- Detailed methodologies for integrated delamination growth and fiber-matrix damage progression simulation -- Delamination Growth in Composite Plates under Fatigue Loading Conditions -- Influence of intralaminar damage on the delamination crack evolution -- Microdamage modeling in laminates -- Finite element study of delaminations in notched composites -- Effect of the damage extension through the thickness on the calculation of the residual strength of impacted composite laminates -- A Fast Numerical Methodology for Delamination Growth Initiation Simulation -- An Experimental Study on the strength of out of plane loaded composite structures -- Buckling and collapse tests using advanced measurement systems -- Vacuum infusion manufacturing of CFRP panels with induced delamination -- Lock-in Thermography to detect delamination in Carbon Fibers Reinforced Polymers (Carosena Meola and Giovanni M. Carlomagno).
This book presents novel methods for the simulation of damage evolution in aerospace composites that will assist in predicting damage onset and growth and thus foster less conservative designs which realize the promised economic benefits of composite materials. The presented integrated numerical/experimental methodologies are capable of taking into account the presence of damage and its evolution in composite structures from the early phases of the design (conceptual design) through to the detailed finite element method analysis and verification phase. The book is based on the GARTEUR Research Project AG-32, which ran from 2007 to 2012, and documents the main results of that project. In addition, the state of the art in European projects on damage evolution in composites is reviewed. While the high specific strength and stiffness of composite materials make them suitable for aerospace structures, their sensitivity to damage means that designing with composites is a challenging task. The new approaches described here will prove invaluable in meeting that challenge.
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Cham :
ISBN:
9783319040042
Subject:
Engineering.
Continuum mechanics.
Aerospace engineering.
Astronautics.
Engineering.
Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.
Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Methods.
Continuum Mechanics and Mechanics of Materials.
Series:
Springer Aerospace Technology,
Springer Aerospace Technology,
Contents:
Introduction -- Detailed methodologies for integrated delamination growth and fiber-matrix damage progression simulation -- Delamination Growth in Composite Plates under Fatigue Loading Conditions -- Influence of intralaminar damage on the delamination crack evolution -- Microdamage modeling in laminates -- Finite element study of delaminations in notched composites -- Effect of the damage extension through the thickness on the calculation of the residual strength of impacted composite laminates -- A Fast Numerical Methodology for Delamination Growth Initiation Simulation -- An Experimental Study on the strength of out of plane loaded composite structures -- Buckling and collapse tests using advanced measurement systems -- Vacuum infusion manufacturing of CFRP panels with induced delamination -- Lock-in Thermography to detect delamination in Carbon Fibers Reinforced Polymers (Carosena Meola and Giovanni M. Carlomagno).
Physical Description:
VI, 279 p. 210 illus., 14 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04004-2
Publication Date:
2015.
There are no items available
Title:
Damage Growth in Aerospace Composites edited by Aniello Riccio.
Springer Aerospace Technology,
Springer Aerospace Technology,
Author:
Riccio, Aniello. editor.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Introduction -- Detailed methodologies for integrated delamination growth and fiber-matrix damage progression simulation -- Delamination Growth in Composite Plates under Fatigue Loading Conditions -- Influence of intralaminar damage on the delamination crack evolution -- Microdamage modeling in laminates -- Finite element study of delaminations in notched composites -- Effect of the damage extension through the thickness on the calculation of the residual strength of impacted composite laminates -- A Fast Numerical Methodology for Delamination Growth Initiation Simulation -- An Experimental Study on the strength of out of plane loaded composite structures -- Buckling and collapse tests using advanced measurement systems -- Vacuum infusion manufacturing of CFRP panels with induced delamination -- Lock-in Thermography to detect delamination in Carbon Fibers Reinforced Polymers (Carosena Meola and Giovanni M. Carlomagno).
This book presents novel methods for the simulation of damage evolution in aerospace composites that will assist in predicting damage onset and growth and thus foster less conservative designs which realize the promised economic benefits of composite materials. The presented integrated numerical/experimental methodologies are capable of taking into account the presence of damage and its evolution in composite structures from the early phases of the design (conceptual design) through to the detailed finite element method analysis and verification phase. The book is based on the GARTEUR Research Project AG-32, which ran from 2007 to 2012, and documents the main results of that project. In addition, the state of the art in European projects on damage evolution in composites is reviewed. While the high specific strength and stiffness of composite materials make them suitable for aerospace structures, their sensitivity to damage means that designing with composites is a challenging task. The new approaches described here will prove invaluable in meeting that challenge.
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Cham :
ISBN:
9783319040042
Subject:
Engineering.
Continuum mechanics.
Aerospace engineering.
Astronautics.
Engineering.
Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.
Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Methods.
Continuum Mechanics and Mechanics of Materials.
Series:
Springer Aerospace Technology,
Springer Aerospace Technology,
Contents:
Introduction -- Detailed methodologies for integrated delamination growth and fiber-matrix damage progression simulation -- Delamination Growth in Composite Plates under Fatigue Loading Conditions -- Influence of intralaminar damage on the delamination crack evolution -- Microdamage modeling in laminates -- Finite element study of delaminations in notched composites -- Effect of the damage extension through the thickness on the calculation of the residual strength of impacted composite laminates -- A Fast Numerical Methodology for Delamination Growth Initiation Simulation -- An Experimental Study on the strength of out of plane loaded composite structures -- Buckling and collapse tests using advanced measurement systems -- Vacuum infusion manufacturing of CFRP panels with induced delamination -- Lock-in Thermography to detect delamination in Carbon Fibers Reinforced Polymers (Carosena Meola and Giovanni M. Carlomagno).
Physical Description:
VI, 279 p. 210 illus., 14 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04004-2
Publication Date:
2015.
There are no items available
Title:
Aerodynamic and Aerothermodynamic Analysis of Space Mission Vehicles by Antonio Viviani, Giuseppe Pezzella.
Springer Aerospace Technology,
Springer Aerospace Technology,
Author:
Viviani, Antonio. author.
Pezzella, Giuseppe. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Basics of Hypersonic Aerodynamics and Aerothermodynamics -- Fundamentals of Atmospheric Entry Dynamics -- Some Preliminary Considerations on Entry Vehicle Design -- Analysis of an Apollo-shaped Crew Return Vehicle -- Lifting-body Vehicles -- Winged Re-Entry Vehicles -- Analysis of Sample Return Capsules -- Launchers: Present and Future -- Appendices.
Presenting an up-to-date view on the most important space vehicle configurations, this book contains detailed analyses for several different type of space mission profiles while considering important factors such as aerodynamic loads, aerodynamic heating, vehicle stability and landing characteristics. With that in mind, the authors provide a detailed overview on different state-of-the-art themes of hypersonic aerodynamics and aerothermodynamics, and consider different space vehicle shapes useful for different space mission objectives. These include: · Crew Return Vehicle (CRV) · Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) · Sample Return Vehicle (SRV) · Flying Test Bed (FTB). Throughout Aerodynamic and Aerothermodynamic Analysis of Space Mission Vehicles many examples are given, with detailed computations and results for the aerodynamics and aerothermodynamics of all such configurations. Moreover, a final chapter on future launchers is provided and an Appendix on a possible manned mission to Mars closes the book. This work can be used as a reference for modelling and design techniques, for students intending to enter aerospace industrial careers, and to support both academics and engineers working in the field of space vehicle design.
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Cham :
ISBN:
9783319139272
Subject:
Engineering.
Thermodynamics.
Fluid mechanics.
Aerospace engineering.
Astronautics.
Control engineering.
Engineering.
Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.
Thermodynamics.
CONTROL.
Engineering Fluid Dynamics.
Series:
Springer Aerospace Technology,
Springer Aerospace Technology,
Contents:
Basics of Hypersonic Aerodynamics and Aerothermodynamics -- Fundamentals of Atmospheric Entry Dynamics -- Some Preliminary Considerations on Entry Vehicle Design -- Analysis of an Apollo-shaped Crew Return Vehicle -- Lifting-body Vehicles -- Winged Re-Entry Vehicles -- Analysis of Sample Return Capsules -- Launchers: Present and Future -- Appendices.
Physical Description:
XXII, 898 p. 842 illus., 170 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13927-2
Publication Date:
2015.
There are no items available
Title:
Aerodynamic and Aerothermodynamic Analysis of Space Mission Vehicles by Antonio Viviani, Giuseppe Pezzella.
Springer Aerospace Technology,
Springer Aerospace Technology,
Author:
Viviani, Antonio. author.
Pezzella, Giuseppe. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Basics of Hypersonic Aerodynamics and Aerothermodynamics -- Fundamentals of Atmospheric Entry Dynamics -- Some Preliminary Considerations on Entry Vehicle Design -- Analysis of an Apollo-shaped Crew Return Vehicle -- Lifting-body Vehicles -- Winged Re-Entry Vehicles -- Analysis of Sample Return Capsules -- Launchers: Present and Future -- Appendices.
Presenting an up-to-date view on the most important space vehicle configurations, this book contains detailed analyses for several different type of space mission profiles while considering important factors such as aerodynamic loads, aerodynamic heating, vehicle stability and landing characteristics. With that in mind, the authors provide a detailed overview on different state-of-the-art themes of hypersonic aerodynamics and aerothermodynamics, and consider different space vehicle shapes useful for different space mission objectives. These include: · Crew Return Vehicle (CRV) · Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) · Sample Return Vehicle (SRV) · Flying Test Bed (FTB). Throughout Aerodynamic and Aerothermodynamic Analysis of Space Mission Vehicles many examples are given, with detailed computations and results for the aerodynamics and aerothermodynamics of all such configurations. Moreover, a final chapter on future launchers is provided and an Appendix on a possible manned mission to Mars closes the book. This work can be used as a reference for modelling and design techniques, for students intending to enter aerospace industrial careers, and to support both academics and engineers working in the field of space vehicle design.
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Cham :
ISBN:
9783319139272
Subject:
Engineering.
Thermodynamics.
Fluid mechanics.
Aerospace engineering.
Astronautics.
Control engineering.
Engineering.
Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.
Thermodynamics.
CONTROL.
Engineering Fluid Dynamics.
Series:
Springer Aerospace Technology,
Springer Aerospace Technology,
Contents:
Basics of Hypersonic Aerodynamics and Aerothermodynamics -- Fundamentals of Atmospheric Entry Dynamics -- Some Preliminary Considerations on Entry Vehicle Design -- Analysis of an Apollo-shaped Crew Return Vehicle -- Lifting-body Vehicles -- Winged Re-Entry Vehicles -- Analysis of Sample Return Capsules -- Launchers: Present and Future -- Appendices.
Physical Description:
XXII, 898 p. 842 illus., 170 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13927-2
Publication Date:
2015.
Title:
Flexible Spacecraft Dynamics, Control and Guidance Technologies by Giovanni Campolo / by Leonardo Mazzini.
Springer Aerospace Technology,
Springer Aerospace Technology,
Author:
Mazzini, Leonardo. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Introduction -- The Kinematic of the flexible satellite -- The Satellite Attitude Control System -- The Dynamic of the flexible body -- The Dynamic in the Gravitational Field -- The Optimal Control Theory -- Attitude Control Methods -- Orbital Dynamic and Control -- Spacecraft Propulsion -- Sensors and Actuators technologies -- Complements to Body Kinematic -- Elements of Estimation Theory -- Basics of Lagrangian Equations -- The J2 perturbation solution -- Complements to Optimal Orbital Transfer -- Elements of Plasma physics.
This book is an up-to-date compendium on spacecraft attitude and orbit control (AOC) that offers a systematic and complete treatment of the subject with the aim of imparting the theoretical and practical knowledge that is required by designers, engineers, and researchers. After an introduction on the kinematics of the flexible and agile space vehicles, the modern architecture and functions of an AOC system are described and the main AOC modes reviewed with possible design solutions and examples. The dynamics of the flexible body in space are then considered using an original Lagrangian approach suitable for the control applications of large space flexible structures. Subsequent chapters address optimal control theory, attitude control methods, and orbit control applications, including the optimal orbital transfer with finite and infinite thrust. The theory is integrated with a description of current propulsion systems, with the focus especially on the new electric propulsion systems and state of the art sensors and actuators.
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Cham :
ISBN:
9783319255408
Subject:
Engineering.
Space sciences.
Aerospace engineering.
Astronautics.
Control engineering.
Engineering.
Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.
CONTROL.
Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.
Series:
Springer Aerospace Technology,
Springer Aerospace Technology,
Edition:
1st ed. 2016.
Contents:
Introduction -- The Kinematic of the flexible satellite -- The Satellite Attitude Control System -- The Dynamic of the flexible body -- The Dynamic in the Gravitational Field -- The Optimal Control Theory -- Attitude Control Methods -- Orbital Dynamic and Control -- Spacecraft Propulsion -- Sensors and Actuators technologies -- Complements to Body Kinematic -- Elements of Estimation Theory -- Basics of Lagrangian Equations -- The J2 perturbation solution -- Complements to Optimal Orbital Transfer -- Elements of Plasma physics.
Physical Description:
XXI, 363 p. 154 illus., 20 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25540-8
Publication Date:
2016.
Title:
Flexible Spacecraft Dynamics, Control and Guidance Technologies by Giovanni Campolo / by Leonardo Mazzini.
Springer Aerospace Technology,
Springer Aerospace Technology,
Author:
Mazzini, Leonardo. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Introduction -- The Kinematic of the flexible satellite -- The Satellite Attitude Control System -- The Dynamic of the flexible body -- The Dynamic in the Gravitational Field -- The Optimal Control Theory -- Attitude Control Methods -- Orbital Dynamic and Control -- Spacecraft Propulsion -- Sensors and Actuators technologies -- Complements to Body Kinematic -- Elements of Estimation Theory -- Basics of Lagrangian Equations -- The J2 perturbation solution -- Complements to Optimal Orbital Transfer -- Elements of Plasma physics.
This book is an up-to-date compendium on spacecraft attitude and orbit control (AOC) that offers a systematic and complete treatment of the subject with the aim of imparting the theoretical and practical knowledge that is required by designers, engineers, and researchers. After an introduction on the kinematics of the flexible and agile space vehicles, the modern architecture and functions of an AOC system are described and the main AOC modes reviewed with possible design solutions and examples. The dynamics of the flexible body in space are then considered using an original Lagrangian approach suitable for the control applications of large space flexible structures. Subsequent chapters address optimal control theory, attitude control methods, and orbit control applications, including the optimal orbital transfer with finite and infinite thrust. The theory is integrated with a description of current propulsion systems, with the focus especially on the new electric propulsion systems and state of the art sensors and actuators.
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Cham :
ISBN:
9783319255408
Subject:
Engineering.
Space sciences.
Aerospace engineering.
Astronautics.
Control engineering.
Engineering.
Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.
CONTROL.
Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.
Series:
Springer Aerospace Technology,
Springer Aerospace Technology,
Edition:
1st ed. 2016.
Contents:
Introduction -- The Kinematic of the flexible satellite -- The Satellite Attitude Control System -- The Dynamic of the flexible body -- The Dynamic in the Gravitational Field -- The Optimal Control Theory -- Attitude Control Methods -- Orbital Dynamic and Control -- Spacecraft Propulsion -- Sensors and Actuators technologies -- Complements to Body Kinematic -- Elements of Estimation Theory -- Basics of Lagrangian Equations -- The J2 perturbation solution -- Complements to Optimal Orbital Transfer -- Elements of Plasma physics.
Physical Description:
XXI, 363 p. 154 illus., 20 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25540-8
Publication Date:
2016.
Title:
Physics of the Upper Polar Atmosphere by Asgeir Brekke.
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Author:
Brekke, Asgeir. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
1. The Sun as a radiation source -- 1.1 General about the Sun -- 1.2 The solar atmosphere -- 1.3 The electromagnetic radiation from the Sun -- 1.4 Planck’s radiation law -- 1.5 The greenhouse effect -- 1.6 Radiowave emissions from the Sun.-1.7 The sunspots - Solar cycle.-1.8 The electromagnetic radiation from the disturbed Sun.- 1.9 Particle emissions from the quiet Sun.-1.10 Fluid flow in a nozzle -- 1.11 The solar wind equation -- 1.12 The frozen-in field concept 1.13 The garden hose effect -- 1.14 Exercises.- 2. The atmosphere of the Earth 2.1 Nomenclature -- 2.2 The temperature structure of the atmosphere -- 2.3 Atmospheric drag on satellites -- 2.4 The atmosphere as an ideal gas -- 2.5 The exosphere -- 2.6 Height-dependent temperature -- 2.7 The adiabatic lapse rate.- 2.8 Diffusion -- 2.9 The equation of motion of the neutral gas -- 2.10 The geostrophic and thermal winds -- 2.11 The wind systems of the upper atmosphere.- 2.12 Observations of the neutral wind -- 2.13 Collisions between particles -- 2.14 Collisions in gases with different temperatures -- 2.15 Drag effects -- 2.16 Thermospheric neutral winds -- 2.17 The E-region winds -- 2.18 Observations of E-region neutral winds -- 2.19 The vertical motion -- 2.20 Exercises -- 3. The Earth's magnetic field and magnetosphere -- 3.1 An historical introduction -- 3.2 Description of the Earth's magnetic field -- 3.3 Mathematical representation of the Earth's magnetic system -- 3.4 Secular variations in the Earth's magnetic field -- 3.5 Tracing the magnetic field lines -- 3.6 E-field mapping along conducting magnetic field lines -- 3.7 The source of the magnetic field of the Earth -- 3.8 The unipolar inductor.- 3.9 The magnetic field away from the Earth.- 3.10 The magnetic tail -- 3.11 Magnetic field merging -- 3.12 Effects of the magnetic force -- 3.13 The energy flux into the magnetosphere.-3.14 Some aspects of the energy balance -- 3.15 Magnetic field convection -- 3.16 High-latitude convection patterns and field-aligned currents 3.17 Exercises -- 4. The ionosphere -- 4.1 The production of ionization by solar radiation -- 4.2 The ionization profile of the upper atmosphere -- 4.3 The Chapman ionization profile -- 4.4 The recombination process -- 4.5 The O+ dominant ionosphere -- 4.6 Ambipolar diffusion -- 4.7 Multicomponent topside ionosphere -- 4.8 Diffusion in the presence of a magnetic field -- 4.9 The E-layer ionization and recombination -- 4.10 The time constant of the recombination process.-4.11 The D-region ionization and recombination -- 4.12 Equatorial fountain effect -- 4.13 Ferraro's theorem -- 4.14 The magnetospheric convection close to the Earth 4.15 Exercises .-5 Currents in the ionosphere -- 5.1 The steady-state approach -- 5.2 Rotation of the ion velocity by height in the ionosphere -- 5.3 The current density in the ionosphere -- 5.4 Height-dependent currents and heating rates -- 5.5 Heating due to collisions -- 5.6 Heating of an oscillating electric field -- 5.7 Currents due to gravity and diffusion -- 5.8 Exercises.- 6. Magnetic fluctuations in response to height-integrated currents -- 6.1 Height-integrated currents and conductance -- 6.2 Magnetic field fluctuations from auroral currents -- 6.3 Equivalent current systems -- 6.4 Equivalent currents at different latitudes -- 6.5 The Sq current system -- 6.6 Mapping of E-fields in the ionosphere -- 6.7 Polarization fields around an auroral arc -- 6.8 Currents related to an auroral arc -- 6.9 Exercises -- 7 The aurora -- 7.1 An historical introduction -- 7.2 The height of the aurora -- 7.3 The occurrence frequency of the aurora -- 7.4 The global distribution of the aurora -- 7.5 The auroral appearance -- 7.6 Auroral particles -- 7.7 Precipitation patterns of auroral particles -- 7.8 The energy deposition profiles of auroral particles -- 7.9 Deriving energy spectra from electron density profiles -- 7.10 Excitation processes in the aurora.-7.11 The quenching process -- 7.12 The proton aurora -- 7.13 Exercises References Symbols Index.
This is the only extended textbook that covers in particular the physics of the upper polar atmosphere where the polar lights demonstrates the end product of a process taking place at extremely high latitudes between the solar wind and the upper polar atmosphere. A textboook that meets the modern requriement for reading in order to obtain a master of science or a Dr. of science degree in upper polar atmosphere physics or the interaction between the soalr wind and the Earth's atmosphere
Publisher:
Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Berlin, Heidelberg :
ISBN:
9783642274015
Subject:
Environmental sciences.
Meteorology.
Astrophysics.
Physical geography.
Environment.
Environmental Physics.
Meteorology/Climatology.
Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.
Atmospheric Sciences.
Series:
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Contents:
1. The Sun as a radiation source -- 1.1 General about the Sun -- 1.2 The solar atmosphere -- 1.3 The electromagnetic radiation from the Sun -- 1.4 Planck’s radiation law -- 1.5 The greenhouse effect -- 1.6 Radiowave emissions from the Sun.-1.7 The sunspots - Solar cycle.-1.8 The electromagnetic radiation from the disturbed Sun.- 1.9 Particle emissions from the quiet Sun.-1.10 Fluid flow in a nozzle -- 1.11 The solar wind equation -- 1.12 The frozen-in field concept 1.13 The garden hose effect -- 1.14 Exercises.- 2. The atmosphere of the Earth 2.1 Nomenclature -- 2.2 The temperature structure of the atmosphere -- 2.3 Atmospheric drag on satellites -- 2.4 The atmosphere as an ideal gas -- 2.5 The exosphere -- 2.6 Height-dependent temperature -- 2.7 The adiabatic lapse rate.- 2.8 Diffusion -- 2.9 The equation of motion of the neutral gas -- 2.10 The geostrophic and thermal winds -- 2.11 The wind systems of the upper atmosphere.- 2.12 Observations of the neutral wind -- 2.13 Collisions between particles -- 2.14 Collisions in gases with different temperatures -- 2.15 Drag effects -- 2.16 Thermospheric neutral winds -- 2.17 The E-region winds -- 2.18 Observations of E-region neutral winds -- 2.19 The vertical motion -- 2.20 Exercises -- 3. The Earth's magnetic field and magnetosphere -- 3.1 An historical introduction -- 3.2 Description of the Earth's magnetic field -- 3.3 Mathematical representation of the Earth's magnetic system -- 3.4 Secular variations in the Earth's magnetic field -- 3.5 Tracing the magnetic field lines -- 3.6 E-field mapping along conducting magnetic field lines -- 3.7 The source of the magnetic field of the Earth -- 3.8 The unipolar inductor.- 3.9 The magnetic field away from the Earth.- 3.10 The magnetic tail -- 3.11 Magnetic field merging -- 3.12 Effects of the magnetic force -- 3.13 The energy flux into the magnetosphere.-3.14 Some aspects of the energy balance -- 3.15 Magnetic field convection -- 3.16 High-latitude convection patterns and field-aligned currents 3.17 Exercises -- 4. The ionosphere -- 4.1 The production of ionization by solar radiation -- 4.2 The ionization profile of the upper atmosphere -- 4.3 The Chapman ionization profile -- 4.4 The recombination process -- 4.5 The O+ dominant ionosphere -- 4.6 Ambipolar diffusion -- 4.7 Multicomponent topside ionosphere -- 4.8 Diffusion in the presence of a magnetic field -- 4.9 The E-layer ionization and recombination -- 4.10 The time constant of the recombination process.-4.11 The D-region ionization and recombination -- 4.12 Equatorial fountain effect -- 4.13 Ferraro's theorem -- 4.14 The magnetospheric convection close to the Earth 4.15 Exercises .-5 Currents in the ionosphere -- 5.1 The steady-state approach -- 5.2 Rotation of the ion velocity by height in the ionosphere -- 5.3 The current density in the ionosphere -- 5.4 Height-dependent currents and heating rates -- 5.5 Heating due to collisions -- 5.6 Heating of an oscillating electric field -- 5.7 Currents due to gravity and diffusion -- 5.8 Exercises.- 6. Magnetic fluctuations in response to height-integrated currents -- 6.1 Height-integrated currents and conductance -- 6.2 Magnetic field fluctuations from auroral currents -- 6.3 Equivalent current systems -- 6.4 Equivalent currents at different latitudes -- 6.5 The Sq current system -- 6.6 Mapping of E-fields in the ionosphere -- 6.7 Polarization fields around an auroral arc -- 6.8 Currents related to an auroral arc -- 6.9 Exercises -- 7 The aurora -- 7.1 An historical introduction -- 7.2 The height of the aurora -- 7.3 The occurrence frequency of the aurora -- 7.4 The global distribution of the aurora -- 7.5 The auroral appearance -- 7.6 Auroral particles -- 7.7 Precipitation patterns of auroral particles -- 7.8 The energy deposition profiles of auroral particles -- 7.9 Deriving energy spectra from electron density profiles -- 7.10 Excitation processes in the aurora.-7.11 The quenching process -- 7.12 The proton aurora -- 7.13 Exercises References Symbols Index.
Physical Description:
XXV, 384 p. 236 illus., 10 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27401-5
Publication Date:
2013.
Title:
Physics of the Upper Polar Atmosphere by Asgeir Brekke.
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Author:
Brekke, Asgeir. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
1. The Sun as a radiation source -- 1.1 General about the Sun -- 1.2 The solar atmosphere -- 1.3 The electromagnetic radiation from the Sun -- 1.4 Planck’s radiation law -- 1.5 The greenhouse effect -- 1.6 Radiowave emissions from the Sun.-1.7 The sunspots - Solar cycle.-1.8 The electromagnetic radiation from the disturbed Sun.- 1.9 Particle emissions from the quiet Sun.-1.10 Fluid flow in a nozzle -- 1.11 The solar wind equation -- 1.12 The frozen-in field concept 1.13 The garden hose effect -- 1.14 Exercises.- 2. The atmosphere of the Earth 2.1 Nomenclature -- 2.2 The temperature structure of the atmosphere -- 2.3 Atmospheric drag on satellites -- 2.4 The atmosphere as an ideal gas -- 2.5 The exosphere -- 2.6 Height-dependent temperature -- 2.7 The adiabatic lapse rate.- 2.8 Diffusion -- 2.9 The equation of motion of the neutral gas -- 2.10 The geostrophic and thermal winds -- 2.11 The wind systems of the upper atmosphere.- 2.12 Observations of the neutral wind -- 2.13 Collisions between particles -- 2.14 Collisions in gases with different temperatures -- 2.15 Drag effects -- 2.16 Thermospheric neutral winds -- 2.17 The E-region winds -- 2.18 Observations of E-region neutral winds -- 2.19 The vertical motion -- 2.20 Exercises -- 3. The Earth's magnetic field and magnetosphere -- 3.1 An historical introduction -- 3.2 Description of the Earth's magnetic field -- 3.3 Mathematical representation of the Earth's magnetic system -- 3.4 Secular variations in the Earth's magnetic field -- 3.5 Tracing the magnetic field lines -- 3.6 E-field mapping along conducting magnetic field lines -- 3.7 The source of the magnetic field of the Earth -- 3.8 The unipolar inductor.- 3.9 The magnetic field away from the Earth.- 3.10 The magnetic tail -- 3.11 Magnetic field merging -- 3.12 Effects of the magnetic force -- 3.13 The energy flux into the magnetosphere.-3.14 Some aspects of the energy balance -- 3.15 Magnetic field convection -- 3.16 High-latitude convection patterns and field-aligned currents 3.17 Exercises -- 4. The ionosphere -- 4.1 The production of ionization by solar radiation -- 4.2 The ionization profile of the upper atmosphere -- 4.3 The Chapman ionization profile -- 4.4 The recombination process -- 4.5 The O+ dominant ionosphere -- 4.6 Ambipolar diffusion -- 4.7 Multicomponent topside ionosphere -- 4.8 Diffusion in the presence of a magnetic field -- 4.9 The E-layer ionization and recombination -- 4.10 The time constant of the recombination process.-4.11 The D-region ionization and recombination -- 4.12 Equatorial fountain effect -- 4.13 Ferraro's theorem -- 4.14 The magnetospheric convection close to the Earth 4.15 Exercises .-5 Currents in the ionosphere -- 5.1 The steady-state approach -- 5.2 Rotation of the ion velocity by height in the ionosphere -- 5.3 The current density in the ionosphere -- 5.4 Height-dependent currents and heating rates -- 5.5 Heating due to collisions -- 5.6 Heating of an oscillating electric field -- 5.7 Currents due to gravity and diffusion -- 5.8 Exercises.- 6. Magnetic fluctuations in response to height-integrated currents -- 6.1 Height-integrated currents and conductance -- 6.2 Magnetic field fluctuations from auroral currents -- 6.3 Equivalent current systems -- 6.4 Equivalent currents at different latitudes -- 6.5 The Sq current system -- 6.6 Mapping of E-fields in the ionosphere -- 6.7 Polarization fields around an auroral arc -- 6.8 Currents related to an auroral arc -- 6.9 Exercises -- 7 The aurora -- 7.1 An historical introduction -- 7.2 The height of the aurora -- 7.3 The occurrence frequency of the aurora -- 7.4 The global distribution of the aurora -- 7.5 The auroral appearance -- 7.6 Auroral particles -- 7.7 Precipitation patterns of auroral particles -- 7.8 The energy deposition profiles of auroral particles -- 7.9 Deriving energy spectra from electron density profiles -- 7.10 Excitation processes in the aurora.-7.11 The quenching process -- 7.12 The proton aurora -- 7.13 Exercises References Symbols Index.
This is the only extended textbook that covers in particular the physics of the upper polar atmosphere where the polar lights demonstrates the end product of a process taking place at extremely high latitudes between the solar wind and the upper polar atmosphere. A textboook that meets the modern requriement for reading in order to obtain a master of science or a Dr. of science degree in upper polar atmosphere physics or the interaction between the soalr wind and the Earth's atmosphere
Publisher:
Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Berlin, Heidelberg :
ISBN:
9783642274015
Subject:
Environmental sciences.
Meteorology.
Astrophysics.
Physical geography.
Environment.
Environmental Physics.
Meteorology/Climatology.
Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.
Atmospheric Sciences.
Series:
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Contents:
1. The Sun as a radiation source -- 1.1 General about the Sun -- 1.2 The solar atmosphere -- 1.3 The electromagnetic radiation from the Sun -- 1.4 Planck’s radiation law -- 1.5 The greenhouse effect -- 1.6 Radiowave emissions from the Sun.-1.7 The sunspots - Solar cycle.-1.8 The electromagnetic radiation from the disturbed Sun.- 1.9 Particle emissions from the quiet Sun.-1.10 Fluid flow in a nozzle -- 1.11 The solar wind equation -- 1.12 The frozen-in field concept 1.13 The garden hose effect -- 1.14 Exercises.- 2. The atmosphere of the Earth 2.1 Nomenclature -- 2.2 The temperature structure of the atmosphere -- 2.3 Atmospheric drag on satellites -- 2.4 The atmosphere as an ideal gas -- 2.5 The exosphere -- 2.6 Height-dependent temperature -- 2.7 The adiabatic lapse rate.- 2.8 Diffusion -- 2.9 The equation of motion of the neutral gas -- 2.10 The geostrophic and thermal winds -- 2.11 The wind systems of the upper atmosphere.- 2.12 Observations of the neutral wind -- 2.13 Collisions between particles -- 2.14 Collisions in gases with different temperatures -- 2.15 Drag effects -- 2.16 Thermospheric neutral winds -- 2.17 The E-region winds -- 2.18 Observations of E-region neutral winds -- 2.19 The vertical motion -- 2.20 Exercises -- 3. The Earth's magnetic field and magnetosphere -- 3.1 An historical introduction -- 3.2 Description of the Earth's magnetic field -- 3.3 Mathematical representation of the Earth's magnetic system -- 3.4 Secular variations in the Earth's magnetic field -- 3.5 Tracing the magnetic field lines -- 3.6 E-field mapping along conducting magnetic field lines -- 3.7 The source of the magnetic field of the Earth -- 3.8 The unipolar inductor.- 3.9 The magnetic field away from the Earth.- 3.10 The magnetic tail -- 3.11 Magnetic field merging -- 3.12 Effects of the magnetic force -- 3.13 The energy flux into the magnetosphere.-3.14 Some aspects of the energy balance -- 3.15 Magnetic field convection -- 3.16 High-latitude convection patterns and field-aligned currents 3.17 Exercises -- 4. The ionosphere -- 4.1 The production of ionization by solar radiation -- 4.2 The ionization profile of the upper atmosphere -- 4.3 The Chapman ionization profile -- 4.4 The recombination process -- 4.5 The O+ dominant ionosphere -- 4.6 Ambipolar diffusion -- 4.7 Multicomponent topside ionosphere -- 4.8 Diffusion in the presence of a magnetic field -- 4.9 The E-layer ionization and recombination -- 4.10 The time constant of the recombination process.-4.11 The D-region ionization and recombination -- 4.12 Equatorial fountain effect -- 4.13 Ferraro's theorem -- 4.14 The magnetospheric convection close to the Earth 4.15 Exercises .-5 Currents in the ionosphere -- 5.1 The steady-state approach -- 5.2 Rotation of the ion velocity by height in the ionosphere -- 5.3 The current density in the ionosphere -- 5.4 Height-dependent currents and heating rates -- 5.5 Heating due to collisions -- 5.6 Heating of an oscillating electric field -- 5.7 Currents due to gravity and diffusion -- 5.8 Exercises.- 6. Magnetic fluctuations in response to height-integrated currents -- 6.1 Height-integrated currents and conductance -- 6.2 Magnetic field fluctuations from auroral currents -- 6.3 Equivalent current systems -- 6.4 Equivalent currents at different latitudes -- 6.5 The Sq current system -- 6.6 Mapping of E-fields in the ionosphere -- 6.7 Polarization fields around an auroral arc -- 6.8 Currents related to an auroral arc -- 6.9 Exercises -- 7 The aurora -- 7.1 An historical introduction -- 7.2 The height of the aurora -- 7.3 The occurrence frequency of the aurora -- 7.4 The global distribution of the aurora -- 7.5 The auroral appearance -- 7.6 Auroral particles -- 7.7 Precipitation patterns of auroral particles -- 7.8 The energy deposition profiles of auroral particles -- 7.9 Deriving energy spectra from electron density profiles -- 7.10 Excitation processes in the aurora.-7.11 The quenching process -- 7.12 The proton aurora -- 7.13 Exercises References Symbols Index.
Physical Description:
XXV, 384 p. 236 illus., 10 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27401-5
Publication Date:
2013.
Title:
Tropical Meteorology An Introduction / by T.N. Krishnamurti, Lydia Stefanova, Vasubandhu Misra.
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Author:
Krishnamurti, T.N. author.
Stefanova, Lydia. author.
Misra, Vasubandhu. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
The Zonally Averaged Tropical Circulation -- Zonally Asymmetric Features in the Tropics -- The Intertropical Convergence Zone -- Heat Induced Circulations -- Monsoons -- Tropical Waves and Tropical Depressions -- The Madden Julian Oscillation -- Scale Interaction in the Tropics -- El Nino and Southern Oscillation -- Diabatic Potential Vorticity Over the Global Tropics -- Tropical Cloud Ensembles -- Tropical boundary layer -- Radiative Forcing -- Dry and moist static stability -- Hurricane Observations -- Genesis, Tracks and Intensification of Hurricanes -- Modeling and Forecasting of Hurricanes -- Sea Breeze and Diurnal Change Over the Tropics -- Tropical Squall Lines and Mesoscale convective systems.
This book is designed as an introductory course in Tropical Meteorology targeting graduate or advanced undergraduate students. The material within can be covered in a one-semester course program. The text starts from the global scale-view of the Tropics, addressing the zonally symmetric and asymmetric features of the tropical circulation. It then goes on to progressively smaller spatial and time scales – from the El Niño Southern Oscillation and the Asian Monsoon, down to tropical waves, hurricanes, sea breezes, and tropical squall lines. The emphasis in most chapters is on the observational aspects of the phenomenon in question, the theories regarding its nature and maintenance, and the approaches to its numerical modeling. The concept of scale interactions is also presented as a way of gaining insight into the generation and redistribution of energy for the maintenance of oscillations of a variety of spatial and temporal scales.
Publisher:
Springer New York : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
New York, NY :
ISBN:
9781461474098
Subject:
Geography.
Oceanography.
Climatic changes.
Environmental sciences.
Earth sciences.
Atmospheric Sciences.
Meteorology.
Oceanography.
Math. Appl. in Environmental Science.
Climate change.
Series:
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Contents:
The Zonally Averaged Tropical Circulation -- Zonally Asymmetric Features in the Tropics -- The Intertropical Convergence Zone -- Heat Induced Circulations -- Monsoons -- Tropical Waves and Tropical Depressions -- The Madden Julian Oscillation -- Scale Interaction in the Tropics -- El Nino and Southern Oscillation -- Diabatic Potential Vorticity Over the Global Tropics -- Tropical Cloud Ensembles -- Tropical boundary layer -- Radiative Forcing -- Dry and moist static stability -- Hurricane Observations -- Genesis, Tracks and Intensification of Hurricanes -- Modeling and Forecasting of Hurricanes -- Sea Breeze and Diurnal Change Over the Tropics -- Tropical Squall Lines and Mesoscale convective systems.
Physical Description:
XV, 423 p. 224 illus., 47 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7409-8
Publication Date:
2013.
Title:
Tropical Meteorology An Introduction / by T.N. Krishnamurti, Lydia Stefanova, Vasubandhu Misra.
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Author:
Krishnamurti, T.N. author.
Stefanova, Lydia. author.
Misra, Vasubandhu. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
The Zonally Averaged Tropical Circulation -- Zonally Asymmetric Features in the Tropics -- The Intertropical Convergence Zone -- Heat Induced Circulations -- Monsoons -- Tropical Waves and Tropical Depressions -- The Madden Julian Oscillation -- Scale Interaction in the Tropics -- El Nino and Southern Oscillation -- Diabatic Potential Vorticity Over the Global Tropics -- Tropical Cloud Ensembles -- Tropical boundary layer -- Radiative Forcing -- Dry and moist static stability -- Hurricane Observations -- Genesis, Tracks and Intensification of Hurricanes -- Modeling and Forecasting of Hurricanes -- Sea Breeze and Diurnal Change Over the Tropics -- Tropical Squall Lines and Mesoscale convective systems.
This book is designed as an introductory course in Tropical Meteorology targeting graduate or advanced undergraduate students. The material within can be covered in a one-semester course program. The text starts from the global scale-view of the Tropics, addressing the zonally symmetric and asymmetric features of the tropical circulation. It then goes on to progressively smaller spatial and time scales – from the El Niño Southern Oscillation and the Asian Monsoon, down to tropical waves, hurricanes, sea breezes, and tropical squall lines. The emphasis in most chapters is on the observational aspects of the phenomenon in question, the theories regarding its nature and maintenance, and the approaches to its numerical modeling. The concept of scale interactions is also presented as a way of gaining insight into the generation and redistribution of energy for the maintenance of oscillations of a variety of spatial and temporal scales.
Publisher:
Springer New York : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
New York, NY :
ISBN:
9781461474098
Subject:
Geography.
Oceanography.
Climatic changes.
Environmental sciences.
Earth sciences.
Atmospheric Sciences.
Meteorology.
Oceanography.
Math. Appl. in Environmental Science.
Climate change.
Series:
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Contents:
The Zonally Averaged Tropical Circulation -- Zonally Asymmetric Features in the Tropics -- The Intertropical Convergence Zone -- Heat Induced Circulations -- Monsoons -- Tropical Waves and Tropical Depressions -- The Madden Julian Oscillation -- Scale Interaction in the Tropics -- El Nino and Southern Oscillation -- Diabatic Potential Vorticity Over the Global Tropics -- Tropical Cloud Ensembles -- Tropical boundary layer -- Radiative Forcing -- Dry and moist static stability -- Hurricane Observations -- Genesis, Tracks and Intensification of Hurricanes -- Modeling and Forecasting of Hurricanes -- Sea Breeze and Diurnal Change Over the Tropics -- Tropical Squall Lines and Mesoscale convective systems.
Physical Description:
XV, 423 p. 224 illus., 47 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7409-8
Publication Date:
2013.
Title:
Climate and Weather of the Sun-Earth System (CAWSES) Highlights from a Priority Program / edited by Franz-Josef Lübken.
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Author:
Lübken, Franz-Josef. editor.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
1. Scientific summary of the German CAWSES priority program -- 2. Models of solar total and spectral irradiance variability of relevance for climate studies -- 3. Investigation of solar irradiance variations and their impact on middle atmospheric ozone -- 4. Solar activity, the heliosphere, cosmic rays and their Impact on the Earth’s atmosphere -- 5. Do galactic cosmic rays impact the cirrus cloud cover? – 6. Laboratory experiments on the microphysics of electrified cloud droplets -- 7. Investigations of the solar influence on middle atmospheric water vapour and ozone during the last solar cycle - analysis of the MPS data set -- 8. Influence of solar radiation on the diurnal and seasonal variability of O3 and H2O in the stratosphere and lower mesosphere, based on continuous observations in the tropics and the high Arctic -- 9. Data assimilation and model calculations to study chemistry climate interactions in the stratosphere -- 10. The response of atomic hydrogen to solar radiation changes -- 11. High-latitude thermospheric density and wind dependence on solar and magnetic activity -- 12. Global sporadic E layer characteristics obtained from GPS radio occultation measurements -- 13. Atmospheric ionization due to precipitating charged particles -- 14. EISCAT’s contributions to high latitude ionosphere and atmosphere -- 15. The influence of energetic particles on the chemistry of the middle atmosphere -- 16. The impact of energetic particle precipitation on the chemical composition of the middle atmosphere: measurements and model predictions -- 17. Simulation of particle precipitation effects on the atmosphere with the MESSy model system -- 18. Solar variability and trend effects in mesospheric ice layers -- 19. Charged aerosol effects on the scattering of radar waves from the D-region -- 20. Impact of short-term solar variability on the polar summer mesopause and noctilucent clouds -- 21. Observations and ray tracing of gravity waves: Implications for global modeling -- 22. Atmospheric coupling by gravity waves: climatology of gravity wave activity, mesospheric turbulence and their relations to solar activity -- 23. Infra-red radiative cooling/heating of the mesosphere and lower thermosphere due to the small-scale temperature fluctuations associated with gravity waves -- 24. The influence of zonally asymmetric stratospheric ozone on the coupling of atmospheric layers -- 25. Extending the parameterization of gravity waves into the thermosphere and modeling their effect -- 26 The geospace response to nonmigrating tides -- 27. Solar diurnal tides in the middle atmosphere: Interactions with the zonal-mean flow, planetary waves and gravity waves -- 28. Short period dynamics in the mesosphere: Morphology, trends, and the general circulation.- 29. Solar effects on chemistry and climate including ocean interactions -- 30. Interannual variability and trends in the stratosphere -- 31. The atmospheric response to solar variability: Simulations with a general circulation and chemistry model for the entire atmosphere -- 32 Long-term behaviour of stratospheric transport and mean age as observed from balloon and satellite platforms -- Index.
CAWSES (Climate and Weather of the Sun-Earth System) is the most important scientific program of SCOSTEP (Scientific Committee on Solar-Terrestrial Physics). CAWSES has triggered a scientific priority program within the German Research Foundation for a period of 6 years. Approximately 30 scientific institutes and 120 scientists were involved in Germany with strong links to international partners. The priority program focuses on solar influence on climate, atmospheric coupling processes, and space climatology. This book summarizes the most important results from this program covering some important research topics from the Sun to climate. Solar related processes are studied including the evolution of solar radiation with relevance to climate. Results regarding the influence of the Sun on the terrestrial atmosphere from the troposphere to the thermosphere are presented including stratospheric ozone, mesospheric ice clouds, geomagnetic effects, and their relevance to climate. Several chapters highlight the importance of coupling mechanisms within the atmosphere, covering transport mechanisms of photochemically active species, dynamical processes such as gravity waves, tides, and planetary waves, and feedback mechanisms between the thermal and dynamical structure of the atmosphere. Special attention is paid to climate signals in the middle and upper atmosphere and their significance relative to natural variability. Audience: This book will be of interest to scientists and researchers in atmospheric physics/chemistry and in climate.
Publisher:
Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Dordrecht :
ISBN:
9789400743489
Subject:
Geography.
Meteorology.
Astrophysics.
Environmental sciences.
Earth sciences.
Meteorology/Climatology.
Earth Sciences, general.
Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.
Environment, general.
Series:
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Contents:
1. Scientific summary of the German CAWSES priority program -- 2. Models of solar total and spectral irradiance variability of relevance for climate studies -- 3. Investigation of solar irradiance variations and their impact on middle atmospheric ozone -- 4. Solar activity, the heliosphere, cosmic rays and their Impact on the Earth’s atmosphere -- 5. Do galactic cosmic rays impact the cirrus cloud cover? – 6. Laboratory experiments on the microphysics of electrified cloud droplets -- 7. Investigations of the solar influence on middle atmospheric water vapour and ozone during the last solar cycle - analysis of the MPS data set -- 8. Influence of solar radiation on the diurnal and seasonal variability of O3 and H2O in the stratosphere and lower mesosphere, based on continuous observations in the tropics and the high Arctic -- 9. Data assimilation and model calculations to study chemistry climate interactions in the stratosphere -- 10. The response of atomic hydrogen to solar radiation changes -- 11. High-latitude thermospheric density and wind dependence on solar and magnetic activity -- 12. Global sporadic E layer characteristics obtained from GPS radio occultation measurements -- 13. Atmospheric ionization due to precipitating charged particles -- 14. EISCAT’s contributions to high latitude ionosphere and atmosphere -- 15. The influence of energetic particles on the chemistry of the middle atmosphere -- 16. The impact of energetic particle precipitation on the chemical composition of the middle atmosphere: measurements and model predictions -- 17. Simulation of particle precipitation effects on the atmosphere with the MESSy model system -- 18. Solar variability and trend effects in mesospheric ice layers -- 19. Charged aerosol effects on the scattering of radar waves from the D-region -- 20. Impact of short-term solar variability on the polar summer mesopause and noctilucent clouds -- 21. Observations and ray tracing of gravity waves: Implications for global modeling -- 22. Atmospheric coupling by gravity waves: climatology of gravity wave activity, mesospheric turbulence and their relations to solar activity -- 23. Infra-red radiative cooling/heating of the mesosphere and lower thermosphere due to the small-scale temperature fluctuations associated with gravity waves -- 24. The influence of zonally asymmetric stratospheric ozone on the coupling of atmospheric layers -- 25. Extending the parameterization of gravity waves into the thermosphere and modeling their effect -- 26 The geospace response to nonmigrating tides -- 27. Solar diurnal tides in the middle atmosphere: Interactions with the zonal-mean flow, planetary waves and gravity waves -- 28. Short period dynamics in the mesosphere: Morphology, trends, and the general circulation.- 29. Solar effects on chemistry and climate including ocean interactions -- 30. Interannual variability and trends in the stratosphere -- 31. The atmospheric response to solar variability: Simulations with a general circulation and chemistry model for the entire atmosphere -- 32 Long-term behaviour of stratospheric transport and mean age as observed from balloon and satellite platforms -- Index.
Physical Description:
XXI, 634 p. 313 illus., 263 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4348-9
Publication Date:
2013.
Title:
Climate and Weather of the Sun-Earth System (CAWSES) Highlights from a Priority Program / edited by Franz-Josef Lübken.
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Author:
Lübken, Franz-Josef. editor.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
1. Scientific summary of the German CAWSES priority program -- 2. Models of solar total and spectral irradiance variability of relevance for climate studies -- 3. Investigation of solar irradiance variations and their impact on middle atmospheric ozone -- 4. Solar activity, the heliosphere, cosmic rays and their Impact on the Earth’s atmosphere -- 5. Do galactic cosmic rays impact the cirrus cloud cover? – 6. Laboratory experiments on the microphysics of electrified cloud droplets -- 7. Investigations of the solar influence on middle atmospheric water vapour and ozone during the last solar cycle - analysis of the MPS data set -- 8. Influence of solar radiation on the diurnal and seasonal variability of O3 and H2O in the stratosphere and lower mesosphere, based on continuous observations in the tropics and the high Arctic -- 9. Data assimilation and model calculations to study chemistry climate interactions in the stratosphere -- 10. The response of atomic hydrogen to solar radiation changes -- 11. High-latitude thermospheric density and wind dependence on solar and magnetic activity -- 12. Global sporadic E layer characteristics obtained from GPS radio occultation measurements -- 13. Atmospheric ionization due to precipitating charged particles -- 14. EISCAT’s contributions to high latitude ionosphere and atmosphere -- 15. The influence of energetic particles on the chemistry of the middle atmosphere -- 16. The impact of energetic particle precipitation on the chemical composition of the middle atmosphere: measurements and model predictions -- 17. Simulation of particle precipitation effects on the atmosphere with the MESSy model system -- 18. Solar variability and trend effects in mesospheric ice layers -- 19. Charged aerosol effects on the scattering of radar waves from the D-region -- 20. Impact of short-term solar variability on the polar summer mesopause and noctilucent clouds -- 21. Observations and ray tracing of gravity waves: Implications for global modeling -- 22. Atmospheric coupling by gravity waves: climatology of gravity wave activity, mesospheric turbulence and their relations to solar activity -- 23. Infra-red radiative cooling/heating of the mesosphere and lower thermosphere due to the small-scale temperature fluctuations associated with gravity waves -- 24. The influence of zonally asymmetric stratospheric ozone on the coupling of atmospheric layers -- 25. Extending the parameterization of gravity waves into the thermosphere and modeling their effect -- 26 The geospace response to nonmigrating tides -- 27. Solar diurnal tides in the middle atmosphere: Interactions with the zonal-mean flow, planetary waves and gravity waves -- 28. Short period dynamics in the mesosphere: Morphology, trends, and the general circulation.- 29. Solar effects on chemistry and climate including ocean interactions -- 30. Interannual variability and trends in the stratosphere -- 31. The atmospheric response to solar variability: Simulations with a general circulation and chemistry model for the entire atmosphere -- 32 Long-term behaviour of stratospheric transport and mean age as observed from balloon and satellite platforms -- Index.
CAWSES (Climate and Weather of the Sun-Earth System) is the most important scientific program of SCOSTEP (Scientific Committee on Solar-Terrestrial Physics). CAWSES has triggered a scientific priority program within the German Research Foundation for a period of 6 years. Approximately 30 scientific institutes and 120 scientists were involved in Germany with strong links to international partners. The priority program focuses on solar influence on climate, atmospheric coupling processes, and space climatology. This book summarizes the most important results from this program covering some important research topics from the Sun to climate. Solar related processes are studied including the evolution of solar radiation with relevance to climate. Results regarding the influence of the Sun on the terrestrial atmosphere from the troposphere to the thermosphere are presented including stratospheric ozone, mesospheric ice clouds, geomagnetic effects, and their relevance to climate. Several chapters highlight the importance of coupling mechanisms within the atmosphere, covering transport mechanisms of photochemically active species, dynamical processes such as gravity waves, tides, and planetary waves, and feedback mechanisms between the thermal and dynamical structure of the atmosphere. Special attention is paid to climate signals in the middle and upper atmosphere and their significance relative to natural variability. Audience: This book will be of interest to scientists and researchers in atmospheric physics/chemistry and in climate.
Publisher:
Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Dordrecht :
ISBN:
9789400743489
Subject:
Geography.
Meteorology.
Astrophysics.
Environmental sciences.
Earth sciences.
Meteorology/Climatology.
Earth Sciences, general.
Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.
Environment, general.
Series:
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Contents:
1. Scientific summary of the German CAWSES priority program -- 2. Models of solar total and spectral irradiance variability of relevance for climate studies -- 3. Investigation of solar irradiance variations and their impact on middle atmospheric ozone -- 4. Solar activity, the heliosphere, cosmic rays and their Impact on the Earth’s atmosphere -- 5. Do galactic cosmic rays impact the cirrus cloud cover? – 6. Laboratory experiments on the microphysics of electrified cloud droplets -- 7. Investigations of the solar influence on middle atmospheric water vapour and ozone during the last solar cycle - analysis of the MPS data set -- 8. Influence of solar radiation on the diurnal and seasonal variability of O3 and H2O in the stratosphere and lower mesosphere, based on continuous observations in the tropics and the high Arctic -- 9. Data assimilation and model calculations to study chemistry climate interactions in the stratosphere -- 10. The response of atomic hydrogen to solar radiation changes -- 11. High-latitude thermospheric density and wind dependence on solar and magnetic activity -- 12. Global sporadic E layer characteristics obtained from GPS radio occultation measurements -- 13. Atmospheric ionization due to precipitating charged particles -- 14. EISCAT’s contributions to high latitude ionosphere and atmosphere -- 15. The influence of energetic particles on the chemistry of the middle atmosphere -- 16. The impact of energetic particle precipitation on the chemical composition of the middle atmosphere: measurements and model predictions -- 17. Simulation of particle precipitation effects on the atmosphere with the MESSy model system -- 18. Solar variability and trend effects in mesospheric ice layers -- 19. Charged aerosol effects on the scattering of radar waves from the D-region -- 20. Impact of short-term solar variability on the polar summer mesopause and noctilucent clouds -- 21. Observations and ray tracing of gravity waves: Implications for global modeling -- 22. Atmospheric coupling by gravity waves: climatology of gravity wave activity, mesospheric turbulence and their relations to solar activity -- 23. Infra-red radiative cooling/heating of the mesosphere and lower thermosphere due to the small-scale temperature fluctuations associated with gravity waves -- 24. The influence of zonally asymmetric stratospheric ozone on the coupling of atmospheric layers -- 25. Extending the parameterization of gravity waves into the thermosphere and modeling their effect -- 26 The geospace response to nonmigrating tides -- 27. Solar diurnal tides in the middle atmosphere: Interactions with the zonal-mean flow, planetary waves and gravity waves -- 28. Short period dynamics in the mesosphere: Morphology, trends, and the general circulation.- 29. Solar effects on chemistry and climate including ocean interactions -- 30. Interannual variability and trends in the stratosphere -- 31. The atmospheric response to solar variability: Simulations with a general circulation and chemistry model for the entire atmosphere -- 32 Long-term behaviour of stratospheric transport and mean age as observed from balloon and satellite platforms -- Index.
Physical Description:
XXI, 634 p. 313 illus., 263 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4348-9
Publication Date:
2013.
Title:
Atmospheric Temperature Profiles of the Northern Hemisphere A Compendium of Data / by Young P. Yee, Kueyson Y. Yee, Erik Y. Yee.
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Author:
Yee, Young P. author.
Yee, Kueyson Y. author.
Yee, Erik Y. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Background.- Radiosonde measurements -- Remote Sensing Temperature Retrievals -- Rocketsondes -- Atmospheric Models -- Basic Assumptions and Formulas -- Primary Constants -- Perfect Gas Law -- Molecular-scale Temperature -- Hydrostatic Equation -- Geopotential -- Pressure -- Thermal Wind Equation -- Derived Quantities -- Speed of Sound -- Coefficient of Viscosity -- Coefficient of Thermal Conductivity -- Atmospheric models -- Introduction -- Construction of atmospheric profiles for altitudes below 10 kilometers -- Latitudinal and seasonal variation -- Temperature -- Density and pressure -- Supporting data.
For more than three decades, the US Standard Atmosphere has been used by researchers and professionals in many areas of aeronautics and atmospheric sciences. It is an idealized, all season average temperature profile of the earth's atmosphere. But today's modern day and sophisticated global applications require more extensive representations of the mean temperature profile. This book is a global augmentation of the climatological tropospheric temperature profiles in the Northern Hemisphere for different latitude belts and seasons. There are 72 mean temperature profile tables from the surface up to 10 kilometers in height that represent the four seasons for different latitudinal belts (5° N, 10° N , 15° N, 20° N, 25° N, 30° N, 35° N, 40° N, 45° N, 50° N, 55° N, 60° N, 65° N, 70° N, 75° N, 80° N, 85° N). The model is based on a neural network algorithm that uses archived radiosonde data, retrieved temperature profiles from remote sensors, and the solar insolation at the top of the earth's atmosphere. It is the most comprehensive book of mean seasonal tropospheric temperature profiles to date. It will be an indispensible reference to the aeronautic and meteorological industries worldwide as well as an easy-to-use guide for climatologists, meteorologists, aeronautic engineers, researchers and aviators.
Publisher:
Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Dordrecht :
ISBN:
9789400740297
Subject:
Geography.
Meteorology.
Remote sensing.
Thermodynamics.
Earth sciences.
Meteorology/Climatology.
Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry.
Thermodynamics.
Series:
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Contents:
Background.- Radiosonde measurements -- Remote Sensing Temperature Retrievals -- Rocketsondes -- Atmospheric Models -- Basic Assumptions and Formulas -- Primary Constants -- Perfect Gas Law -- Molecular-scale Temperature -- Hydrostatic Equation -- Geopotential -- Pressure -- Thermal Wind Equation -- Derived Quantities -- Speed of Sound -- Coefficient of Viscosity -- Coefficient of Thermal Conductivity -- Atmospheric models -- Introduction -- Construction of atmospheric profiles for altitudes below 10 kilometers -- Latitudinal and seasonal variation -- Temperature -- Density and pressure -- Supporting data.
Physical Description:
XIII, 314p. 22 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4029-7
Publication Date:
2012.
Title:
Atmospheric Temperature Profiles of the Northern Hemisphere A Compendium of Data / by Young P. Yee, Kueyson Y. Yee, Erik Y. Yee.
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Author:
Yee, Young P. author.
Yee, Kueyson Y. author.
Yee, Erik Y. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Background.- Radiosonde measurements -- Remote Sensing Temperature Retrievals -- Rocketsondes -- Atmospheric Models -- Basic Assumptions and Formulas -- Primary Constants -- Perfect Gas Law -- Molecular-scale Temperature -- Hydrostatic Equation -- Geopotential -- Pressure -- Thermal Wind Equation -- Derived Quantities -- Speed of Sound -- Coefficient of Viscosity -- Coefficient of Thermal Conductivity -- Atmospheric models -- Introduction -- Construction of atmospheric profiles for altitudes below 10 kilometers -- Latitudinal and seasonal variation -- Temperature -- Density and pressure -- Supporting data.
For more than three decades, the US Standard Atmosphere has been used by researchers and professionals in many areas of aeronautics and atmospheric sciences. It is an idealized, all season average temperature profile of the earth's atmosphere. But today's modern day and sophisticated global applications require more extensive representations of the mean temperature profile. This book is a global augmentation of the climatological tropospheric temperature profiles in the Northern Hemisphere for different latitude belts and seasons. There are 72 mean temperature profile tables from the surface up to 10 kilometers in height that represent the four seasons for different latitudinal belts (5° N, 10° N , 15° N, 20° N, 25° N, 30° N, 35° N, 40° N, 45° N, 50° N, 55° N, 60° N, 65° N, 70° N, 75° N, 80° N, 85° N). The model is based on a neural network algorithm that uses archived radiosonde data, retrieved temperature profiles from remote sensors, and the solar insolation at the top of the earth's atmosphere. It is the most comprehensive book of mean seasonal tropospheric temperature profiles to date. It will be an indispensible reference to the aeronautic and meteorological industries worldwide as well as an easy-to-use guide for climatologists, meteorologists, aeronautic engineers, researchers and aviators.
Publisher:
Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Dordrecht :
ISBN:
9789400740297
Subject:
Geography.
Meteorology.
Remote sensing.
Thermodynamics.
Earth sciences.
Meteorology/Climatology.
Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry.
Thermodynamics.
Series:
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Contents:
Background.- Radiosonde measurements -- Remote Sensing Temperature Retrievals -- Rocketsondes -- Atmospheric Models -- Basic Assumptions and Formulas -- Primary Constants -- Perfect Gas Law -- Molecular-scale Temperature -- Hydrostatic Equation -- Geopotential -- Pressure -- Thermal Wind Equation -- Derived Quantities -- Speed of Sound -- Coefficient of Viscosity -- Coefficient of Thermal Conductivity -- Atmospheric models -- Introduction -- Construction of atmospheric profiles for altitudes below 10 kilometers -- Latitudinal and seasonal variation -- Temperature -- Density and pressure -- Supporting data.
Physical Description:
XIII, 314p. 22 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4029-7
Publication Date:
2012.
Title:
Mountain Weather Research and Forecasting Recent Progress and Current Challenges / edited by Fotini K. Chow, Stephan F.J. De Wekker, Bradley J. Snyder.
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Author:
Chow, Fotini K. editor.
De Wekker, Stephan F.J. editor.
Snyder, Bradley J. editor.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Mountain Weather Prediction: Phenomenological Challenges and Forecast Methodology -- Diurnal Mountain Wind Systems -- Dynamically-driven Winds -- Understanding and Forecasting Alpine Foehn -- Boundary Layers and Air Quality in Mountainous Terrain -- Recent Progress on the Theory, Observations, and Predictions of Orographic Precipitation -- Microphysical Processes Within Winter Orographic Cloud and Precipitation Systems -- Observational Techniques: Sampling the Mountain Atmosphere -- Mescoscale Modeling Over Complex Terrain: Numerical and Predictability Perspectives -- Meso- and Fine-scale Numerical Modeling Over Complex Terrain: Parameterizations and Applications -- Numerical Weather Prediction and Weather Forecasting in Complex Terrain -- Bridging the Gap Between Operations and Research To Improve Weather Prediction in Mountainous Regions.
This book provides readers with a broad understanding of the fundamental principles driving atmospheric flow over complex terrain and provides historical context for recent developments and future direction for researchers and forecasters. The topics in this book are expanded from those presented at the Mountain Weather Workshop, which took place in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, August 5-8, 2008. The inspiration for the workshop came from the American Meteorological Society (AMS) Mountain Meteorology Committee and was designed to bridge the gap between the research and forecasting communities by providing a forum for extended discussion and joint education. For academic researchers, this book provides some insight into issues important to the forecasting community. For the forecasting community, this book provides training on fundamentals of atmospheric processes over mountainous regions, which are notoriously difficult to predict. The book also helps to provide a better understanding of current research and forecast challenges, including the latest contributions and advancements to the field. The book begins with an overview of mountain weather and forecasting challenges specific to complex terrain, followed by chapters that focus on diurnal mountain/valley flows that develop under calm conditions and dynamically-driven winds under strong forcing. The focus then shifts to other phenomena specific to mountain regions: Alpine foehn, boundary layer and air quality issues, orographic precipitation processes, and microphysics parameterizations. Having covered the major physical processes, the book shifts to observation and modelling techniques used in mountain regions, including model configuration and parameterizations such as turbulence, and model applications in operational forecasting. The book concludes with a discussion of the current state of research and forecasting in complex terrain, including a vision of how to bridge the gap in the future. Fotini (Tina) Katopodes Chow is an associate professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. Her current research interests are in performing large-eddy simulations of atmospheric boundary layer flows, with a focus on flow over complex terrain and development and testing of new turbulence models and boundary conditions. She and her students have worked on applications to mountain meteorology, urban dispersion, wind energy, and land-atmosphere coupling, among others. She received an NSF CAREER award in 2007 and the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) in 2011. Stephan F. J. De Wekker is an associate professor in Environmental Sciences at the University of Virginia. His research focuses on the investigation of atmospheric boundary layer processes over complex terrain using a combination of field studies, data analysis, and numerical modeling techniques. He seeks to apply his expertise to problems in a multi-disciplinary context such as found at the interface with ecology, air quality, and hydrology. He received an NSF CAREER award in 2012. Bradley J. Snyder is currently Head of Science Transfer and Training at the Pacific Storm Prediction Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia. He is responsible for coordinating forecaster training and acts as liaison between operations and research groups. His focus is on mountain and marine meteorology. He worked as an operational forecaster for 15 years at various locations across Canada and has undertaken research in radar, lightning, and air quality meteorology. He has also been involved in field studies, including forecasting during the Mesoscale Alpine Programme.
Publisher:
Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Dordrecht :
ISBN:
9789400740983
Subject:
Geography.
Meteorology.
Earth sciences.
Meteorology/Climatology.
Environmental Monitoring/Analysis.
Earth Sciences, general.
Series:
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Contents:
Mountain Weather Prediction: Phenomenological Challenges and Forecast Methodology -- Diurnal Mountain Wind Systems -- Dynamically-driven Winds -- Understanding and Forecasting Alpine Foehn -- Boundary Layers and Air Quality in Mountainous Terrain -- Recent Progress on the Theory, Observations, and Predictions of Orographic Precipitation -- Microphysical Processes Within Winter Orographic Cloud and Precipitation Systems -- Observational Techniques: Sampling the Mountain Atmosphere -- Mescoscale Modeling Over Complex Terrain: Numerical and Predictability Perspectives -- Meso- and Fine-scale Numerical Modeling Over Complex Terrain: Parameterizations and Applications -- Numerical Weather Prediction and Weather Forecasting in Complex Terrain -- Bridging the Gap Between Operations and Research To Improve Weather Prediction in Mountainous Regions.
Physical Description:
XIII, 750 p. 273 illus., 160 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4098-3
Publication Date:
2013.
Title:
Mountain Weather Research and Forecasting Recent Progress and Current Challenges / edited by Fotini K. Chow, Stephan F.J. De Wekker, Bradley J. Snyder.
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Author:
Chow, Fotini K. editor.
De Wekker, Stephan F.J. editor.
Snyder, Bradley J. editor.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Mountain Weather Prediction: Phenomenological Challenges and Forecast Methodology -- Diurnal Mountain Wind Systems -- Dynamically-driven Winds -- Understanding and Forecasting Alpine Foehn -- Boundary Layers and Air Quality in Mountainous Terrain -- Recent Progress on the Theory, Observations, and Predictions of Orographic Precipitation -- Microphysical Processes Within Winter Orographic Cloud and Precipitation Systems -- Observational Techniques: Sampling the Mountain Atmosphere -- Mescoscale Modeling Over Complex Terrain: Numerical and Predictability Perspectives -- Meso- and Fine-scale Numerical Modeling Over Complex Terrain: Parameterizations and Applications -- Numerical Weather Prediction and Weather Forecasting in Complex Terrain -- Bridging the Gap Between Operations and Research To Improve Weather Prediction in Mountainous Regions.
This book provides readers with a broad understanding of the fundamental principles driving atmospheric flow over complex terrain and provides historical context for recent developments and future direction for researchers and forecasters. The topics in this book are expanded from those presented at the Mountain Weather Workshop, which took place in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, August 5-8, 2008. The inspiration for the workshop came from the American Meteorological Society (AMS) Mountain Meteorology Committee and was designed to bridge the gap between the research and forecasting communities by providing a forum for extended discussion and joint education. For academic researchers, this book provides some insight into issues important to the forecasting community. For the forecasting community, this book provides training on fundamentals of atmospheric processes over mountainous regions, which are notoriously difficult to predict. The book also helps to provide a better understanding of current research and forecast challenges, including the latest contributions and advancements to the field. The book begins with an overview of mountain weather and forecasting challenges specific to complex terrain, followed by chapters that focus on diurnal mountain/valley flows that develop under calm conditions and dynamically-driven winds under strong forcing. The focus then shifts to other phenomena specific to mountain regions: Alpine foehn, boundary layer and air quality issues, orographic precipitation processes, and microphysics parameterizations. Having covered the major physical processes, the book shifts to observation and modelling techniques used in mountain regions, including model configuration and parameterizations such as turbulence, and model applications in operational forecasting. The book concludes with a discussion of the current state of research and forecasting in complex terrain, including a vision of how to bridge the gap in the future. Fotini (Tina) Katopodes Chow is an associate professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. Her current research interests are in performing large-eddy simulations of atmospheric boundary layer flows, with a focus on flow over complex terrain and development and testing of new turbulence models and boundary conditions. She and her students have worked on applications to mountain meteorology, urban dispersion, wind energy, and land-atmosphere coupling, among others. She received an NSF CAREER award in 2007 and the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) in 2011. Stephan F. J. De Wekker is an associate professor in Environmental Sciences at the University of Virginia. His research focuses on the investigation of atmospheric boundary layer processes over complex terrain using a combination of field studies, data analysis, and numerical modeling techniques. He seeks to apply his expertise to problems in a multi-disciplinary context such as found at the interface with ecology, air quality, and hydrology. He received an NSF CAREER award in 2012. Bradley J. Snyder is currently Head of Science Transfer and Training at the Pacific Storm Prediction Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia. He is responsible for coordinating forecaster training and acts as liaison between operations and research groups. His focus is on mountain and marine meteorology. He worked as an operational forecaster for 15 years at various locations across Canada and has undertaken research in radar, lightning, and air quality meteorology. He has also been involved in field studies, including forecasting during the Mesoscale Alpine Programme.
Publisher:
Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Dordrecht :
ISBN:
9789400740983
Subject:
Geography.
Meteorology.
Earth sciences.
Meteorology/Climatology.
Environmental Monitoring/Analysis.
Earth Sciences, general.
Series:
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Contents:
Mountain Weather Prediction: Phenomenological Challenges and Forecast Methodology -- Diurnal Mountain Wind Systems -- Dynamically-driven Winds -- Understanding and Forecasting Alpine Foehn -- Boundary Layers and Air Quality in Mountainous Terrain -- Recent Progress on the Theory, Observations, and Predictions of Orographic Precipitation -- Microphysical Processes Within Winter Orographic Cloud and Precipitation Systems -- Observational Techniques: Sampling the Mountain Atmosphere -- Mescoscale Modeling Over Complex Terrain: Numerical and Predictability Perspectives -- Meso- and Fine-scale Numerical Modeling Over Complex Terrain: Parameterizations and Applications -- Numerical Weather Prediction and Weather Forecasting in Complex Terrain -- Bridging the Gap Between Operations and Research To Improve Weather Prediction in Mountainous Regions.
Physical Description:
XIII, 750 p. 273 illus., 160 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4098-3
Publication Date:
2013.
Title:
Eddy Covariance A Practical Guide to Measurement and Data Analysis / edited by Marc Aubinet, Timo Vesala, Dario Papale.
Springer Atmospheric Sciences
Springer Atmospheric Sciences
Author:
Aubinet, Marc. editor.
Vesala, Timo. editor.
Papale, Dario. editor.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Preface -- 1. The eddy covariance method -- 2. Measurement set-up -- 3. Data acquisition and flux calculations -- 4. Corrections and data quality control -- 5. Night time flux correction -- 6. Data gap filling -- 7. Uncertainty quantification -- 8. Footprint analysis -- 9. Partitioning of net fluxes -- 10. Disjunct eddy covariance method -- 11. Eddy covariance measurements over forests -- 12. Eddy covariance measurements over crops -- 13. Eddy covariance measurements over grasslands -- 14. Eddy covariance measurements over wetlands -- 15. Eddy covariance measurements over lakes -- 16. Eddy covariance measurements over urban areas -- 17. Database maintenance, data sharing policy, collaboration -- Symbol Index -- Subject Index.
This highly practical handbook is an exhaustive treatment of eddy covariance measurement that will be of keen interest to scientists who are not necessarily specialists in micrometeorology. The chapters cover measuring fluxes using eddy covariance technique, from the tower installation and system dimensioning to data collection, correction and analysis. With a state-of-the-art perspective, the authors examine the latest techniques and address the most up-to-date methods for data processing and quality control. The chapters provide answers to data treatment problems including data filtering, footprint analysis, data gap filling, uncertainty evaluation, and flux separation, among others. The authors cover the application of measurement techniques in different ecosystems such forest, crops, grassland, wetland, lakes and rivers, and urban areas, highlighting peculiarities, specific practices and methods to be considered. The book also covers what to do when you have all your data, summarizing the objectives of a data base as well as using case studies of the CarboEurope and FLUXNET databases to demonstrate the way they should be maintained and managed. Policies for data use, exchange and publication are also discussed and proposed. This one compendium, is a valuable source of information on eddy covariance measurement that allows readers to make rational and relevant choices in positioning, dimensioning, installing and maintaining an eddy covariance site; collecting, treating, correcting and analyzing eddy covariance data; and scaling up eddy flux measurements to annual scale and evaluating their uncertainty.
Publisher:
Springer Netherlands,
Publication Place:
Dordrecht :
ISBN:
9789400723511
Subject:
Geography.
Meteorology.
Physical geography.
Climatic changes.
Earth sciences.
Meteorology/Climatology.
Climate change.
Physical geography.
Series:
Springer Atmospheric Sciences
Springer Atmospheric Sciences
Contents:
Preface -- 1. The eddy covariance method -- 2. Measurement set-up -- 3. Data acquisition and flux calculations -- 4. Corrections and data quality control -- 5. Night time flux correction -- 6. Data gap filling -- 7. Uncertainty quantification -- 8. Footprint analysis -- 9. Partitioning of net fluxes -- 10. Disjunct eddy covariance method -- 11. Eddy covariance measurements over forests -- 12. Eddy covariance measurements over crops -- 13. Eddy covariance measurements over grasslands -- 14. Eddy covariance measurements over wetlands -- 15. Eddy covariance measurements over lakes -- 16. Eddy covariance measurements over urban areas -- 17. Database maintenance, data sharing policy, collaboration -- Symbol Index -- Subject Index.
Physical Description:
XXII, 438 p. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2351-1
Publication Date:
2012.
Title:
Eddy Covariance A Practical Guide to Measurement and Data Analysis / edited by Marc Aubinet, Timo Vesala, Dario Papale.
Springer Atmospheric Sciences
Springer Atmospheric Sciences
Author:
Aubinet, Marc. editor.
Vesala, Timo. editor.
Papale, Dario. editor.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Preface -- 1. The eddy covariance method -- 2. Measurement set-up -- 3. Data acquisition and flux calculations -- 4. Corrections and data quality control -- 5. Night time flux correction -- 6. Data gap filling -- 7. Uncertainty quantification -- 8. Footprint analysis -- 9. Partitioning of net fluxes -- 10. Disjunct eddy covariance method -- 11. Eddy covariance measurements over forests -- 12. Eddy covariance measurements over crops -- 13. Eddy covariance measurements over grasslands -- 14. Eddy covariance measurements over wetlands -- 15. Eddy covariance measurements over lakes -- 16. Eddy covariance measurements over urban areas -- 17. Database maintenance, data sharing policy, collaboration -- Symbol Index -- Subject Index.
This highly practical handbook is an exhaustive treatment of eddy covariance measurement that will be of keen interest to scientists who are not necessarily specialists in micrometeorology. The chapters cover measuring fluxes using eddy covariance technique, from the tower installation and system dimensioning to data collection, correction and analysis. With a state-of-the-art perspective, the authors examine the latest techniques and address the most up-to-date methods for data processing and quality control. The chapters provide answers to data treatment problems including data filtering, footprint analysis, data gap filling, uncertainty evaluation, and flux separation, among others. The authors cover the application of measurement techniques in different ecosystems such forest, crops, grassland, wetland, lakes and rivers, and urban areas, highlighting peculiarities, specific practices and methods to be considered. The book also covers what to do when you have all your data, summarizing the objectives of a data base as well as using case studies of the CarboEurope and FLUXNET databases to demonstrate the way they should be maintained and managed. Policies for data use, exchange and publication are also discussed and proposed. This one compendium, is a valuable source of information on eddy covariance measurement that allows readers to make rational and relevant choices in positioning, dimensioning, installing and maintaining an eddy covariance site; collecting, treating, correcting and analyzing eddy covariance data; and scaling up eddy flux measurements to annual scale and evaluating their uncertainty.
Publisher:
Springer Netherlands,
Publication Place:
Dordrecht :
ISBN:
9789400723511
Subject:
Geography.
Meteorology.
Physical geography.
Climatic changes.
Earth sciences.
Meteorology/Climatology.
Climate change.
Physical geography.
Series:
Springer Atmospheric Sciences
Springer Atmospheric Sciences
Contents:
Preface -- 1. The eddy covariance method -- 2. Measurement set-up -- 3. Data acquisition and flux calculations -- 4. Corrections and data quality control -- 5. Night time flux correction -- 6. Data gap filling -- 7. Uncertainty quantification -- 8. Footprint analysis -- 9. Partitioning of net fluxes -- 10. Disjunct eddy covariance method -- 11. Eddy covariance measurements over forests -- 12. Eddy covariance measurements over crops -- 13. Eddy covariance measurements over grasslands -- 14. Eddy covariance measurements over wetlands -- 15. Eddy covariance measurements over lakes -- 16. Eddy covariance measurements over urban areas -- 17. Database maintenance, data sharing policy, collaboration -- Symbol Index -- Subject Index.
Physical Description:
XXII, 438 p. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2351-1
Publication Date:
2012.
Title:
Precipitation Modeling and Quantitative Analysis by Xiaofan Li, Shouting Gao.
Springer Atmospheric Sciences
Springer Atmospheric Sciences
Author:
Li, Xiaofan. author.
Gao, Shouting. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
-Precipitation Modeling with Cloud-Resolving Model -- -Precipitation Equations and Process Analysis -- -Tropical Precipitation Processes -- -Effects of Sea Surface Temperature -- -Effects of vertical wind shear -- -Microphysical and Radiative Effects of Ice clouds -- -Cloud Radiative Effects -- -Precipitation Efficiency -- -Sensitivity of Precipitation Modeling to Uncertainty of Initial Conditions.
The book examines surface rainfall processes through cloud-resolving modeling and quantitative analysis of surface rainfall budget and summarizes modeling and analysis results in recent seven years. The book shows validation of precipitation modeling against observations and derives a set of diagnostic precipitation equations. The book provides detailed discussions of the applications of precipitation equations to the examination of effects of sea surface temperature, vertical wind shear, radiation, and ice clouds on torrential rainfall processes in the tropics and mid-latitudes, and to the studies of sensitivity of precipitation modeling to uncertainty of the initial conditions and to the estimate of precipitation efficiency. The book can be used as a text book for graduate students and will be beneficial to researchers and forecasters for precipitation process studies and operational forecasts. Xiaofan Li is a physical scientist at the Center for Satellite Applications and Research, National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Camp Springs, Maryland, USA. He has a doctorate in meteorology from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, USA and a master’s degree in meteorology from Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, China. Shouting Gao is a professor at the Laboratory of Cloud-Precipitation Physics and Severe Storm, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. He has a doctorate and a master’s degree in meteorology from the Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Beijing, China.
Publisher:
Springer Netherlands,
Publication Place:
Dordrecht :
ISBN:
9789400723818
Subject:
Geography.
Meteorology.
Geology.
Computer simulation.
Earth sciences.
Meteorology/Climatology.
Natural Hazards.
Simulation and Modeling.
Series:
Springer Atmospheric Sciences
Springer Atmospheric Sciences
Contents:
-Precipitation Modeling with Cloud-Resolving Model -- -Precipitation Equations and Process Analysis -- -Tropical Precipitation Processes -- -Effects of Sea Surface Temperature -- -Effects of vertical wind shear -- -Microphysical and Radiative Effects of Ice clouds -- -Cloud Radiative Effects -- -Precipitation Efficiency -- -Sensitivity of Precipitation Modeling to Uncertainty of Initial Conditions.
Physical Description:
XVI, 240 p. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2381-8
Publication Date:
2012.
Title:
Precipitation Modeling and Quantitative Analysis by Xiaofan Li, Shouting Gao.
Springer Atmospheric Sciences
Springer Atmospheric Sciences
Author:
Li, Xiaofan. author.
Gao, Shouting. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
-Precipitation Modeling with Cloud-Resolving Model -- -Precipitation Equations and Process Analysis -- -Tropical Precipitation Processes -- -Effects of Sea Surface Temperature -- -Effects of vertical wind shear -- -Microphysical and Radiative Effects of Ice clouds -- -Cloud Radiative Effects -- -Precipitation Efficiency -- -Sensitivity of Precipitation Modeling to Uncertainty of Initial Conditions.
The book examines surface rainfall processes through cloud-resolving modeling and quantitative analysis of surface rainfall budget and summarizes modeling and analysis results in recent seven years. The book shows validation of precipitation modeling against observations and derives a set of diagnostic precipitation equations. The book provides detailed discussions of the applications of precipitation equations to the examination of effects of sea surface temperature, vertical wind shear, radiation, and ice clouds on torrential rainfall processes in the tropics and mid-latitudes, and to the studies of sensitivity of precipitation modeling to uncertainty of the initial conditions and to the estimate of precipitation efficiency. The book can be used as a text book for graduate students and will be beneficial to researchers and forecasters for precipitation process studies and operational forecasts. Xiaofan Li is a physical scientist at the Center for Satellite Applications and Research, National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Camp Springs, Maryland, USA. He has a doctorate in meteorology from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, USA and a master’s degree in meteorology from Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, China. Shouting Gao is a professor at the Laboratory of Cloud-Precipitation Physics and Severe Storm, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. He has a doctorate and a master’s degree in meteorology from the Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Beijing, China.
Publisher:
Springer Netherlands,
Publication Place:
Dordrecht :
ISBN:
9789400723818
Subject:
Geography.
Meteorology.
Geology.
Computer simulation.
Earth sciences.
Meteorology/Climatology.
Natural Hazards.
Simulation and Modeling.
Series:
Springer Atmospheric Sciences
Springer Atmospheric Sciences
Contents:
-Precipitation Modeling with Cloud-Resolving Model -- -Precipitation Equations and Process Analysis -- -Tropical Precipitation Processes -- -Effects of Sea Surface Temperature -- -Effects of vertical wind shear -- -Microphysical and Radiative Effects of Ice clouds -- -Cloud Radiative Effects -- -Precipitation Efficiency -- -Sensitivity of Precipitation Modeling to Uncertainty of Initial Conditions.
Physical Description:
XVI, 240 p. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2381-8
Publication Date:
2012.
Title:
Climate of the Romanian Carpathians Variability and Trends / by Dana Magdalena Micu, Alexandru Dumitrescu, Sorin Cheval, Marius-Victor Birsan.
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Author:
Micu, Dana Magdalena. author.
Dumitrescu, Alexandru. author.
Cheval, Sorin. author.
Birsan, Marius-Victor. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Contents: Theoretical background -- Study area -- Data -- Methods.- Geographical and synoptic control of the climate -- Regional climatic patterns -- Observed variability trends from instrumental records -- Changing climate extremes in the last five decades -- Projections of future changes in climate of the Romanian Carpathians -- Conclusions -- Index. .
This book is a comprehensive climatic monograph, which addresses one of the most complex mountain environments in Europe, the Carpathians Chain, focusing on the branches that lie over Romania. The volume aggregates high quality input data, state-of-the-art techniques, regional analysis and overview perspectives, while addressing the spatial and temporal patterns of the main climatic elements. The study covers the period 1961-2010, for the present climate, while the perspective is extended up to 2050. The main climatic elements (e.g. air temperature, precipitation, wind) are analyzed, but some specific variables like snow depth and snow cover are also examined, both in terms of average behaviour and extreme characteristics. This is the first synthesis addressing the climate of this mountain region, and it provides useful information for scientists, mountain stakeholders, decision-makers and general public.
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Cham :
ISBN:
9783319028866
Subject:
Earth sciences.
Climate change.
Atmospheric sciences.
Earth sciences.
Atmospheric Sciences.
Climate change.
Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts.
Series:
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Contents:
Contents: Theoretical background -- Study area -- Data -- Methods.- Geographical and synoptic control of the climate -- Regional climatic patterns -- Observed variability trends from instrumental records -- Changing climate extremes in the last five decades -- Projections of future changes in climate of the Romanian Carpathians -- Conclusions -- Index. .
Physical Description:
XI, 213 p. 82 illus., 61 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02886-6
Publication Date:
2015.
Title:
Climate of the Romanian Carpathians Variability and Trends / by Dana Magdalena Micu, Alexandru Dumitrescu, Sorin Cheval, Marius-Victor Birsan.
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Author:
Micu, Dana Magdalena. author.
Dumitrescu, Alexandru. author.
Cheval, Sorin. author.
Birsan, Marius-Victor. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Contents: Theoretical background -- Study area -- Data -- Methods.- Geographical and synoptic control of the climate -- Regional climatic patterns -- Observed variability trends from instrumental records -- Changing climate extremes in the last five decades -- Projections of future changes in climate of the Romanian Carpathians -- Conclusions -- Index. .
This book is a comprehensive climatic monograph, which addresses one of the most complex mountain environments in Europe, the Carpathians Chain, focusing on the branches that lie over Romania. The volume aggregates high quality input data, state-of-the-art techniques, regional analysis and overview perspectives, while addressing the spatial and temporal patterns of the main climatic elements. The study covers the period 1961-2010, for the present climate, while the perspective is extended up to 2050. The main climatic elements (e.g. air temperature, precipitation, wind) are analyzed, but some specific variables like snow depth and snow cover are also examined, both in terms of average behaviour and extreme characteristics. This is the first synthesis addressing the climate of this mountain region, and it provides useful information for scientists, mountain stakeholders, decision-makers and general public.
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Cham :
ISBN:
9783319028866
Subject:
Earth sciences.
Climate change.
Atmospheric sciences.
Earth sciences.
Atmospheric Sciences.
Climate change.
Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts.
Series:
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Contents:
Contents: Theoretical background -- Study area -- Data -- Methods.- Geographical and synoptic control of the climate -- Regional climatic patterns -- Observed variability trends from instrumental records -- Changing climate extremes in the last five decades -- Projections of future changes in climate of the Romanian Carpathians -- Conclusions -- Index. .
Physical Description:
XI, 213 p. 82 illus., 61 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02886-6
Publication Date:
2015.
Title:
Lectures in Meteorology by Nicole Mölders, Gerhard Kramm.
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Author:
Mölders, Nicole. author.
Kramm, Gerhard. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Introduction -- Thermodynamics -- Clouds and Precipitation -- Atmospheric Radiation -- Atmospheric Chemistry -- Dynamics and Synoptic -- Climate and Climatology.
Lectures in Meteorology is a comprehensive reference book for meteorologists and environmental scientists to look up material on the thermodynamics, dynamics and chemistry of the troposphere. The lectures demonstrate how to derive/develop equations – an essential tool for model development. All chapters present applications of the material including numerical models. The lectures are written in modular form, i.e. they can be used at the undergraduate level for classes covered by the chapters or at the graduate level as a comprehensive, intensive course. The student/instructor can address chapters 2 (thermodynamics) and 4 (radiation) in any order. They can also switch the order of chapter 5 (chemistry) and 6 (dynamics). Chapter 7 (climatology and climate) requires an understanding of all chapters. Chapter 3 (cloud physics) needs basics from chapter 2 to understand the cloud microphysical processes. The governing conservation equations for trace constituents, dry air, water substances, total mass, energy, entropy and momentum are presented, including simplifications and their application in models. A brief introduction to atmospheric boundary layer processes is presented as well. Basic principles of climatology discussed include analysis methods, atmospheric waves and their analytical solutions, tropical and extra-tropical cyclones, classical and non-classical mesoscale circulations, and the global circulation. The atmospheric chemistry section encompasses photolytic and gas-phase processes, aqueous chemistry, aerosol processes, fundamentals of biogeochemical cycles and the ozone layer. Solar and terrestrial radiation; major absorber; radiation balance; radiative equilibrium; radiative-convective equilibrium; and basics of molecular, aerosol and cloud adsorption and scattering and their use in remote sensing are also presented.
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Cham :
ISBN:
9783319021447
Subject:
Earth sciences.
Meteorology.
Atmospheric sciences.
Earth sciences.
Atmospheric Sciences.
Meteorology.
Series:
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Contents:
Introduction -- Thermodynamics -- Clouds and Precipitation -- Atmospheric Radiation -- Atmospheric Chemistry -- Dynamics and Synoptic -- Climate and Climatology.
Physical Description:
XIX, 591 p. 201 illus., 17 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02144-7
Publication Date:
2014.
Title:
Lectures in Meteorology by Nicole Mölders, Gerhard Kramm.
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Author:
Mölders, Nicole. author.
Kramm, Gerhard. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Introduction -- Thermodynamics -- Clouds and Precipitation -- Atmospheric Radiation -- Atmospheric Chemistry -- Dynamics and Synoptic -- Climate and Climatology.
Lectures in Meteorology is a comprehensive reference book for meteorologists and environmental scientists to look up material on the thermodynamics, dynamics and chemistry of the troposphere. The lectures demonstrate how to derive/develop equations – an essential tool for model development. All chapters present applications of the material including numerical models. The lectures are written in modular form, i.e. they can be used at the undergraduate level for classes covered by the chapters or at the graduate level as a comprehensive, intensive course. The student/instructor can address chapters 2 (thermodynamics) and 4 (radiation) in any order. They can also switch the order of chapter 5 (chemistry) and 6 (dynamics). Chapter 7 (climatology and climate) requires an understanding of all chapters. Chapter 3 (cloud physics) needs basics from chapter 2 to understand the cloud microphysical processes. The governing conservation equations for trace constituents, dry air, water substances, total mass, energy, entropy and momentum are presented, including simplifications and their application in models. A brief introduction to atmospheric boundary layer processes is presented as well. Basic principles of climatology discussed include analysis methods, atmospheric waves and their analytical solutions, tropical and extra-tropical cyclones, classical and non-classical mesoscale circulations, and the global circulation. The atmospheric chemistry section encompasses photolytic and gas-phase processes, aqueous chemistry, aerosol processes, fundamentals of biogeochemical cycles and the ozone layer. Solar and terrestrial radiation; major absorber; radiation balance; radiative equilibrium; radiative-convective equilibrium; and basics of molecular, aerosol and cloud adsorption and scattering and their use in remote sensing are also presented.
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Cham :
ISBN:
9783319021447
Subject:
Earth sciences.
Meteorology.
Atmospheric sciences.
Earth sciences.
Atmospheric Sciences.
Meteorology.
Series:
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Contents:
Introduction -- Thermodynamics -- Clouds and Precipitation -- Atmospheric Radiation -- Atmospheric Chemistry -- Dynamics and Synoptic -- Climate and Climatology.
Physical Description:
XIX, 591 p. 201 illus., 17 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02144-7
Publication Date:
2014.
Title:
Cloud-Resolving Modeling of Convective Processes by Xiaofan Li, Shouting Gao.
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Author:
Li, Xiaofan. author.
Gao, Shouting. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Convective-Stratiform Rainfall -- Budget-Derived Rainfall Separation Schemes -- Effects of Doubled Carbon Dioxide on Rainfall -- Modeling of Wegener- Bergeron-Findeisen Process -- Precipitation Predictability -- Phase Relation between Precipitation and Its Sources -- Effects of Vertical Wind Shear on Diurnal Variation of Rainfall -- Precipitation Efficiency and its relationship to Physical Factors -- Dependence of Precipitation Efficiency on Rainfall Type.
This is an updated and revised second edition of the book presenting new developments in the field of cloud-resolving modeling. The first edition of the book introduces the framework of cloud-resolving model, methodologies for analysis of modeling outputs, and validation of simulations with observations. It details important scientific findings in the aspects of surface rainfall processes, precipitation efficiency, dynamic and thermodynamic processes associated with tropical convection, diurnal variations, radiative and cloud microphysical processes associated with development of cloud clusters, air-sea coupling on convective scales, climate equilibrium states, and remote sensing applications. In additional to the content from the first edition of the book, the second edition of the book contains the new scientific results in the development of convective-stratiform rainfall separation scheme, the analysis of structures of precipitation systems, the thermal effects of doubled carbon dioxide on rainfall, precipitation predictability, and modeling depositional growth of ice crystal. The book will be beneficial both to graduate students and to researchers who do cloud, mesoscale and global modeling.
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Cham :
ISBN:
9783319263601
Subject:
Earth sciences.
Atmospheric sciences.
Earth sciences.
Atmospheric Sciences.
Series:
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Edition:
2nd ed. 2016.
Contents:
Convective-Stratiform Rainfall -- Budget-Derived Rainfall Separation Schemes -- Effects of Doubled Carbon Dioxide on Rainfall -- Modeling of Wegener- Bergeron-Findeisen Process -- Precipitation Predictability -- Phase Relation between Precipitation and Its Sources -- Effects of Vertical Wind Shear on Diurnal Variation of Rainfall -- Precipitation Efficiency and its relationship to Physical Factors -- Dependence of Precipitation Efficiency on Rainfall Type.
Physical Description:
XVI, 355 p. 194 illus., 17 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26360-1
Publication Date:
2016.
Title:
Cloud-Resolving Modeling of Convective Processes by Xiaofan Li, Shouting Gao.
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Author:
Li, Xiaofan. author.
Gao, Shouting. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Convective-Stratiform Rainfall -- Budget-Derived Rainfall Separation Schemes -- Effects of Doubled Carbon Dioxide on Rainfall -- Modeling of Wegener- Bergeron-Findeisen Process -- Precipitation Predictability -- Phase Relation between Precipitation and Its Sources -- Effects of Vertical Wind Shear on Diurnal Variation of Rainfall -- Precipitation Efficiency and its relationship to Physical Factors -- Dependence of Precipitation Efficiency on Rainfall Type.
This is an updated and revised second edition of the book presenting new developments in the field of cloud-resolving modeling. The first edition of the book introduces the framework of cloud-resolving model, methodologies for analysis of modeling outputs, and validation of simulations with observations. It details important scientific findings in the aspects of surface rainfall processes, precipitation efficiency, dynamic and thermodynamic processes associated with tropical convection, diurnal variations, radiative and cloud microphysical processes associated with development of cloud clusters, air-sea coupling on convective scales, climate equilibrium states, and remote sensing applications. In additional to the content from the first edition of the book, the second edition of the book contains the new scientific results in the development of convective-stratiform rainfall separation scheme, the analysis of structures of precipitation systems, the thermal effects of doubled carbon dioxide on rainfall, precipitation predictability, and modeling depositional growth of ice crystal. The book will be beneficial both to graduate students and to researchers who do cloud, mesoscale and global modeling.
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Cham :
ISBN:
9783319263601
Subject:
Earth sciences.
Atmospheric sciences.
Earth sciences.
Atmospheric Sciences.
Series:
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Edition:
2nd ed. 2016.
Contents:
Convective-Stratiform Rainfall -- Budget-Derived Rainfall Separation Schemes -- Effects of Doubled Carbon Dioxide on Rainfall -- Modeling of Wegener- Bergeron-Findeisen Process -- Precipitation Predictability -- Phase Relation between Precipitation and Its Sources -- Effects of Vertical Wind Shear on Diurnal Variation of Rainfall -- Precipitation Efficiency and its relationship to Physical Factors -- Dependence of Precipitation Efficiency on Rainfall Type.
Physical Description:
XVI, 355 p. 194 illus., 17 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26360-1
Publication Date:
2016.
Title:
The Climatology of Air-Mass and Frontal Extreme Precipitation Study of meteorological data in Europe / by Ewa Łupikasza.
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Author:
Łupikasza, Ewa. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
The Climatology of Air-Mass and Frontal Extreme Precipitation (Study of meteorological data in Europe) -- Definitions and Indices of Precipitation Extremes -- Air-mass and Frontal Extreme Precipitation -- Regionalisation of Air-mass and Frontal Precipitation Occurrence in Europe -- Air-mass and Frontal Extreme Precipitation Occurrence and the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) -- Air-mass and Frontal Extreme Precipitation Occurrence in Synoptic Situations.
Based on a data series of more than 50 years, this book discusses spatial and seasonal variability in air-mass and frontal extreme precipitation frequency and as well as the relationship between their occurrence and atmospheric circulation. The climatology of air-mass and frontal extreme precipitation is presented for the first time on a European scale. Since there is no robust, automatic method of locating atmospheric fronts, this challenging task has to be performed manually. Moreover, there is limited availability of the complex sub-daily data that is necessary to recognize the dynamic of meteorological fronts. The results show a clear regional and seasonal variety in the relationship between extreme precipitation occurrence and atmospheric circulation depending on precipitation origin. The probability of air-mass and frontal precipitation occurrence provides crucial information for studies in predictability and modeling. This book is intended for students, specialists in the field of climatology and climate change, climate process modelers, and other experts for whom extreme precipitation is important.x.
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Cham :
ISBN:
9783319314785
Subject:
Earth sciences.
Climatology.
Meteorology.
Atmospheric sciences.
Earth sciences.
Atmospheric Sciences.
Climatology.
Meteorology.
Series:
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Contents:
The Climatology of Air-Mass and Frontal Extreme Precipitation (Study of meteorological data in Europe) -- Definitions and Indices of Precipitation Extremes -- Air-mass and Frontal Extreme Precipitation -- Regionalisation of Air-mass and Frontal Precipitation Occurrence in Europe -- Air-mass and Frontal Extreme Precipitation Occurrence and the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) -- Air-mass and Frontal Extreme Precipitation Occurrence in Synoptic Situations.
Physical Description:
XI, 313 p. 133 illus., 109 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31478-5
Publication Date:
2016.
Title:
The Climatology of Air-Mass and Frontal Extreme Precipitation Study of meteorological data in Europe / by Ewa Łupikasza.
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Author:
Łupikasza, Ewa. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
The Climatology of Air-Mass and Frontal Extreme Precipitation (Study of meteorological data in Europe) -- Definitions and Indices of Precipitation Extremes -- Air-mass and Frontal Extreme Precipitation -- Regionalisation of Air-mass and Frontal Precipitation Occurrence in Europe -- Air-mass and Frontal Extreme Precipitation Occurrence and the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) -- Air-mass and Frontal Extreme Precipitation Occurrence in Synoptic Situations.
Based on a data series of more than 50 years, this book discusses spatial and seasonal variability in air-mass and frontal extreme precipitation frequency and as well as the relationship between their occurrence and atmospheric circulation. The climatology of air-mass and frontal extreme precipitation is presented for the first time on a European scale. Since there is no robust, automatic method of locating atmospheric fronts, this challenging task has to be performed manually. Moreover, there is limited availability of the complex sub-daily data that is necessary to recognize the dynamic of meteorological fronts. The results show a clear regional and seasonal variety in the relationship between extreme precipitation occurrence and atmospheric circulation depending on precipitation origin. The probability of air-mass and frontal precipitation occurrence provides crucial information for studies in predictability and modeling. This book is intended for students, specialists in the field of climatology and climate change, climate process modelers, and other experts for whom extreme precipitation is important.x.
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Cham :
ISBN:
9783319314785
Subject:
Earth sciences.
Climatology.
Meteorology.
Atmospheric sciences.
Earth sciences.
Atmospheric Sciences.
Climatology.
Meteorology.
Series:
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Contents:
The Climatology of Air-Mass and Frontal Extreme Precipitation (Study of meteorological data in Europe) -- Definitions and Indices of Precipitation Extremes -- Air-mass and Frontal Extreme Precipitation -- Regionalisation of Air-mass and Frontal Precipitation Occurrence in Europe -- Air-mass and Frontal Extreme Precipitation Occurrence and the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) -- Air-mass and Frontal Extreme Precipitation Occurrence in Synoptic Situations.
Physical Description:
XI, 313 p. 133 illus., 109 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31478-5
Publication Date:
2016.
Title:
Atmospheric Reaction Chemistry by Hajime Akimoto.
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Author:
Akimoto, Hajime. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Introduction to Atmospheric Chemistry -- Dawn of Modern Chemistry and Chemistry of Atmosphere -- Chemistry of Atmosphere to Atmospheric Chemistry -- Textbooks of Atmospheric Chemistry -- Fundamentals of Chemical Reactions -- Photochemistry and Photolytic Reactions -- Bimolecular Reactions -- Termolecular and Unimolecular Reactions -- Multiphase Heterogeneous Reactions -- Solar Radiation and Actinic Flux -- Solar Spectrum Outside of the Atmosphere -- Attenuation of Solar Radiation by N2, O2 and O3 in the Atmosphere -- Solar Zenith Angle and Air Mass -- Scattering by Atmospheric Molecule and Particles, and Surface Albedo -- Actinic Flux and Photolysis Rates -- Absorption Spectrum of Atmospheric Molecules, and Photolysis Reactions -- Solar Spectrum in the Troposphere and the Stratosphere -- Photolysis in the Troposphere -- Photolysis in the Stratosphere -- Photolysis of Inorganic Halogen Compounds -- Homogeneous Elementary Reactions in the Atmosphere and Rate Constants -- Reactions of O(3P) and O(1D) Atoms -- Reactions of OH Radicals -- Reactions of HO2 and CH3O2 Radicals -- Reactions of O3 -- Reactions of NO3 Radicals -- Reactions of Cl Atoms and ClO Radicals -- Heterogeneous Reactions in the Atmosphere and Uptake Coefficients -- Uptake to Water Droplet -- Uptake to Sea Salt and Alkali Halides, and Surface Reactions -- Uptake to Soil and Mineral Dusts, and Surface Reactions -- Uptake to Soot, and Surface Reactions -- Surface Reactions on Polar Stratospheric Clouds (PSC) -- Tropospheric Reaction Chemistry -- HOx Chain Reactions and Oxidation of Methane in the Natural Atmosphere -- Oxidation Reactions of VOC in the Polluted Atmosphere -- Production and Loss of O3 by HOx Chain Reactions -- Measurements of OH and HO2 Radicals in the Atmosphere, and Validation of Models -- Tropospheric Halogen Chemistry -- Tropospheric Sulfur Chemistry -- “Discovery” of OH Radical Chain Mechanism -- Smog Chamber -- Stratospheric Reaction Chemistry -- Pure Oxygen Atmosphere and Ozone Layer -- Ozone Loss Cycles by Trace Gases -- Gas Phase Chain Reactions and Ozone Destruction by CFC -- Multiphase Reactions on PSC and Ozone Hole -- Stratospheric Sulfur Chemistry.
This book is aimed at graduate students and research scientists interested in gaining a deeper understanding of atmospheric chemistry, fundamental photochemistry, and gas phase and heterogeneous reaction kinetics. It also provides all necessary spectroscopic and kinetic data, which should be useful as reference sources for research scientists in atmospheric chemistry. As an application of reaction chemistry, it provides chapters on tropospheric and stratospheric reaction chemistry, covering tropospheric ozone and photochemical oxidant formation, stratospheric ozone depletion and sulfur chemistry related to acid deposition and the stratospheric aerosol layer. This book is intended not only for students of chemistry but also particularly for non-chemistry students who are studying meteorology, radiation physics, engineering, and ecology/biology and who wish to find a useful source on reaction chemistry.
Publisher:
Springer Japan : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Tokyo :
ISBN:
9784431558705
Subject:
Earth sciences.
Physical chemistry.
Atmospheric sciences.
Environmental sciences.
Environmental chemistry.
Air pollution.
Earth sciences.
Atmospheric Sciences.
Environmental chemistry.
Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution.
Environmental Science and Engineering.
Physical chemistry.
Series:
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Edition:
1st ed. 2016.
Contents:
Introduction to Atmospheric Chemistry -- Dawn of Modern Chemistry and Chemistry of Atmosphere -- Chemistry of Atmosphere to Atmospheric Chemistry -- Textbooks of Atmospheric Chemistry -- Fundamentals of Chemical Reactions -- Photochemistry and Photolytic Reactions -- Bimolecular Reactions -- Termolecular and Unimolecular Reactions -- Multiphase Heterogeneous Reactions -- Solar Radiation and Actinic Flux -- Solar Spectrum Outside of the Atmosphere -- Attenuation of Solar Radiation by N2, O2 and O3 in the Atmosphere -- Solar Zenith Angle and Air Mass -- Scattering by Atmospheric Molecule and Particles, and Surface Albedo -- Actinic Flux and Photolysis Rates -- Absorption Spectrum of Atmospheric Molecules, and Photolysis Reactions -- Solar Spectrum in the Troposphere and the Stratosphere -- Photolysis in the Troposphere -- Photolysis in the Stratosphere -- Photolysis of Inorganic Halogen Compounds -- Homogeneous Elementary Reactions in the Atmosphere and Rate Constants -- Reactions of O(3P) and O(1D) Atoms -- Reactions of OH Radicals -- Reactions of HO2 and CH3O2 Radicals -- Reactions of O3 -- Reactions of NO3 Radicals -- Reactions of Cl Atoms and ClO Radicals -- Heterogeneous Reactions in the Atmosphere and Uptake Coefficients -- Uptake to Water Droplet -- Uptake to Sea Salt and Alkali Halides, and Surface Reactions -- Uptake to Soil and Mineral Dusts, and Surface Reactions -- Uptake to Soot, and Surface Reactions -- Surface Reactions on Polar Stratospheric Clouds (PSC) -- Tropospheric Reaction Chemistry -- HOx Chain Reactions and Oxidation of Methane in the Natural Atmosphere -- Oxidation Reactions of VOC in the Polluted Atmosphere -- Production and Loss of O3 by HOx Chain Reactions -- Measurements of OH and HO2 Radicals in the Atmosphere, and Validation of Models -- Tropospheric Halogen Chemistry -- Tropospheric Sulfur Chemistry -- “Discovery” of OH Radical Chain Mechanism -- Smog Chamber -- Stratospheric Reaction Chemistry -- Pure Oxygen Atmosphere and Ozone Layer -- Ozone Loss Cycles by Trace Gases -- Gas Phase Chain Reactions and Ozone Destruction by CFC -- Multiphase Reactions on PSC and Ozone Hole -- Stratospheric Sulfur Chemistry.
Physical Description:
XVI, 433 p. 158 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-55870-5
Publication Date:
2016.
Title:
Atmospheric Reaction Chemistry by Hajime Akimoto.
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Author:
Akimoto, Hajime. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Introduction to Atmospheric Chemistry -- Dawn of Modern Chemistry and Chemistry of Atmosphere -- Chemistry of Atmosphere to Atmospheric Chemistry -- Textbooks of Atmospheric Chemistry -- Fundamentals of Chemical Reactions -- Photochemistry and Photolytic Reactions -- Bimolecular Reactions -- Termolecular and Unimolecular Reactions -- Multiphase Heterogeneous Reactions -- Solar Radiation and Actinic Flux -- Solar Spectrum Outside of the Atmosphere -- Attenuation of Solar Radiation by N2, O2 and O3 in the Atmosphere -- Solar Zenith Angle and Air Mass -- Scattering by Atmospheric Molecule and Particles, and Surface Albedo -- Actinic Flux and Photolysis Rates -- Absorption Spectrum of Atmospheric Molecules, and Photolysis Reactions -- Solar Spectrum in the Troposphere and the Stratosphere -- Photolysis in the Troposphere -- Photolysis in the Stratosphere -- Photolysis of Inorganic Halogen Compounds -- Homogeneous Elementary Reactions in the Atmosphere and Rate Constants -- Reactions of O(3P) and O(1D) Atoms -- Reactions of OH Radicals -- Reactions of HO2 and CH3O2 Radicals -- Reactions of O3 -- Reactions of NO3 Radicals -- Reactions of Cl Atoms and ClO Radicals -- Heterogeneous Reactions in the Atmosphere and Uptake Coefficients -- Uptake to Water Droplet -- Uptake to Sea Salt and Alkali Halides, and Surface Reactions -- Uptake to Soil and Mineral Dusts, and Surface Reactions -- Uptake to Soot, and Surface Reactions -- Surface Reactions on Polar Stratospheric Clouds (PSC) -- Tropospheric Reaction Chemistry -- HOx Chain Reactions and Oxidation of Methane in the Natural Atmosphere -- Oxidation Reactions of VOC in the Polluted Atmosphere -- Production and Loss of O3 by HOx Chain Reactions -- Measurements of OH and HO2 Radicals in the Atmosphere, and Validation of Models -- Tropospheric Halogen Chemistry -- Tropospheric Sulfur Chemistry -- “Discovery” of OH Radical Chain Mechanism -- Smog Chamber -- Stratospheric Reaction Chemistry -- Pure Oxygen Atmosphere and Ozone Layer -- Ozone Loss Cycles by Trace Gases -- Gas Phase Chain Reactions and Ozone Destruction by CFC -- Multiphase Reactions on PSC and Ozone Hole -- Stratospheric Sulfur Chemistry.
This book is aimed at graduate students and research scientists interested in gaining a deeper understanding of atmospheric chemistry, fundamental photochemistry, and gas phase and heterogeneous reaction kinetics. It also provides all necessary spectroscopic and kinetic data, which should be useful as reference sources for research scientists in atmospheric chemistry. As an application of reaction chemistry, it provides chapters on tropospheric and stratospheric reaction chemistry, covering tropospheric ozone and photochemical oxidant formation, stratospheric ozone depletion and sulfur chemistry related to acid deposition and the stratospheric aerosol layer. This book is intended not only for students of chemistry but also particularly for non-chemistry students who are studying meteorology, radiation physics, engineering, and ecology/biology and who wish to find a useful source on reaction chemistry.
Publisher:
Springer Japan : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Tokyo :
ISBN:
9784431558705
Subject:
Earth sciences.
Physical chemistry.
Atmospheric sciences.
Environmental sciences.
Environmental chemistry.
Air pollution.
Earth sciences.
Atmospheric Sciences.
Environmental chemistry.
Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution.
Environmental Science and Engineering.
Physical chemistry.
Series:
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Edition:
1st ed. 2016.
Contents:
Introduction to Atmospheric Chemistry -- Dawn of Modern Chemistry and Chemistry of Atmosphere -- Chemistry of Atmosphere to Atmospheric Chemistry -- Textbooks of Atmospheric Chemistry -- Fundamentals of Chemical Reactions -- Photochemistry and Photolytic Reactions -- Bimolecular Reactions -- Termolecular and Unimolecular Reactions -- Multiphase Heterogeneous Reactions -- Solar Radiation and Actinic Flux -- Solar Spectrum Outside of the Atmosphere -- Attenuation of Solar Radiation by N2, O2 and O3 in the Atmosphere -- Solar Zenith Angle and Air Mass -- Scattering by Atmospheric Molecule and Particles, and Surface Albedo -- Actinic Flux and Photolysis Rates -- Absorption Spectrum of Atmospheric Molecules, and Photolysis Reactions -- Solar Spectrum in the Troposphere and the Stratosphere -- Photolysis in the Troposphere -- Photolysis in the Stratosphere -- Photolysis of Inorganic Halogen Compounds -- Homogeneous Elementary Reactions in the Atmosphere and Rate Constants -- Reactions of O(3P) and O(1D) Atoms -- Reactions of OH Radicals -- Reactions of HO2 and CH3O2 Radicals -- Reactions of O3 -- Reactions of NO3 Radicals -- Reactions of Cl Atoms and ClO Radicals -- Heterogeneous Reactions in the Atmosphere and Uptake Coefficients -- Uptake to Water Droplet -- Uptake to Sea Salt and Alkali Halides, and Surface Reactions -- Uptake to Soil and Mineral Dusts, and Surface Reactions -- Uptake to Soot, and Surface Reactions -- Surface Reactions on Polar Stratospheric Clouds (PSC) -- Tropospheric Reaction Chemistry -- HOx Chain Reactions and Oxidation of Methane in the Natural Atmosphere -- Oxidation Reactions of VOC in the Polluted Atmosphere -- Production and Loss of O3 by HOx Chain Reactions -- Measurements of OH and HO2 Radicals in the Atmosphere, and Validation of Models -- Tropospheric Halogen Chemistry -- Tropospheric Sulfur Chemistry -- “Discovery” of OH Radical Chain Mechanism -- Smog Chamber -- Stratospheric Reaction Chemistry -- Pure Oxygen Atmosphere and Ozone Layer -- Ozone Loss Cycles by Trace Gases -- Gas Phase Chain Reactions and Ozone Destruction by CFC -- Multiphase Reactions on PSC and Ozone Hole -- Stratospheric Sulfur Chemistry.
Physical Description:
XVI, 433 p. 158 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-55870-5
Publication Date:
2016.
Title:
Atlas of Climate Change: Responsibility and Obligation of Human Society by Wenjie Dong, Jianbin Huang, Yan Guo, Fumin Ren.
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Author:
Dong, Wenjie. author.
Huang, Jianbin. author.
Guo, Yan. author.
Ren, Fumin. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Data and Methods -- Climate Change Historical Simulations and Projections -- Comparisons among Multi-model Ensemble Methods -- Responsibility for Historical Climate Change Induced from Developed and Developing World Anthropogenic Carbon Emissions -- Responsibility for Historical Climate Change Induced from Developed and Developing World Anthropogenic Sulfur Emissions -- Transferred Responsibility for Historical Climate Change Induced from Carbon Trade between Developed and Developing World.
This atlas and reference resource assembles the latest research findings on the responsibility and obligation of human society for historical climate change. It clearly and quantitatively estimates to what extent the developed and developing world are responsible for historical climate change with regard to anthropogenic carbon and sulfur emissions as well as global carbon trade, and so provides a potential tool to address the controversial issue of carbon emission reduction in international climate negotiations. Since the quantitative attribution of historical climate change is calculated based on CMIP5 models, the fidelity of these models in representing the observed climate change is also evaluated. In addition to evaluation, future climate change based on CMIP5 models is also shown both on global and regional scales (especially for China and its surrounding areas ) in terms of surface air temperature, precipitation, sea surface temperature, atmospheric circulations and Arctic Sea ice. The atlas also makes various comparisons among different multi-model ensemble methods in order to obtain the most reliable estimation.
Publisher:
Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Berlin, Heidelberg :
ISBN:
9783662484449
Subject:
Environment.
Climate change.
Geochemistry.
Physical geography.
Atmospheric sciences.
Environmental sciences.
Environment.
Climate change.
Earth System Sciences.
Climate Change Management and Policy.
Atmospheric Sciences.
Environmental Science and Engineering.
Geochemistry.
Series:
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Edition:
1st ed. 2016.
Contents:
Data and Methods -- Climate Change Historical Simulations and Projections -- Comparisons among Multi-model Ensemble Methods -- Responsibility for Historical Climate Change Induced from Developed and Developing World Anthropogenic Carbon Emissions -- Responsibility for Historical Climate Change Induced from Developed and Developing World Anthropogenic Sulfur Emissions -- Transferred Responsibility for Historical Climate Change Induced from Carbon Trade between Developed and Developing World.
Physical Description:
XVI, 254 p. 292 illus., 55 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-48444-9
Publication Date:
2016.
Title:
Atlas of Climate Change: Responsibility and Obligation of Human Society by Wenjie Dong, Jianbin Huang, Yan Guo, Fumin Ren.
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Author:
Dong, Wenjie. author.
Huang, Jianbin. author.
Guo, Yan. author.
Ren, Fumin. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Data and Methods -- Climate Change Historical Simulations and Projections -- Comparisons among Multi-model Ensemble Methods -- Responsibility for Historical Climate Change Induced from Developed and Developing World Anthropogenic Carbon Emissions -- Responsibility for Historical Climate Change Induced from Developed and Developing World Anthropogenic Sulfur Emissions -- Transferred Responsibility for Historical Climate Change Induced from Carbon Trade between Developed and Developing World.
This atlas and reference resource assembles the latest research findings on the responsibility and obligation of human society for historical climate change. It clearly and quantitatively estimates to what extent the developed and developing world are responsible for historical climate change with regard to anthropogenic carbon and sulfur emissions as well as global carbon trade, and so provides a potential tool to address the controversial issue of carbon emission reduction in international climate negotiations. Since the quantitative attribution of historical climate change is calculated based on CMIP5 models, the fidelity of these models in representing the observed climate change is also evaluated. In addition to evaluation, future climate change based on CMIP5 models is also shown both on global and regional scales (especially for China and its surrounding areas ) in terms of surface air temperature, precipitation, sea surface temperature, atmospheric circulations and Arctic Sea ice. The atlas also makes various comparisons among different multi-model ensemble methods in order to obtain the most reliable estimation.
Publisher:
Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Berlin, Heidelberg :
ISBN:
9783662484449
Subject:
Environment.
Climate change.
Geochemistry.
Physical geography.
Atmospheric sciences.
Environmental sciences.
Environment.
Climate change.
Earth System Sciences.
Climate Change Management and Policy.
Atmospheric Sciences.
Environmental Science and Engineering.
Geochemistry.
Series:
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Edition:
1st ed. 2016.
Contents:
Data and Methods -- Climate Change Historical Simulations and Projections -- Comparisons among Multi-model Ensemble Methods -- Responsibility for Historical Climate Change Induced from Developed and Developing World Anthropogenic Carbon Emissions -- Responsibility for Historical Climate Change Induced from Developed and Developing World Anthropogenic Sulfur Emissions -- Transferred Responsibility for Historical Climate Change Induced from Carbon Trade between Developed and Developing World.
Physical Description:
XVI, 254 p. 292 illus., 55 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-48444-9
Publication Date:
2016.
Title:
Self-organized Criticality and Predictability in Atmospheric Flows The Quantum World of Clouds and Rain / by Amujuri Mary Selvam.
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Author:
Selvam, Amujuri Mary. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Preface -- Chapter 1 Noise or Random Fluctuations in Physical Systems: A Review -- Chapter 2 Self-Organised Criticality: A Signature of Quantum-like Chaos in Atmospheric Flows -- Chapter 3 Universal inverse power-law distribution for temperature and rainfall in the UK region -- Chapter 4 Signatures of universal characteristics of fractal fluctuations in global mean monthly temperature anomalies. .
This book presents a new concept of General Systems Theory and its application to atmospheric physics. It reveals that energy input into the atmospheric eddy continuum, whether natural or manmade, results in enhancement of fluctuations of all scales, manifested immediately in the intensification of high-frequency fluctuations such as the Quasi-Biennial Oscillation and the El-Nino–Southern Oscillation cycles. Atmospheric flows exhibit self-organised criticality, i.e. long-range correlations in space and time manifested as fractal geometry to the spatial pattern concomitant with an inverse power law form for fluctuations of meteorological parameters such as temperature, pressure etc. Traditional meteorological theory cannot satisfactorily explain the observed self-similar space time structure of atmospheric flows. A recently developed general systems theory for fractal space-time fluctuations shows that the larger-scale fluctuation can be visualised to emerge from the space-time averaging of enclosed small-scale fluctuations, thereby generating a hierarchy of self-similar fluctuations manifested as the observed eddy continuum in power spectral analyses of fractal fluctuations. The interconnected network of eddy circulations responds as a unified whole to local perturbations such as global-scale response to El-Nino events. The general systems theory model predicts an inverse power law form incorporating the golden mean τ for the distribution of space-time fluctuation patterns and for the power (variance) spectra of the fluctuations. Since the probability distributions of amplitude and variance are the same, atmospheric flows exhibit quantumlike chaos. Long-range correlations inherent to power law distributions of fluctuations are identified as nonlocal connection or entanglement exhibited by quantum systems such as electrons or photons. The predicted distribution is close to the Gaussian distribution for small-scale fluctuations, but exhibits a fat long tail for large-scale fluctuations. Universal inverse power law for fractal fluctuations rules out unambiguously linear secular trends in climate parameters.
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Cham :
ISBN:
9783319545462
Subject:
Earth sciences.
Climatology.
Atmospheric sciences.
Earth sciences.
Atmospheric Sciences.
Applications of Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos Theory.
Climatology.
Series:
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Contents:
Preface -- Chapter 1 Noise or Random Fluctuations in Physical Systems: A Review -- Chapter 2 Self-Organised Criticality: A Signature of Quantum-like Chaos in Atmospheric Flows -- Chapter 3 Universal inverse power-law distribution for temperature and rainfall in the UK region -- Chapter 4 Signatures of universal characteristics of fractal fluctuations in global mean monthly temperature anomalies. .
Physical Description:
XIX, 139 p. 24 illus. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54546-2
Publication Date:
2017.
Title:
Self-organized Criticality and Predictability in Atmospheric Flows The Quantum World of Clouds and Rain / by Amujuri Mary Selvam.
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Author:
Selvam, Amujuri Mary. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Preface -- Chapter 1 Noise or Random Fluctuations in Physical Systems: A Review -- Chapter 2 Self-Organised Criticality: A Signature of Quantum-like Chaos in Atmospheric Flows -- Chapter 3 Universal inverse power-law distribution for temperature and rainfall in the UK region -- Chapter 4 Signatures of universal characteristics of fractal fluctuations in global mean monthly temperature anomalies. .
This book presents a new concept of General Systems Theory and its application to atmospheric physics. It reveals that energy input into the atmospheric eddy continuum, whether natural or manmade, results in enhancement of fluctuations of all scales, manifested immediately in the intensification of high-frequency fluctuations such as the Quasi-Biennial Oscillation and the El-Nino–Southern Oscillation cycles. Atmospheric flows exhibit self-organised criticality, i.e. long-range correlations in space and time manifested as fractal geometry to the spatial pattern concomitant with an inverse power law form for fluctuations of meteorological parameters such as temperature, pressure etc. Traditional meteorological theory cannot satisfactorily explain the observed self-similar space time structure of atmospheric flows. A recently developed general systems theory for fractal space-time fluctuations shows that the larger-scale fluctuation can be visualised to emerge from the space-time averaging of enclosed small-scale fluctuations, thereby generating a hierarchy of self-similar fluctuations manifested as the observed eddy continuum in power spectral analyses of fractal fluctuations. The interconnected network of eddy circulations responds as a unified whole to local perturbations such as global-scale response to El-Nino events. The general systems theory model predicts an inverse power law form incorporating the golden mean τ for the distribution of space-time fluctuation patterns and for the power (variance) spectra of the fluctuations. Since the probability distributions of amplitude and variance are the same, atmospheric flows exhibit quantumlike chaos. Long-range correlations inherent to power law distributions of fluctuations are identified as nonlocal connection or entanglement exhibited by quantum systems such as electrons or photons. The predicted distribution is close to the Gaussian distribution for small-scale fluctuations, but exhibits a fat long tail for large-scale fluctuations. Universal inverse power law for fractal fluctuations rules out unambiguously linear secular trends in climate parameters.
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Cham :
ISBN:
9783319545462
Subject:
Earth sciences.
Climatology.
Atmospheric sciences.
Earth sciences.
Atmospheric Sciences.
Applications of Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos Theory.
Climatology.
Series:
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Contents:
Preface -- Chapter 1 Noise or Random Fluctuations in Physical Systems: A Review -- Chapter 2 Self-Organised Criticality: A Signature of Quantum-like Chaos in Atmospheric Flows -- Chapter 3 Universal inverse power-law distribution for temperature and rainfall in the UK region -- Chapter 4 Signatures of universal characteristics of fractal fluctuations in global mean monthly temperature anomalies. .
Physical Description:
XIX, 139 p. 24 illus. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54546-2
Publication Date:
2017.
Title:
Fundamentals of Tropical Climate Dynamics by Tim Li, Pang-chi Hsu.
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Author:
Li, Tim. author.
Hsu, Pang-chi. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Preface -- Chapter 1. Simple dynamic frameworks for tropical atmosphere and ocean -- Chapter 2. Role of air-sea interaction in shaping tropical mean climate -- Chapter 3. Madden-Julian oscillation -- Chapter 4. Tropical cyclone formation -- Chapter 5. Dynamics of El-Niño-southern oscillation -- Chapter 6. Monsoon dynamics and its interactions with ocean.
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. It provides students with an up-to-date understanding of the dynamics of tropical climate and weather phenomena. A particular focus is given to scale interactions and atmosphere-ocean interactions associated with tropical mean climate (such as ITCZ asymmetry and annual cycles), synoptic-scale variability (such as synoptic wave trains, easterly waves and tropical cyclones), intraseasonal oscillations (such as Madden-Julian Oscillation and boreal summer intraseasonal oscillation), and interannual variability (such as El Niño-Southern Oscillation and Indian Ocean Dipole). Theoretical and conceptual models are presented for better understanding of physical mechanisms behind the observational phenomena. This book aims to motivate graduate students in atmospheric sciences and oceanography by providing them with the key methods and tools necessary to conduct research.
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Cham :
ISBN:
9783319595979
Subject:
Earth sciences.
Meteorology.
Oceanography.
Atmospheric sciences.
Earth sciences.
Atmospheric Sciences.
Meteorology.
Oceanography.
Series:
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Contents:
Preface -- Chapter 1. Simple dynamic frameworks for tropical atmosphere and ocean -- Chapter 2. Role of air-sea interaction in shaping tropical mean climate -- Chapter 3. Madden-Julian oscillation -- Chapter 4. Tropical cyclone formation -- Chapter 5. Dynamics of El-Niño-southern oscillation -- Chapter 6. Monsoon dynamics and its interactions with ocean.
Physical Description:
X, 229 p. 134 illus., 62 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59597-9
Publication Date:
2018.
Title:
Fundamentals of Tropical Climate Dynamics by Tim Li, Pang-chi Hsu.
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Author:
Li, Tim. author.
Hsu, Pang-chi. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Preface -- Chapter 1. Simple dynamic frameworks for tropical atmosphere and ocean -- Chapter 2. Role of air-sea interaction in shaping tropical mean climate -- Chapter 3. Madden-Julian oscillation -- Chapter 4. Tropical cyclone formation -- Chapter 5. Dynamics of El-Niño-southern oscillation -- Chapter 6. Monsoon dynamics and its interactions with ocean.
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. It provides students with an up-to-date understanding of the dynamics of tropical climate and weather phenomena. A particular focus is given to scale interactions and atmosphere-ocean interactions associated with tropical mean climate (such as ITCZ asymmetry and annual cycles), synoptic-scale variability (such as synoptic wave trains, easterly waves and tropical cyclones), intraseasonal oscillations (such as Madden-Julian Oscillation and boreal summer intraseasonal oscillation), and interannual variability (such as El Niño-Southern Oscillation and Indian Ocean Dipole). Theoretical and conceptual models are presented for better understanding of physical mechanisms behind the observational phenomena. This book aims to motivate graduate students in atmospheric sciences and oceanography by providing them with the key methods and tools necessary to conduct research.
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Cham :
ISBN:
9783319595979
Subject:
Earth sciences.
Meteorology.
Oceanography.
Atmospheric sciences.
Earth sciences.
Atmospheric Sciences.
Meteorology.
Oceanography.
Series:
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Contents:
Preface -- Chapter 1. Simple dynamic frameworks for tropical atmosphere and ocean -- Chapter 2. Role of air-sea interaction in shaping tropical mean climate -- Chapter 3. Madden-Julian oscillation -- Chapter 4. Tropical cyclone formation -- Chapter 5. Dynamics of El-Niño-southern oscillation -- Chapter 6. Monsoon dynamics and its interactions with ocean.
Physical Description:
X, 229 p. 134 illus., 62 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59597-9
Publication Date:
2018.
Title:
Fundamentals of Boundary-Layer Meteorology by Xuhui Lee.
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Author:
Lee, Xuhui. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Introduction to micrometeorology -- Fundamental equations -- Governing equations for mean quantities -- Forces in balance and structures of the lower atmosphere -- Generation and maintenance of atmospheric turbulence -- Tracer transport in the canopy and in the surface layer -- Principles of eddy covariance -- Radiation balance and energy balance -- Density effects. - Budgets of trace gases in the atmospheric boundary layer.
This textbook introduces a set of fundamental equations that govern the conservation of mass (dry air, water vapor, trace gas), momentum and energy in the lower atmosphere. Simplifications of each of these equations are made in the context of boundary-layer processes. Extended from these equations the author then discusses a key set of issues, including (1) turbulence generation and destruction, (2) force balances in various portions of the lower atmosphere, (3) canopy flow, (4) tracer diffusion and footprint theory, (5) principles of flux measurement and interpretation, (6) models for land evaporation, (7) models for surface temperature response to land use change, and (8) boundary layer budget calculations for heat, water vapor and carbon dioxide. Problem sets are supplied at the end of each chapter to reinforce the concepts and theory presented in the main text. This volume offers the accumulation of insights gained by the author during his academic career as a researcher and teacher in the field of boundary-layer meteorology.
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Cham :
ISBN:
9783319608532
Subject:
Earth sciences.
Climatology.
Meteorology.
Atmospheric sciences.
Ecology.
Earth sciences.
Atmospheric Sciences.
Meteorology.
Climatology.
Terrestial Ecology.
Series:
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Contents:
Introduction to micrometeorology -- Fundamental equations -- Governing equations for mean quantities -- Forces in balance and structures of the lower atmosphere -- Generation and maintenance of atmospheric turbulence -- Tracer transport in the canopy and in the surface layer -- Principles of eddy covariance -- Radiation balance and energy balance -- Density effects. - Budgets of trace gases in the atmospheric boundary layer.
Physical Description:
IX, 256 p. 110 illus., 1 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60853-2
Publication Date:
2018.
Title:
Fundamentals of Boundary-Layer Meteorology by Xuhui Lee.
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Author:
Lee, Xuhui. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Introduction to micrometeorology -- Fundamental equations -- Governing equations for mean quantities -- Forces in balance and structures of the lower atmosphere -- Generation and maintenance of atmospheric turbulence -- Tracer transport in the canopy and in the surface layer -- Principles of eddy covariance -- Radiation balance and energy balance -- Density effects. - Budgets of trace gases in the atmospheric boundary layer.
This textbook introduces a set of fundamental equations that govern the conservation of mass (dry air, water vapor, trace gas), momentum and energy in the lower atmosphere. Simplifications of each of these equations are made in the context of boundary-layer processes. Extended from these equations the author then discusses a key set of issues, including (1) turbulence generation and destruction, (2) force balances in various portions of the lower atmosphere, (3) canopy flow, (4) tracer diffusion and footprint theory, (5) principles of flux measurement and interpretation, (6) models for land evaporation, (7) models for surface temperature response to land use change, and (8) boundary layer budget calculations for heat, water vapor and carbon dioxide. Problem sets are supplied at the end of each chapter to reinforce the concepts and theory presented in the main text. This volume offers the accumulation of insights gained by the author during his academic career as a researcher and teacher in the field of boundary-layer meteorology.
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Cham :
ISBN:
9783319608532
Subject:
Earth sciences.
Climatology.
Meteorology.
Atmospheric sciences.
Ecology.
Earth sciences.
Atmospheric Sciences.
Meteorology.
Climatology.
Terrestial Ecology.
Series:
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Contents:
Introduction to micrometeorology -- Fundamental equations -- Governing equations for mean quantities -- Forces in balance and structures of the lower atmosphere -- Generation and maintenance of atmospheric turbulence -- Tracer transport in the canopy and in the surface layer -- Principles of eddy covariance -- Radiation balance and energy balance -- Density effects. - Budgets of trace gases in the atmospheric boundary layer.
Physical Description:
IX, 256 p. 110 illus., 1 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60853-2
Publication Date:
2018.
Title:
Temporal Climatology and Anomalous Weather Analysis by Weihong Qian.
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Author:
Qian, Weihong. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Weather and climate -- Wind and general circulation -- Spatial patterns and time scales of climatic state -- Global monsoon -- Waves and vortices -- Regional convective events -- Heat waves and cold events -- Unusual tropical cyclons -- Circulation and climatic anomalies -- Low-frequency oscillations.
By breaking down atmospheric variables into temporal climatologies and anomalies, this book demonstrates that all weather extremes and climatic events are directly associated with the anomaly component of atmospheric motion. We can use the anomaly-based synoptic chart and dynamical parameters to objectively describe these extremes and events. The conception and differences of weather, climate and general circulation tend to confuse us, because there are no clear physical definitions available for them. Weather extremes such as heat waves, cold surges, freezing rains, heavy rains, severe drought, unusual storm tracks, and tornados are common on our planet’s surface. Climatic events such as Arctic warming and declining sea ice have become hot topics in recent years. An approach based on breaking down total variables into temporal climatologies and anomalies can be used to identify general circulation, analyze climatic anomalies and forecast weather extremes. Accordingly, this book will appeal to students, teachers and forecasters in the field of weather and climate alike.
Publisher:
Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Singapore :
ISBN:
9789811036415
Subject:
Earth sciences.
Meteorology.
Atmospheric sciences.
Earth sciences.
Atmospheric Sciences.
Meteorology.
Series:
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Contents:
Weather and climate -- Wind and general circulation -- Spatial patterns and time scales of climatic state -- Global monsoon -- Waves and vortices -- Regional convective events -- Heat waves and cold events -- Unusual tropical cyclons -- Circulation and climatic anomalies -- Low-frequency oscillations.
Physical Description:
XVI, 687 p. 489 illus. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-3641-5
Publication Date:
2017.
Title:
Temporal Climatology and Anomalous Weather Analysis by Weihong Qian.
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Author:
Qian, Weihong. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Weather and climate -- Wind and general circulation -- Spatial patterns and time scales of climatic state -- Global monsoon -- Waves and vortices -- Regional convective events -- Heat waves and cold events -- Unusual tropical cyclons -- Circulation and climatic anomalies -- Low-frequency oscillations.
By breaking down atmospheric variables into temporal climatologies and anomalies, this book demonstrates that all weather extremes and climatic events are directly associated with the anomaly component of atmospheric motion. We can use the anomaly-based synoptic chart and dynamical parameters to objectively describe these extremes and events. The conception and differences of weather, climate and general circulation tend to confuse us, because there are no clear physical definitions available for them. Weather extremes such as heat waves, cold surges, freezing rains, heavy rains, severe drought, unusual storm tracks, and tornados are common on our planet’s surface. Climatic events such as Arctic warming and declining sea ice have become hot topics in recent years. An approach based on breaking down total variables into temporal climatologies and anomalies can be used to identify general circulation, analyze climatic anomalies and forecast weather extremes. Accordingly, this book will appeal to students, teachers and forecasters in the field of weather and climate alike.
Publisher:
Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Singapore :
ISBN:
9789811036415
Subject:
Earth sciences.
Meteorology.
Atmospheric sciences.
Earth sciences.
Atmospheric Sciences.
Meteorology.
Series:
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
Contents:
Weather and climate -- Wind and general circulation -- Spatial patterns and time scales of climatic state -- Global monsoon -- Waves and vortices -- Regional convective events -- Heat waves and cold events -- Unusual tropical cyclons -- Circulation and climatic anomalies -- Low-frequency oscillations.
Physical Description:
XVI, 687 p. 489 illus. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-3641-5
Publication Date:
2017.
Title:
Herbert Fröhlich A Physicist Ahead of His Time / by G. J. Hyland.
Springer Biographies
Springer Biographies
Author:
Hyland, G. J. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Chronology -- Prologue -- Early life in Germany.- Moving on - the years of exile.- Life in Bristol -- The Liverpool years - the first Professor of Theoretical Physics -- The Liverpool years - from Professor to Professor Emeritus -- Epilogue.
This biography provides a stimulating and coherent blend of scientific and personal narratives describing the many achievements of the theoretical physicist Herbert Fröhlich. For more than half a century, Fröhlich was an internationally renowned and much respected figure who exerted a decisive influence, often as a ‘man ahead of his time’, in fields as diverse as meson theory and biology. Although best known for his contributions to the theory of dielectrics and superconductivity, he worked in many other fields, his most important legacy being the pioneering introduction quantum field-theoretical methods into condensed matter physics in 1952, which revolutionised the subsequent development of the subject. Gerard Hyland has written an absorbing and informative account, in which Herbert Fröhlich’s magnetic personality shines through.
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Cham :
ISBN:
9783319148519
Subject:
Physics.
History.
Condensed matter.
Physics.
History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.
History of Science.
Condensed Matter Physics.
Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics.
Series:
Springer Biographies
Springer Biographies
Contents:
Chronology -- Prologue -- Early life in Germany.- Moving on - the years of exile.- Life in Bristol -- The Liverpool years - the first Professor of Theoretical Physics -- The Liverpool years - from Professor to Professor Emeritus -- Epilogue.
Physical Description:
XXI, 263 p. 96 illus. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14851-9
Publication Date:
2015.
Title:
Herbert Fröhlich A Physicist Ahead of His Time / by G. J. Hyland.
Springer Biographies
Springer Biographies
Author:
Hyland, G. J. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Chronology -- Prologue -- Early life in Germany.- Moving on - the years of exile.- Life in Bristol -- The Liverpool years - the first Professor of Theoretical Physics -- The Liverpool years - from Professor to Professor Emeritus -- Epilogue.
This biography provides a stimulating and coherent blend of scientific and personal narratives describing the many achievements of the theoretical physicist Herbert Fröhlich. For more than half a century, Fröhlich was an internationally renowned and much respected figure who exerted a decisive influence, often as a ‘man ahead of his time’, in fields as diverse as meson theory and biology. Although best known for his contributions to the theory of dielectrics and superconductivity, he worked in many other fields, his most important legacy being the pioneering introduction quantum field-theoretical methods into condensed matter physics in 1952, which revolutionised the subsequent development of the subject. Gerard Hyland has written an absorbing and informative account, in which Herbert Fröhlich’s magnetic personality shines through.
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Cham :
ISBN:
9783319148519
Subject:
Physics.
History.
Condensed matter.
Physics.
History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.
History of Science.
Condensed Matter Physics.
Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics.
Series:
Springer Biographies
Springer Biographies
Contents:
Chronology -- Prologue -- Early life in Germany.- Moving on - the years of exile.- Life in Bristol -- The Liverpool years - the first Professor of Theoretical Physics -- The Liverpool years - from Professor to Professor Emeritus -- Epilogue.
Physical Description:
XXI, 263 p. 96 illus. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14851-9
Publication Date:
2015.
Title:
The Muleskinner and the Stars The Life and Times of Milton La Salle Humason, Astronomer / by Ronald L. Voller.
Springer Biographies
Springer Biographies
Author:
Voller, Ronald L. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Part I: Childhood and Early Adult Life (1891-1917) -- Dodge Center/Winona, Minnesota (1891-1902) -- Los Angelus, CA (1902) -- Mount Wilson (1903-1910) -- The Valley (1911-1917) -- Part II: A New Path (1918-1964) -- Winning Friends and Favor (1918-1920) -- Spectroscopists (1920-1928) -- Edwin Hubble (1928-1931) -- The Great Observatory (1930s) -- Part III: A New Era (1938-1964) -- The War Years (1938-1945) -- Post War (1945-1957) -- Post-retirement Study (1957-1964) -- Epilogue (1964-1972).
Milt Humason’s unlikely story began on the shores of the Mississippi River in Winona, Minnesota, in 1891 and led to the foot of Mount Wilson outside Los Angeles, California, twelve years later. Captivated by his surroundings, the mountain would become the backdrop for his life and career over the next six decades as he first helped build George Ellery Hale’s observatory on the summit and then rose to become one of that institution’s leading figures through the first half of the twentieth century. The story chronicles Humason’s life on Mount Wilson, from his first trip to the mountain to his days as a muleskinner, leading teams of mules hauling supplies to the summit during the construction of the observatory, and follows him through his extraordinary career in spectroscopy, working beside Edwin Hubble as the two helped to reconstruct our concept of the universe, despite having no formal education beyond the eighth grade. His work, which included assisting in the formulation of Hubble’s Law of redshifts, helped to set the field of cosmology solidly on its foundation. Milton Humason was one of the most charismatic characters in science during the first half of the 20th century. Uneducated, streetwise, moonshining, roguish, humble and thoroughly down to earth, he rose by seizing opportunity and using his innate ability and incredible will to become the leading deep space observer of his day. “The Renaissance man of Mount Wilson,” as Harlow Shapley once referred to him, Humason’s extraordinary life reminds us that passion and purpose may find us at any moment.
Publisher:
Springer New York : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
New York, NY :
ISBN:
9781493928804
Subject:
Physics.
History.
Astronomy.
Astrophysics.
Cosmology.
Physics.
Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.
Popular Science in Astronomy.
History of Science.
Series:
Springer Biographies
Springer Biographies
Edition:
1st ed. 2016.
Contents:
Part I: Childhood and Early Adult Life (1891-1917) -- Dodge Center/Winona, Minnesota (1891-1902) -- Los Angelus, CA (1902) -- Mount Wilson (1903-1910) -- The Valley (1911-1917) -- Part II: A New Path (1918-1964) -- Winning Friends and Favor (1918-1920) -- Spectroscopists (1920-1928) -- Edwin Hubble (1928-1931) -- The Great Observatory (1930s) -- Part III: A New Era (1938-1964) -- The War Years (1938-1945) -- Post War (1945-1957) -- Post-retirement Study (1957-1964) -- Epilogue (1964-1972).
Physical Description:
XLV, 196 p. 48 illus. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2880-4
Publication Date:
2016.
Title:
The Muleskinner and the Stars The Life and Times of Milton La Salle Humason, Astronomer / by Ronald L. Voller.
Springer Biographies
Springer Biographies
Author:
Voller, Ronald L. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Part I: Childhood and Early Adult Life (1891-1917) -- Dodge Center/Winona, Minnesota (1891-1902) -- Los Angelus, CA (1902) -- Mount Wilson (1903-1910) -- The Valley (1911-1917) -- Part II: A New Path (1918-1964) -- Winning Friends and Favor (1918-1920) -- Spectroscopists (1920-1928) -- Edwin Hubble (1928-1931) -- The Great Observatory (1930s) -- Part III: A New Era (1938-1964) -- The War Years (1938-1945) -- Post War (1945-1957) -- Post-retirement Study (1957-1964) -- Epilogue (1964-1972).
Milt Humason’s unlikely story began on the shores of the Mississippi River in Winona, Minnesota, in 1891 and led to the foot of Mount Wilson outside Los Angeles, California, twelve years later. Captivated by his surroundings, the mountain would become the backdrop for his life and career over the next six decades as he first helped build George Ellery Hale’s observatory on the summit and then rose to become one of that institution’s leading figures through the first half of the twentieth century. The story chronicles Humason’s life on Mount Wilson, from his first trip to the mountain to his days as a muleskinner, leading teams of mules hauling supplies to the summit during the construction of the observatory, and follows him through his extraordinary career in spectroscopy, working beside Edwin Hubble as the two helped to reconstruct our concept of the universe, despite having no formal education beyond the eighth grade. His work, which included assisting in the formulation of Hubble’s Law of redshifts, helped to set the field of cosmology solidly on its foundation. Milton Humason was one of the most charismatic characters in science during the first half of the 20th century. Uneducated, streetwise, moonshining, roguish, humble and thoroughly down to earth, he rose by seizing opportunity and using his innate ability and incredible will to become the leading deep space observer of his day. “The Renaissance man of Mount Wilson,” as Harlow Shapley once referred to him, Humason’s extraordinary life reminds us that passion and purpose may find us at any moment.
Publisher:
Springer New York : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
New York, NY :
ISBN:
9781493928804
Subject:
Physics.
History.
Astronomy.
Astrophysics.
Cosmology.
Physics.
Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.
Popular Science in Astronomy.
History of Science.
Series:
Springer Biographies
Springer Biographies
Edition:
1st ed. 2016.
Contents:
Part I: Childhood and Early Adult Life (1891-1917) -- Dodge Center/Winona, Minnesota (1891-1902) -- Los Angelus, CA (1902) -- Mount Wilson (1903-1910) -- The Valley (1911-1917) -- Part II: A New Path (1918-1964) -- Winning Friends and Favor (1918-1920) -- Spectroscopists (1920-1928) -- Edwin Hubble (1928-1931) -- The Great Observatory (1930s) -- Part III: A New Era (1938-1964) -- The War Years (1938-1945) -- Post War (1945-1957) -- Post-retirement Study (1957-1964) -- Epilogue (1964-1972).
Physical Description:
XLV, 196 p. 48 illus. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2880-4
Publication Date:
2016.
Title:
Nile Waters, Saharan Sands Adventures of a Geomorphologist at Large / by Martin Williams.
Springer Biographies
Springer Biographies
Author:
Williams, Martin. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
1. Early days -- 2. Boyhood in France (1950-1953) -- 3. Sheffield, the Pennines and Cambridge (1953-1962).- 4. Expeditions to the Libyan Desert (1962-1963).- 5. Blue and White Nile valleys, Sudan (1962-1964).- 6. Northern Territory, Canberra and Sydney, Australia (1964-1984).- 7. Adrar Bous, Central Sahara (1970) .- 8. Ethiopian Highlands and Rift Valley (1971-1978).- 9. Back to the Sudan: the White Nile valley and Jebel Marra volcano (1973-1983).- 10. Wadi Azaouak, Niger (1973-1974).- 11. Petra and Wadi Rum, Jordan (1975).- 12. Algeria and Tunisia (1979).- 13. Son and Belan Valleys, India (1980, 1982, 2005).- 14. Afar Hominids, Ethiopia (1981).- 15. Rajasthan, India (1983).- 16. Somalia (1988).- 17. Inner Mongolia, China (1999).- 18. Flinders Ranges, South Australia: Solving the Puzzle (1993-2007).- 19. Kenya (1999-2003).- 20. Mauritania, France, Argentina (2004-2014).- 21. Back to the Nile (2005-2012).- 22. Epilogue.
In this book, the author describes in simple, non-technical terms the adventures he has experienced during his work as an earth scientist in some of the remote parts of the arid and semi-arid world. His aim in writing this concise account of some of the work he has been involved in over the past fifty years is to try to convey to the non-specialist some of the excitement and fun involved in fieldwork in the drier regions of the world. His studies of the soils, landforms and the recent geological history of arid and semi-arid regions have taken Martin Williams to some remarkable places in Africa, Asia, Australia and the Middle East. Not only are the landscapes themselves often stunningly beautiful, but the contact with people from quite different backgrounds and cultures has been an enriching experience. His work has taken him to places far off the beaten track, whether it be the rugged mountains of Ethiopia and northern China, the sandy deserts of the Sahara and Rajasthan, or the great river valleys of Somalia, central India and the Nile. The chapters that follow are not intended to form a coherent chronological narrative, although they do appear in rough chronological order. They should rather be viewed as vignettes or brief evocative descriptions, much as in the discursive tradition of the wandering Irish storytellers. Acting on the principle that it is not necessary to be solemn to be serious, the author aims to entertain as well as to instruct.
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Cham :
ISBN:
9783319254456
Subject:
Geography.
Physical geography.
Geography.
World Regional Geography (Continents, Countries, Regions).
Popular Science in Geography.
Series:
Springer Biographies
Springer Biographies
Edition:
1st ed. 2016.
Contents:
1. Early days -- 2. Boyhood in France (1950-1953) -- 3. Sheffield, the Pennines and Cambridge (1953-1962).- 4. Expeditions to the Libyan Desert (1962-1963).- 5. Blue and White Nile valleys, Sudan (1962-1964).- 6. Northern Territory, Canberra and Sydney, Australia (1964-1984).- 7. Adrar Bous, Central Sahara (1970) .- 8. Ethiopian Highlands and Rift Valley (1971-1978).- 9. Back to the Sudan: the White Nile valley and Jebel Marra volcano (1973-1983).- 10. Wadi Azaouak, Niger (1973-1974).- 11. Petra and Wadi Rum, Jordan (1975).- 12. Algeria and Tunisia (1979).- 13. Son and Belan Valleys, India (1980, 1982, 2005).- 14. Afar Hominids, Ethiopia (1981).- 15. Rajasthan, India (1983).- 16. Somalia (1988).- 17. Inner Mongolia, China (1999).- 18. Flinders Ranges, South Australia: Solving the Puzzle (1993-2007).- 19. Kenya (1999-2003).- 20. Mauritania, France, Argentina (2004-2014).- 21. Back to the Nile (2005-2012).- 22. Epilogue.
Physical Description:
XIX, 210 p. 141 illus., 32 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25445-6
Publication Date:
2016.
Title:
Nile Waters, Saharan Sands Adventures of a Geomorphologist at Large / by Martin Williams.
Springer Biographies
Springer Biographies
Author:
Williams, Martin. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
1. Early days -- 2. Boyhood in France (1950-1953) -- 3. Sheffield, the Pennines and Cambridge (1953-1962).- 4. Expeditions to the Libyan Desert (1962-1963).- 5. Blue and White Nile valleys, Sudan (1962-1964).- 6. Northern Territory, Canberra and Sydney, Australia (1964-1984).- 7. Adrar Bous, Central Sahara (1970) .- 8. Ethiopian Highlands and Rift Valley (1971-1978).- 9. Back to the Sudan: the White Nile valley and Jebel Marra volcano (1973-1983).- 10. Wadi Azaouak, Niger (1973-1974).- 11. Petra and Wadi Rum, Jordan (1975).- 12. Algeria and Tunisia (1979).- 13. Son and Belan Valleys, India (1980, 1982, 2005).- 14. Afar Hominids, Ethiopia (1981).- 15. Rajasthan, India (1983).- 16. Somalia (1988).- 17. Inner Mongolia, China (1999).- 18. Flinders Ranges, South Australia: Solving the Puzzle (1993-2007).- 19. Kenya (1999-2003).- 20. Mauritania, France, Argentina (2004-2014).- 21. Back to the Nile (2005-2012).- 22. Epilogue.
In this book, the author describes in simple, non-technical terms the adventures he has experienced during his work as an earth scientist in some of the remote parts of the arid and semi-arid world. His aim in writing this concise account of some of the work he has been involved in over the past fifty years is to try to convey to the non-specialist some of the excitement and fun involved in fieldwork in the drier regions of the world. His studies of the soils, landforms and the recent geological history of arid and semi-arid regions have taken Martin Williams to some remarkable places in Africa, Asia, Australia and the Middle East. Not only are the landscapes themselves often stunningly beautiful, but the contact with people from quite different backgrounds and cultures has been an enriching experience. His work has taken him to places far off the beaten track, whether it be the rugged mountains of Ethiopia and northern China, the sandy deserts of the Sahara and Rajasthan, or the great river valleys of Somalia, central India and the Nile. The chapters that follow are not intended to form a coherent chronological narrative, although they do appear in rough chronological order. They should rather be viewed as vignettes or brief evocative descriptions, much as in the discursive tradition of the wandering Irish storytellers. Acting on the principle that it is not necessary to be solemn to be serious, the author aims to entertain as well as to instruct.
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Cham :
ISBN:
9783319254456
Subject:
Geography.
Physical geography.
Geography.
World Regional Geography (Continents, Countries, Regions).
Popular Science in Geography.
Series:
Springer Biographies
Springer Biographies
Edition:
1st ed. 2016.
Contents:
1. Early days -- 2. Boyhood in France (1950-1953) -- 3. Sheffield, the Pennines and Cambridge (1953-1962).- 4. Expeditions to the Libyan Desert (1962-1963).- 5. Blue and White Nile valleys, Sudan (1962-1964).- 6. Northern Territory, Canberra and Sydney, Australia (1964-1984).- 7. Adrar Bous, Central Sahara (1970) .- 8. Ethiopian Highlands and Rift Valley (1971-1978).- 9. Back to the Sudan: the White Nile valley and Jebel Marra volcano (1973-1983).- 10. Wadi Azaouak, Niger (1973-1974).- 11. Petra and Wadi Rum, Jordan (1975).- 12. Algeria and Tunisia (1979).- 13. Son and Belan Valleys, India (1980, 1982, 2005).- 14. Afar Hominids, Ethiopia (1981).- 15. Rajasthan, India (1983).- 16. Somalia (1988).- 17. Inner Mongolia, China (1999).- 18. Flinders Ranges, South Australia: Solving the Puzzle (1993-2007).- 19. Kenya (1999-2003).- 20. Mauritania, France, Argentina (2004-2014).- 21. Back to the Nile (2005-2012).- 22. Epilogue.
Physical Description:
XIX, 210 p. 141 illus., 32 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25445-6
Publication Date:
2016.
Title:
Enrico Fermi The Obedient Genius / by Giuseppe Bruzzaniti.
Springer Biographies
Springer Biographies
Author:
Bruzzaniti, Giuseppe. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Preface to the English Edition -- Preface to the Italian Edition -- The Last Galilean -- 20th Century Physics: 1900-1933 -- Enrico Fermi: Research Itineraries 1921-1933 -- 20th Century Physics: 1934-1954 -- Enrico Fermi: Research Itineraries 1934-1954 -- Epilogue -- Appendix A: Chronologies -- Appendix B: Documents -- Appendix C: Background Material -- Appendix D: Enrico Fermi's Bibliography.
This biography explores the life and career of the Italian physicist Enrico Fermi, which is also the story of thirty years that transformed physics and forever changed our understanding of matter and the universe: nuclear physics and elementary particle physics were born, nuclear fission was discovered, the Manhattan Project was developed, the atomic bombs were dropped, and the era of “big science” began. It would be impossible to capture the full essence of this revolutionary period without first understanding Fermi, without whom it would not have been possible. Enrico Fermi: The Obedient Genius attempts to shed light on all aspects of Fermi’s life - his work, motivation, influences, achievements, and personal thoughts - beginning with the publication of his first paper in 1921 through his death in 1954. During this time, Fermi demonstrated that he was indeed following in the footsteps of Galileo, excelling in his work both theoretically and experimentally by deepening our understanding of the Pauli exclusion principle, winning the Nobel Prize for his discovery of the fundamental properties of slow neutrons, developing the theory of beta decay, building the first nuclear reactor, and playing a central role in the development of the atomic bomb. Interwoven with this fascinating story, the book details the major developments in physics and provides the necessary background material to fully appreciate the dramatic changes that were taking place. Also included are appendices that provide a timeline of Fermi’s life, several primary source documents from the period, and an extensive bibliography. This book will enlighten anyone interested in Fermi’s work or the scientific events that led to the physics revolution of the first half of the twentieth century.
Publisher:
Springer New York : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
New York, NY :
ISBN:
9781493935338
Subject:
Mathematics.
History.
Mathematical physics.
Quantum physics.
Elementary particles (Physics).
Quantum field theory.
Physics.
Mathematics.
History of Mathematical Sciences.
Mathematical physics.
History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.
Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory.
Quantum physics.
Series:
Springer Biographies
Springer Biographies
Contents:
Preface to the English Edition -- Preface to the Italian Edition -- The Last Galilean -- 20th Century Physics: 1900-1933 -- Enrico Fermi: Research Itineraries 1921-1933 -- 20th Century Physics: 1934-1954 -- Enrico Fermi: Research Itineraries 1934-1954 -- Epilogue -- Appendix A: Chronologies -- Appendix B: Documents -- Appendix C: Background Material -- Appendix D: Enrico Fermi's Bibliography.
Physical Description:
XV, 348 p. 54 illus., 3 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-3533-8
Publication Date:
2016.
Title:
Enrico Fermi The Obedient Genius / by Giuseppe Bruzzaniti.
Springer Biographies
Springer Biographies
Author:
Bruzzaniti, Giuseppe. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Preface to the English Edition -- Preface to the Italian Edition -- The Last Galilean -- 20th Century Physics: 1900-1933 -- Enrico Fermi: Research Itineraries 1921-1933 -- 20th Century Physics: 1934-1954 -- Enrico Fermi: Research Itineraries 1934-1954 -- Epilogue -- Appendix A: Chronologies -- Appendix B: Documents -- Appendix C: Background Material -- Appendix D: Enrico Fermi's Bibliography.
This biography explores the life and career of the Italian physicist Enrico Fermi, which is also the story of thirty years that transformed physics and forever changed our understanding of matter and the universe: nuclear physics and elementary particle physics were born, nuclear fission was discovered, the Manhattan Project was developed, the atomic bombs were dropped, and the era of “big science” began. It would be impossible to capture the full essence of this revolutionary period without first understanding Fermi, without whom it would not have been possible. Enrico Fermi: The Obedient Genius attempts to shed light on all aspects of Fermi’s life - his work, motivation, influences, achievements, and personal thoughts - beginning with the publication of his first paper in 1921 through his death in 1954. During this time, Fermi demonstrated that he was indeed following in the footsteps of Galileo, excelling in his work both theoretically and experimentally by deepening our understanding of the Pauli exclusion principle, winning the Nobel Prize for his discovery of the fundamental properties of slow neutrons, developing the theory of beta decay, building the first nuclear reactor, and playing a central role in the development of the atomic bomb. Interwoven with this fascinating story, the book details the major developments in physics and provides the necessary background material to fully appreciate the dramatic changes that were taking place. Also included are appendices that provide a timeline of Fermi’s life, several primary source documents from the period, and an extensive bibliography. This book will enlighten anyone interested in Fermi’s work or the scientific events that led to the physics revolution of the first half of the twentieth century.
Publisher:
Springer New York : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
New York, NY :
ISBN:
9781493935338
Subject:
Mathematics.
History.
Mathematical physics.
Quantum physics.
Elementary particles (Physics).
Quantum field theory.
Physics.
Mathematics.
History of Mathematical Sciences.
Mathematical physics.
History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.
Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory.
Quantum physics.
Series:
Springer Biographies
Springer Biographies
Contents:
Preface to the English Edition -- Preface to the Italian Edition -- The Last Galilean -- 20th Century Physics: 1900-1933 -- Enrico Fermi: Research Itineraries 1921-1933 -- 20th Century Physics: 1934-1954 -- Enrico Fermi: Research Itineraries 1934-1954 -- Epilogue -- Appendix A: Chronologies -- Appendix B: Documents -- Appendix C: Background Material -- Appendix D: Enrico Fermi's Bibliography.
Physical Description:
XV, 348 p. 54 illus., 3 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-3533-8
Publication Date:
2016.
Title:
Ma Vie en Noir Fifty Years with Melatonin and the Stone of Madness / by Daniel Pedro Cardinali.
Springer Biographies
Springer Biographies
Author:
Cardinali, Daniel Pedro. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Preface - A Contagious Stone? -- Chapter 1 - Brief History of the Stone of Madness -- Chapter 2 - The Pre-Scientific Stage of the Pineal Gland -- Chapter 3 - The Beginnings of the Pineal Scientific Era: Since the Late Nineteenth Century to Melatonin´s Discovery -- Chapter 4 - Sleep / Wake Cycle. History and Facts -- Chapter 5 -When this Chronicler Enters this Story: the '60 -- Chapter 6 - The Stone of Madness as a Neuroendocrine Organ and Model: '70 -- Chapter 7 - Peripheral Innervation of the Neuroendocrine-immune System: The Challenges to Change a Physiological Paradigm -- Chapter 8 - Melatonin as a Potential Therapeutic Agent: the 80’s -- Chapter 9 - Melatonin as a chronobiotic that opens "the Gates of Sleep": '90 -- Chapter 10 - elatonin and "Diseases of the Soul": The Stone of Madness Comes Back -- Chapter 11 - XXI Century: The 24/7 Society as an Environmental Mutation -- Chapter 12 - Melatonin as a Medicament for the 24/7 Society. Metabolic Syndrome -- Chapter 13 - Melatonin as a Medicament for the 24/7 Society. Normal and Pathological Aging -- Chapter 15 - Melatonin as a Nutraceutical -- Epilogue.
I wrote this book urged by the overwhelming desire that arises towards the end of life to recapitulate the past. My goal was to summarize my experience of practicing science at the end of the 20th and early 21st centuries in Argentina, a country located far away from the world’s leading scientific centers. In the book, I summarize the intricacies of the pineal gland (“the stone of madness”) as historical, mystical and medical entity and its entry in contemporary medicine with the description of melatonin. I also reflect on how being associated with an unexplored subject at the beginning of their scientific career impacts the life of a scientist throughout their entire life. Today we know that in humans pineal melatonin begins is released every day late in the evening, and there is evidence that it is the trigger for the sleep process. But the most exciting aspect of melatonin is that it is a substance that is present in all living creatures, from unicellular organisms to plants and higher mammals, a fact that evinces its importance for life. Further, the neuroprotective action of melatonin promises to be crucial for the control of neurodegenerative diseases we face as a pandemic in this century. The discoverer of melatonin, Aaron Lerner, based its name on melano, the Greek word for black, because of its effect on the pigment cells of the skin. As in "La vie en rose", the immortal Edith Piaf song written in 1946, my lifelong work with melatonin could well be called "Ma vie en noir".
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Cham :
ISBN:
9783319416793
Subject:
Medicine.
Human physiology.
Internal medicine.
Health.
Medicine & Public Health.
Internal medicine.
Human physiology.
Popular Science in Medicine and Health.
Series:
Springer Biographies
Springer Biographies
Contents:
Preface - A Contagious Stone? -- Chapter 1 - Brief History of the Stone of Madness -- Chapter 2 - The Pre-Scientific Stage of the Pineal Gland -- Chapter 3 - The Beginnings of the Pineal Scientific Era: Since the Late Nineteenth Century to Melatonin´s Discovery -- Chapter 4 - Sleep / Wake Cycle. History and Facts -- Chapter 5 -When this Chronicler Enters this Story: the '60 -- Chapter 6 - The Stone of Madness as a Neuroendocrine Organ and Model: '70 -- Chapter 7 - Peripheral Innervation of the Neuroendocrine-immune System: The Challenges to Change a Physiological Paradigm -- Chapter 8 - Melatonin as a Potential Therapeutic Agent: the 80’s -- Chapter 9 - Melatonin as a chronobiotic that opens "the Gates of Sleep": '90 -- Chapter 10 - elatonin and "Diseases of the Soul": The Stone of Madness Comes Back -- Chapter 11 - XXI Century: The 24/7 Society as an Environmental Mutation -- Chapter 12 - Melatonin as a Medicament for the 24/7 Society. Metabolic Syndrome -- Chapter 13 - Melatonin as a Medicament for the 24/7 Society. Normal and Pathological Aging -- Chapter 15 - Melatonin as a Nutraceutical -- Epilogue.
Physical Description:
XIII, 301 p. 119 illus., 91 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41679-3
Publication Date:
2016.
Title:
Ma Vie en Noir Fifty Years with Melatonin and the Stone of Madness / by Daniel Pedro Cardinali.
Springer Biographies
Springer Biographies
Author:
Cardinali, Daniel Pedro. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Preface - A Contagious Stone? -- Chapter 1 - Brief History of the Stone of Madness -- Chapter 2 - The Pre-Scientific Stage of the Pineal Gland -- Chapter 3 - The Beginnings of the Pineal Scientific Era: Since the Late Nineteenth Century to Melatonin´s Discovery -- Chapter 4 - Sleep / Wake Cycle. History and Facts -- Chapter 5 -When this Chronicler Enters this Story: the '60 -- Chapter 6 - The Stone of Madness as a Neuroendocrine Organ and Model: '70 -- Chapter 7 - Peripheral Innervation of the Neuroendocrine-immune System: The Challenges to Change a Physiological Paradigm -- Chapter 8 - Melatonin as a Potential Therapeutic Agent: the 80’s -- Chapter 9 - Melatonin as a chronobiotic that opens "the Gates of Sleep": '90 -- Chapter 10 - elatonin and "Diseases of the Soul": The Stone of Madness Comes Back -- Chapter 11 - XXI Century: The 24/7 Society as an Environmental Mutation -- Chapter 12 - Melatonin as a Medicament for the 24/7 Society. Metabolic Syndrome -- Chapter 13 - Melatonin as a Medicament for the 24/7 Society. Normal and Pathological Aging -- Chapter 15 - Melatonin as a Nutraceutical -- Epilogue.
I wrote this book urged by the overwhelming desire that arises towards the end of life to recapitulate the past. My goal was to summarize my experience of practicing science at the end of the 20th and early 21st centuries in Argentina, a country located far away from the world’s leading scientific centers. In the book, I summarize the intricacies of the pineal gland (“the stone of madness”) as historical, mystical and medical entity and its entry in contemporary medicine with the description of melatonin. I also reflect on how being associated with an unexplored subject at the beginning of their scientific career impacts the life of a scientist throughout their entire life. Today we know that in humans pineal melatonin begins is released every day late in the evening, and there is evidence that it is the trigger for the sleep process. But the most exciting aspect of melatonin is that it is a substance that is present in all living creatures, from unicellular organisms to plants and higher mammals, a fact that evinces its importance for life. Further, the neuroprotective action of melatonin promises to be crucial for the control of neurodegenerative diseases we face as a pandemic in this century. The discoverer of melatonin, Aaron Lerner, based its name on melano, the Greek word for black, because of its effect on the pigment cells of the skin. As in "La vie en rose", the immortal Edith Piaf song written in 1946, my lifelong work with melatonin could well be called "Ma vie en noir".
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Cham :
ISBN:
9783319416793
Subject:
Medicine.
Human physiology.
Internal medicine.
Health.
Medicine & Public Health.
Internal medicine.
Human physiology.
Popular Science in Medicine and Health.
Series:
Springer Biographies
Springer Biographies
Contents:
Preface - A Contagious Stone? -- Chapter 1 - Brief History of the Stone of Madness -- Chapter 2 - The Pre-Scientific Stage of the Pineal Gland -- Chapter 3 - The Beginnings of the Pineal Scientific Era: Since the Late Nineteenth Century to Melatonin´s Discovery -- Chapter 4 - Sleep / Wake Cycle. History and Facts -- Chapter 5 -When this Chronicler Enters this Story: the '60 -- Chapter 6 - The Stone of Madness as a Neuroendocrine Organ and Model: '70 -- Chapter 7 - Peripheral Innervation of the Neuroendocrine-immune System: The Challenges to Change a Physiological Paradigm -- Chapter 8 - Melatonin as a Potential Therapeutic Agent: the 80’s -- Chapter 9 - Melatonin as a chronobiotic that opens "the Gates of Sleep": '90 -- Chapter 10 - elatonin and "Diseases of the Soul": The Stone of Madness Comes Back -- Chapter 11 - XXI Century: The 24/7 Society as an Environmental Mutation -- Chapter 12 - Melatonin as a Medicament for the 24/7 Society. Metabolic Syndrome -- Chapter 13 - Melatonin as a Medicament for the 24/7 Society. Normal and Pathological Aging -- Chapter 15 - Melatonin as a Nutraceutical -- Epilogue.
Physical Description:
XIII, 301 p. 119 illus., 91 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41679-3
Publication Date:
2016.
Title:
Between Two Worlds Memoirs of a Philosopher-Scientist / by Mario Bunge.
Springer Biographies
Springer Biographies
Author:
Bunge, Mario. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
1. Childhood -- 2. Adolescence -- 3. University et alia -- 4. Scientific Apprenticeship -- 5. Philosophical Apprenticeship -- 6. First jobs -- 7. Itinerant Professor -- 8. Canada and Scientific Realism -- 9. Exact Philosophy -- 10. Systemic Materialism -- 11. Biophilosophy -- 12. Psychoneural Monism -- 13. Social Philosophy -- 14. Weird Ideas, Strange Places, Freak Events -- 15. Practical Philosophy -- 16. Summary -- 17. Appendix by Marta Bunge: My Life with Mario -- 18. References.
To go through the pages of the Autobiography of Mario Bunge is to accompany him through dozens of countries and examine the intellectual, political, philosophical and scientific spheres of the last hundred years. It is an experience that oscillates between two different worlds: the different and the similar, the professional and the personal. It is an established fact that one of his great loves was, and still is, science. He has always been dedicated to scientific work, teaching, research, and training men and women in multiple disciplines. Life lessons fall like ripe fruit from this book, bringing us closer to a concept, a philosophical idea, a scientific digression, which had since been uncovered in numerous notes, articles or books. Bunge writes about the life experiences in this book with passion, naturalness and with a colloquial frankness, whether they be persecutions, banishment, imprisonment, successes, would-be losses, emotions, relationships, debates, impressions or opinions about people or things. In his pages we pass by the people with whom he shared a fruitful century of achievements and incredible depths of thought. Everything is remembered with sincerity and humor. This autobiography is, in truth, Bunge on Bunge, sharing everything that passes through the sieve of his memory, as he would say. Mario’s many grandchildren are a testament to his proud standing as a family man, and at the age of 96 he gives us a book for everyone: for those who value the memories that hold the trauma of his life as well as for those who share his passion for science and culture. Also, perhaps, for some with whom he has had disagreements or controversy, for he still deserves recognition for being a staunch defender of his convictions.
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Cham :
ISBN:
9783319292519
Subject:
Philosophy.
Modern philosophy.
Philosophy and science.
Humanities.
Philosophy.
Philosophy of Science.
Popular Science in Humanities / Arts.
History of Philosophy.
Modern Philosophy.
Series:
Springer Biographies
Springer Biographies
Contents:
1. Childhood -- 2. Adolescence -- 3. University et alia -- 4. Scientific Apprenticeship -- 5. Philosophical Apprenticeship -- 6. First jobs -- 7. Itinerant Professor -- 8. Canada and Scientific Realism -- 9. Exact Philosophy -- 10. Systemic Materialism -- 11. Biophilosophy -- 12. Psychoneural Monism -- 13. Social Philosophy -- 14. Weird Ideas, Strange Places, Freak Events -- 15. Practical Philosophy -- 16. Summary -- 17. Appendix by Marta Bunge: My Life with Mario -- 18. References.
Physical Description:
XVIII, 496 p. 54 illus., 35 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29251-9
Publication Date:
2016.
Title:
Between Two Worlds Memoirs of a Philosopher-Scientist / by Mario Bunge.
Springer Biographies
Springer Biographies
Author:
Bunge, Mario. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
1. Childhood -- 2. Adolescence -- 3. University et alia -- 4. Scientific Apprenticeship -- 5. Philosophical Apprenticeship -- 6. First jobs -- 7. Itinerant Professor -- 8. Canada and Scientific Realism -- 9. Exact Philosophy -- 10. Systemic Materialism -- 11. Biophilosophy -- 12. Psychoneural Monism -- 13. Social Philosophy -- 14. Weird Ideas, Strange Places, Freak Events -- 15. Practical Philosophy -- 16. Summary -- 17. Appendix by Marta Bunge: My Life with Mario -- 18. References.
To go through the pages of the Autobiography of Mario Bunge is to accompany him through dozens of countries and examine the intellectual, political, philosophical and scientific spheres of the last hundred years. It is an experience that oscillates between two different worlds: the different and the similar, the professional and the personal. It is an established fact that one of his great loves was, and still is, science. He has always been dedicated to scientific work, teaching, research, and training men and women in multiple disciplines. Life lessons fall like ripe fruit from this book, bringing us closer to a concept, a philosophical idea, a scientific digression, which had since been uncovered in numerous notes, articles or books. Bunge writes about the life experiences in this book with passion, naturalness and with a colloquial frankness, whether they be persecutions, banishment, imprisonment, successes, would-be losses, emotions, relationships, debates, impressions or opinions about people or things. In his pages we pass by the people with whom he shared a fruitful century of achievements and incredible depths of thought. Everything is remembered with sincerity and humor. This autobiography is, in truth, Bunge on Bunge, sharing everything that passes through the sieve of his memory, as he would say. Mario’s many grandchildren are a testament to his proud standing as a family man, and at the age of 96 he gives us a book for everyone: for those who value the memories that hold the trauma of his life as well as for those who share his passion for science and culture. Also, perhaps, for some with whom he has had disagreements or controversy, for he still deserves recognition for being a staunch defender of his convictions.
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Cham :
ISBN:
9783319292519
Subject:
Philosophy.
Modern philosophy.
Philosophy and science.
Humanities.
Philosophy.
Philosophy of Science.
Popular Science in Humanities / Arts.
History of Philosophy.
Modern Philosophy.
Series:
Springer Biographies
Springer Biographies
Contents:
1. Childhood -- 2. Adolescence -- 3. University et alia -- 4. Scientific Apprenticeship -- 5. Philosophical Apprenticeship -- 6. First jobs -- 7. Itinerant Professor -- 8. Canada and Scientific Realism -- 9. Exact Philosophy -- 10. Systemic Materialism -- 11. Biophilosophy -- 12. Psychoneural Monism -- 13. Social Philosophy -- 14. Weird Ideas, Strange Places, Freak Events -- 15. Practical Philosophy -- 16. Summary -- 17. Appendix by Marta Bunge: My Life with Mario -- 18. References.
Physical Description:
XVIII, 496 p. 54 illus., 35 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29251-9
Publication Date:
2016.
Title:
Pathways of a Cell Biologist Through Yet Another Eye / by Shinya Inoué.
Springer Biographies
Springer Biographies
Author:
Inoué, Shinya. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Chapter1 Prologue -- Chapter2 Shadows Of War -- Chapter3 Introduction to Katy -- Chapter4 The Anti-Comintern and Tri-Axis Pacts -- Chapter5 Other Worlds -- Chapte6 War Years in Japan, Continued -- Chapter7 After Graduation -- Chapter8 Immediate Post-War Years -- Chapter9 Encounter with Emperor Showa -- Chapter10 Jean Dan -- Chapter11 Off to America -- Chapter12 University of Washington -- Chapter12 In Post-War Japan, Briefly -- Chapter13 New Life in The States -- Chapter14 Another Move -- Chapter15 Philadelphia -- Chapter16 Full Time at MBL -- Chapter17 Introduction -- Chapter18 Last Quarter Century at MBL -- Chapter19 Epilogue -- Appendix I -- Appendix II -- Appendix III -- Appendix IV -- Appendix V.
This book is the autobiography of Shinya Inoué, tracing his life from childhood to the present. Though he has made many contributions to science, perhaps the most remarkable one involves the visualization of dynamics in living cells by means of a polarizing light microscope, an innovation that changed the face of cell biology. Addressing readers curious to know why and how he achieved such success, the story begins with a prologue describing the end of World War II and Inoué’s lifelong collaborator, the great cell biologist Katsuma Dan. Following the prologue, the author’s childhood and teenage experiences during World War II are described, before the focus shifts to his scientific career and personal life. The book not only offers important tips for young researchers, it will also help them develop a passion for science.
Publisher:
Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Singapore :
ISBN:
9789811009471
Subject:
Life sciences.
History.
Cell biology.
Microscopy.
Spectroscopy.
Life sciences.
Cell biology.
Biological Microscopy.
Spectroscopy and Microscopy.
History of Science.
Series:
Springer Biographies
Springer Biographies
Contents:
Chapter1 Prologue -- Chapter2 Shadows Of War -- Chapter3 Introduction to Katy -- Chapter4 The Anti-Comintern and Tri-Axis Pacts -- Chapter5 Other Worlds -- Chapte6 War Years in Japan, Continued -- Chapter7 After Graduation -- Chapter8 Immediate Post-War Years -- Chapter9 Encounter with Emperor Showa -- Chapter10 Jean Dan -- Chapter11 Off to America -- Chapter12 University of Washington -- Chapter12 In Post-War Japan, Briefly -- Chapter13 New Life in The States -- Chapter14 Another Move -- Chapter15 Philadelphia -- Chapter16 Full Time at MBL -- Chapter17 Introduction -- Chapter18 Last Quarter Century at MBL -- Chapter19 Epilogue -- Appendix I -- Appendix II -- Appendix III -- Appendix IV -- Appendix V.
Physical Description:
XXIX, 258 p. 167 illus., 32 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0947-1
Publication Date:
2016.
Title:
Pathways of a Cell Biologist Through Yet Another Eye / by Shinya Inoué.
Springer Biographies
Springer Biographies
Author:
Inoué, Shinya. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Chapter1 Prologue -- Chapter2 Shadows Of War -- Chapter3 Introduction to Katy -- Chapter4 The Anti-Comintern and Tri-Axis Pacts -- Chapter5 Other Worlds -- Chapte6 War Years in Japan, Continued -- Chapter7 After Graduation -- Chapter8 Immediate Post-War Years -- Chapter9 Encounter with Emperor Showa -- Chapter10 Jean Dan -- Chapter11 Off to America -- Chapter12 University of Washington -- Chapter12 In Post-War Japan, Briefly -- Chapter13 New Life in The States -- Chapter14 Another Move -- Chapter15 Philadelphia -- Chapter16 Full Time at MBL -- Chapter17 Introduction -- Chapter18 Last Quarter Century at MBL -- Chapter19 Epilogue -- Appendix I -- Appendix II -- Appendix III -- Appendix IV -- Appendix V.
This book is the autobiography of Shinya Inoué, tracing his life from childhood to the present. Though he has made many contributions to science, perhaps the most remarkable one involves the visualization of dynamics in living cells by means of a polarizing light microscope, an innovation that changed the face of cell biology. Addressing readers curious to know why and how he achieved such success, the story begins with a prologue describing the end of World War II and Inoué’s lifelong collaborator, the great cell biologist Katsuma Dan. Following the prologue, the author’s childhood and teenage experiences during World War II are described, before the focus shifts to his scientific career and personal life. The book not only offers important tips for young researchers, it will also help them develop a passion for science.
Publisher:
Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Singapore :
ISBN:
9789811009471
Subject:
Life sciences.
History.
Cell biology.
Microscopy.
Spectroscopy.
Life sciences.
Cell biology.
Biological Microscopy.
Spectroscopy and Microscopy.
History of Science.
Series:
Springer Biographies
Springer Biographies
Contents:
Chapter1 Prologue -- Chapter2 Shadows Of War -- Chapter3 Introduction to Katy -- Chapter4 The Anti-Comintern and Tri-Axis Pacts -- Chapter5 Other Worlds -- Chapte6 War Years in Japan, Continued -- Chapter7 After Graduation -- Chapter8 Immediate Post-War Years -- Chapter9 Encounter with Emperor Showa -- Chapter10 Jean Dan -- Chapter11 Off to America -- Chapter12 University of Washington -- Chapter12 In Post-War Japan, Briefly -- Chapter13 New Life in The States -- Chapter14 Another Move -- Chapter15 Philadelphia -- Chapter16 Full Time at MBL -- Chapter17 Introduction -- Chapter18 Last Quarter Century at MBL -- Chapter19 Epilogue -- Appendix I -- Appendix II -- Appendix III -- Appendix IV -- Appendix V.
Physical Description:
XXIX, 258 p. 167 illus., 32 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0947-1
Publication Date:
2016.
Title:
The Ascent of Mary Somerville in 19th Century Society by Elisabetta Strickland.
Springer Biographies,
Springer Biographies,
Author:
Strickland, Elisabetta. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
A peculiar childhood -- The two marriages -- New horizons in Paris -- The Grand Tour to Italy -- The nomadic life -- Portrait of a lady -- Taking part in the unification of Italy -- The death of William Somerville -- Garibaldi, the hero she never met -- Life in Naples -- A peaceful end -- Conclusions.
This biography traces the life and work of Mary Fairfax Somerville, whose extraordinary mathematical talent only came to light through fortuitous circumstances. Barely taught to read and write as a child, all the science she learned and mastered was self taught. In this delightful narrative the author takes up the challenge of discovering how Somerville came to be one of the most outstanding British women scientists and, furthermore, a popular writer. Particular attention is paid to the gender aspects of Somerville's success in what was, to put it mildly, a predominantly male domain.
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Cham :
ISBN:
9783319491936
Subject:
Mathematics.
History.
Sociology.
Sex (Psychology).
Gender expression.
Gender identity.
Mathematics.
History of Mathematical Sciences.
Gender Studies.
Series:
Springer Biographies,
Springer Biographies,
Contents:
A peculiar childhood -- The two marriages -- New horizons in Paris -- The Grand Tour to Italy -- The nomadic life -- Portrait of a lady -- Taking part in the unification of Italy -- The death of William Somerville -- Garibaldi, the hero she never met -- Life in Naples -- A peaceful end -- Conclusions.
Physical Description:
XVII, 102 p. 19 illus., 7 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49193-6
Publication Date:
2016.
Title:
The Ascent of Mary Somerville in 19th Century Society by Elisabetta Strickland.
Springer Biographies,
Springer Biographies,
Author:
Strickland, Elisabetta. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
A peculiar childhood -- The two marriages -- New horizons in Paris -- The Grand Tour to Italy -- The nomadic life -- Portrait of a lady -- Taking part in the unification of Italy -- The death of William Somerville -- Garibaldi, the hero she never met -- Life in Naples -- A peaceful end -- Conclusions.
This biography traces the life and work of Mary Fairfax Somerville, whose extraordinary mathematical talent only came to light through fortuitous circumstances. Barely taught to read and write as a child, all the science she learned and mastered was self taught. In this delightful narrative the author takes up the challenge of discovering how Somerville came to be one of the most outstanding British women scientists and, furthermore, a popular writer. Particular attention is paid to the gender aspects of Somerville's success in what was, to put it mildly, a predominantly male domain.
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Cham :
ISBN:
9783319491936
Subject:
Mathematics.
History.
Sociology.
Sex (Psychology).
Gender expression.
Gender identity.
Mathematics.
History of Mathematical Sciences.
Gender Studies.
Series:
Springer Biographies,
Springer Biographies,
Contents:
A peculiar childhood -- The two marriages -- New horizons in Paris -- The Grand Tour to Italy -- The nomadic life -- Portrait of a lady -- Taking part in the unification of Italy -- The death of William Somerville -- Garibaldi, the hero she never met -- Life in Naples -- A peaceful end -- Conclusions.
Physical Description:
XVII, 102 p. 19 illus., 7 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49193-6
Publication Date:
2016.
Title:
An Interventional Radiology Odyssey The Story of My Life and Work / by Josef Rösch.
Springer Biographies
Springer Biographies
Author:
Rösch, Josef. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
In this autobiography, Josef Rösch, a leading pioneer in interventional radiology from its inception to the present, documents his life and discusses important aspects of his work, focusing especially on those procedures that he developed or improved and that were popularized by his lectures and publications. In Prague, Dr. Rösch worked on splenoportography and visceral angiography, while in the United States he developed the transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) and introduced embolization for treatment of GI bleeding and expandable metallic stenting of obstructions of major veins and the esophagus. In addition, he contributed to the improvement of coronary angiography and fallopian tube catheterization. The book also describes the author’s role as the lead person in establishing the Dotter Interventional Institute in 1990. The Institute was the first freestanding, independent interventional radiology unit to deal with education, research, and patient care. Dr. Rösch’s organization of scientific meetings and his early use of techniques for live internet broadcasting are described, and the book concludes by summarizing the multiple honors and awards that he received in recognition of his achievements.
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Cham :
ISBN:
9783319338194
Subject:
Medicine.
INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY.
Medicine -- History.
Medicine & Public Health.
Interventional Radiology.
History of Medicine.
Series:
Springer Biographies
Springer Biographies
Physical Description:
VIII, 104 p. 69 illus., 35 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33819-4
Publication Date:
2016.
Title:
An Interventional Radiology Odyssey The Story of My Life and Work / by Josef Rösch.
Springer Biographies
Springer Biographies
Author:
Rösch, Josef. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
In this autobiography, Josef Rösch, a leading pioneer in interventional radiology from its inception to the present, documents his life and discusses important aspects of his work, focusing especially on those procedures that he developed or improved and that were popularized by his lectures and publications. In Prague, Dr. Rösch worked on splenoportography and visceral angiography, while in the United States he developed the transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) and introduced embolization for treatment of GI bleeding and expandable metallic stenting of obstructions of major veins and the esophagus. In addition, he contributed to the improvement of coronary angiography and fallopian tube catheterization. The book also describes the author’s role as the lead person in establishing the Dotter Interventional Institute in 1990. The Institute was the first freestanding, independent interventional radiology unit to deal with education, research, and patient care. Dr. Rösch’s organization of scientific meetings and his early use of techniques for live internet broadcasting are described, and the book concludes by summarizing the multiple honors and awards that he received in recognition of his achievements.
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Cham :
ISBN:
9783319338194
Subject:
Medicine.
INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY.
Medicine -- History.
Medicine & Public Health.
Interventional Radiology.
History of Medicine.
Series:
Springer Biographies
Springer Biographies
Physical Description:
VIII, 104 p. 69 illus., 35 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33819-4
Publication Date:
2016.
Title:
Kenneth Warren and the Great Neglected Diseases of Mankind Programme The Transformation of Geographical Medicine in the US and Beyond / by Conrad Keating.
Springer Biographies,
Springer Biographies,
Author:
Keating, Conrad. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Introduction -- The Rise -- The GND Years -- Selective Primary Healthcare -- Boundaries, Frontiers, Disciplines -- The Fall -- Warren in Retrospect.
Kenneth Warren was a powerful figure in twentieth century medicine whose work transformed public health policy and tropical medicine, and who left a profound legacy in global health thinking. A prolific writer and researcher, Warren was respected for his scientific research, winning awards and accolades, while his later role as activist, agitator, innovator and connoisseur of science brought him international recognition. His career in medicine is remembered for three enduring achievements: · His efforts to introduce modern biomedical science to the study of infectious diseases in the developing world · The proselytising energy he brought to the ethical challenge of how to provide the most cost-effective health care to the world’s poorest people · His tenure as Director of Health Sciences at the Rockefeller Foundation, during which time he inaugurated the Great Neglected Diseases of Mankind Programme Told through personal interviews with both Warren’s supporters and detractors, the story of Warren’s career, inexorably interwoven with the GND programme, is a compelling narrative that has not only enduring implications for current medical research, funding and healthcare across the globe, but also a long-standing legacy for the future ways in which we combat disease in the developing world. .
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Cham :
ISBN:
9783319501475
Subject:
Popular works.
Vaccines.
Infectious diseases.
Medicine.
Health.
Popular Science.
Popular Science in Medicine and Health.
Vaccine.
Infectious diseases.
Series:
Springer Biographies,
Springer Biographies,
Contents:
Introduction -- The Rise -- The GND Years -- Selective Primary Healthcare -- Boundaries, Frontiers, Disciplines -- The Fall -- Warren in Retrospect.
Physical Description:
XX, 150 p. 34 illus., 7 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-50147-5
Publication Date:
2017.
Title:
Kenneth Warren and the Great Neglected Diseases of Mankind Programme The Transformation of Geographical Medicine in the US and Beyond / by Conrad Keating.
Springer Biographies,
Springer Biographies,
Author:
Keating, Conrad. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Introduction -- The Rise -- The GND Years -- Selective Primary Healthcare -- Boundaries, Frontiers, Disciplines -- The Fall -- Warren in Retrospect.
Kenneth Warren was a powerful figure in twentieth century medicine whose work transformed public health policy and tropical medicine, and who left a profound legacy in global health thinking. A prolific writer and researcher, Warren was respected for his scientific research, winning awards and accolades, while his later role as activist, agitator, innovator and connoisseur of science brought him international recognition. His career in medicine is remembered for three enduring achievements: · His efforts to introduce modern biomedical science to the study of infectious diseases in the developing world · The proselytising energy he brought to the ethical challenge of how to provide the most cost-effective health care to the world’s poorest people · His tenure as Director of Health Sciences at the Rockefeller Foundation, during which time he inaugurated the Great Neglected Diseases of Mankind Programme Told through personal interviews with both Warren’s supporters and detractors, the story of Warren’s career, inexorably interwoven with the GND programme, is a compelling narrative that has not only enduring implications for current medical research, funding and healthcare across the globe, but also a long-standing legacy for the future ways in which we combat disease in the developing world. .
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Cham :
ISBN:
9783319501475
Subject:
Popular works.
Vaccines.
Infectious diseases.
Medicine.
Health.
Popular Science.
Popular Science in Medicine and Health.
Vaccine.
Infectious diseases.
Series:
Springer Biographies,
Springer Biographies,
Contents:
Introduction -- The Rise -- The GND Years -- Selective Primary Healthcare -- Boundaries, Frontiers, Disciplines -- The Fall -- Warren in Retrospect.
Physical Description:
XX, 150 p. 34 illus., 7 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-50147-5
Publication Date:
2017.
Title:
Breathing on the Roof of the World Memoir of a Respiratory Physiologist / by John B. West.
Springer Biographies,
Springer Biographies,
Author:
West, John B. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
- Early Days, 1928-1945 -- Adelaide University and Medical Residency, 1946-1953 -- London and Llandough, 1953-1956.-Postgraduate Medical School, 1956-1960 -- Silver Hut Expedition, 1960-1961 -- University of Buffalo and the Postgraduate Medical School, 1961-1967 -- Palo Alto and the NASA Ames Research Center, 1967-1968 -- University of California, San Diego, 1969-1981 -- American Medical Research Expedition to Everest, 1981 -- Studies on astronauts in space -- Other research projects -- Comments on scientific achievements.
This book is an informal autobiography by John West MD PhD. He obtained his medical degree in Adelaide, Australia and then spent 15 years mainly at the Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Hammersmith Hospital in London where he, with others, used radioactive oxygen-15 to make the first description of the uneven regional distribution of blood flow in the lung. In 1960-1961, he was a member of the Himalayan Scientific and Mountaineering Expedition led by Sir Edmund Hillary who had made the first ascent of Mt Everest 7 years before. During the expedition about 6 scientists spent up to three months at an altitude of 5800 m studying the effects of this very high altitude on human physiology. Because of his interests in the effects of gravity on the lung, Dr. West spent a year at the NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California in 1967-1968. While there he submitted a proposal to NASA to measure pulmonary function of astronauts in space, and this was funded. Later, in 1981 he organized the American Medical Research Expedition to Everest during which the first measurements of human physiology on the summit, altitude 8848 m, were obtained. In the 1990’s, Dr. West’s team made the first comprehensive measurements of pulmonary function of astronauts in space using SpaceLab which was taken up in the Shuttle.
Publisher:
Springer New York : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
New York, NY :
ISBN:
9781493971220
Subject:
Medicine.
History.
Human physiology.
Respiratory organs -- Diseases.
Sports sciences.
Biomedicine.
Human physiology.
History of Science.
Sport Science.
Pneumology/Respiratory System.
Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics).
Series:
Springer Biographies,
Springer Biographies,
Contents:
- Early Days, 1928-1945 -- Adelaide University and Medical Residency, 1946-1953 -- London and Llandough, 1953-1956.-Postgraduate Medical School, 1956-1960 -- Silver Hut Expedition, 1960-1961 -- University of Buffalo and the Postgraduate Medical School, 1961-1967 -- Palo Alto and the NASA Ames Research Center, 1967-1968 -- University of California, San Diego, 1969-1981 -- American Medical Research Expedition to Everest, 1981 -- Studies on astronauts in space -- Other research projects -- Comments on scientific achievements.
Physical Description:
VIII, 156 p. 67 illus., 37 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-7122-0
Publication Date:
2017.
Title:
Breathing on the Roof of the World Memoir of a Respiratory Physiologist / by John B. West.
Springer Biographies,
Springer Biographies,
Author:
West, John B. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
- Early Days, 1928-1945 -- Adelaide University and Medical Residency, 1946-1953 -- London and Llandough, 1953-1956.-Postgraduate Medical School, 1956-1960 -- Silver Hut Expedition, 1960-1961 -- University of Buffalo and the Postgraduate Medical School, 1961-1967 -- Palo Alto and the NASA Ames Research Center, 1967-1968 -- University of California, San Diego, 1969-1981 -- American Medical Research Expedition to Everest, 1981 -- Studies on astronauts in space -- Other research projects -- Comments on scientific achievements.
This book is an informal autobiography by John West MD PhD. He obtained his medical degree in Adelaide, Australia and then spent 15 years mainly at the Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Hammersmith Hospital in London where he, with others, used radioactive oxygen-15 to make the first description of the uneven regional distribution of blood flow in the lung. In 1960-1961, he was a member of the Himalayan Scientific and Mountaineering Expedition led by Sir Edmund Hillary who had made the first ascent of Mt Everest 7 years before. During the expedition about 6 scientists spent up to three months at an altitude of 5800 m studying the effects of this very high altitude on human physiology. Because of his interests in the effects of gravity on the lung, Dr. West spent a year at the NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California in 1967-1968. While there he submitted a proposal to NASA to measure pulmonary function of astronauts in space, and this was funded. Later, in 1981 he organized the American Medical Research Expedition to Everest during which the first measurements of human physiology on the summit, altitude 8848 m, were obtained. In the 1990’s, Dr. West’s team made the first comprehensive measurements of pulmonary function of astronauts in space using SpaceLab which was taken up in the Shuttle.
Publisher:
Springer New York : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
New York, NY :
ISBN:
9781493971220
Subject:
Medicine.
History.
Human physiology.
Respiratory organs -- Diseases.
Sports sciences.
Biomedicine.
Human physiology.
History of Science.
Sport Science.
Pneumology/Respiratory System.
Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics).
Series:
Springer Biographies,
Springer Biographies,
Contents:
- Early Days, 1928-1945 -- Adelaide University and Medical Residency, 1946-1953 -- London and Llandough, 1953-1956.-Postgraduate Medical School, 1956-1960 -- Silver Hut Expedition, 1960-1961 -- University of Buffalo and the Postgraduate Medical School, 1961-1967 -- Palo Alto and the NASA Ames Research Center, 1967-1968 -- University of California, San Diego, 1969-1981 -- American Medical Research Expedition to Everest, 1981 -- Studies on astronauts in space -- Other research projects -- Comments on scientific achievements.
Physical Description:
VIII, 156 p. 67 illus., 37 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-7122-0
Publication Date:
2017.
Title:
Ettore Majorana Unveiled Genius and Endless Mysteries / by Salvatore Esposito.
Springer Biographies,
Springer Biographies,
Author:
Esposito, Salvatore. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Part 1: A Dostoeyevskijan Hero -- An Archimedes from Sicily studies in Rome -- A Certain Interest in Pure Science -- Ten short papers -- Part 2: Power for the Italian School -- The 1937 Chance -- Landing in Naples -- Part 3: A Legacy from the Grand Inquisitor -- The Mystery of the Missing Papers -- Fortunes and Misfortunes of a Famous Director -- Part 4: Investigation of a Disappearance -- Before March 26 -- In Search for a Missing Professor -- The Last Chapter -- Epilogue. .
This biography sheds new light on the life and work of physicist Ettore Majorana (including unpublished contributions), as well as on his mysterious disappearance in March 1938. Majorana is held by many, including Nobel Laureate, Enrico Fermi, to have been a genius of the rank of Galilei and Newton. In this intriguing story, the author, himself a leading expert on the work of Majorana, supplements the existing literature with new insights, anecdotes and personal accounts of contemporaries of Majorana. .
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Cham :
ISBN:
9783319543192
Subject:
Physics.
History.
Elementary particles (Physics).
Quantum field theory.
Physics.
Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory.
History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.
History of Science.
Series:
Springer Biographies,
Springer Biographies,
Contents:
Part 1: A Dostoeyevskijan Hero -- An Archimedes from Sicily studies in Rome -- A Certain Interest in Pure Science -- Ten short papers -- Part 2: Power for the Italian School -- The 1937 Chance -- Landing in Naples -- Part 3: A Legacy from the Grand Inquisitor -- The Mystery of the Missing Papers -- Fortunes and Misfortunes of a Famous Director -- Part 4: Investigation of a Disappearance -- Before March 26 -- In Search for a Missing Professor -- The Last Chapter -- Epilogue. .
Physical Description:
XIII, 191 p. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54319-2
Publication Date:
2017.
Title:
Ettore Majorana Unveiled Genius and Endless Mysteries / by Salvatore Esposito.
Springer Biographies,
Springer Biographies,
Author:
Esposito, Salvatore. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Part 1: A Dostoeyevskijan Hero -- An Archimedes from Sicily studies in Rome -- A Certain Interest in Pure Science -- Ten short papers -- Part 2: Power for the Italian School -- The 1937 Chance -- Landing in Naples -- Part 3: A Legacy from the Grand Inquisitor -- The Mystery of the Missing Papers -- Fortunes and Misfortunes of a Famous Director -- Part 4: Investigation of a Disappearance -- Before March 26 -- In Search for a Missing Professor -- The Last Chapter -- Epilogue. .
This biography sheds new light on the life and work of physicist Ettore Majorana (including unpublished contributions), as well as on his mysterious disappearance in March 1938. Majorana is held by many, including Nobel Laureate, Enrico Fermi, to have been a genius of the rank of Galilei and Newton. In this intriguing story, the author, himself a leading expert on the work of Majorana, supplements the existing literature with new insights, anecdotes and personal accounts of contemporaries of Majorana. .
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Cham :
ISBN:
9783319543192
Subject:
Physics.
History.
Elementary particles (Physics).
Quantum field theory.
Physics.
Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory.
History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.
History of Science.
Series:
Springer Biographies,
Springer Biographies,
Contents:
Part 1: A Dostoeyevskijan Hero -- An Archimedes from Sicily studies in Rome -- A Certain Interest in Pure Science -- Ten short papers -- Part 2: Power for the Italian School -- The 1937 Chance -- Landing in Naples -- Part 3: A Legacy from the Grand Inquisitor -- The Mystery of the Missing Papers -- Fortunes and Misfortunes of a Famous Director -- Part 4: Investigation of a Disappearance -- Before March 26 -- In Search for a Missing Professor -- The Last Chapter -- Epilogue. .
Physical Description:
XIII, 191 p. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54319-2
Publication Date:
2017.
Title:
Wilhelm Ostwald The Autobiography / edited by Robert Smail Jack, Fritz Scholz.
Springer Biographies,
Springer Biographies,
Author:
Jack, Robert Smail. editor.
Scholz, Fritz. editor.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Part 1: Riga-Dorpat-Riga: My parental home and childhood -- Youth -- The growing boy -- Student years -- The start of my scientific career -- Teaching and marriage -- My first appointment -- The professorship in Riga -- Germany -- Back in Riga -- My colleague -- Progress -- The appointment in Leipzig -- Part 2: Leipzig: Leaving home -- The new work place and the first fruits -- The laboratory -- At the writing desk -- The Leipzig circle -- The spread of the concept in Germany -- Impact at a distance -- Energetics -- Overload, breakdown and recovery -- The electrochemical society -- Catalysis and the new institute -- Nitrogen -- Natural philosophy -- First journey to America -- Taking leave of chemistry -- An international congress of all the arts and sciences -- Free! -- Part 3: Großbothen and the world -- The doctrine of happiness and its applications -- The exchange professor -- Country house “Energy” -- Great men and the schools -- The world language -- Festive days -- The Monist Society -- The International Union of Chemists -- The Bridge -- The energetic imperative -- World war and revolution -- The theory of colour -- The beauty of the law -- The noise of the streets and the peace of the garden.
This book is the translated and commented autobiography of Wilhelm Ostwald (1853-1932), who won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1909. It is the first translation of the German original version “Lebenslinien: Eine Selbstbiographie,” published by Ostwald in 1926/27, and has been painstakingly translated. The book includes comments and explanations, helping readers to understand Ostwald’s text in the historical context of Germany at the beginning of the 20th century. In his autobiography, Ostwald describes his impressive research career and his life from his own personal view. Readers will find information on how Ostwald immortalized himself through his research on catalysis, chemical equilibria, technical chemistry, and especially as one of the founders of modern physical chemistry. His broad interests in science, ranging from philosophy to the theory of colors and the idea of a universal scientific language are further remarkable aspects covered. This work will appeal to a broad audience of contemporary scientists: Wilhelm Ostwald has been tremendously influential for the development of chemistry and science, and many of today’s best-known international scientific schools can be traced back to Ostwald’s students. Ostwald was active in Germany and what is now Latvia and Estonia, while also travelling to the USA, England and France. In his discussions and analyses of the working conditions of the time, readers will find many issues reflected that continue to be of relevance today.
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Cham :
ISBN:
9783319469553
Subject:
Chemistry.
History.
Physical chemistry.
Chemistry -- History.
Philosophy and science.
Physics.
Chemistry.
History of Chemistry.
Physical chemistry.
History of Science.
History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.
Philosophy of Science.
Series:
Springer Biographies,
Springer Biographies,
Contents:
Part 1: Riga-Dorpat-Riga: My parental home and childhood -- Youth -- The growing boy -- Student years -- The start of my scientific career -- Teaching and marriage -- My first appointment -- The professorship in Riga -- Germany -- Back in Riga -- My colleague -- Progress -- The appointment in Leipzig -- Part 2: Leipzig: Leaving home -- The new work place and the first fruits -- The laboratory -- At the writing desk -- The Leipzig circle -- The spread of the concept in Germany -- Impact at a distance -- Energetics -- Overload, breakdown and recovery -- The electrochemical society -- Catalysis and the new institute -- Nitrogen -- Natural philosophy -- First journey to America -- Taking leave of chemistry -- An international congress of all the arts and sciences -- Free! -- Part 3: Großbothen and the world -- The doctrine of happiness and its applications -- The exchange professor -- Country house “Energy” -- Great men and the schools -- The world language -- Festive days -- The Monist Society -- The International Union of Chemists -- The Bridge -- The energetic imperative -- World war and revolution -- The theory of colour -- The beauty of the law -- The noise of the streets and the peace of the garden.
Physical Description:
XIV, 688 p. 16 illus., 1 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-46955-3
Publication Date:
2017.
Title:
Wilhelm Ostwald The Autobiography / edited by Robert Smail Jack, Fritz Scholz.
Springer Biographies,
Springer Biographies,
Author:
Jack, Robert Smail. editor.
Scholz, Fritz. editor.
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General Notes:
Part 1: Riga-Dorpat-Riga: My parental home and childhood -- Youth -- The growing boy -- Student years -- The start of my scientific career -- Teaching and marriage -- My first appointment -- The professorship in Riga -- Germany -- Back in Riga -- My colleague -- Progress -- The appointment in Leipzig -- Part 2: Leipzig: Leaving home -- The new work place and the first fruits -- The laboratory -- At the writing desk -- The Leipzig circle -- The spread of the concept in Germany -- Impact at a distance -- Energetics -- Overload, breakdown and recovery -- The electrochemical society -- Catalysis and the new institute -- Nitrogen -- Natural philosophy -- First journey to America -- Taking leave of chemistry -- An international congress of all the arts and sciences -- Free! -- Part 3: Großbothen and the world -- The doctrine of happiness and its applications -- The exchange professor -- Country house “Energy” -- Great men and the schools -- The world language -- Festive days -- The Monist Society -- The International Union of Chemists -- The Bridge -- The energetic imperative -- World war and revolution -- The theory of colour -- The beauty of the law -- The noise of the streets and the peace of the garden.
This book is the translated and commented autobiography of Wilhelm Ostwald (1853-1932), who won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1909. It is the first translation of the German original version “Lebenslinien: Eine Selbstbiographie,” published by Ostwald in 1926/27, and has been painstakingly translated. The book includes comments and explanations, helping readers to understand Ostwald’s text in the historical context of Germany at the beginning of the 20th century. In his autobiography, Ostwald describes his impressive research career and his life from his own personal view. Readers will find information on how Ostwald immortalized himself through his research on catalysis, chemical equilibria, technical chemistry, and especially as one of the founders of modern physical chemistry. His broad interests in science, ranging from philosophy to the theory of colors and the idea of a universal scientific language are further remarkable aspects covered. This work will appeal to a broad audience of contemporary scientists: Wilhelm Ostwald has been tremendously influential for the development of chemistry and science, and many of today’s best-known international scientific schools can be traced back to Ostwald’s students. Ostwald was active in Germany and what is now Latvia and Estonia, while also travelling to the USA, England and France. In his discussions and analyses of the working conditions of the time, readers will find many issues reflected that continue to be of relevance today.
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Cham :
ISBN:
9783319469553
Subject:
Chemistry.
History.
Physical chemistry.
Chemistry -- History.
Philosophy and science.
Physics.
Chemistry.
History of Chemistry.
Physical chemistry.
History of Science.
History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.
Philosophy of Science.
Series:
Springer Biographies,
Springer Biographies,
Contents:
Part 1: Riga-Dorpat-Riga: My parental home and childhood -- Youth -- The growing boy -- Student years -- The start of my scientific career -- Teaching and marriage -- My first appointment -- The professorship in Riga -- Germany -- Back in Riga -- My colleague -- Progress -- The appointment in Leipzig -- Part 2: Leipzig: Leaving home -- The new work place and the first fruits -- The laboratory -- At the writing desk -- The Leipzig circle -- The spread of the concept in Germany -- Impact at a distance -- Energetics -- Overload, breakdown and recovery -- The electrochemical society -- Catalysis and the new institute -- Nitrogen -- Natural philosophy -- First journey to America -- Taking leave of chemistry -- An international congress of all the arts and sciences -- Free! -- Part 3: Großbothen and the world -- The doctrine of happiness and its applications -- The exchange professor -- Country house “Energy” -- Great men and the schools -- The world language -- Festive days -- The Monist Society -- The International Union of Chemists -- The Bridge -- The energetic imperative -- World war and revolution -- The theory of colour -- The beauty of the law -- The noise of the streets and the peace of the garden.
Physical Description:
XIV, 688 p. 16 illus., 1 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-46955-3
Publication Date:
2017.
Title:
Harmonies of Disorder Norbert Wiener: A Mathematician-Philosopher of Our Time / by Leone Montagnini.
Springer Biographies,
Springer Biographies,
Author:
Montagnini, Leone. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Introduction -- PART I 1894-1918 -- Chapter 1 – Roots -- Chapter 2 – Education -- Chapter 3 - A young Philosopher -- PART II 1919-1939 -- Chapter 4 - A Mathematician at work -- Chapter 5 - Reflections on Science and Technology -- PART III. 1940-1945 -- Chapter 6 - Military Research Projects -- PART IV - 1946-1964 -- Chapter 7 - After Hiroshima and Nagasaki -- Chapter 8 - The book Cybernetics -- Ch. 9 - After Cybernetics -- Conclusions -- References -- Index of names -- Subject index.
This book presents the entire body of thought of Norbert Wiener (1894–1964), knowledge of which is essential if one wishes to understand and correctly interpret the age in which we live. The focus is in particular on the philosophical and sociological aspects of Wiener’s thought, but these aspects are carefully framed within the context of his scientific journey. Important biographical events, including some that were previously unknown, are also highlighted, but while the book has a biographical structure, it is not only a biography. The book is divided into four chronological sections, the first two of which explore Wiener’s development as a philosopher and logician and his brilliant interwar career as a mathematician, supported by his philosophical background. The third section considers his research during World War II, which drew upon his previous scientific work and reflections and led to the birth of cybernetics. Finally, the radical post-war shift in Wiener’s intellectual path is considered, examining how he came to abandon computer science projects and commenced ceaseless public reflections on the new sciences and technologies of information, their social effects, and the need for responsibility in science. .
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Cham :
ISBN:
9783319506579
Subject:
Mathematics.
Philosophy.
Computers.
History.
Mathematical logic.
Physics.
Control engineering.
Robotics.
Mechatronics.
Mathematics.
History of Mathematical Sciences.
History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.
History of Computing.
Mathematical Logic and Foundations.
Philosophy of Technology.
Control, Robotics, Mechatronics.
Series:
Springer Biographies,
Springer Biographies,
Contents:
Introduction -- PART I 1894-1918 -- Chapter 1 – Roots -- Chapter 2 – Education -- Chapter 3 - A young Philosopher -- PART II 1919-1939 -- Chapter 4 - A Mathematician at work -- Chapter 5 - Reflections on Science and Technology -- PART III. 1940-1945 -- Chapter 6 - Military Research Projects -- PART IV - 1946-1964 -- Chapter 7 - After Hiroshima and Nagasaki -- Chapter 8 - The book Cybernetics -- Ch. 9 - After Cybernetics -- Conclusions -- References -- Index of names -- Subject index.
Physical Description:
XX, 307 p. 1 illus. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-50657-9
Publication Date:
2017.
Title:
Harmonies of Disorder Norbert Wiener: A Mathematician-Philosopher of Our Time / by Leone Montagnini.
Springer Biographies,
Springer Biographies,
Author:
Montagnini, Leone. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Introduction -- PART I 1894-1918 -- Chapter 1 – Roots -- Chapter 2 – Education -- Chapter 3 - A young Philosopher -- PART II 1919-1939 -- Chapter 4 - A Mathematician at work -- Chapter 5 - Reflections on Science and Technology -- PART III. 1940-1945 -- Chapter 6 - Military Research Projects -- PART IV - 1946-1964 -- Chapter 7 - After Hiroshima and Nagasaki -- Chapter 8 - The book Cybernetics -- Ch. 9 - After Cybernetics -- Conclusions -- References -- Index of names -- Subject index.
This book presents the entire body of thought of Norbert Wiener (1894–1964), knowledge of which is essential if one wishes to understand and correctly interpret the age in which we live. The focus is in particular on the philosophical and sociological aspects of Wiener’s thought, but these aspects are carefully framed within the context of his scientific journey. Important biographical events, including some that were previously unknown, are also highlighted, but while the book has a biographical structure, it is not only a biography. The book is divided into four chronological sections, the first two of which explore Wiener’s development as a philosopher and logician and his brilliant interwar career as a mathematician, supported by his philosophical background. The third section considers his research during World War II, which drew upon his previous scientific work and reflections and led to the birth of cybernetics. Finally, the radical post-war shift in Wiener’s intellectual path is considered, examining how he came to abandon computer science projects and commenced ceaseless public reflections on the new sciences and technologies of information, their social effects, and the need for responsibility in science. .
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Cham :
ISBN:
9783319506579
Subject:
Mathematics.
Philosophy.
Computers.
History.
Mathematical logic.
Physics.
Control engineering.
Robotics.
Mechatronics.
Mathematics.
History of Mathematical Sciences.
History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.
History of Computing.
Mathematical Logic and Foundations.
Philosophy of Technology.
Control, Robotics, Mechatronics.
Series:
Springer Biographies,
Springer Biographies,
Contents:
Introduction -- PART I 1894-1918 -- Chapter 1 – Roots -- Chapter 2 – Education -- Chapter 3 - A young Philosopher -- PART II 1919-1939 -- Chapter 4 - A Mathematician at work -- Chapter 5 - Reflections on Science and Technology -- PART III. 1940-1945 -- Chapter 6 - Military Research Projects -- PART IV - 1946-1964 -- Chapter 7 - After Hiroshima and Nagasaki -- Chapter 8 - The book Cybernetics -- Ch. 9 - After Cybernetics -- Conclusions -- References -- Index of names -- Subject index.
Physical Description:
XX, 307 p. 1 illus. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-50657-9
Publication Date:
2017.
Title:
Meghnad Saha His Life in Science and Politics / by Pramod V. Naik.
Springer Biographies,
Springer Biographies,
Author:
Naik, Pramod V. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Introduction -- Science in India: Ancient and Modern -- It Was the Nineteenth Century -- Early Years -- Understanding the Atom -- Saha the Physicist -- Saha's Ionization Formula -- Saha at Allahabad -- Again in Calcutta -- Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics -- National Problems and Social Concern -- Saha and Bhabha -- Saha in Parliament -- Sudden End -- Saha and a Symbol of Excellence -- Epilogue -- References -- Appendices.
This biography is a short yet comprehensive overview of the life of Meghnad Saha, the mastermind behind the frequently used Saha equations and a strong contributor to the foundation of science in India. The author explores the lesser known details behind the man who played a major role in building scientific institutions in India, developed the breakthrough theory of thermal ionization, and whose fervor about India’s rapid progress in science and technology, along with concern for uplifting his countrymen and optimizing resources, led him to eventually enter politics and identify the mismanagement of many programs of national importance to Parliament. This book is free of most academic technicalities, so that the reader with general scientific knowledge can read and understand it easily. One interested only in Saha’s contribution to physics can pick up just that part and read it. Conversely, the average reader may skip the technical chapters, and read the book without loss of continuity or generality to still get a coherent picture. This work touches on all aspects of Saha’s multidimensional personality, which overflows in the pages of his periodical, Science and Culture,as well as his many speeches, debates and discussions in Parliament, all of which is appropriately conveyed in this book.
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Cham :
ISBN:
9783319621029
Subject:
Physics.
History.
Asia -- Politics and government.
Thermodynamics.
Astrophysics.
Physics.
History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.
Astrophysics and Astroparticles.
History of Science.
Thermodynamics.
Asian Politics.
Series:
Springer Biographies,
Springer Biographies,
Contents:
Introduction -- Science in India: Ancient and Modern -- It Was the Nineteenth Century -- Early Years -- Understanding the Atom -- Saha the Physicist -- Saha's Ionization Formula -- Saha at Allahabad -- Again in Calcutta -- Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics -- National Problems and Social Concern -- Saha and Bhabha -- Saha in Parliament -- Sudden End -- Saha and a Symbol of Excellence -- Epilogue -- References -- Appendices.
Physical Description:
XVI, 212 p. 25 illus., 4 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62102-9
Publication Date:
2017.
Title:
Meghnad Saha His Life in Science and Politics / by Pramod V. Naik.
Springer Biographies,
Springer Biographies,
Author:
Naik, Pramod V. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Introduction -- Science in India: Ancient and Modern -- It Was the Nineteenth Century -- Early Years -- Understanding the Atom -- Saha the Physicist -- Saha's Ionization Formula -- Saha at Allahabad -- Again in Calcutta -- Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics -- National Problems and Social Concern -- Saha and Bhabha -- Saha in Parliament -- Sudden End -- Saha and a Symbol of Excellence -- Epilogue -- References -- Appendices.
This biography is a short yet comprehensive overview of the life of Meghnad Saha, the mastermind behind the frequently used Saha equations and a strong contributor to the foundation of science in India. The author explores the lesser known details behind the man who played a major role in building scientific institutions in India, developed the breakthrough theory of thermal ionization, and whose fervor about India’s rapid progress in science and technology, along with concern for uplifting his countrymen and optimizing resources, led him to eventually enter politics and identify the mismanagement of many programs of national importance to Parliament. This book is free of most academic technicalities, so that the reader with general scientific knowledge can read and understand it easily. One interested only in Saha’s contribution to physics can pick up just that part and read it. Conversely, the average reader may skip the technical chapters, and read the book without loss of continuity or generality to still get a coherent picture. This work touches on all aspects of Saha’s multidimensional personality, which overflows in the pages of his periodical, Science and Culture,as well as his many speeches, debates and discussions in Parliament, all of which is appropriately conveyed in this book.
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Cham :
ISBN:
9783319621029
Subject:
Physics.
History.
Asia -- Politics and government.
Thermodynamics.
Astrophysics.
Physics.
History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.
Astrophysics and Astroparticles.
History of Science.
Thermodynamics.
Asian Politics.
Series:
Springer Biographies,
Springer Biographies,
Contents:
Introduction -- Science in India: Ancient and Modern -- It Was the Nineteenth Century -- Early Years -- Understanding the Atom -- Saha the Physicist -- Saha's Ionization Formula -- Saha at Allahabad -- Again in Calcutta -- Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics -- National Problems and Social Concern -- Saha and Bhabha -- Saha in Parliament -- Sudden End -- Saha and a Symbol of Excellence -- Epilogue -- References -- Appendices.
Physical Description:
XVI, 212 p. 25 illus., 4 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62102-9
Publication Date:
2017.
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