Title:
The Poisson-Dirichlet Distribution and Related Topics Models and Asymptotic Behaviors / by Shui Feng.
Probability and its Applications,
Probability and its applications,
Author:
Feng, Shui.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Preface -- Part I: Models -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Poisson–Dirichlet Distribution -- 3. The Two-Parameter Poisson–Dirichlet Distribution -- 4. The Coalescent -- 5. Stochastic Dynamics -- 6. Particle Representation -- Part II: Asymptotic Behaviors -- 7. Fluctuation Theorems -- 8. Large Deviations for the Poisson–Dirichlet Distribution -- 9. Large Deviations for the Dirichlet Processes -- A. Poisson Process and Poisson Random Measure -- A.1. Definitions -- A.2. Properties -- B. Basics of Large Deviations -- References -- Index.
The Poisson-Dirichlet distribution is an infinite dimensional probability distribution. It was introduced by Kingman over thirty years ago, and has found applications in a broad range of areas including Bayesian statistics, combinatorics, differential geometry, economics, number theory, physics, and population genetics. This monograph provides a comprehensive study of this distribution and some related topics, with particular emphasis on recent progresses in evolutionary dynamics and asymptotic behaviors. One central scheme is the unification of the Poisson-Dirichlet distribution, the urn structure, the coalescent, the evolutionary dynamics through the grand particle system of Donnelly and Kurtz. It is largely self-contained. The methods and techniques used in it appeal to researchers in a wide variety of subjects.
Publisher:
Springer Berlin Heidelberg,
Publication Place:
Berlin, Heidelberg :
ISBN:
9783642111945
Subject:
Mathematics.
Biology -- Mathematics.
Distribution (Probability theory).
Mathematics.
Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes.
Mathematical Biology in General.
Series:
Probability and its Applications,
Probability and its applications,
Contents:
Preface -- Part I: Models -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Poisson–Dirichlet Distribution -- 3. The Two-Parameter Poisson–Dirichlet Distribution -- 4. The Coalescent -- 5. Stochastic Dynamics -- 6. Particle Representation -- Part II: Asymptotic Behaviors -- 7. Fluctuation Theorems -- 8. Large Deviations for the Poisson–Dirichlet Distribution -- 9. Large Deviations for the Dirichlet Processes -- A. Poisson Process and Poisson Random Measure -- A.1. Definitions -- A.2. Properties -- B. Basics of Large Deviations -- References -- Index.
Physical Description:
XII, 218p. digital.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11194-5
Publication Date:
2010.
Title:
Poisson Point Processes and Their Application to Markov Processes by Kiyosi Itô.
SpringerBriefs in Probability and Mathematical Statistics,
SpringerBriefs in Probability and Mathematical Statistics,
Author:
Itô, Kiyosi. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
An extension problem (often called a boundary problem) of Markov processes has been studied, particularly in the case of one-dimensional diffusion processes, by W. Feller, K. Itô, and H. P. McKean, among others. In this book, Itô discussed a case of a general Markov process with state space S and a specified point a ∈ S called a boundary. The problem is to obtain all possible recurrent extensions of a given minimal process (i.e., the process on S \ {a} which is absorbed on reaching the boundary a). The study in this lecture is restricted to a simpler case of the boundary a being a discontinuous entrance point, leaving a more general case of a continuous entrance point to future works. He established a one-to-one correspondence between a recurrent extension and a pair of a positive measure k(db) on S \ {a} (called the jumping-in measure and a non-negative number m< (called the stagnancy rate). The necessary and sufficient conditions for a pair k, m was obtained so that the correspondence is precisely described. For this, Itô used, as a fundamental tool, the notion of Poisson point processes formed of all excursions of the process on S \ {a}. This theory of Itô's of Poisson point processes of excursions is indeed a breakthrough. It has been expanded and applied to more general extension problems by many succeeding researchers. Thus we may say that this lecture note by Itô is really a memorial work in the extension problems of Markov processes. Especially in Chapter 1 of this note, a general theory of Poisson point processes is given that reminds us of Itô's beautiful and impressive lectures in his day.
Publisher:
Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Singapore :
ISBN:
9789811002724
Subject:
Mathematics.
Functional analysis.
Measure theory.
Probabilities.
Mathematics.
Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes.
Measure and Integration.
Functional analysis.
Series:
SpringerBriefs in Probability and Mathematical Statistics,
SpringerBriefs in Probability and Mathematical Statistics,
Edition:
1st ed. 2015.
Physical Description:
XI, 43 p. 3 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0272-4
Publication Date:
2015.
Title:
Poisson Point Processes Imaging, Tracking, and Sensing / by Roy L. Streit.
Author:
Streit, Roy L.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Introduction -- Background -- Intensity estimation -- Beyond the Poisson point process -- Applications: multiple target tracking -- Applications: multiple sensor tracking -- Applications: distributed sensor networks.
"Poisson Point Processes provides an overview of non-homogeneous and multidimensional Poisson point processes and their numerous applications. Readers will find constructive mathematical tools and applications ranging from emission and transmission computed tomography to multiple target tracking and distributed sensor detection, written from an engineering perspective. A valuable discussion of the basic properties of finite random sets is included. Maximum likelihood estimation techniques are discussed for several parametric forms of the intensity function, including Gaussian sums, together with their Cramer-Rao bounds. These methods are then used to investigate: -Several medical imaging techniques, including positron emission tomography (PET), single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), and transmission tomography (CT scans) -Various multi-target and multi-sensor tracking applications, -Practical applications in areas like distributed sensing and detection, -Related finite point processes such as marked processes, hard core processes, cluster processes, and doubly stochastic processes, Perfect for researchers, engineers and graduate students working in electrical engineering and computer science, Poisson Point Processes will prove to be an extremely valuable volume for those seeking insight into the nature of these processes and their diverse applications.
Publisher:
Springer US,
Publication Place:
Boston, MA :
ISBN:
9781441969231
Subject:
Engineering.
Computer science.
Distribution (Probability theory).
Engineering.
Signal, Image and Speech Processing.
Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes.
Probability and Statistics in Computer Science.
Contents:
Introduction -- Background -- Intensity estimation -- Beyond the Poisson point process -- Applications: multiple target tracking -- Applications: multiple sensor tracking -- Applications: distributed sensor networks.
Physical Description:
XIV, 281p. digital.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6923-1
Publication Date:
2010.
Title:
Poisson Structures by Camille Laurent-Gengoux, Anne Pichereau, Pol Vanhaecke.
Grundlehren der mathematischen Wissenschaften, A Series of Comprehensive Studies in Mathematics,
Grundlehren der mathematischen Wissenschaften, A Series of Comprehensive Studies in Mathematics,
Author:
Laurent-Gengoux, Camille. author.
Pichereau, Anne. author.
Vanhaecke, Pol. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Part I Theoretical Background:1.Poisson Structures: Basic Definitions -- 2.Poisson Structures: Basic Constructions -- 3.Multi-Derivations and Kähler Forms -- 4.Poisson (Co)Homology -- 5.Reduction -- Part II Examples:6.Constant Poisson Structures, Regular and Symplectic Manifolds -- 7.Linear Poisson Structures and Lie Algebras -- 8.Higher Degree Poisson Structures -- 9.Poisson Structures in Dimensions Two and Three -- 10.R-Brackets and r-Brackets -- 11.Poisson–Lie Groups -- Part III Applications:12.Liouville Integrable Systems -- 13.Deformation Quantization -- A Multilinear Algebra -- B Real and Complex Differential Geometry -- References -- Index -- List of Notations. .
Poisson structures appear in a large variety of contexts, ranging from string theory, classical/quantum mechanics and differential geometry to abstract algebra, algebraic geometry and representation theory. In each one of these contexts, it turns out that the Poisson structure is not a theoretical artifact, but a key element which, unsolicited, comes along with the problem that is investigated, and its delicate properties are decisive for the solution to the problem in nearly all cases. Poisson Structures is the first book that offers a comprehensive introduction to the theory, as well as an overview of the different aspects of Poisson structures. The first part covers solid foundations, the central part consists of a detailed exposition of the different known types of Poisson structures and of the (usually mathematical) contexts in which they appear, and the final part is devoted to the two main applications of Poisson structures (integrable systems and deformation quantization). The clear structure of the book makes it adequate for readers who come across Poisson structures in their research or for graduate students or advanced researchers who are interested in an introduction to the many facets and applications of Poisson structures.
Publisher:
Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Berlin, Heidelberg :
ISBN:
9783642310904
Subject:
Mathematics.
Algebra.
Topological groups.
Global analysis (Mathematics).
Global differential geometry.
Mathematics.
ANALYSIS.
Differential Geometry.
Topological Groups, Lie Groups.
Non-associative Rings and Algebras.
Series:
Grundlehren der mathematischen Wissenschaften, A Series of Comprehensive Studies in Mathematics, 347
Grundlehren der mathematischen Wissenschaften, A Series of Comprehensive Studies in Mathematics, 347
Contents:
Part I Theoretical Background:1.Poisson Structures: Basic Definitions -- 2.Poisson Structures: Basic Constructions -- 3.Multi-Derivations and Kähler Forms -- 4.Poisson (Co)Homology -- 5.Reduction -- Part II Examples:6.Constant Poisson Structures, Regular and Symplectic Manifolds -- 7.Linear Poisson Structures and Lie Algebras -- 8.Higher Degree Poisson Structures -- 9.Poisson Structures in Dimensions Two and Three -- 10.R-Brackets and r-Brackets -- 11.Poisson–Lie Groups -- Part III Applications:12.Liouville Integrable Systems -- 13.Deformation Quantization -- A Multilinear Algebra -- B Real and Complex Differential Geometry -- References -- Index -- List of Notations. .
Physical Description:
XXIV, 461 p. 16 illus. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-31090-4
Publication Date:
2013.
Title:
Poland in the Irish Nationalist Imagination, 1772–1922 Anti-Colonialism within Europe / by Róisín Healy.
Author:
Healy, Róisín. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
List of Figures -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Poland and Anti-Colonialism -- 1. The Era of the Partitions, 1772-1798 -- 2. From the United Irishmen Rebellion to the November Uprising in Poland, 1798-1832 -- 3. The Repeal Movement and Young Ireland, 1832-1860 -- 4. From the January Uprising to the First Home Rule Bill, 1860-1886 -- 5. The Home Rule Bills and Minorities Policy, 1886-1914 -- 6. Paths to Statehood, 1914-1922 -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
This book explores the assertions made by Irish nationalists of a parallel between Ireland under British rule and Poland under Russian, Prussian and Austrian rule in the long nineteenth century. Poland loomed large in the Irish nationalist imagination, despite the low level of direct contact between Ireland and Poland up to the twenty-first century. Irish men and women took a keen interest in Poland and many believed that its experience mirrored that of Ireland. This view rested primarily on a historical coincidence—the loss of sovereignty suffered by Poland in the final partition of 1795 and by Ireland in the Act of Union of 1801, following unsuccessful rebellions. It also drew on a common commitment to Catholicism and a shared experience of religious persecution. This study shows how this parallel proved politically significant, allowing Irish nationalists to challenge the legitimacy of British rule in Ireland by arguing that British governments were hypocritical to condemn in Poland what they themselves practised in Ireland.
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,
Publication Place:
Cham :
ISBN:
9783319434315
Subject:
History.
Great Britain -- History.
Europe -- History—1492-.
World history.
Imperialism.
World politics.
History.
History of Britain and Ireland.
World History, Global and Transnational History.
Imperialism and Colonialism.
History of Modern Europe.
Political history.
Contents:
List of Figures -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Poland and Anti-Colonialism -- 1. The Era of the Partitions, 1772-1798 -- 2. From the United Irishmen Rebellion to the November Uprising in Poland, 1798-1832 -- 3. The Repeal Movement and Young Ireland, 1832-1860 -- 4. From the January Uprising to the First Home Rule Bill, 1860-1886 -- 5. The Home Rule Bills and Minorities Policy, 1886-1914 -- 6. Paths to Statehood, 1914-1922 -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Physical Description:
XI, 321 p. 3 illus. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43431-5
Publication Date:
2017.
Title:
Poland-visegrad group-Jordan : proceedings of the conferences organised by the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Amman under the patronage of HRH Prince el Hassan bin Talal : in cooperation with West Asia and North Africa Forum "Poland-Jordan : Stability in West Asia - North Africa Region", Amman, 2nd December, 2013 : in cooperation with Al Rai Center for Studies "Visegrad Group : Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary - Jordan : Succesful Beneficiaries of NATO and EU Heritage", Amman, 4th May, 2014 / ed. by Krzysztof Bojko, Khaled Shogran.
Author:
Bojko, Krzysztof. Red.
Shogran, Khalid Red.
General Notes:
Conference materials.
, Conference materials.
Materia±y konferencyjne., Conference materials.
Publisher:
Jordan Press Foundation,
Publication Place:
Amman :
Subject:
International business enterprises.
Jordan -- Foreign relations -- Poland.
Poland -- Foreign relations -- Jordan.
Jordan -- Foreign relations -- European Union countries.
European Union countries -- Foreign relations -- Jordan.
Polnd -- Foreign relations
Jordan -- Foreign relations
European Union -- Jordan.
Contents:
Polish policy towards the Middle East region / The Jagiellonian University and its role in the international arena / Regional security and a globalized world / Russia's Middle East policy : with US, or against it? / Polish military-civilian contingents' participation in stabilization and peace process in the Middle East in the Cold War time : political-strategic and operational tasks conducting / Conflict in Syria : multidimensional consequences for Turkey / Polish transformation -- an example of successful transition to democracy / Is the model of political and economic transformation of V4 countries relevant for Middle East partners? / Poland's 15 years in NATO / Polish way to NATO / At the crossroads / Faith brings down regimes : the role of religion in transitional processes / Stepping out from between a rock and a hard place : Poland's return journey to the West / NATO after Afghanistan / Poland's economic situation in comparison with other Central European countries / Polish economy : 25 years after the collapse of communism : cooperation with Central European and Middle East countries / The Visegrad Group : enhancing economic and democratic development in Central Europe / Poland -- reliable and mature NATO member (15 years after the accession) / Al-tawilat al-mastadirat : al-tagrabat al-Bulandiyyat fi al-antaqal al-salmi lilsultat /
Polish policy towards the Middle East region / The Jagiellonian University and its role in the international arena / Regional security and a globalized world / Russia's Middle East policy : with US, or against it? / Polish military-civilian contingents' participation in stabilization and peace process in the Middle East in the Cold War time : political-strategic and operational tasks conducting / Conflict in Syria : multidimensional consequences for Turkey / Polish transformation -- an example of successful transition to democracy / Is the model of political and economic transformation of V4 countries relevant for Middle East partners? / Poland's 15 years in NATO / Polish way to NATO / At the crossroads / Faith brings down regimes : the role of religion in transitional processes / Stepping out from between a rock and a hard place : Poland's return journey to the West / NATO after Afghanistan / Poland's economic situation in comparison with other Central European countries / Polish economy : 25 years after the collapse of communism : cooperation with Central European and Middle East countries / The Visegrad Group : enhancing economic and democratic development in Central Europe / Poland -- reliable and mature NATO member (15 years after the accession) / Al-tهawilat al-mastadهirat : al-taégrabat al-Bهulandiyyat fهi al-هantaqهal al-salmهi lilsultat /
Physical Description:
334, 37 pages : illustrations ;
Publication Date:
2014.
Title:
Poland's Security Policy The West, Russia, and the Changing International Order / by Justyna Zając.
Author:
Zając, Justyna. author.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Chapter 1: Post-Cold War Determinants of Poland’s Security Policy -- Chapter 2: ‘Go West’: Poland's Security Policy in Transition -- Chapter 3: US Global Hegemony: Poland’s Security Policy in a Unipolar World Order -- Chapter 4: Poland’s Security Policy in the Emerging Multipolar World Order -- Chapter 5: The Ukraine Crisis: Implications for Poland’s Security. .
This book examines how the changing post-Cold War order affected Poland’s security policy and particularly how the West’s weakening position and Russia’s revisionist policy reinforced the traditional view of security in Poland. It addresses the reasons why Poland, a middle power in Central Europe, adopted a bridging strategy in the early 1990s; how this strategy changed along with the redistribution of power in the international system; why, after the 2008 Georgian-Russian War, Poland took steps to support NATO consolidation, strengthen relations with the USA, and expand its own military capabilities; and how the Ukraine crisis affected Poland's security. This overview is an invaluable resource for students of international and European studies, security studies, political science, as well as for decision-makers, politicians, EU staff, and anyone interested in international politics in Central Europe. This unusually interesting, convincing and topical monograph describes the security policy of Poland – a middle power left in suspension between the West and Russia after the end of the Cold War. The great merit of this book is to provide a clear overview of this policy’s evolution in light of neorealist theory and as a function of the ongoing redistribution of power in the international system. Prof. Justyna Zając’s book makes it possible to understand the specific, Central European nature of Poland’s security policy in a changing international order. Professor Ryszard Zięba, University of Warsaw, Poland.
Publisher:
Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,
Publication Place:
London :
ISBN:
9781137595003
Subject:
Political science.
Russia -- History.
Europe, Eastern -- History.
World politics.
Europe -- Politics and government.
Politics and war.
Political Science and International Relations.
Military and Defence Studies.
European Politics.
Russian, Soviet, and East European History.
Political history.
Contents:
Chapter 1: Post-Cold War Determinants of Poland’s Security Policy -- Chapter 2: ‘Go West’: Poland's Security Policy in Transition -- Chapter 3: US Global Hegemony: Poland’s Security Policy in a Unipolar World Order -- Chapter 4: Poland’s Security Policy in the Emerging Multipolar World Order -- Chapter 5: The Ukraine Crisis: Implications for Poland’s Security. .
Physical Description:
XXV, 226 p. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-59500-3
Publication Date:
2016.
Title:
Polar Auxin Transport edited by Rujin Chen, František Baluška.
Signaling and Communication in Plants,
Signaling and Communication in Plants,
Author:
Chen, Rujin. editor.
Baluška, František. editor.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
Signaling and Communication in Polar Auxin Transport -- Polar Auxin Transport: Directional Auxin Trafficking and Intracellular Auxin Signaling for Plant Development And Response -- Signal Integration, Auxin Homeostasis and Plant Development -- Regulation of Polar Auxin Transport by Protein Phosphorylation -- Control of Auxin Transport by Reactive Oxygen and Nitrogen Species -- Hormonal Regulation of Polar Auxin Transport -- Auxin Transport and Signaling in Vascular Patterning -- Regulation of Polar Auxin Transport by Protein-Protein Interactions -- Auxin Transport and Distribution for Gravimorphogenesis in Plants -- Polar Auxin Transport Regulation in Plant-Microbe Interactions -- Polar Auxin Transport and Auxin Biosynthesis in Maize Coleoptiles -- Auxin Transport and Compound Leaf Development in Legumes -- From Auxin Transport to Patterning -- Plant Competition: Light Signals Control Polar Auxin Transport -- Auxin Transport and Temperature Stress: Molecular and Cellular Perspectives -- Flavonoids in Signalling and Development.
The importance of the plant growth regulator auxin for plant growth has long been recognized, even before the discovery of its chemical structures in the early 20th century. Physiological studies in the decades since have demonstrated that auxin is unidirectionally transported in plants, a process dubbed polar auxin transport. It is the polar auxin transport process that generates a local auxin concentration gradient and regulates a broad array of physiological and developmental processes. The discoveries of auxin transport carrier proteins that mediate auxin influx into and efflux out of transport-competent cells and auxin receptor proteins for auxin signaling in the last few decades represent significant milestones in auxin research and open up opportunities to probe the cellular and molecular processes that regulate auxin transport and integrate environmental cues with signaling processes. Remarkably, components of the polar auxin transport machinery are present in both lower plants such as mosses and higher plants including monocots and eudicots, illustrating the key role of polar auxin transport in plant evolution. This book highlights topics ranging from physiological and genetic studies of polar auxin transport in plant development, to growth responses to the environment and plant-microbe interactions, to hormonal cross-talks with various cellular and molecular regulatory processes essential for polar auxin transport.
Publisher:
Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer,
Publication Place:
Berlin, Heidelberg :
ISBN:
9783642352997
Subject:
Life sciences.
Biochemistry.
Cytology.
Plant anatomy.
Plant physiology.
Life sciences.
Plant physiology.
Plant Biochemistry.
Plant Anatomy/Development.
Cell physiology.
Series:
Signaling and Communication in Plants, 17
Signaling and Communication in Plants, 17
Contents:
Signaling and Communication in Polar Auxin Transport -- Polar Auxin Transport: Directional Auxin Trafficking and Intracellular Auxin Signaling for Plant Development And Response -- Signal Integration, Auxin Homeostasis and Plant Development -- Regulation of Polar Auxin Transport by Protein Phosphorylation -- Control of Auxin Transport by Reactive Oxygen and Nitrogen Species -- Hormonal Regulation of Polar Auxin Transport -- Auxin Transport and Signaling in Vascular Patterning -- Regulation of Polar Auxin Transport by Protein-Protein Interactions -- Auxin Transport and Distribution for Gravimorphogenesis in Plants -- Polar Auxin Transport Regulation in Plant-Microbe Interactions -- Polar Auxin Transport and Auxin Biosynthesis in Maize Coleoptiles -- Auxin Transport and Compound Leaf Development in Legumes -- From Auxin Transport to Patterning -- Plant Competition: Light Signals Control Polar Auxin Transport -- Auxin Transport and Temperature Stress: Molecular and Cellular Perspectives -- Flavonoids in Signalling and Development.
Physical Description:
VIII, 343 p. 57 illus., 46 illus. in color. online resource.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35299-7
Publication Date:
2013.
Title:
Polar bears.
General Notes:
Proceedings of the Ninth working meeting of the IUCN @@ SSC polar bear specialist Group , August . 1985, Proceedings of the Ninth working meeting of the IUCN @@ SSC polar bear specialist Group , August . 1985
Publisher:
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources,
Publication Place:
Cambridge:
ISBN:
0880323088
Subject:
Polar bear -- Congresses
Physical Description:
152p. , maps.
Publication Date:
1986.
Title:
Polar Oceans from Space by Josefino Comiso.
Atmospheric and Oceanographic Sciences Library,
Atmospheric and oceanographic sciences library,
Author:
Comiso, Josefino.
SpringerLink (Online service)
General Notes:
<P>Preface -- Foreword -- 1. Background -- 2. Fundamental Characteristics of the Polar Oceans and their Sea Ice Cover -- 3. Satellite Remote Sensing Techniques -- 4. Geophysical Parameters and Algorithms for High Latitude Applications -- 5. Variability of Surface Pressure, Winds and Clouds -- 6. Variability of Surface Temperature and Albedo.-7. Charachteristics and Variability of the Sea Ice Cover -- 8. Polynyas and Other Polar Phenomena -- 9. Variability of Phytoplankton Pigment Concentrations and Primary Productivity -- 10. Decadal Changes, Correlations and Extra-Polar Connections.</P>.
<P>The book presents a wealth of material about the polar oceans, more specifically the ice-covered areas and peripheral seas. It provides a detailed history of the changing climate of the polar oceans as observed by satellite sensors in the last three decades. The satellite research data show spatial distributions of surface temperature, sea ice, albedo, chlorophyll concentration, clouds, ocean color and sea level pressure.</P> <P>The book discusses remote sensing techniques and algorithms used to transform digital data to geophysical parameters, to process and analyze the data, the limitations of these data and the enormous potential in the use of this data. The main goal of the book is the presentation of results from studies of the time evolution of polar surfaces as observed by satellite sensors and their relevance to the study of cryospheric and ocean processes and climate change. The book contains about 150 satellite images of surface parameters which reveal that from month to month and from one year to another the Earth is changing.</P> <P>Although the historical record of about three decades of continuous satellite observation is relatively short, these measurements have provided useful insights into the current state of the polar environment and have served as a powerful tool for studying the processes that govern the Earth’s climate system. The advent of even more sophisticated technology, including international ventures like the Global Earth Observation System of all Systems (GEOSS), will speed the progress. The advances in understanding of the Earth’s climate engine, including the crucial role played by the polar oceans, have been tremendous, and people look forward to being able to forecast effectively the state of the planet in the immediate and foreseeable future.</P>
Publisher:
Springer New York,
Publication Place:
New York, NY :
ISBN:
9780387683003
Subject:
Geography.
Meteorology.
Oceanography.
Climatic changes.
Earth sciences.
Oceanography.
Meteorology/Climatology.
Climate change.
Series:
Atmospheric and Oceanographic Sciences Library, 41
Atmospheric and oceanographic sciences library, 41
Contents:
<P>Preface -- Foreword -- 1. Background -- 2. Fundamental Characteristics of the Polar Oceans and their Sea Ice Cover -- 3. Satellite Remote Sensing Techniques -- 4. Geophysical Parameters and Algorithms for High Latitude Applications -- 5. Variability of Surface Pressure, Winds and Clouds -- 6. Variability of Surface Temperature and Albedo.-7. Charachteristics and Variability of the Sea Ice Cover -- 8. Polynyas and Other Polar Phenomena -- 9. Variability of Phytoplankton Pigment Concentrations and Primary Productivity -- 10. Decadal Changes, Correlations and Extra-Polar Connections.</P>.
Physical Description:
X, 430p. 267 illus., 171 illus. in color. digital.
Electronic Location:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-68300-3
Publication Date:
2010.
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