Bargagli, R.
Antarctic Ecosystems 2nd
Environmental Contamination, Climate Change, and Human Impact
Springer-Verlag 2008.
395 pp.(P)
ISBN 3-540-74005-8
9,800円
Contents
1. Antarctica: Geomorphology and Climate Trends/ 2. Glacial, Terrestrial and Freshwater Ecosystems/ 3. The Southern Ocean Environment:Anthropogenic Impact and Climate Change/ 4. Persistent Contaminants in the Antarctic Atmosphere/ 5. Persistent Contaminants in Snow, Terrestrial Ecosystems and Inland Waters/ 6. Contaminants in Antarctic Seawater and Sediments/ 7. Persistent Contaminants in Antarctic Marine Food Chains/ 8. Climate Change,Anthropogenic Impact and Environmental Research in Antarctica: a Synthesis and Perspectives/ References/ Geographical Index/ Subject Index/ Taxonomic Index/
* This volume provides an overview of climate change data, its effects on the structure and functioning of Antarctic ecosystems, and the occurrence and cycling of persistent contaminants. It discusses the unique physico-chemical characteristics of the Antarctic environment, ecophysiological adaptations of terrestrial and marine organisms, the transfer of contaminants in pelagic and neritic food chains and the possible consequences for animals at higher trophic levels. The text concludes with possible future scenarios of climate change and atmospheric contamination and the role of Antarctic organisms in the early detection of environmental perturbations. *
Woo, M.- k. ed.
Cold Region Atmospheric and Hydrologic Studies
The Mackenzie GEWEX Experience Vol.2 : Hydrologic Processes
（寒冷地の大気と水と研究）
Springer-Verlag 2008.2
508 pp.(H)
ISBN 3-540-74927-6
23,400円
Contents
Editor's Note to Volume II/ 1. Synopsis of Atmospheric Research under MAGS/ 2. MAGS Contribution to Hydrologic and Surface Process Research/ 3. Analysis and Application of 1- km Resolution Visible and Infrared Satellite Data over the Mackenzie River Basin/ 4. On the Use of Satellite Passive Microwave Data for Estimating Surface Soil Wetness in the MacKenzie River Basin/ 5. Studies on Snow Redistribution by Wind and Forest, Snow-covered Area Depletion and Frozen Soil Infiltration in Northern and Western Canada/ 6. Snowmelt Processes and Runoff at the Arctic Treeline: Ten Years of MAGS Research/ 7. Modeling Maximum Active Layer Thaw in Boreal and Tundra Environments using Limited Data/ 8. Climate-lake Interactions/ 9. Modeling Lake Energy Fluxes in the Mackenzie River Basin using Bulk Aerodynamic Mass Transfer Theory/ 10. The Time Scales of Evaporation from Great Slave Lake/ 11. Interannual Variability of the Thermal Components and Bulk Heat Exchange of Great Slave Lake/ 12. Flow Connectivity of a Lake-stream System in a Semi-arid, Precambrian Shield Environment/ 13. Hydrology of the Northwestern Subarctic Canadian Shield/ 14. Recent Advances toward Physically-based Runoff Modeling of the Wetland-dominated, Central Mackenzie River Basin/ 15. River Ice/ 16. Regression and Fuzzy Logic Based Ice Jam Flood Forecasting/ 17. Impact of Climate Change on the Peace River Thermal Ice Regime/ 18. Climate Impacts on Ice-jam Floods in a Regulated Northern River/ 19. Trends in Mackenzie River Basin Streamflows/ 20. Re-scaling River Flow Direction Data from Local to Continental Scales/ 21. Lessons from Macroscale Hydrologic Modeling: Experience with the Hydrologic Model SLURP in the Mackenzie Basin/ 22. Development of a Hydrologic Scheme for Use in Land Surface Models and its Application to Climate Change in the Athabasca River Basin/ 23. Validating Surface Heat Fluxes and Soil Moisture Simulated by the Land Surface Scheme CLASS under Subarctic Tundra Conditions/ 24. The MAGS Integrated Modeling System/ 25. Synthesis of Mackenzie GEWEX Studies on the Atmospheric-Hydrologic System of a Cold Region/ Index/
* This book presents decade-long advances in atmospheric research in the Mackenzie River Basin in northern Canada, which encompasses environments representative of most cold areas on Earth. Collaborative efforts by a team of about 100 scientists and engineers have yielded knowledge entirely transferable to other high latitude regions in America, Europe and Asia. *
Woo, M.-k. ed.
Cold Region Atmospheric and Hydrologic Studies Vol. 1:
Atmospheric Dynamics
The Mackenzie GEWEX Experience
Springer-Verlag 2007.12.4
494 pp. (H)
ISBN 3-540-73935-1
26,600円
Contents
1. The Mackenzie GEWEX Study: a Contribution to Cold Region Atmospheric and Hydrologic Sciences / 2. The Mackenzie Climate System: A Synthesis of MAGS Atmospheric Research / 3. Climatological Analysis of the Mackenzie River Basin Anticyclones: Structure, Evolution and Interannual Variability / 4. Variability of Cold-Season Temperatures in the Mackenzie Basin / 5. Extreme Winter Warming over the Mackenzie Basin: Observations and Causes / 6. Water Vapor Fluxes over the Canadian Prairies and the Mackenzie River Basin / 7. Moisture Sources for Extreme Rainfall Events over the Mackenzie River Basin / 8. Precipitation Recycling in the Mackenzie and Three Other Major River Basins / 9. On the Cloud and Precipitating Systems over the Mackenzie Basin / 10. The Relationship between Monthly Precipitation and Elevation in the Alberta Foothills during the Foothills Orographic Precipitation Experiment / 11. On Predicting Maximum Snowfall / 12. Estimating Snow Water Equivalent in Northern Regions from Satellite Passive Microwave Data / 13. Mackenzie Basin Snow Cover: Variability and Trends from Conventional Data, Satellite Remote Sensing, and Canadian Regional Climate Model Simulations / 14. Recent Studies on the Climatology and Modeling of Blowing Snow in the Mackenzie River Basin / 15. On Blowing Snow and Sublimation in the Mackenzie River Basin / 16. Assessing Water and Energy Budgets for the Mackenzie River Basin / 17. Characteristics of the Moisture Flux Convergence over the Mackenzie River Basin for the 1990-2000 Water-years / 18. The Influence of Lakes on the Regional Energy and Water Balance of the Central Mackenzie River Basin / 19. Mapping of Surface Albedo over Mackenzie River Basin from Satellite Observations / 20. Comparison of Solar Radiation Budgets in the Mackenzie River Basin from Satellite Observations and a Regional Climate Model / 21. Wildfire Aerosol and Cloud Radiative Forcing in the Mackenzie River Basin from Satellite Observations / 22. The Nature and Impacts of Thunderstorms in a Northern Climate / 23. Forest Fires and Climate Change in the Northwest Territories / 24. The Impact of CLASS in MAGS Monthly Ensemble Predictions / 25. The MAGS Regional Climate Modeling System: CRCM-MAGS / 26. Synopsis of Hydrologic Research under MAGS /
* This book presents decade-long advances in atmospheric research in the Mackenzie River Basin in northern Canada, which encompasses environments representative of the coldest areas on Earth. Collaborative efforts by a team of about 100 scientists and engineers have yielded knowledge entirely transferable to other high latitude regions in America, Europe and Asia. Emphases are placed on the investigation of processes (including storm genesis, precipitation, moisture and energy fluxes and frost), and the improvement and application of a suite of models and remote sensing to enhance the assessment of climate variability and water resources.
* This book complements the second volume coming from the GEWEX project, dealing with the region's hydrological processes. Together these books provide a unique synthesis of atmospheric and hydrological findings and an integrative approach across disciplines in addressing major research issues of cold regions. *
Akasofu, S.-I.
Exploring the Secrets of the Aurora 2nd ed.
Springer-Verlag 2007.8
288 pp. (P)
ISBN 0-387-45094-7
8,500円
Contents
Source of Figures.- Preface.- Prologue.- 1. Search for the Unknown Quantity in the Solar Wind.- 2. Confronting Paradigms: Aurora Research During the Early Space Age.- 3. Realizing the Dream of our Pioneers: Polar Magnetic Substorms and the Associated Current System.- 4. Is the Earth's Dipole Really Off-Centered and Inclined? Planetary Magnetic Fields.- 5. Myth of the Emerging Flux Tubes: Sunspots and Solar Flares.- 6. Synthesis of the four Major Disciplines: Predicting Geomagnetic Storms as a Space Weather Project.- 7. Beyond the Inner Heliosphere: The Magnetic Field Structure of the Outer Heliosphere: A Three-Dimensional Model. Epilogue.- Further Readings: Mostly Historical.- Name Index.- Index. *
Vallero, D. et al.
Fundamentals of Air Pollution 4th ed.
Academic Press 2007.10
936 pp. (H)
ISBN 0-12-373615-3
12,600円
Contents
Part I: Air Pollution Essentials: 1.The History of Air Pollution/ 2.The Natural versus Polluted Atmosphere/ 3.The Philosophy of Air Pollution Control/ 4.Sources of Air Pollution/ Part II: The Risks of Air Pollution: 5.Effects on Human Health and Welfare/ 6.Effects on Vegetation and Animals. Effects on Materials and Structures/ 7.Effects on the Atmosphere, Soil, and Water Bodies/ 8.Long-Term Effects on the Planet/ Part III: Measurement and Monitoring of Air Pollution: 9.Atmospheric Chemistry/ 10.Ambient Air Sampling/ 11.Federal Reference Methods (FRM)/ 12.Ambient Air Pollutants: Analysis and Measurement / 13.Air Pollution Monitoring and Surveillance/ 14.Air Pathways from Hazardous Waste Sites/ Part IV: The Meteorology of Air Pollution: 15.The Physics of the Atmosphere/ 16.The Meteorological Bases of Atmospheric Pollution/ 17.Air Pollution Climatology/ Part V: Modeling Air Pollution: 18.Modeling Approaches/ 19.Fate and Transport of Air PollutantsModeling Exposures/ 20.Computational Fluid Dynamics (first principles)/ 21.Scale and Time/ Part VI: The Regulatory Control of Air Pollution: 22.Air Quality Criteria and Standards/ 23.Indoor Air Quality/ 24.The U.S. Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 / 25.Emission Standards/ 26.The Elements of Regulatory Control/ 27.Organizations for Air Pollution Control/ 28.International Air Pollution Control/ Part VII: The Engineering Control of Air Pollution: 29.Engineering Control Concepts/ 30.Control Devices and Systems/ 31.Control of Stationary Sources/ 32.Control of Mobile Sources/ 33.Point of Use and Control of Indoor Sources/ 34.Source Sampling and Monitoring/ Chapter References/ Suggested Reading/ Questions/ Subject Index/
* Fundamentals of Air Pollution is an important and widely used textbook in the environmental science and engineering community. Written shortly after the passage of the seminal Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, the third edition was quite timely. Surprisingly, the text has remained relevant for university professors, engineers, scientists, policy makers and students up to recent years. However, in light of the transition in the last five years from predominantly technology-based standards (maximum achievable control technologies or MACTs) to risk-based regulations and air quality standards, the text must be updated significantly. The fourth edition will be updated to include numerous MACTs which were not foreseen during the writing of the third edition, such as secondary lead (Pb) smelting, petroleum refining, aerospace manufacturing, marine vessel loading, ship building, printing and publishing, elastomer production, offsite waste operations, and polyethylene terephthalate polymer and styrene-based thermoplastic polymers production. Overall, revisions will reflect the numerous changes in the understanding of air pollution and the development of new technologies that has occurred in the past twelve years. *
Colbeck, I. ed.
Environmental Chemistry of Aerosols
Blackwell Pub. 2008.3
272 pp.(H)
ISBN 1-4051-3919-6
14,400円
Contents
1. Physical and Chemical Properties of Atmospheric Aerosols/ 2. Nucleation/ 3. Mass Transfer to Aerosols/ 4. Organic Aerosols/ 5. Metals in Aerosols/ 6. Thermodynamics of aqueous systems/ 7. Stratospheric Chemistry: aerosols and the ozone layer/ 8. Aerosol Chemistry in Remote Locations/ Index/
* Aerosol particles are ubiquitous in the Earth's atmosphere and are central to many environmental issues such as climate change, stratospheric ozone depletion and air quality. In urban environments, aerosol particles can affect human health through their inhalation. *
Mehta, A.
Granular Physics
Cambridge University Press 2007.7
318 pp. (H)
ISBN 0-521-66078-5
16,800円
Contents
1. Introduction; 2. Computer simulation approaches - an overview; 3. Structure of vibrated powders - numerical results; 4. Collective structures in sand - the phenomenon of bridging; 5. On angles of repose: bistability and collapse; 6. Compaction of disordered grains in the jamming limit: sand on random graphs; 7. Shaking a box of sand I - a simple lattice model; 8. Shaking a box of sand II - at the jamming limit, when shape matters!; 9. Avalanches with reorganising grains; 10. From earthquakes to sandpiles - stick-slip motion; 11. Coupled continuum equations: the dynamics of sand-pile surfaces; 12. Theory of rapid granular flows; 13. The thermodynamics of granular materials; 14. Static properties of granular materials; Author index; Subject index; Bibliography. *
* The field of granular physics has burgeoned since its development in the late 1980s, when physicists first began to use statistical mechanics to study granular media. They are prototypical of complex systems, manifesting metastability, hysteresis and bistability, and a range of other fascinating phenomena. This book is a wide-ranging account of developments in granular physics, and lays out the foundations of the statics and dynamics of granular physics. It covers a wide range of subfields, ranging from fluidization to jamming, and these are modeled through a range of computer simulation and theoretical approaches. *
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