Recent developments in air pollution modeling and its application are explored here in contributions by researchers at the forefront of their field. The book is focused on local, urban, regional and intercontinental modeling; data assimilation and air quality forecasting; model …
This book addresses questions of relevance to governments and industry in many countries around the world, in particular concerning the link between contaminated-land-management programs and the protection of drinking water resources and the potential effects of climate changes …
Geomatics, the handling and processing of information and data about the Earth, is one geoscience discipline that has seen major changes in the last decade, as mapping and observation systems become ever more sensitive and sophisticated. This book is a unique and in-depth survey…
by Kranzlmüller, Dieter, Toja, A. Min, International Conference on Information and Communication on Technology for the Fight against Global Warming, ICT-GLOW, Toulouse, France)
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These are the proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Advanced Micro-Device Engineering (AMDE 2011), organized by the Advanced Technology Research Center, Gunma University, which was held on the 8th December 2011 in Kiryu, Japan. The scope of the conference covered: M…
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"Carbon Cycling in Northern Peatlands examines the role that northern peatlands play in regulating the atmospheric carbon budget. It summarizes current research in four interconnected areas: large-scale peatland dynamics and carbon cycling; plant and microbial dynamics and their…
This handbook is unique in its comprehensive coverage of the subject and focus on practical applications in diverse fields. It includes methods for sample preparation, the role of certified reference materials, calibration methods and statistical evaluation of the results. Probl…
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Preface to the Third Edition; Chapter 1 Introduction; 1.1 The Historical Development of the GC-MS Technique; Chapter 2 Fundamentals; 2.1 Sample Preparation; 2.1.1 Solid Phase Extraction; 2.1.2 Solid Phase Microextract…
The only comprehensive reference on this popular and rapidly developing technique provides a detailed overview, ranging from fundamentals to applications, including a section on the evaluation of GC-MS analyses.As such, it covers all aspects, including the theory and principles,…
The only comprehensive reference on this popular and rapidly developing technique provides a detailed overview, ranging from fundamentals to applications, including a section on the evaluation of GC-MS analyses. As such, it covers all aspects, including the theory and principles…
Uncertainty in the predictions of science when applied to the environment is an issue of great current relevance in relation to the impacts of climate change, protecting against natural and man-made disasters, pollutant transport and sustainable resource management. However, it…
Our bodies are archives of sensory knowledge and laboratories in which to retool our senses and practices in response to changing circumstances. If global environmental changes continue at an unsettling pace, how will we make sense of the cascade of new normals, where the air, …
Extreme Environmental Events is an authoritative single source for understanding and applying the basic tenets of complexity and systems theory, as well as the tools and measures for analyzing complex systems, to the prediction, monitoring, and evaluation of major natural phenom…
"This book describes a number of methods and tools for image interpretation and analysis, which enables observation, modelling, and understanding of environmental targets"--Provided by publisher
