Category Archives: Environment

Electroanalytical Methods: Guide to Experiments and Applications

Posted on February 26, 2010 by singleton

Researchers and professionals will find a hands-on guide to successful experiments and applications of modern electroanalytical techniques here. The new edition has been completely revised and extended by a chapter on quartz-crystal microbalances. The book is written for chemists, biochemists, … Continue reading →

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Understanding Environmental Pollution

Posted on February 26, 2010 by singleton

The third edition of this well-received textbook delivers a concise overview of global and individual environmental pollution for undergraduate courses, presenting students with the tools to assess environmental issues. With more than 30% new material, Hill assesses pollution from an … Continue reading →

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Cloud Optics (Atmospheric and Oceanographic Sciences Library)

Posted on February 26, 2010 by singleton

Clouds affect the climate of the Earth, and they are an important factor in the weather. Therefore, their radiative properties must be understood in great detail. This book summarizes current knowledge on cloud optical properties, for example their ability to … Continue reading →

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Solar Cell Device Physics, Second Edition

Posted on February 26, 2010 by singleton

There has been an enormous infusion of new ideas in the field of solar cells over the last 15 years; discourse on energy transfer has gotten much richer, and nanostructures and nanomaterials have revolutionized the possibilities for new technological developments. … Continue reading →

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Environment, Forced Migration and Social Vulnerability

Posted on February 26, 2010 by singleton

This book examines the linkages between environmental change and forced migration. This has been a headline topic during the past few years with predictions of “millions of refugees”. It presents case studies from across the world of responses to climate … Continue reading →

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The Earth’s Atmosphere: Its Physics and Dynamics

Posted on February 26, 2010 by singleton

The book entitled “Atmospheric science and Global Warming” coversa wide area of the atmospheric science, focussing particularly on those physical and dynamical aspects of our environment which tend to create heat sources and sinks in the earth-atmosphere system and which … Continue reading →

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Turbulence in the Atmosphere

Posted on February 26, 2010 by singleton

Based on his 40+ years of research and teaching, John Wyngaard’s textbook is an excellent up-to-date introduction to turbulence in the atmosphere and in engineering flows for advanced students, and a reference work for researchers in the atmospheric sciences. Part … Continue reading →

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Cloud-Resolving Modeling of Convective Processes

Posted on February 26, 2010 by singleton

Clouds and cloud systems and their interactions with larger scales of motion, radiation, and the Earth’s surface are extremely important parts of weather and climate systems. Their treatment in weather forecast and climate models is a significant source of errors … Continue reading →

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Carbonaceous Aerosol (Atmospheric and Oceanographic Sciences Library)

Posted on February 26, 2010 by singleton

The concept of carbonaceous aerosol has only recently emerged from atmospheric pollution studies; even standard nomenclature and terminology are still unsettled. This monograph is the first to offer comprehensive coverage of the nature and atmospheric role of carbonaceous aerosol particles. … Continue reading →

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Tropical Rainforests and Agroforests under Global Change: Ecological and Socio-economic Valuations (Environmental Science and Engineering / Environmental Science)

Posted on February 26, 2010 by singleton

Tropical rainforests are disappearing due to agricultural intensification and climate change, causing irreversible losses in biodiversity and associated ecosystem functioning. Ecosystem properties and human well-being are profoundly influenced by environmental change, which is often not considered during land use intensification. … Continue reading →

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