Note: Front Cover -- Nonlinear System Analysis -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Chapter I. Linearity and Nonlinearity -- 1. An Example of a Nonlinear System: The Simple Pendulum -- 2. Conservative Oscillators -- 3. Approximate Solutions of the Pendulum Equation -- 4. Exact Solution by Elliptic Integral -- 5. Representation in a Phase Plane -- 6. Nonlinear Oscillator with Damping -- 7. Simple Pendulum with Forcing Function. Resonance -- References -- Chapter II. Self-Oscillatory Systems -- Introduction -- 1. Electronic Oscillators -- 2. Phase-Plane Representation -- 3. Cauchy-Lipschitz Theorem -- 4. Geometric Study of Periodic Solutions -- 5. Analytic Approaches to Periodic Phenomena -- 6. Synchronization of Self-Oscillators -- 7. Subharmonic Response -- References -- Chapter III. Classification of Singularities -- 1. Singular Points -- 2. Distribution of Singular Points in Phase-Plane R2 -- 3. Static and Dynamic Systems -- 4. Extension of the Theory: Sources, Sinks, and Transformation Points -- 5. Transformations of the Vector Field -- 6. Three-Dimensional Singularities -- References -- Chapter IV. Systems with Several Degrees of Freedom -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Example of a Conservative Oscillator -- 3. Nonlinear Oscillations in a Particle Accelerator -- 4. Self-Sustained Oscillators with Two Degrees of Freedom -- 5. Normal Vibrations on Nonlinear Systems -- References -- Chapter V. Equivalent Linearization -- 1. Stating the Problem -- 2. A Model in Classical Optics -- 3. Introduction to the Optimal Linearization Method -- 4. Similarity with Fourier's Method -- 5. Optimal Linear Operator -- 6. Iteration of the Procedure -- 7. The Describing Function -- 8. Additive Property of the Describing Function -- 9. Matrix Calculus in the Analysis of Nonlinear Systems -- References -- Chapter VI. The Describing Function Method. , 1. Equation of Feedback Loops -- 2. Linear and Nonlinear Feedback Loops -- 3. Nyquist's Diagram -- 4. Mikaïlov's Hodograph -- 5. Generalization of Mikaïlov's Hodograph for Nonlinear Systems -- 6. Applications to Autonomous Systems -- 7. Applications to Nonautonomous Systems -- 8. Sensitivity with Respect to Small Changes in Parameters -- 9. Retarded Actions -- 10. Multiple-Input Describing Function -- References -- Chapter VII. Nonlinear Equations with Periodic Coefficients -- Introduction -- 1. Perturbation Method -- 2. Stepwise Method: Application to the Orbital Stability Problem in a Synchrotron -- 3. Hamiltonian Representation -- 4. The Smooth Approximation -- References -- Chapter VIII. System Response to Random Inputs -- 1. Campbell's Theorem -- 2. Fokker-Planck-Kolmogorov Method -- 3. Solution of the Fokker-Planck-Kolmogorov Equation Based on Campbell's Theorem -- References -- Chapter IX. Random Fluctuations of Self-Oscillators -- Introduction -- 1. Berstein's Method -- 2. Blaquiere's Method -- 3. Lerner's Quasi-Linear Method -- 4. Flicker Noise -- 5. Error in Frequency Measurement Using a Finite Time t' -- 6. Application to Masers -- References -- Appendix: Sinusoidal Modes of Electromagnetic Resonators -- 1. Equation for Linear Oscillations -- 2. Nonlinear Oscillations: Single Mode -- 3. Synchronization of Two Modes, Spatially Separated, in the Nonlinear Region -- 4. Synchronization of Two Modes, Nonspatially Separated, in the Nonlinear Region -- Coupling by the Nonlinearity Only -- References -- Author Index -- Subject Index.

Note: Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- About the series -- Preface -- Authors -- Acknowledgements -- List of abbreviations -- List of physical constants -- 1: Radioactivity and Nuclear Transformation -- 1.1 Nuclear Stability Curve -- 1.2 Alpha Decay -- 1.3 Beta Decay -- 1.4 Positron Decay -- 1.5 Electron Capture -- 1.6 Isomeric Transition -- 1.7 Radiation Penetrability -- 1.8 Calculation: Number of Atoms -- 1.9 Calculation: Sample Count Rate -- 1.10 Calculation: Thyroid Uptake -- 1.11 Physical Half-Life (I) -- 1.12 Physical Half-Life (II) -- 1.13 Effective Half-Life (I) -- 1.14 Effective Half-Life (II) -- 1.15 Radioactive Decay Equation -- 1.16 Radioactive Decay Calculation (I) -- 1.17 Radioactive Decay Calculation (II) -- 1.18 Radioactive Decay Calculation (III) -- 1.19 Attenuation -- 1.20 Gamma Ray Constant -- 1.21 Alpha Particle Range -- 2: Radionuclide Production and Radiopharmaceuticals -- 2.1 Characteristics of Ideal Radiopharmaceutical for Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine -- 2.2 Characteristics of Ideal Radiopharmaceutical for Therapeutic Nuclear Medicine -- 2.3 Physical Properties and Decay Scheme of Tc-99m -- 2.4 Cyclotron -- 2.5 Cyclotron-Produced Radionuclides -- 2.6 Nuclear Fission -- 2.7 Reactor-Produced Radionuclides -- 2.8 Mo-99/Tc-99m Radionuclide Generator (I) -- 2.9 Mo-99/Tc-99m Radionuclide Generator (II) -- 2.10 Undesirable Al3+ in Tc-99m Elution -- 2.11 Transient Equilibrium -- 2.12 Tc-99m Transient Equilibrium -- 2.13 Mo-99 Transient Equilibrium Calculation -- 2.14 Secular Equilibrium Equation -- 2.15 Mo-99 Breakthrough Test -- 2.16 Preparation of Radiopharmaceutical -- 2.17 Administration of Radiopharmaceuticals -- 2.18 PET Radiopharmaceutical -- 2.19 F-18-Fluorodeoxyglucose -- 2.20 Quality Control of Radiopharmaceuticals -- 3: Non-imaging Detectors and Counters. , 3.1 Dead Time -- 3.2 Paralysable and Non-paralysable Counting Systems -- 3.3 Paralysable and Non-paralysable Counting Systems: Count Rate Response -- 3.4 Basic Principle of Gas-Filled Detectors -- 3.5 Noble Gas -- 3.6 Gas-Filled Detectors -- 3.7 Radionuclide Activity (Dose) Calibrator -- 3.8 Factors Affecting Measurement Accuracy of an Activity Calibrator -- 3.9 Quality Control of an Activity Calibrator -- 3.10 Basic Principles of Scintillation Detectors -- 3.11 Scintillation Detectors -- 3.12 Basic Principles of a Gamma Well Counter -- 3.13 Clinical Applications of Gamma Well Counter -- 3.14 Basic Principles of a Thyroid Probe -- 3.15 Thyroid Uptake Measurement -- 4: Instrumen tation for Gamma Imaging -- 4.1 X-Ray versus Gamma-Ray Imaging -- 4.2 Gamma Camera System -- 4.3 Gamma Rays Detection -- 4.4 Scintillating Crystal (I) -- 4.5 Scintillating Crystal (II) -- 4.6 Function of the Collimator -- 4.7 Collimator Design -- 4.8 Types of Collimators -- 4.9 Collimator Septa Thickness -- 4.10 Minification Factor for Diverging Collimator -- 4.11 Magnification Factor for Converging Collimator -- 4.12 Photomultiplier Tube (PMT) -- 4.13 X-, Y-Positioning Circuit -- 4.14 Energy Discrimination Circuit -- 4.15 Digital Data Acquisition -- 4.16 Digital Images in Nuclear Medicine -- 4.17 Effects of Matrix Size and Statistical Noise -- 4.18 Static Study -- 4.19 Dynamic Study -- 4.20 Gated Study -- 5: SPECT and PET Imaging -- 5.1 Physical Principles of SPECT -- 5.2 Comparison of SPECT and Planar Imaging -- 5.3 SPECT Data Acquisition -- 5.4 Principle of Noise Filtering Using the Fourier Method -- 5.5 Principle of Noise Filtering Using the Convolution Method -- 5.6 Image Processing Using Iterative Reconstruction -- 5.7 Physical Principles of PET -- 5.8 Annihilation Coincidence Detection -- 5.9 True, Scatter and Random Coincidence Events. , 5.10 Time-of-Flight in PET Imaging -- 5.11 Resolution of PET Imaging -- 5.12 2D versus 3D PET Imaging -- 5.13 Comparison of Tc-99m and F-18 -- 5.14 Comparison of Imaging Techniques Between SPECT and PET -- 5.15 Comparison of Spatial Resolution and Detection Efficiency Between SPECT and PET -- 6: Imaging Techniques in Nuclear Medicine -- 6.1 Whole Body Bone SPECT Imaging -- 6.2 Cardiac Imaging -- 6.3 Renogram -- 6.4 Radioimmunoassay (RIA) -- 6.5 Standardised Uptake Value (SUV) -- 6.6 PET Imaging Applications -- 7: Radionuclide Therapy -- 7.1 Sealed and Unsealed Source Therapy -- 7.2 Therapeutic Procedures in Nuclear Medicine -- 7.3 Hyperthyroidism Absorbed Dose Calculation -- 7.4 I-131 Treatment Guidelines -- 7.5 Calculation of Administered Activity for I-131 Treatment -- 7.6 Radioiodine Therapy and Pregnancy -- 7.7 Safe Administration of I-131 -- 7.8 Guidance Level for Hospitalisation of I-131 Patients -- 7.9 Radioembolisation -- 7.10 Radioimmunotherapy (RIT) -- 8: Internal Radiation Dosimetry -- 8.1 Internal Radiation Dosimetry -- 8.2 Factors Affecting Absorbed Dose to an Organ -- 8.3 Source and Target Organ -- 8.4 Monte Carlo Modelling -- 8.5 MIRD Formula -- 8.6 Absorbed Fraction -- 8.7 S-Value -- 8.8 Absorbed Dose Calculation (I) -- 8.9 Absorbed Dose Calculation (II) -- 8.10 Absorbed Dose Calculation (III) -- 8.11 Absorbed Dose Calculation (IV) -- 8.12 MIRD Formalism Assumptions -- 9: Quality Control in Nuclear Medicine -- 9.1 Quality Control of Dose Calibrator -- 9.2 Extrinsic and Intrinsic Measurement -- 9.3 Quality Control Methods -- 9.4 Uniformity -- 9.5 Spatial Resolution -- 9.6 Sensitivity -- 9.7 Collimator Efficiency -- 9.8 Collimator Resolution -- 9.9 Modulation Transfer Function (MTF) -- 9.10 Multienergy Spatial Registration -- 9.11 Cold Spot Artefact -- 9.12 Centre of Rotation (COR) -- 9.13 Partial Volume Effect. , 9.14 SPECT Quality Control Phantom -- 10: Radiation Protection in Nuclear Medicine -- 10.1 Radiation Protection Terminology -- 10.2 Annual Dose Limits -- 10.3 Classification of Radiation Work Areas -- 10.4 Exposure Rate -- 10.5 Half Value Layer (HVL) -- 10.6 Accidental Exposure to High Activity Source -- 10.7 Foetal Dose Calculation for High-Dose Radionuclide Therapy -- 10.8 Radiation Workers During Pregnancy -- 10.9 Radiation Workers Dose Limit -- 10.10 Radioactive Waste Management -- 10.11 Decontamination Principles -- 10.12 Out-patient Advice -- 10.13 Radioiodine Ward Nursing Staff -- 10.14 Handling of the I-131 Patient After Death -- Bibliography.

Note: Intro -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1: Introduction to Metal-Organic Frameworks -- 1.1 What are the Metal-Organic Frameworks? -- 1.2 Synthesis of Metal-Organic Frameworks -- 1.3 Structural Highlights of Metal-Organic Frameworks -- 1.4 Expansion of Metal-Organic Frameworks Structures -- 1.5 High Thermal and Chemical Stability -- 1.6 Applications of Metal-Organic Frameworks -- 1.7 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2: Pillar-Layer Metal-Organic Frameworks -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Topology and Diversity in Pillar-Layered MOFs -- 2.3 Synthesis Methods in Pillar-Layered MOFs -- 2.4 Linkers in Pillar-Layered MOFs -- 2.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Rigid and Flexible Pillars -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: Introduction to N-donor Pillars -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Bipyridine -- 4.3 Dabco -- 4.4 Imidazole and Pyrazole -- 4.5 Triazole and Tetrazole -- 4.6 Pyrazine and Pipyrazine -- 4.7 Amide, Imide, Amin and Azine/Azo Spacer -- 4.8 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5: Introduction to Aromatic and Aliphatic Pillars -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Non-Interpentrated Frameworks -- 5.3 Frameworks with Interpenetration -- 5.4 Control over Interpenetration -- 5.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6: Introduction to O-Donor Pillars -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7: Stability and Interpenetration in Pillar-Layer MOFs -- 7.1 Stability in Pillar-Layer MOFs -- 7.2 Interpenetration in Pillar-Layer MOFs -- 7.3 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 8: Properties and Applications of Pillar-Layer MOFs -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Gas Storage and Separation in Pillar-Layer MOFs -- 8.3 Catalysis in Pillar-Layer MOFs -- 8.4 Adsorptive Removal and Separation of Chemicals in Pillar-Layer MOFs -- 8.5 Sensing in Pillar-Layer MOFs -- 8.6 Conclusion -- References. , Glossary -- Subject Index -- End User License Agreement.

Note: Intro -- OTHER BOOKS FROM THE EMMA PRESS -- TITLE PAGE -- COPYRIGHT -- CONTENTS -- HEADLOUSE -- GRUMPY CAT -- GROUND MINCE SONNET -- ANTS MARCH ON MY TORSO -- SEVERED PIG'S HEAD -- POEM IN WHICH I SELL YOU A DOG -- IN THE CAT CAFÉ -- BENSON LAMENTS THE LOSS OF HEDGES -- WHO'S A GOOD BOY? -- CAROLINE -- WHITE TIGER FARM -- HOUNDS OF LOVE -- OUR CAT, CAT, ON HER LAST DAY -- BAA -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- ABOUT THE POET -- ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR -- THE EMMA PRESS.

Note: Intro -- FrontMatter -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Acknowledgment of Reviewers -- Contents -- Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Gaseous Carbon Waste Resources -- 3 Mineral Carbonation to Produce Construction Materials -- 4 Chemical Utilization of CO2 into Chemicals and Fuels -- 5 Biological Utilization of CO2 into Chemicals and Fuels -- 6 Methane and Biogas Waste Utilization -- 7 Enabling Technologies and Resources -- 8 Life-Cycle Assessment of Carbon Utilization -- 9 Assessing Commercial Viability of Carbon Utilization Technologies -- 10 Criteria for Evaluating Carbon Utilization Technologies -- 11 Research Agenda -- Appendix A: Glossary -- Appendix B: Committee and Staff Biosketches.

Note: Intro -- One Planet, One Health -- Series Title -- Title -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Foreword -- Preface -- From the editor -- 1: One Health/EcoHealth/Planetary Health and their evolution -- 2: One Health and global security into the future -- 3: Global governance approaches to Planetary Health: new ideas for a globalised world -- 4: The ethics of One Health -- 5: Interdisciplinary health research -- 6: Gender, health and smallholder farming -- 7: Case studies -- 8: One Health surveillance: monitoring health risks at the human-animal-environment interface -- 9: Health before medicine: community resilience in food landscapes -- 10: A clash of appetites: food-related dimensions of human-animal conflict and disease emergence -- 11: Visualising One Health -- About the contributors -- Index -- Copyright information.

Note: Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter One: Oilman's Graveyard? -- Chapter Two: Opening the Barnett -- Chapter 3: Elephant in Rabbit Country -- Chapter 4: Into the Boom -- Chapter 5: From Boom to Bust -- Chapter 6: Backlash -- Chapter Seven: Fear of Fracking -- Conclusion: In Retrospect -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.

Note: Intro -- Vorwort -- Inhaltsverzeichnis -- Kapitel 1 -- Astrofotografie mit einfachen Mitteln -- Astrofotografie mit stehender Kamera -- Strichspuraufnahmen -- Mond- und Planetenkonstellationen -- Satelliten und die ISS -- Sternschnuppen -- Kometen -- Sternbilder und Milchstraße -- Erscheinungen am Himmel -- Mondfinsternisse -- Sonnenfinsternisse -- Die richtige Kamera -- Der richtige Standort -- Checklisten und Zubehör -- Kapitel 2 -- Die nachgeführte Kamera -- Star Tracker, Piggyback, Montierung mit Prismenklemme -- Einnorden -- Ziele finden -- Sternfarben und -helligkeiten durch Filter -- Filter gegen Lichtverschmutzung und für Effekte -- Kapitel 3 -- Die Kamera am Teleskop -- Afokale Fotografie -- Okularprojektion für Mond und Sonne -- Fokale Fotografie: Die Kamera am Okularauszug -- Scharfstellen am Teleskop -- Bildfeldebner und Komakorrektur -- Die Brennweite anpassen -- Einnorden für Fortgeschrittene -- Nachführfehler und Autoguiding -- Hellfeld- und Dunkelbilder -- Astromodifizierte Kameras -- Astronomische Farbkameras -- Monochrome Kameras und Schmalbandfilter -- Atik Infinity & -- Co. - das Livebild am PC -- Bildbearbeitung -- Kapitel 4 -- Planetenfotografie mit Videomodulen -- Lucky Imaging -- Brennweite, Öffnungsverhältnis und Kamera -- Sonnenfotografie -- Die Videoaufnahme -- Bildbearbeitung -- Kapitel 5 -- Tipps zum Teleskopkauf -- Die richtige Montierung -- Teleskoptechnik -- Checklisten und Transportfähigkeit -- Kaufen oder Mieten? -- Index.

Note: Front Cover -- Radar Signals: An Introduction to Theory and Application -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- List of Symbols -- Chapter 1. The Basic Elements of Matched Filtering and Pulse Compression -- 1.1 INTRODUCTION -- 1.2 THE MATCHED-FILTER CONCEPT -- 1.3 THE PULSE-COMPRESSION CONCEPT-HISTORICAL BACKGROUND -- 1.4 THE PULSE-COMPRESSION CONCEPT-A HEURISTIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE SIGNIFICANT PARAMETERS -- 1.5 THE MATCHED-FILTER CHARACTERISTICS FOR A GENERAL FM PULSE-COMPRESSION SIGNAL -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 2. Optimum Predetection Processing-Matched-Filter Theory -- 2.1 INTRODUCTION -- 2.2 SIGNAL-TO-NOISE CRITERION -- 2.3 THE LIKELIHOOD CRITERION-STATISTICAL DECISION THEORY -- 2.4 THE LIKELIHOOD CRITERION-PARAMETER ESTIMATION THEORY -- 2.5 INVERSE PROBABILITY -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 3. Matched-Filter Requirements for Arbitrary FM Pulse-Compression Signals -- 3.1 INTRODUCTION -- 3.2 THE PRINCIPLE OF STATIONARY PHASE -- 3.3 APPLICATION OF PRINCIPLE OF STATIONARY PHASE TO GENERAL PULSE-COMPRESSION SIGNALS -- 3.4 WAVEFORM DESIGN APPLICATIONS TO FM PULSE-COMPRESSION SIGNALS -- 3.5 THE MATCHED-FILTER AMBIGUITY FUNCTION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 4. The Radar Ambiguity Function -- 4.1 INTRODUCTION -- 4.2 COMPLEX WAVEFORM REPRESENTATION -- 4.3 THE DOPPLER APPROXIMATION -- 4.4 THE GENERAL AMBIGUITY FUNCTION FORMULATION -- 4.5 PROPERTIES OF THE AMBIGUITY FUNCTION -- 4.6 THE UNIQUENESS THEOREM -- 4.7 VOLUME FREE AREA AND AVERAGE SIDELOBE LEVEL -- 4.8 AN EXPANSION THEOREM FOR AMBIGUITY FUNCTIONS -- 4.9 THE AMBIGUITY FUNCTION CLOSE TO THE ORIGIN -- 4.10 GENERALIZED WAVEFORM UNCERTAINTY PRINCIPLE -- 4.11 THE TIME RESOLUTION CONSTANT -- 4.12 AMBIGUITY FUNCTION EXAMPLES -- 4.13 THE PRINCIPLE OF STATIONARY PHASE APPLIED TO AMBIGUITY FUNCTION ANALYSIS -- 4.14 SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 5. Parameter Estimation -- 5.1 INTRODUCTION. , 5.2 THE RADAR PARAMETERS -- 5.3 THE PROBLEM OF PARAMETER ESTIMATION -- 5.4 THE CRAMER-RAO INEQUALITY -- 5.5 SAMPLE SPACE -- 5.6 JOINT RADAR PARAMETER ESTIMATION ERRORS AS SEEN BY AN UNBIASED ESTIMATOR -- 5.7 THE THEORETICAL RMS BANDWIDTH FOR SIGNALS THAT EXHIBIT STEP DISCONTINUOUS AMPLITUDE AND/OR PHASE CHARACTERISTICS -- 5.8 THE METHOD OF MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 6. The Linear FM Waveform and Matched Filter -- 6.1 INTRODUCTION -- 6.2 LINEAR FM MATCHED-FILTER WAVEFORM -- 6.3 LINEAR FM MATCHED-FILTER CHARACTERISTICS -- 6.4 THE IDEAL VS THE PRACTICAL MATCHED FILTER -- 6.5 GENERATING THE LINEAR FM MATCHED-FILTER SIGNAL -- 6.6 EFFECT OF LINEAR DELAY MISMATCH ON THE COMPRESSED-PULSE SIGNAL -- 6.7 LARGE TIME-BANDWIDTH TECHNIQUES -- 6.8 DOPPLER SHIFT DISTORTION OF LARGE TIME-BANDWIDTH LINEAR FM SIGNALS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 7. Matched-Filter Waveform Considerations-Range Sidelobe Reduction -- 7.1 INTRODUCTION -- 7.2 SPECTRUM AMPLITUDE FUNCTIONS FOR DESIRABLE MATCHED-FILTER WAVEFORM PROPERTIES -- 7.3 COMPARISON OF TIME WEIGHTING AND FREQUENCY WEIGHTING FOR LINEAR FM SIDELOBE REDUCTION -- 7.4 EFFECT OF WEIGHTING ON MATCHED-FILTER OUTPUT SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO -- 7.5 SPECTRUM WEIGHTING DATA-COMPRESSED-PULSE WAVEFORM CHARACTERISTICS -- 7.6 EFFECT OF EXACT LINEAR FM SPECTRUM ON THE WEIGHTED COMPRESSED PULSE -- 7.7 FM PREDISTORTION -- 7.8 REALIZATION OF WEIGHTING FUNCTION RESPONSES BY TRANSVERSAL FILTERING -- 7.9 NONLINEAR FM MATCHED FILTERS FOR SIDELOBE REDUCTION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 8. Discrete Coded Waveforms -- 8.1 INTRODUCTION -- 8.2 CONSTANT CARRIER PULSE TRAINS (GROUP I) -- 8.3 BINARY PHASE CODES (GROUP II) -- 8.4 POLYPHASE CODES (GROUP II) -- 8.5 DISCRETE FREQUENCY SEQUENCES (GROUP III) -- 8.6 MATCHED FILTERS FOR DISCRETE CODED SIGNALS -- 8.7 DOPPLER CORRECTION OF DISCRETE CODED SIGNALS -- 8.8 SUMMARY -- REFERENCES. , Chapter 9. The Measurement Accuracies of Matched-Filter Radar Signals- Waveform Design Criteria -- 9.1 INTRODUCTION -- 9.2 MINIMUM TIME AND FREQUENCY ERROR VARIANCES FOR SOME LARGE TIME-BANDWIDTH RADAR SIGNALS -- 9.3 THE EFFECT OF RANGE-DOPPLER COUPLING ON THEORETICAL MEASUREMENT ERRORS -- 9.4 NONLINEAR FM AND FREQUENCY JUMP SIGNALS WITH SMALL RMS MEASUREMENT ERRORS -- 9.5 CONSIDERATIONS FOR IMPROVED MEASUREMENT ACCURACY WITH UNIDIRECTIONAL FM WAVEFORMS -- 9.6 CONDITIONS FOR MINIMUM-ERROR JOINT ESTIMATES OF RANGE AND VELOCITY -- 9.7 RANGE-DOPPLER COUPLING FOR DISCRETE CODED WAVEFORMS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 10. Waveform Design Criteria for Multiple and Dense Target Environments -- 10.1 INTRODUCTION -- 10.2 WAVEFORM CONSIDERATIONS FOR EXTENDED DISTRIBUTIONS OF SEMI-ISOLATED MOVING SCATTERS -- 10.3 WAVEFORM OPTIMIZATION FOR STATIONARY OR SLOWLY MOVING CLUTTER -- 10.4 COMPARISON OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DIFFERENT WAVEFORMS FOR THE STATIONARY OR SLOWLY MOVING CLUTTER CASE -- 10.5 THE "OPTIMUM" CLUTTER REJECTION FILTER -- 10.6 WAVEFORM DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS FOR DENSE DISTRIBUTIONS OF MOVING SCATTERERS -- 10.7 SOME SUMMARY REMARKS CONCERNING THE GENERAL SIGNAL DESIGN PROBLEM -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 11. Effects of Distortion on Matched-Filter Signals -- 11.1 INTRODUCTION -- 11.2 Paired-Echo Distortion Analysis -- 11.3 DELAY DISTORTION AS A MEASURE OF PHASE DISTORTION -- 11.4 MATCHED-FILTER MODULATION DISTORTION -- 11.5 COMPLEX MODULATION DISTORTION FUNCTIONS -- 11.6 SOURCES OF PHASE MODULATION DISTORTION -- 11.7 THE REPRESENTATION OF DISTORTED OUTPUT TIME FUNCTIONS FOR GENERAL MATCHEDFILTER SIGNALS -- 11.8 MEASURES OF RESOLUTION LOSS FOR RANDOM PHASE ERRORS -- 11.9 DISTORTION COMPENSATION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 12. The Design of Dispersive Delay Functions-I -- 12.1 INTRODUCTION -- 12.2 THE ALL-PASS TIME DELAY NETWORK. , 12.3 ALL-PASS NETWORK DELAY APPROXIMATION -- 12.4 LATTICE CONVERSION TO UNBALANCED FORM -- 12.5 ILLUSTRATIVE DESIGN OF A LINEAR DELAY NETWORK -- 12.6 MATCHED-FILTER ERROR CORRECTION -- 12.7 ALIGNMENT OF BRIDGED-T ALL-PASS SECTIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 13. The Design of Dispersive Delay Functions-II Ultrasonic Delay Lines -- 13.1 INTRODUCTION -- 13.2 PARAMETERS OF ULTRASONIC WAVES IN ISOTROPIC ELASTIC MEDIA -- 13.3 DISPERSIVE DELAY CHARACTERISTICS OF SHEAR MODE PROPAGATION IN STRIPS -- 13.4 DISPERSIVE DELAY CHARACTERISTICS OF LONGITUDINAL MODE PROPAGATION IN STRIPS -- 13.5 WIRE TYPE DISPERSIVE DELAY LINES -- 13.6 TRANSDUCER CHARACTERISTICS FOR THIN STRIP LINES -- 13.7 SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS FOR DISPERSIVE ULTRASONIC DELAY LINES -- 13.8 DISPERSIVE DIFFRACTION GRATING DEVICES -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 14. Microwave and Optical Matched-Filter Techniques -- 14.1 INTRODUCTION -- 14.2 THE FOLDED-TAPE MEANDER LINE -- 14.3 THE HYBRID RING "ALL-PASS" DESIGN -- 14.4 MICROWAVE PULSE-COMPRESSION FILTERS USING TAPPED DELAY LINE TECHNIQUES -- 14.5 CONTINUOUS MICROWAVE DISPERSIVE STRUCTURES -- 14.6 OPTICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING-SPATIAL FILTERING -- 14.7 OPTICAL MATCHED FILTERS FOR RADAR APPLICATION -- 14.8 THE ULTRASONIC LIGHT MODULATOR -- REFERENCES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- Author Index -- Subject Index.

Note: Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction -- The land of the mountain and the flood -- Geology and geomorphology -- Weathering, erosion and deposition -- Dating the past: the geological timescale -- Dating the Quaternary -- About this book -- 2 The geological evolution of Scotland -- Introduction -- Rocks -- Plate tectonics -- Geological evolution: the making of Scotland -- Conclusion -- 3 Rocks, relief and the preglacial landscape -- Introduction -- Structural grain: the ripples of orogeny -- Rocks and relief -- Cenozoic landscape evolution -- Synthesis -- Before the ice: the preglacial landscape of Scotland -- 4 The Ice Age in Scotland -- Ice ages: an introduction -- Glacial and interglacial stages -- Glaciers and glaciation -- The last Scottish Ice Sheet -- The last mountain glaciers: the Loch Lomond Stade -- The Holocene -- Synthesis -- 5 Glacial landforms -- Introduction -- Landforms of glacial erosion -- Landforms of glacial deposition -- Glacifluvial landforms and deposits -- Ice-dammed lakes -- Synthesis: glacial landscapes of Scotland -- 6 Periglacial landforms -- Introduction -- Ancient periglacial landforms: blockfields and tors -- Lateglacial periglacial landforms -- Active periglacial landforms -- Synthesis -- 7 Landslides and related features -- Introduction -- Rock-slope failures -- Rockfall, talus and snow avalanche landforms -- Slope failures in soil and peat -- Debris flows -- Conclusion -- 8 Aeolian landforms -- Introduction -- Aeolian processes -- Landforms produced by wind erosion -- Aeolian deposits -- Conclusion -- 9 Fluvial landforms -- Introduction -- Mountain rivers -- River terraces -- Alluvial fans -- Conclusion -- Postscript: into the Anthropocene -- 10 Key sites -- Introduction -- An Teallach, Wester Ross -- Torridon, Wester Ross -- The Trotternish escarpment, Isle of Skye. , The Cuillin Hills, Isle of Skye -- Glen Roy, Lochaber -- Glen Coe, Western Grampians -- The Cairngorms -- Drumochter Pass, Central Grampians -- Tinto Hill, Southern Uplands -- Further reading -- Index of locations in Scotland -- Index of Scottish mountains and hills -- General Index.