GLORIA

GEOMAR Library Ocean Research Information Access

feed icon rss

Your email was sent successfully. Check your inbox.

An error occurred while sending the email. Please try again.

Proceed reservation?

Export
  • 1
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Cambridge :Cambridge University Press,
    Keywords: Geophysics--Fluid models. ; Electronic books.
    Description / Table of Contents: Geophysical fluid dynamics illustrates the rich interplay between mathematical analysis, nonlinear dynamics, statistical theories, qualitative models and numerical simulations. This self-contained introduction will suit a multi-disciplinary audience ranging from beginning graduate students to senior researchers. It is the first book following this approach and contains many recent ideas and results.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: 1 online resource (565 pages)
    Edition: 1st ed.
    ISBN: 9780511167584
    DDC: 550
    Language: English
    Note: Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Barotropic geophysical flows and two-dimensional fluid flows: elementary introduction -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Some special exact solutions -- Fourier series tool kit -- 1.2.1 Exact solutions for the Euler equations -- 1.2.2 Exact solutions with beta-effect and generalized Kolmogorov forcing -- 1.2.3 Rossby waves -- 1.2.4 Topographic effect in steady states -- 1.2.5 A dynamical solution with beta-plane and layered topography -- 1.2.6 Beta-plane dynamics with large-scale shear flow -- A test problem for dissipative mechanisms -- 1.3 Conserved quantities -- 1.3.1 Conservation of energy -- Conservation of energy for periodic flows -- 1.3.2 Large-scale and small-scale flow interaction via topography -- 1.3.3 Infinite number of conserved quantities - generalized enstrophy -- 1.3.4 Several conserved quantities -- 1.3.5 Summary of conserved quantities: periodic geometry -- 1.4 Barotropic geophysical flows in a channel domain - an important physical model -- 1.4.1 The impulse and conserved quantities -- 1.4.2 Conservation of circulation -- 1.4.3 Summary of conserved quantities: channel geometry -- 1.5 Variational derivatives and an optimization principle for elementary geophysical solutions -- 1.5.1 Some important variational derivatives -- 1.5.2 An optimization principle for elementary geophysical solutions -- 1.6 More equations for geophysical flows -- 1.6.1 The models -- 1.6.2 Relationships between various models -- Derivation of the barotropic one-layer model from the continuously stratified model -- Derivation of the two-layer model from the continuously stratified model -- Derivation of the one- and one-half-layer model from the two-layer model -- Derivation of the barotropic quasi-geostrophic model from the F-plane model -- References -- 2 The response to large-scale forcing. , 2.1 Introduction -- A remarkable identity -- 2.2 Non-linear stability with Kolmogorov forcing -- 2.2.1 Non-linear stability in restricted sense -- 2.2.2 Finite-dimensional dynamics on the ground modes and non-linear stability -- Fourier representation for the dynamic equations -- 2.2.3 Counter-example of unstable ground state modes dynamics for truncated inviscid flows -- 2.3 Stability of flows with generalized Kolmogorov forcing -- References -- 3 The selective decay principle for basic geophysical flows -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Selective decay states and their invariance -- 3.3 Mathematical formulation of the selective decay principle -- The Rossby waves degenerate into generalized Taylor vortices in the absence of the geophysical beta-plane effect. -- 3.4 Energy-enstrophy decay -- 3.5 Bounds on the Dirichlet quotient, A (t) -- 3.6 Rigorous theory for selective decay -- 3.6.1 Convergence to an asymptotic state -- 3.6.2 Convergence to the selective decay state -- 3.6.3 Stability of the selective decay states -- 3.6.4 Underlying simplifying mechanisms -- 3.7 Numerical experiments demonstrating facets of selective decay -- 3.7.1 Measure of anisotropy -- 3.7.2 Explicit solutions of the sinh-Poisson equation -- 3.7.3 Numerical examples -- References -- Appendix 1 Stronger controls on A (t) -- Appendix 2 The proof of the mathematical form of the selective decay principle in the presence of the beta-plane effect -- 4 Non-linear stability of steady geophysical flows -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Stability of simple steady states -- 4.2.1 Non-linear stability and the energy method -- 4.2.2 Simple states with topography, but no mean flow or beta-effect -- 4.2.3 Simple states with topography, mean flow, and beta-effect -- 4.3 Stability for more general steady states -- 4.4 Non-linear stability of zonal flows on the beta-plane. , 4.5 Variational characterization of the steady states -- References -- 5 Topographic mean flow interaction, non-linear instability, and chaotic dynamics -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Systems with layered topography -- 5.2.1 Hamiltonian structure -- 5.3 Integrable behavior -- 5.3.1 The case h = 0 -- 5.3.2 The case Beta = 0 -- 5.3.3 Single mode topography -- 5.4 A limit regime with chaotic solutions -- 5.4.1 Single mode topography -- 5.4.2 Interaction of non-linear resonances -- 5.4.3 Two modes in the topography: a perturbative Melnikov analysis -- 5.5 Numerical experiments -- 5.5.1 Perturbation of single mode topography -- 5.5.2 Two-mode layered topography and topographic blocking events -- 5.5.3 Random perturbations with multi-mode topography -- 5.5.4 Symmetry breaking perturbations and topographic blocking events -- References -- Appendix 1 -- Appendix 2 -- 6 Introduction to information theory and empirical statistical theory -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Information theory and Shannon's entropy -- 6.3 Most probable states with prior distribution -- 6.4 Entropy for continuous measures on the line -- 6.4.1 Continuous measure on the line -- 6.4.2 Entropy and maximum entropy principle -- 6.4.3 Coarse graining and loss of information -- 6.4.4 Relative entropy as a "distance" function -- 6.4.5 Information theory and the finite-moment problem for probability measures -- 6.5 Maximum entropy principle for continuous fields -- 6.6.1 The Prior distribution -- 6.6.2 Constraints on the potential vorticity distribution -- 6.6.3 Statistical predictions of the maximum entropy principle -- 6.6.4 Determination of the multipliers and geophysical effect -- 6.7 Application of the maximum entropy principle to geophysical flows with topography and mean flow -- 6.7.1 One-point statistics for potential vorticity and large-scale mean velocity and Shannon entropy. , 6.7.2 The constraints on the one-point statistics -- 6.7.3 Maximum entropy principle and statistical prediction -- 6.7.4 Determination of the multipliers and geophysical effects -- References -- 7 Equilibrium statistical mechanics for systems of ordinary differential equations -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Introduction to statistical mechanics for ODEs -- 7.2.1 The Liouville property -- 7.2.2 Evolution of probability measures and the Liouville equation -- 7.2.3 Conserved quantities and their ensemble averages -- 7.2.4 Shannon entropy and the maximum entropy principle -- 7.2.5 The most probable state and Gibbs measure -- 7.2.6 Ergodicity and time averaging -- 7.2.7 A simple example violating the Liouville property -- 7.3 Statistical mechanics for the truncated Burgers-Hopf equations -- 7.3.1 The truncated Burgers-Hopf systems and their conserved quantities -- 7.3.2 The Liouville property -- 7.3.3 The Gibbs measure and the prediction of equipartition of energy -- 7.3.4 Numerical evidence of the validity of the statistical theory -- 7.3.5 Truncated Burgers-Hopf equation as a model with statistical features in common with atmosphere -- A scaling theory for temporal correlations -- Numerical evidence for the correlation scaling theory -- 7.4 The Lorenz 96 model -- 7.4.1 Geophysical properties of the Lorenz 96 model -- Rossby waves -- 7.4.2 Equilibrium statistical theory for the undamped unforced L-96 model -- 7.4.3 Statistical properties of the damped forced and undamped unforced L96 models -- Rescaling the damped forced L96 model -- Linear stability of the mean state -- The bulk behavior of the rescaled problem -- The climatology of different forcing regimes in rescaled coordinates -- References -- 8 Statistical mechanics for the truncated quasi-geostrophic equations -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 The finite-dimensional truncated quasi-geostrophic equations. , 8.2.1 The spectrally truncated quasi-geostrophic equations -- 8.2.2 Conserved quantities for the truncated system -- 8.2.3 Non-linear stability of some exact solutions the truncated system -- 8.2.4 The Liouville property -- 8.3 The statistical predictions for the truncated systems -- 8.4 Numerical evidence supporting the statistical prediction -- 8.5 The pseudo-energy and equilibrium statistical mechanics for fluctuations about the mean -- 8.6 The continuum limit -- 8.6.1 The case with a large-scale mean flow -- 8.6.2 The case without large-scale mean flow but with generic topography -- 8.6.3 The case with no geophysical effects -- 8.6.4 The case with no large-scale mean flow but with topography having degenerate spectrum -- High energy subcase -- 8.7 The role of statistically relevant and irrelevant conserved quantities -- References -- Appendix 1 -- 9 Empirical statistical theories for most probable states -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Empirical statistical theories with a few constraints -- 9.2.1 The energy-circulation empirical theory with a general prior distribution -- 9.2.2 The energy-circulation impulse theory with a general prior distribution -- 9.3 The mean field statistical theory for point vortices -- 9.3.1 Derivation of the mean field point-vortex theory from an empirical statistical theory -- 9.3.2 Complete statistical mechanics for point vortices -- The dynamics of point vortices in the plane -- Liouville property -- The mean field limit equations as N … -- 9.4 Empirical statistical theories with infinitely many constraints -- 9.4.1 Maximum entropy principle incorporating all generalized enstrophies -- 9.4.2 The most probable state and the mean field equation -- 9.5 Non-linear stability for the most probable mean fields -- References. , 10 Assessing the potential applicability of equilibrium statistical theories for geophysical flows: an overview.
    Location Call Number Limitation Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 2
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    New York :Columbia University Press,
    Keywords: Mammals, Fossil - Asia. ; Electronic books.
    Description / Table of Contents: The first textbook devoted to the late Cenozoic (Neogene) mammalian biostratigraphy and geochronology of Asia, this volume deploys cutting edge biostratigraphical and geochemical dating methods to map the emergence of mammals across the continent. Written by specialists working in a variety of Asian regions, it uses data from many basins with spectacular fossil records to establish a groundbreaking geochronologic framework for land mammal evolution. Asia's violent tectonic history has resulted in some of the world's most varied topography, and its high mountain ranges and intense monsoon climates have spawned widely diverse environments over time. These geologic conditions profoundly influenced the evolution of Asian mammals and their migration into Europe, Africa, and North America. Focusing on amazing new fossil finds that have redefined Asia's role in mammal evolution, this textbook synthesizes information from a range of field studies on Asian mammals and biostratigraphy, helping to trace the histories and movements of extinct and extant mammals from various major groups and all northern continents, and providing geologists from all disciplines with a richer understanding of a variety of Asia's terrains.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: 1 online resource (759 pages)
    ISBN: 9780231520829
    Series Statement: NONE
    DDC: 569.095
    Language: English
    Note: Intro -- { CONTENTS } -- Introduction: Toward a Continental Asian Biostratigraphic and Geochronologic Framework -- PART I: EAST ASIA -- 1. Neogene Land Mammal Staegs/Ages of China: Toward the Goal to Establish an Asian Land Mammal Stage/Age Scheme -- 2. North China Neogene Biochronology: A Chinese Standard -- 3. A Single-Point Base Definition of the Xiejian Age as an Exemplar for Refining Chinese Land Mammal Ages -- 4. Early Miocene Xiejiahe and Sihong Fossil Localities and Their Faunas, Eastern China -- 5. Neogene Faunal Succession and Biochronology of Central Nei Mongol (Inner Mongolia) -- 6. Mammalian Biochronology of the Late Miocene Bahe Formation -- 7. Stratigraphy and Paleoecology of the Classical Dragon Bone Localities of Baode County, Shanxi Province -- 8. Review of the Litho-, Bio-, and Chronostratigraphy in the Nihewan Basin, Hebei, China -- 9. Late Cenozoic Biostratigraphy of the Linxia Basin, Northwestern China -- 10. Neogene Mammalian Biostratigraphy and Geochrnology of the Tibetan Plateau -- 11. Hominoid-Producing Localities and Biostratigraphy in Yunnan -- 12. Miocene Land Mammals and Stratigraphy of Japan -- 13. Pliocene Land Mammals of Japan -- PART II: SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIA -- 14. The Siwaliks and Neogene Evolutionary Biology in South Asia -- 15. The Neogene Siwaliks of the Potwar Plateau, Pakistan -- 16. Mammalian Neogene Biostratigraphy of the Sulaiman Province, Pakistan -- 17. Indian Neogene Siwalik Mammalian Biostratigraphy: An Overview -- 18. Paleobiogeography and South Asian Small Mammals: Neogene Latitudinal Faunal Variation -- 19. Advances in the Biochronology and Biostratigraphy of the Continental Neogene of Myanmar -- PART III: NORTH AND CENTRAL ASIA -- 20. Miocene Mammal Biostratigraphy of Central Mongolia (Valley of Lakes): New Results. , 21. Late Cenozoic Mammal Faunas of the Baikalian Region: Composition, Biochronology, Disperasal, and Correlation with Central Asia -- 22. New Data on Miocene Biostratigraphy and Paleoclimatology of Olkhon Islan (Lake Baikal, Siberia) -- PART IV: WEST ASIA AND ADJACENT REGIONS -- 23. Late Miocene Mammal Localities of Eastern Europe and Western Asia -- 24. Late Miocene (Turolian) Vertebrate Faunas from Southern European Russia -- 25. Recent Advances in Paleobiological Reserach of the Late Miocene Maragheh Fauna, Northwest Iran -- 26. A Review of the Neogene Succession of the Muridae and Dipodidae from Anatolia, wiht Special Reference to Taxa Known from Asia and/or Europe -- 27. Late Miocene Fossils from the Baynunah Formation, United Arab Emirates: Summary of a Decade of New Work -- 28. Neogene Mammal Biostratigraphy and Chronology of Greece -- PART V: ZOOGEOGRAPHY AND PALEOECOLOGY -- 29. Contintental-Scale Patterns in Neogene Mammal Community Evolution and Biogeography: A Europe-Asia Perspective -- 30. Intercontinental Dispersals of Sicistine Rodents (Sicistinae, Dipodidae, Rodentia) Between Eurasia and North America -- 31. Paeleodiatary Comparisons of Ungulates Between the Late Miocene of China, and Pikermi and Samos in Greece -- List of Contributors -- Taxonomic Index -- General Index.
    Location Call Number Limitation Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 3
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    New York :Columbia University Press,
    Keywords: Dogs. ; Canis, Fossil. ; Dogs--Evolution. ; Electronic books.
    Description / Table of Contents: No detailed description available for "Dogs".
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: 1 online resource (303 pages)
    Edition: 1st ed.
    ISBN: 9780231509435
    DDC: 599.77/2
    Language: English
    Note: Intro -- Cover -- Half title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Methods of Study and the Place of Dogs in Nature -- 2. The Origin of Canids and Other Doglike Carnivorous Mammals -- 3. Diversity: Who Is Who in the Dog Family -- 4. Anatomy and Function: How the Parts Work -- 5. Hunting and Social Activity -- 6. Changing Environments and Canid Evolution -- 7. Going Places: Braving New Worlds -- 8. Domestic Dogs -- Appendix 1. Canid Species and Classification -- Appendix 2. Phylogenetic Tree of the Family Canidae -- Glossary -- Further Reading -- Index -- List of Plates.
    Location Call Number Limitation Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 4
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Cham :Springer International Publishing AG,
    Keywords: Environmental management. ; Electronic books.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: 1 online resource (182 pages)
    Edition: 1st ed.
    ISBN: 9783030762315
    DDC: 363.705
    Language: English
    Note: Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- 1.1 Overview -- 1.2 Organization of This Book -- 1.2.1 Chapter 1: Introduction -- 1.2.2 Chapter 2: National and International Developments -- 1.2.3 Chapter 3: Climate Change and Built Environment -- 1.2.4 Chapter 4: Energy and Carbon Emission -- 1.2.5 Chapter 5: Materials and Water -- 1.2.6 Chapter 6: Sustainable Waste Management -- 1.2.7 Chapter 7: Sustainable Building Design -- 1.2.8 Chapter 8: Resilience and Adaptation in Buildings -- 1.3 Sustainability and Sustainable Development -- 1.3.1 Sustainability -- 1.3.2 Sustainable Development -- 1.3.3 Key Themes in Sustainable Development -- 1.3.4 Key Principles of Sustainable Development -- 1.3.5 Key Questions in Sustainable Development -- 1.4 Sustainable Construction -- 1.4.1 Overview -- 1.4.2 Life Cycle Approach in Sustainable Construction -- 1.4.3 Challenges of Sustainable Construction -- 1.5 Summary -- 1.6 Discussion Queries -- References -- Chapter 2: International and National Sustainable Developments -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 International Developments -- 2.2.1 History of Sustainable Development -- 2.2.2 UN Policy on Sustainable Development -- 2.2.3 CIB Agenda 21 on Sustainable Construction -- 2.2.4 OECD Policies on Sustainable Development -- 2.2.5 ISO Policies on Sustainable Development -- 2.2.6 Melbourne Principles for Sustainable Cities -- 2.3 National Developments -- 2.3.1 Introduction -- 2.3.2 Australia's Commitment to International Sustainable Development -- 2.3.3 Council of Australian Government (COAG) Agreements -- 2.3.4 Federal Australian Government Actions -- 2.4 State and Territory Developments -- 2.5 Summary -- References -- Chapter 3: Climate Change and Built Environment -- 3.1 What Is Climate Change? -- 3.1.1 Climate System -- 3.1.2 Climate States -- 3.1.3 Greenhouse Effect -- 3.1.4 Sources of GHG -- 3.2 Climate Change. , 3.3 Global Warming -- 3.4 Carbon Cycle -- 3.5 Climate Projection -- 3.6 Global Climate Change-Observations -- 3.7 Climate Projection -- 3.8 Impact of Climate Change on Built Environment -- 3.9 Coping with Climate Change: Mitigation and Adaptation -- 3.9.1 Mitigation to Climate Change -- 3.9.2 Adaptation to Climate Change -- 3.10 Summary -- References -- Chapter 4: Energy and Carbon Emission -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Energy Sources, Production and Consumption -- 4.2.1 Primary and Secondary Energy Sources -- 4.2.2 The Energy Consumption -- 4.3 Energy per Capita and Human Development -- 4.4 Energy and CO2 Emission of Construction Sector -- 4.5 Embodied Energy -- 4.6 Operating Energy -- 4.6.1 Residential End Use -- 4.6.2 Commercial End Use -- 4.7 Energy Efficiency in Buildings -- 4.8 Carbon Accounting in Construction -- 4.8.1 Emissions from Fuel Combustion -- 4.8.2 Emissions from Electricity -- 4.9 Implications of Climate Change to Residential Building Energy -- 4.10 Summary -- References -- Chapter 5: Materials and Water -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Sustainable Resource Management -- 5.2.1 Global Material Consumption Trend -- 5.2.2 Sustainable Material Management -- 5.3 Sustainable Water Management -- 5.3.1 Overview -- 5.3.2 Water Efficiency and Recycling -- 5.3.3 Water Quality and Treatment -- 5.3.4 Rainwater Tanks -- 5.3.5 Desalination, Recycling and Energy -- 5.4 Summary -- References -- Chapter 6: Sustainable Waste Management -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Solid Waste Management: A Global and National View -- 6.2.1 Types of Solid Wastes -- 6.2.2 Impacts of Solid Waste -- 6.2.3 Construction and Demolition (C& -- D) Waste -- 6.3 Waste Treatments -- 6.4 Waste to Resource Management: A Circular Economy Approach -- 6.5 Challenges with Reuse and Recycling in the Construction Sector -- 6.6 Summary -- References -- Chapter 7: Sustainable Building Design. , 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Sustainable Building Design Opportunities -- 7.3 Green Building Design -- 7.4 Low-Energy Building Design -- 7.4.1 Building Orientation and Aspect Ratio -- 7.4.2 Building Envelope Design -- Building Envelope Design: Wall System -- Building Envelope Design: Windows -- Building Envelope Design: Roof -- 7.4.3 Daylighting Strategies -- 7.4.4 Ventilation Strategies -- 7.4.5 Thermal Mass and Insulation -- 7.4.6 Internal Load Reduction -- 7.5 Zero-Energy/Zero-Carbon Design -- 7.6 Summary -- References -- Chapter 8: Resilience and Adaptation in Buildings -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Sustainability -- 8.3 Built Environment -- 8.4 Climate Change Implications to Buildings -- 8.5 Resilience for Thermal Comfort -- 8.5.1 Thermal Comfort -- 8.5.2 Climate Change and Thermal Comfort -- 8.6 Resilience to Heat Waves -- 8.7 Resilience for Durability -- 8.7.1 Building Durability -- 8.7.2 Deterioration of Concrete Structures Under Changing Climate -- 8.7.3 Prevention of Concrete Deterioration -- 8.7.4 Durability of Timber -- 8.7.5 Deterioration of Timber Under Changing Climate -- 8.8 Summary -- References -- Chapter 9: Summary and Conclusions -- Index.
    Location Call Number Limitation Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 5
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Singapore : Springer Singapore | Singapore : Imprint: Springer
    Keywords: Geography. ; Sustainable development. ; Architecture. ; Sustainable architecture. ; Sociology, Urban.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part I. Theory and Development of Green Village and Town Construction -- Theory and Innovation of Green Construction of Village and Town -- Evolution and Development of Green Construction of Village and Town -- Pattern and Mechanism of Green Construction of Village and Town -- Green Construction Community of Village and Town -- Part II. Plan and Construction Methods of Green Village and Town -- Plan Compilation of Green Construction of Village and Town -- Green Construction of Environmental Infrastructure of Village and Town -- Construction and Renovation of Green Building in Village and Town -- Part III. Evaluation of Plan and Construction of Green Village and Town -- Evaluation of Green Village and Town Plan -- Evaluation of Environmental Infrastructure Construction of Green Village and Town -- Evaluation of Green Building Construction of Village and Town -- Comprehensive Evaluation of Plan and Construction of Green Village and Town -- Appendix. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(XXII, 466 p. 115 illus., 69 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9789811620980
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Limitation Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
  • 6
    Online Resource
    Online Resource
    Cham : Springer International Publishing | Cham : Imprint: Springer
    Keywords: Sustainable development. ; Buildings—Design and construction. ; Building. ; Construction. ; Engineering, Architectural. ; Climate change. ; Sustainable architecture. ; Environmental management.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1-Introduction -- Chapter 2-National and international developments -- Chapter 3-Climate change and built environment -- Chapter 4-Energy and carbon emission -- Chapter 5-Materials and water -- Chapter 6-Sustainable waste management -- Chapter 7-Resilience and adaptation in buildings -- Chapter 8-Sustainable building design -- Chapter 9-Urban sustainable developments -- Chapter 10-Regional sustainable developments.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource(X, 175 p. 80 illus., 64 illus. in color.)
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030762315
    Language: English
    Location Call Number Limitation Availability
    BibTip Others were also interested in ...
Close ⊗
This website uses cookies and the analysis tool Matomo. More information can be found here...