Elsevier Science: 13458 books
New Zealand Landscape
Behind the Scene
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2017
New Zealand Landscape: Behind the Scene tells the story of New Zealand through the subject of geomorphology, a branch of earth science at the interface of geology and geography. Geomorphology is informally described as the ‘science of scenery’, and as with every science, ideas evolve as the research...
Molecular Dynamics
From Classical to Quantum Methods
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 1999
The latest developments in quantum and classical molecular dynamics, related techniques, and their applications to several fields of science and engineering. Molecular simulations include a broad range of methodologies such as Monte Carlo, Brownian dynamics, lattice dynamics, and molecular dynamics...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2010
Over the past 20 years, synchrotron-based research applications have provided important insight into the geochemical cycling of ions and the chemical and crystallographic properties of minerals in soils and sediments. Of particular significance is the understanding of local coordination environments...
by Emil Wolf
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2009
In the almost fifty years that have gone by since the first volume of Progress in Optics was published, optics has become one of the most dynamic fields of science. The volumes in this series that have appeared up to now contain more than 300 review articles by distinguished research workers, which...
by Boualem Boashash
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2003
Time Frequency Signal Analysis and Processing covers fundamental concepts, principles and techniques, treatment of specialised and advanced topics, methods and applications, including results of recent research.
This book deals with the modern methodologies, key techniques and concepts that...
Energy and Climate Change
An Introduction to Geological Controls, Interventions and Mitigations
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2018
Energy and Climate Change: An Introduction to Geological Controls, Interventions and Mitigations examines the Earth system science context of the formation and use of fossil fuel resources, and the implications for climate change. It also examines the historical and economic trends of fossil fuel...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2012
This book represents a new "earth systems" approach to catchments that encompasses the physical and biogeochemical interactions that control the hydrology and biogeochemistry of the system. The text provides a comprehensive treatment of the fundamentals of catchment hydrology, principles...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2013
Engineered Biomimicry covers a broad range of research topics in the emerging discipline of biomimicry. Biologically inspired science and technology, using the principles of math and physics, has led to the development of products as ubiquitous as Velcro™ (modeled after the spiny hooks on plant...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2007
Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) is basically an emission spectroscopy technique where atoms and ions are primarily formed in their excited states as a result of interaction between a tightly focused laser beam and the material sample. The interaction between matter and high-density photons...
The Fly River, Papua New Guinea
Environmental Studies in an Impacted Tropical River System
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2009
In 1984 the OK Tedi Mining Company Limited began mining copper and gold mineralization from Mt. Fubilan, which is located at the headwaters of the OK Tedi. Subsequent mining in the region followed in 1990. Since this time there has been intense monitoring of the environment undertaken by those in...
by Harry Marsh, Francisco Rodríguez Reinoso
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2006
Recent years have seen an expansion in speciality uses of activated carbons including medicine, filtration, and the purification of liquids and gaseous media. Much of current research and information surrounding the nature and use of activated carbon is scattered throughout various literature, which...
Reaction Kinetics and the Development of Catalytic Processes
Proceedings of the International Symposium, Brugge, Belgium, April 19-21, 1999
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 1999
The symposium "Reaction Kinetics and the Development of Catalytic Processes" is the continuation of the very successful International Symposium "Dynamics of Surfaces and Reaction Kinetics in Heterogeneous Catalysis", held in September 1997 in Antwerp, Belgium. These proceedings contain a unique series...
Nanoporous Materials IV
Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Nanoporous Materials, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada June 7-10, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2005
Nanoporous Materials IV contains the invited lectures and peer-reviewed oral and poster contributions to be presented at the 4th International Symposium on Nanoporous Materials, which will be hosted in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, June 7-10, 2005. This volume covers complementary approaches to...
Zeolites and Ordered Mesoporous Materials: Progress and Prospects
The 1st FEZA School on Zeolites, Prague, Czech Republic, August 20-21, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2005
Zeolites are the most frequently used industrial catalysts. Their applications range from oil refining, petrochemistry and the synthesis of special chemicals to environmental catalysis. Rapid progress in basic research and the development of new processes has resulted in the first Federation of European...