Entropy Production by Earth System Processes -- Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics in an Energy-Rich Universe -- Stumbling Into the MEP Racket: An Historical Perspective -- Maximum Entropy Production and Non-Equilibrium Statistical Mechanics -- Using Ecology to Quantify Organization in Fluid Flows -- Cosmological and Biological Reproducibility: Limits on the Maximum Entropy Production Principle -- …
Case Studies -- 1992–2002: Perspective on a Decade of Post-Tsunami Surveys -- The Fiordland Earthquake and Tsunami, New Zealand, 21 August 2003 -- Timing and Scale of Tsunamis Caused by the 1994 Rabaul Eruption, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea -- Analysis of Tide-Gauge Records of the 1883 Krakatau Tsunami -- Model of Tsunami Generation by Collapse of Volcanic Eruption: The 1741 Oshima-Oshi…
Preface -- Cluster Observations of the Cusp: Magnetic Structure and Dynamics -- Magion-4 High-Altitude Cusp Study -- High-Altitude Cusp: The Extremely Dynamic Region in Geospace -- Magnetosheath Interaction with the high Latitude Magnetopause -- Cluster Observes the High-Altitude Cusp Region -- Low-Frequency Plasma Waves in the Outer Polar Cusp: A Review of Observations from Prognoz 8, Interbal…
From the contents: Fracture Physics: The Griffith Criterion; Nucleation; Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanisms; Dynamic Fracture; Subcritical Cracking -- Fracture Geology: Fractography and Tectonofractography; Uplift, Post-Uplift, Neotectonic and Surface Joints; Primary and Secondary Fractures -- Four Fracture Provinces in Sedimentary Rocks: The Appalachian Plateau; The Bristol Channel Basin; Zion…
The Basic Facts of Imaging the Ocean -- Preliminary Remarks -- Alternatives to Imaging the Sea by Sound and First Acoustic Trials -- Acoustic Features of the Sea -- Technical and Physical Characteristics of High Resolution Echosounders -- Applications of Acoustic Imaging the Ocean -- The Sea Floor — Natural Formations -- The Ocean Volume -- Man-made Matter.Ocean acoustics comprises a key subf…
Basics of Ring Theory -- Basics of Polynomial Theory -- Groebner Basis -- Polynomial Resultants -- Gauss-Jacobi Combinatorial Algorithm -- Local versus Global Positioning Systems -- Partial Procrustes and the Orientation Problem -- Positioning by Ranging -- From Geocentric Cartesian to Ellipsoidal Coordinates -- Positioning by Resection Methods -- Positioning by Intersection Methods -- GPS Mete…
Rocks, dissolution and karst -- Sinkhole classification and nomenclature -- Rock failure in collapse and caprock sinkholes -- Soil failure in subsidence sinkholes -- Buried sinkholes and rockhead features -- Sinkholes in insoluble rocks -- Rock failure under imposed load over caves -- Sinkholes induced by engineering works -- Ground investigation in sinkhole terrains -- Hazard and risk assessme…
Keplerian Motion -- Satellite in Keplerian Orbit -- Satellite in Perturbed Orbit -- Motion of Orbit, Earth and Sun -- Orbit and Ground Track of a Satellite -- Orbit Relative to the Sun. Crossing Times -- Orbit Relative to the Earth. Recurrence and Altitude -- View from the Satellite -- Temporal and Angular Sampling -- Satellites of Mars -- Satellites of Other Celestial Bodies.In all, the Europe…
Geoid And Gravity In Earth Sciences – An Overview -- Future Satellite Gravimetry For Geodesy -- Challenges From Solid Earth Dynamics For Satellite Gravity Field Missions In The Post-Goce Era -- Time Variation In Hydrology And Gravity -- Future Gravity Missions And Quasi-Steady Ocean Circulation -- Future Benefits Of Time-Varying Gravity Missions To Ocean Circulation Studies -- Ice Mass Balanc…
About the Book -- Historical Background -- Studies of Interstellar Matter -- Molecular Clouds and Cores -- Concepts of Stellar Collapse -- Evolution of Young Stellar Objects -- Accretion Phenomena and Magnetic Activity in YSOs -- High-energy Signatures in YSOs -- Star-forming Regions -- Proto-solar Systems and the Sun.Studies of stellar formation in galaxies have a profound impact on our unders…