Valerio Faraoni

Exercises in Environmental Physics (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Exercises in Environmental Physics covers the essential topics in university courses in environmental physics including:

-Energy and the environment

-Fluid mechanics

-Evapotranspiration, soil physics and groundwater hydrology

-Pollution

-Ocean and atmospheric physics

-The planet in space

This is the first book specifically devoted to exercises on the application of physics to describe the environment including the human impact. It is a valuable tool for students to develop skills in the manipulation of physical concepts and methods while learning environmental science. The exercises are drawn from the author's teaching experience and the need for stimulating practice problems in various environmental physics courses. A chapter on mathematical methods used in the book supplements the material.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer-Verlag GmbH
• Seitenzahl: 330
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Januar 2007
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780387358352
• Artikelnr.: 37286963

Autorenporträt

Valerio Faraoni is currently a Professor in the Physics Department at Bishop's University, Lennoxville, Quebec, Canada.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Mathematical Methods 1.1 Complex numbers 1.2 Functions of a single variable 1.3 Ordinary differential equations 1.4 Functions of two or more variables 1.5 Vector calculus 1.6 Partial differential equations 1.7 Tensors 1.8 Dimensional analysis 2. Planet Earth in Space 2.1 Astronomy 2.2 Planet Earth 3. Ocean and Atmospheric Physics 3.1 The blue planet 3.2 Oceanic circulation 3.3 Ocean waves 3.4 General features of the atmosphere 3.5 Temperature and pressure 3.6 Atmospheric circulation 3.7 Precipitation 4. Electromagnetic radiation 4.1 The electromagnetic spectrum 4.2 Blackbody radiation 4.3 Propagation of electromagnetic radiation 4.4 Greenhouse effect 4.5 Electromagnetic radiation and human health 4.6 Environmental spectroscopy 4.7 Radioactivity 5. Energy and the Environment 5.1 Mechanical energy 5.2 Heat transfer 5.3 Thermodynamics 5.4 Electricity 6. Fluid Mechanics 6.1 Liquids 6.2 Gases 7. Evapotranspiration, Soils, and Hydrology 7.1 Phase transitions, hygrometry, and evapotranspiration 7.2 Soil physics 7.3 Groundwater hydrology 8. Pollution 8.1 Transport equations 8.2 Water pollution 8.3 Air pollution Appendices A. Physical constants B. Mathematical identities C. Differential operators in various coordinate systems References Index