Fractal and Chaotic Properties of Earthquakes

دانلود کتاب: زمین لرزه

By Christian Goltz

Publisher: Springer-Verlag Telos
Number Of Pages: 178
Publication Date: 1998-10
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 3540648933
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9783540648932
Binding: Paperback

This book deals with the application of fractal and nonlinear time-series analysis to seismicity and earthquakes within the framework of earthquake prediction research. Emphasis is on theoretical foundations as well as practical implementation and pitfalls to enable readers to conduct their own analyses. The theoretical parts include introductions to fractals and multifractals, the relation between fractal dimension and entropy, the Hurst phenomenon, basic ideas of low-dimensional chaotic dynamics and a roadmap of nonlinear time-series analysis. Practical implementation is discussed in each case and synthetic data sets are analyzed. Fractal methods are applied to landslide and seismicity patterns in space and time, nonlinear analysis is carried out for radon and strain data as well as earthquake intervals. Due to the comprehensive coverage of theoretical background and step-by-step applications, readers of all levels will benefit from this book.

Summary: EARTHQUAKES or US!
Rating: 4

This book gave the entire scoop on earthquakes and gave the realization of what really happens when earthquakes occur. It seems to be a well detailed book and gives you everything you've ever wanted or even not wanted to know. This includes death tolls, seismology, and the most prone places where these earthquakes occur. It's a great book and definetly makes you wonder: Earthquakes or Us?

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MATLAB Recipes for Earth Sciences 2006-03

دانلود کتاب:نرم افزار مطلب برای زمین شناسان

By Martin H. Trauth

Publisher: Springer
Number Of Pages: 238
Publication Date: 2006-03-14
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 3540279830
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9783540279839
Binding: Hardcover

MATLAB is used in a wide range of applications in geosciences, such as image processing in remote sensing, generation and processing of digital elevation models and the analysis of time series. This book introduces basic methods of data analysis in geosciences using MATLAB. The text includes a brief description of each method and numerous examples demonstrating how MATLAB can be used on data sets from earth sciences. All MATLAB recipes can be easily modified in order to analyse the reader's own data sets. The book comes with a CD containing exemplary data sets and a digital version of the MATLAB recipes.

Summary: Recipes for Earth Science
Rating: 4

This is a well written, perhaps slightly overpriced book, providing an overview and starting point for a wide range of applications in geosciences, such as image processing in remote sensing, generation and processing of digital elevation models and the analysis of time series - as stated. Also, as stated, the book introduces methods of data analysis in geosciences using MATLAB. I purchased the book for the "applications in geosciences" part and not the "MATLAB" part. I have nothing, in particular, against using MATLAB, but I choose to use Python. Python is free, and I (and many, many others) believe it to provide more manageable and powerful numerical analysis capabilities as well as better overall peripheral integration (integrating with other programming languages, applications, OS systems, or other platform specifics). The nice thing about the book is that the MATLAB code snippets and brief implementation explanations, can be easily translated into python implementation. If you are tied to MATLAB, I don't think you will be disappointed. If you have some familiarity with python then you will also be able to glean allot from the content. Another reason that I enjoy this book, is that while it relies on quite a bit of advanced math and its application, it uses the math as an 'engineering type' book should - as a tool to use to solve a problem. The mathematical element flows nicely with the subject matter and I suspect that even an individual without a mathematics background could gain an appreciation for the math based on the context and would not necessarily need to know or learn every underlying aspect of theory that generated the mathematics used. This is refreshing to see in an advanced book - here is what you might be up against, here is what you need to get the job done.

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Seasonal Climate: Forecasting and Managing Risk (Nato Science Series: IV: Earth

دانلود کتاب:آب و هوای فصلی

By Alberto Troccoli, Mike Harrison, David L.T. Anderson, Simon J. Mason

Publisher: Springer
Number Of Pages: 467
Publication Date: 2008-03
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1402069901
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781402069901
Binding: Hardcover

Originally formed around a set of lectures presented at a NATO Advanced Study Institute (ASI), this book has grown in scope and in aspiration to become organised and presented rather more as a textbook than as a standard collection of proceedings. The lack of a unified reference textbook covering both the science of seasonal to interannual predictions and real-world uses of the forecasts was the main driver for the effort placed into writing an amalgamated introductory book, each chapter of which has been thoroughly peer reviewed. Throughout, our objective has been to present a book accessible to people from diverse disciplines, both scientific and social, interested in this intriguing and fast emerging area.

The fascination of seasonal climate forecasting, for which El Niño forecasting provides the prime basis, derives from its multi-faceted character. Not only does it pose exciting new scientific challenges for the climate community, but it is linked naturally to a great variety of key practical concerns, from security related issues, such as water resource management, food security, and disaster prediction and prevention, to health planning, agriculture management, energy supply, and tourism, to name but a few. Seasonal to interannual climate forecasts are indeed becoming a most important element in certain policy/decision making systems, not least within the contexts of sustainable development and of climate change adaptation.

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Encyclopedia of Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism (Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences

دانلود کتاب:دایره المعارف مغناطیس زمین و مغناطیس دیرین زمین

Publisher: Springer
Number Of Pages: 1054
Publication Date: 2007-08-17
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1402039921
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781402039928
Binding: Hardcover

Understanding the process underlying the origin of Earth magnetic field is one of the greatest challenges left to classical Physics. Geomagnetism, being the oldest Earth science, studies the Earth s magnetic field in its broadest sense.

The magnetic record left in rocks is studied in Paleomagnetism. Both fields have applications, pure and applied: in navigation, in the search for minerals and hydrocarbons, in dating rock sequences, and in unraveling past geologic movements such as plate motions they have contributed to a better understanding of the Earth.

Consisting of more than 300 articles written by ca 200 leading experts, this authoritative reference encompasses the entire fields of Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism in a single volume. It describes in fine detail at an assessable level the state of the current knowledge and provides an up-to-date synthesis of the most basic concepts. As such, it will be an indispensable working tool not only for geophysicists and geophysics students but also for geologists, physicists, atmospheric and environmental scientists, and engineers.

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Rural Analysis and Management

دانلود کتاب: محیط زیست

By Francisco J. Tapiador

Publisher: Springer
Number Of Pages: 348
Publication Date: 2007-11-16
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 3540733426
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9783540733423
Binding: Hardcover

This handbook presents the foundations of modern rural analysis. The first part of the book presents a comprehensive description of the elements of rural analysis, providing the basis for a synthetic view of rural landscapes in the second part. Included is a comprehensive description and explanation of the rural landscapes from throughout the world, which leads to a complete management scheme for rural landscapes. The text covers topics such as global change, the role of information technologies in rural areas, gender relations and how to bridge the gap between scientific analysis and decision-making processes. A fully-worked example is provided, illustrating how all the analyses and techniques shown can be applied in a real case.

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