Environmental physics: sustainable energy and climate change

ÍNDICE: Preface Acknowledgements 1 Introduction1.1 A Sustainable Energy Supply1.2 The Greenhouse Effect and Climate Change1.3 Light Absorption in Nature as a Source of Energy1.4 The Contribution of Science: Understanding, Modellingand MonitoringExercisesReferences 2 Light and Matter2.1 The Solar Spectrum2.2Interaction of Light with Matter2.3 Ultraviolet Light and BiomoleculesExercisesReferences 3 Climate and Climate Change3.1 The Vertical Structure of the Atmosphere3.2 The Radiation Balance and the Greenhouse Effect3.3 Dynamics in the Climate System3.4 Natural Climate Variability3.5 Modelling Human-Induced Climate Change3.6 Analyses of IPCC, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 3.7 Forecasts of Climate Change ExercisesReferences 4 Heat Engines4.1 Heat Transfer and Storage4.2 Principles of Thermodynamics4.3 Idealized Cycles 4.4 Electricity as Energy Carrier4.5 Pollution from Heat Engines4.6 The Private Car4.7 Economics of Energy ConversionExercises References 5 Renewable Energy5.1 Electricity from the Sun5.2 Energy from the Wind5.3 Energy from the Water5.4 Bio Energy5.5 Physics of Photosynthesis5.6 Organic Photocells: the Grätzel Cell5.7 Bio Solar EnergyExercises References 6 Nuclear Power6.1 Nuclear Fission6.2 Nuclear Fusion6.3 Radiation and Health6.4 Managing the Fuel Cycle6.5 Fourth Generation Nuclear ReactorsExercises References 7 Dispersion of Pollutants7.1 Diffusion7.2 Dispersion in Rivers7.3 Dispersion in Groundwater7.4 Mathematics of Fluid Dynamics7.5 Gaussian Plumes in the Air7.6 Turbulent Jets and PlumesExercises References 8 Monitoring with Light8.1 Overview of Spectroscopy8.2 Atomic Spectra8.3 Molecular Spectra8.4 Scattering8.5 Remote Sensing by Satellites8.6 Remote Sensing by LidarExercisesReferences 9 The Context of Society9.1 Using Energy Resources9.2 Fresh Water9.3 Risks9.4 International Efforts9.5 Global Environmental Management9.6 Science and SocietyExercises and Social QuestionsReferences Appendix A Physical and Numerical ConstantsAppendix B Vector DifferentiationAppendix C Gauss, Delta and Error FunctionsAppendix D Experiments in a Student's Lab Appendix E WebsitesAppendix F Downloadable Parts of Second Edition Index

• ISBN: 978-0-470-66675-3
• Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 464
• Fecha Publicación: 02/09/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés