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Environmental physics : sustainable energy and climate change /

This thoroughly revised and updated third edition focuses on the utilization of sustainable energy and mitigating climate change, serving as an introduction to physics in the context of societal problems. A distinguishing feature of the text is the discussion of spectroscopy and spectroscopic method...

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Main Authors: Boeker, Egbert
Group Author: Grondelle, Rienk van
Published: Wiley,
Publisher Address: Chichester [England] :
Publication Dates: 2011.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Edition: Third edition.
Subjects:
Environmental sciences
Physics
Atmospheric physics
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Environmental > General
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Online Access: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781119974178
Summary: This thoroughly revised and updated third edition focuses on the utilization of sustainable energy and mitigating climate change, serving as an introduction to physics in the context of societal problems. A distinguishing feature of the text is the discussion of spectroscopy and spectroscopic methods as a crucial means to quantitatively analyze and monitor the condition of the environment, the factors determining climate change, and all aspects of energy conversion. This textbook will be invaluable to students in physics and related subjects, and supplementary materials are available on a co
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xiv, 440 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781119974178 (electronic bk.)
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Index Number: GE105
CLC: X12
Contents: Light and Matter -- Climate and Climate Change -- Heat Engines -- Renewable Energy -- Nuclear Power -- Dispersion of Pollutants -- Monitoring with Light -- The Context of Society -- Appendix A: Physical and Numerical Constants -- Appendix B: Vector Algebra -- Appendix C: Gauss, Delta and Error Functions -- Appendix D: Experiments in a Student's Lab -- Appendix E: Web Sites -- Appendix F: Omitted Parts of the Second Edition.

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