1.

Record Nr.

UNINA990003770180403321

Titolo

Il TEMPO dei giovani / ricerca promossa dallo Iard condotta da Anna Rita CalabrĂ², Alessandro Cavalli...[et al.] ; a cura diAlessandro Cavalli

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bologna : il Mulino, c1985

ISBN

88-15-00900-0

Descrizione fisica

578 p. ; 21 cm

Collana

Studi e ricerche ; 213

Disciplina

305.2420945

Locazione

BFS

Collocazione

305.2420945 CAV 5

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910830137003321

Titolo

Analytical techniques for atmospheric measurement [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Dwayne E. Heard

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ames, Iowa, : Blackwell Pub., c2006

ISBN

1-280-74804-4

9786610748044

0-470-98851-7

1-4051-7144-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (534 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HeardDwayne E

Disciplina

551.511028

551.5110287

Soggetti

Atmosphere - Measurement

Meteorological instruments

Weather forecasting

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Analytical Techniques for Atmospheric Measurement; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contributors; 1 Field Measurements of Atmospheric Composition; 1.1 The role of field measurements in atmospheric science; 1.1.1 Our changing atmosphere; 1.1.2 The importance of atmospheric chemistry; 1.1.3 Why field measurements of atmospheric composition are important; 1.1.4 The challenges of field measurements in the atmosphere; 1.1.5 Comparison with calculations from numerical models; 1.2 Scope, structure and content of this book; 1.2.1 Scope and structure of the book

1.2.2 Previous texts describing methods for determining atmospheric composition1.2.3 Content of the book: Summary of individual chapters; 1.3 The measurement of atmospheric composition; 1.3.1 Units of concentration; 1.3.2 Selection criteria for instruments; 1.3.3 Instruments organised by classification of trace species; 1.3.4 Instruments organised by analytical technique; 1.4 Instrument platforms; 1.4.1 Ground-based platforms, including vehicle-based mobile laboratories; 1.4.2 Ship-borne platforms; 1.4.3 Balloon-borne platforms; 1.4.4 Aircraft-borne platforms

1.4.5 Commercial passenger or freight aircraft platforms1.4.6 Uninhabited aerial vehicles; 1.4.7 Rocket platforms; 1.4.8 Satellites and other space-borne platforms; 1.5 Analytical methods not covered elsewhere in this book; 1.5.1 LIDAR methods; 1.5.2 Matrix isolation electron spin resonance (MIESR); 1.5.3 Solid-state and electrochemical sensors; 1.5.4 Far-infrared and microwave absorption and emission spectroscopy; 1.5.5 Measurement of fluxes of trace gases and aerosols; 1.6 Quality assurance and quality control; 1.6.1 Precision and accuracy; 1.6.2 Calibration of instruments

1.6.3 Intercomparison of instruments1.7 Atmospheric chemistry and policy; 1.7.1 Health effects and environmental policy; 1.7.2 Monitoring networks; 1.8 Major field campaigns for measurement of atmospheric composition; 1.8.1 The design of field campaigns; 1.8.2 Case study of a field campaign: The 2002 NAMBLEX campaign; 1.9 Instrumented chambers for the study of simulated atmospheres; 1.10 Future directions; Acknowledgements; Further reading; References; 2 Infrared Absorption Spectroscopy; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Fundamentals of infrared absorption spectroscopy

2.2.1 Electromagnetic radiation in the infrared2.2.2 Molecular interactions in the IR; 2.2.3 Vibrational bands and rotational lines in the IR; 2.2.4 Vibrational bands of atmospheric spectral features in the mid-IR; 2.2.5 Vibrational-rotational spectral line intensities; 2.3 Quantitative trace gas measurements employing IR absorption spectroscopy; 2.3.1 IR absorption lineshapes and linewidths; 2.3.2 Beer-Lambert absorption law and absorbance; 2.4 Trace gases in the atmosphere; 2.5 Measurement approaches employing IR absorption spectroscopy; 2.5.1 In situ measurements; 2.5.2 Remote measurements

2.6 Advances in atmospheric studies employing IR absorption measurements and future directions

Sommario/riassunto

Almost all of the breakthroughs in understanding the atmosphere have been initiated by field observations, using a range of instrumental techniques. Developing or deploying instruments to make further observations demands a thorough understanding of the chemical and spectroscopic principles on which such measurements depend.Written as an authoritative guide to the techniques of instrumental measurement for the atmospheric scientist, research student or undergraduate, Analytical Techniques for Atmospheric Measurement



focuses on the instruments used to make real time measurements of atmo

3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910557672103321

Autore

Lockhart Thurmon

Titolo

Sensors for Gait, Posture, and Health Monitoring Volume 2

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2020

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (392 p.)

Soggetti

Humanities

Social interaction

History

Social and ethical issues

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

In recent years, many technologies for gait and posture assessments have emerged. Wearable sensors, active and passive in-house monitors, and many combinations thereof all promise to provide accurate measures of physical activity, gait, and posture parameters. Motivated by market projections for wearable technologies and driven by recent technological innovations in wearable sensors (MEMs, electronic textiles, wireless communications, etc.), wearable health/performance research is growing rapidly and has the potential to transform future healthcare from disease treatment to disease prevention. The objective of this Special Issue is to address and disseminate the latest gait, posture, and activity monitoring systems as well as various mathematical models/methods that characterize mobility functions. This Special Issue focuses on wearable monitoring systems and physical sensors, and its mathematical models can be utilized in varied environments under varied conditions to monitor



health and performance