1.

Record Nr.

UNIBAS000026766

Autore

Westphal, Bertrand

Titolo

La géocritique : rèèl, fiction, espace / Bertrand Westphal

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Paris : <<Les>> editions de Minuit, c2007

ISBN

978-2-7073-2004-9

Descrizione fisica

278 p. ; 22 cm

Collana

Paradoxe

Disciplina

809.933

Soggetti

Geografia nella letteratura

Lingua di pubblicazione

Francese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910462947103321

Autore

Sulick Michael J

Titolo

Spying in America [[electronic resource] ] : espionage from the Revolutionary War to the dawn of the Cold War / / Michael J. Sulick

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Georgetown University Press, c2012

ISBN

1-58901-927-X

1-62616-066-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (335 p.)

Disciplina

327.120973

Soggetti

Espionage - United States

Espionage - United States - History

Spies - United States

Spies - United States - History

Espionage, German - United States - History - 20th century

Spies - Communist countries - History - 20th century

Military intelligence - United States - History

Electronic books.

United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Secret service

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

pt. 1. The Revolutionary War -- pt. 2. The Civil War -- pt. 3. Espionage during the World Wars, 1914-45 -- pt. 4. The golden age of Soviet espionage : the 1930s and 1940s -- pt. 5. The atomic bomb spies : prelude to the cold war.

Sommario/riassunto

Can you keep a secret?. Maybe you can, but the United States government cannot. Since the birth of the country, nations large and small, from Russia and China to Ghana and Ecuador, have stolen the most precious secrets of the United States. Written by Michael Sulick, former director of CIA's clandestine service, Spying in America presents a history of more than thirty espionage cases inside the United States. These cases include Americans who spied against their country, spies from both the Union and Confederacy during the Civil War, and foreign agents who ran operations on American soil. Some

3.

Record Nr.

UNISA996203932903316

Autore

Ippolito Louis J.

Titolo

Satellite communications systems engineering : atmospheric effects, satellite link design and system performance / / Louis J. Ippolito, Jr

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester : $bWiley, , , c2008

[Piscataqay, New Jersey] : , : IEEE Xplore, , [2008]

ISBN

1-281-84090-4

9786611840907

0-470-75444-3

0-470-75445-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (396 p.)

Collana

Wiley series on wireless communications and mobile computing

Disciplina

621.382

621.3825

Soggetti

Artificial satellites in telecommunication

Broadband communication systems

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

List of Acronyms -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Introduction to Satellite Communications -- 1.1 Early History of Satellite Communications -- 1.2 Some Basic Communications Satellite System Definitions -- 1.3 Regulatory Process for Satellite Communications -- 1.4 Overview of Book Structure and Topics -- References -- Chapter 2 Satellite Orbits -- 2.1 Kepler's Laws -- 2.2 Orbital Parameters -- 2.3 Orbits in Common Use -- 2.4 Geometry of GSO Links -- References -- Problems -- Chapter 3 Satellite Subsystems -- 3.1 Satellite Bus -- 3.2 Satellite Payload -- References -- Chapter 4 The RF Link -- 4.1 Transmission Fundamentals -- 4.2 System Noise -- 4.3 Link Performance Parameters -- References -- Problems -- Chapter 5 Link System Performance -- 5.1 Link Considerations -- 5.2 Uplink -- 5.3 Downlink -- 5.4 Percent of Time Performance Specifications -- References -- Problems -- Chapter 6 Transmission Impairments -- 6.1 Radiowave Frequency and Space Communications -- 6.2 Radiowave Propagation Mechanisms -- 6.3 Propagation Below About 3 GHz -- 6.4 Propagation Above About 3 GHz -- 6.5 Radio Noise -- References -- Problems -- Chapter 7 Propagation Effects Modeling and Prediction -- 7.1 Atmospheric Gases -- 7.2 Clouds and Fog -- 7.3 Rain Attenuation -- 7.4 Depolarization -- 7.5 Tropospheric Scintillation -- References -- Problems -- Chapter 8 Rain Fade Mitigation -- 8.1 Power Restoral Techniques -- 8.2 Signal Modification Restoral Techniques -- 8.3 Summary -- References -- Problems -- Chapter 9 The Composite Link -- 9.1 Frequency Translation (FT) Satellite -- 9.2 On-Board Processing (OBP) Satellite -- 9.3 Comparison of FT and OBP Performance -- 9.4 Intermodulation Noise -- 9.5 Link Design Summary -- References -- Problems -- Chapter 10 Satellite Multiple Access -- 10.1 Frequency Division Multiple Access -- 10.2 Time Division Multiple Access -- 10.3 Code Division Multiple Access -- References -- Problems -- Chapter 11 The Mobile Satellite Channel -- 11.1 Mobile Channel Propagation -- 11.2 Narrowband Channel.

11.3 Wideband Channel -- 11.4 Multi-Satellite Mobile Links -- References -- Appendix A Satellite Signal Processing Elements -- A.1 Analog Systems -- A.2 Digital Baseband Formatting -- A.3 Digital Source Combining -- A.4 Digital Carrier Modulation -- A.5 Summary -- References -- Appendix B Error Functions and Bit Error Rate -- B.1 Error Functions -- B.2 Approximation for BER -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Provides an invaluable, detailed and up-to-date coverage of atmospheric effects and their impact on satellite communications systems design and performance. Significant progress has been made in the last decade in the understanding and modelling of propagation effects on radio wave propagation in the bands utilized for satellite communications. This book provides a comprehensive description and analysis of all atmospheric effects of concern for today's satellite systems, and the tools necessary to design the links and to evaluate system performance. This book will serve as an excellent reference to communications engineers, wireless network and system engineers, system designers and graduate students in satellite communications and related areas. Key features: . Provides the state of the art in communications satellite link design and performance from the practicing engineer perspective / concise descriptions, specific procedures and comprehensive solutions . Contains the calculations and tools necessary for evaluating system performance . Provides a complete evaluation of atmospheric effects, modelling and prediction .



Focuses on the satellite free-space link as the primary element in the design and performance for satellite communications, and recognizes the importance of free-space considerations such as atmospheric effects, frequency of operation and adaptive mitigation techniques . Contains sample calculations and step-by-step methods for calculating many propagation effects Dr. Louis Ippolito, over a brilliant career has done it all. He's carried out satellite research at NASA, designed satellite systems for the aerospace industry, and taught satellite engineering at The George Washington University. Now, in a comprehensive and highly readable book, he has encapsulated his knowledge in clear and quite intelligent form. His completely up-to-date book covers the latest innovations that range from mobile satellites to millimeter wave satellites and associated rain fade mitigation technologies. His chapters on propagation effects modeling and prediction, RF transmission impairments and link systems performance are truly outstanding. If you want to understand satellite communications and RF propagation, you need Dr. Ippolito's book. Dr. Joseph N. Pelton, Former Dean, International Space University, founding President of the Society of Satellite Professionals International (SSPI), and author of a number of books on satellite communications including Wireless and Satellite Telecommunications.