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UNINA9910451439203321 |
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Large-scale disasters : prediction, control, and mitigation / / edited by Mohamed Gad-el-Hak [[electronic resource]] |
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Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2008 |
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1-107-18095-3 |
1-281-38371-6 |
9786611383718 |
0-511-39793-3 |
0-511-39716-X |
0-511-40051-9 |
0-511-39643-0 |
0-511-53596-1 |
0-511-39872-7 |
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1 online resource (xxiii, 576 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Natural disasters |
Natural disaster warning systems |
Natural disasters - Risk assessment |
Hazardous geographic environments - Risk assessment |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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The art and science of large-scale disasters / Mohamed Gad-el-Hak -- Multiscale modeling for large-scale disaster applications / Ramana M. Pidaparti -- Addressing the root causes of large-scale disasters / Ilan Kelman -- Issues in disaster-relief logistics / Nezih Altay -- Large-scale disasters : perspectives on medical response / Jehan Elkholy and Mohamed Gad-el-Hak -- Augmentation of health care capacity in large-scale disasters / Atef M. Radwan -- Energy, climate change and how to avoid a manmade disaster / Ahmed F. Ghoniem -- Seawater agriculture for energy, warming, food, land and water / Dennis M. Bushnell -- Natural and anthropogenic aerosol-related hazards affecting megacities / Hesham El-Askary and Menas Kafatos -- |
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Tsunamis : manifestation and aftermath / Harindra J.S. Fernando [and others] -- Intermediate-scale dynamics of the upper troposphere and stratosphere / James J. Riley -- Coupled weather-chemistry modeling / Georg A. Grell -- Seasonal-to-decadal prediction using climate models : successes and challenges / Ramalingam Saravanan -- Climate change and related disasters / Ashraf S. Zakey, Filippo Giorgi and Jeremy Pal -- Impact of climate change on precipitation / Roy Rasmussen, Aiguo Dai and Kevin E. Trenberth -- Weather-related disasters in arid lands / Thomas T. Warner -- The first hundred years of numerical weather prediction / Janusz Pudykiewicz and Gilbert Brunet -- Fundamental issues in numerical weather prediction / Jimy Dudhia -- Space measurements for disaster response : the International Charter / Ahmed Mahmood and Mohammed Shokr -- Weather satellite measurements : their use for prediction / William L. Smith. |
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'Extreme' events - including climatic events, such as hurricanes, tornadoes, drought - can cause massive disruption to society, including large death tolls and property damage in the billions of dollars. Events in recent years have shown the importance of being prepared and that countries need to work together to help alleviate the resulting pain and suffering. This volume presents an integrated review of the broad research field of large-scale disasters. It establishes a common framework for predicting, controlling and managing both manmade and natural disasters. There is a particular focus on events caused by weather and climate change. Other topics include air pollution, tsunamis, disaster modeling, the use of remote sensing and the logistics of disaster management. It will appeal to scientists, engineers, first responders and health-care professionals, in addition to graduate students and researchers who have an interest in the prediction, prevention or mitigation of large-scale disasters. |
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UNINA9910495213403321 |
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Autore |
Gan Woon Siong |
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Time reversal acoustics / / Woon Siong Gan |
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Gateway East, Singapore : , : Springer, , [2021] |
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℗♭2021 |
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[1st ed. 2021.] |
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1 online resource (XIV, 107 p. 15 illus., 10 illus. in color.) |
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Symmetry Properties of Acoustic Fields-Time Reversal Symmetry, Reciprocity Theorem -- Time Reversal Acoustics-Helmholtz Wave Equation has both Right Travelling and Left Travelling Wave Solutions -- Time Reversal gives rise to Superresolution -- Application to Nondestructive Evaluation – Experimental Setup and Case Studies -- Application to Medical Ultrasound Imaging -- Application to Underwater Acoustics -- Time Reversal Acoustics and Underwater Communication Technology -- Time Reversal Acoustics and Metamaterials -- Signal Processing -- Conclusions. |
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This book highlights time reversal acoustics, techniques based on the symmetry properties of acoustic fields. It has the unique feature that the first eleven chapters of the book are on the indepth studies of the theories of time reversal acoustics. The remaining chapters are on the four major applications of time reversal acoustics, together with their experimental setups and case studies: underwater communication, seismic exploration,nondestructive evaluation, and medical ultrasound imaging.. The gauge invariance approach to acoustic fields, proposed by the author in 2007, is confirmed by the successful fabrication of acoustical metamaterials and the applications of time reversal acoustics to superresolution. The book also presents groundbreaking applications of time reversal acoustics to underwater communication technology and the application of metamaterials to time reversal acoustics. |
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UNINA9910148725603321 |
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Titolo |
Oil spill governance and proposal after deepwater horizon / / Kody E. Powell, Landon D. Webb, editors |
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New York : , : Nova Publishers, , [2012] |
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©2012 |
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1 online resource (183 pages) : illustrations |
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Environmental remediation technologies, regulations and safety |
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BP Deepwater Horizon Explosion and Oil Spill, 2010 |
Oil spills - Environmental aspects - Mexico, Gulf of |
Oil spills - Health aspects - Mexico, Gulf of |
Oil pollution of the sea - Environmental aspects - Mexico, Gulf of |
Oil pollution of the sea - Health aspects - Mexico, Gulf of |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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