Abrupt climate change [[electronic resource] ] : inevitable surprises / / Committee on Abrupt Climate Change, Ocean Studies Board, Polar Research Board, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 2002 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (252 p.) |
Disciplina | 551.6 |
Soggetto topico |
Climatic changes
Climatic changes - Environmental aspects |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-280-18472-8
9786610184729 0-309-51284-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456449203321 |
Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 2002 | ||
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Abrupt climate change [[electronic resource] ] : inevitable surprises / / Committee on Abrupt Climate Change, Ocean Studies Board, Polar Research Board, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 2002 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (252 p.) |
Disciplina | 551.6 |
Soggetto topico |
Climatic changes
Climatic changes - Environmental aspects |
ISBN |
0-309-13304-1
1-280-18472-8 9786610184729 0-309-51284-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Machine generated contents note: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 -- Improve the Fundamental Knowledge Base Related to -- Abrupt Climate Change, 2 -- Improve Modeling Focused on Abrupt Climate Change, 4 -- Improve Paleoclimatic Data Related to Abrupt Climate Change, 5 -- Improve Statistical Approaches, 7 -- Investigate "No-Regrets" Strategies to Reduce Vulnerability, 8 -- 1 INTRODUCTION TO ABRUPT CHANGES IN THE -- EARTH'S CLIMATE 10 -- Definition of Abrupt Climate Change, 14 -- Scientific Evidence, Processes, and Consequences for -- Society and Ecosystems, 15 -- The Charge to the Committee, 17 -- 2 EVIDENCE OF ABRUPT CLIMATE CHANGE 19 -- Interpretation of Past Climatic Conditions from Proxy Records, 19 -- The Younger Dryas as an Example of Abrupt Climate Change, 24 -- Abrupt Climate Changes Before the Younger Dryas Event, 36 -- Eemian Rapid Climate Change, 38 -- Holocene Rapid Climate Change, 40 -- Rapid Climate Changes in the Instrumental Period, 45 -- Patterns of Climate Variability, 48 -- Trends Recor4ed Instrumentally, 56 -- Synopsis of Observations, 69 -- 3 PROCESSES THAT CAUSE ABRUPT CLIMATE CHANGE 73 -- An Overview of Mechanisms, 74 -- Atmosphere, 80 -- Abrupt Climate Change and Thermohaline Circulation, 89 -- 4 GLOBAL WARMING AS A POSSIBLE TRIGGER FOR 107 -- ABRUPT CLIMATE CHANGE -- Changes in North Atlantic Thermohaline Circulation, 108 -- Limited Predictability Close to an Instability, 111 -- Changes in Natural Modes of the Atmosphere-Ocean System, 112 -- Possible Future Abrupt Changes in the Hydrological Cycle, 113 -- Ice Sheet Changes, 114 -- Outlook, 115 -- 5 ECONOMIC AND ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS OF ABRUPT 118 -- CLIMATE CHANGE -- Recent Scientific Studies in the Ecological and Social Sciences, 120 -- Sectoral Approaches, 141 -- Modeling the Impacts of Climate Change, 149 -- 6 FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 153 -- Improve the Fundamental Knowledge Base Related to -- Abrupt Climate Change, 154 -- Improve Modeling Focused on Abrupt Climate Change, 159 -- Improve Paleoclimatic Data Related to Abrupt Climate Change, 161 -- Improve Statistical Approaches, 163 -- Investigate "No-Regrets" Strategies to Reduce Vulnerability, 164 -- Final Thoughts, 167 -- REFERENCES 168 -- APPENDIXES 203 -- A Committee and Staff Biographies, 203 -- B Board Rosters, 208 -- C Workshop Agenda, 212 -- D Workshop Participants, 214 -- E Impacts Workshop Program, 216 -- F Impacts Workshop Participants, 218 -- G Acronym List, 220 -- INDEX 223. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780005903321 |
Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 2002 | ||
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Abrupt climate change [[electronic resource] ] : inevitable surprises / / Committee on Abrupt Climate Change, Ocean Studies Board, Polar Research Board, Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 2002 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (252 p.) |
Disciplina | 551.6 |
Soggetto topico |
Climatic changes
Climatic changes - Environmental aspects |
ISBN |
0-309-13304-1
1-280-18472-8 9786610184729 0-309-51284-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Machine generated contents note: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 -- Improve the Fundamental Knowledge Base Related to -- Abrupt Climate Change, 2 -- Improve Modeling Focused on Abrupt Climate Change, 4 -- Improve Paleoclimatic Data Related to Abrupt Climate Change, 5 -- Improve Statistical Approaches, 7 -- Investigate "No-Regrets" Strategies to Reduce Vulnerability, 8 -- 1 INTRODUCTION TO ABRUPT CHANGES IN THE -- EARTH'S CLIMATE 10 -- Definition of Abrupt Climate Change, 14 -- Scientific Evidence, Processes, and Consequences for -- Society and Ecosystems, 15 -- The Charge to the Committee, 17 -- 2 EVIDENCE OF ABRUPT CLIMATE CHANGE 19 -- Interpretation of Past Climatic Conditions from Proxy Records, 19 -- The Younger Dryas as an Example of Abrupt Climate Change, 24 -- Abrupt Climate Changes Before the Younger Dryas Event, 36 -- Eemian Rapid Climate Change, 38 -- Holocene Rapid Climate Change, 40 -- Rapid Climate Changes in the Instrumental Period, 45 -- Patterns of Climate Variability, 48 -- Trends Recor4ed Instrumentally, 56 -- Synopsis of Observations, 69 -- 3 PROCESSES THAT CAUSE ABRUPT CLIMATE CHANGE 73 -- An Overview of Mechanisms, 74 -- Atmosphere, 80 -- Abrupt Climate Change and Thermohaline Circulation, 89 -- 4 GLOBAL WARMING AS A POSSIBLE TRIGGER FOR 107 -- ABRUPT CLIMATE CHANGE -- Changes in North Atlantic Thermohaline Circulation, 108 -- Limited Predictability Close to an Instability, 111 -- Changes in Natural Modes of the Atmosphere-Ocean System, 112 -- Possible Future Abrupt Changes in the Hydrological Cycle, 113 -- Ice Sheet Changes, 114 -- Outlook, 115 -- 5 ECONOMIC AND ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS OF ABRUPT 118 -- CLIMATE CHANGE -- Recent Scientific Studies in the Ecological and Social Sciences, 120 -- Sectoral Approaches, 141 -- Modeling the Impacts of Climate Change, 149 -- 6 FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 153 -- Improve the Fundamental Knowledge Base Related to -- Abrupt Climate Change, 154 -- Improve Modeling Focused on Abrupt Climate Change, 159 -- Improve Paleoclimatic Data Related to Abrupt Climate Change, 161 -- Improve Statistical Approaches, 163 -- Investigate "No-Regrets" Strategies to Reduce Vulnerability, 164 -- Final Thoughts, 167 -- REFERENCES 168 -- APPENDIXES 203 -- A Committee and Staff Biographies, 203 -- B Board Rosters, 208 -- C Workshop Agenda, 212 -- D Workshop Participants, 214 -- E Impacts Workshop Program, 216 -- F Impacts Workshop Participants, 218 -- G Acronym List, 220 -- INDEX 223. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817557903321 |
Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 2002 | ||
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Academic careers for experimental computer scientists and engineers [[electronic resource] /] / Committee on Academic Careers for Experimental Computer Scientists, Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, National Research Council |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC, : National Academy Press, 1994 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (152 p.) |
Disciplina | 004.2373 |
Soggetto topico |
Computer science - Vocational guidance
Computer engineering - Vocational guidance |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-280-21124-5
9786610211241 0-309-58568-6 0-585-08563-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""Academic Careers for Experimental Computer Scientists and Engineers""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""THE NATURE OF EXPERIMENTAL COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING""; ""ECSE AND THE ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT""; ""PROVIDING A NURTURING ENVIRONMENT FOR ECSE FACULTY""; ""1 What Is Experimental Computer Science and Engineering? ""; ""ORGANIZATION AND SCOPE OF THIS REPORT""; ""COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING""; ""DEFINING CHARACTERISTICS OF ECSE""; ""ECSE Is a Synthetic Discipline""; ""ECSE Focuses Primarily on Artifacts""; ""Proof of Performance""
""Proof of Concept""""Proof of Existence""; ""Summary""; ""The Artifacts of ECSE Are Extraordinarily Complex""; ""ECSE Is Sensitive to Technological Developments""; ""Computing Artifacts Are Universal""; ""ECSE Is Not Strongly Coupled to Theoretical Computer Science""; ""A Succinct Definition of Experimental Computer Science and Engineering""; ""MORE ON ARTIFACTS""; ""COMPARISONS WITH OTHER FIELDS""; ""WHY UNIVERSITIES SHOULD PERFORM ECSE RESEARCH""; ""2 An Academic Career in ECSE ""; ""GOALS OF RESEARCH IN ECSE""; ""RESOURCES FOR ECSE RESEARCH""; ""Equipment and Software"" ""Staying on the Cutting Edge in Equipment""""Dedicated Computing Systems""; ""Specialized Systems""; ""Space""; ""Maintaining the Research Environment""; ""Graduate Students""; ""Staff Support""; ""Access to Collaborators and Other Experimental Systems""; ""Funding""; ""Time""; ""Building Complex Artifacts""; ""Building a Research Laboratory""; ""Building Industrial Relationships""; ""Graduating Doctoral Students""; ""Recovering from Wrong Turns and Dead Ends, and from Being Scooped""; ""Building a Reputation""; ""THE RELATIONSHIP OF RESEARCH SCALE TO INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS""; ""SUMMARY"" ""3 Educational Dimensions of Academic ECSE """"KEEPING COURSES CURRENT""; ""EVALUATING STUDENT WORK""; ""STUDENT-FACULTY RATIOS""; ""SUPERVISING NON-PH.D. GRADUATE STUDENTS""; ""4 Evaluating Research in ECSE ""; ""PUBLICATION AND OTHER FORMS OF DISSEMINATION""; ""Publications""; ""Journals""; ""Conferences""; ""Artifacts as a Medium for Dissemination""; ""THEORETICIANS' AND EXPERIMENTALISTS' VIEWS ON EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH""; ""THE EFFECT OF EVALUATION ON PROBLEM CHOICES AND RESEARCH AREA""; ""A NOTE ON OTHER DISCIPLINES""; ""SUMMARY""; ""5 A Positive Environment for Academic ECSE "" ""MENTORING AND ADVOCACY""""Mentoring""; ""Advocacy""; ""DESIDERATA FOR THE TENURE AND PROMOTION PROCESS""; ""Publications""; ""Artifacts""; ""Review Letters""; ""Funding History""; ""Other considerations in the T&P Process""; ""Ph.D. Students""; ""Consulting""; ""Workshops""; ""Teaching""; ""Service""; ""INSTITUTIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ENVIRONMENT""; ""6 Special Needs and Concerns of Non-Doctorate-Granting and Less Recognized Institutions ""; ""MISSION""; ""SIZE""; ""RESOURCES""; ""MODELS FOR CONDUCTING ECSE RESEARCH AT NPHD SCHOOLS""; ""Proof-of-Performance Research"" ""Collaborative Research"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455889503321 |
Washington, DC, : National Academy Press, 1994 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
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Academic careers for experimental computer scientists and engineers [[electronic resource] /] / Committee on Academic Careers for Experimental Computer Scientists, Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, National Research Council |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC, : National Academy Press, 1994 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (152 p.) |
Disciplina | 004.2373 |
Soggetto topico |
Computer science - Vocational guidance
Computer engineering - Vocational guidance |
ISBN |
1-280-21124-5
9786610211241 0-309-58568-6 0-585-08563-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""Academic Careers for Experimental Computer Scientists and Engineers""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""THE NATURE OF EXPERIMENTAL COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING""; ""ECSE AND THE ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT""; ""PROVIDING A NURTURING ENVIRONMENT FOR ECSE FACULTY""; ""1 What Is Experimental Computer Science and Engineering? ""; ""ORGANIZATION AND SCOPE OF THIS REPORT""; ""COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING""; ""DEFINING CHARACTERISTICS OF ECSE""; ""ECSE Is a Synthetic Discipline""; ""ECSE Focuses Primarily on Artifacts""; ""Proof of Performance""
""Proof of Concept""""Proof of Existence""; ""Summary""; ""The Artifacts of ECSE Are Extraordinarily Complex""; ""ECSE Is Sensitive to Technological Developments""; ""Computing Artifacts Are Universal""; ""ECSE Is Not Strongly Coupled to Theoretical Computer Science""; ""A Succinct Definition of Experimental Computer Science and Engineering""; ""MORE ON ARTIFACTS""; ""COMPARISONS WITH OTHER FIELDS""; ""WHY UNIVERSITIES SHOULD PERFORM ECSE RESEARCH""; ""2 An Academic Career in ECSE ""; ""GOALS OF RESEARCH IN ECSE""; ""RESOURCES FOR ECSE RESEARCH""; ""Equipment and Software"" ""Staying on the Cutting Edge in Equipment""""Dedicated Computing Systems""; ""Specialized Systems""; ""Space""; ""Maintaining the Research Environment""; ""Graduate Students""; ""Staff Support""; ""Access to Collaborators and Other Experimental Systems""; ""Funding""; ""Time""; ""Building Complex Artifacts""; ""Building a Research Laboratory""; ""Building Industrial Relationships""; ""Graduating Doctoral Students""; ""Recovering from Wrong Turns and Dead Ends, and from Being Scooped""; ""Building a Reputation""; ""THE RELATIONSHIP OF RESEARCH SCALE TO INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS""; ""SUMMARY"" ""3 Educational Dimensions of Academic ECSE """"KEEPING COURSES CURRENT""; ""EVALUATING STUDENT WORK""; ""STUDENT-FACULTY RATIOS""; ""SUPERVISING NON-PH.D. GRADUATE STUDENTS""; ""4 Evaluating Research in ECSE ""; ""PUBLICATION AND OTHER FORMS OF DISSEMINATION""; ""Publications""; ""Journals""; ""Conferences""; ""Artifacts as a Medium for Dissemination""; ""THEORETICIANS' AND EXPERIMENTALISTS' VIEWS ON EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH""; ""THE EFFECT OF EVALUATION ON PROBLEM CHOICES AND RESEARCH AREA""; ""A NOTE ON OTHER DISCIPLINES""; ""SUMMARY""; ""5 A Positive Environment for Academic ECSE "" ""MENTORING AND ADVOCACY""""Mentoring""; ""Advocacy""; ""DESIDERATA FOR THE TENURE AND PROMOTION PROCESS""; ""Publications""; ""Artifacts""; ""Review Letters""; ""Funding History""; ""Other considerations in the T&P Process""; ""Ph.D. Students""; ""Consulting""; ""Workshops""; ""Teaching""; ""Service""; ""INSTITUTIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ENVIRONMENT""; ""6 Special Needs and Concerns of Non-Doctorate-Granting and Less Recognized Institutions ""; ""MISSION""; ""SIZE""; ""RESOURCES""; ""MODELS FOR CONDUCTING ECSE RESEARCH AT NPHD SCHOOLS""; ""Proof-of-Performance Research"" ""Collaborative Research"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778792403321 |
Washington, DC, : National Academy Press, 1994 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Academic careers for experimental computer scientists and engineers [[electronic resource] /] / Committee on Academic Careers for Experimental Computer Scientists, Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, National Research Council |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC, : National Academy Press, 1994 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (152 p.) |
Disciplina | 004.2373 |
Soggetto topico |
Computer science - Vocational guidance
Computer engineering - Vocational guidance |
ISBN |
1-280-21124-5
9786610211241 0-309-58568-6 0-585-08563-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""Academic Careers for Experimental Computer Scientists and Engineers""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""THE NATURE OF EXPERIMENTAL COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING""; ""ECSE AND THE ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT""; ""PROVIDING A NURTURING ENVIRONMENT FOR ECSE FACULTY""; ""1 What Is Experimental Computer Science and Engineering? ""; ""ORGANIZATION AND SCOPE OF THIS REPORT""; ""COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING""; ""DEFINING CHARACTERISTICS OF ECSE""; ""ECSE Is a Synthetic Discipline""; ""ECSE Focuses Primarily on Artifacts""; ""Proof of Performance""
""Proof of Concept""""Proof of Existence""; ""Summary""; ""The Artifacts of ECSE Are Extraordinarily Complex""; ""ECSE Is Sensitive to Technological Developments""; ""Computing Artifacts Are Universal""; ""ECSE Is Not Strongly Coupled to Theoretical Computer Science""; ""A Succinct Definition of Experimental Computer Science and Engineering""; ""MORE ON ARTIFACTS""; ""COMPARISONS WITH OTHER FIELDS""; ""WHY UNIVERSITIES SHOULD PERFORM ECSE RESEARCH""; ""2 An Academic Career in ECSE ""; ""GOALS OF RESEARCH IN ECSE""; ""RESOURCES FOR ECSE RESEARCH""; ""Equipment and Software"" ""Staying on the Cutting Edge in Equipment""""Dedicated Computing Systems""; ""Specialized Systems""; ""Space""; ""Maintaining the Research Environment""; ""Graduate Students""; ""Staff Support""; ""Access to Collaborators and Other Experimental Systems""; ""Funding""; ""Time""; ""Building Complex Artifacts""; ""Building a Research Laboratory""; ""Building Industrial Relationships""; ""Graduating Doctoral Students""; ""Recovering from Wrong Turns and Dead Ends, and from Being Scooped""; ""Building a Reputation""; ""THE RELATIONSHIP OF RESEARCH SCALE TO INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS""; ""SUMMARY"" ""3 Educational Dimensions of Academic ECSE """"KEEPING COURSES CURRENT""; ""EVALUATING STUDENT WORK""; ""STUDENT-FACULTY RATIOS""; ""SUPERVISING NON-PH.D. GRADUATE STUDENTS""; ""4 Evaluating Research in ECSE ""; ""PUBLICATION AND OTHER FORMS OF DISSEMINATION""; ""Publications""; ""Journals""; ""Conferences""; ""Artifacts as a Medium for Dissemination""; ""THEORETICIANS' AND EXPERIMENTALISTS' VIEWS ON EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH""; ""THE EFFECT OF EVALUATION ON PROBLEM CHOICES AND RESEARCH AREA""; ""A NOTE ON OTHER DISCIPLINES""; ""SUMMARY""; ""5 A Positive Environment for Academic ECSE "" ""MENTORING AND ADVOCACY""""Mentoring""; ""Advocacy""; ""DESIDERATA FOR THE TENURE AND PROMOTION PROCESS""; ""Publications""; ""Artifacts""; ""Review Letters""; ""Funding History""; ""Other considerations in the T&P Process""; ""Ph.D. Students""; ""Consulting""; ""Workshops""; ""Teaching""; ""Service""; ""INSTITUTIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ENVIRONMENT""; ""6 Special Needs and Concerns of Non-Doctorate-Granting and Less Recognized Institutions ""; ""MISSION""; ""SIZE""; ""RESOURCES""; ""MODELS FOR CONDUCTING ECSE RESEARCH AT NPHD SCHOOLS""; ""Proof-of-Performance Research"" ""Collaborative Research"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910827559103321 |
Washington, DC, : National Academy Press, 1994 | ||
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The Academic research enterprise within the industrialized nations [[electronic resource] ] : comparative perspectives : report of a symposium / / the Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, [1990] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (124 p.) |
Disciplina | 607.2/172/2 |
Soggetto topico |
Research - Developed countries
Research, Industrial - Developed countries Universities and colleges - Research - Developed countries Federal aid to research - Developed countries |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-280-24673-1
9786610246731 0-309-58264-4 0-585-14408-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""The Academic Research Enterprise within the Industrialized Nations: Comparative Perspectives""; ""Copyright""; ""FOREWORD""; ""ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""Contents""; ""PART ONE: CURRENT CHALLENGES ""; ""Introduction""; ""Global Trends""; ""National Responses""; ""Future Strategies.""; ""PART TWO: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES ""; ""United States""; ""THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY AND RESEARCH""; ""Inventing the American University""; ""The Interwar Years: Emergence of a Research Economy""; ""The Postwar Era: Federal Support and Programmatic Research""; ""The Sputnik Era, 1957�1967""
""The Current Era: 1978�1988""""Conclusion.""; ""NOTES""; ""Bibliography""; ""Japan""; ""THE UNIVERSITY, INDUSTRY AND RESEARCH IN JAPAN""; ""NOTES""; ""Bibliography""; ""Soviet Union""; ""THE RUSSIAN RESEARCH SYSTEM""; ""Origins of Modern Russian Science""; ""Big Science Soviet-Style: From Stalin to Brezhnev.""; ""Prospects Under Perestroika""; ""NOTES""; ""Bibliography""; ""Great Britain""; ""RESEARCH AND BRITISH UNIVERSITIES""; ""NOTES""; ""Bibliography""; ""Federal Republic of Germany""; ""TRENDS IN THE TWENTIETH-CENTURY GERMAN RESEARCH ENTERPRISE""; ""Introduction."" ""Research Institutions in an Export Environment""""Research Institutions in an Environment of Autarky""; ""Research Institutions in a New Export Environment""; ""Prospects""; ""NOTES""; ""Bibliography""; ""France""; ""RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND THE INDUSTRIAL ECONOMY IN MODERN FRANCE""; ""NOTES""; ""Bibliography.""; ""APPENDIX""; ""SYMPOSIUM AGENDA""; ""SYMPOSIUM PANELISTS""; ""SYMPOSIUM PARTICIPANTS"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455885703321 |
Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, [1990] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Academic research enterprise within the industrialized nations [[electronic resource] ] : comparative perspectives : report of a symposium / / the Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, [1990] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (124 p.) |
Disciplina | 607.2/172/2 |
Soggetto topico |
Research - Developed countries
Research, Industrial - Developed countries Universities and colleges - Research - Developed countries Federal aid to research - Developed countries |
ISBN |
1-280-24673-1
9786610246731 0-309-58264-4 0-585-14408-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""The Academic Research Enterprise within the Industrialized Nations: Comparative Perspectives""; ""Copyright""; ""FOREWORD""; ""ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""Contents""; ""PART ONE: CURRENT CHALLENGES ""; ""Introduction""; ""Global Trends""; ""National Responses""; ""Future Strategies.""; ""PART TWO: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES ""; ""United States""; ""THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY AND RESEARCH""; ""Inventing the American University""; ""The Interwar Years: Emergence of a Research Economy""; ""The Postwar Era: Federal Support and Programmatic Research""; ""The Sputnik Era, 1957�1967""
""The Current Era: 1978�1988""""Conclusion.""; ""NOTES""; ""Bibliography""; ""Japan""; ""THE UNIVERSITY, INDUSTRY AND RESEARCH IN JAPAN""; ""NOTES""; ""Bibliography""; ""Soviet Union""; ""THE RUSSIAN RESEARCH SYSTEM""; ""Origins of Modern Russian Science""; ""Big Science Soviet-Style: From Stalin to Brezhnev.""; ""Prospects Under Perestroika""; ""NOTES""; ""Bibliography""; ""Great Britain""; ""RESEARCH AND BRITISH UNIVERSITIES""; ""NOTES""; ""Bibliography""; ""Federal Republic of Germany""; ""TRENDS IN THE TWENTIETH-CENTURY GERMAN RESEARCH ENTERPRISE""; ""Introduction."" ""Research Institutions in an Export Environment""""Research Institutions in an Environment of Autarky""; ""Research Institutions in a New Export Environment""; ""Prospects""; ""NOTES""; ""Bibliography""; ""France""; ""RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND THE INDUSTRIAL ECONOMY IN MODERN FRANCE""; ""NOTES""; ""Bibliography.""; ""APPENDIX""; ""SYMPOSIUM AGENDA""; ""SYMPOSIUM PANELISTS""; ""SYMPOSIUM PARTICIPANTS"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778504503321 |
Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, [1990] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
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The Academic research enterprise within the industrialized nations [[electronic resource] ] : comparative perspectives : report of a symposium / / the Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, [1990] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (124 p.) |
Disciplina | 607.2/172/2 |
Soggetto topico |
Research - Developed countries
Research, Industrial - Developed countries Universities and colleges - Research - Developed countries Federal aid to research - Developed countries |
ISBN |
1-280-24673-1
9786610246731 0-309-58264-4 0-585-14408-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""The Academic Research Enterprise within the Industrialized Nations: Comparative Perspectives""; ""Copyright""; ""FOREWORD""; ""ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""Contents""; ""PART ONE: CURRENT CHALLENGES ""; ""Introduction""; ""Global Trends""; ""National Responses""; ""Future Strategies.""; ""PART TWO: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES ""; ""United States""; ""THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY AND RESEARCH""; ""Inventing the American University""; ""The Interwar Years: Emergence of a Research Economy""; ""The Postwar Era: Federal Support and Programmatic Research""; ""The Sputnik Era, 1957�1967""
""The Current Era: 1978�1988""""Conclusion.""; ""NOTES""; ""Bibliography""; ""Japan""; ""THE UNIVERSITY, INDUSTRY AND RESEARCH IN JAPAN""; ""NOTES""; ""Bibliography""; ""Soviet Union""; ""THE RUSSIAN RESEARCH SYSTEM""; ""Origins of Modern Russian Science""; ""Big Science Soviet-Style: From Stalin to Brezhnev.""; ""Prospects Under Perestroika""; ""NOTES""; ""Bibliography""; ""Great Britain""; ""RESEARCH AND BRITISH UNIVERSITIES""; ""NOTES""; ""Bibliography""; ""Federal Republic of Germany""; ""TRENDS IN THE TWENTIETH-CENTURY GERMAN RESEARCH ENTERPRISE""; ""Introduction."" ""Research Institutions in an Export Environment""""Research Institutions in an Environment of Autarky""; ""Research Institutions in a New Export Environment""; ""Prospects""; ""NOTES""; ""Bibliography""; ""France""; ""RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND THE INDUSTRIAL ECONOMY IN MODERN FRANCE""; ""NOTES""; ""Bibliography.""; ""APPENDIX""; ""SYMPOSIUM AGENDA""; ""SYMPOSIUM PANELISTS""; ""SYMPOSIUM PARTICIPANTS"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910829108003321 |
Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, [1990] | ||
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Accelerated aging of materials and structures : the effects of long-term elevated-temperature exposure / / National Research Council |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, District of Columbia : , : National Academy Press, , 1996 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (65 p.) |
Disciplina | 620.16 |
Collana | Publication NMAB |
Soggetto topico |
Metallic composites
Materials - Deterioration Airplanes - Materials - Deterioration |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
ACCELERATED AGING OF MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES; Copyright; COMMITTEE ON EVALUATION OF LONG-TERM AGING OF MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES USING ACCELERATED TEST METHODS; NATIONAL MATERIALS ADVISORY BOARD; Acknowledgments; Preface; Contents; Executive Summary; MATERIALS AGING CHARACTERIZATION; Service Environment; Materials and Degradation Mechanisms; Characterization of Aging Responses; Accelerated Methods; Analysis of Structures; REPORT ORGANIZATION; 1 Introduction; AGING OF MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES; CASE STUDY: HIGH-SPEED CIVIL TRANSPORT; 2 Aircraft Operating Environment; THE CONCORDE EXPERIENCE
HSCT CONDITIONSGround Exposure; Flight Exposure; Airframe; Engine; SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION; 3 Candidate Materials; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; TITANIUM ALLOYS; SUPERALLOYS; POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES; Thermoset Matrices; Thermoplastic Matrices; CERAMIC-MATRIX COMPOSITES; 4 Degradation Mechanisms; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; Microstructural Changes; Residual Stresses; Strength; Toughness; Time-Dependent Deformation and Damage Accumulation; Fatigue; Creep; Environmental Effects; Summary: Aluminum Degradation Mechanisms; TITANIUM ALLOYS; Microstructural Variations; Deformation Processes; Environmental Effects Summary: Titanium Degradation MechanismsSUPERALLOYS; Microstructural Changes; Deformation and Damage Accumulation; Oxidation; POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES; Microstructural Changes; Damage Accumulation: Matrix Cracking; Environmental Effects; Thermal Degradation and Oxidation; Hygrothermal Effects; Summary: Polymer-Matrix Composite Degradation Mechanisms; CERAMIC-MATRIX COMPOSITES; Thermochemical Degradation; Mechanical Degradation: Effects of Corrosive Reactions; Summary: Ceramic-Matrix Composite Degradation Mechanisms; RECOMMENDATION; 5 Accelerated Methods for Characterization of Aging Response METALLIC ALLOYSThe Concorde Experience; Creep Deformation and Failure; Creep-Fatigue Failure; Creep and Creep-Fatigue Crack Growth; Acceleration and Analytical Methods; Microstructural Changes; Accelerating Creep Tests; Accelerating Fatigue Tests; POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES; Current Methods; Moderate- Temperature Applications; High-Temperature Applications; Accelerated Methods; Thermal Degradation and Oxidation; Matrix Cracking; Hygrothermal Effects; CERAMIC SYSTEMS; Oxidation and Volatilization; Mechanical Response; Behavior of the Constituents; Behavior of the Composite ANALYSIS OF STRUCTURESMetallic Materials; Composite Materials; CHAPTER SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS; Characterization Methods; Accelerated Methods; Analysis of Structures; Approach to Materials Aging Characterization; References; Appendix Biographical Sketches of Committee Members |
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Washington, District of Columbia : , : National Academy Press, , 1996 | ||
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