|   
More e-books will be available soon

   www.eolss.net

 Login
      EOLSS Members Login Individual Members Login
      Access for Institutions Access for Institutions
      EOLSS Demo EOLSS Demo

 Free Registration
      EOLSS Free Trial Free Trial
      EOLSS Editors/Authors Editors/Authors

 Subscription Information
      EOLSS Subscription Information Subscription Information

 About EOLSS
      About EOLSS About EOLSS
      Outlines of the EOLSS Components Outlines of the
         Component Encyclopedias
      EOLSS e-books e-Book Library
      EOLSS Information Booklet Information Booklet
      EOLSS FAQ FAQ
      EOLSS Sample Chapters Sample Chapters
      EOLSS Sample Chapters Sitemap

 Information for
   Journalist / Reporters
      EOLSS Information Journalist / Reporters in Arabic Arabic
      EOLSS Information Journalist / Reporters in Chinese Chinese
      EOLSS Information Journalist / Reporters in English English
      EOLSS Information Journalist / Reporters in French French
      EOLSS Information Journalist / Reporters in German German
      EOLSS Information Journalist / Reporters in Italian Italian
      EOLSS Information Journalist / Reporters in Japanese Japanese
      EOLSS Information Journalist / Reporters in Korean Korean
      EOLSS Information Journalist / Reporters in Portuguese Portuguese
      EOLSS Information Journalist / Reporters in Russian Russian
      EOLSS Information Journalist / Reporters in Spanish Spanish

 Services
     EOLSS Mailing List Join Our Mailing List
      EOLSS Feedback Feedback/Evaluation
      EOLSS Useful links Useful Links

.
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF EARTH AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIOLOGICAL,PHYSIOLOGICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PHYSICAL SCIENCES,ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CHEMICAL SCIENCES,ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WATER SCIENCES,ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ENERGY SCIENCES,ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECOLOGICAL SCIENCES,ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES,ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES ENCYCLOPEDIA OF HUMAN RESOURCES POLICY AND MANAGEMENT ENCYCLOPEDIA OF NATURAL RESOURCES POLICY AND MANAGEMENT ENCYCLOPEDIA OF DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC RESOURCES ENCYCLOPEDIA OF INSTITUTIONAL AND INFRASTRUCTURAL RESOURCES ENCYCLOPEDIA OF TECHNOLOGY,INFORMATION, AND SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT RESOURCES ENCYCLOPEDIA OF REGIONAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT REVIEWS

The above simplified figure illuminates the essential interconnectedness of the sixteen component encyclopedias of EOLSS.

 In the real world, the various knowledge domains do not exist in isolation from each other. They form an integrated whole, with links in all directions. It is well known that all forms of human knowledge are inter-connected and inter-related. EOLSS mimics this complexity, the automatic inter-connectedness of the various subject categories facilitating navigation through the vast landscape of EOLSS knowledge. This provides the user with an effective and efficient tool to search, navigate and browse through each of the component encyclopedias, through any combination of the sixteen, or through the whole of EOLSS.

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF EARTH AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES

SUBJECT  INDEX (partial listing)

GEOPHYSICS AND GEOCHEMISTRY

aeronomy

continents

core

cosmochemistry

crust

earthquake

geochemical cycles

geochemistry

geoelectricity

geomagnetism

geophysics

gravimetry

heat flow

isotopes

mantle

planetology

seismology

solar system

space weather

tectonic processes

volcanoes

FOUNDATIONS OF GEOPHYSICS AND GEOCHEMISTRY

aeronomy

biogeochemistry

cosmochemistry

earthquake

earths dynamo

earths tides

geochemistry

geodynamics

geoelectricity

geomagnetic field

geothermics

gravimetryi

ionosphere

magnetosphere

paleomagnetism

planets

seismology

solar system

solar wind

space weather

BRANCHES OF GEOPHYSICS

aeronomy

atmospheric electricity

bradyseism

conchology

dendrology

eustatic change

geochronology

geotherm

ice ages

ionosphere

karsts phenomena

magnetosphere

tephra.

GEOPHYSICAL PHENOMENA AND PROCESSES

airglow

coupling (by matter exchange, electromagnetic, gravitational, thermal)

cycle of climate and civilization

dynamo (ionospheric, and deep earths or geodynamo)

endogenous energy

forcing factors (anthropic, biological, chemical, physical).

geodynamics

GEOCHEMISTRY: BRANCHES, PROCESSES, PHENOMENA

chemical elements

cosmochemistry

geochemical cycles

geochronology

isotopes

meteorites

periodic table.

GEOPHYSICAL SYSTEMS

coastal environment

crust

deposition

earths surface processes

erosion

geophysical system

heat flow

human-induced seismicity.

lava

lithosphere

mantle

pangea

plate tectonics

supercontinent

volcanic eruption

CONTINENTS ON THE MOVE

continental crust

continental margin

craton

lithosphere

lithospheric circle

orogene

paleomagnetism

pangea

plate tectonics

polar wandering curve.

remanent magnetism,

supercontinent

TECTONIC PROCESSES

arcs

basins

collision

convergence

divergence

mountains

oceans.

plates

ridges

strike-slip

subduction

TECTONIC AND SURFACE PROCESSES INTERACTION

internal and surface earths processes

tectonics

topography.

GEOPHYSICAL PROCESSES AND HUMAN ACTIVITIES

magnitude frequency relation

dam

foci location

landslide

magnitude

mining induced seismicity

mining tremors

reservoir

reservoir induced seismicity

rockburst

seismic hazard

seismic prediction

seismicity

technical seismicity.

TERRESTRIAL HEAT FLOW

earths structure

heat flow

heat production

lithosphere temperatures

radioactivity

subsurface record of climate change

thermal conductivity

STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF MARINE SHORELINE ECOSYSTEMS

beaches

biomass

coastal environment

corals

deposition

engineering

erosion

evolution

fauna

flora

management

mangroves

processes

production

SEISMOLOGY AND VOLCANOLOGY

attenuation

body wave

core

crater

crust

earthquake

elastic constants (modules)

epicenter

fault

hypocenter

lava

longitudinal wave (p)

love wave (q)

macroseismic intensity

magma

magnitude

mantle

precursors

prediction

rayleigh wave (r)

recurrence law

seismic hazard

seismic ray

seismic source

strain

stress

transverse wave (s)

volcanic eruption

volcano

CONTINENTAL CRUST

anisotropy

brittle crust

composition

continental arc

continental margin

cratons

crustal thickness

crustal types

ductile crust

extended crust

juvenile crust

lower crust

moho discontinuity

orogens

plate tectonics

platforms

poissons ratio

reflectivity

rheology

rift

seismic velocities

shear-wave splitting

shields

subcrustal velocity

transitional crust

upper crust

upper mantle

THE OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE

faulting

gravity

hot spot

magma chamber

magnetics

mantle

marine geology

mid ocean ridges

oceanic crust

plate tectonics

rheology

rift

seafloor spreading

seismicity.

seismics

volcanism

Ocean basins

MANTLE AND CORE OF THE EARTH

anelasticity

anisotropy

core.

density

earth core

lateral heterogeneity

lower mantle

mantle

mantle plumes

mineralogy

radial structure

seismic methods

seismic tomography

seismic velocities

seismic waves

subduction zones

upper mantle

EARTHQUAKE GROUND MOTION

attenuation

body wave

directivity

fault

green function

ground motion

lam parameters

moment tensor

rupture

seismic moment

seismic wave

seismogram

slip

strain

stress

surface wave

EARTHQUAKE MECHANICS

earthquakes

faulting

magnitude

seismic energy

stress-drop

FREQUENCY AND SEVERITY OF EARTHQUAKES: EARTHQUAKE AND VOLCANIC EVENT PREDICTION

frequency

earthquakes

precursors

prediction

reliability

severity

volcanic eruptions

VOLCANOLOGY: VOLCANIC ACTIVITIES, CHEMISTRY AND EFFECTS ON ENVIRONMENT

eruptions

geophysics and geochemistry

magma

volcanic hazard

volcanoes

GEOMAGNETISM AND GEOELECTRICITY

geomagnetism

ancient field

crustal field

earth

geoelectricity

magnetic field of earth

magnetism

studies of magnetism

temporal field

EARTH'S MAGNETIC FIELD

compass

Earth’s magnetic field

magnetic storms

navigation

space weather

geomagnetism

ELECTRIC FIELD OF THE EARTH

electric field

electromagnetic field

electromagnetic induction

geoelectric structure

magnetotelluric studies

resistivity

ROCK MAGNETISM AND PALEOMAGNETISM

apparent polar wander path

environmental magnetism

magnetic domains

magnetic properties

magnetic stability

NRM

paleomagnetism

remanence acquisition mechanisms

rock magnetism

stepwise progressive demagnetization

MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS OF THE EARTH'S CORE

Alfvén waves

compositional convection

geodynamo

geostrophic flow

inertial waves

Lorentz force

MAC waves

magnetoconvection

magnetohydrodynamics

MC waves

ohmic dissipation

precession

strong field states

thermal convection

thermal wind

torsional oscillations

viscous force

weak field states.

adiabatic gradient

AERONOMY AND MAGNETOSPHERE

aeronomy

composition

dynamics

ionosphere

magnetosphere

mesosphere

plasmasphere

protonosphere

thermodynamics

thermosphere

AERONOMIC PHENOMENA

aeronomy

atmospheric structure

chemical composition

halocarbons

ionosphere

ionospheric storms

long-term trends

mesosphere

nitric oxide

oxygen dissociation

ozone

stratosphere

thermosphere

water vapor

SPECIFIC FEATURES OF THE HIGH ATMOSPHERE

absolute and differential measurements

accuracy

admittance

astatization

calibration

corner cube reflector

cross-coupling

drift

earth and oceanic tides

etvs correction

free-fall, gimbals

green's functions

gyro-stabilised platforms

polar motion, precision

spring and superconducting gravimeters

vertical gradient

vibrating string gravimeter

zero length spring

IONOSPHERE AND UPPER ATMOSPHERE RESEARCH WITH RADARS

coherent scatter

D-, E-, and F-region

gravity waves

incoherent scatter radar

interferometry

ionosonde

Ionosphere

ionospheric heating

meteor radar

MF and HF radar

middle atmosphere

MST radar

plasma drift

plasma irregularities

thermosphere

traveling ionospheric disturbances

turbulence

MAGNETOSPHERE AND ITS COUPLING TO LOWER LAYERS

ionosphere

magnetosphere

particle acceleration

plasma

space weather

storms

substorms

GRAVIMETRY

curvature of the level surface

deflection of the vertical

equipotential surface

geoid

gravity field

gravity force

gravity potential

heights

leveling.

quasigeoid

reduction of gravity measurements

reference surface

Gravimetry

EARTH'S GRAVITY FIELD

coefficient Lamé

figure of the Earth

gravitational potential

gravity anomaly

gravity forces

gravity potential

equipotential ellipsoid = level ellipsoid

GRAVIMETRIC MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES

absolute gravity

cryogenic instruments

dynamic measurement

gradiometer

gravity gradient

gravity measurement

gravity meter

microgravity

relative gravity

relative meter

satellite altimetry

satellite gravity

static measurement

APPLICATIONS OF GRAVIMETRY AND METHODS OF SURVEY

geodynamics

geoexploration

gravimetry

gravitation

gravity

inertial navigation technology (INS)

GRAVITY ANOMALIES

Free Air and Bouguer gravity anomalies

isostasy

gravity anomalies

GEOCHEMISTRY AND COSMOCHEMISTRY

carbon-silicate cycle

cosmochemistry

impacts

isotopes

Moon

planet formation

plate tectonics

radioisotopic dating

volatiles

Geochemistry

GEOCHEMICAL ORIGINS OF THE EARTH

accretion

degassing

differentiation

impact

magma ocean

magma pond

planetesimal

proto-atmosphere

protoplanet

protoplanetary disk

solar nebula

GASEOUS GEOCHEMICAL CYCLES

atmosphere

biogeochemical cycle

carbon

gas

nitrogen

oxygen

photochemistry

reaction

reservoir

sink

source

sulfur

SEDIMENTARY GEOCHEMISTRY

black shales

carbonates

cherts

coal

diagenesis

dolomites

evaporates

geochemistry

kerogen

organic matter

petroleum

phosphorites

sandstones

shales

weathering

STABLE ISOTOPE GEOCHEMISTRY

boron

carbon cycle

carbon-13

chlorine

deuterium

hydrologic cycle

isotope fractionation

lithium-6

nitrogen-15

oxygen-18

sulphur-34

ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY

biological contaminants

chemical principles

environmental change and human impact

environmental contaminants

equilibrium thermodynamics. Kinetics and mass transfer

geochemical partitioning

inorganic contaminants

organic compounds

time and space scales

environmental geochemistry

COSMOCHEMISTRY

asteroids

astrophysics

differentiation

meteorites

nucleosynthesis

origin of life

planets

solar system

sun

Chemical elements

PLANETOLOGY - COMPARATIVE PLANETOLOGY OF EARTH-LIKE PLANETS AND ASTROBIOLOGY

astrobiology

moons

organics

origin and evolution of life

planets

solar system

space exploration and technologies

water

Earth

THE SOLAR SYSTEM

biosphere

chemosynthesis

photosynthesis

planets

solar system formation

COMPARATIVE PLANETOLOGY

chemical composition

interior structure

magnetic fields

moon

planet

planetary evolution

volcanism

PLANETARY SATELLITES, ASTEROIDS, COMETS AND METEORS

asteroids

comets

meteorites

meteoroids

meteors

minor planets

moons

natural satellites

SOLAR WIND AND INTERPLANETARY MAGNETIC FIELD

corona

coronal mass ejections

flares

geomagnetic storms

magnetic field

map accuracy

plasma

reconnection

resource management

shock waves

solar activity

solar wind

space weather

sun

OCEANOGRAPHY

accretion

air-sea and sea-ice interactions

astrophysical

atmospheric forcings

atolls

bathymetry

behavior

biogeochemical

biota

continental shelf

continental slope

ecological

eddies

forecasting

fringing reef

hierarchy

inertial oscillations

internal waves

length scales

management

marginal seas

marine productivity

mathematical

mesoscale

non-linear interactions

numerical (computer)

ocean system

particulates

physical

physiology

population dynamics

radionuclides

reduced scale models

resonant interactions

rossby waves

socio-economic variability

spectral windows

stable stratification

sustainable development

thermohaline

time scales

THE OCEANS

abyssal plain

anaerobic

anthropogenic co2

atlantic

benthic environment

buffer capacity

CFCs

chemoautotroph

chemosynthesis

continental margin

continental shelf

continental slope

convection

coriolis effect

diatom

el nio

euphotic zone

eutrophication

greenhouse effect

heterotroph, hydrothermal

IGBP

JGOFS

lagoon

lithosphere

mid-ocean ridge

mid-ocean rise

new production

outgassing

pelagic environment

photoautotroph

phylum

plate

regenerated production

sediments

thermocline

upwelling

THE OPEN OCEANS

aerobic

allochthonous

anaerobic

aragonite

atp

bacteria

benthic

benthos

biome

chemosynthesis

cocolith

contour

demersal

diatom

eukaryotes

euphotic zone

flux

foraminifera

geothermal energy

gyres

hydrothermal vents

nekton

nitrogen fixation

nutrients

pelagic zone

photosynthesis

phytoplankton

plankton

plate tectonics

primary productivity

prokaryotes

pteropods

sea floor spreading

secondary productivity

thermocline

turbidity

upwelling

zooplankton.

CONTINENTAL MARGINS AND MARGINAL SEAS

abyssal plain

active margin

anoxic

anthropogenic co2

continental margin

continental rise

continental shelf

continental slope

denitrification

eolian

estuary

eutrophication

horizontal flux

hypersaline

lagoon

loicz

passive margin

turnover time.

ROLE OF THE OCEANS IN GLOBAL CYCLES OF CARBON AND NUTRIENTS

pigment

advection

anthropogenic CO2

benthic

budget

carbon dioxide

cycle

dimethyl sulfide

eddy

excess CO2

filament

isohaline

isopleth

isopycnal

isotherm

loess

meandering

methane

nitrogen

nitrous oxide

nutrient

pelagic

Ph

phosphorus

protozoa

remineralisation

shelf-break

silicon.

ROLE OF THE OCEANS IN THE GLOBAL CLIMATE SYSTEM

calcareous

carnivore

convection

cyclonic

equatorial undercurrent

gyre

holocene

isopycnal

jet stream

lysocline

mesozooplankton

north atlantic deep water

partial pressure

pelagic

porewater

ppmv

quaternary

secular

siliceous

stratosphere

thermocline

upwelling

younger dryas.

PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY

cooling

dispersion

heating

mixing

ocean

shelf

tides

water mass

waves

winds

Physics

SEAWATER PROPERTIES, WATER MASSES, AND GLOBAL SCALE CURRENTS

cabbeling

conveyor belt

global scale surface currents

Sverdrup

temperature-salinity diagrams

thermohaline circulation

water transport

Physico-chemical properties of sea water (temperature, salinity, density)

AIR-SEA INTERACTIONS

air-sea interactions

clapotis

drag coefficient.

fully developed sea

littoral current

rip current

sea slicks

seiches

swell

tsunamis

wind waves

WAVES IN THE OCEANS

coastal jet

dispersion

equatorial trapped waves

geostrophic adjustment

inertial oscillations

inertial waves

internal waves

kelvin wave

rossby radius

rossby wave

undercurrent

wind waves

SEA - ICE INTERACTIONS

advection albedo

brine

brine pocket

Calving

Conduction

convection

Coriolis force

downwelling

eddy conductivity

eddy viscosity

Ekman depth

Fast ice

first-year ice

frazil ice

geostrophic current

grease ice

ice ridge

ice shelf

ice stalactite

keel

lead

marginal ice zone

multiyear ice

pack ice

polynya

sail

salinity

sea ice

solar radiation

static stability

surface waves

swell

turbulence

upwellin

wind waves

Ablation

Ekman spiral

Ekman transport

wind stress

SYNOPTIC/MESOSCALE PROCESSES

advection

diffusivity

distribution

dynamics

eddy

energy

mesoscale

nutrients

plankton

propagation

scales

spectrum

statistics

transport

FRONTS AND MIXING PROCESSES

biological productivity

coastal upwelling

eddies

filaments

front

frontal instability

frontal zone

ocean

water exchange

COASTAL OCEANOGRAPHY

bottom boundary layer

buoyancy-driven shelf circulation

coastal boundary layer

coastal downwelling

coastal hydrology

coastal meteorology

coastal ocean

coastal oceanography

coastal upwelling

coastally-trapped waves

edge waves

EEZ

ekman layer

fronts

halocline

ice shelves

internal gravity waves

jets

mesoscale eddies

mixed layer

near-inertial motions

offshore-driven shelf-circulation

planetary rossby waves

plumes

pycnocline

surface boundary layer

surface gravity waves

thermocline

tidally-driven shelf circulation

topographic constraint

wind-driven shelf circulation

CHEMISTRY OF THE OCEANS

alkalinity

anion

aragonite

bicarbonate

calcite

carbon

carbonate

CO2

colloids

conservative property

dielectric constant

euphotic zone

hydrogen bond

major elements

minor elements

nonconservative property

Oa

Oc

pCO2

ph

radionuclides

salinity

specific heat

surface tension

trace elements

viscosity.

GENERAL CHEMISTRY OF SEAWATER

advection

aeolian

carbon dioxide

carbon monoxide

colloid

composition

conservative property

dielectric constant

electric conductivity

gas

heat of fusion

heat of vaporization

humic material

latent heat

leaching

major elements

methane

minor elements

nitrogen

nitrous oxide

organic matter

oxygen

residence time

salinity

speciation

specific heat

surface tension

temperature of maximum density

trace elements

viscosity.

NUTRIENT CYCLING IN THE OCEANS

AABW

AAIW

benthic

denitrification

detritus

diffusion

eddy diffusivity

evapotranspiration

GEOSECS

IGBP

isopleth

JGOFS

littoral

LOICZ

NADW

nitrification

nitrogen fixation

nutrient

offshore

red field ratio

respiration

trace element.

CARBONATE CHEMISTRY OF THE OCEANS

alkalinity

aragonite

benthic

bicarbonate

bryozoa

buffer

calcite

carbonate

CCD

DIC

DOC

end point

JGOFS

lysocline

mollusca

pCO2

pelagic

PIC

POC

pteropods

TA

TCO2.

NATURAL AND ANTHROPOGENIC RADIONUCLIDES

actino-uranium decay series

anoxic sediments

anthropogenic nuclides

becquerel

bioaccumulation

cosmic-ray produced nuclides

daughter-parent pair

decay chains

decay mode

decay product

diagenesis

eddy diffusion

fission product

geochemical fractionation

geochronology

half-life

nepheloid layer

new production

nuclide

oozes

particulate scavenging

radioactive disequilibrium

radioactive equilibrium

radioactivity

radionuclide

secondary neutrons

secular equilibrium

sedimentation rate

spallation

stratosphere

T. U.

thorium decay series

tracer

transuranic elements

tritiated water

tritium

unreacted fissile material

uranium decay series

varved clays.

HUMAN PERTURBATIONS

anthropogenic CO2

carbon-14

CDW

continental margin

eutrophication

excess CO2

fossil fuel

NPIW

nutrients

photosynthesis.

NON-RADIOACTIVE OCEAN POLLUTION

ASEAN

dumping

emulsification

heavy metals

marine pollution

organic compounds

pesticides

pollution

resins

SEAPOL sewage

sludge

trace metals

UNDP

UNEP.

united nations convention on the law of the sea

BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY

zooplankton

algae

algal blooms (HABs)

allochthonous nutrient

aphotic zone

autochthonous nutrient

auxotrophs

bacteria

bacterioplankton

benthos

carbon dioxide

carnivory

chelator

chemoautotrophs

ciliates

coastal eutrophication

coccolithophores

convection

crustaceans

cyanobacteria

detritus

diatoms

dinoflagellates

disphotic zone

dissolved organic carbon (DOC)

dissolved organic matter (DOM)

ecosystem

eukaryotes

euphotic zone

eutrophic

excretion

exoenzymes

exudation,fecal

femtoplankton

fish

fish lavae

flagellates

food web

foraminifers

fungi, harmful

herbivorous food web

herbivory

heterotrophs

holoplankton

ichthyoplankton

irradiance

labile

large planktonic microphages

lysis

macroplankton

marine snow

megaplankton

meroplankton

mesoplankton

metazoan

metazooplankton

microbial food

microbial loop

microheterotrophs

microplankton

mixotrophs

mollusks

multivorous food web

mutualism

mycoplankton

nanoplankton

nekton

net community production (NCP)

neuston

new production

nutrient (macro-, micro-, inorganic, organic)

nutrient limitation

oligotrophic

omnivory

osmotrophs

particulate organic carbon (POC)

particulate organic matter (POM)

pelagic

pellet

phagocytosis

phagotrophs

photoautotorphs

photosynthesis

phytoplankton

phytoplankton bloom

picoplankton

plankton

pleuston

primary production

procaryotes, protests

protozoa

protozooplankton

pycnocline

refractory

regenerated production

sediment trap

sharks

sloppy feeding

squids

surface mixed layer (SML)

symbiosis

thermocline

trophic continuum

upwelling, migration (nycthemeral, onthogenic, vertical)

virioplankton, viruses

web

whales

OCEANS AS MAJOR RESERVOIRS OF PROTEIN

capture fisheries

fisheries yields

fishmeal

food web

marine aquaculture

marine productivity

methylmercury

protein production

seafood

trophic transfer

MARINE BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES: EFFECTS ON CLIMATE AND RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE

biogeochemical cycles

calcification

calcium carbonate dissolution

carbon

carbonate

climate

CO2

global change

iron

nitrogen

phosphorus

primary production

thermohaline circulation

MARINE BIODIVERSITY

animal classes

animal phyla

biogeography

ecosystems

hydroclimatic zones

museums

research collections

species

MODELS AND FUNCTIONING OF MARINE ECOSYSTEMS

advection

bacteria

behaviour

box model

fish

higher trophic levels

individual-based model

microorganisms

motivation

optimization

pelagic food webs

phytoplankton

vertical transport

viruses

zooplankton

LITTORAL ZONE

biogeochemical fluxes

ecosystem services

extent

littoral zone

production

DEEP SEA BENTHOS, CONTRASTING ECOSYSTEMS

bathyscaphs

bathysphere

benthos

biodiversity

chemolithotrophy

ecosystem

remotely operated vehicles.

trophic levels

GEOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY: INTRODUCTION AND HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

climate

continental margin

crust

deep-sea drilling program

earth system

gas hydrate

glacial-interglacial cycle

lithosphere

mid-ocean ridge

ocean drilling program

orbital forcing

sea-floor

tectonics

Marine geology

MORPHOLOGY OF OCEAN FLOOR AND PLATE TECTONICS

morphology of sea floor

continental drift

continental margins

deep-sea floors

fracture zones

mid-ocean ridges

ocean trenches

origin of sea floor

plate tectonics

rift valleys

sea-floor spreading

seamount chains

SEISMIC IMAGING IN THE OCEANS

converted wave

multi-channel seismic

ocean-bottom seismometer

travel-time inversion

virtual reality

MINING AND OIL EXPLORATION IN THE OCEANS AND SEAS

gas

minerals

mining

natural gas hydrates

oil

CORAL REEFS AS A LIFE SUPPORTING SYSTEM

bleaching,

coral

diversity

reef

CORAL REEF ECOSYSTEMS: AN OVERVIEW OF THEIR STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION

bleaching

calcification

carbon

climate

coral reef

disturbance

ecosystem

photosynthesis

recruitment

BIOLOGICAL DYNAMICS OF CORAL REEFS

community structure

competition

coral reefs.

life history

population dynamics

predation

reef corals

reproduction

CORAL REEF BIODIVERSITY

coelenterates

corals

crustaceans

echinoderms

fishes.

hermatypic

mollusks

polychaeta

reefs

symbiosis

tropics

zooxanthellae

THE PRODUCTIVITY OF CORALS

coral

coral bleaching

irradiance

photosynthate release

symbiosis

temperature effects

zooxanthellae

EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON CORAL REEFS

alkalinity

aragonite

bleaching

change

climate

coral

IS92a

mortality

reefs

sea temperature

HUMAN USES OF THE OCEANS

APEC

ASEAN

biodiversity

detritus

exclusive economic zone

GEF

IMO

IUCN

marine protected area

SEAPOL

UNDP

UNEP

vascular.

HUMAN USE AND OCEAN CIRCULATION

APEC

biodiversity

communications

coral reefs

energy

FAO.

integrated ocean and coastal management

mangroves

marine resources

ocean circulation

overfishing

reclamation

recreation

sustainable development

tourism

transportation

waste

OCEAN REGENERATION

artificial reefs

co-management.

fingerling stocking

habitats

land-based pollution

marine environmental quality

marine resources

ocean regeneration

restoration

sustainable fishing

wetland

CORAL REEF REGENERATION

aquarium

conservation

coral

coral cultivation

fishing

reef

reef destruction

reef restoration

regeneration

transplantation.

MANAGEMENT OPTIONS FOR OCEAN CONSERVATION

agenda 21

conservation

environmental impact assessment (EIA)

environmental impact statement (EIS)

geographical information system (GIS)

global positioning system (GPS)

integrated coastal and ocean management

ramsar convention

UNCED.

UNCLOS

MANAGEMENT OPTIONS FOR CORAL REEF CONSERVATION

conservation

coral reefs

ecosystem

eutrophication

great barrier reef marine park authority

integrated coastal zone management (ICZM)

marine environmental quality (MEQ).

marine park

marine protection areas (MPAS)

rehabilitation

OCEAN ENGINEERING

and harbor and navigation

field measurement and remote sensing

mariculture engineering

marine structures and materials

naval architecture

ocean energy

ocean engineering

underwater acoustic

FIELD MEASUREMENTS

acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP)

acoustic sensors, compass

airborne remote sensing

altimeters

anemometers

buoys

current meters

data quality.

directional waves

doppler effect

electromagnetic energy

frequency response (or transfer) function

in situ measurement

magnetometer

marine biofouling

marine corrosion

marine environment

marine observation

mooring

ocean current

ocean structures

ocean waves

pressure sensors

radars

remote sensing measurement

satellite remote sensing

scatterometers

spectral analysis

synthetic aperture radars (SAR)

wave sensors

wave staffs

wind

MARINE STRUCTURES AND MATERIALS

and deep-water structures.

coastal structures

complimentary structures

concrete

design criteria

fixed structures

marine structures

movable structures

offshore structures

rock and sand

steel

NAVAL ARCHITECTURE

aerostatic

and hydrid propulsor

contra-rotating propellers (CRP)

controllable pitch propellers (CPP)

ducted Propellers

fixed pitch propellers (FPP)

hydrodynamic

hydrostatic

merchant ships

naval vessels

pleasure craft

propeller

ship hull

surface piercing propellers (SPP)

vertical-axis propellers

working craft

OCEAN ENERGY

and hybrid-cycle.

current energy

ocean energy

ocean thermal energy conversion

solar radiation

temperature gradients

tidal energy

wave energy

MARICULTURE ENGINEERING (SEA FARMING SYSTEMS)

aquaculture

cage development

farm logistics

mariculture

sea farming technology

site selection

UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS

Acoustic Ray Model

Normal Mode Model

PE (Parabolic Wave Equation) Models

Shadow Zone

SOFAR (Deep Sea) Channel

Sound Velocity Profiles

Surface Duct

Temperature, Pressure, and Salinity.

Underwater Communication

Underwater Detection

Underwater Acoustics

HARBORS AND NAVIGATION

Harbor Structures

Loading and Unloading

Shipping Vessels

Wave Protection

Maritime Transport

MODELING THE OCEAN SYSTEM FROM A SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVE

air-sea and sea-ice interactions

astrophysical forcings

earths rotation

endeavors

forecasting

hierarchy and scales

inertial oscillations

internal waves

management

mathematical

numerical (computer)

ocean system

reduced scale models

rossby waves

socio-economic-environmental

spectral windows

stable stratification

sustainable development.

NESTED INTERDISCIPLINARY THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELS OF THE MARINE SYSTEM

direct

Evolution equations

Flow

Flux

Globec

Interdisciplinary nested

inverse models

Mathematical visualization

Michaelis Menten law

Operant state variables

Spectral windows

Boussinesq approximation

MATHEMATICAL AND NUMERICAL GEOHYDRODYNAMIC MODELS

discretization

finite differences

finite elements

finite volumes

spectral elements

time differencing

MODELING BIOGEOCHEMICAL PROCESSES IN MARINE ECOSYSTEMS

marine biogeochemical cycles

data assimilation

ecosystem

entrainment.

food web

general circulation

inverse modeling

mathematical modeling

mesoscale eddies

microbial loop

new and regenerated production

organic matter generation and decomposition

phytoplankton blooms

plankton

primary production

trophic levels

upwelling

vertical mixing

GEOINFORMATICS

geoinformatics

international collaboration

remote sensing

sampling

spatial statistics

SAMPLE DATA AND SURVEY

geostatistics

kriging

nested variation

sampling

survey

variogram

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN BIOGEOGRAPHY AND LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY

contagion

corridor

dominance

ecosystem function

ecosystem structure

fractal dimension

landscape disturbance

landscape mosaic

landscape pattern

matrix

patch

spatial scale

temporal scale

vegetation dynamics

Landscape ecology

LANDFORM AND EARTH SURFACE

digital elevation model

terrain

topography

LAND HYDROLOGY

calibration

evapotranspiration

flood

hydrological modeling

remote sensing

spatial data

uncertainty

FIELD GEOLOGY

compass-clinometer

electromagnetic

geochemistry

geofluids

geology

geomagnetic

geophysics

gravity

induced polarization

permeametry

porosity

resistivity

rose diagrams

self polarization

spatial data.

surveying

tereograms

REMOTE SENSING AND ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING

image processing

lidar

pattern recognition

radar

Earth observation

PHYSICAL BASIS OF REMOTE SENSING

atmosphere

backscattered radiation.

electromagnetic radiation

emitted radiation

reflected radiation

remote sensing

sensor

target

wavelengths

FIELD SPECTROSCOPY

BRDF

goniometry

ground calibration

reflectance factor

spectral signature

spectrometry

spectroradiometer

field spectroscopy

SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING

applications

future systems

satellite programmes

satellites

IMAGING SPECTROMETRY

earth observation

imaging spectrometry

remote sensing

satellites

sensors

spectroscopy

RADAR REMOTE SENSING

agriculture

altimetry

differential interferometry

digital elevation model

earthquakes

floods

forestry

geocoding

hydrology

interferometry

land ice

microwaves

oceanography

radargrammetry

SAR

scattering models

scatterometry

sea ice

snow

soil moisture

synthetic aperture radar

topographic mapping

NASA EARTH SCIENCE ENTERPRISE: A NEW WINDOW ON OUR WORLD

earth system

feedback

interactions

satellite remote sensing

STATISTICAL ANALYSIS IN THE GEOSCIENCES

analysis of variance

canonical variate analysis

censored data, outliers

classification

cluster analysis

compositional data

exploratory data analysis

geochemistry

multivariate statistics

principal components analysis

regression

robust estimation

SPATIAL DATA HANDLING AND GIS

data models

data transformation

GIS cycle

GIS functionality

sampling

CLASSIFICATION AND FUZZY SETS

classification

fuzzy and crisp sets

uncertainty

GEOSTATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF SPATIAL DATA

kriging

risk assessment

semivariogram

simulation

spatial patterns

STOCHASTIC MODELLING OF SPATIO-TEMPORAL PHENOMENA IN EARTH SCIENCES

geostatistics

stochastic simulation

space-time models

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION FOR DATA ACQUISITION AND USE

data

data quality

error

GLOBAL DATA NETWORKS IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND LIFE SCIENCES

data access

data cooperation

global data networks

global observation

DEVELOPMENTS IN GLOBAL LAND COVER MAPPING

global change

image classification

land cover

land cover classification

map accuracy.

resource management

ADVANCED GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS

database integration

environmental planning applications

geographic databases

geographic information systems

geoinformatics

GIS science

information technology

remote sensing data

transdisciplinary research

urban planning applications

web information management

SPATIO-TEMPORAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS

database management systems (DBMS)

geographic information systems

information system internals

scientific databases

spatial databases

spatio-temporal DBMS

temporal databases

versions

CONCEPTUAL MODELING OF GEOGRAPHIC APPLICATIONS

conceptual modeling

databases

geographic information systems

object-oriented modeling

SPATIAL QUERY LANGUAGES

abstract data type

data definition language

data manipulation language

geographic information system

object-oriented models

spatial database management system

SQL

GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION APPLICATIONS OVER THE NET

internet

query processing

wireless

PRECISION FARMING AND GEOGRAPHIC SYSTEMS

differential global positioning system (DGPS)

geographic information system (GIS)

geostatistics

global positioning system (GPS)

kriging

precision agriculture (PA)

precision farming

remote sensing

sampling

site-specific management (SSM)

spatial variability

variable-rate technology (VRT)

vegetation index

yield map.

BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

database

identification key

imprecision

systematics

taxon

taxonomic description

uncertainty

ISSUES IN SPATIO-TEMPORAL DATABASE SYSTEMS: DATA MODELS, LANGUAGES AND MOVING OBJECTS

data management

data models and query languages

moving objects

spatio-temporal database systems

geo-referenced systems

INTERACTING WITH GIS- FROM PAPER CARTOGRAPHY TO VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS

advanced interfaces

perception

visual interaction

Visual information processing

DETAIL FILTERING IN GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION VISUALIZATION

fish-eye views

focus + context visualization

geographic maps

interaction and visual models

level-of-detail (LOD) models

map exploration

multiresolution

spatial databases

surface simplification

topological models

HUMAN-INFORMATION INTERACTION: TECHNOLOGY AND THEORY

hyperbolic tree

information foraging

information scent

information visualization

scatter/gather

table lens

user interfaces

web forager

webbook

world wide web

CARTOGRAPHIC GENERALIZATION: INTERFACE ISSUES

automated cartography

cartographic generalization

geographic data modeling

geographic information systems

multiple presentations

multiple representations

INTERACTION ISSUES AND DECISION SUPPORT IN INTELLIGENT GIS

GIS interfaces

GIS operations

humancomputer interaction

systems integration

systems interoperability

systems synergy

user interfaces

SPATIAL DATA MANAGEMENT: TOPIC OVERVIEW

GIS and society

GIS planning and implementation

legal issues

spatial data management

standards, data quality

GIS PROJECT PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION

geographic information system (GIS)

geospatial information and technology

GIS implementation

GIS management

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION LEGAL ISSUES

copyright

freedom of information

geographic information

intellectual property

legal issues

privacy

SPATIAL DATA QUALITY

accuracy

error

quality elementscurrent problems

spatial data

uncertainty

SPATIAL DATA STANDARDS

data transfer

metadata

spatial data

spatial data infrastructures

standards

GIS AND SOCIETY

benefits and costs

data access

geographic information systems

GIS applications

interaction with society

INTRODUCTION TO SPATIAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM

future SDSS

land use decision problem

participatory spatial decision making

SDSS

spatial decision support systems

WEB-BASED SPATIAL DECISION SUPPORT: TECHNICAL FOUNDATIONS AND APPLICATIONS

geographic information system

internet

spatial decision support system

world wide web

INTEGRATIVE DATA STRUCTURES FOR COLLABORATIVE MODELING AND VISUALISATION IN SPATIAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS

cartography

collaborative modeling

collaborative spatial decision making

data structures

group spatial decision support systems

locational analysis

visual interactive modeling

visualization

spatial decision support systems

SDSS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF FOREST RESOURCES

forest modeling and planning

geographic information systems

spatial decision support systems

SPATIAL DECISION SUPPORT FOR SUBSIDIZED HOUSING LOCATION AND RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY

decision support

geographic information systems

mobility

residential location

subsidized housing

urban planning

GIS INTEROPERABILITY, FROM PROBLEMS TO SOLUTIONS

context

GIS

interoperability

mediation

metadata

ontologies

semantics

USING ONTOLOGIES FOR GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION INTEGRATION

geographic information integration

GIS

interoperability

ontologies

GEOSPATIAL INTEROPERABILITY: THE OGC PERSPECTIVE

geographic information systems

interface specification

interoperability

OGC

openGIS

THE EUROPEAN CIVILIZATIONAL CONSTELLATION: A HISTORICAL SOCIOLOGY

Civilizations

Cultural heritage

Europe

Islam

Modernity

Renaissance

Roman Empire

the Enlightenment

the Mediterranean

Christianity

Last Update: 17 June 2006


Prev       Page  1  2


© Copyright 2002-2008 Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems.
|  Terms of Use & Disclaimer  |   Privacy Policy  |