Environmental modeling : a practical introduction /: a practical introduction. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Michael J. Barnsley.
• Other Names: Barnsley, Michael J (Michael John)
• Contents: MODELS AND MODELING ; Why Model?; The Modeling Process; Llyn Efyrnwy; Structure and Objectives of the Book; Resources on the CD-ROM; Typographical Conventions VISUALIZING ENVIRONMENTAL DATA ; Introduction; Creating Two-Dimensional Plots; Plotting Time-Series Data; Plotting in Three Dimensions; Printing Plots; Exporting Graphics Files; Command-Line Scripts; Summary PROCESSING ENVIRONMENTAL DATA ; Introduction; Structure of the Llyn Efyrnwy Precipitation Data; Creating and Running a Simple gawk Program; Using gawk to Process Selected Fields; Storing the gawk Program in a File; Using gawk to Process Selected Records; Controlling the Format of the Output; Redirecting the Output to a File; Visualizing the Output Data; Logical or Boolean Operators in gawk; Summary WIND SPEED AND WIND POWER ; Introduction; Description of the Wind Speed Data; Calculating the Annual Mean Wind Speed; Determining the Maximum Wind Speed; Exploring Wind Speed Variability; Wind Energy and Power; Summary SOLAR RADIATION AT EARTH’S SURFACE ; Introduction; Description of the Solar Irradiance Data; Analyzing the Observations; Modeling Solar Irradiance; Summary LIGHT INTERACTION WITH A PLANT CANOPY ; Introduction; Developing a Model of Light Interaction with Plant Canopies; A Two-Layer Light Interaction Model; Accounting for Multiple Scattering; Multiple Leaf-Layer Models; Summary ANALYTICAL AND NUMERICAL SOLUTIONS ; Introduction; An Exact Analytical Solution to the Two-Layer Model; An Iterative Numerical Solution to the Multiple Leaf-Layer Model; Bouguer’s Law and the Attenuation Coefficient; Summary POPULATION DYNAMICS ; Introduction; Unconstrained or Density-Independent Growth ; Constrained or Density-Dependent Growth; Numerical Integration (or Stepping) Methods; Inter-Specific Competition; Predator-Prey Relationships; Summary BIOSPHERIC FEEDBACK ON DAISYWORLD ; Introduction; Description and Assumptions of the Conceptual Model; Formulating the Mathematical Model; Implementing the Computational Model; Sensitivity Analysis and Uncertainty Analysis; Summary; MODELING INCIDENT SOLAR RADIATION AND HYDROLOGICAL NETWORKS OVER NATURAL TERRAIN; Introduction; Visualizing Digital Elevation Data as an Array; Handling Multi-Dimensional Arrays in gawk; Determining Terrain Gradient and Aspect; Solar Irradiance on Sloping Terrain; Modeling Hydrological Networks; Summary and Further Directions INSTALLING AND RUNNING THE SOFTWARE ; Introduction; Some Basic Computing Concepts; Installing and Running gnuplot; Installing and Running gawk GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE ; Preamble; Terms and Conditions for Copying, Distribution and Modification; No Warranty GNUPLOT LICENSE STANDARDS ; International Standard Date and Time Notation; SI Units (Systéme International d’Unités) SOLUTIONS TO EXERCISES ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS LIST OF SYMBOLS ; REFERENCES ; INDEX
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (432 pages), (39 illustrations)
• Subjects: 577.015118; Environmental sciences -- Mathematical models
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781351992152; 1351992155
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.