Introduction to Environmental Modeling
Seiten
2016
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-107-57169-3 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-107-57169-3 (ISBN)
This textbook presents the timeless basic physical and mathematical principles and philosophy of environmental modeling to students who need to be taught how to think in a different way than they would for more narrowly-defined engineering or physics problems. Examples come from a range of hydrologic, atmospheric, and geophysical problems.
This textbook presents an understanding of how basic physical descriptions can be translated into mathematical analogues that provide an opportunity to investigate environmental processes. Examples come from a range of hydrologic, atmospheric, and geophysical problems. The emphasis is on simple examples and calculations that add to understanding. The book provides a sense for the meaning of mathematical expressions, a physical feel for their relations to processes, and confidence in working with mathematical solutions. The goal of this book, in essence, is to present the timeless basic physical and mathematical principles and philosophy of environmental modeling, often to students who need to be taught how to think in a different way than they would for more narrowly-defined engineering or physics problems. Minimum prerequisites for the student reader include a knowledge of calculus through differential equations, but the book provides the mathematical and physical tools needed as the occasion arises.
This textbook presents an understanding of how basic physical descriptions can be translated into mathematical analogues that provide an opportunity to investigate environmental processes. Examples come from a range of hydrologic, atmospheric, and geophysical problems. The emphasis is on simple examples and calculations that add to understanding. The book provides a sense for the meaning of mathematical expressions, a physical feel for their relations to processes, and confidence in working with mathematical solutions. The goal of this book, in essence, is to present the timeless basic physical and mathematical principles and philosophy of environmental modeling, often to students who need to be taught how to think in a different way than they would for more narrowly-defined engineering or physics problems. Minimum prerequisites for the student reader include a knowledge of calculus through differential equations, but the book provides the mathematical and physical tools needed as the occasion arises.
1. Philosophy and approach; 2. Thoughts on use of data; 3. Models as a framework for study of data; 4. Length and time scales; 5. Mechanisms of change; 6. Dimensional analysis; 7. Mathematical instruments of change; 8. Derivatives and scales; 9. Integral theorems and volume kinematics; 10. Mass conservation; 11. Species mass conservation; 12. Statement of conservation of momentum; 13. Conservation of total energy; 14. Mixed scale modeling; 15. Porous media and groundwater systems; 16. Advection-dispersion equation solution; 17. Stability revisited.
Erscheinungsdatum | 27.01.2017 |
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Verlagsort | Cambridge |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 178 x 255 mm |
Gewicht | 920 g |
Themenwelt | Technik ► Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie |
ISBN-10 | 1-107-57169-3 / 1107571693 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-107-57169-3 / 9781107571693 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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