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Note: Vorwort in franz. und engl. Sprache, Beitr. in Englisch

Language: French

Keywords: Klima ; Numerisches Modell ; Klimaänderung ; Klimaschwankung ; Paläoklima ; Modellierung ; Klimatologie ; Mathematisches Modell ; Konferenzschrift ; Konferenzschrift

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Note: MAB0014.001: AWI A13-01-0160 , Contents: Organizers. - Lecturers. - Seminar Speakers. - Participants. - Préface (French). - Preface (English). - MAIN COURSES. - Course 1. The Observed Climate of the 20th Century / by E.M. Rasmusson, M. Chelliah and C.F. Ropelewski. - 1. Climatology: From statistics to science. - 1.1. The evolution of climate science. - 1.2. Characteristics and limitations of the instrumental data bases. - 1.3. Interannual to interdecadal variability. - 1.4. Modern climate diagnostics. - 2. The atmospheric general circulation. - 2.1. From Hadley to the mid-20th century: Theory underconstrained by Observations. - 2.2. Post-World War II: Resolving the controversies. - 2.3. Quantifying the balance requirements. - 2.3.1. Angular momentum balance. - 2.3.2. Atmospheric energy cycle. - 2.3.3. Planetary heat balance. - 2.3.4. Hydrologic cycle. - 3. The annual cycle. - 3.1. Basic controls. - 3.2. Focus on the tropics. - 3.3. A monsoon system perspective. - 3.4. Focus on the extratropics. - 4. Interannual variability. - 4. 1. Atmospheric teleconnections. - 4.2. The ENSO phenomenon: Early investigations. - 4.3. ENSO cycle time series. - 4.4. ENSO warm episode evolution. - 4.5. ENSO global response. - 4.5.1. Tropical anomalies. - 4.5.2. Extratropical anomalies. - 5. Decadal/interdecadal variability. - 5.1. Focus on the tropical oceans. - 5.1.1. Pacific sector. - 5.1.2. Atlantic sector. - 5.2. Focus on the extratropics. - 5.2.1. Northem Hemisphere wintertime temperatures: relattonship to the SO and the NAO. - 5.2.2. North Atlantic and North Pacific. - 5.3. Continental precipitation variability. - 5.3.1 . Sahel rainfall. - 5.3.2. North American drought. - 5.3.3. Indian rainfall. - 5.4. Concluding remarks. - References. - Course 2. Numerical Modelling of the Earth's Climate / by L. Bengtsson. - 1. A strategic approach to climate modelling. - 1.1. Introduction. - 1.2. Dynamics of climate. - 1.2.1. Phillips' experiment. - 1.2.2. The key scientific issues in 1955. - 1.3. Climate modelling for different time-scales. - 2. Climate modelling. - 2.1. lntroduction. - 2.2. The climate model as a mathematical system. - 2.3. Overall design of an atmospheric climate model. - 2.4. Numerical solution. - 2.5. Physical parameterization. - 2.6. Climate model performance. - 3. An atmospheric model for climate simulation and prediction studies. - 3.1. lntroduction. - 3.2. Horizontal diffusion. - 3.3. Surface fluxes and vertical diffusion. - 3.4. Land surface processes. - 3.5. Gravity wave drag. - 3.6. Cumulus convection. - 3.6.1. Adjustment closure. - 3. 7. Stratiform clouds. - 3.8. Radiation. - 3.8.1. Longwave radiation. - 3.8.2. Shortwave radiation. - 3.8.3. Shortwave cloud optical properties. - 3.8.4. Longwave cloud optical properties. - 3.8.5. Effective radii of cloud droplets and icc crystals. - 3.8.6. Surface albedo. - 3.8.7. Solar zenith angle. - 3.9. Model validation. - 3.9.1. Radiation and clouds. - 3.9.2. The hydrological cycle. - 3.9.3. The large scale extra-tropical circulation. - 4. Climate response to greenhouse gas forcing. - 4.1. Introduction. - 4.2. Climate feedback processes. - 4.3. The Wonderland climate model. - 4.4. Forcing experiments with the Wonderland model. - 4.4.1. Response to 2 X CO2 and 2% solar forcing. - 4.4.2. Response to the horizontal and vertical distribution of the forcing. - 4.5. Forcing experiments with more realistic climate models. - 5. Climate change prediction. - 5 .1. Introduction. - 5.2. Mechanisms behind climate change. - 5.2.1. How can climate change?. - 5.2.2. Changes in the solar radiation. - 5.2.3. Changes in the greenhouse gases. - 5.2.4. Changes in atrnospheric aerosols. - 5.2.5. Internal, natural variations. - 5.3. Coupled models. - 5.4. Coupled model experiments. - 5.4.1. Transient greenhouse gas experiment. - 5.4.2. Changes in the energy cycle. - 5.4.3. The hydrological cycle. - 5.4.4. Temperature changes. - References. - Course 3. Ocean Modelling and the Role of the Ocean in the Climate System / by P. Delecluse and G. Madec. - 1. Physical properties of the ocean. - 1.1. General structure. - 1.2. Why does the ocean move?. - 1.2.1. Radiative forcing. - 1.2.2. Momentum flux. - 1.2.3. Turbulent fluxes. - 1.2.4. Freshwater flux. - 1.3. Mean vertical structure. - 1.3.1. Seasonal cycle of the mixed layer. - 1.3.2. Midlatitude thermocline ventilation. - 1.3.3. Equatorial thermocline. - 1.3.4. Deep convection and sea ice. - 1.4. Turbulence of the ocean. - 2. Equations of motion. - 2.1. The physical equations. - 2.1.1. Basic assumptions (refer to Pedlosky, 1987). - 2.1.2. The Primitive Equations. - 2.1.3. The boundary conditions. - 2.2. Horizontal pressure gradient formulation. - 2.2.1. Pressure formulation. - 2.2.2. Diagnosing the surface pressure gradient. - 2.2.3. Boundary conditions. - 3. Modelling approach. - 3.1. System of coordinates. - 3.2. Model equations. - 3.3. Vertical system of coordinates. - 3.4. Meridian convergence at the pole. - 3.5. Discretization in space. - 3.5.1. Arrangement of variables for the C grid. - 3.5.2. Discrete operators. - 3.5.3. Conservation properties for the dynamics. - 3.5.4. Conservation properties for the thermodynamics. - 3.6. Discretization in time. - 3.7. Robust diagnostic modelling. - 3.8. Aceeleration of convergence. - 3.9. Surface boundary conditions. - 3.10. Subgrid scale parameterisations. - 3.10. 1. Vertical mixing. - 3.10.2. Convection. - 3.10.3. Lateral mixing. - 4. The global coupled system. - 4.1. Ocean-only models. - 4.1.1. Space or time?. - 4.1.2. Oceanic observations. - 4.1.3. Atmospheric forcing. - 4.1.4. Sensitivity to parameterisation. - 4.2. Coupled models. - 4.2.1. General description of the problem. - 4.2.2. Illustration of drift. - 4.2.3. Flux correction. - 4.2.4. Sensitivity. - 5. The equatorial coupled system. - 5.1. Oceanic equatorial waves. - 5.1.1. Vertical eigenvectors. - 5.1.2. Meridional normal modes. - 5.1.3. Inertia-gravity and Rossby waves. - 5.1.4. Mixed Rossby-gravity wave. - 5.1.5. Equatorial Kelvin wave. - 5.2. Equatorial waves and EI Niiio. - 5.3. Response of forced simulations. - 5.4. Coupled models. - 5.5. Prediction. - 5.6. Some new features to study EI Nino. - 5.6.1. Meridional coupling. - 5.6.2. Barrier layer and freshwater flux. - 6. Conclusion. - References. - Course 4. Past Climatic Changes / by J.-C. Duplessy. - 1. Paleoclimatic and Paleoceanographic tools. - 1.1. Introduction. - 1.2. Transfer functions. - 1.2.1. The Imbrie and Kipp (I&K) technique. - 1.2.2. The Modem Analog Technique (MAT). - 1.2.3. Improving or validating transfer functions. - 1.3. Stable isotope ratio variations. - 1.3.1. Oxygen isotope fractionation during the water cycle. - 1.3.2. Oxygen isotope fractionation during carbonate precipitation. - 1.3.3. Isotope fractionation during the carbon cycle. - 1.4. Dating. - 1.4.1. Radiocarbon. - 1.4.2. Uranium series disequilibria. - 1.4.3. Longer time scales. - 2. The climatic record of the Plio-Pleistocene and the evidence for the Astronomical Theory of paleoclimates. - 2.1. Historical introduction. - 2.2. The Astronomical Theory of glaciations. - 2.3. Extension of the climatic record over the last 6 million years. - 2.4. The last climatic cycle. - 2.5. The last glacial maximum. - 2.6. The last climatic optimum. - 3. Rapid variations within the climate system. - 3.1. Introduction. - 3.2. Evidence of rapid climatic change during the deglaciation. - 3.3. Evidence of rapid climatic change during the glaciation. - 3.4. Mechanisms of rapid climatic change under glacial conditions. - 3.5. A case for the Younger Dryas. - 3.6. Evidence of rapid climatic change during the Eemian. - 3.7. Evidence of rapid climatic change during the Holocene. - 3.8. Modeling of abrupt climatic changes and implications for future climates. - References. - Course 5. Paleomyths I Have Known / by T. J. Crowley. - 1. lntroduction. - 2. General Features of past climate change. - 3. Some significant misconceptions about past climate change. - 4. Discussion of the "paleo-paradigms". - 4.1. "Th

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Subjects: Physics

Keywords: Klima ; Modell ; Konferenzschrift

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Series Statement: Colección de antropología social 2

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Series Statement: Colección de antropología social 2

Uniform Title: Highland Maya native medicine

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Edition: Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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ISBN: 9781607098737 , 9781607098744

Content: This book seeks answers to why some Central Falls High School students had school success while over half of their classmates failed to graduate. Much can be learned from how these students survived in a chronically low-achieving school located in the poorest community in the state

Note: Includes bibliographical references , Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; CHAPTER 1. Interim Superintendent in Central Falls; CHAPTER 2. The Obstacles to Success in an Inner-City School; CHAPTER 3. A Jaded Perception of Urban Schools; CHAPTER 4. An Urban Principal Questions Dropout Figures; CHAPTER 5. Residential Instability among Latinos; CHAPTER 6. The Role of Poverty; CHAPTER 7. The Need for Better Teaching; CHAPTER 8. The Blame Game; CHAPTER 9. The Unique City of Central Falls; CHAPTER 10. Central Falls High School Today; CHAPTER 11. An Agenda for Change , CHAPTER 12. The URI-Central Falls High School PartnershipCHAPTER 13. A Severe Bump in the Road; CHAPTER 14. Central Falls Students; CHAPTER 15. Theresa Agonia-Overcoming Adversity; CHAPTER 16. Bryant Estrada-An Independent Thinker; CHAPTER 17. Guillermo Ronquillo-The Importance of Faith; CHAPTER 18. George Carle-A Basketball Dream; CHAPTER 19. Summary; Postscript; Appendix 1. Guillermo's College Essay; Appendix 2. Bryant's College Essay; Resources; About the Author , Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web

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Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe A School in Trouble : A Personal Story of Central Falls High School

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