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Today, earth and life scientists are increasingly confronted with the puzzling complexity of phenomena enmeshed in a seemingly boundless web of interrelations. To deal with this complexity and to further our ability to analyze and predict system behavior, science is learning to transcend reliance on averages and �permanence� and to consider the fundamental multiple-scale character of phenomena. The contributions collected here detail techniques of multi-scale and fractal analysis that enhance the study of geo-complexity. They represent a multi-disciplinary approach to understanding the geological history of a section of the Lower Rhine River. They have in common the underlying question of how our qualitative modelling of natural phenomena do or do not prove the existence of representative averages.

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Author:   Horst J. Neugebauer ,  Clemens Simmer
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   2003 ed.
Volume:   97
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.160kg
ISBN:  

9783540417965

ISBN 10:   3540417966
Pages:   362
Publication Date:   07 April 2003
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Scale Concepts in Geosciences.- Scale Aspects of Geo-Data Sampling.- Notions of Scale in Geosciences.- Complexity of Change and the Scale Concept in Earth System Modelling.- Multi-Scale Representation of Data.- Wavelet Analysis of Geoscientific Data.- Diffusion Methods for Form Generalisation.- Multi-Scale Aspects in the Management of Geologically Defined Geometries.- Scale Problems in Physical Process Models.- Wavelet and Multigrid Methods for Convection-Diffusion Equations.- Analytical Coupling of Scales - Transport of Water and Solutes in Porous Media.- Upscaling of Hydrological Models by Means of Parameter Aggregation Technique.- Parameterisation of Turbulent Transport in the Atmosphere.- Precipitation Dynamics of Convective Clouds.- Sediment Transport - from Grains to Partial Differential Equations.- Water Uptake by Plant Roots - a Multi-Scale Approach.- Scale-Related Approaches to Geo-Processes.- Fractals - Pretty Pictures or a Key to Understanding Earth Processes?.- Fractal Variability of Drilling Profiles in the Upper Crystalline Crust.- Is the Earth's Surface Critical? The Role of Fluvial Erosion and Landslides.- Scale Problems in Geometric-Kinematic Modelling of Geological Objects.- Depositional Systems and Missing Depositional Records.- Multi-Scale Processes and the Reconstruction of Palaeoclimate.- A Statistical-Dynamic Analysis of Precipitation Data with High Temporal Resolution.

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