Continuum Mechanics and Applications in Geophysics and the Environment
By: edited by Brian Straughan, Ralf Greve, Harald Ehrentraut, Yongqi Wang
Contributors: Greve, Ralf; Ehrentraut, Harald; Wang, Yongqi
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Berlin, Heidelberg
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 394
ISBN-13: 9783642075001; 9783662044391
Subjects: Mechanics; Geography; Materials; Physics; Physical geography
Description: This topical volume reviews applications of continuum mechanics to systems in geophysics and the environment. Part of the text is devoted to numerical simulations and modeling. The topics covered include soil mechanics and porous media, glacier and ice dynamics, climatology and lake physics, climate change as well as numerical algorithms. The book, written by well-known experts, addresses researchers and students interested in physical aspects of our environment.
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Table of contents: title: From the contents: Applied Continuum Mechanics; title: Soil Mechanics and Porous Media; title: Gacier and Ice Dynamics; title: Climatology and Lake Physics.