Cosmogenic Radionuclides Theory and Applications in the Terrestrial and Space Environments - gebunden oder broschiert

EAN (ISBN-13): 9783642146503
ISBN (ISBN-10): 3642146503
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Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
Herausgeber: Springer
426 Seiten
Gewicht: 0,789 kg
Sprache: Englisch

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ISBN/EAN: 9783642146503

ISBN - alternative Schreibweisen:
3-642-14650-3, 978-3-642-14650-3
Alternative Schreibweisen und verwandte Suchbegriffe:
Autor des Buches: beer rudolf, jürg, rudolf von steiger, mccracken, inter, int
Titel des Buches: radionuclides, trac, environments, space 2012, applications the theory

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Daten vom Verlag:

Autor/in: Jürg Beer; Ken McCracken; Rudolf Steiger
Titel: Physics of Earth and Space Environments; Cosmogenic Radionuclides - Theory and Applications in the Terrestrial and Space Environments
Verlag: Springer; Springer Berlin
428 Seiten
Erscheinungsjahr: 2012-01-19
Berlin; Heidelberg; DE
Gedruckt / Hergestellt in Niederlande.
Sprache: Englisch
192,59 € (DE)
197,99 € (AT)
212,50 CHF (CH)
POD
XVI, 428 p.

BB; Hardcover, Softcover / Physik, Astronomie/Astronomie; Angewandte Physik; Verstehen; biochemistry tracers; cosmic rays; cosmogenic radionuclides basics; cosmogenic radionuclides tools; environmental tracers; geochemistry tracers; radionuclide dating methods; space weather and environment; ecotoxicology; Space Physics; Environmental Physics; Geophysics; Environmental Chemistry; Nuclear Physics; Radiation Dosimetry and Protection; Sonnensystem: Sonne und Planeten; Umwelt; Geophysik; Umweltchemie; Atom- und Molekularphysik; Medizinische Physik; EA; BC

Cosmogenic radionuclides are radioactive isotopes which are produced by natural processes and distributed within the Earth system. With a holistic view of the environment the authors show in this book how cosmogenic radionuclides can be used to trace and to reconstruct the history of a large variety of processes. They discuss the way in which cosmogenic radionuclides can assist in the quantification of complex processes in the present-day environment. The book aims to demonstrate to the reader the strength of analytic tools based on cosmogenic radionuclides, their contribution to almost any field of modern science, and how these tools may assist in the solution of many present and future problems that we face here on Earth. The book provides a comprehensive discussion of the basic principles behind the applications of cosmogenic (and other) radionuclides as environmental tracers and dating tools. The second section of the book discusses in some detail the production of radionuclides by cosmic radiation, their transport and distribution in the atmosphere and the hydrosphere, their storage in natural archives, and how they are measured. The third section of the book presents a number of examples selected to illustrate typical tracer and dating applications in a number of different spheres (atmosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, biosphere, solar physics and astronomy). At the same time the authors have outlined the limitations of the use of cosmogenic radionuclides. Written on a level understandable by graduate students without specialist skills in physics or mathematics, the book addresses a wide audience, ranging from archaeology, biophysics, and geophysics, to atmospheric physics, hydrology, astrophysics and space science.
Demonstrates strength and limitations of radionuclides as analytic tools Written for a multi-disciplinary research readership Background knowledge carefully explained in boxes Contains chapter and section summaries, detailed derivations of results and many detailed illustrations Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras