Energy at the Surface of the Earth: An Introduction to the Energetics of Ecosystems

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Author(s): David H. Miller (Eds.)
Series: International Geophysics 27
Publisher: Elsevier, Academic Press
Year: 1981

Language: English
Pages: iii-xvii, 1-516
Tags: Науки о Земле;Метеорология и климатология;Биоклиматология и агроклиматология;

Content:
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Page iii

Copyright page
Page iv

Dedication
Page v

Preface
Pages xiii-xv

Acknowledgments
Page xvii

Chapter I Introduction
Pages 1-10

Chapter II Surface Characteristics of Ecosystems
Pages 11-30

Chapter III Direct Solar Radiation
Pages 31-55

Chapter IV Diffuse Solar Radiation
Pages 56-70

Chapter V Total Incoming Solar Radiation
Pages 71-95

Chapter VI Incoming Longwave Radiation
Pages 96-113

Chapter VII Radiant Energy Absorbed by Ecosystems
Pages 114-135

Chapter VIII Surface Temperature of Ecosystems
Pages 136-153

Chapter IX Longwave Radiation Emitted by Ecosystems
Pages 154-161

Chapter X Resultants of the Upward and Downward Radiation Fluxes
Pages 162-180

Chapter XI Fixing of Carbon by Ecosystems
Pages 181-205

Chapter XII The Release of Carbon Fixed in Ecosystems
Pages 206-233

Chapter XIII Broad-Scale Transformations of Fossil Energy
Pages 234-257

Chapter XIV Phase Changes of Water in Ecosystems: I. Freezing and Thawing
Pages 258-277

Chapter XV Phase Changes of Water in Ecosystems: II. Vaporization
Pages 278-302

Chapter XVI The Flux of Sensible Heat from Ecosystems
Pages 303-323

Chapter XVII Substrate Heat Flux in Terrestrial Ecosystems
Pages 324-349

Chapter XVIII Substrate Energy Storage in Aquatic Ecosystems and Its Place in Their Energy Budgets
Pages 350-369

Chapter XIX Potential and Kinetic Energy in Ecosystems
Pages 370-395

Chapter XX Energy Budgets at Different Depths in Ecosystems
Pages 396-412

Chapter XXI Ecosystem Contrasts
Pages 413-428

Chapter XXII Energy Conversions at Nodes
Pages 429-462

Chapter XXIII Integrating The Energy Fluxes
Pages 463-494

Index
Pages 495-516