National Science Foundation (U.S.)
Publisher
National Science Foundation
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
The report addresses key research findings from the Earth elements of sky, sea, ice, land, life and people. The report points to human impacts on the environment, such as the use of fossil fuels, agriculture, land use as well as the use of aerosols as factors in the Earth's changing climate. They say it is "extremely likely that human activities have had a net warming effect since 1750." Researchers say the evidence of a changing planet is not solely...
Author
Series
NREL/PO volume 6A20-72916
Publisher
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Publisher
Imperial College Press
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Simulation-Based Engineering and Science (SBE&S) cuts across disciplines, showing tremendous promise in areas from storm prediction and climate modeling to understanding the brain and the behavior of numerous other complex systems. In this groundbreaking volume, nine distinguished leaders assess the latest research trends, as a result of 52 site visits in Europe and Asia and hundreds of hours of expert interviews, and discuss the implications of their...
Series
Contemporary mathematics volume 110
Publisher
American Mathematical Society
Pub. Date
[1990]
Language
English
Series
Progress in astronautics and aeronautics volume 108
Publisher
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc
Pub. Date
c1986
Language
English
Series
Publisher
Disney Educational Productions
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
"In Measurement, see some of our most important tools used for measuring. Telescopes, spectroscopes, microscopes, stethoscopes, radar, thermometers, scales, barometers -- not to mention the humble ruler -- are all used to compare stuff in our universe and make observations"--Container.
Series
Contemporary mathematics volume 34
Publisher
American Mathematical Society
Pub. Date
[1984]
Language
English
Series
Contemporary mathematics volume 52
Publisher
American Mathematical Society
Pub. Date
[1986]
Language
English
Series
Contemporary mathematics volume 146
Publisher
American Mathematical Society
Pub. Date
[1993]
Language
English
Publisher
Disney Educational Productions
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
"Discover the relationship between dinosaurs and birds, and find out that rhinoceroses once lived in Nebraska. Bill also tracks down dinosaur footprints with paleontologist Grace Irby and travels to the La Brea Tar Pits to see what's underneath all that tar"--Container.
Series
Publisher
Disney Educational Productions
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
"Follow Bill Nye in Forests, when he goes swinging through the trees in Washington, Florida, Texas, and California, to bring viewers close to the tallest and possibly oldest living things in the world. Examine a real forest fire to see how it benefits a forest's ecosystem"--Container.