Francisco J. Tapiador – författare

Physics of the Atmosphere offers a comprehensive overview of the processes of the Earth-atmosphere system. The text is organized into five parts beginning with a review of the mathematics that supports atmospheric physics. The second part lays the foundation by studying the Earth system, the atmosphere, solar and terrestrial radiation, electromagnetism, and thermodynamics. The third part examines water vapor, clouds, and precipitation. Various systems are detailed, such as tropical weather systems, extratropical cyclones, polar weather systems, mesoscale convective systems, and microscale phenomena. The book closes with a look at measurement and modeling including weather forecasting.Case studies are presented throughout to offer readers real-world examples of these concepts and their applications. This comprehensive survey of atmospheric physics will serve as an invaluable resource for those studying and practicing in meteorology, climatology and other related fields.Examines key concepts, laws, and equations used in atmospheric science at the professional levelOffers an interdisciplinary approach, making the concepts and applications useful across not only meteorology and climatology, but also geography, natural science, computing, and data scienceIllustrates concepts with detailed, real-world case studies

This book is the latest and most comprehensive reference to the regional geography of Spain, taking into account emergent issues such as biodiversity, climate change and nationalism. It appeals to scientists as well as to students and instructors and all fields of geography, regional, environmental and cultural studies, and business related disciplines.It covers the whole range of topics from the physical to the human geography of Spain and provides detailed insights into all 17 autonomous communities. Dozens of GIS maps and hundreds of photographs and images including remote sensing imagery make this volume a must have for every geography department.

This book is the latest and most comprehensive reference to the regional geography of Spain, taking into account emergent issues such as biodiversity, climate change and nationalism. It appeals to scientists as well as to students and instructors and all fields of geography, regional, environmental and cultural studies, and business related disciplines.It covers the whole range of topics from the physical to the human geography of Spain and provides detailed insights into all 17 autonomous communities. Dozens of GIS maps and hundreds of photographs and images including remote sensing imagery make this volume a must have for every geography department.

This handbookpossesses two virtues that are becomingincreasingly dif?cult to ?nd together. The ?rst one is providing a novel and original scheme to analyze the rural areas of the planet in the context of Earth sciences. The handbook is so original in its plan that it actually de?nes what modern rural science is. The scheme followed, albeit new, is rooted in a venerable geographical tradition and presents a sensible balance between the academic and the applied viewpoints. This novel way of stu- ing rural areas represents by itself a valuable contribution to this complex ?eld. The second virtue of the book is the ability of synthesizing the most important aspects of the issues tackled, and there are many issues this book tackles, from physical to human geographyand from deontologyto matrix algebra. When writing a handbook in such a vast ?eld as rural science, it is indeed tempting to accumulate meaninglessinformationassisted by the wealth of available on-lineinformation. On the other side, the danger of forgetting essential aspects is always present. None of these problems seems to have affected the making of this book. The pictures and tables always have a place, the text never looses its coherence, and no comment seems super?uous. Also, the ambitious scope of the book is seemly effortlessly solved by a rational, clear, and logical scheme that dissects all the relevant issues up to the required point.

This handbookpossesses two virtues that are becomingincreasingly dif?cult to ?nd together. The ?rst one is providing a novel and original scheme to analyze the rural areas of the planet in the context of Earth sciences. The handbook is so original in its plan that it actually de?nes what modern rural science is. The scheme followed, albeit new, is rooted in a venerable geographical tradition and presents a sensible balance between the academic and the applied viewpoints. This novel way of stu- ing rural areas represents by itself a valuable contribution to this complex ?eld. The second virtue of the book is the ability of synthesizing the most important aspects of the issues tackled, and there are many issues this book tackles, from physical to human geographyand from deontologyto matrix algebra. When writing a handbook in such a vast ?eld as rural science, it is indeed tempting to accumulate meaninglessinformationassisted by the wealth of available on-lineinformation. On the other side, the danger of forgetting essential aspects is always present. None of these problems seems to have affected the making of this book. The pictures and tables always have a place, the text never looses its coherence, and no comment seems super?uous. Also, the ambitious scope of the book is seemly effortlessly solved by a rational, clear, and logical scheme that dissects all the relevant issues up to the required point.

This handbookpossesses two virtues that are becomingincreasingly dif?cult to ?nd together. The ?rst one is providing a novel and original scheme to analyze the rural areas of the planet in the context of Earth sciences. The handbook is so original in its plan that it actually de?nes what modern rural science is. The scheme followed, albeit new, is rooted in a venerable geographical tradition and presents a sensible balance between the academic and the applied viewpoints. This novel way of stu- ing rural areas represents by itself a valuable contribution to this complex ?eld. The second virtue of the book is the ability of synthesizing the most important aspects of the issues tackled, and there are many issues this book tackles, from physical to human geographyand from deontologyto matrix algebra. When writing a handbook in such a vast ?eld as rural science, it is indeed tempting to accumulate meaninglessinformationassisted by the wealth of available on-lineinformation. On the other side, the danger of forgetting essential aspects is always present. None of these problems seems to have affected the making of this book. The pictures and tables always have a place, the text never looses its coherence, and no comment seems super?uous. Also, the ambitious scope of the book is seemly effortlessly solved by a rational, clear, and logical scheme that dissects all the relevant issues up to the required point.

Cuando Norton comienza a dar clase en un instituto de Los Ángeles no puede imaginar que meses después míster Señor Brown, el amable y culto profesor de Ciencias Ambientales y de Español, le pegará dos tiros. Auburn, el director del Americas High School, Christa, la profesora de Física, y Karen, la de Historia, se verán también involucrados en una fi ebre asesina que nadie comprende, pero cuyas raíces llevaban tiempo horadando los viejos ladrillos del instituto. Metáfora indisimulada y al mismo tiempo un fresco casi pictórico de los Estados Unidos de principios del siglo XXI, Míster Señor Brown es una novela que cuestiona los prejuicios y sobrentendidos del lector, retándole a cada paso. Profunda, culta, y de una esmerada arquitectura verbal en la que la elipsis juega un valor expresivo clave, la novela posee una trama cinematográfi ca que, como se aprecia según se avanza en la lectura, resulta imposible de trasladar a la pantalla, demostrando así la independencia y el valor de la novela literaria sobre otras formas de expresión artística.

Emily, una bella e inteligente mujer de treinta y cinco años, ve pasar los días como ejecutiva de una gran empresa, al tiempo que mantiene una aventura. Un día, mientras está en Seattle con su amante, recibe una llamada telefónica en la que le ofrecen un cargo de responsabilidad en un ministerio. Ilusionada, empieza una nueva etapa de su vida, sin saber que está a punto de adentrarse en el oscuro universo de la política: un lugar donde el secreto y la mentira se protegen hasta las últimas consecuencias. Mientras juega el papel de marioneta útil, Emily se verá envuelta en una trama pública en la que hay muchos intereses en riesgo y en la que cada una de las personas implicadas está dispuesta a hacerlos valer con métodos tan siniestros como efectivos…Emily o los juegos de poder es una novela sobre las dimensiones del poder y las fallas de la personalidad en una sociedad que solo parece capaz de atajar sus brotes de corrupción cuando las personas vulnerables son protegidas con métodos extraordinarios.Estructurada como un artículo científi co, donde ningún detalle es casual, la novela pretende ser a la vida de las personas lo que un experimento es a la naturaleza: un modelo explicativo de lo que analiza.