GIS based chemical fate modeling : principles and applications /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Pistocchi, Alberto, 1972- (Συγγραφέας)
• Μορφή: Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley, 2014.
• Θέματα: Environmental chemistry > Geographic information systems.; Transport theory > Mathematical models.; Environmental chemistry.; SCIENCE > Chemistry > Organic.; NATURE > Ecology.; NATURE > Ecosystems & Habitats > Wilderness.; SCIENCE > Environmental Science.; SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Ecology.; Electronic books.; Geographic information systems.

 Explains how GIS enhances the development of chemical fate and transport models Over the past decade, researchers have discovered that geographic information systems (GIS) are not only excellent tools for managing and displaying maps, but also useful in the analysis of chemical fate and transport in the environment. Among its many benefits, GIS facilitates the identification of critical factors that drive chemical fate and transport. Moreover, GIS makes it easier to communicate and explain key model assumptions. Based on the author's firsthand experience in environmental asse. 

 Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contributors; Chapter 1: Chemicals, Models, and GIS: Introduction; 1.1 Chemistry, Modeling, and Geography; 1.2 Mr. Palomar and Models; 1.3 What Makes a Model Different?; 1.4 Simple, Complex, or Tiered?; 1.5 For Whom is this Book Written?; References; Chapter 2: Basics of Chemical Compartment Models and Their Implementation with GIS Functions; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Phase Partitioning; 2.3 Diffusion, Dispersion, and Advection; 2.4 Fluxes at the Interfaces; 2.5 Reactions; 2.6 Transport within An Environmental Medium: The Advection-Diffusion Equation (ADE).