Extreme Events in Nature and Society

Significant, and usually unwelcome, surprises, such as floods, financial crisis, epileptic seizures, or material rupture, are the topics of Extreme Events in Nature and Society. The book, authored by foremost experts in these fields, reveals unifying and distinguishing features of extreme events, in...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Albeverio, Sergio (Editor ), Jentsch, Volker (Editor ), Kantz, Holger (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2006.
Edición:1st ed. 2006.
Colección:The Frontiers Collection,
Temas:
System theory.
Mathematics.
Climatology.
Econometrics.
Environmental sciences-Mathematics.
Physics.
Astronomy.
Complex Systems.
Applications of Mathematics.
Climate Sciences.
Quantitative Economics.
Mathematical Applications in Environmental Science.
Physics and Astronomy.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
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Sumario:Significant, and usually unwelcome, surprises, such as floods, financial crisis, epileptic seizures, or material rupture, are the topics of Extreme Events in Nature and Society. The book, authored by foremost experts in these fields, reveals unifying and distinguishing features of extreme events, including problems of understanding and modelling their origin, spatial and temporal extension, and potential impact. The chapters converge towards the difficult problem of anticipation: forecasting the event and proposing measures to moderate or prevent it. Extreme Events in Nature and Society will interest not only specialists, but also the general reader eager to learn how the multifaceted field of extreme events can be viewed as a coherent whole.
Descripción Física:XVI, 352 p. 122 illus., 7 illus. in color. online resource.
ISBN:9783540286110
ISSN:2197-6619

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