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Practical environmental statistics and data analysis /
"Describes the application of statistical methods in different environmental fields, with an emphasis on how to solve real-world problems in complex systems"--Provided by publisher
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Glendale, AZ :
ILM Publications,
©2011.
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| Colección: | Advanced topics in environmental science.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Chapter 1 Enviromnental Data, Information and Indicators for Natural Resources Management / Nilgun B. Harmancioglu Harmancioglu, Nilgun B., Cem Polat Cetinkaya Cetinkaya, Cem Polat, Filiz Barbaros Barbaros, Filiz 1
- 1.1 Introduction 2
- 1.2 Data versus information 6
- 1.3 Environmental data analysis 15
- 1.4 Decision making for environmental management 34
- 1.5 SMART and OPTIMA projects: Gediz case study 41
- 1.6 Concluding remarks 58
- References 63
- Chapter 2 Application of Statistics in Earthquake Hazard Prediction / Endi Zhai Zhai, Endi 67
- 2.1 Introduction 67
- 2.2 Mathematical formulation 68
- 2.3 Earthquake intensity attenuation relations 74
- 2.4 An example of earthquake hazard prediction using historical seismicity data 74
- 2.5 Summary 78
- References 79
- Chapter 3 Adaptive Sampling of Ecological Populations / Jennifer A. Brown Brown, Jennifer A. 81
- 3.1 Introduction 81
- 3.2 Adaptive cluster sampling 82
- 3.3 Adaptive allocation for stratified and two-stage sampling 87
- 3.4 Discussion 92
- Acknowledgements 93
- References 93
- Chapter 4 Statistics in Environmental Policy Making and Compliance in Surface Water Quality in California, USA / Jian Peng Peng, Jian 97
- 4.1 Introduction 97
- 4.2 Clean Water Act and Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act 98
- 4.3 Statistics in environmental standards and water quality criteria 99
- 4.4 Statistics in environmental sampling design 103
- 4.5 California State 303(d) listing policy 104
- 4.6 Total maximum daily loads 108
- 4.7 Implementation of environmental regulations 110
- Acknowledgements 112
- References 113
- Chapter 5 Solving Complex Environmental Problems Using Stochastic Data Analysis: Characterisation of a HydrothermaI Aquifer Influenced by a Karst, Example of Rennes les Bains, France / Alain Mangin Mangin, Alain, Farid Achour Achour, Farid 117
- 5.1 Introduction 117
- 5.2 Presentation of the Rennes les Bains site and water geochemistry 118
- 5.3 Analysis of piezometric time series 120
- 5.4 Evidence of the presence of a thermal convection 134
- 5.5 Conclusion 135
- References 136
- Chapter 6 Application of Statistics in the Evaluation and Optimisation of Environmental Sampling Plans / Meng Ling Ling, Meng, Jeff Kao Kao, Jeff 141
- 6.1 Introduction 141
- 6.2 Approach 142
- 6.3 Site applications 151
- 6.4 Summary 160
- References 161
- Chapter 7 Statistical Accounting for Uncertainty in Modelling Transport in Environmental Systems / James Weaver Weaver, James, Jordan Ferguson Ferguson, Jordan, Matthew Small Small, Matthew, Biplab Mukherjee Mukherjee, Biplab, Fred Tillman Tillman, Fred 163
- 7.1 Introduction 163
- 7.2 Model background 166
- 7.3 Parameter data 168
- 7.4 Transport in uniform aquifers 171
- 7.5 Vapour intrusion of hazardous compounds into indoor air 173
- 7.6 Contamination of municipal well fields 175
- 7.7 One source simulation 180
- 7.8 Two, four and six source simulations 184
- 7.9 Conclusion 190
- Acknowledgement 191
- References 191
- Chapter 8 Petroleum Hydrocarbon Forensic Data and Cluster Analysis / Jun Lu Lu, Jun 195
- 8.1 Introduction 195
- 8.2 Cluster analysis 196
- 8.3 Types of petroleum hydrocarbons or related data for forensic analysis 198
- 8.4 Examples 204
- 8.5 Concluding remarks 214
- Acknowledgements 214
- References 215
- Chapter 9 Anomaly Detection Methods for Hydrologists, Hydrogeologists and Environmental Engineers / Farid Achour Achour, Farid, Jean-Pierre Laborde Laborde, Jean-Pierre, Lynda Bouali Bouali, Lynda 217
- 9.1 Introduction 217
- 9.2 Different types of errors 219
- 9.3 Anomaly detection methods 219
- 9.4 Construction of a virtual time series of reference 227
- 9.5 Case study 234
- 9.6 Conclusion 237
- References 240
- Chapter 10 Statistical Methods and Pitfalls in Environmental Data Analysis / Yue Rong Rong, Yue 243
- 10.1 Introduction 243
- 10.2 Estimation of percentile and confidence interval 244
- 10.3 Correlation coefficient 247
- 10.4 Regression 249
- 10.5 Analysis of variance 252
- 10.6 Data trend analysis 256
- 10.7 Summary and conclusions 258
- Acknowledgement 258
- References 259.