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Global Satellite Meteorological Observation (GSMO) Applications
No full textThis book presents principal structures of space systems functionality of meteorological networks, media and applications for modern remote sensing, transmission systems, meteorological ground and users segments and transferring weather data from satellite to the ground infrastructures and users. The author presents techniques and different modes of satellite image interpretation, type of satellite imagery, spectral imaging properties, and enhancement of imaging technique, geo-location and calibration, atmospheric and surface phenomena. Several satellite meteorological applications are introduced including common satellite remote sensing applications, weather analysis, warnings and prediction, observation and measurements of meteorological variables, atmosphere and surface applications, ocean and coastal applications, land, agriculture and forestry applications, and maritime and aviation satellite weather applications. The author also covers ground segment and user segment in detail. The final chapter looks to the future, covering possible space integrations in meteorological and weather observation.This is a companion book of Global Satellite Meteorological Observation Theory (Springer), which provides the following topics:
Evolution of meteorological observations and history satellite meteorology
Space segment with satellite orbits and meteorological payloads
Analog and digital transmission, type of modulations and broadcasting systems
Atmospheric radiation, satellite meteorological parameters and instruments
Meteorological antenna systems and propagatio
Three Dimensional Space-Time Analysis Theory of Geotechnical Seismic Engineering
No full textWritten by respected experts, this book presents essential findings on the Wenchuan earthquake. It establishes a series of time–frequency analysis methods and subsequently applies them to the layered site, slope, and earth-retaining wall. Further, it examines various cases and their solutions and shares the results of numerous shaking-table tests and numerical simulations. As such, it is a valuable resource for researchers and engineers in the fields of geotechnical engineering and anti-seismic engineering
Planetary Spacecraft Navigation
No full textThis book is based on my 50 years of experience in navigation of Earth entry vehicles, Minuteman ballistic missiles, and planetary spacecraft. At the Jet Propulsion
Laboratory, I worked on the Mariner 6, Viking, Pioneer, Galileo, and Near Earth
Asteroid Rendezvous missions. At KinetX Inc. I worked on the MESSENGER
and New Horizons missions. In writing this book I have drawn on engineering
memoranda, conference papers, and publications I have written as well as many
notes that I have accumulated over many years. My purpose is to present a book
that will describe how navigation is done. The emphasis is on mathematics that
have been coded in computer programs used for mission operations. Therefore, the
derivations are given in detail since relatively little mathematics actually makes it
into operational software. The mathematics that do are generally straightforward,
but the programs are large and complex and must be virtually error free. In writing
this book, I have frequently checked the mathematics by looking at computer code
that I am confident is correct
High-Performance Computing of Big Data for Turbulence and Combustion
No full textThis book provides state-of-art information on high-accuracy scientific computing and its future prospects, as applicable to the broad areas of fluid mechanics and combustion, and across all speed regimes. Beginning with the concepts of space-time discretization and dispersion relation in numerical computing, the foundations are laid for the efficient solution of the Navier-Stokes equations, with special reference to prominent approaches such as LES, DES, and DNS. The basis of high-accuracy computing is rooted in the concept of stability, dispersion, and phase errors, which require the comprehensive analysis of discrete computing by rigorously applying error dynamics. In this context, high-order finite-difference and finite-volume methods are presented. Naturally, the coverage also includes fundamental notions of high-performance computing and advanced concepts on parallel computing, including their implementation in prospective exascale computers. Moreover, the book seeks to raise the bar beyond the pedagogical use of high-accuracy computing by addressing more complex physical scenarios, including turbulent combustion. Tools like proper orthogonal decomposition (POD), proper generalized decomposition (PGD), singular value decomposition (SVD), recursive POD, and high-order SVD in multi-parameter spaces are presented. Special attention is paid to bivariate and multivariate datasets in connection with various canonical flow and heat transfer cases. The book mainly addresses the needs of researchers and doctoral students in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, and all applied disciplines including applied mathematics, offering these readers a unique resource
Innovation in Materials Science and Engineering
No full textThe book features the scientific work on materials science presented at the International Conference on Energy, Materials and Information Technology, 2017 at Amity University Jharkhand, India. It highlights all aspects of materials, from synthesis to innovative applications, and from physical characterizations to cost-effectiveness. It also covers essential and state-of-the-art research work on various engineering materials with important physical characteristics. This multidisciplinary book is aimed at scientists, academics, research scholars and students from all areas who are interested in understanding the current research in the field of materials science
Light-Emitting Diodes
No full textComprehensive in scope, this book covers the latest progresses of theories, technologies and applications of LEDs based on III-V semiconductor materials, such as basic material physics, key device issues (homoepitaxy and heteroepitaxy of the materials on different substrates, quantum efficiency and novel structures, and more), packaging, and system integration. The authors describe the latest developments of LEDs with spectra coverage from ultra-violet (UV) to the entire visible light wavelength. The major aspects of LEDs, such as material growth, chip structure, packaging, and reliability are covered, as well as emerging and novel applications beyond the general and conventional lightings. This book, written by leading authorities in the field, is indispensable reading for researchers and students working with semiconductors, optoelectronics, and optics.
Addresses novel LED applications such as LEDs for healthcare and wellbeing, horticulture, and animal breeding;
Editor and chapter authors are global leading experts from the scientific and industry communities, and their latest research findings and achievements are included;
Foreword by Hiroshi Amano, one of the 2014 winners of the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on light-emitting diodes
Construction Quality and the Economy
No full textThis book discusses the relationship between construction quality and the state of the Singapore national economy, and describes how construction quality is affected as contracting firms strategically manage issues relating to profitability and survivability during economic boom and bust cycles.
Adopting a three-pronged approach to explain the key issues, the book first explains the effect of the state of the Singapore national economy (boom or bust) on the construction quality delivered by contracting firms. Secondly, it explains how contracting firms respond to the performance of the national economy through their dynamic bidding strategies, leading to significant quality trade-offs in some instances, especially when there is imprecise market information. Thirdly, it recommends various strategic measures that key stakeholders and government policy-makers can take to circumvent the quality trade-off in the construction industry when faced with dynamic fluctuations in the performance of the national economy.
Although the book focuses on Singapore, it appeals to a global audience since countries worldwide (and their respective building-related stakeholders) face the same issues in terms of the time–cost–quality trade-off decision-making process involving the entire supply chain
Negation Handling dalam Sentiment Analysis Menggunakan Algoritma Support Vector Machine pada Teks Ulasan Film Bahasa Indonesia
No full textDengan pertumbuhan pesat dari jaringan sosial, opini orang lain menjadi suatu hal yang sangat penting dalam membuat keputusan, salah satu contoh yaitu ulasan film. Untuk mengolah informasi tersebut dapat dilakukan dengan melakukan analisis sentimen. Analisis sentimen dilakukan untuk mengetahui kecenderungan polaritas dari opini terhadap suatu film apakah termasuk dalam kelas opini positif atau negatif. Kata negasi pada dokumen ulasan film teks Bahasa Indonesia ini menjadi fokus tantangan penelitian. Kata-kata negatif pada dokumen menjadi salah satu faktor yang mempengaruhi hasil klasifikasi, yang dapat mengubah nilai suatu sentimen yang positif menjadi negatif. Tahap pertama dilakukan beberapa skenario pengujian dari metode preprocessing termasuk penanganan kata negasi terhadap metode klasifikasi yang digunakan. Tujuan dilakukan skenario ini untuk melihat pengaruh yang kuat tiap metode preprocessing terhadap hasil akhir. Tahap kedua dilakukan pembobotan kata menggunakan TF-IDF. Untuk tahap klasifikasi akan dilakukan dengan algoritma Support Vector Machine (SVM). SVM dipilih karena memiliki hasil keakuratan klasifikasi yang cukup tinggi dibandingkan algoritma bandingannya. Setelah tahapan klasifikasi dilakukan, pada tahap evaluasi menggunakan confusion matrix untuk mendapatkan nilai precision, recall, dan f-measure. Berdasarkan hasil pengujian yang telah dilakukan diperoleh nilai nilai terbesar sebesar 88,97%
Sejarah Dunia untuk Pembaca Muda
No full textSebuah karya yang tak lekang dimakan zaman, membawa pembaca menyusuri sejarah panjang dan berliku umat manusia. Dicekal oleh rezim Nazi Jerman pada zamannya, buku ini terus memukau pembaca muda dan dewasa dari generasi ke generasi dan telah diterjemahkan ke lebih dari dua puluh bahasa.
“Tidak sulit untuk melihat mengapa buku ini begitu populer. Gombrich berhasil memadatkan lebih dari 5.000 tahun sejarah ke dalam 300an halaman. Banyak buku sejarah untuk anak-anak bercerita soal dinosaurus atau orang Romawi, tapi berapa banyak yang mencoba menjelaskan kemunculan abjad dan angka, lahirnya demokrasi di Athena, atau Renaisans? Ringkas kata, buku ini menunjukkan betapa memukau, inspiratif, dan komprehensif kisah sejarah yang ditulis dengan baik. Bukan hanya untuk anak-anak, buku ini patut
dibaca oleh sebanyak mungkin orang.”
— The Historical Association
“Bukan sekadar kumpulan data yang kering. Menyajikan gambaran peristiwa-peristiwa sejarah dan menjadikannya persuasif dengan mengusik repons subjektif pembaca. Sebuah olah seni bercerita yang sungguh menghibur.” — Casson
Energy Sector: A Systemic Analysis of Economy, Foreign Trade and Legal Regulations
No full textThis book is a comprehensive economic and legal study of the theoretical and practical aspects of the problems of increasing energy efficiency; self-motivation of energy saving by business entities within the framework of their corporate responsibility; regulatory mechanisms to stimulate energy conservation in the economy; civil-law regulation of foreign trade turnover of energy resources between economic entities of the Russian Federation and companies of member states of international integration associations – the CIS, EEMP, the EU and BRICS. It argues that technological energy saving plays a key role in reducing the energy intensity and increasing the energy efficiency of the economy, and substantiates the need for institutional support – including legal support for the participation of the Russian Federation – in various forms of international cooperation. Lastly, based on an analysis of current legislation, programs and recommendations, judicial and contractual practices, customs and trade procedures, it offers proposals for the developing, improving and unifying civil law regulation of obligations in the sphere of international trade in energy resources, as well as methodological recommendations for drafting foreign trade contracts in the energy sector