Dictionary of energy

Annotation At a time when the topic of energy prices, resources and environmental impacts are at the forefront of news stories and political discussions, we are pleased to announce the publication of the exciting new Dictionary of Energy . This authoritative resource, called "an essential refer...

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Other Authors: Cleveland, Cutler J., Morris, Christopher G.
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, ©2006.
Edition: 1st ed.
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Power resources > Dictionaries.
elektronické knihy
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ISBN: 9780080457239
9780080445786
Physical Description: 1 online zdroj (xiv, 502 pages) : illustrations

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505 0 |a Cover -- Dictionary of Energy -- Special Essays on Important Energy Terms -- acid rain (p. 4) -- agriculture (p. 9) -- alternative fuel (p. 14) -- battery (p. 34) -- biomass (p. 42) -- blackout (p. 45) -- boiler (p. 48) -- bomb calorimeter (p. 49) -- boom and bust (p. 50) -- Calvin cycle (p. 61) -- cap and trade (p. 62) -- carbon (p. 64) -- carbon sequestration (p. 67) -- climate change (p. 79) -- coal (p. 82) -- combustion (p. 88) -- DDT (p. 108) -- distributed energy (p. 121) -- ecological energetics (p. 129) -- ecological footprint (p. 130) -- elasticity (p. 134) -- emergy (p. 139) -- endotherm (p. 142) -- energy (concept of) (p. 143) -- energy conservation (p. 143) -- energy-GDP ratio (p. 145) -- energy transitions (p. 146) -- entropy (p. 148) -- environmental Kuznets curve (p. 150) -- exergy (p. 156) -- experience curve (p. 157) -- fossil energy power plant (p. 172) -- fuel cell (p. 176) -- fuel economy (p. 177) -- general circulation model (p. 184) -- Ghawar (p. 188) ---Gibbs free energy (p. 189) -- global warming (p. 191) -- green certificate (p. 195) -- greenhouse gas (p. 196) -- heat (p. 202) -- horsepower (p. 212) -- Hubbert curve (p. 214) -- hydrogen (p. 218) -- industrial ecology (p. 226) -- Industrial Revolution (p. 227) -- input-output analysis (p. 229) -- internal-combustion engine (p. 232) -- IPAT equation (p. 234) -- Jevons' paradox (p. 239) -- Krebs cycle (p. 244) -- Kyoto Protocol (p. 245) -- levelized cost (p. 252) -- light (p. 253) -- longwall mining (p. 261) -- lunar-solar power (p. 264) -- market-based instrument (p. 270) -- market failure (p. 271) -- Mauna Loa curve (p. 273) -- natural capital (p. 291) -- natural gas (p. 292) -- net energy (p. 295) -- NIMBY (p. 298) -- nongovernmental organization (p. 301) -- ocean energy (p. 306) -- oil crises (p. 309) -- oil sand (p. 310) -- oil spill (p. 311) -- OPEC (p. 312) -- Otto cycle (p. 316) -- passive solar energy (p. 322) -- peak oil (p. 324) -- peat (p. 325) ---perpetual motion (p. 327) -- photosynthesis (p. 332) -- primary energy (p. 346) -- quantum theory (p. 354) -- radiation (p. 357) -- recycling (p. 366&# 
520 8 |a Annotation At a time when the topic of energy prices, resources and environmental impacts are at the forefront of news stories and political discussions, we are pleased to announce the publication of the exciting new Dictionary of Energy . This authoritative resource, called "an essential reference for energy researchers" by Mark Jaccard, Director of the Energy and Materials Research Group at Simon Fraser University, covers all aspects of energy and its role in society. * Over 8,000 definitions spanning 40 scientific disciplines* More than 100 'window essays' written by experts, and covering topics of particular scientific, historical or social significance* Over 150 photos and illustrationsCo-edited by Cutler J. Cleveland, the Editor-in-Chief of the widely-acclaimed Encyclopedia of Energy, and Christopher Morris, the Editor of the award-winning Academic Press Dictionary of Science and Technology . In a single volume this unique work provides a comprehensive and organized body of knowledge on what is certain to become an increasingly vital area of scientific study in the 21st century. 
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