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The differences in spatial patterns of drought over a range of time scales were analysed by the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI). In a climatic area with a wide range of precipitation ...
Author: L. S. S. Nunes, T. M. Tavares, J. Dippel, et al.
Atmospheric concentrations of several reduced sulphur compounds (H2S, COS, CH3SH, CH3SCH3, CS2) originating from both natural and anthropogenic sources were measured at a number of locations in the ...
Growing concern for the preservation of cultural heritage has led to a greater interest in the biological attack on these buildings. The importance of cyanobacteria as deteriogens is emphasized and ...
Author: Svetlozar Velizarov, João G. Crespo, Maria A. Reis
This paper is designed to provide an overview of the main membrane-assisted processes that can be used for the removal of toxic inorganic anions from drinking water supplies. The emphasis has been ...
Author: Ena Smidt, Kai-uwe Eckhardt, Peter Lechner, et al.
The decomposition stage and stabilization of organic matter in biowaste (mixture of yard waste and kitchen waste), originating from an open windrow process, were investigated using Fourier transform ...
Evolution: Education and Outreach, a unique journal for evolution education, celebrates its first birthday and the Darwin anniversary year with special issues throughout 2009. The first special issue, focusing on Darwin’s work in evolution, coincides with Darwin’s 200th birthday on 12 February 2009 and is available free to readers on SpringerLink atwww.springerlink.com/content/v6167602g164/?p=590dc71bc0c14273a7821cf6cf0d24a6&pi=0.
On 5 February 2009, Evolution: Education and Outreach received an Honorable...
The International Biometric Society has chosen Springer as the co-publisher of its Journal of Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental Statistics (JABES). The quarterly journal will start publication at Springer with Volume 15, Issue 1, in March 2010. Backfiles to 2001 will be available on Springer’s electronic platform springerlink.com.
The Journal of Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental Statistics publishes papers of value to applied researchers and statistical consultants in the agricultural...
There is no question that Al Gore’s 2006 documentary An Inconvenient Truth is a powerful example of how scientific knowledge can be communicated to a lay audience. What is up for debate is whether it accurately presents the scientific argument that global warming is caused by human activities. Climate change experts express their opinions on the scientific validity of the film’s claims in articles just published online in Springer’s journal, GeoJournal.
An Inconvenient Truth is about Al Gore’s campaign to...
Springer publication achieves the highest percentage increase in total citations among geosciences journals
The Springer journal Advances in Atmospheric Sciences (AAS) was recently named a Rising Star among geosciences journals by ScienceWatch.com. According to Essential Science Indicators SM from Thomson Reuters, the journal`s current citation record includes 764 papers cited a total of 1,658 times between January 1, 1998, and February 29, 2008.
Advances in Atmospheric Sciences was launched in 1984 and...
With the Olympic Games in sight, the Chinese Government is committed to improving the air quality in Beijing, and has had measures in place since 1998 which have already made a difference. However, there is still some way to go to meet national air quality standards in the Chinese capital, according to Professor Wang Wen-Xing and his team from the Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences in Beijing, in the People’s Republic of China. Wen-Xing’s assessment of the quality of ambient air in Beijing has...
