Environmental Systems

Edited by : Achim Sydow,

GMD FIRST, Forschungsinstitut fur Rechnerarchitektur und Softwaretechnik, Germany

Environmental Systems

Achim Sydow, National Research Center for Information Technology (GMD.FIRST), Berlin, Germany

Measurement Tools for Pollution Sources and Ambient Concentrations

Christopher Koroneos, N. Moussiopoulos and George Roumbas, Laboratory of Heat Transfer and Environmental Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

Measurement Tools: Soil Systems

Joerg Luster, Division of Soil Ecology, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, WSL/FNP, Abteilung Oekologische Prozesse, Switzerland

Measurement Tools for Atmospheric Systems

Werner K. Graber, Paul Scherrer Institute, Lab 521, Switzerland
Markus Furger, Paul Scherrer Institute, Lab 521, Switzerland

Measurement Tools: Water Systems (Inland Waters)

Wolf von Tuempling, UFZ Centre for Environmental Research Leipzig - Halle Ltd., Department for Inland Waters Research, Germany
Walter Geller, UFZ-Centre for Environmental Research Leipzig - Halle Ltd., Department for Inland Waters Research, Germany

Measurement Tools: Water Systems (Oceans)

Rainer Feistel, Institut fur Ostseeforschung, Germany
Eberhard Hagen, Institut fur Ostseeforschung, Germany

Field Techniques: Soil Systems

Peter Blaser, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL/FNP, Leiter der Abteilung fur okologische Prozesse, Switzerland

Field Techniques for Atmospheric Systems

Werner K. Graber, Paul Scherrer Institute, Lab 521, Switzerland
Markus Furger, Paul Scherrer Institute, Lab 521, Switzerland

Field Techniques: Inland Waters

Walter Geller, UFZ-Centre for Environmental Research Leipzig - Halle Ltd., Department for Inland Waters Research, Germany
Wolf von Tuempling, UFZ Centre for Environmental Research Leipzig - Halle Ltd., Department for Inland Waters Research, Germany

Field Techniques: Water Systems (Oceans)

Rainer Feistel, Institut fur Ostseeforschung, Germany
Eberhard Hagen, Institut fur Ostseeforschung, Germany

Bioindicators

Manfred Forstreuter, Institute of Ecology and Biology, Technical University Berlin, Germany

Bioindication of Ecosystems Regeneration Ability Thresholds

Angela Schlutow and Philipp Kraft, OEKO-DATA Strausberg Hegermuehlen strasse 58, D-15344 Strausberg, Germany

Environmental Data and Statistics

S. Heiler, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Konstanz, Germany

Spatial Environmental Data

Isabelle Herlin, INRIA Rocquencourt, France

Nonspatial Environmental Data

Kristina Voigt, GSF-National Research Center for Environment and Health, Institute of Biomathematics and Biometry, Germany

Statistical Analyses Design

Vijay P. Singh, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Louisiana State University, USA

Biostatistics

Gerhard Welzl, GSF-Research Center for Environment and Health, Institute of Biomathematics and Biometry(IBB), Germany
T. Faus-Kessler, GSF-National Research Center for Environment and Health, Institute of Biomathematics and Biometry, Germany
H. Scherb, GSF-National Research Center for Environment and Health, Institute of Biomathematics and Biometry, Germany
Kristina Voigt, GSF-National Research Center for Environment and Health, Institute of Biomathematics and Biometry, Germany

Data Accuracy and Validation

Nilgun B. Harmancioglu, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Dokuz Eylul University, Turkey
Vijay P. Singh, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Louisiana State University, USA

Environmental Models and Simulations

Sven Eric Jorgensen, Royal Danish School of Pharmacy (DFH), Environmental Chemistry, Denmark

Types of Environmental Models

R.A. Letcher, Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies, Institute for Advanced Studies, The Australian National University, Australia
A.(Tony) J. Jakeman, Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies, Institute for Advanced Studies, The Australian National University, Australia

Case Studies of Local, Regional and Global Applications of Environmental Models

Ian Moffatt, Department of Environmental Science, University of Stirling, UK

Data Integration into Environmental Models and Sensitivity to Input Data

San José R., Salas I. and López J., Environmental Software and Modeling Group, Computer Science School, Technical University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
González R.M., Department of Geophysics and Meteorology, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Identifications and Applications of Coupled Climate Models

Jin-Yi Yu, Department Earth System Science, University of California at Irvine, USA

Model Application for Decision Makers and Policy Evaluators

Ian Moffatt, Department of Environmental Science, University of Stirling, UK

Assessing the Role of Climate in Environmental Systems Analysis and Modeling

Robert J. Oglesby, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Purdue University, USA

Decision Support for Environmental Management

Florin-Gheorghe Filip, National Institute for R&D in Informatics, Romania
Ioana Moisil, "Lucian Blaga" University of Sibiu, Department of Computer Science, Romania

Multi-Objective Decision Support Including Sensitivity Analysis

Marek Makowski, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis - IIASA, Austria

Decision Support Systems for Environmental Problems at Different Scales

Marek Makowski, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis - IIASA, Austria

Validation and Uncertainty in Analysis Decision Support

Ioana Moisil, "Lucian Blaga" University of Sibiu, Department of Computer Science, Romania

System to Support Decisions on Sustainable Development: Integrated Assessment

Reinhard Coenen, Forschungsznetrum Karlsruhe GmbH, ITAS- Inst. Für Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis, Germany
Torsten Asselmeyer-Maluga, Fraunhover Institute for Computer Architecture and Software Technology, Germany

Knowledge-Based Systems and Neural Nets

Roberto Moreno-Diaz, Institute of Cybernetics, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Roberto Moreno-Diaz, Jr., Institute of Cybernetics, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain

System to Support Decisions on Cleanup of Polluted Lands

Peter-Wolfgang Graeber, Department of Hydroscience, Dresden University of Technology, Germany

Systems to Support Decisions on Electric Power Generation

Christopher J. Koroneos, Laboratory of Heat Transfer and Environmental Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aristotele University Thessaloniki, Greece
Agis M. Papadopoulos, Laboratory of Heat Transfer and Environmental Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aristotle University Thessaloniki, Greece

Decision Support Systems for Energy, Traffic and Environmental Management

Kurt Fedra, Environmental Software & Service Group, GmbH, Advanced Computer Applications, Austria
Alain B. Haurie, Management Studies (SES-HEC), Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, University of Geneva, Switzerland

Decision Support System for Urban and Regional Planning

Alexandra Carvalho, Florida Institute of Technology, USA

Systems to Support Decisions for Urban Areas

Hiroyuki Tamura, Department of Systems and Human Science, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Japan

Diverse Perspectives of Sustainability

Ganti Prasada Rao, Member, UNESCO-EOLSS Joint Committee, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Environmental Information Services and Computational Intelligence

Kostas Karatzas, Mechanical Engineering Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece

Numerical Flood Simulation By Depth Averaged Free Surface Flow Models

A. I. Delis, Department of Sciences, Technical University of Crete, Chania, Crete, Hellas. Institute of Applied and Computational Mathematics, Foundation for Research and Technology, Heraklion, Crete, Hellas.
N. A. Kampanis, Institute of Applied and Computational Mathematics, Foundation for Research and Technology, Heraklion, Crete, Hellas

An Assessment of the Vulnerability to Erosion of the Coastal Zone Due to a Potential Rise of Sea Level: The Case of the Hellenic Aegean Coast

G. Alexandrakis,Α. Karditsa, S. E. Poulos, G. Ghionis, Faculty of Geology & Geoenvironment, Department of Geography & Climatology, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
N. A. Kampanis, Institute of Applied and Computational Mathematics, Foundation for Research and Technology, Hellas, Greece

Sustainability framework for Energy and Habitat (as end user) Systems

Ganti Prasada Rao and Achim Sydow, Fraunhofer -FIRST, Kekulestr. 7, Adlershof, 12489 Berlin, Germany