Special issue: applications of synoptic climatological classifications

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Scanning the issue - Special Issue on Applications of Superconductivity

The phenomenon of zero resistance at low cryogenic temperatures was discovered in 1911 by Prof. H. K. Onnes in the Netherlands in the course of studying the low-temperature properties of metals. He tried and failed to make an electromagnet of lead wire, and it was not until 1961 that the method to make superconducting materials for successful high-field magnets was discovered. Meanwhile, in 193...

Special issue: practical applications of metal complexes.

In 1913 Alfred Werner received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work that was of great importance for the development of coordination chemistry. In the years that followed numerous complexes consisting of metal ions and organic ligands were isolated, thus building a strong connection between inorganic and organic chemistry. Coordination compounds have many interesting properties which find ...

The self-organizing map in synoptic climatological research

Self-organizing maps (SOMs) are a relative newcomer to synoptic climatology; the method itself has only been utilized in the field for around a decade. In this article, we review the major developments and climatological applications of SOMs in the literature. The SOM can be used in synoptic climatological analysis in a manner similar tomostother clustering methods.However, as the results froma...

Scanning the Issue Special Issue on Sensor Networks and Applications

Microsensor network technology will have a significant impact on our lives in the 21st century. Microsensor devices, ranging in size from cubic inches to cubic millimeters, will each have multiple on board miniaturized sensors (such as for light, temperature, humidity, acoustics, imaging, etc.), with considerable processing power, in each geographic position ability through global positioning s...