The book has two aims: to introduce basic concepts of environmental modelling and to facilitate the application of the concepts using modern numerical tools such as MATLAB. It is targeted at all natural scientists dealing with the environment: process and chemical engineers, physicists, chemists, biologists, biochemists, hydrogeologists, geochemists and ecologists. MATLAB was chosen as the major computer tool for modeling, firstly because it is unique in it's capabilities, and secondly because it is available in most academic institutions, in all universities and in the research departments of many companies. In the 2nd edition many chapters will include updated and extended material. In addition the MATLAB command index will be updated and a new chapter on numerical methods will be added. For the second edition of 'Environmental Modeling' the first edition was completely revised. Text and figures were adapted to the recent MATLAB® version. Several chapters were extended. Correspondingly the index of MATLAB commands was extended considerably, which makes the book even more suitable to be used as a reference work by novices. Finally an introduction into numerical methods was added as a new chapter. <    

The book has two aims: to introduce basic concepts of environmental modelling and to facilitate the application of the concepts using modern numerical tools such as MATLAB. It is targeted at all natural scientists dealing with the environment: process and chemical engineers, physicists, chemists, biologists, biochemists, hydrogeologists, geochemists and ecologists. MATLAB was chosen as the major computer tool for modeling, firstly because it is unique in it's capabilities, and secondly because it is available in most academic institutions, in all universities and in the research departments of many companies. In the 2nd edition many chapters will include updated and extended material. In addition the MATLAB command index will be updated and a new chapter on numerical methods will be added.

For the second edition of 'Environmental Modeling' the first edition was completely revised. Text and figures were adapted to the recent MATLAB(r) version. Several chapters were extended. Correspondingly the index of MATLAB commands was extended considerably, which makes the book even more suitable to be used as a reference work by novices. Finally an introduction into numerical methods was added as a new chapter.

Das Buch bietet zunachst eine analytische Beschreibung von Grundwasserstroemungsprozessen in der gesattigten bzw. ungesattigten Zone. Es folgt die numerische Behandlung von Grundwasserstroemungen sowie die darauf aufbauende Entwicklung beispielhafter Modelle. Ein zweiter Teil beinhaltet die Stoffausbreitungsprozesse im Grundwasser. Hier steht zunachst die analytische Beschreibung von Transport-, Sorptions-, Abbau- und Produktionsprozessen im Vordergrund. Anschliessend erfolgt die numerische Umsetzung der Prozesse und die Ableitung beispielhafter Ausbreitungsmodelle. Die beiliegende CD-ROM bietet eine Auswahl an Stroemungs- und Ausbreitungsmodellen zur Veranschaulichung u. zu UEbungszwecken.

Modelle von StrAmungs- und Ausbreitungsprozessen im Grundwasser und in der ungesAttigten Zone werden zu einem zunehmend akzeptierten Werkzeug bei der Beurteilung von Umweltproblemen. Mit dem Programm FAST kAnnen viele Aufgaben in diesem Bereich bearbeitet werden, wobei dem Anwender einfach zu bedienende graphische BenutzeroberflAchen das Arbeiten erleichtern. Die CD-ROM enthAlt eine stark erweiterte Programmversion der gleichnamigen Studienausgabe (3-540-60516-9). Sie erlaubt u.a. die Erstellung von Modellen mit mehr als 1000 BlAcken und bietet die MAglichkeit der Behandlung von mehr als 3 Komponenten in einer Simulation. Ferner enthAlt sie erweiterte Listen mit Voreinstellungen fA1/4r Stoffcharakteristiken und Erweiterungen bzgl. der Modellein- und -ausgabe.