Encyclopedia - Globalization: Encyclopedia Ii - Globalization - Measurement Of Globalization
To what extent a country is globalized in a particular year has until most recently been measured employing simple proxies like flows of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Global Positioning System: Encyclopedia Ii - Global Positioning System - Sources Of Gps Measurement Errors
Ideally, GPS receivers would easily be able to convert the C/A and P(Y)-code measurements into accurate positions. However, a system with...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Globalization: Encyclopedia Ii - Globalization - Pro-globalization Globalism
Supporters of democratic globalization can be labelled pro-globalists. They consider that the first phase of globalization, which was mar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Globalization: Encyclopedia - Globalization
Globalization is the term used to describe the changes in societies and the world economy that result from dramatically increased interna...   » Read the article

Article - Morphic Fields Can Now Be Measured Scientifically!
In the laboratory of Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research (PEAR) at Princeton University/USA, research on the topic "mind-machine-int...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Radiative Forcing: Encyclopedia - Radiative Forcing
Most of Earth's energy which affects weather comes from the Sun. The planet and its atmosphere absorb and reflect some of the energy, wit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Global Consciousness Project: Encyclopedia - Global Consciousness Project
The Global Consciousness Project, also called the EGG Project, is one of the most significant of current research projects into parapsych...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Units Of Measurement: Encyclopedia - Units Of Measurement
The definition, agreement and practical use of units of measurement have played a crucial role in human endeavour from early ages up to t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vhf Omnidirectional Range: Encyclopedia - Vhf Omnidirectional Range
This article is about the radio navigation aid, see vestibulo-ocular reflex for the important eye movement that has provided insight into...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Weather Balloon: Encyclopedia - Weather Balloon
A weather balloon is a balloon which carries instruments aloft to send back information on atmospheric pressure, temperature, and humidit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Biodiversity: Encyclopedia - Biodiversity
Biodiversity or biological diversity is the diversity of and in living nature. There are a number of definitions and measures of biodiver...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ageing: Encyclopedia - Ageing
Ageing or aging is the process of becoming older. This article focuses on the social, cultural, and economic effects of ageing. The biolo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Creative Industries: Encyclopedia - Creative Industries
The Creative Industries are a set of interlocking sectors, and are a growing part of the global economy. They are often focussed on creat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Global Positioning System: Encyclopedia Ii - Global Positioning System - Technical Description
A GPS receiver compares time signal transmissions from four or more satellites to calculate the precise time and its current position (la...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Global Positioning System: Encyclopedia Ii - Global Positioning System - History
The inspiration for the GPS system came when the Soviets launched the first Sputnik in 1957. A team of U.S. scientists led by Dr. Richard...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Global Atmosphere Watch: Encyclopedia Ii - Global Atmosphere Watch - Gaw's Organization
The GAW consists of a coördinated system of various components, prominent among which are: measurement stations; calibration and data q...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Global Positioning System: Encyclopedia Ii - Global Positioning System - Applications
Global Positioning System - Military. The primary military purposes are to allow improved command and control of forces through improve...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Global Atmosphere Watch: Encyclopedia Ii - Global Atmosphere Watch - Gaw's Goals
The GAW programme is guided by 8 strategic goals: To improve the measurements programme for better geographical and temporal coverage an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Global Positioning System: Encyclopedia Ii - Global Positioning System - Technical Description
The system consists of a constellation of at least 24 satellites in 6 orbital planes. The GPS satellites were initially manufactured by R...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Global Positioning System: Encyclopedia Ii - Global Positioning System - Other Systems
European concern about the level of US control over the GPS network and commercial issues has resulted in the Galileo positioning system,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Global Positioning System: Encyclopedia Ii - Global Positioning System - Selective Availability
When it was first deployed, GPS included a feature called Selective Availability (or SA) that introduced intentional errors of up to a hu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Global Positioning System: Encyclopedia Ii - Global Positioning System - Applications
Global Positioning System - Military. The primary military purposes are to allow improved command and control of forces through improve...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Global Positioning System: Encyclopedia Ii - Global Positioning System - Other Systems
For a list of other systems, see satellite navigation system. ... See also:Global Positioning System, Global Positioning System - Appl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Global Positioning System: Encyclopedia Ii - Global Positioning System - Gps Jamming
A large part of modern munitions, the so-called "smart bombs" or precision-guided munitions, use GPS. GPS jammers are available, from Rus...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Global Positioning System: Encyclopedia Ii - Global Positioning System - Satellites
The GPS system is made up of a satellite constellation of at least 24 satellites in an intermediate circular orbit (ICO), in 6 orbital pl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Global Positioning System: Encyclopedia Ii - Global Positioning System - Awards
Two GPS developers have received the National Academy of Engineering Charles Stark Draper prize year 2003: Ivan Getting, emeritus presid...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Global Atmosphere Watch: Encyclopedia Ii - Global Atmosphere Watch - Gaw's Genesis
The original reason for testing the atmosphere for trace chemicals was mere scientific interest, but of course, many scientists eventuall...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sea Level Rise: Encyclopedia Ii - Sea Level Rise - Future Sea Level Rise
Tide gauges and satellite altimetry suggest an increase in sea level of 1.5-3 mm/yr over the past 100 years. The IPCC predicts that by 21...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yogic Yang Spiral: Encyclopedia Ii - Yogic Yang Spiral - General Context
Yogic Yang Spiral - Group meditations in yoga. The practice of group meditation and prayer is nothing new. From time immemorial in yoga...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Distance Measuring Equipment: Encyclopedia Ii - Distance Measuring Equipment - Operation
Aircraft use DME to determine their distance from a land-based transponder by sending and receiving pulse pairs - two pulses of fixed dur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mitigation Of Global Warming: Encyclopedia Ii - Mitigation Of Global Warming - Personal Choices
Individual actions can include: supporting political candidates who have a plan to convert to wind power and electric vehicles. avoiding...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Instrumental Temperature Record: Encyclopedia Ii - Instrumental Temperature Record - The Quasi-global Period: From 1850
The period for which reasonably reliable near-surface temperature records exist from actual observations from thermometers with quasi-glo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tacan: Encyclopedia Ii - Tacan - Operation
TACAN in general can be described as the military version of the VOR/DME system. It operates in the frequency band 960-1215 MHz. The bear...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tacan: Encyclopedia Ii - Tacan - Accuracy
Theoretically a TACAN should provide a nine-fold increase in accuracy compared to a VOR but operational use has shown only a 1.5 to 2 fol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tacan: Encyclopedia Ii - Tacan - Drawbacks
For military usage a primary drawback is lack of the ability to control emissions (EMCON) and stealth. Naval TACAN operations are designe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Biodiversity: Encyclopedia Ii - Biodiversity - Biodiversity Management: Conservation Preservation And Protection
The conservation of biological diversity has become a global concern. Although not everybody agrees on extent and significance of current...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Biodiversity: Encyclopedia Ii - Biodiversity - Biodiversity Management: Conservation, Preservation And Protection
The conservation of biological diversity has become a global concern. Although not everybody agrees on extent and significance of current...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sea Level Rise: Encyclopedia Ii - Sea Level Rise - Satellite Sea Level Measurement
Sea-level rise estimates from satellite altimetry are 3.1 +/- 0.4 mm/yr for 1993-2003 (Leuliette et al. (2004)). This exceeds those from ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Systems Of Measurement: Encyclopedia Ii - Systems Of Measurement - Historical Systems Of Measurement
Prior to the global adoption of the metric system many different systems of measurement had been in use. Many of these were related to so...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sea Level Rise: Encyclopedia Ii - Sea Level Rise - Past Changes In Sea Level
Sea level rise - The sedimentary record. For generations, geologists have been trying to explain the obvious cyclicity of sedimentary d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Systems Of Measurement: Encyclopedia Ii - Systems Of Measurement - Historical Mediterranean And European Systems Of Measurement
Prior to the global adoption of the metric system many different systems of measurement had been in use. Many of these were related to so...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Units Of Measurement: Encyclopedia Ii - Units Of Measurement - Introduction
The definition, agreement and practical use of units of measurement have played a crucial role in human endeavour from early ages up to t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sea Level Rise: Encyclopedia Ii - Sea Level Rise - Overview
Sea level rise - Local and eustatic sea level. Local “mean sea level” (LMSL) is defined as the height of the sea with respect to a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Instrument Flight Rules: Encyclopedia Ii - Instrument Flight Rules - Qualifications
To fly under IFR, a pilot must have an instrument rating, and must meet recency of experience requirements. In the United States, these r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Biodiversity: Encyclopedia Ii - Biodiversity - Biodiversity Management: Conservation Preservation And Protection
The conservation of biological diversity has become a global concern. Although not everybody agrees on extent and significance of current...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Instrument Flight Rules: Encyclopedia Ii - Instrument Flight Rules - Weather
One advantage of IFR is the ability to fly an aircraft in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), weather conditions that do not meet...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Instrument Flight Rules: Encyclopedia Ii - Instrument Flight Rules - Procedures
There are three stages to an IFR flight: departure, en route, and approach. For each stage, there are standard, published procedures to a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Temperature Record: Encyclopedia Ii - Temperature Record - Tropospheric Temperature The Satellite And Balloon Temperature Records
Satellites have been measuring the temperature of the troposphere since 1979. Ballon measurements begin to show an approximation of globa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Green Economics: Encyclopedia Ii - Green Economics - Are Humans Infinitely Precious?
However, some of these ambitions parallel and oppose the ambition of the United Religions Initiative, generic global ethics and humanism ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Units Of Measurement: Encyclopedia Ii - Units Of Measurement - Systems Of Measurement
A number of metric systems of units have evolved since the adoption of the original metric system in France in 1791. The current internat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Timed Thermosphere Ionosphere Mesosphere Energetics And Dynamics: Encyclopedia Ii - Timed Thermosphere Ionosphere Mesosphere Energetics And Dynamics - Scientific Instruments Onboard
The spacecraft payload consists of the following four main instruments: TIMED Thermosphere Ionosphere Mesosphere Energetics and Dynamics...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Michael Crichton: Encyclopedia Ii - Michael Crichton - Criticism
Many of Crichton's publically-expressed views, particularly on subjects like the global warming controversy, have caused heated debate. A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Green Economics: Encyclopedia Ii - Green Economics - Can Green Go Global?
At the other scale extreme is the view of Goldsmith, that scientific understanding of human bodies, cognition, and Earth's ecology, const...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Green Economics: Encyclopedia Ii - Green Economics - Tendencies And Factions
Various subgroups of these economists avoid the label green or Green in part to avoid association with political Green Parties and their ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Permafrost: Encyclopedia Ii - Permafrost - Permafrost Extent
Measurement of the depth and extent of permafrost may be an indicator of global warming as recent years (1998 and 2001) have seen record ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The World In 2004: Encyclopedia Ii - The World In 2004 - Environment
The world in 2004 - Weather. Temperatures: 2004 was generally considered the fourth-warmest year on record (1998 being the warmest), wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Triple Bottom Line: Encyclopedia Ii - Triple Bottom Line - Arguments In Favor Of The Concept
Fiscal policy of governments usually claims to be concerned with identifying social and natural deficits on a less formal basis. However,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Container Security Initiative: Encyclopedia Ii - Container Security Initiative - Global Impact
The CSI program offers its participant countries the reciprocal opportunity to enhance their own incoming shipment security. CSI partners...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Non-directional Beacon: Encyclopedia Ii - Non-directional Beacon - Automatic Direction Finders
NDB navigation actually consists of two parts – the Automatic Direction Finder (or ADF), equipment on the aircraft that detects an NDB'...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Non-directional Beacon: Encyclopedia Ii - Non-directional Beacon - Technical
NDBs typically operate in the frequency range from 190 kHz (kHz) to 535 kHz (although they are allocated frequencies from 190 to 175...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Non-directional Beacon: Encyclopedia Ii - Non-directional Beacon - Automatic Direction Finders
NDB navigation actually consists of two parts – the Automatic Direction Finder (or ADF), equipment on the aircraft that detects an NDB'...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Non-directional Beacon: Encyclopedia Ii - Non-directional Beacon - Usage Of Ndbs
NDBs provide rudimentary navigation – essentially, the ability to fly a line through the sky. However, with the advent of VOR navigatio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vhf Omnidirectional Range: Encyclopedia Ii - Vhf Omnidirectional Range - Vors And Aerial Highways
VOR stations are used as intersections along airways. A typical airway will hop from station to station in straight lines. As you fly in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Non-directional Beacon: Encyclopedia Ii - Non-directional Beacon - Monitoring Ndbs
Besides their use in aircraft navigation, NDBs are also popular with long-distance radio enthusiasts (DXers). Because NDBs are generally ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Navigation: Encyclopedia Ii - Navigation - Western Navigation
Navigation - Modern methods. There are several different branches of navigation, including but not limited to: celestial navigation - ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vhf Omnidirectional Range: Encyclopedia Ii - Vhf Omnidirectional Range - How The Vor Works
Each VOR operates on a radio frequency assigned to it between 108.0 megahertz (MHz) and 117.95 MHz, which is in the VHF (very high freque...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Global Positioning System: Encyclopedia Ii - Global Positioning System - System Reliability
The GPS signal is more fragile than might be supposed. A network of at least 24 satellites is required for full coverage. Satellites cann...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vhf Omnidirectional Range: Encyclopedia Ii - Vhf Omnidirectional Range - Using The Vor
A typical mechanical VOR display consists of a compass dial (usually called a compass card) surrounding a vertical needle and a To/From i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Instrument Landing System: Encyclopedia Ii - Instrument Landing System - Future
The advent of the Global Positioning System (GPS) provides an alternative source of guidance for aircraft, however GPS is not sufficientl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Instrument Landing System: Encyclopedia Ii - Instrument Landing System - Future
The advent of the Global Positioning System (GPS) provides an alternative source of guidance for aircraft, however GPS is not sufficientl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shape Of The Universe: Encyclopedia Ii - Shape Of The Universe - Description
The shape of the Universe is not concerned with a geometry near to a dense mass. Rather, the geometries under investigation describe a Un...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Instrument Landing System: Encyclopedia Ii - Instrument Landing System - Limitations And Alternatives
Due to the complexity of ILS localizer and glideslope systems, there are some limitations. Some localizer systems are sensitive to obstru...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Instrument Landing System: Encyclopedia Ii - Instrument Landing System - Principle Of Operation
An ILS consists of two independent sub-systems, one providing lateral guidance, the other vertical guidance to aircraft approaching a run...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Instrument Landing System: Encyclopedia Ii - Instrument Landing System - Principle Of Operation
An ILS consists of two independent sub-systems, one providing lateral guidance, the other vertical guidance to aircraft approaching a run...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Green Economics: Encyclopedia Ii - Green Economics - Small Is Beautiful
Of these three assumptions, the third is the oldest, and was first codified clearly in E. F. Schumacher's "Small is Beautiful". It emphas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Green Economics: Encyclopedia Ii - Green Economics - Biology Versus Buying
There is, as yet, no clear agreement between greens even on basic terms of reference. Difficulty of measuring diverse "ecological flows" ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greenhouse Gas: Encyclopedia Ii - Greenhouse Gas - Increase Of Greenhouse Gases
Based on measurements from Antarctic ice cores, it is widely accepted that just before industrial emissions began, atmospheric CO2 levels...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Instrument Landing System: Encyclopedia Ii - Instrument Landing System - Ils Categories
A standard ILS is termed "Category I", allowing landings for suitably equipped aircraft in weather with 2400 ft (732m) visibility or 1800...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Political Corruption: Encyclopedia Ii - Political Corruption - Measuring Corruption
Measuring corruption - in the statistical sense - is naturally not a straight-forward matter, since the participants are generally not fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Instrument Landing System: Encyclopedia Ii - Instrument Landing System - Components
A complete ILS system includes additional sub-systems in addition to the localizer and glideslope systems described above. Instrument La...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Biodiversity: Encyclopedia Ii - Biodiversity - Evaluation Of Biodiversity
Biodiversity - Measurement of biodiversity. From the viewpoint previously defined, no single objective measure of biodiversity is possi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Instrument Landing System: Encyclopedia Ii - Instrument Landing System - Components
A complete ILS system includes additional sub-systems in addition to the localizer and glideslope systems described above. Instrument La...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Political Corruption: Encyclopedia Ii - Political Corruption - Measuring Corruption
Measuring corruption - in the statistical sense, to compare countries - is naturally not a straight-forward matter, since the participant...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gartner: Encyclopedia Ii - Gartner - Business
Gartner - Clients. They sell memberships to both enterprise technology users as well as vendors of that same technology. Technology ven...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geodesy: Encyclopedia Ii - Geodesy - Definition
Geodesy is primarily concerned with positioning and the gravity field and geometrical aspects of their temporal variations, although it c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Biodiversity: Encyclopedia Ii - Biodiversity - Biodiversity Definitions
Biodiversity is the variety of life: the different plants, animals and micro-organisms, their genes and the ecosystems of which they are ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mcdonald's: Encyclopedia Ii - Mcdonald's - Emblem For Globalization
McDonald's has become emblematic of globalization, sometimes referred as The Mcdonaldization of society. The Economist magazine uses the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military Fiat: Encyclopedia Ii - Military Fiat - What Is Participation?
Theories vary on how to measure "participation of other political elements." In economics, fiat is one of three ways to guarantee the val...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Biodiversity: Encyclopedia Ii - Biodiversity - Measurement Of Biodiversity
No single objective measure of biodiversity is possible, only measures relating to particular purposes or applications. For practical con...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Data Warehouse: Encyclopedia Ii - Data Warehouse - Design Of Data Warehouses
Data warehouses often hold large amounts of information which are sometimes subdivided into smaller logical units called dependent data m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Quantum Logic: Encyclopedia Ii - Quantum Logic - Non-relativistic Dynamics
In non-relativistic physical systems, there is no ambiguity in referring to time evolution since there is a global time parameter. Moreov...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Radiative Forcing: Encyclopedia Ii - Radiative Forcing - Radiation Balance
Most of Earth's energy which affects weather comes from the Sun. The planet and its atmosphere absorb and reflect some of the energy, wit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Globalization: Encyclopedia Ii - Globalization - Meanings
"Globalization" can mean: Globalism, if the concept is reduced to its economic aspects, can be said to contrast with economic nationali...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Globalization: Encyclopedia Ii - Globalization - Pro-globalization Globalism
Supporters of democratic globalization can be labelled pro-globalists. They consider that the first phase of globalization, which was mar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Globalization: Encyclopedia Ii - Globalization - Anti-globalization
Main article: "Anti-globalization". Various aspects of globalization are seen as harmful by public-interest activists as well as strong s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Globalization: Encyclopedia Ii - Globalization - Nature And Existence Of Globalization
There is much academic discussion about whether globalization is a real phenomenon or only an analytical artifact (a myth). Although the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Globalization: Encyclopedia Ii - Globalization - History
Since the word has both technical and political meanings, different groups will have differing histories of "globalization". In general u...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Globalization: Encyclopedia Ii - Globalization - Glocalization
A term coined by Roland Robertson, glocalization describes a process whereby the "local" is integrated into the "global". This results in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Globalization: Encyclopedia Ii - Globalization - Characteristics
Globalization/internationalisation has become identified with a number of trends, most of which may have developed since World War II. Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Globalization: Encyclopedia Ii - Globalization - Characteristics
Globalization has become identified with a number of trends, most of which may have developed since World War II. These include greater i...   » Read the article