Dictionary of Energy
Covering all aspects of energy and its role in society, this unique text provides a comprehensive and organized body of knowledge on what is certain to become an increasingly vital area of scientific study in the 21st century.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Dictionary of Energy
I: IAEA Ixtoc
IAEA indirect energy
IAEA
International Atomic Energy Agency (est. 1957); an intergovernmental organization that serves as a center of cooperation in the nuclear energy field. It was set up as the world s Atoms for Peace organization within the United Nations.
IAEE
International Association for Energy Economics (est. 1977), a nonprofit professional organization that provides an interdisciplinary forum for the exchange of ideas, experience, and issues among professionals interested in energy economics.
ice
Earth Science. water in the solid state, produced by the freezing of liquid water, by the condensation of water vapor directly into crystals, or by the compaction and recrystallization of fallen snow.
ice age or Ice Age
Earth Science. 1. an interval of geologic time during which a large portion of the earth s surface was covered by glaciers; characterized by a significantly cold worldwide climate and widespread glacial advance toward the equator. 2. specifically, a name for the Pleistocene epoch, because of its widespread glacial ice.
ice-charcoal
History. an ancient Chinese term for coal.
ice core
Earth Science. an extensive column of ancient ice, drilled out of an ice sheet or glacier for the purpose of obtaining various types of data, especially indications of past climate trends.
ice front
Earth Science. 1. a high, steep vertical cliff that forms the boundary of an ice sheet as it meets the sea, beyond which there is open water. 2.
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