Earth Sciences category: 10037 books
The Climate of Israel
Observation, Research and Application
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
This book describes and analyses various aspects of Israeli climate. This work also elucidates how both man and nature adjust to various climates. The first part (Chapters 1-9) deals with the meteorological and climatological network stations, the history of climate research in Israel, analysis of...
by M.I. Budyko
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
THE STUDY OF THE BIOSPHERE The term 'biosphere' first appeared in the works of the French biologist 1.-B. Lamarck and the Austrian geologist E. Suess in the 19th century. In the 20th century, the study of the biosphere attracted considerable attention, largely due to the research of V. I. Vernadsky...
Arctic Climate Change
The ACSYS Decade and Beyond
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2011
The Arctic is now experiencing some of the most rapid and severe climate change on earth. Over the next 100 years, climate change is expected to accelerate, contributing to major physical, ecological, social, and economic changes, many of which have already begun. Changes in arctic climate will also...
Natural Resources, Sustainability and Humanity
A Comprehensive View
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2012
Shortly, this book is the written up-graded version of the topics discussed during the Small Meeting of the 2nd International School Congress: Natural Resources, Sustainability and Humanity, held in Braga, Portugal, 5-8 May 2010 with the diverse participation of scientists, educators and governmental...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2018
This contributed volume encompasses contributions by eminent researchers in the field of geotechnical engineering. The chapters of this book are based on the keynote and sub-theme lectures delivered at the Indian Geotechnical Conference 2017. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the current...
Urban Geology
Process-Oriented Concepts for Adaptive and Integrated Resource Management
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
Urban subsurface resources and particularly urban groundwater are vulnerable to environmental impacts, and their rational management is of major importance. In this book a multidisciplinary team of specialists and scientists presents innovative process-oriented approaches to the sustainable use of...
The SAGE Handbook of Environmental Change
Volume 1: Approaches, Evidences and Causes Volume 2: Human Impacts and Responses
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2012
The SAGE Handbook of Environmental Change is an extensive survey of the interdisciplinary science of environmental change, including recent debates on climate change and the full range of other natural and anthropogenic changes affecting the Earth-ocean-atmosphere system in the past, present and future....
Space of Service to Humanity
Preserving Earth and Improving Life
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2013
G. Haskell, Symposium Convenor & Vice President for Academic Services and Outreach, International Space University By taking "Space of Service to Humanity" as the theme for the inaugural event in its series of annual symposia, the International Space University (ISU) is asserting that...
Long-Term Climate Monitoring by the Global Climate Observing System
International Meeting of Experts, Asheville, North Carolina, USA
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Is the climate warming? Is the hydrological cycle intensifying? Is the climate becoming more variable or extreme? Is the chemical composition of the atmosphere changing? Is the solar irradiance constant? Answers to these questions are fundamental to understanding, predicting, and assessing climate...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2014
Madagascar is one of the most biologically diverse places on the planet, the result of 160 million years of isolation from the African mainland. More than 80% of its species are not found anywhere else on Earth. However, this highly diverse flora and fauna is threatened by habitat loss and fragmentation,...
by H. P. Patra, Shyamal Kumar Adhikari, Subrata Kunar
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2016
The book provides an elaborate treatment of groundwater prospecting and management covering remote sensing, geological–geophysical cum hydrogeological studies, exploration (geological and geophysical), development (well logging techniques, pump test, its analysis and applications in well design),...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Landscapes are characterized by a wide variation, both spatially and temporally, of tolerance and response to natural processes and anthropogenic stress. These tolerances and responses can be analyzed through individual landscape parameters, such as soils, vegetation, water, etc., or holistically...
by George M. Hornberger, Patricia L. Wiberg, Jeffrey P. Raffensperger
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2014
Among the many diverse aspects of environmental science, none is more critical to the future of society and nature than water. Understanding the role of water on Earth and making good decisions regarding water conservation and hydrological hazards depends on learning the fundamentals of physical hydrology....
Climatic Change and Global Warming of Inland Waters
Impacts and Mitigation for Ecosystems and Societies
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2012
Effects of global warming on the physical, chemical, ecological structure and function and biodiversity of freshwater ecosystems are not well understood and there are many opinions on how to adapt aquatic environments to global warming in order to minimize the negative effects of climate change. Climatic...