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Introduction to Cryospheric Science

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This book introduces systematically the cryospheric science, covering the formation, development, evolution, and research methods of each component of the cryosphere, the interaction between the cryosphere and the other spheres of the climate system and the anthroposphere, and t…

Water, Cryosphere, and Climate Change in the Himalayas: A Geospatial Approach

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This edited book summarizes numerous research studies on remote sensing and GIS of natural resource management for the Himalaya region done by Indian Institutions and Universities over the last decade. It gives an overview of hydrometeorological studies on Himalayan water resour…

The Physical Geography of Mongolia

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This book gives the most detailed and comprehensive physico-geographical overview of the very unique country of Mongolia. The country offers diverse geographical features and natural landscapes combined with a long history. This book offers integrated and systematical research o…

Advances in Fisheries Biotechnology

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The book covers various biotechnological research efforts and their applications in fisheries and aquaculture, especially in the area of fish breeding, health management, nutrition and culture. Application of the recent biotechnological tools, like Transcriptomics, Transgenesis,…

Tigris and Euphrates Rivers: Their Environment from Headwaters to Mouth

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The system of the Tigris-Euphrates Rivers is one of the great river systems of southwestern Asia. It comprises the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, which follow roughly parallel courses through the heart of the Middle East. The lower portion of the region that they run through is kn…

Message Dissemination Techniques in Opportunistic Underwater Sensor Networks

by Liu, Linfeng, Wang, Ran, Wu, Jiagao

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This book investigates the architectures and characteristics of OUSNs, the mobility models of OUSN nodes, the challenges of message dissemination, and some evaluation indexes of message dissemination. Then, this book provides some message dissemination techniques in OUSNs from t…

Emerging Contaminants Vol. 2: Remediation

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Emerging contaminants are chemical and biological agents for which there is growing concern about their potential health and environmental effects. The threat lies in the fact that the sources, fate and toxicology of most of these compounds have not yet been studied. Emerging co…

Principles of geochemistry

by Mason, B., Moore, C. B.

fromSmith and Wyllie intermediate geology series

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The earth in relation to the universe; The structure and composition of the earth; Some thermodinamics and crystal chemistry; Magmatism and igneous rocks; Sedimentation and sedimentary rocks; Isotope geochemistry; The atmosphere; The nature of the hydrosphere; The nature of the …

Advanced Studies in Efficient Environmental Design and City Planning

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This book explains how learning from past mistakes in urban design can help to enhance sustainable cities and how the principles of Green Urbanism can yield more resilient urban settlements. Environmental design is a fundamental principle in shaping cities. However, environmenta…

Water Governance and Management in India: Issues and Perspectives, Volume 2

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This book, the second volume in the series, continues to raise contextual issues and presents perspectives regarding multifaceted challenges in management and governance of water in India. This volume attempts to broad base and expand the dialogue started in the first volume and…

Urban Stormwater and Flood Management: Enhancing the Liveability of Cities

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This book brings together the experiences of engineers and scientists from Australia and the United Kingdom providing the current status on the management of stormwater and flooding in urban areas and suggesting ways forward. It forms a basis for the development of a framework f…

Integrated Water Resource Management: Cases from Africa, Asia, Australia, Latin America…

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This book presents case studies that share important experiences regarding Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) in various countries. Following an introduction to theoretical concepts, responsibilities, and challenges, the subsequent chapters address, among other topics, …

Mexican Aquatic Environments: A General View from Hydrobiology to Fisheries

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Pursuing a multidisciplinary approach, this book highlights current challenges in, and potential solutions to, environmental water management in Mexico. It includes an essential review of current literature and state of the art research, providing a one-stop resource for researc…

Polish River Basins and Lakes - Part I: Hydrology and Hydrochemistry

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This book offers a comprehensive review of the current environmental conditions and chemical changes in Polish surface waters. Poland is situated in an area that was covered by glaciations in the distant past. The subsequent periods of glacial advance and retreat produced a cont…

Polish River Basins and Lakes - Part II: Biological Status and Water Management

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This book reviews the latest research and developments concerning the biodiversity and biocontamination assessment of aquatic ecosystems in Poland. The authors present expert analyses of the current biological status of Polish surface waters, and examine a broad range of element…

Assessment and Protection of Water Resources in the Czech Republic

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This book gathers technical and scientific contributions from leading researchers, academics, and lecturers, focusing on water management, water pollution and water structures in the Czech Republic. It discusses a variety of water resources management issues, from stormwater man…

The Economics of Water: Rules and Institutions

by von Hirschhausen, Christian, Meran, Georg, Siehlow, Markus

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This open access textbook provides a concise introduction to economic approaches and mathematical methods for the study of water allocation and distribution problems. Written in an accessible and straightforward style, it discusses and analyzes central issues in integrated water…

Alboran Sea - Ecosystems and Marine Resources

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The Alboran Sea represents a regional Mediterranean space where North and South worlds merges, creating a geopolitical region where marine resources and maritime activities should be managed from a national and international perspectives. It is widely known, that currently the p…

Beach Processes and Nearshore Hydrodynamics of Dhanushkodi, Rameswaram, India

by Natesan, Usha, Vishnunath, R.

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This book focuses on understanding the shoreline dynamics, nearshore processes and sediment transport around Rameswaram Island and the cities of Dhanushkodi and Arichamunai. Rameswaram Island is located between the Gulf of Mannar on the south and Palk Bay on the north, between t…