Geology. Earth sciences

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…

A Faunal Review of Aleocharine Beetles in the Rapidly Changing Arctic and Subarctic Regions of North America …

by Godin, Benoit, Sikes, Derek S., Brunke, Adam, Pentinsaari, Mikko, Webster, Reginald P., Newton, Alfred F., Klimaszewski, Jan, Davies, Anthony, Bourdon, Caroline

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Arctic and Subarctic North America is particularly affected by climate change, where average temperatures are rising three times faster than the global average. Documenting the changing climate/environment of the north requires a structured knowledge of indicator taxa that refle…

The Material Limits of Energy Transition: Thanatia

by Valero, Alicia, Valero, Antonio, Calvo, Guiomar

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Earth has become a huge mine, with a greater quantity and variety of fundamental mineral resources being extracted year after year. Technology, from electric cars to everyday electrical equipment, consume vast amounts of scarce raw materials. On a planet with limited resources, …

Geo-societal Narratives: Contextualising geosciences

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This book provides an accessible overview of the societal relevance of contemporary geosciences. Engaging various disciplines from humanities and social sciences, the book offers philosophical, cultural, economic, and geoscientific insights into how to contextualise geosciences …

Water Resources of Pakistan: Issues and Impacts

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This book presents the first comprehensive assessment of water resources in Pakistan including surface water resources and groundwater resources. It gives a detailed overview of issues and challenges related to water which have not been adequately addressed e.g. water resource v…

The Dinaric Karst System of Croatia: Speleology and Cave Exploration

by Garasic, Mladen

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This book offers readers a thorough introduction to the Dinaric Karst System in Croatia. As the first comprehensive book on the country's caves and karst, it presents a wealth of fascinating photographs from its karst underground. To date, ca. 12,000 caves and pits have been con…

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…

Combinatorial Methods in Topology and Algebra

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Combinatorics plays a prominent role in contemporary mathematics, due to the vibrant development it has experienced in the last two decades and its many interactions with other subjects. This book arises from the INdAM conference "CoMeTA 2013 - Combinatorial Methods in Topology …

Moduli of Weighted Hyperplane Arrangements

by Alexeev, Valery

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This book focuses on a large class of geometric objects in moduli theory and provides explicit computations to investigate their families. Concrete examples are developed that take advantage of the intricate interplay between Algebraic Geometry and Combinatorics. Compactificatio…

Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources: Hydraulics, Water Resources and Coastal Engineeri…

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This book provides insights and a capacity to understand the climate change phenomenon, its impact on water resources, and possible remedial measures. The impact of climate change on water resources is a global issue and cause for concern. Water resources in many countries are e…

Air Pollution Modeling and its Application XXVII

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This book is intended as reference material for students and professors interested in air pollution modeling at the graduate level as well as researchers and professionals involved in developing and utilizing air pollution models. Current developments in air pollution modeling a…

Handbook of Water Resources Management: Discourses, Concepts and Examples

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This book provides an overview of facts, theories and methods from hydrology, geology, geophysics, law, ethics, economics, ecology, engineering, sociology, diplomacy and many other disciplines with relevance for concepts and practice of water resources management. It provides co…

The Palgrave Handbook of Climate Resilient Societies

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The effects of climate change are beginning to be felt around the world with rising temperatures, changing precipitation levels, more frequent and severe storms and longer more intensive droughts threatening human life and livelihoods and damaging property and infrastructure. As…

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…

Petrophysical characterization and fluids transport in unconventional reservoirs

by Hu, Xiangyun, Cai, Jianchao

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Petrophysical Characterization and Fluids Transport in Unconventional Reservoirs presents a comprehensive look at these new methods and technologies for the petrophysical characterization of unconventional reservoirs, including recent theoretical advances and modeling on fluids …

Pocket Guide Geology in the Field

by McCann, Tom

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This book is a field guide that describes and explains the commonest minerals and rocks as well as introducing the most important fossil groups. In addition, a variety of geological structures are described and illustrated in the numerous diagrams and photographs. The guide is y…

Decorrelative Mollifier Gravimetry: Basics, Ideas, Concepts, and Examples

by Freeden, Willi

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This monograph presents the geoscientific context arising in decorrelative gravitational exploration to determine the mass density distribution inside the Earth. First, an insight into the current state of research is given by reducing gravimetry to mathematically accessible, an…

Infrastructure Planning and Management: An Integrated Approach

by Proag, Virendra

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This book explains how water, electricity/power and roads are linked together within the general basket of development and how to obtain the optimum use of resources. The emphasis, nowadays, is on multipurpose activities, optimum use of resources, environmental approach, minimum…

Encyclopedia of Earthquake Engineering

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The Encyclopedia of Earthquake Engineering is designed to be the authoritative and comprehensive reference covering all major aspects of the science of earthquake engineering, specifically focusing on the interaction between earthquakes and infrastructure. The encyclopedia compr…

Earthquakes and coseismic surface faulting on the Iranian Plateau: a historical, social and physical approach

by Berberian, M.

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Earthquakes and Coseismic Surface Faulting on the Iranian Plateau is a comprehensive and well-illustrated multi-disciplinary research work that analyzes the human and physical aspects of the active faults and large-magnitude earthquakes since ancient times on the Iranian Plateau…