This book analyzes the current approaches to energy management in India that is based on a carbon-intensive pathway, which if continued, may have serious implications for climate change mitigation with severe consequences for human health and survival. India, being a signatory t…
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
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…
"This text provides a thorough, yet accessible, grounding in the mathematics, statistics, and programming that students need to master for coursework and research in climate science, meteorology, and oceanography. Assuming only high school mathematics, it presents carefully sele…
Advances in computer power and observing systems has led to the generation and accumulation of large scale weather & climate data begging for exploration and analysis. Pattern Identification and Data Mining in Weather and Climate presents, from different perspectives, most avail…
Advances in Carbon Capture and Utilization
This book focuses on the recent trends in carbon management and up-to-date information on different carbon management strategies that lead to manage increasing concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide. The growing evidence of climate change resulting from the continued increa…
Part 1. What in the World Is Weather? -- 1. Forecasts and Forecasting -- 2. Behind the Air Wars. -- 3. Land, Sea, and Precipitation: Is This Any Way to Run a Planet? -- Part 2. Braving the Elements. -- 4. Blowing in the Winds. -- 5. Getting Cirrus. -- 6. Climate Is What You Expe…
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…
"The research in deep learning for the geosciences and Earth observation is growing fast and goes beyond the mere application of algorithms to new data. This is a huge interdisciplinary field. Applying new algorithms to the data deluge is a hot topic in all these cross-sectorial…
"How the latest cutting-edge science offers a fuller picture of life in Rome and antiquity. This groundbreaking book provides the first comprehensive look at how the latest advances in the sciences are transforming our understanding of ancient Roman history. Walter Scheidel brin…