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This book presents chapters, written by leading coastal scientists, which collectively depict the current understanding of the processes that shape barrier islands and barrier spits, with an emphasis on the response of these landforms to changing conditions. A majority...
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Springer
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2018-01-17
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This thesis encompasses a study of past precipitation patterns based on six cave stalagmites from different parts of the Indian Himalaya.This is the first speleothem study in the Indian Himalaya that shows a direct relationship between past precipitation and the...
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Springer
Parution :
2018-01-15
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This book gives an overview of various aspects of climate change by integrating global climate models, downscaling approaches, and hydrological models. It also covers themes that help in understanding climate change in a holistic manner. The book includes worked-out...
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Springer
Parution :
2017-12-29
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Dieses Buch beschreibt den Umfang und das Ergebnis der Gletschermessungen seit der kleinen Eiszeit und verdeutlicht so den heutigen Stellenwert der in den Ostalpen gemessenen Daten für die Klimaforschung. Die Autor/innen stellen frühe Forschungsleistungen des...
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Springer Spektrum
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2017-12-21
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Weather and Society: Toward Integrated Approaches provides the first interdisciplinary approach to the subject of weather and society. This guide to the evolving set of problem-solving approaches to weather’s societal issues successfully integrates social science’s...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2017-12-15
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This book analyses the regional complexes of climate security in the Pacific. Pacific Island States and Territories (PICTs) have long been cast as the frontline of climate change and placed within the grand architecture of global climate governance. The region provides...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2017-12-12
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This book discusses the science, causes, impacts and risk reduction strategies for climate change and disasters. It focuses on the use of traditional knowledge, new innovation and education to build a culture of safety and resilience at all levels in order to promote...
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Springer
Parution :
2017-12-05
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This is the first English book talking about the Three Gorges Project Eco-Environmental Monitoring System (TGPEEMS). It presents lessons learned in construction of large dam projects at home and abroad in this field, identifies existing problems before suggesting a...
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Springer
Parution :
2017-11-27
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This book presents a comprehensive overview of research and projects regarding climate change adaptation in coastal areas, providing government and nongovernment bodies with a sound basis to promote climate change adaptation efforts.According to the 5th Assessment...
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Springer
Parution :
2017-11-23
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This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This book examines how China can increase the share of natural gas in its energy system. China’s energy strategy has global ramifications and impact, and central to this strategy is the country’s transition from coal...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2017-11-23
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Advances in Oil and Gas Exploration & Production
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This book comprises the select proceedings of the International Conference on Water, Environment, Energy and Society. The book is divided into four parts. Part I deals with some aspects of climatic characteristics ranging from changes in temperature and sunshine hours...
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Springer
Parution :
2017-11-15
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Mit welchen Folgen des Klimawandels kämpfen Bewohner flacher Inseln sowohl im Pazifik wie auch in der Nordsee? Dieses Sachbuch klärt auf einfühlsame Weise anhand von ganz persönlichen Geschichten über den Klimawandel im Allgemeinen und über die konkreten Auswirkungen...
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Springer
Parution :
2017-11-15
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This book draws on the author’s professional experience and expertise in humid and arid regions to familiarize readers with the basic scientific philosophy and methods regarding floods and their impacts on human life and property. The basis of each model, algorithm...
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Springer
Parution :
2017-11-03
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This book addresses space science and communication – one of the main pillars of space science sustainability, an area that has recently become of great importance. In this regard, research and development play a crucial role in sustainability development. However,...
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Springer
Parution :
2017-10-31
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This book provides an overview of arid and semi-arid lands conditions, their general characteristics, methods of management, conservation, exploitation and reclamation. It also focuses on how to utilize the potential of arid lands with the minimum manipulation and...
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Springer
Parution :
2017-10-31
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This book is a compilation of papers examining the impacts of global change (GC) on water resources systems. Mainly focusing on groundwater resources in Western Mediterranean countries, it shows that this topic is one of the most important challenges facing society. The...
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Springer
Parution :
2017-10-26
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This book provides state-of-the art analysis, never done before in Egypt, on agro-climatic zones level.This study deals with how the national cropping pattern can be modified to overcome abiotic stresses, such as water scarcity, induced salinity and climate change to...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2017-10-25
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This book is a systematic compilation of the most recent body of knowledge in the rapidly developing research area of greenhouse gas interaction with clay systems. Unexpected results of the most recent studies – such as unusually high sorption capacity and sorption...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2017-10-19
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Bereits zum zweiten Mal wird im Rahmen des KlimaCampus Hamburg der aktuelle Forschungsstand zum Klimawandel in der Hamburger Metropolregion und Norddeutschland systematisch dokumentiert. Erfahren sie auf Basis der Fachliteratur in welchem Maße Konsens hinsichtlich des...
Editeur :
Springer Spektrum
Parution :
2017-10-17
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This book highlights both the diversity of perspectives and approaches to Arctic research and the inherent interdisciplinary nature of studying and understanding this incomparable region. The chapters are divided into four liberally-defined sections to provide space for...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2017-10-13
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