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Palaeobiogeography is a complex subject which processes information provided by both Biology and Earth Sciences. It is conceptually and philosophically equivalent to neobiogeography. Nevertheless, its methods are somewhat different, since it is limited by the...
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Springer
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2012-09-26
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SpringerBriefs in Earth System Sciences
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Earth’s present-day environments are the outcome of a 4.5 billion year period of evolution reflecting the interaction of global-scale geological and biological processes. Punctuating that evolution were several extraordinary events and episodes that perturbed the entire...
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Springer
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2012-09-26
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Frontiers in Earth Sciences
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The push-pull test is a powerful site characterization technique that has been applied to a wide range of problems in contaminant hydrogeology.The theoretical and practical apsects of push-pull testing were initially developed to characterize groundwater acquifers but...
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Springer
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2012-09-18
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Man with hammer, rucksack and GSOH offers gritty adventure holidays. Looking for sun, sea, sand and - science. Scheduled to tie in with a major new BBC series, Hot Rocks explores the Mediterranean - the cradle of western civilisation - and discovers alongside its...
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Cornerstone Digital
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2012-08-31
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The global climate changes that led to the expansion and contraction of high latitude ice sheets during the Quaternary period were associated with equally dramatic changes in tropical environments. These included shifts in vegetation zones, changes in the hydrology and...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2012-08-24
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The global climate changes that led to the expansion and contraction of high latitude ice sheets during the Quaternary period were associated with equally dramatic changes in tropical environments. These included shifts in vegetation zones, changes in the hydrology and...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
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2012-08-24
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Blackwell Quaternary Geoscience Series
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87,95€
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This book provides a detailed overview on methods used for the dating of past torrential activity on fans and cones and fosters the discussion on the impact of past and potential future climate change on torrential processes. The book has a clear focus on the practical...
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Springer
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2012-07-15
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Advances in Global Change Research
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Hungary lies in the central part of the Pannonian Basin, surrounded by the ranges of the Alps, Carpathians, and Dinarides. The geology of the country can be summarized as a process whereby complicated plate collision-type orogeny was followed by the formation of a young...
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Springer
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2012-06-30
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Regional Geology Reviews
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Traditional notions of security are premised on the primacy of state security. In relation to energy security, traditional policy thinking has focused on ensuring supply without much emphasis on socioeconomic and environmental impacts. Non-traditional security (NTS)...
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Springer
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2012-06-07
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SpringerBriefs in Environment, Security, Development and Peace
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Traditional notions of security are premised on the primacy of state security. In relation to energy security, traditional policy thinking has focused on ensuring supply without much emphasis on socioeconomic and environmental impacts. Non-traditional security (NTS)...
Editeur :
Springer
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2012-06-07
Collection :
SpringerBriefs in Environment, Security, Development and Peace
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Permafrost Hydrology systematically elucidates the roles of seasonally and perennially frozen ground on the distribution, storage and flow of water. Cold regions of the World are subject to mounting development which significantly affects the physical environment....
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Springer
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2012-04-14
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This special publication Perspectives in Carbonate Geology is a collection of papers most of which were presented at a symposium to honor the 80th birthday of Bob Ginsburg at the meeting of Geological Society of America in Salt Lake City in 2005. The majority of the...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
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2012-04-10
Collection :
International Association Of Sedimentologists Series
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136,95€
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All the solid fuels fossil energy and mineral commodities we use come out of the Earth. Modern society is increasingly dependent on mineral and fossil energy sources. They differ in availability, cost of production, and geographical distribution. Even if solid fuels,...
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Springer
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2012-03-30
Collection :
International Year of Planet Earth
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Empirical research needs a profound theory to be successful. This is the simple but, in its consequences, radical approach for this study in geomorphology. It critically analyses the current system understanding and offers a new view for a geomorphology that understands...
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Springer
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2012-03-12
Collection :
Springer Theses
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Produced sand causes a lot of problems. From that reasons sand production must be monitored and kept within acceptable limits. Sand control problems in wells result from improper completion techniques or changes in reservoir properties. The idea is to provide support to...
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Springer
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2012-02-21
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Springer Environmental Science and Engineering
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Recent landslide events demonstrate the need to improve landslide forecasting and early warning capabilities in order to reduce related risks and protect human lives. In this thesis, local and regional investigations were carried out to analyse landslide characteristics...
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Springer
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2012-01-21
Collection :
Springer Theses
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Models of geological objects are tools for interpolation and extrapolation of available data in space and time continuously. Real structures of the objects are unknown, and their models and simulated results carry uncertainty which cannot be evaluated in a provable way....
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Springer
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2012-01-05
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SpringerBriefs in Earth Sciences
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There have been numerous computer-based simulation studies carried out on the subject of CO2 geo-sequestration. However, the amount of experimental data available in the literature on this topic, especially with regards to multiphase flow characteristics of fluid-rock...
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Springer
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2012-01-05
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Springer Theses
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The Carpatho-Balkan Geomorphological Commission and the International Association of Geomorphologists (IAG) Carpatho-Balkan-Dinaric Regional Working Group, promote networking between researchers and the exchange of research experience. Following a brief introduction...
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Springer
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2012-01-02
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Springer Geography
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Wine has been described as a window into places, cultures and times. Geographers have studied wine since the time of the early Greeks and Romans, when viticulturalists realized that the same grape grown in different geographic regions produced wine with differing...
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Springer
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2012-01-02
ePub
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