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This book bridges the gap between theory and practice, showing how a detailed definition of the shear-wave velocity (VS) profile can be efficiently obtained using limited field equipment and following simple acquisition procedures.
It demonstrates how surface waves...
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Springer
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2020-06-20
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This book chiefly describes the theories and technologies for natural gas hydrate management in deepwater gas wells. It systematically explores the mechanisms of hydrate formation, migration, deposition and blockage in multiphase flow in gas-dominated systems;...
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Springer
Parution :
2020-06-19
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This book consolidates the latest research on the Hadean Eon - the first 500 million years of Earth history - which has permitted hypotheses of early Earth evolution to be tested, including geophysical models that include the possibility of plate tectonic-like behavior....
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Springer
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2020-06-18
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Die ländliche Bodenordnung stellt ein wichtiges Instrument zur Bereitstellung und Sicherung der Fläche dar, die für die naturnahe Entwicklung anthropogen veränderter Fließgewässer hin zu eigendynamisch resistenten und resilienten Systemen benötigt wird. In diesem...
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Springer Spektrum
Parution :
2020-06-17
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Coastal and estuarine environments at the interface of terrestrial and marine areas are among the most productive in the world. However, since the beginning of the industrial era, these ecosystems have been subjected to strong anthropogenic pressures...
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Springer
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2020-06-15
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This book discusses temporal changes in six Asia-Pacific marginal seas and two west boundary currents in the Northwest Pacific. Covering time scales varying from years to decades, it provides a comprehensive review of the long-term changes in various physical variables,...
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Springer
Parution :
2020-06-15
Collection :
Atmosphere, Earth, Ocean & Space
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Highly Commended in the GA Publishers' Awards 2021:"This comprehensive resource has been designed to work alongside Progress in Geography and uses the same format and recognisable layout. It can also be used as a standalone text and is packed full of resources,...
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Hodder Education
Parution :
2020-05-29
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This book investigates various aspects of the phenomenon of atmospheric oxygen depletion, and summarizes our current knowledge of atmospheric oxygen. The authors address the currently available records indicating that atmospheric oxygen is undergoing nonlinear decline....
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Springer
Parution :
2020-05-26
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Landforms and Landscapes of Portugal brings together contributions from 47 authors, presenting a thorough overview of the main highlights of the landscape of Portugal’s mainland. The book, which is a tribute to Professor António de Brum Ferreira, first President of the...
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Springer
Parution :
2020-05-22
Collection :
World Geomorphological Landscapes
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Inland sand dunes are widespread in North America and are found from the North Slope of Alaska to the Sonoran Desert in northern Mexico and from the Delmarva Peninsula in the east to Southern California in the west. In this edited book, we highlight recent research on...
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Springer
Parution :
2020-05-20
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This book elaborates on the physical principles of polarization remote sensing. It explains the reflective characteristics of surface objects and atmosphere separately, including theory, experiment, instrument and application. In addition, it introduces how polarization...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2020-05-19
Collection :
Springer Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry
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This book offers an overview of recent literature on land degradation and its interrelationship with socio-economic development processes in the developing world. It provides an in-depth analysis of land degradation as a physical process, with an emphasis on the local...
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Springer
Parution :
2020-05-19
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This book addresses development laws for axial strain and excess pore water pressure in silty clay around subway shield tunnels before and after freezing-thawing when subjected to subway loading, as well as the effect of freezing-thawing on the dynamic parameters of...
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Springer
Parution :
2020-05-18
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This book presents a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the soils of Sri Lanka. Including sections on the soil research history, climate, geology, geomorphology, major soil types, soil maps, soil properties, soil classification, soil fertility, land use and...
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Springer
Parution :
2020-05-16
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This book gives a comprehensive view of the strengths and limits of the interdisciplinary methods that work together to form the geohistorical approach to geographical and geological sciences. The geohistorical approach can be synthetically defined as a multi- and...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2020-05-14
Collection :
Springer Geography
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Tobias Aberle examines how an entrepreneurship training helps disadvantaged youths in rural parts of Bihar, India, to cope with structural conditions that enable or constrain them. The present research reveals that young entrepreneurs can be divided into two groups:...
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Springer Spektrum
Parution :
2020-05-11
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Describing the natural state of eight important lakes in Asia and the human impact on these lake ecosystems, this book offers a valuable reference guide. Over the past several decades the Aral Sea, Dead Sea, Lake Balkhash and other major lakes in Asia have undergone...
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Springer
Parution :
2020-05-11
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This book presents the latest advances in karstology by researchers at the ZRC SAZU Karst Research Institute, Slovenia – home of Classical Karst. It features interdisciplinary investigations carried out on the karst surface, subsurface, caves, and associated waters.It...
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Springer
Parution :
2020-05-02
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Drawing on 15 years of fieldwork and over 300 interviews, Home SOS argues that the home is central to the violence and gendered contingency of existence in crisis ordinary Cambodia. Provides an original book-length study which brings domestic violence and forced...
Editeur :
Wiley
Parution :
2020-05-01
Collection :
RGS-IBG Book Series
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This book presents the findings of recent theoretical and experimental studies of processes in the atmosphere, oceans and lithosphere, discussing their interactions, environmental issues, geology, problems related to human impacts on the environment, and methods of...
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Springer
Parution :
2020-04-28
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