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This thesis explores fluid distribution along the Nankai-Trough megathrust fault around the Kii Peninsula of Japan, where devastating earthquakes are expected to occur in the near future. Exploring fluid distribution along subduction zones is an important issue because...
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Springer
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2018-02-22
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The Azores archipelago consists of nine islands that emerge from the Azores Plateau in the Central Northern Atlantic, situated within the triple junction of the American, Eurasian and African lithosphere plates. Subaerial volcanic activity has been well known since the...
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Springer
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2018-02-22
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This book presents current applications of remote sensing techniques for clouds and precipitation for the benefit of students, educators, and scientists. It covers ground-based systems such as weather radars and spaceborne instruments on satellites. Measurements and...
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Springer
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2018-02-21
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Springer Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry
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A digital elevation model (DEM) is a digital representation of ground surface topography or terrain. It is also widely known as a digital terrain model (DTM).A DEM can be represented as a raster (a grid of squares) or as a vector based triangular irregular network...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2018-02-15
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Analytical Methods in Earth and Environmental Science
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Cryptic Concrete explores bunkered sites in Cold War Germany in order to understand the inner workings of the Cold War state. A scholarly work that suggests a reassessment of the history of geo- and bio-politics Attempts to understand the material architecture that was...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2018-02-14
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RGS-IBG Book Series
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This edited collection of works by leading climate scientists and philosophers introduces readers to issues in the foundations, evaluation, confirmation, and application of climate models. It engages with important topics directly affecting public policy, including the...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2018-02-13
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An Insightful Examination of Smart Water Systems and Technology Inland water supplies are under increasing pressure. Climate, social, and demographic change have begun tipping the balance toward demand management, as supplies begins to dwindle. Water and wastewater...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2018-02-13
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Challenges in Water Management Series
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This book is the first systematic investigation into the problem of timber trafficking in Vietnam, providing a detailed understanding of the typology of, victimization from, and key factors driving this crime. The book first reveals a multifaceted pattern of timber...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2018-02-09
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This book presents a detailed study of the structure and variability of internal tides and their geographical distribution in the ocean. Based on experimental analysis of oceanic measurements combined with numerical modeling, it offers a comprehensive overview of the...
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Springer
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2018-02-08
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This book presents a novel computation of the topographic LS factor of the USLE model to estimate spatial soil erosion. In developing countries, soil erosion is one of the main concerns as it adversely affects agriculture and reduces food production. Therefore, the...
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Springer
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2018-02-06
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This book highlights the relationship between the water sector and various other sectors in order to establish an improved understanding of the importance of water resources as an essential cross-cutting vector of socio-economic development. The book is both policy and...
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Springer
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2018-02-02
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This book focuses on the geological evolution of Southwest (SW) Gondwana and presents state-of-the-art insights into its evolution. It addresses the diachronic assembly of continental fragments derived from the break-up of the Rodinia supercontinent later amalgamated...
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Springer
Parution :
2018-02-02
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Regional Geology Reviews
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This interactive book presents comprehensive information on the fundamentals of landslide types and dynamics, while also providing a set of PPT, PDF, and text tools for education and capacity development. It is the second part of a two-volume work created as the core...
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Springer
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2018-01-31
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Steigen Sie mit diesem einzigartigen Buch in die faszinierende Geologie von Islands Südwesten ein. Entdecken Sie entlang von fünf bekannten Touren die geologische Vielfalt dieser Insel: (1) Der berühmte "Goldene Ring" (Golden Circle), (2) Täler und Berge des Fjordes...
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Springer Spektrum
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2018-01-31
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The book summarizes the knowledge and experiences concerning the role of halogens during various geochemical processes, such as diagenesis, ore-formation, magma evolution, metasomatism, mineralization, and metamorphism in the crust and mantle of the Earth. It comprises...
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Springer
Parution :
2018-01-30
Collection :
Springer Geochemistry
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This book offers a first-of-its-kind, standalone review of coalbed methane (CBM) in India, covering all the major technical and policy aspects. As an authoritative text on CBM in India, it addresses the essential geological, engineering and policy issues. The Coalbed...
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Springer
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2018-01-30
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This book gathers the main research findings on monotonic, cyclic and postcyclic shear behavior of low-plasticity. Drawing on the low-plasticity silt from the Mississippi River Valley, it determines that the silt’s critical state line can be changed due to liquefaction,...
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Springer
Parution :
2018-01-24
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This book is published open access under a CC BY 4.0 license.Over the past decades, rapid developments in digital and sensing technologies, such as the Cloud, Web and Internet of Things, have dramatically changed the way we live and work. The digital transformation...
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Springer
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2018-01-23
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ISSI Scientific Report Series
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This book points out why organisational or governance aspects are essential for implementing a broad and integrated flood risk management approach. It provides key conclusions on resilient, efficient and legitimate flood risk governance arrangements in vulnerable urban...
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Springer
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2018-01-22
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This book highlights what are likely to be the future megatrends in the water sector and why and how they should be incorporated to improve water governance in the coming decades. In this first ever book on megatrends for the water sector, 22 leading world experts from...
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Springer
Parution :
2018-01-21
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