| |
This authoritative book presents a comprehensive account of the essential roles of nonlinear dynamic and chaos theories in understanding, modeling, and forecasting hydrologic systems.This is done through a systematic presentation of: (1) information on the salient...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-11-16
PDF, ePub
|
Uncertainties are pervasive in natural hazards, and it is crucial to develop robust and meaningful approaches to characterize and communicate uncertainties to inform modeling efforts. In this monograph we provide a broad, cross-disciplinary overview of issues relating...
Editeur :
American Geophysical Union
Parution :
2016-11-15
Collection :
Geophysical Monograph Series
PDF, ePub
|
This work analyzes the effects of one of the most dramatic changes of entire societies that the world has ever witnessed. It explores the collapse of socialist governance and management systems on land cover and land use in various parts of Eastern Europe. As readers...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-11-14
PDF, ePub
|
This book presents a new way of looking at and analyzing policies, programs and/or plans in which research scientists have used their knowledge to develop mechanisms such as South Africa's National Water Resource Strategy, Second Edition; Australian...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-11-12
PDF, ePub
|
This book is an introductory text to a range of numerical methods used today to simulate time-dependent processes in Earth science, physics, engineering, and many other fields. The physical problem of elastic wave propagation in 1D serves as a model system with which...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2016-11-10
PDF
|
This volume provides in-depth coverage of the latest in remote sensing of hydrological extremes: both floods and droughts. The book is divided into two distinct sections – floods and droughts – and offers a variety of techniques for monitoring each. With...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-11-03
PDF, ePub
|
Marine geochemistry uses chemical elements and their isotopes to study how the ocean works in terms of ocean circulation, chemical composition, biological activity and atmospheric CO2 regulation. This rapidly growing field is at a crossroad for many disciplines...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2016-11-03
ePub
|
Glaciers are considered a key and an iconic indicator of climate change. The World Glacier Monitoring Service has noted that global alpine balance has been negative for 35 consecutive years. This highlights the dire future that alpine glaciers face.The goal of this...
Editeur :
Wiley
Parution :
2016-11-03
Collection :
The Cryosphere Science Series
PDF, ePub
|
The objective of the book is to make a comprehensive documentation of the observed variability and change of the regional climate system over the Indian region using the past observed data.The book addresses all the important parameters of regional climate system so...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-11-02
Collection :
Springer Geology
PDF, ePub
|
Erstmals stellt diese nationale Untersuchung den Forschungsstand zum Klimawandel umfassend für alle Themenbereiche und gesellschaftlichen Sektoren dar. Womit müssen wir in Deutschland rechnen, welche Auswirkungen werden die Klimaveränderungen auf Wirtschaft und...
Editeur :
Springer Spektrum
Parution :
2016-10-31
PDF, ePub
|
This book examines in detail the health of India’s Haora River, which is of vital importance as the lifeline of Agartala, the Capital City of Tripura. From its source in the Baramura Hills, the river debouches onto the rolling plains of Chandrasadhubari. Thousands of...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-10-29
PDF, ePub
|
This book provides a showcase for the incredibly well-preserved flight-textured tektites of southern Australia, which are the world’s finest known examples. It provides an overview of their forms and flight features, which can be expected to appear, at least in part, on...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-10-26
PDF, ePub
|
The book brings together high-quality research articles on advanced hydrological analysis, advanced computational methods, and the ecological and sociological aspects of urban watershed management under one umbrella.The rapid pace of urbanization, not accompanied by any...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-10-25
PDF, ePub
|
This book addresses the enormous global challenge of providing balanced and sustainable solutions to urgent water problems. The author explores our dependence on access to safe water and other water-related services and how driving forces of the human and natural worlds...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2016-10-25
PDF, ePub
|
This book introduces the reader to a new method of data assimilation with deterministic constraints (exact satisfaction of dynamic constraints)—an optimal assimilation strategy called Forecast Sensitivity Method (FSM), as an alternative to the well-known...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-10-21
PDF, ePub
|
This book gathers technical and scientific articles by leading experts from 15 countries and originally presented at the world’s most prestigious forum on coal preparation: the XVIII International Coal Preparation Congress. Topics addressed include: the mineral...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-10-21
PDF
|
This volume calls upon over a dozen Indus observers to imagine a scenario for the Indus basin in which transboundary cooperation over water resources overcomes the insecurity arising from water dependence and scarcity. From diverse perspectives, its essays examine the...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-10-20
PDF, ePub
|
This book provides a new synthesis of the published research on the Quaternary of Ireland. It reviews a number of significant advances in the last three decades on the understanding of the pattern and chronology of the Irish Quaternary glacial, interglacial, floristic...
Editeur :
Atlantis Press
Parution :
2016-10-20
PDF, ePub
|
The book presents a collection of accepted papers from the 3DGeoinfo 2015 international conference held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from October 28 – 30, 2015. All papers underwent double-blind review by experts from around the globe.The conference brought together...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-10-17
PDF, ePub
|
This doctoral thesis applies measurements of ground deformation from satellite radar using their potential to play a key role in understanding volcanic and magmatic processes throughout the eruption cycle. However, making these measurements is often problematic, and the...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-10-14
PDF, ePub
|