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The first evidence on the adverse effects of organic pollutants on Arctic ecosystems was provided by international research initiatives more than 30 years ago. Today, the indigenous people of the North are considered to be affected by exposure to persistent organic...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-07-01
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This book summarises the main results of many contributions from researchers worldwide who have used the water infiltration process to characterize soil in the field. Determining soil hydrodynamic properties is essential to interpret and...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-06-29
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The book provides an elaborate treatment of groundwater prospecting and management covering remote sensing, geological–geophysical cum hydrogeological studies, exploration (geological and geophysical), development (well logging techniques, pump test, its analysis and...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-06-29
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This book focuses on the presentation and evaluation of geological maps of the Central Europe from 1750 up to 1840. Milestones in presentation of stratigraphy and tectonics and new geological models on such maps will be underlined. Map descriptions contain...
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Springer
Parution :
2016-06-24
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This book deals with the Tsunami intrusion in the lower plain in the Tohoku region and role played by the coastal and fluvial landforms in the damages. The land-use patterns and the recent urbanization has also been partly responsible for a risk level enhancement....
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-06-23
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This volume presents an exhaustive overview of major orebodies and mineral deposits of North Africa. It is intended both for academic researchers and especially for exploration geologists interested in mineral exploration in the northern part of the African continent....
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-06-21
Collection :
Mineral Resource Reviews
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This book provides a multi-scale and multidisciplinary perspective on the geology of Azerbaijan, a country characterized by a unique tectonic and geological setting including the Greater and Lesser Caucasus, the Talysh Mountains, and the Caspian and Kur Basins....
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-06-17
Collection :
Regional Geology Reviews
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This
book deals with the relationship between geomorphology and society. This topic has
had rather scant treatment in the literature except to some extent under the
label “applied geomorphology”. In this text the authors aim to bring together
conceptual issues and case...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-06-17
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In the biogeochemical dynamics of marine ecosystems, silicon is a major element whose role has, for a long time, been underestimated. It is however indispensable to the activity of several biomineralizing marine organisms, some of which play an essential role in the...
Editeur :
Wiley-ISTE
Parution :
2016-06-16
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Savannas form one of the largest and most important of the world's ecological zones. Covering one fifth of the Earth's land surface, they are home to some of the world's most iconic animals and form an extremely important global resource for plants and wildlife....
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2016-06-16
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Savannas form one of the largest and most important of the world's ecological zones. Covering one fifth of the Earth's land surface, they are home to some of the world's most iconic animals and form an extremely important global resource for plants and wildlife....
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2016-06-16
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This book explains in detail how to use oil and gas show information to find hydrocarbons. It covers the basics of exploration methodologies, drilling and mud systems, cuttings and mud gas show evaluation, fundamental log analysis, the pitfalls of log-calculated...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-06-15
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This book looks at the global importance of mountain systems, emphasizing their ecological and socio-economic role in light of climate change and globalization. With a special focus on the Himalayas, it also examines the Czech–German–Austrian mountain borderland, the...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-06-14
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This book presents a holistic view of climate change by examining a number of energy and transportation technologies and their impact on the climate. High-quality technical research results from specific test-cases around the globe are presented, and developments...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-06-14
Collection :
Green Energy and Technology
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Featuring satellite imagery from Google Earth, this guide provides a unique, highly visual tour of lakes across the globe, from the simple to the complex, the nearby to the remote. Clear text accompanies each image and identifies important aspects of each lake along...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-06-14
Collection :
Coastal Research Library
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This book provides information essential for anyone interested in climate and environmental change of the Himalayan region, including land and resource managers, environmental planners, conservationists, environmentalists, geographers, climatologists, ecologists, and...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-06-06
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This book is an introductory course to the physics and chemistry of the atmosphere and to climate dynamics. It covers the basics in thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, radiation, and chemistry and explains the most intriguing problems that currently exist in the study of...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-06-01
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This book is a thorough introduction to climate science and global change. The author is a geologist who has spent much of his life investigating the climate of Earth from a time when it was warm and dinosaurs roamed the land, to today's changing climate. Bill Hay takes...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-06-01
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This book gathers the latest developments in modern cartography, ranging from the innovative approaches being pursued at national mapping agencies and topographic mapping, to new trends in the fields of Atlas Cartography, Cartographic Modelling, Multimedia Cartography,...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-05-30
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This book focuses in the current situation of water resources, water supply and sanitation, and population movement in Latin America. It identifies new phenomena and challenges that will put more pressure on water resources in the near future and that will create...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-05-28
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