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Flood catastrophes which happened world-wide have shown that it is not sufficient to characterize the hazard caused by the natural phenomenon "flood" with the well-known 3M-approach (measuring, mapping and modelling). Due to the recent shift in paradigms from a safety...
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Springer
Parution :
2011-01-04
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The book describes experience in application of coastal altimetry to different parts of the World Ocean. It presents the principal problems related to the altimetry derived products in coastal regions of the ocean and ways of their improvement. This publication is based...
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Springer
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2011-01-03
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Render three-dimensional data and maps with ease. Written as a self-study workbook, Introduction to 3D Data demystifies the sometimes confusing controls and procedures required for 3D modeling using software packages such as ArcGIS 3D Analyst and Google Earth. Going...
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Wiley
Parution :
2010-12-17
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Land Remote Sensing and Global Environmental Change: The Science of ASTER and MODIS is an edited compendium of contributions dealing with ASTER and MODIS satellite sensors aboard NASA's Terra and Aqua platforms launched as part of the Earth Observing System fleet in...
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Springer
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2010-12-14
Collection :
Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing
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This volume provides comprehensive and authoritative coverage of all the main areas linked to geomagnetic field observation, from instrumentation to methodology, on ground or near-Earth. Efforts are also focused on a 21st century e-Science approach to open access to all...
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Springer
Parution :
2010-12-10
Collection :
IAGA Special Sopron Book Series
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The second half of the past century witnessed a remarkable paradigm shift in approach to the understanding of igneous rocks. Global literature records a change from a classical petrographic approach to emphasis on mineral chemistry, trace element characteristics,...
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Springer
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2010-12-06
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This book covers in one volume materials scattered in hundreds of research articles, in most cases focusing on specialized aspects of coral biology. In addition to the latest developments in coral evolution and physiology, it presents chapters devoted to novel frontiers...
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Springer
Parution :
2010-12-02
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Understanding Sea-Level Rise and Variability identifies the major impacts of sea-level rise, presents up-to-date assessments of past sea-level change, thoroughly explores all of the factors contributing to sea-level rise, and explores how sea-level extreme events might...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2010-12-01
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Das bewährte Nachschlagewerk für den projektierenden Bauingenieur
vermittelt das Grundwissen des konstruktiven Wasserbaus im
Binnenland. Studierende des Bauwesens führt das Buch in die
Grundlagen des Wasserbaus und der Wasserwirtschaft ein.
Die Ausführungen zum...
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Springer
Parution :
2010-11-30
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Frontiers in Geofluids is a collection of invited papers chosen to highlight recent developments in our understanding of geological fluids in different parts of the Earth, and published to mark the first ten years of publication of the journal Geofluids. The scope of...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2010-11-29
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The material of this book will derive its scientific under-pinning from basics of mathematics, physics, chemistry, geology, meteorology, engineering, soil science, and related disciplines and will provide sufficient breadth and depth of understanding in each sub-section...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2010-11-29
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This book discusses the geological history of Britain from the early geological formation of the British Isles, through to the variety of currently visible rock formations and ensuing natural landscapes. It is presented as an accessible narrative which may be utilised...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2010-11-26
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This book is about African and Asian cities. Illustrated through selected case cities, the book brings together a rich collection of papers by leading scholars and practitioners in Africa and Asia to offer empirical analysis and up-to-date discussions and assessments of...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2010-11-22
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Practical Statistics for Geographers and Earth Scientists provides an introductory guide to the principles and application of statistical analysis in context. This book helps students to gain the level of competence in statistical procedures necessary for independent...
Editeur :
Wiley
Parution :
2010-11-18
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Landscape Development and Climate Change in Southwest Bulgaria aims to address some of the current limitations in our understanding of past Balkan climate and environment. High mountains and their ecosystems offer an outstanding opportunity for studies on the impact of...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2010-11-11
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This first volume in the treatise on the Physics of Lakes deals with the formulation of the mathematical and physical background. A large number of lakes on Earth are described, presenting their morphology as well as the causes of their response to the driving...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2010-11-10
Collection :
Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics
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Minerals and rocks form the foundation of geologic studies. This new textbook has been written to address the needs of students at the increasing number of universities that have compressed separate mineralogy and petrology courses into a one- or two-semester Earth...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2010-11-09
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This book contains case histories intended to show how societies and landscapes interact. The range of interest stretches from the small groups of the earliest Neolithic, through Bronze and Iron Age civilizations, to modern nation states. The coexistence is, of its very...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2010-11-09
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Globalizing Responsibility: The Political Rationalities of Ethical Consumption presents an innovative reinterpretation of the forces that have shaped the remarkable growth of ethical consumption. Develops a theoretically informed new approach to shape our understanding...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2010-11-05
Collection :
RGS-IBG Book Series
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The book addresses a weakness of current methodologies used in extreme value assessment, i.e. the assumption of stationarity, which is not given in reality. With respect to this issue a lot of new developed technologies are presented, i.e. influence of trends vs....
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2010-11-03
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