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This book describes essential methods for evaluating groundwater vulnerability to contamination. It analyzes the chemical and dynamic properties of groundwater in detail and proposes the use of cartography to elucidate underground hydrodynamic behavior and scale...
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Springer
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2016-03-19
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This thesis focuses on the seismic response of piles in liquefiable ground. It describes the design of a three-dimensional, unified plasticity model for large post-liquefaction shear deformation of sand, formulated and implemented for parallel computing. It also...
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Springer
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2016-03-17
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This book addresses the following topics: the contemporary model for water management and alternative approaches; the socioeconomic framework, water policy and institutions; water use for food purposes, water-resources inventory and irrigation; manifestations of welfare...
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Springer
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2016-03-17
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This book consists of the articles from the
special issue of “‘Hot Spots’ in the Climate System” in the Journal of Oceanography,
Vol. 71 No. 5, 2015, comprising 9 chapters that cover a wide spectrum of
topics.This spinoff book is a collection of papers on the...
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Springer
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2016-03-17
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This book provides a review of mechanical ice drilling
technology, including the design, parameters, and performance of various tools
and drills for making holes in snow, firn and ice. The material presents the historical
development of ice drilling tools and devices...
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Springer
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2016-03-16
Collection :
Springer Geophysics
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Society is increasingly affected by climate impacts, from prolonged water shortages to damaging coastal floods and wildfires. Scientists studying climate variations are eager to have their knowledge used in adaptive decision making. To achieve this, science and society...
Editeur :
American Geophysical Union
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2016-03-16
Collection :
Wiley Works
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Time series analysis and modelling represent a large study field, implying the approach from the perspective of the time and frequency, with applications in different domains. Modelling hydro-meteorological time series is difficult due to the characteristics of these...
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Springer
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2016-03-12
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The book aims to present the unique geomorphological landscapes of the Czech Republic.The geomorphic uniqueness of this country benefits from the proximity to two distinct European geological domains: the old cratonized Bohemian Massif and the relatively young...
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Springer
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2016-03-08
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Deep Earth: Physics and Chemistry of the Lower Mantle and Core highlights recent advances and the latest views of the deep Earth from theoretical, experimental, and observational approaches and offers insight into future research directions on the deep Earth. In recent...
Editeur :
American Geophysical Union
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2016-03-07
Collection :
Geophysical Monograph Series
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Tidal deposits have been a specific research topic for about 40 years, and whilst this has resulted in a proliferation of papers in scientific journals, there have only been a few book-length syntheses. Over the years, tidal sedimentology has been reinforced by fluid...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2016-03-03
Collection :
International Association Of Sedimentologists Series
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River Science is a rapidly developing interdisciplinary field at the interface of the natural sciences, engineering and socio-political sciences. It recognises that the sustainable management of contemporary rivers will increasingly require new ways of characterising...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2016-03-02
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This book provides an overview of covered karst types, covered karst features, functioning of covered karst features, the evolution of covered karst features and the development of covered karst reliefs. The introductory chapters present the characteristics of karst,...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-02-26
Collection :
Springer Geology
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When humanity first glimpsed planet Earth from space, the unity of the system that supports humankind entered the popular consciousness. The concept of the Earth's atmosphere, biosphere, oceans, soil, and rocks operating as a closely interacting system has rapidly...
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OUP Oxford
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2016-02-25
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When humanity first glimpsed planet Earth from space, the unity of the system that supports humankind entered the popular consciousness. The concept of the Earth's atmosphere, biosphere, oceans, soil, and rocks operating as a closely interacting system has rapidly...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2016-02-25
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This title brings to light the discoveries and insights into the lives of many marine species made possible over the last decade by passive acoustic recorders (PAR). Pop-ups, ARF, HARP, EAR, Bprobe, C-POD Atag, and Dtag are the acronyms of some of the many PARs that...
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Springer
Parution :
2016-02-25
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This book focuses on the interaction between shipping and the natural environment and how shipping can strive to become more sustainable. Readers are guided in marine environmental awareness, environmental regulations and abatement technologies to assist in...
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Springer
Parution :
2016-02-23
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This book offers a new perspective on those El Niños that grow to extraordinary magnitudes, putting forward the claim that these “super El Niños” should be grouped into an isolated cluster. All known super El Niños exhibit pronounced features that are seldom seen in...
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Springer
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2016-02-15
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This book is about the process of water management decentralization in African countries, which is seen as a means of advancing river basin management at the lowest appropriate level. There are very different stages of implementing decentralization in practice....
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Springer
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2016-02-12
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Land degradation caused by salinity and waterlogging is a global problem afflicting about one billion hectares and endangering the food security of at least 75 countries. Since the social, economic and environmental costs of on and/off-farm reclamation techniques are...
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Springer
Parution :
2016-02-11
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This book is a collection of papers presented at the 9th International Conference of Military Geoscience that was held in 2011. The conference included discussion on a diverse range of geosciences, including military history, military geology, teaching geology from a...
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Springer
Parution :
2016-02-10
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