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The new edition of this widely respected text provides comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of the effects of biological–physical interactions in the oceans from the microscopic to the global scale. considers the influence of physical forcing on biological processes...
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Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2013-04-16
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The primary goal here is to present a treatise on the significance and value of coarse clastic carbonate sediments (i.e. large coral boulders) on tropical coastlines for understanding both modern and pre-historical (Holocene) high-magnitude marine inundation events. ...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2013-04-15
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This book introduces the overall concepts of research methods in Remote Sensing. It also addresses the entire research framework, ranging from ontology to documentation. As such, it covers the theory while providing a solid basis for engaging in concrete research...
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Springer
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2013-04-15
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Following from Fish for Life – Interactive Governance for Fisheries (Kooiman et al., 2005), which presents an interdisciplinary and intersectoral approach to the governance of capture and aquaculture fisheries, this volume pursues what interactive governance theory and...
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Springer
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2013-04-10
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Erosion is the most common cause of failures at earth-dams, dikes and levees, whether through overtopping and overflowing, or internal erosion and piping. This book is dedicated to the phenomenon of internal erosion and piping. It is not intended to be exhaustive on the...
Editeur :
Wiley-ISTE
Parution :
2013-04-08
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Fire plays a key role in Earth system processes. Wildfires influence the carbon cycle and the nutrient balance of our planet, and may even play a role in regulating the oxygen content of our atmosphere. The evolutionary history of plants has been intimately tied to fire...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2013-04-03
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Dunes is the first book in over a decade to incorporate the latest research in this active and fast-developing field. It discusses the shapes, sizes, patterns, distribution, history and care of wind-blown dunes, and covers all aspects of dunes, terrestrial and in the...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2013-04-03
Collection :
RGS-IBG Book Series
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This series of five volumes proposes an integrated description of physical processes modeling used by scientific disciplines from meteorology to coastal morphodynamics. Volume 1 describes the physical processes and identifies the main measurement devices used to measure...
Editeur :
Wiley-ISTE
Parution :
2013-04-02
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Teide Volcano has many different meanings: For the Guanche aborigines, who endured several of its eruptions, it was Echeide (Hell). Early navigators had in Teide, a lifesaving widely visible landmark that was towering over the clouds. For the first explorers,Teide was a...
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Springer
Parution :
2013-03-29
Collection :
Active Volcanoes of the World
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The crash of the Indian plate into Asia is the biggest known collision in geological history, and it continues today.The result is the Himalaya and Karakoram - one of the largest mountain ranges on Earth.The Karakoram has half of the world's highest mountains and a...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2013-03-29
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The crash of the Indian plate into Asia is the biggest known collision in geological history, and it continues today.The result is the Himalaya and Karakoram - one of the largest mountain ranges on Earth.The Karakoram has half of the world's highest mountains and a...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2013-03-28
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The Economic Geology of Iran is a complete and comprehensive book about mineral deposits, energy and water resources of Iran. Dr. Mansour Ghorbani has travelled to each of the huge variety of locations that feature the resources covered, personally verifying the details...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2013-03-27
Collection :
Springer Geology
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A thematic map is a map that illustrates more than simply geographical relationships or locations, but rather also portrays themes, patterns, or data relating to physical, social, medical, economic, political, or any other aspect of a region or location. Examples...
Editeur :
Wiley-ISTE
Parution :
2013-03-27
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This first comprehensive review of airborne measurement principles covers all atmospheric components and surface parameters. It describes the common techniques to characterize aerosol particles and cloud/precipitation elements, while also explaining radiation quantities...
Editeur :
Wiley-VCH
Parution :
2013-03-22
Collection :
Wiley Series in Atmospheric Physics and Remote Sensing
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On a Sustainable Future of the Earth’s Natural Resources is divided into three sections, with individual chapters contributed by experts on diff erent facets of the earth sciences, natural resources management and related issues. The first section focuses on the status...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2013-03-21
Collection :
Springer Earth System Sciences
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The thesis of Anna Alexandra Vackiner focuses on the geometric architecture and tectonic evolution of the Permian series, combining seismic interpretation (3D block), field studies in an analogue basin (Panamint Valley in California), as well as 2D restoration of...
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Springer
Parution :
2013-03-20
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The present work is the first comprehensive study of mineralogy of the world's second largest mercury mine Idria. In the first chapter the readers are acquainted with the history of mining and its relation to mineralogy. Mineralogy is explained in terms of geological...
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Springer
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2013-03-20
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Climate and other environmental changes are drawing unprecedented concern and attention from national governments, international organizations and local communities. Global warming has left noticeable impacts on the environment and the ecosystems it supports (including...
Editeur :
Springer
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2013-03-19
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Sea ice is a major component of polar environments, especially in the Arctic where it covers the entire Arctic Ocean throughout most of the year. However, in the context of climate change, the Arctic sea ice cover has been declining significantly over the last decades,...
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Springer
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2013-03-14
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Natural ecosystems are heavily dependent on water, as it is essential to the development of life. The ecology and landscape play an important role in the quality and availability of water. It is no coincidence that exceptional hydrological phenomena are found in...
Editeur :
Springer
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2013-03-14
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