A Global Warming Forum: Scientific, Economic, and Legal Overview
Richard A. Geyer
Price: $249.95
Cat. #: 4419
ISBN: 9780849344190
Publication Date: December 21, 1992
Binding: Hardback
A Global Warming Forum: Scientific, Economic, and Legal Overview provides an integrated, thematic approach to major critical aspects of the problem presented by global warming. Scientific issues; economics; natural resource management concerns; and legal, educational, and policy considerations are...
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A Practical Guide to Borehole Geophysics in Environmental Investigations
W. Scott Keys, Kremmling, CO
Price: $124.95
Cat. #: L1232
ISBN: 9781566702324
Publication Date: December 09, 1996
Binding: Paperback
Borehole geophysics is frequently applied in hydrogeological environmental investigations where, for example, sites must be evaluated to determine the distribution of contaminants. It is a cost-effective method for obtaining information during several phases of such investigations. Written by one...
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Adiabatic Invariants in Large-Scale Atmospheric Dynamics
Michael V. Kurgansky, Russian Academy of Science, Moscow, Russia
Price: $175.95
Cat. #: TF1502
ISBN: 9780415284158
Publication Date: September 26, 2002
Binding: Hardback
This book deals with the main principles of large-scale atmospheric dynamics on the basis of adiabatic motion constants. It can be considered as an introduction to the theory of quasi two-dimensional fluid motion concentrating primarily on nearly horizontal fluid parcel displacements in a stably...
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Advanced Geoinformation Science
Editor(s): Chaowei Yang, George Mason University, VA, USA;
David Wong, George Mason University, VA, USA;
Qianjun Miao;
Ruixin Yang, George Mason University, VA, USA
Price: $149.95
Cat. #: K10530
ISBN: 9781439810606
Publication Date: July 15, 2010
Binding: Hardback
GeoInformation Science today, encompasses more than just traditional technologies such as remote sensing, GIS, and supporting disciplines. As the science continues to become more multidisciplinary, the literature remains compartmentalized according to the traditional disciplinary boundaries. This...
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Atlas of Remote Sensing of the Wenchuan Earthquake
Editor(s): Guo Huadong, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Price: $149.95
Cat. #: K10861
ISBN: 9781439816745
Publication Date: November 19, 2009
Binding: Hardback
On May 12, 2008, Wenchuan County in Sichuan suffered an earthquake of 8.0 on the Richter Scale, causing devastating loss of human life and property. What added to the horror was the breakdown in communications that occurred when the first tremor hit. Applying all the remote sensing technology...
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Atmospheric Remote Sounding
Roy Gordan Grainger, Oxford University, England, UK
Price: $139.95
Cat. #: 7250
ISBN: 9780849372506
Publication Date: September 15, 2010
Binding: Hardback
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Central America: Geology, Resources and Hazards
Editor(s): Jochen Bundschuh, International Technical Cooperation Program, CIM (GTZ/BA), Frankfurt, Germany; Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE), San José, Costa Rica; Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden
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Guillermo E. Alvarado, Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad ICE, San José, Costa Rica; Escuela Centroamericana de Geologia, Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR)
Price: $359.95
Cat. #: SW6477
ISBN: 9780415416474
Publication Date: March 27, 2007
Binding: Pack
An integrated treatment of the principal fields of classical and applied geosciences of Central America, this authoritative two-volume monograph treats the region as a whole, exploring geology, earth resources and geo-hazards across political boundaries. It reviews the published literature, and...
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Centrifuges in Soil Mechanics
Editor(s): W.H. Craig;
R.G. James;
A.N. Schofield
Price: $279.95
Cat. #: RU41867
ISBN: 9789061918004
Publication Date: January 01, 1988
Binding: Hardback
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Chemistry for Environmental and Earth Sciences
Catherine V.A. Duke, University of Wolverhampton, UK; C.D. Williams, University of Wolverhampton, UK
Price: $62.95
Cat. #: 3934
ISBN: 9780849339349
Publication Date: October 01, 2007
Binding: Paperback
Tackling environmental issues such as global warming, ozone depletion, acid rain, water pollution, and soil contamination requires an understanding of the underlying science and chemistry of these processes in real-world systems and situations. Chemistry for Environmental and Earth Sciences...
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Cores and Core Logging for Geoscientists
Editor(s): Graham Blackbourn, Blackbourne Geoconsulting, West Lothien, UK
Price: $79.95
Cat. #: N10015
ISBN: 9781439801161
Publication Date: March 19, 2009
Binding: Hardback
Widely adopted by the petroleum and mining industries and by geotechnical engineers, the first edition of this book is considered the authoritative guide for use at the wellsite, laboratory, or office. Revised and updated, this new edition incorporates modern developments in coring techniques and...
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Deep-level Geodynamics
Dobretsov N.L.; A.G. Kirdyashkin
Price: $159.95
Cat. #: RU40832
ISBN: 9789054107347
Publication Date: January 01, 1998
Binding: Hardback
This volume on deep-level geodynamics includes exploration of: theoretical principles of heat and mass transfer modelling; thermogravitational flows in a horizontal layer; and some geological applications....
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Dynamic and Mobile GIS: Investigating Changes in Space and Time
Editor(s): Roland Billen, Universite de Liege, Belgium;
Elsa Joao, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland;
David Forrest, University of Glasgow, Scotland
Price: $114.95
Cat. #: 9092
ISBN: 9780849390920
Publication Date: November 10, 2006
Binding: Hardback
With the widespread use of PDAs, wireless internet, Internet-based GIS, and 3G and 4G telecommunications, the technology supporting mobile GIS is rapidly gaining popularity and effectiveness. Dynamic and Mobile GIS: Investigating Changes in Space and Time addresses Web GIS, mobile GIS, and the...
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Earth's Core and Lower Mantle
Editor(s): C.A. Jones, University of Exeter, UK;
Andrew M. Soward, University of Exeter, UK;
K. Zhang, University of Exeter, UK
Price: $175.95
Cat. #: TF1673
ISBN: 9780415309363
Publication Date: June 26, 2003
Binding: Hardback
Scientists have made new inroads in the study of the Earth's deep interior. They have forged developments in this fascinating arena using experimental and observational techniques,. including seismology, monitoring of the Earth's rotation, geomagnetism, and accurate measurements of Earth's gravity...
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Ecology and the Biosphere: Principles and Problems
Sharon L. Hanks, Montvale, NJ
Price: $109.95
Cat. #: SL0632
ISBN: 9781574440638
Publication Date: May 01, 1996
Binding: Paperback
Here is a valuable one-semester course text for non-science majors that delivers! It is concise, focused on material that will enable students to make intelligent choices about the future of the earth, and written in a style that will enable students to make connections to their own lives.Students...
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Engineering Geomorphology: Theory and Practice
Editor(s): P.G. Fookes, Oxford University, England, UK;
Mark Lee, Engineering Geomorphologist, York, UK;
James S. Griffiths, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK
Price: $93.95
Cat. #: WH5089
ISBN: 9781420050899
Publication Date: April 02, 2007
Binding: Paperback
Written by experts, this is the first book that truly covers the topic of engineering geomorphology as a distinct discipline. The book delineates the basic concepts that underpin efforts to explain the causes, mechanisms, and consequences of landform change. It then considers how the land surface...
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Environmental Chemistry, 3rd Edition
Peter O'Neill
Price: $52.95
Cat. #: NT1174
ISBN: 9780751404838
Publication Date: April 15, 1998
Binding: Paperback
A complete introduction to environmental chemistry, this book provides insight into the operation of the chemical processes near the Earth's surface. The four-part format groups together related environmental topics and introduces theoretical concepts. Part One brings together many essential basic...
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Fluid Mechanics of Environmental Interfaces
Editor(s): Carlo Gualtieri, University of Napoli Federico II, Napoli, Italy;
Dragutin T. Mihailovic, University of Novi Sad, Serbia
Price: $169.95
Cat. #: SW6694
ISBN: 9780415446693
Publication Date: March 24, 2008
Binding: Hardback
An environmental interface is defined as a surface between two abiotic or biotic systems, in relative motion and exchanging mass, heat and momentum through biophysical and/or chemical processes. These processes fluctuate temporally and spatially. The book first treats exchange processes occurring...
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Fundamentals of Satellite Remote Sensing
Editor(s): Emilio Chuvieco, Universidad de Alcala, Spain;
Alfredo Huete, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA
Price: $99.95
Cat. #: TF1686
ISBN: 9780415310840
Publication Date: December 01, 2009
Binding: Hardback
Human beings have certainly demonstrated their capacity to make long-term impacts on how natural systems work, but these impacts don’t have to be negative. However, to make better decisions, better information is required, and better understanding of the tools used to acquire and interpret that...
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Geodynamics
Editor(s): L. Jolivet;
N.-C. Nataf
Price: $154.95
Cat. #: RU41175
ISBN: 9789058092205
Publication Date: January 01, 2001
Binding: Hardback
Translation of ‘Geodynamique’, Paris, Dunod, 1998.
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Geoenvironment, An Introduction
U. Aswathanarayna
Price: $175.95
Cat. #: RU40744
ISBN: 9789054106081
Publication Date: January 01, 1995
Binding: Hardback
The focus of this book is on the management of the geoenvironment. It seeks to explain how, through an understanding of the environmental processes that take place in rocks, soils, waters, sediments, air and so on, the resources contained in them could be managed sustainably....
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Geoenvironmental Engineering: Principles and Applications
Lakshmi Reddi, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA; Hilary I. Inyang, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA
Price: $119.95
Cat. #: DK1381
ISBN: 9780824700454
Publication Date: April 18, 2000
Binding: Hardback
"Applies science and engineering principles to the analysis, design, and implementation of technical schemes to characterize, treat, modify, and reuse/store waste and contaminated media. Includes site remediation."...
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Geographical Information Science
Narayan Panigrahi
Price: $89.95
Cat. #: N10095
ISBN: 9781439810040
Publication Date: August 18, 2009
Binding: Hardback
Over the last decade, GIS (geographical information systems) has established itself as a collaborative information processing system that is increasing in popularity. Yet this interdisciplinary field is not available to the vast community of students and academicians as a subject of study.This book...
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