Earth sciences
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Earth sciences
Mantle and Lower Crust Exposed in Oceanic Ridges and in Ophiolites
. Ed(S): Vissers, R.L.M; Nicolas, Adolphe
Hardback. Approaches the processes involved in accretion taking place at oceanic ridges via petrological and structural analysis of oceanic rocks. This book includes cases of slow and fast oceanic spreading and inferred analogues in ophiolites. Editor(s): Vissers, R.L.M; Nicolas, Adolphe. Series: Petrology and Structural Geology. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBG; RBKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1110.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792334910
- ISBN
- 9780792334910
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.06
€ 126.06
Hardback. Aims to show that protected areas may be the regions where early signs of the impact of global change can be observed. This book offers a collection of papers presented at the meeting 'Global Change and Protected Areas' held in L'Aquila, Italy, in September 1998. It deals with the physical evidence for climatic and environmental changes. Editor(s): Visconti, Guido; Beniston, Martin; Iannorelli, Emilio D. (Regione Abruzzo, L'Aquila, Italy); Barba, Diego (Parco Scientifico e Technologico d'Abruzzo, L'Aquila, Italy). Series: Advances in Global Change Research. Num Pages: 542 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBKF; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1204.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 542
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792369189
- ISBN
- 9780792369189
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 242.54
€ 242.54
Paperback. This book contains unpublished contributions to the 7th Euro-conference of Rock Physics and Geomechanics, held in 2007. It offers new lab data, theoretical and numerical rock physics models and field observations relevant to the study of natural hazards. Editor(s): Vinciguerra, Sergio; Bernabe, Yves. Series: Pageoph Topical Volumes. Num Pages: 433 pages, 38 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RB; RNR; TNCC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 25. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 433
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783034601214
- ISBN
- 9783034601214
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 124.69
€ 124.69
hardcover. Editor(s): Villalobos, Francisco J.; Fereres, Elias. Num Pages: 555 pages, 110 black & white illustrations, 29 colour illustrations, 100 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: RBGB; RNU; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 1099.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 555
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- SKU
- V9783319461151
- ISBN
- 9783319461151
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 327.87
€ 327.87
Paperback. Editor(s): Vere-Jones, David; Ben-Zion, Yehuda; Zuniga, Ramon. Series: Pageoph Topical Volumes. Num Pages: 380 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 170 x 19. Weight in Grams: 727.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764372958
- ISBN
- 9783764372958
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.93
€ 66.93
hardcover. Soil degradation and nutrient depletion have become serious threats to agricultural productivity in Africa. Soils cannot supply the quantities of nutrients required and yield levels decline rapidly once cropping commences. This book addresses these issues. Editor(s): Vanlauwe, B.; etc.; Diels, J. (International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Obadan, Nigeria); Sanginga, N. (International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Obadan, Nigeria); Merckz, R. (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium). Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; RBGB; TVB; TVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Publication date
- 2002
- SKU
- V9780851995762
- ISBN
- 9780851995762
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.95
€ 159.95
Hardback. Proceedings of the Symposium organised by the Royal Geological and Mining Society of The Netherlands (K.N.G.M.G.), The Hague, May 23-27, 1987 Editor(s): Van Der Linden, W. J. M.; Cloetingh, S. A. P. L.; Kaasschieter, J.P.H.; Vandenberghe, J. (Institute of Earth Sciences, Free University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands); Graaff, W.J.E. van de; Gun, J.A.M. van der. Num Pages: 373 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 14 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; RBGD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1000.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Also contains reprints from GEOLOGIE EN MIJNBOUW,
- Number of pages
- 373
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792300816
- ISBN
- 9780792300816
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.62
€ 188.62
Hardback. Includes contributions to Sixteenth International Tsunami Symposium, TSUNAMI 93, under three headings: Tsunami Generation, Propagation and Inundation: Their Prediction and Simulation; Tsunami Disasters: Their Prevention and Mitigation; and Tsunami Observations, and Warning Systems and Plans for Improvement. It is useful for scientists, engineers. Editor(s): Tsuchiya, Yoshito; Shuto, Nobuo. Series: Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research. Num Pages: 365 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPS; RBG; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 783.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 365
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792334835
- ISBN
- 9780792334835
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.25
€ 187.25
Hardback. Editor(s): Tiess, Gunter; Cameron, Peter; Majumder, Tapan. Num Pages: 1000 pages, 100 colour illustrations, 250 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: GBC; JPQB; RBGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 1000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783662474921
- ISBN
- 9783662474921
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 793.69
€ 793.69
Paperback. Presents seismic research by focusing not only on the modeling of earthquakes and earthquake generated tsunamis, but also on practical comparisons of the resulting phenomenology. Editor(s): Tiampo, Kristy F.; Weinstein, Stuart A.; Weatherley, Dion K. Series: Pageoph Topical Volumes. Num Pages: 353 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 19. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 353
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764387563
- ISBN
- 9783764387563
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.20
€ 66.20
Hardback. Offers the background, physical instrumentation and geological aspects behind various studies of the magnetic anisotropy of a rock in a comprehensive and practical way. Editor(s): Tarling, D. H.; Hrouda, F. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHVG; RBGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412498800
- ISBN
- 9780412498800
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 242.38
€ 242.38
Groundwater as a Key for Adaptation to Changing Climate and Society
. Ed(S): Taniguchi, Makoto; Hiyama, Tetsuya
Paperback. Editor(s): Taniguchi, Makoto; Hiyama, Tetsuya. Series: Global Environmental Studies. Num Pages: 158 pages, 43 black & white illustrations, 20 colour illustrations, 19 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: RBK; RNF; RNPG; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag, Japan Japan
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 158
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9784431563846
- ISBN
- 9784431563846
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 120.72
€ 120.72
hardcover. This text reviews the state of knowledge on the management of vertisols in Africa, with comparative chapters covering other parts of the world. Editor(s): Syers, J.K.; Penning de Vries,F.W.T.; Nyamudela, P.; Penning de Vries, F. (IBSRAM, Thailand); Nyamudeza, P. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RBGB; TVD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780851994505
- ISBN
- 9780851994505
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.23
€ 152.23
Paperback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Acquafredda, Maratea, Italy from 19 May to 1 June 2002 Editor(s): Swinbank, Richard; Shutyaev, Victor (Institute of Numerical Mathemat ics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia); Lahoz, William (Albert Data Assimilation Research Centre, University of Reading). Series: NATO Science Series IV. Num Pages: 377 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDE; RBG; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 693.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
- Number of pages
- 377
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402015939
- ISBN
- 9781402015939
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 188.48
€ 188.48
Hardback. This special publication Perspectives in Carbonate Geology is a collection of papers most of which were presented at a symposium to honor the 80th birthday of Bob Ginsburg at the meeting of Geological Society of America in Salt Lake City in 2005. Editor(s): Swart, Peter K.; Eberli, Gregor P.; McKenzie, Judith A. Series: International Association of Sedimentologists Series. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps (some col.). BIC Classification: RBGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 225 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1468.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Hardback
- SKU
- V9781405193801
- ISBN
- 9781405193801
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.23
€ 156.23
Climate Change and Island and Coastal Vulnerability
. Ed(S): Sundaresan, J.; Sreekesh, S.; Ramana...
Hardback. This book argues that biodiversity of islands should be protected as a natural mechanism to mitigate climate change. Includes information on coral bleaching, data on core records in the Arabian Sea spanning ten thousand years, and much more. Editor(s): Sundaresan, J.; Sreekesh, S.; Ramanathan, A. L.; Sonnenschein, Leonard; Boojh, Ram. Num Pages: 287 pages, 50 black & white illustrations, 52 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RBKF; RGBP; RGM; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400760158
- ISBN
- 9789400760158
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.07
€ 130.07
Hardback. Deals with deep groundwater in the granite and gneiss basement of the continents. This book presents accounts on water-conducting features of crystalline rocks and summarizes the hydraulic properties of the basement. It includes reviews, data and research on the chemical composition of deep groundwater. Editor(s): Stober, Ingrid; Bucher, Kurt. Series: Water Science and Technology Library. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PNV; RBGK; RBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792360827
- ISBN
- 9780792360827
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.18
€ 127.18
Hardback. This book presents edited and peer-reviewed papers from the 3rd International Workshop on Occultations for Probing Atmosphere and Climate (OPAC-3), held in Austria. It provides a key reference on the current status in the field and looks toward new horizons. Editor(s): Steiner, Andrea; Kirchengast, Gottfried; Foelsche, Ulrich; Pirscher, Barbara. Num Pages: 331 pages, 14 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PDN; PG; PHVG; RBP; RGW; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 331
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642003202
- ISBN
- 9783642003202
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.12
€ 196.12
Impacts of Global Change on the Hydrological Cycle in West and Northwe...
. Ed(S): Speth, Peter; Michael, Christopher (...
Hardback. Written from an interdisciplinary perspective, this volume provides strategies for sustainable water management for the future of West and Northwest Africa. The text presents a range of management options based on different scenarios for two river catchments in the region. Editor(s): Speth, Peter; Michael, Christopher (National Semiconductor, Santa Clara, California, USA); Diekkruger, Berndt. Num Pages: 675 pages, 30 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JHBD; MBN; RBK; RNPG; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 165 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1157.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 675
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642129568
- ISBN
- 9783642129568
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 288.39
€ 288.39
Hardback. Editor(s): Soldati, Mauro; Marchetti, Mauro. Series: World Geomorphological Landscapes. Num Pages: 484 pages, 50 black & white illustrations, 373 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; RBGD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 210. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 484
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319261928
- ISBN
- 9783319261928
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 259.06
€ 259.06