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Earth sciences
Hardback. Covers such diverse areas as shifts in precipitation patterns in a global climate, the implications for floods or drought, and considerations of managing water resources stressed by poor management practices, overexploitation, and climatic change. This book is intended for advanced academic research, from PhD or post-doctoral levels and beyond. Editor(s): Beniston, Martin. Series: Advances in Global Change Research. Num Pages: 504 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 912.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402004445
- ISBN
- 9781402004445
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 250.33
€ 250.33
Hardcover. This book fills a significant gap in the climatological literature; comprehensive assessment of the climates of the southern hemisphere. It is the first book of its type to provide a consolidated view of the climates of southern Africa, Australia, South America and Antarctica, addressing past and future climates as well as those in the present. Series: Belhaven Studies in Climatology. Num Pages: 318 pages, figures, table, plates, index. BIC Classification: 1MT; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 257 x 201 x 23. Weight in Grams: 806.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471949268
- ISBN
- 9780471949268
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 245.88
€ 245.88
hardcover. Global change is caused mainly by climatic variation and change and activities of human societies. This book aims to describe these facts from the various space scales - global, regional and local - and addresses many of the issues raised in the debate on climate change. Editor(s): Yoshino, Masatoshi. Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 408 pages, 43 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RBKF; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 769.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1997th Edition
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792343240
- ISBN
- 9780792343240
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.01
€ 193.01
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- SteinerBooks, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781584200949
- ISBN
- 9781584200949
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.74
€ 40.99
€ 28.74
Paperback. In this Very Short Introduction, Mark Maslin looks at all aspects of climate, from the physical and chemical factors that drive it and how climate differs from weather, to how climate has affected human settlements and the cyclic features of it. He ends with a look at climate change and our current approaches to solving it. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 176 pages, 10 black and white line drawings. BIC Classification: RBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 111 x 9. Weight in Grams: 138.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199641130
- ISBN
- 9780199641130
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.81
€ 11.99
€ 10.81
Hardback. Editor(s): Schlesinger, M. E. Num Pages: 386 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 747.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 386
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792308591
- ISBN
- 9780792308591
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 245.38
€ 245.38
Hardback. Reviews climatic trends in high elevation regions of the world, assessing the reliability of various environmental indicators that can be used for monitoring climatic change, and assessing whether physical impacts of climatic change in high elevation areas are becoming evident. Editor(s): Diaz, Henry F. Series: Advances in Global Change Research. Num Pages: 283 pages, 112 black & white illustrations, 10 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 655.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 283
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402013867
- ISBN
- 9781402013867
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.52
€ 124.52
Hardback. Provides an introductory text of 316 charts describing the observed climate trends in Europe with regard to temperature, precipitation, humidity and pressure, based on the 1891-1990 or 1961-1990 periods, including statistical confidence tests. This book offers information on the geographical patterns of climate change for all months or seasons. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; 3JJ; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792344834
- ISBN
- 9780792344834
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.23
€ 126.23
Hardback. Editor(s): Bear, Firman E.; Canfield, N.L.; Mitchell, J. M. Series: Atmospheric and Oceanographic Sciences Library. Num Pages: 147 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 890.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 147
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792310723
- ISBN
- 9780792310723
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.66
€ 124.66
paperback. A step-by-step guide to the assessment of the impacts from, and potential adaptations to, changes of climate that is based on the approach developed by the authors and other scientists for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Num Pages: 176 pages, Figures, tables. BIC Classification: RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 170 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Earthscan Publishers United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853832666
- ISBN
- 9781853832666
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 44.83
€ 44.99
€ 44.83
Hardcover. Climate Forcing of Geological Hazards provides a valuable new insight into how climate change is able to influence, modulate and trigger geological and geomorphological phenomena, such as earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions and landslides; ultimately increasing the risk of natural hazards in a warmer world. Editor(s): McGuire, Bill; Maslin, Mark A. Num Pages: 326 pages, Illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: RBG; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 195 x 21. Weight in Grams: 894.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470658659
- ISBN
- 9780470658659
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.00
€ 155.00
paperback. Series: Atmospheric and Oceanographic Sciences Library. Num Pages: 488 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QMT; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1570.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792313465
- ISBN
- 9780792313465
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 244.85
€ 244.85
Hardback. Series: Atmospheric and Oceanographic Sciences Library. Num Pages: 488 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 28. Weight in Grams: 890.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792312130
- ISBN
- 9780792312130
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 247.38
€ 247.38
Hardback. Suitable for any science or engineering student who has completed two semesters of calculus and one semester of calculus-based physics, this book describes the climate system based on observations of the mean climate state and its variability. It explains how the climate system works and why the climate is changing. Num Pages: 216 pages, 81 halftones. 38 line illus. 7 tables. BIC Classification: RBG; RBKC; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 260 x 181 x 18. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691125305
- ISBN
- 9780691125305
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.63€ 62.08
€ 80.63
€ 62.08
Paperback. An unprecedented union of scientific analysis and stunning photography illustrating the effects of climate change on the global ecosystem. Num Pages: 320 pages, 160 color illustrations. BIC Classification: RBP; RNPG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 207 x 258 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1104.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Edition
- Original
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393331257
- ISBN
- 9780393331257
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.61
€ 26.99
€ 23.61
Hardcover. This book is designed for first- and second-year university students (and their instructors) in earth science, environmental science, and physical geography degree programmes worldwide. The summaries at the end of each section constitute essential reading for policy makers and planners. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 286 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781118708521
- ISBN
- 9781118708521
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 190.49
€ 190.49
Paperback. This book is designed for first- and second-year university students (and their instructors) in earth science, environmental science, and physical geography degree programmes worldwide. The summaries at the end of each section constitute essential reading for policy makers and planners. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 282 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1174.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118708514
- ISBN
- 9781118708514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.24
€ 55.24
Paperback. This book conveys the complexities of climate change science and policy, showing that global warming can not can easily be addressed by simply reducing greenhouse gas emissions in rich countries, in part because of the needs of poor and developing ones. Num Pages: 492 pages, 47 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KCN; KCP; RB; RGCM; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 747.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401781169
- ISBN
- 9789401781169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 190.15
€ 190.15
Hardback. This book introduces the principles of climate change science, emphasizing the empirical evidence for climate change and a warming world. Covers the scientific method in the context of climate change, reviews claims in denial of climate change and more. Num Pages: 592 pages, 6 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 962.
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 500
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400757561
- ISBN
- 9789400757561
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.96
€ 160.96
Hardcover. Editor(s): Peretz, Lawrence N. Num Pages: 346 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: RBP; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 262 x 188 x 17. Weight in Grams: 918.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781600219986
- ISBN
- 9781600219986
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 237.12€ 160.69
€ 237.12
€ 160.69