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Paperback. Until 1997, few people had heard of the seasonal current that Peruvians nicknamed El Nino. This book discusses the scientific, political, economic and cultural developments that shaped our perceptions of this force of nature. It outlines the history of El Nino, an innocuous current that appears off the coast of Peru around Christmas time. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 line illus. 1 halftone. 3 tables. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBKC; RBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691126227
- ISBN
- 9780691126227
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.37
€ 46.99
€ 33.37
Hardback. Editor(s): Langley, Michelle C. Series: Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology. Num Pages: 257 pages, 30 black & white illustrations, 53 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; HD; JHM; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 210. Weight in Grams: 919.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789402408973
- ISBN
- 9789402408973
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.26
€ 143.26
Paperback. Series: Fossils and Strata Monograph S. Num Pages: 92 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 6. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd Norway
- Edition
- Number 39
- Number of pages
- 92
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788200376590
- ISBN
- 9788200376590
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 50.81
€ 50.99
€ 50.81
Paperback. Covers a multitude of Alpine-type working areas and processes active in collisional mountain building in the form of 16 review and research articles covering the Alps, Carpathians and Dinarides. This book is of interest to earth scientists interested in mountain building in general and those interested in processes of continental collision. Editor(s): Schmid, Stefan M.; Froitzheim, N. Series: Swiss Journal of Geosciences Supplement. Num Pages: 310 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBGH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 23. Weight in Grams: 781.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764399511
- ISBN
- 9783764399511
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 189.23
€ 189.23
Paperback. Regional Geology Guides provide a broad view and interpretation of the geology of a region. Series: British Regional Geology S. Num Pages: 159 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKSHF; 1DBKSHJ; RBG; RGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 159 x 10. Weight in Grams: 342. Series: British Regional Geology S. 159 pages, illustrations. Regional Geology Guides provide a broad view and interpretation of the geology of a region. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBKSHF; 1DBKSHJ; RBG; RGS. Dimension: 243 x 159 x 10. Weight: 340.
- Publisher
- Stationery Office Books (TSO)
- Number of pages
- 159
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1976
- Edition
- First edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780118801614
- ISBN
- 9780118801614
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.33
€ 10.33
Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 77, 69 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings, 1 maps, 4 black & white ta. BIC Classification: PDZ; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501702440
- ISBN
- 9781501702440
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.15
€ 32.99
€ 29.15
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 179
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319005171
- ISBN
- 9783319005171
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.74€ 46.59
€ 130.74
€ 46.59
Hardcover. A critical, synthetic and comprehensive account offering discussion of early environments, the history of thought on land plant origins, various approaches used to study early plant evolution and the characteristics of green algae. Includes new ideas regarding evolution, comparative studies of fossil plants and carbon availability. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PST; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 165 x 279 x 23. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471615279
- ISBN
- 9780471615279
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 265.48
€ 265.48
paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: RBG; WNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser United States
- Edition
- 1979th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781468479904
- ISBN
- 9781468479904
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.30
€ 63.30
Paperback. This textbook provides an overview of the origin and preservation of carbonate sedimentary rocks. The focus is on limestones and dolostones and the sediments from which they are derived. Series: Wiley Works. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: RBGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1316.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118652732
- ISBN
- 9781118652732
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.73
€ 63.73
-- Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society Editor(s): Beck, Charles B. Num Pages: 504 pages, 268 illus. BIC Classification: RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 37. Weight in Grams: 822.
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231063586
- ISBN
- 9780231063586
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 185.04
€ 185.04
Hardback. This monograph attempts to unlock the mechanics of sedimentation, focusing on the production, accumulation and preservation of organic matter in marine and lacustrine sediments. The contributors cover a range of geological ages, as well as temperature and organic matter types. Editor(s): Whelan, Jean; Farrington, John W. Num Pages: 533 pages, illus. BIC Classification: RBGB; RBGD; RBKC; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 185 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1316.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 533
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231071628
- ISBN
- 9780231071628
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.58€ 111.05
€ 148.58
€ 111.05
Hardback. Demonstrates the direct link between petroleum, the derivative of organic materials, and ore bodies. This book highlights the common factors between hydrocarbons and mineral concentrations, such as heat sources, migration routes and likely traps. Editor(s): Glikson, Miryam; Mastalerz, Maria. Num Pages: 464 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 945.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412733307
- ISBN
- 9780412733307
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 275.85
€ 275.85
Hardback. Discusses the controls and consequences that processes in the Earth's mantle have on mineralising events in the crust. This book provides an overview of the relationship between mantle processes, associated igneous activities, such as the impressive continental flood basalts and the emplacement of layered igneous complexes. Num Pages: 576 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBC; RBGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 165 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1108.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780412811401
- ISBN
- 9780412811401
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 245.07
€ 245.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 482 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 189 x 25. Weight in Grams: 939.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1986
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401180580
- ISBN
- 9789401180580
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 138.10
€ 138.10
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: RB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 216. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781119412557
- ISBN
- 9781119412557
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.15
€ 71.15
Hardback. Offers a description of the appropriate mathematical and numerical methods for optimizing soil venting. This monograph considers mathematical, numerical, and technical aspects as well as their practical significance. It is suitable for applied mathematicians, geophysicists, geoecologists, soil physicists, and environmental engineers. Series: International Series of Numerical Mathematics. Num Pages: 167 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBWH; RBGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 421.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 167
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764360412
- ISBN
- 9783764360412
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.21
€ 68.21
Paperback. Editor(s): Killinger, D. K.; Mooradian, Aram. Series: Springer Series in Optical Sciences. Num Pages: 396 pages, 145 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RBP; TTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 611.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1983
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783662157367
- ISBN
- 9783662157367
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.17
€ 66.17
Paperback. This book offers a complete primer, covering the end-to-end process of forecast production, and bringing together a description of all the relevant aspects together in a single volume; with plenty of explanation of some of the more complex issues and examples of current, state-of-the-art practices. Series: Advancing Weather and Climate Science. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 171 x 12. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470711583
- ISBN
- 9780470711583
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.91
€ 74.91
Hardback. Operational Oceanography in the 21st Century provides an introduction to ocean forecasting, a maturing field which remains an active area of research. The text provides a discussion of ocean predictability, observing system design, high resolution ocean modelling and ocean data assimilation. Editor(s): Schiller, Andreas; Brassington, Gary B. Num Pages: 745 pages, 20 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RBKC; RGB; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1302.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400703315
- ISBN
- 9789400703315
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 248.70
€ 248.70