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Paperback. An international collection of papers from the CoastGIS 2005 Symposium and Exhibition, this is a selected and up-to-date overview of some of the main areas of research into the application of geospatial technologies, particularly along coastlines. Editor(s): Green, D. R. Series: Coastal Systems and Continental Margins. Num Pages: 451 pages, 120 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RBKC; RGW; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 712.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 451
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400730762
- ISBN
- 9789400730762
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 187.49
€ 187.49
Paperback. The geo-hydro-morphometry of the river Ganges has a history of long and wide variations as the river is continuously fed by the high Himalayas hill ranges, the highest in the world. The river is categorized as an international one, passing through several independent countries. This book deals with this topic. Series: Water Science and Technology Library. Num Pages: 419 pages, biography. BIC Classification: LNKJ; RBK; RGB; RNK; TGMF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 640.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 419
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400730755
- ISBN
- 9789400730755
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 187.03
€ 187.03
Paperback. This volume covers the interdisciplinary field of disaster mitigation against earthquakes. It places special emphasis on the prevention of the total collapse of existing low-rise buildings with the goal of reducing loss of life and economic assets. Editor(s): Ilki, Alper; Karadogan, Faruk; Pala, Sumru; Yuksel, Ercan. Series: Geotechnical, Geological and Earthquake Engineering. Num Pages: 508 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RB; TGB; TGMD4; TNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 777.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 508
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400730663
- ISBN
- 9789400730663
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 187.89
€ 187.89
Past Climate Variability in South America and Surrounding Regions
. Ed(S): Vimeux, Francoise; Sylvestre, Floren...
Paperback. This book features overviews and research papers dealing with South American climate variability from the Last Glacial Maximum to the Holocene. It presents an insight into dynamics of the past and provides a work of reference for data-model comparison. Editor(s): Vimeux, Francoise; Sylvestre, Florence; Khodri, Myriam. Series: Developments in Paleoenvironmental Research. Num Pages: 435 pages, 47 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RBGK; RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 664.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 435
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400730519
- ISBN
- 9789400730519
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 123.71
€ 123.71
Improving Soil Fertility Recommendations in Africa Using Decision Supp...
. Ed(S): Kihara, Job; Fatondji, Dougbedji; Jo...
Hardback. The book gives a detailed description of the application of DSSAT in simulating crop and soil processes within various Agro-ecological zones in Africa. It presents and discusses minimum dataset requirements for appropriate modeling in DSSAT. Editor(s): Kihara, Job; Fatondji, Dougbedji; Jones, James W., MD; Hoogenboom, Gerrit; Tabo, Ramadjita; Bationo, Andre. Num Pages: 188 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; RBGB; TVB; TVKF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 244 x 8. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400729599
- ISBN
- 9789400729599
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.71
€ 186.71
Hardcover. This book elucidates the importance of long-term experiments in revealing evidence of soil fertility decline in Africa. Editor(s): Bationo, Andre; Waswa, Boaz; Kihara, Job; Adolwa, Ivan; Vanlauwe, Bernard; Saidou, Koala. Num Pages: 204 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; RBGB; TVB; TVKF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 176 x 14. Weight in Grams: 440.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400729377
- ISBN
- 9789400729377
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.43
€ 186.43
The Atmosphere and Ionosphere. Elementary Processes, Discharges and Pl...
. Ed(S): Bychkov, Vladimir; Golubkov, Gennady...
Hardback. This book offers reviews of atmospheric and ionospheric science from the 2010 conference "Atmosphere, Ionosphere, Safety," held in Kaliningrad, Russia. Covers the physics of elementary processes, aerosols, ionosphere dynamics, microwave discharges and plasmoids. Editor(s): Bychkov, Vladimir; Golubkov, Gennady V.; Nikitin, Anatoly I. Series: Physics of Earth and Space Environments. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHVJ; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400729131
- ISBN
- 9789400729131
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.47
€ 124.47
Hardback. This book covers the distribution, hydrochemistry and geophysics of naturally occurring stable isotopes including hydrogen, oxygen and radioactive tritium, carbon and others, in the oceans and in the atmosphere, the earth's surface and ground water. Num Pages: 630 pages, 106 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RBGK; RBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1124.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 630
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400728554
- ISBN
- 9789400728554
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 243.00
€ 243.00
hardcover. This study in geomorphology regards systems as open but at the same time operationally closed, as self-organized, structure-building and potentially self-referential. Uses state-of-the-art systems theory as a bridge to Human Geography and related studies. Series: Springer Theses. Num Pages: 156 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBGD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 403.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 156
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400728219
- ISBN
- 9789400728219
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.09
€ 122.09
Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Earth System Sciences. Num Pages: 73 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 12 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PHVG; RBG; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 132.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 73
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400728097
- ISBN
- 9789400728097
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.33€ 43.22
€ 51.33
€ 43.22
Hardcover. This book details an array of numerical and statistical techniques used in palaeolimnology and other branches of palaeoecology, including exploratory data analysis, error estimation, clustering, ordination and modern statistical learning techniques. Editor(s): Birks, H. John B.; Lotter, Andre F.; Juggins, Steve; Smol, John P. Series: Developments in Paleoenvironmental Research. Num Pages: 745 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RBKF; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 242 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1200.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 734
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400727441
- ISBN
- 9789400727441
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 223.83
€ 223.83
Hardback. Including a wealth of case studies and illustrations, this comprehensive treatment of geomorphic processes in a number of eastern European nations includes many findings about this under-analyzed region that were previously unavailable in English. Editor(s): Loczy, Denes; Stankoviansky, Milos; Kotarba, Adam. Series: Springer Geography. Num Pages: 462 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBGD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 882.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 462
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400724471
- ISBN
- 9789400724471
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.73
€ 188.73
Hardback. This book examines surface rainfall processes through cloud-resolving modeling and quantitative analysis of surface rainfall budget, and summarizes modeling and analysis results over seven years. Includes a set of diagnostic precipitation equations. Series: Springer Atmospheric Sciences. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 164 x 16. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400723801
- ISBN
- 9789400723801
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.99
€ 123.99
Hardcover. This handbook provides exhaustive treatment of eddy covariance measurement. The chapters cover measuring fluxes using eddy covariance techniques, from the tower installation and system dimensioning to data collection, correction and analysis. Editor(s): Aubinet, Marc; Vesala, Timo; Papale, Dario. Series: Springer Atmospheric Sciences. Num Pages: 438 pages, 40 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RBP; RGB; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 842.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400723504
- ISBN
- 9789400723504
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.46
€ 199.46
Hardback. Based on the Symbolic Species Conferences I, II, which took place in 2006, 2007, this volume offers contributions from a wide variety of scholars. Topics include emergence in evolution, the origin of language, the semiotic 'missing link', Peirce's semiotics in evolution and biology, and more. Editor(s): Schilhab, Theresa; Stjernfelt, Frederik (University of Copenhagen, Denmark); Deacon, Terrence W. Series: Biosemiotics. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; PSAJ; PSAN; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 158 x 11. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400723351
- ISBN
- 9789400723351
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 239.80
€ 239.80
The Atmospheric Chemists Companion: Numerical Data for Use in the Atm...
Warneck, Peter; Williams, Jonathan
Hardback. This convenient, reliable and up-to-date desk-top reference collects frequently needed data for atmospheric scientists and others interested in the topic. The contents are presented in the form of text and illustrations with explanatory notes. Num Pages: 438 pages, 150 black & white tables, 1 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: GBC; PHVJ; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 830.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 438
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400722743
- ISBN
- 9789400722743
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.70
€ 66.70
Hardback. Submarine mass movements represent major offshore geohazards due to their destructive, tsunami-generating potential; dangers that will only increase as sea levels rise. This volume features the latest scientific research into their features and consequences. Editor(s): Yamada, Yasuhiro; Kawamura, K.; Ikehara, Ken; Ogawa, Yujiro; Urgeles, Roger; Mosher, David; Chaytor, J.; Strasser, Michael. Series: Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research. Num Pages: 769 pages, 50 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RBGB; RBKC; RGB; TNCC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1350.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 769
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400721616
- ISBN
- 9789400721616
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 244.99
€ 244.99
Hardback. Gives a comprehensive overview of our understanding of the Earth's cryosphere, its changes and their consequences for mean sea level changes. Editor(s): Bengtsson, Lennart; Koumoutsaris, Symeon; Bonnet, R. M.; Herland, Einar-Arne; Huybrechts, Philippe; Johannessen, Ola M. (Nansen International Environmental and Remote Sensing Centre, Bergen, Norway); Milne, Glenn; Oerlemans, Johannes; Ohmura, Atsumu; Ramstein, Gilles. Series: Space Sciences Series of ISSI. Num Pages: 343 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHVG; RBGD; RBK; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 343
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400720626
- ISBN
- 9789400720626
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.11
€ 124.11
hardcover. With detailed analysis of the economic, technical and physical feasibility of space mining, this work examines the legal and policy issues affecting commercial exploitation of outer space, and proposes a new regulatory framework that balances policy interests. Series: Space Regulations Library. Num Pages: 404 pages, 19 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: LBDA; RBGL; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 31. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 404
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400720381
- ISBN
- 9789400720381
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 272.50
€ 272.50
Hardcover. The Arctic is now experiencing some of the most rapid and severe climate change on earth, with far-reaching consequences. This volume addresses a number of central topics including our understanding of the role of the Arctic in the global climate system. Editor(s): Lemke, Peter (Institute of Marine Research, Kiel, Germany); Jacobi, Hans-Werner. Series: Atmospheric and Oceanographic Sciences Library. Num Pages: 464 pages, 24 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1MTN; RBP; RGB; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 244 x 25. Weight in Grams: 802.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400720268
- ISBN
- 9789400720268
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.07
€ 189.07