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Hardback. Based on hydrological, spatial and statistical modeling, this lucidly written, logically arranged book offers an original and novel contribution to flood hazard assessment, climate change and land use change. Includes tables and high quality images. Series: Springer Theses. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBK; RBP; RGB; RGW; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 267
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400755260
- ISBN
- 9789400755260
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.14
€ 186.14
Hardcover. This book's engineering approach to identifying causes of land subsidence in delta cities is based on the Biot system of equations. These advanced computational methods, used in Bangkok, will aid the compensation process in subsidence-derived damages claims. Series: Springer Environmental Science and Engineering. Num Pages: 307 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBGL; RPC; TNCC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400755055
- ISBN
- 9789400755055
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.63
€ 124.63
Late Cretaceous/Paleogene West Antarctica Terrestrial Biota and its In...
Reguero, Marcelo; Goin, Francisco; Acosta Hos...
Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Earth System Sciences. Num Pages: 128 pages, 32 black & white illustrations, 17 colour illustrations, 6 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: PSV; PSVS; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 207.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400754904
- ISBN
- 9789400754904
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.37
€ 74.37
Paperback. "The temporal focus is on the Paleocene through Pliocene times"--Pref. Series: SpringerBriefs in Earth System Sciences. Num Pages: 124 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, 7 colour illustrations, 3 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PST; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 207.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 124
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400754669
- ISBN
- 9789400754669
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.37
€ 74.37
Hardback. This book offers a clear and concise analysis of the global budget of nitrous oxide and the factors controlling its emission. It also describes the anthropogenic sources of nitrous oxide with major emphasis on agricultural activities. Num Pages: 396 pages, 29 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RBGB; RBP; RNPG; TQ; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 181 x 21. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 396
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400753631
- ISBN
- 9789400753631
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.26
€ 125.26
Developments in Soil Classification, Land Use Planning and Policy Impl...
. Ed(S): Shahid, Shabbir A.; Taha, Faisal K.;...
Hardback. As the world's population continues to grow, it is vital to maintain and increase agricultural productivity, even in the midst of changing weather patterns. Focusing on arid regions, this book details soil classification inventories from a number of countries. Editor(s): Shahid, Shabbir A.; Taha, Faisal K.; Abdelfattah, Mahmoud A. Num Pages: 867 pages, 172 black & white tables, 1 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: RBGB; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1682.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 867
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400753310
- ISBN
- 9789400753310
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 246.07
€ 246.07
Southern Hemisphere Palaeobiogeography of Triassic-Jurassic Marine Biv...
Damborenea, Susana E.; Echevarria, Javier; Ro...
Paperback. Shows latitudinal gradients and distributional patterns, both at regional and global scales, which are the basis for the recognition of biochoremas or palaeobiogeographical units of different ranks. This title provides interesting insight into particular biogeographical questions, such as bipolarity and its origin. Series: SpringerBriefs in Earth System Sciences. Num Pages: 147 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 34 colour illustrations, 8 black & white tables, biograph. BIC Classification: PST; RBGF; RBX; RGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 237.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 147
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400750975
- ISBN
- 9789400750975
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.82
€ 62.82
Hardback. 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: 468 pages, 47 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KCP; RBP; RGCM; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 937.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 468
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400749870
- ISBN
- 9789400749870
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.13
€ 189.13
Paperback. A seminal book that is based on a NATO Advanced Research Workshop at the University of Cambridge with Russian co-directorship, enabling the first formal dialogue between NATO and Russia about security issues in the Arctic Ocean. Editor(s): Berkman, Paul Arthur; Vylegzhanin, Alexander N. Series: NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security. Num Pages: 459 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 30 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KCL; LNKJ; RBKC; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 237 x 27. Weight in Grams: 754.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400747517
- ISBN
- 9789400747517
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 240.35
€ 240.35
Hardcover. This book details theoretical and applied aspects of the evaporation and evapotranspiration process supported by data from experimental studies. It presents a new technology, remote sensing application to evaporation and evapotranspiration estimation. Num Pages: 224 pages, 27 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RBK; RBP; RGW; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 161 x 14. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400747364
- ISBN
- 9789400747364
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.02
€ 123.02
Hardback. A title that is based on a NATO Advanced Research Workshop at the University of Cambridge with Russian co-directorship, enabling the first formal dialogue between NATO and Russia about security issues in the Arctic Ocean. Editor(s): Berkman, Paul A.; Vylegzhanin, Alexander N. Series: NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security. Num Pages: 459 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 30 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KCL; LNKJ; RBKC; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 913.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 459
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400747128
- ISBN
- 9789400747128
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 241.19
€ 241.19
Hardback. This book contains a detailed presentation of mathematical computations. It uses a main unifying technique (asymptotic expansion based on scale analysis) throughout the book to develop various applications. Series: Atmospheric and Oceanographic Sciences Library. Num Pages: 386 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHDF; PHH; RBKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 760.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 386
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400746909
- ISBN
- 9789400746909
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.34
€ 124.34
Hardcover. This volume examines the way climate change affects the lives and environments of the poor. It offers a vital policy framework for linking our response to climate change with progressive principles of global justice and sustainable development. Editor(s): Lotze-Campen, Hermann; Wallacher, Johannes; Edenhofer, Ottmar; Reder, Michael; Knopf, Brigitte; Muller, Johannes. Num Pages: 382 pages, 12 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RBP; RNPG; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 792.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 299
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400745391
- ISBN
- 9789400745391
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.78
€ 124.78
Hardback. This book presents both theoretical concepts and methodologies for detecting extremes, trend analysis, accounting for nonstationarities and uncertainties associated with extreme value analysis in a changing climate. Includes several climate case studies. Editor(s): AghaKouchak, Amir; Easterling, David; Hsu, Kuolin; Schubert, Siegfried; Sorooshian, Soroosh. Series: Water Science and Technology Library. Num Pages: 440 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 851.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400744783
- ISBN
- 9789400744783
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.69
€ 125.69
Hardcover. The first English-language reference in the field, this book surveys important mineral deposits of China in the context of the country's geology, tectonic units and mineral systems and their geodynamic evolution in the tectonic framework of the Asian continent. Num Pages: 682 pages, 20 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; RBGF; RBGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 167 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1208.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400744431
- ISBN
- 9789400744431
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.71
€ 191.71
Glaciations in North and South America from the Miocene to the Last Gl...
Rutter, Nat; Coronato, Andrea; Helmens, Karin...
Paperback. Improved dating methods have increased our ability to more precisely determine the timing and durations of glaciations. Stratigraphic sections containing a variety of glacial deposits, some with interbedded volcanics, as well as loess deposits, were used in reconstructing the glacial history. This title deals with this topic. Series: SpringerBriefs in Earth System Sciences. Num Pages: 80 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 13 colour illustrations, 3 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RBG; RBP; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 8. Weight in Grams: 143.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400743984
- ISBN
- 9789400743984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.50
€ 62.50
Hardcover. This book describes geochemical methods to investigate interaction between geological materials and fluids and humans. Covers health effects of inhaling lithogenic materials, the use of human hair as a biomarker of exposure and bioincorporation, and much more. Editor(s): Censi, Paolo; Darrah, Thomas; Erel, Yigal. Num Pages: 202 pages, 9 black & white tables, 1 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: MMR; PSB; RBGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400743717
- ISBN
- 9789400743717
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.04
€ 123.04
Climatic and Environmental History of Isla De Los Estados, Argentina
Fernandez, Marilen; Ponce, Juan Federico
Paperback. Contains different historical, social and natural aspects of this remote island and includes chapters about: the scientific and historical background; physiographic data, with a topographical and hydrological description; climate and oceanographic circulation; vegetation; geology, including stratigraphy, structure and geological history. Series: SpringerBriefs in Earth System Sciences. Num Pages: 139 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, 60 colour illustrations, 5 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; RBP; RGB; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 145 x 11. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Number of pages
- 130
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400743625
- ISBN
- 9789400743625
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.63
€ 75.63
Hardback. Provides a comprehensive presentation of Earth's energy flows and their consequences for the climate. This title brings the Earth's climate system and in particular the way clouds and aerosols affect the energy balance both directly and indirectly through feed-back loops driven by the dynamics of atmospheric, ocean and land surface processes. Editor(s): Bengtsson, Lennart; Koumoutsaris, Symeon; Bonnet, Roger Maurice; Allan, Richard P.; Frohlich, Claus; Heintzenberg, Jost; Ingmann, Paul; Kandel, Robert; Loeb, Norman G.; Soden, Brian. Series: Space Sciences Series of ISSI. Num Pages: 491 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHVG; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 937.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 491
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400743267
- ISBN
- 9789400743267
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.93
€ 188.93
Hardback. Editor(s): Gutman, Garik; Janetos., Anthony C.; Justice, Christopher O.; Moran, Emilio F.; Mustard, John F. (Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA); Rindfuss, Ronald R. (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA); Skole, David; Turner, BIlly Lee; Cochrane, Mark A. Series: Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing. Num Pages: 480 pages, 159 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RB; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 33. Weight in Grams: 924.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400743069
- ISBN
- 9789400743069
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 242.88
€ 242.88