Earth sciences
Results 6601 - 6620 of 6778
Earth sciences
Hardcover. The first comprehensive, practical guide to the selection, construction, and installation of soil bioengineering and biotechnical slope protection Here is the ultimate guide to physically attractive, environmentally compatible, and cost-effective methods of protecting slopes from erosion and mass wasting. Num Pages: 400 pages, 150 photographs. BIC Classification: RBGB; TNCC; TNFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 29. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471049784
- ISBN
- 9780471049784
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 180.11
€ 180.11
Paperback. Provides a comprehensive introduction of the application of geologic fundamentals to civil engineering. Explains the theory and applied aspects of engineering geology, and the impact geology has on civil engineering planning, design, construction, and monitoring. Num Pages: 512 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: RB; TNCC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 257 x 167 x 28. Weight in Grams: 928.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471034360
- ISBN
- 9780471034360
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 272.95
€ 272.95
Paperback. A contemporary successor to the Louis V. Pirsson and Adolph Knopf editions, providing a guide and reference that explains how rocks occur, their commercial usage, and how to identify them through macroscopic, handspecimen features. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: RBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471029342
- ISBN
- 9780471029342
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 151.14
€ 151.14
Hardcover. Forest soils are the foundation of the entire forest ecosystem and complex, long-term interactions between trees, soil animals, and the microbial community shape soils in was that are very distinct from agricultural soils. Num Pages: 362 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RBGB; RGBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 196 x 254 x 21. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Number of pages
- 362
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470979471
- ISBN
- 9780470979471
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.87
€ 152.87
Hardcover. Time Series Analysis in Meteorology and Climatology provides an accessible overview of this notoriously difficult subject. Clearly structured throughout, the authors develop sufficient theoretical foundation to understand the basis for applying various analytical methods to a time series and show clearly how to interpret the results. Series: Advancing Weather and Climate Science. Num Pages: 262 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBT; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 253 x 17. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470971994
- ISBN
- 9780470971994
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.43
€ 101.43
Hardcover. * Covers the most up-to-date research and latest developments on computer vision * Wide range of topics discussed, including colorimetry, color vision, photometric invariance, all with clear applications to computer vision * FTP site with source code of algorithms, links to data sets from the text . Series: Wiley-IS&T Series in Imaging Science and Technology. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 788.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470890844
- ISBN
- 9780470890844
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.25
€ 134.25
Hardcover. The book clearly explains the concepts of the drilling engineering and presents the existing knowledge ranging from the history of drilling technology to well completion. Series: Wiley-Scrivener. Num Pages: 786 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: TTU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 186 x 263 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1776.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 600
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470878170
- ISBN
- 9780470878170
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 278.72
€ 278.72
Hardcover. This exciting text provides a mathematically rigorous yet accessible textbook that is primarily aimed at atmospheric science majors. Its accessibility is due to the texts emphasis on conceptual understanding. The first five chapters constitute a companion text to introductory courses covering the dynamics of the mid-latitude atmosphere. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 179 x 261 x 25. Weight in Grams: 770.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470864647
- ISBN
- 9780470864647
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 207.25
€ 207.25
Hardcover. Submerged soils and the wetlands they support are of huge practical importance: in global element cycles, as centres of biodiversity, in global food production. This book shows how they are also uniquely interesting scientifically because of their peculiar biogeochemistry and the adaptations of plants and microbes to it. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: PN; RBGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470863015
- ISBN
- 9780470863015
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 298.95
€ 298.95
Hardcover. Groundwater is a vital source of water throughout the world. This book describes advances in both conceptual and numerical modelling. It gives insights into interpretation of field information, development of conceptual models, use of computational models based on analytical and numerical techniques, assessment of adequacy of models, and more. Num Pages: 430 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PBWH; RBG; RBKF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 196 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1044.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 430
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470850046
- ISBN
- 9780470850046
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 178.87
€ 178.87
Hardcover. Originally published in 1989, Karst Geomorphology and Hydrology became the leading textbook on karst studies. This new textbook has been substantially revised and updated. The first half of the book is a systematic presentation of the dissolution kinetics, chemical equilibria and physical flow laws relating to karst environments. Num Pages: 576 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 197 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1300.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470849965
- ISBN
- 9780470849965
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 222.10
€ 222.10
Hardcover. This book provides a coherent introduction to intermediate and advanced methods for environmental data analysis and is based on a course which the author has taught for many years. It prepares students for careers in environmental analysis centered on statistics and allied quantitative methods of evaluation. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PB; RB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 176 x 27. Weight in Grams: 998.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470848364
- ISBN
- 9780470848364
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.20
€ 97.20
Hardcover. With considerable interest in global change, this book provides a general overview of global paleohydrology. The first section provides a global review of the field by exploring real world hydrological scenarios during environmental changes over extensive areas of Europe, America, Africa, Asia and Australasia. Editor(s): Gregory, K.J.; Benito, Gerardo. Num Pages: 410 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: RBKF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 29. Weight in Grams: 942.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 410
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470847398
- ISBN
- 9780470847398
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 305.40
€ 305.40
Paperback. Considering peatlands as a whole ecosystem, Peatland Systems and Environmental Change provides a unique, timely look at the consequences of the functioning of peatlands to the paleoenvironmental record, carbon cycling, and conservation issues. Num Pages: 312 pages, maps. BIC Classification: RBGB; RNF; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 186 x 244 x 19. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470844106
- ISBN
- 9780470844106
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 113.26
€ 113.26
Hardcover. Offers information on sampling, field techniques, stream analysis, the hydrodynamics of moving water, channel form, sediment transport and commonly used statistical methods such as flow duration and flood frequency analysis. This book includes sections on environmental flows, rehabilitation, measuring stream health and stream classification. Num Pages: 444 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RBKF; TN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 196 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1058.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 444
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470843574
- ISBN
- 9780470843574
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 224.04
€ 224.04
Hardcover. This book gives a coherent development of the current understanding of the fluid dynamics of the middle latitude atmosphere. It is primarily aimed at post-graduate and advanced undergraduate level students and does not assume any previous knowledge of fluid mechanics, meteorology or atmospheric science. Series: Advancing Weather and Climate Science. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: PHVJ; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 177 x 25. Weight in Grams: 812.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470833698
- ISBN
- 9780470833698
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.51
€ 138.51
Hardcover. Biological Diversity takes a fresh, innovative approach to the teaching of biodiversity. Rather than detailing and cataloguing the major taxa and their evolutionary relationships, the authors have selected 18 groups of organisms and used these as a framework in which to discuss the species and their interactions with man and each other. Num Pages: 436 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AS; PS; RB; RNCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 266 x 205 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1354.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 436
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470778067
- ISBN
- 9780470778067
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 177.51
€ 177.51
Hardcover. Thermal Physics of the Atmosphere offers a concise andthorough introduction on how basic thermodynamics naturally leadson to advanced topics in atmospheric physics.
The book starts by covering the basics of thermodynamics and itsapplications in atmospheric science. Series: Advancing Weather and Climate Science. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PHVJ; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 257 x 174 x 19. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470745151
- ISBN
- 9780470745151
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.93
€ 90.93
Hardcover. First book focusing on tidal stream power systems Reviews the tidal resources around the world Complete analysis of tidal stream power systems Includes historical information on tidal science and biographical information on major figures Concentrates on engineering physical geography rather than engineering specifics. Num Pages: 342 pages, Illustrations , maps. BIC Classification: RBK; THRB; THX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 176 x 24. Weight in Grams: 734.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470724514
- ISBN
- 9780470724514
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.59
€ 156.59
Hardcover. Desertification offers a comprehensive overview of the subject and clearly emphasizes the link between local and global desertification processes and how past and current policy has affected arid environments and their populations. This text adequately applies the research undertaken during the last 15 years on the topic. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RBGD; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 174 x 20. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470714485
- ISBN
- 9780470714485
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.60
€ 171.60