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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
€ 197.35
€ 197.35
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
€ 78.74
€ 78.74
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
€ 128.19
€ 128.19
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
€ 199.78
€ 199.78
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
€ 129.98
€ 129.98
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
€ 128.15
€ 128.15
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
€ 250.51
€ 250.51
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
€ 197.56
€ 197.56
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
€ 77.61
€ 77.61
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
€ 129.83
€ 129.83
Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Earth System Sciences. Num Pages: 105 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 6 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSVW6; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 177.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 105
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400756366
- ISBN
- 9789400756366
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.66
€ 75.66
Hardcover. A vital, multi-disciplinary addition to the literature, this ground-breaking publication studies a problem faced by two billion people, interweaving ecology and geomorphology for a better grasp of the environmental and anthropogenic causes of land degradation. Editor(s): Mueller, Eva Nora; Wainwright, John; Parsons, Anthony J.; Turnbull, Laura. Num Pages: 389 pages, 43 black & white illustrations, 57 colour illustrations, 30 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: RBGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 238 x 20. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400757264
- ISBN
- 9789400757264
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.67
€ 130.67
Hardcover. The first illustrated compendium of biological materials derived from marine vertebrates, this multi-disciplinary publication affords researchers an exhaustive and reliable reference on topics such as biomineralization, biomimetics and materials science. Series: Biologically-Inspired Systems. Num Pages: 448 pages, 48 black & white illustrations, 74 colour illustrations, 2 black & white tables, 48 colou. BIC Classification: PSB; PSVW; RBKF; TGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 770.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400757295
- ISBN
- 9789400757295
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.10
€ 130.10
Hardcover. This is volume 3 of a three-volume final report which describes, synthesizes and analyzes the four-year Integrated Research Project CIRCE - Climate Change and Impact Research: Mediterranean Environment. Quantifies the physical impacts of climate change. Editor(s): Navarra, Antonio; Tubiana, Laurence. Series: Advances in Global Change Research. Num Pages: 225 pages, 26 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1QRM; RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 375
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400757684
- ISBN
- 9789400757684
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.93
€ 128.93
Hardcover. This is volume 2 of a three-volume final report which describes, synthesizes and analyzes the results of the four-year Integrated Research Project CIRCE - Climate Change and Impact Research: Mediterranean Environment, funded by the EU 6th Framework Programme. Editor(s): Navarra, Antonio; Tubiana, Laurence. Series: Advances in Global Change Research. Num Pages: 404 pages, 83 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1QRM; RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 375
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400757714
- ISBN
- 9789400757714
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.50
€ 197.50
Hardcover. This book reviews the latest in satellite-based remote sensing of Earth's environment, from applications in climate and atmospheric science to hydrology, oceanography, geomorphology, ecology and fire studies. Covers instrumentation, calibration, GIS and more. Editor(s): Qu, John J.; Powell, Alfred; Sivakumar, M.V.K. Num Pages: 381 pages, 24 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RBP; TQD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400758711
- ISBN
- 9789400758711
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 230.05
€ 230.05
Biogeography of the Quaternary Molluscs of the Southwestern Atlantic O...
Martinez, Sergio; Rojas, Alejandra; Del Rio, ...
Paperback. Deals with a brief time in the Earth's history, and apart from a few exceptions, molluscan assemblages recovered from exposures along the coast of Southwestern South America are essentially same than those that inhabit the region today, leading to assumption that no important change in distribution of faunas since Pleistocene times has occurred. Series: SpringerBriefs in Earth System Sciences. Num Pages: 45 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 3 colour illustrations, 5 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1QSAS; PSAF; PSV; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 5. Weight in Grams: 102.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 100
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400760547
- ISBN
- 9789400760547
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.20
€ 70.20
Hardcover. This volume details how interactive governance theory and the governability perspective contribute to the resolution of key fisheries problems, including overfishing, unemployment and poverty, food insecurity, and social injustice. Editor(s): Bavinck, Maarten; Chuenpagdee, Ratana; Jentoft, Svein; Kooiman, Jan. Series: MARE Publication Series. Num Pages: 398 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; KNAF; RBKF; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400761063
- ISBN
- 9789400761063
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.43
€ 130.43
Hardcover. When a natural hazard strikes a city, many people are vulnerable. This book explores what city-dwellers think and feel about the threats that they face. It brings to light the ways different cultures represent the natural hazards around them. Editor(s): Rossetto, Tiziana; UCL Library Services, Open Access Funding Team; Joffe, Helene; Adams, John. Series: Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: J; RB; RNR; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400761834
- ISBN
- 9789400761834
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.19
€ 128.19
Hardcover. This book compiles contributions presented during celebrations of the half-centenary of long term field experiments done at Selectia Experimental Station, Republic of Moldova (UNESCO site as a World Heritage Site). Editor(s): Dent, David. Num Pages: 502 pages, 63 black & white illustrations, 42 colour illustrations, 201 black & white tables, biogra. BIC Classification: RBGB; RNK; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400761865
- ISBN
- 9789400761865
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.01
€ 197.01