Meteorology & climatology
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Meteorology & climatology
Hardcover. This book shows how scientists, water managers and policy makers approach drought and water scarcity in arid and semi-arid areas of Spain, Mexico, Australia, South Africa and the US. Covers irrigation, ecological impacts, economic considerations and more. Editor(s): Schwabe, Kurt; Albiac Murillo, Jose; Connor, Jeffery D.; Hassan, Rashid M.; Gonzalez, Liliana Meza. Num Pages: 528 pages, 37 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RBP; RGBA; RNFD; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 884.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400766358
- ISBN
- 9789400766358
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 198.83
€ 198.83
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
€ 91.21
€ 91.21
Paperback. This book is designed for first- and second-year university students (and their instructors) in earth science, environmental science, and physical geography degree programmes worldwide. The summaries at the end of each section constitute essential reading for policy makers and planners. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 282 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1174.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118708514
- ISBN
- 9781118708514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.83
€ 55.83
Hardcover. This book is designed for first- and second-year university students (and their instructors) in earth science, environmental science, and physical geography degree programmes worldwide. The summaries at the end of each section constitute essential reading for policy makers and planners. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 286 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781118708521
- ISBN
- 9781118708521
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 202.92
€ 202.92
Paperback. In this Very Short Introduction, Mark Maslin looks at all aspects of climate, from the physical and chemical factors that drive it and how climate differs from weather, to how climate has affected human settlements and the cyclic features of it. He ends with a look at climate change and our current approaches to solving it. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 176 pages, 10 black and white line drawings. BIC Classification: RBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 111 x 9. Weight in Grams: 138.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199641130
- ISBN
- 9780199641130
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.65
€ 13.99
€ 11.65
Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 90 charts, photographs, and figures. BIC Classification: RBP; WNWM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231174923
- ISBN
- 9780231174923
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. Editor(s): Thelin, Marta; Maheux, Julienne. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSG; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 9. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781624178566
- ISBN
- 9781624178566
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.00€ 87.33
€ 126.00
€ 87.33
Hardback. Covers such diverse areas as shifts in precipitation patterns in a global climate, the implications for floods or drought, and considerations of managing water resources stressed by poor management practices, overexploitation, and climatic change. This book is intended for advanced academic research, from PhD or post-doctoral levels and beyond. Editor(s): Beniston, Martin. Series: Advances in Global Change Research. Num Pages: 504 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 912.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402004445
- ISBN
- 9781402004445
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 259.66
€ 259.66
Hardback. Including model examples from around the world, as well as their guiding principles, this book documents seven early warning systems for hydrometeorological and other hazards that have proven effective in reducing the losses due to these hazards. Editor(s): Golnaraghi, Maryam. Num Pages: 243 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, 125 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RBP; RNPG; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 284 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 826.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642253720
- ISBN
- 9783642253720
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 207.62
€ 207.62
Hardcover. Updated and revised, this second edition outlines theoretical concepts, simple models and numerical methods for modeling the general circulation of the atmosphere. New topics include the recent progress of high resolution global modeling, as well as aspects of high-resolution global nonhydrostatis models. Series: Springer-Praxis Books. Num Pages: 730 pages, 8 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PHVJ; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 172 x 239 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1314.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 757
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642135736
- ISBN
- 9783642135736
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 291.44
€ 291.44
hardcover. Global change is caused mainly by climatic variation and change and activities of human societies. This book aims to describe these facts from the various space scales - global, regional and local - and addresses many of the issues raised in the debate on climate change. Editor(s): Yoshino, Masatoshi. Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 408 pages, 43 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RBKF; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 769.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1997th Edition
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792343240
- ISBN
- 9780792343240
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 202.34
€ 202.34
Paperback. Trace gases are those that are present in the atmosphere at relatively low concentrations. Small changes in their concentrations can have profound implications for major atmospheric fluxes, and thereore, can be used as indicators in studies of global change, global biogeochemical cycling and global warming. Editor(s): Matson, Pamela A.; Harriss, R. C. Series: Ecological Methods & Concepts S. Num Pages: 408 pages, 71 illustrations. BIC Classification: RBP; RNC; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 601.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780632036417
- ISBN
- 9780632036417
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 110.12
€ 110.12
Hardcover. An introduction to the physics and chemistry of Earth's atmosphere, this book explains the science behind some of the critical environmental controversies. It covers both the chemistry and physics of the atmosphere with an account of relevant aspects of ocean science and treats atmospheric science and the climate as an integrated whole. Num Pages: 344 pages, 8 color plates. 290 b/w illus. BIC Classification: RBKC; RBP; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 203 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1085.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691006918
- ISBN
- 9780691006918
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.68€ 110.03
€ 143.68
€ 110.03
Paperback. Earth's climate has undergone dramatic changes over the geologic timescale. At one extreme, Earth has been glaciated from the poles to the equator for periods that may have lasted millions of years. This title presents the study of such changes and their causes. Series: Princeton Primers in Climate. Num Pages: 320 pages, 40 line illus. BIC Classification: RBGF; RBP; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691145556
- ISBN
- 9780691145556
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.12
€ 40.99
€ 29.12
Hardback. Earth's climate has undergone dramatic changes over the geologic timescale. At one extreme, Earth has been glaciated from the poles to the equator for periods that may have lasted millions of years. This title presents the study of such changes and their causes. Series: Princeton Primers in Climate. Num Pages: 320 pages, 40 line illus. BIC Classification: RBGF; RBP; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691145549
- ISBN
- 9780691145549
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.64€ 79.32
€ 103.64
€ 79.32
Hardback. Num Pages: 448 pages, Figures: 20,. BIC Classification: RBP; RNA; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 161 x 31. Weight in Grams: 696. Dispatches from the Front Lines. 384 pages, 20 figures. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: RBP; RNA; RNPG. Dimension: 231 x 161 x 31. Weight: 674.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231152549
- ISBN
- 9780231152549
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.13
€ 33.99
€ 25.13
Hardcover. Editor(s): Michaelides, Silas C. Num Pages: 570 pages, 52 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RBK; RBP; RGW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 165 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1096.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- Number of pages
- 570
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540776543
- ISBN
- 9783540776543
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 253.77
€ 253.77
Paperback. A unique insider's account of climate change and the diverse ways in which it is understood. Num Pages: 428 pages, 2 b/w illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: KCN; RBP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 610. Understanding Controversy, Inaction and Opportunity. 432 pages, 2 b/w illus. 1 table. A unique insider's account of climate change and the diverse ways in which it is understood. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: KCN; RBP. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 20. Weight: 680.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 427
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521727327
- ISBN
- 9780521727327
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 40.08
€ 41.99
€ 40.08
Paperback. Translator(s): Reimer, T.O.E. Num Pages: 302 pages, 25 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RBP; RGM; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 458. 316 pages, black & white illustrations. At the intersection of environmental science and human biology, this book deals with dry ecosystems, the societies so affected, and the inventiveness of those living under such conditions. It also tries to answer the question of whether long-lasting development is possible in dry environments. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: RBP; RGM; TQ. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight: 458. Translator(s): Reimer, T.O.E.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 1999
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642083273
- ISBN
- 9783642083273
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 194.29
€ 194.29
Restoring Degraded Landscapes with Native Species in Latin America
Montagnini, Florencia; Finney, Christopher
Hardcover. Num Pages: 244 pages, tables & b/w photos. BIC Classification: RBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 183 x 19. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611221312
- ISBN
- 9781611221312
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.60€ 94.41
€ 136.60
€ 94.41