Meteorology & climatology
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Meteorology & climatology
Hardback. An integrated account of all aspects of humid tropical environments. Topics covered include: the controls of weather and climate; climatic characteristics; soils; vegetation; landforms; and hydrology. The book also examines the effect of human activity on the environment. Series: The natural environment. Num Pages: 384 pages, 0. BIC Classification: RBP; RGB; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 178 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1028.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631172871
- ISBN
- 9780631172871
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 219.53
€ 219.53
Hardcover. Editor(s): Veress, Benjamin; Szigethy, Jozsi. Num Pages: 366 pages. BIC Classification: RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 263 x 189 x 26. Weight in Grams: 906.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 366
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611221978
- ISBN
- 9781611221978
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 256.91€ 173.13
€ 256.91
€ 173.13
Hardback. Shows how global warming is fundamentally changing the natural world and its creatures. This title draws connections between the coming centuries and the end of the last ice age, when mass extinctions swept the planet. It gives us a portrait of what we stand to lose and the vitality of what can be saved. Num Pages: 288 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: PSV; RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 551.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Island Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597261975
- ISBN
- 9781597261975
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.25
€ 54.25
Hardcover. This comprehensive, two-volume review of the atmospheric and hydrologic sciences promises to be the definitive reference for both professionals and laypersons for years to come. Editor(s): Potter, Thomas D.; Colman, Bradley R. Num Pages: 1000 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: RBKF; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 154 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1538.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 1000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471214908
- ISBN
- 9780471214908
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 295.10
€ 295.10
Hardcover. The alarming consequences of global climate change have highlighted the need to take urgent steps to combat the causes of air pollution. Hence, understanding the Earth's atmosphere is a vital component in Man's emerging quest for developing sustainable modes of behaviour in the 21st century. Editor(s): Hewitt, C. Nicholas; Jackson, Andrea V. Num Pages: 648 pages, 541. BIC Classification: RBP; RNP; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 192 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 648
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780632052868
- ISBN
- 9780632052868
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 605.97
€ 605.97
hardcover. Reviews how vegetation and soils act as naturally occurring buffers which use up the gases responsible for global warming and the greenhouse effect. This book provides information on the importance of these sinks, how they may respond to increased greenhouse gas emissions, how we can protect them and how they can help us mitigate climate change. Editor(s): Reay, Dave; Hewitt, Nick; Smith, K.; Grace, J. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: KNAL; RBP; RNPG; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 22. Weight in Grams: 848.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845931896
- ISBN
- 9781845931896
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.93
€ 145.93
Paperback. Archer's Global Warming: Understanding the Forecast 2 nd Edition, is the first real text to present the science and policy surrounding climate change at the right level. Accompanying videos, simulations and instructional support makes it easier to build a syllabus to improve and create new material on climate change. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations (some col.), col. maps. BIC Classification: RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 204 x 8. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470943410
- ISBN
- 9780470943410
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 113.22
€ 113.22
Hardcover. Num Pages: 520 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 1000.
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 520
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780123285317
- ISBN
- 9780123285317
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.28
€ 128.28
Hardcover. Every decade since 1950 has seen more floods and more wildfires on every continent. Deserts are expanding, coral reefs are dying, fisheries are declining, and hurricanes are strengthening. Global warming has made the Earth sick. This book delivers a diagnosis and a prescription. Num Pages: 352 pages, 118 halftones, 9 line drawings. BIC Classification: RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 148 x 30. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226092041
- ISBN
- 9780226092041
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.01
€ 52.01
Paperback. In this text, the author takes an atmospheric perspective because the two driving issues - ozone depletion and global warming - are within the atmospheric realm. Num Pages: 160 pages, maps. BIC Classification: RBP; RNPG; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 190 x 9. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471130734
- ISBN
- 9780471130734
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 145.13
€ 145.13
Paperback. The calamities of the mid-seventeenth century were not only unprecedented, they were agonisingly widespread. The author examines first-hand accounts of men and women throughout the world describing what they saw and suffered during a sequence of political, economic and social crises that stretched from 1618 to the 1680s. Num Pages: 904 pages, 28 col illus + 55 figs. BIC Classification: HBG; RBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1236.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300208634
- ISBN
- 9780300208634
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.21
€ 30.99
€ 26.21
Hardcover. Editor(s): D'Angelo, Elias. Num Pages: 180 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 261 x 187 x 19. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607412335
- ISBN
- 9781607412335
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.02€ 79.92
€ 116.02
€ 79.92
Hardcover. Editor(s): Kamisch, Judd; Jenkins, Simon F. Num Pages: 117 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 11. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 117
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781622576494
- ISBN
- 9781622576494
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.12€ 114.85
€ 168.12
€ 114.85
This book includes two parts. The first part is more theoretical and general, and it covers fundamental principles: geospatial climate data measurement; spatial analysis, mapping and climate; geographical information, remote sensing and climatology; and geographical information for initialisation of forecasting and climate models. Editor(s): Carrega, Pierre. Num Pages: 286 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RBP; RGW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848211858
- ISBN
- 9781848211858
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 174.45
€ 174.45
Hardback. Num Pages: 528 pages, 36 line illus. BIC Classification: RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 261 x 175 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1122.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691118925
- ISBN
- 9780691118925
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.58
€ 154.58
Paperback. Meeting the need for teaching material suitable for students of atmospheric science and courses on atmospheric radiation, this textbook covers the fundamentals of emission, absorption, and scattering of electromagnetic radiation from ultraviolet to infrared and beyond. Num Pages: 490 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PHVJ; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 173 x 244 x 29. Weight in Grams: 858.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH Germany
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 490
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783527405039
- ISBN
- 9783527405039
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 123.14€ 109.21
€ 123.14
€ 109.21
Hardback. Forest ecosystems grow at the interface between the land and the atmosphere. This book presents an overview of many topics that are of significance at this interface, starting at the scale of intra-leaf organelles, leaves and plants and ranging to higher levels of organization such as communities. Editor(s): Mencuccini, M.; Grace, J.; Moncrieff, J.; McNaughton, K. (University of Edinburgh). Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, maps (some col.), 1 port. BIC Classification: PSAF; RBP; RNC; TQ; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 24. Weight in Grams: 830.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851996776
- ISBN
- 9780851996776
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 292.44
€ 292.44
Paperback. Drawing together perspectives from researchers and policy makers, this book explores how forests can interact with the physical and natural world, and with human society as the climate changes. It is suitable for those interested in sustainable forest management, climate change and the associated environmental sciences. Editor(s): Freer-Smith, P.H.; Broadmeadow, Mark S. J.; Lynch, J.M. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white tables, figures, colour plates. BIC Classification: KFF; RBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 173 x 20. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Publisher
- CABI Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 4th ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845935962
- ISBN
- 9781845935962
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 104.62
€ 104.62
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
€ 175.10
€ 175.10
Paperback. 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: RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 172 x 20. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470795194
- ISBN
- 9780470795194
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 114.18
€ 114.18
Hardback. Weaving together stories from elite science, cutting-edge technology, and popular culture, Fleming examines issues of health and navigation in the 1830s, drought in the 1890s, aircraft safety in the 1930s, and world conflict since the 1940s. Series: Columbia Studies in International and Global History. Num Pages: 344 pages, 43 illus. BIC Classification: RBP; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231144124
- ISBN
- 9780231144124
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.12
€ 29.99
€ 27.12
Paperback. Weaving together stories from elite science, cutting-edge technology, and popular culture, Fleming examines issues of health and navigation in the 1830s, drought in the 1890s, aircraft safety in the 1930s, and world conflict since the 1940s. Series: Columbia Studies in International and Global History. Num Pages: 344 pages, 43 illus. BIC Classification: PDX; RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 143 x 21. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231144131
- ISBN
- 9780231144131
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.68
€ 34.68
Paperback. Before Doppler radar and broadcast weather reports, Spanish-born Benito Vines (1837-1893) spent decades observing the skies at Belen Observatory in colonial Cuba, routinely issuing weather reports and forecasts to local newspapers. This book explores Vines as both pioneer in the study of tropical meteorology and a colonial Jesuit priest. Translator(s): Garcia, Oswaldo. Num Pages: 160 pages, 5 halftones, 5 line drawings, 5 maps. BIC Classification: BGH; BGT; RBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- American Meteorological Society
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935704621
- ISBN
- 9781935704621
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.85
€ 27.85
Paperback. Covering all agricultural regions and a wide variety of commodity production and farming systems, this comprehensive survey synthesizes twenty years of research on climate change and Canadian agriculture. Editor(s): Wall, Ellen; Smit, Barry; Wandel, Johanna. Series: Sustainability & the Environment. Num Pages: 288 pages, approx. 10 b/w photos, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; KNAC; RBP; RNU; TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774813945
- ISBN
- 9780774813945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.15
€ 40.99
€ 36.15