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Meteorology & climatology
Hardback. Presents an anthology of studies by the eminent geographer and climate scientist on anthropogenic climate change and the social, political and economic impact of climate variations on societies in historical times. Editor(s): Stehr, Nico; Storch, Hans von. Num Pages: 348 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 675.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792361282
- ISBN
- 9780792361282
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.97
€ 193.97
Hardback. IMAGE (Imager for Magnetopause-to-Aurora Global Exploration) is the first NASA MIDEX mission. This volume offers descriptions of the IMAGE instrumentation and of the image inversion techniques used to interpret the data. Also included are chapters on the IMAGE science objectives, the spacecraft design and capabilities, and more. Editor(s): Burch, James L. Num Pages: 506 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; PHVB; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1511.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 506
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792361114
- ISBN
- 9780792361114
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.14
€ 194.14
Biomass Burning and its Inter-Relationships with the Climate System
. Ed(S): Innes, John L.; Beniston, Martin; Ve...
hardcover. This volume contains a selection of papers which discuss scientific, technological and socio-economic issues related to large forest fires which occur both in the tropics and in the extra-tropical regions. Editor(s): Innes, John L.; Beniston, Martin; Verstraete, Michel M. Series: Advances in Global Change Research. Num Pages: 360 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 708.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 2000th Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792361077
- ISBN
- 9780792361077
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.44
€ 194.44
Hardback. Focuses on climate change issues in Australia, New Zealand and the small island nations in the South Pacific, as the world struggles to formulate responses and cope with possible impacts of global warming. Editor(s): Gillespie, Alexander; Burns, William C. G. Series: Advances in Global Change Research. Num Pages: 388 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QSPS; RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792360773
- ISBN
- 9780792360773
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.96
€ 194.96
Hardback. Global climate change - rapid, substantial and human induced - may have radical consequences for life on earth. The problem is a complex one, however, demanding a multi-disciplinary approach. This book is suitable for climate-change professionals, such as policy makers and analysts, natural and social scientists. Editor(s): Martens, Pim; Rotmans, Jan. Series: Advances in Global Change Research. Num Pages: 414 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 969.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 414
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792359968
- ISBN
- 9780792359968
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Condition: New
€ 188.37
€ 188.37
Hardback. Introduces a multi-disciplinary approach to extend an understanding of air-sea interaction, where the atmospheric boundary layer, ocean mixed layer dynamics, and surface are collectively treated with their physical, chemical and biological components. This book is suitable for boundary layer modellers, climate dynamicists, and geophysicists. Editor(s): Geernaert, G. L. Series: Atmospheric and Oceanographic Sciences Library. Num Pages: 578 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBG; RBKC; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1006.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 578
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792359371
- ISBN
- 9780792359371
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Condition: New
€ 251.96
€ 251.96
Climatic Variability in Sixteenth Century Europe and its Social Dimens...
. Ed(S): Pfister, Christian; Brazdil, Rudolf;...
Hardback. A multidecadal cooling is known to have occurred in Europe in the final decades of the sixteenth-century. It is open to debate as to what might have caused the underlying shifts in atmospheric circulation and how these changes affected societies. This book argues that witches at that time were burnt as scapegoats for climatic change. Editor(s): Pfister, Christian; Brazdil, Rudolf; Glaser, Rudiger. Num Pages: 360 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1510.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792359340
- ISBN
- 9780792359340
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Condition: New
€ 194.12
€ 194.12
Hardback. Are extreme weather events becoming more common? How do extreme weather events impact society? This book represents a step forwards in developing a set of information about changes in extreme events by providing a review of the problems in data availability, quality and analysis. Editor(s): Karl, Thomas R.; Nicholls, Neville; Ghazi, Anver. Num Pages: 349 pages, 105 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 943.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Reprinted from CLIMATIC CHANGE, 42:1, 1999
- Number of pages
- 349
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792357117
- ISBN
- 9780792357117
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 190.52
€ 190.52
Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change for Bangladesh
. Ed(S): Huq, Saleemul; Karim, Z. (Bangladesh...
Hardback. Based on a substantial study carried out by a team of experts in different fields from Bangladesh, following a common (IPCC) guideline and with technical support from the US Country Studies Team. This text is intended for those who are interested in the impacts of climate change, particularly on developing countries and vulnerable countries. Editor(s): Huq, Saleemul; Karim, Z. (Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council, Dhaka, Bangladesh); Asaduzzaman, M.; Mahtab, F. (Institute of Engineers, Dhaka, Bangladesh). Num Pages: 148 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKB; PHVJ; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 415.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 148
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792355366
- ISBN
- 9780792355366
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.36
€ 126.36
Hardback. This volume comprises the results of atmospheric measurements obtained during the field campaign POPCORN (Photo-Oxidant Formation by Plant Emitted Compounds and OH Radicals in North-Eastern Germany) carried out to investigate the role and impact of biogenic trace gases on tropospheric chemistry. Editor(s): Rudolph, J.; Koppmann, R. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHVJ; PN; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 542.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792355311
- ISBN
- 9780792355311
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Condition: New
€ 128.15
€ 128.15
Hardback. Gives a comprehensive discussion of statistical averaging of meteorological fields, with assessments of associated errors. This work is intended for those conducting climate monitoring or climate change studies, which often require spatial averaging to detect slight changes. Series: Atmospheric and Oceanographic Sciences Library. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 281
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792348016
- ISBN
- 9780792348016
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Condition: New
€ 192.85
€ 192.85
hardcover. This volume provides an in-depth view of past, present and potential future climatic change in mountain regions, and in particular on the mechanisms which are responsible for this change. Editor(s): Diaz, Henry F.; Beniston, Martin; Bradley, R. S.; Diaz, Henry F. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 19. Weight in Grams: 609.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Reprinted from CLIMATIC CHANGE, 36:3-4, 1997
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792346784
- ISBN
- 9780792346784
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Condition: New
€ 188.49
€ 188.49
Hardback. Provides an introductory text of 316 charts describing the observed climate trends in Europe with regard to temperature, precipitation, humidity and pressure, based on the 1891-1990 or 1961-1990 periods, including statistical confidence tests. This book offers information on the geographical patterns of climate change for all months or seasons. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; 3JJ; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792344834
- ISBN
- 9780792344834
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Condition: New
€ 127.74
€ 127.74
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1997th Edition
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792343240
- ISBN
- 9780792343240
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Condition: New
€ 195.33
€ 195.33
Hardback. The physical and chemical properties and processes of clouds are of great interest from a variety of perspectives, such as acid deposition, oxidant chemistry, and radiative transfer in the atmosphere. This book provides information on cloud research to scientists and graduate students enrolled in atmospheric chemistry programmes. Editor(s): Fuzzi, Sandro. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJPR; PHVJ; PN; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 553.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Reprinted from JOURNAL OF ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY;
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792333302
- ISBN
- 9780792333302
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Condition: New
€ 128.27
€ 128.27
Diffusion and Transport of Pollutants in Atmospheric Mesoscale Low Fie...
. Ed(S): Gyr, Albert; Rys, Franz-S.
Hardback. In regions as densely populated as Western Europe, prediction of the ecological implications of pollutant transport are important. This book presents an introduction to the basics of fluid dynamics of the atmosphere and the local events and mesoscale processes. Editor(s): Gyr, Albert; Rys, Franz-S. Series: ERCOFTAC Series. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBP; TGMF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 14. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 227
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792332602
- ISBN
- 9780792332602
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Condition: New
€ 191.56
€ 191.56
Hardback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Waldbronn, Germany, July 5--16, 1993 Editor(s): Cermak, J.E.; Davenport, Alan G.; Plate, Erich J.; Viegas, Domingos X. (Fluid Mechanics Center, University of Coimbra, Portugal). Series: NATO Science Series E:. Num Pages: 794 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBKC; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1288.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 794
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792332022
- ISBN
- 9780792332022
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Condition: New
€ 598.00
€ 598.00
Hardback. Proceedings of an International Symposium, Maastricht, the Netherlands, 13--15 December 1993 Editor(s): Ham, J. van; Janssen, L. J. H. M. (National Institute of Public Health and Environmental Protection Bilthoven, The Netherlands); Swart, Rob. Num Pages: 562 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1023.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Partly reprinted from environmental monitoring an
- Number of pages
- 562
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792330431
- ISBN
- 9780792330431
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 252.23
€ 252.23
Hardback. The problem of global and regional climate interactions is receiving attention in light of anticipated global warming and its environmental and societal consequences. The Caspian Sea Basin is a region where such consequences may be significant. This book traces linkages between climatic changes in Caspian Sea Basin and global climatic processes. Series: Water Science and Technology Library. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QSJ; RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1190.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792327844
- ISBN
- 9780792327844
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Condition: New
€ 128.07
€ 128.07
Hardback. Provides a review of cosmic magnetohydrodynamics. This book includes coverage that ranges from the theory of the Earth's dynamo through the magnetically dominated Solar corona to the magnetic fields of stars, galaxies quasars and the intergalactic plasma. Series: NATO Science Series C. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHVB; PHVJ; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 215
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792327301
- ISBN
- 9780792327301
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Condition: New
€ 123.80
€ 123.80
Hardback. One of the main objectives of the European Community Programme on Solar Energy is to provide solar energy practitioners with meteorological and climatological data so that they can estimate the solar radiation falling on a receiving surface for any location and at any time throughout the year. This volume presents the results of this programme. Editor(s): Dogniaux, R. Num Pages: 108 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 7. Weight in Grams: 354.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 108
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792325963
- ISBN
- 9780792325963
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Condition: New
€ 125.46
€ 125.46
Hardback. Proceedings of the International Symposium held in Belgirate, Italy, 13-15 October 1992 Editor(s): Restelli, G.; Angeletti, G. Series: Air Pollution Research Reports (Closed). Num Pages: 400 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHVJ; PN; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 758.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792324904
- ISBN
- 9780792324904
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Condition: New
€ 195.13
€ 195.13
Hardback. The results of a study in the Missouri-Iowa-Nebraska-Kansas region of North America, to assess the effects of global warming now and in the future. Editor(s): Rosenberg, Norman J. Num Pages: 173 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KB; RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 438.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Reprinted from CLIMATIC CHANGE 24:1-2, 1993
- Number of pages
- 173
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792324485
- ISBN
- 9780792324485
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.68
€ 126.68
hardcover. Well suited as an introduction to the subject for engineers, this book assumes no previous knowledge of the subject and the material has been selected to introduce the reader to the important ideas and applications. It describes the atmospheric boundary layer, and introduces the thermodynamic and fluid kinematic considerations. Editor(s): Azad, Ram S. Series: Fluid Mechanics and its Applications. Num Pages: 590 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1006.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1993rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 590
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792321873
- ISBN
- 9780792321873
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 251.96
€ 251.96