Hydrology and the hydrosphere

The marine environment does not naturally respect arbitrary international boundaries.

This book gathers the proceedings of the 1st Global Civil Engineering Conference, GCEC 2017, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on July 25-28, 2017.

Groundwater is the world's largest source of fresh water, but its safe and sustainable exploitation remains a challenge.

This volume include over 30 chapters, written by experts from around the world.

This volume gathers the latest advances, innovations, and applications in the field of mining, geology and geo-spatial technologies, as presented by leading researchers and engineers at the International Conference on Innovations for Sustainable and Responsible Mining (ISRM), held in Hanoi, Vietnam on October 15-17 2020.

This book focuses on the problems of the Quaternary in South America and Antarctic Peninsula, with a strong emphasis in the paleoenvironmental and paleoclimatic approach.

Wetlands are complex and dynamic ecological systems incorporating two important, inter-linked components: hydrology and vegetation.

Phytoremediation of Domestic Wastewater with the Internet of Things and Machine Learning Techniques highlights the most recent advances in phytoremediation of wastewater using the latest technologies.

Removal of Pollutants from Saline Water: Treatment Technologies provides a comprehensive understanding of technologies that are currently adopted in the treatment of pollutants present in saline water systems.

Marine debris from ships and other ocean-based sources-including trash and lost fishing gear-contributes to the spoiling of beaches, fouling of surface waters and the seafloor, and harm to marine animals, among other effects.

Water plays a key role in addressing the most pressing global challenges of our time, including climate change adaptation, food and energy security, environmental sustainability and the promotion of peace and stability.

This volume examines the integration of water resource management for sustainable utilization with the optimum allocation of water use for regional economic development.

Methods and guidelines for developing and using mathematical models Turn to Effective Groundwater Model Calibration for a set of methods and guidelines that can help produce more accurate and transparent mathematical models.

Ocean harvests have plateaued worldwide and many important commercial stocks have been depleted.

The Birmingham canals truly got underway following an advertisement in Birmingham's Aris's Gazette of 26 January 1767.

This volume includes selected contributions presented during the 2nd edition of the international conference on WaterEnergyNEXUS which was held in Salerno, Italy in November 2018.

The Columbia River Basin is one of the nation's largest watersheds and extends mainly through four Western states and into Canada.

While most books examine only the classical aspects of hydrology, this three-volume set covers multiple aspects of hydrology.

Photodegradation of Water Pollutants, the only complete survey available of current photocatalytic methods for treating water pollutants, covers all aspects of light-stimulated detoxification.

Rivers around the world are threatened by changes in land use, climate, hydrologic cycles, and biodiversity.

The book is based on stochastic theory of sediment motion, particularly the theory of transition intensities.

The use of environmental data to support science, technology, and marine operations has evolved dramatically owing to long-term ocean observatories, unmanned platforms, satellite and coastal remote sensing, data assimilative numerical models, and high-speed communications.

Monitoring continuous phenomena by stationary and mobile sensors has become a common due to the improvement in hardware and communication infrastructure and decrease in it's cost.

Advanced methods for water consumption management can help save water and financial resources.

This book presents recent research and advances in various solid-liquid separation technologies and some applications for treating produced water.

Uncertainty is a fundamental characteristic of weather, seasonal climate, and hydrological prediction, and no forecast is complete without a description of its uncertainty.

This book is designed to give an existing state of knowledge in the field of hydrology, irrigation engineering, and hydraulic structures in a brief manner so that students can use it for their own reference from time to time.

This title was originally published in 1963.

This Brief reports on heat transfer from a solid boundary in a saturated porous medium.

This book contains the written, thoroughly reviewed versions of both invited lectures and regular presentations given at the 36th International School of Hydraulics, held at Jachranka in Poland on May 23-26, 2017.

The book presents geomorphological studies of the major river basins - the Indus, Ganga and Brahmaputra and their tributaries.

This volume brings together insights on the interactions between environmental change and human security in the Middle East and Africa.

The site of a proposed repository for high-level radioactive waste from the nation's nuclear power plants is not at risk of ground water infiltration, concludes this important book.

For the 119 species of marine mammals, as well as for some other aquatic animals, sound is the primary means of learning about the environment and of communicating, navigating, and foraging.

This unique volume presents up-to-date information and the latest research findings on unconventional water resources in Egypt and their connections to agriculture.

Field Studies of Radon in Rocks, Soils, and Water focuses on the principal sources of indoor radon and detecting radon through geochemical and hydrological studies of ground water.

The ocean is a major source of income for many coastal nations, particularly in the developing world.

Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) generation is a global problem.

Electrically Conductive Membrane Materials and Systems offers in-depth insight into the transformative role of electrically conductive materials in membrane separation processes for desalination and water treatment.

The International Conference on Water, Energy, and Environment for Sustainability (IC-WEES) 2022 is a flagship conference of National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Pakistan.

This edited book summarizes numerous research studies on remote sensing and GIS of natural resource management for the Himalaya region done by Indian Institutions and Universities over the last decade.

Lakes define not only Canada's landscape but the national imagination.

This complete reference to marine renewable energy covers aspects of resource characterization and physical effects of harvesting the ocean's vast and powerful resources-from wave and tidal stream to ocean current energy.

The concept of sustainable development appeared almost twenty years ago, adapting traditional policies to new circumstances, and promoting progress capable of satisfying the necessities of both present and future generations.

This book is a collection of policy briefs produced from research presented at the 16th Conference on Urban Health in Xiamen, China, November 4-8, 2019, under the theme "e;People Oriented Urbanisation: Transforming Cities for Health and Well-Being"e;, co-organized by the Urban Health and Wellbeing (UHWB) programme of the International Science Council (ISC).

Water utilities are the main instrument for countries to achieve universal service coverage.

Water is one of the most precious and basic needs of life for all living beings, and a precious national asset.

Originally published in 2000, The Arctic provides a comprehensive overview of the region's rapidly changing physical and human dimensions, and demonstrates the importance of communication between natural scientists, social scientists, and local stakeholders in response to the tremendous challenges and opportunities facing the Arctic.

Forested wetlands are a major component of northern landscapes, important both for their ecological functions and their socioeconomic values.