Hydrology and the hydrosphere

Progress in a wide range of ocean research and applications depends upon the prompt and dependable availability of ocean information products.

This book provides an introduction to peatlands for the non-specialist student reader and for all those concerned about environmental protection, and is an essential guide to peatland history and heritage for scientists and enthusiasts.

This new textbook introduces the concepts and tools essential for upper-level undergraduate study in water resources and hydraulics.

Offshore drilling and constructions require exact knowledge of the geophysical properties of the seabed and sub-seabed, as unexpected objects can slow down or halt projects.

Weaving a National Map draws on contributions to a September 2002 workshop and the U.

Manual of Small Public Water Supply Systems presents current concepts and practices affecting water treatment, financing, management, community involvement in water supply, institutional support, and development of human resources for improved operations and management of water supplies.

This book is part of a six-volume series on Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience.

In 2001, the U.

The ocean is the ultimate sink for all liquid waste and has for many years been the recipient of both treated and untreated sewage waste.

In this work, practical recommendations are given for sound dike design.

The sport of angling has a rich tradition in the North East of England.

This book focusses at summarizing the main scientific elements of coastal zone management in coastal deltas and areas, but not only limited to that.

From a general point of view the importance of striving to minimize envir- mental disturbances on the continental shelf cannot be overemphasized.

The reclamation of wastewater (and other essential materials) is among the major research areas for understanding the effects of implementing a circular economic model.

The present volume is the first in a series of two books dedicated to the paleoceanography of the Late Cenozoic ocean.

The scenic beauty of the canals' route through the Golden Valley provided professionals and amateur photographers of the 1870-1930 period with a plethora of subjects.

This book presents advanced techniques for wastewater treatment and the chapters review the environmental impact of water pollution, the analysis of water quality, and technologies for the preservation of water resources.

The demand for oil and gas has brought exploration and production to unprecedented depths of the world's oceans.

The U.

This book reviews the current state of the art in managing infrastructure, urban regions, industrial regions and inhabited areas with respect to flooding and water damage.

This book provides a groundbreaking exploration of satellite remote sensing's role in tracking the mobility and spread of COVID-19, focusing on its origin in Wuhan City.

The various safety organizations working on drinking water all warn about unhealthy constituents, as well as elements that can cause corrosion or scaling on pipes and installations.

This book is designed as an introductory course in Tropical Meteorology for the graduate or advanced level undergraduate student.

This volume is based on the proceedings of a conference held at Florida State University in April, 1978.

The contents of the book are assembled from selected papers presented during the International Conference on Isotopes in Environmental Studies - AQUATIC FORUM 2004 convened in Monaco from 25 to 29 October 2004, which was the most important gathering of the year of isotope environmental scientists.

Practical and provocative, Bioavailability reviews prevalent understanding of the physical-chemical-biological mechanisms that control the bioavailability of both organic and inorganic contaminants in aquatic environments.

Groundwater Science is a timely, current, and comprehensive presentation of groundwater hydrology that integrates chemistry, physics, geology, and calculus.

In recent years, rapid scientific advances have been shattering classical concepts of oceanic trace metals concentrations.

Seas and oceans cover 71 % of the earth's surface and they are home to 80% of all life found on the planet .

This book describes the history, development, current status of numerical weather prediction (NWP), in both operational and research modes, and various applications of NWP models, which have been made by the scientists in East Asian countries.

Oceanographic discontinuities (e.

First published in 1992, this wide-ranging volume features 44 articles from 89 contributors on issues of and solutions to modelling of coastal waters around the world in response to an increasing interest in the development and application of numerical hydraulic models as design and management tools.

The agri-food chain consumes about one third of the world's energy production with about 12% of it for crop production and nearly 80% for processing, distribution, retail, preparation and cooking.

The aim of this book is to contribute to understanding risk knowledge and to forecasting components of early flood warning, particularly in the environment of tropical high mountains in developing cities.

This book highlights one of the most important water pollutants known as Microplastics.

Coupled Atmosphere-Ocean Dynamics of Climate Variability and Climate Change presents the patterns, mechanisms, and predictability of climate variability and anthropogenic climate change.

A disillusioned man and a blind oceanographer find love and adventure while studying the world's oceans.

This thesis presents analysis of the status of IWRM implementation along with the challenges with regards to policy and institutional measures as well as the required basin information and management instruments.

Since the Second World War, the field of ion exchange has taken a dominant role in offering solutions to many problems in the developed and developing world.

These books are divided into two volumes.

A key question for individuals involved in managing watersheds is, What is an effective process that will integrate science, policy, and public participation in order to help manage water resources effectively?

In the last 25 years, information systems have had a disruptive effect on society and business.

Radioecology in Northern Euroepean Seas summarizes an extensive body of literature on the oceanographic and biological conditions involved in the transfer and accumulation of radionuclides in marine sediment and biota of the Northern European seas.

In addition to being a fundamental concept for planning the water infrastructure which supports extensive agricultural economies across Southeast Asia, knowledge of the Mekong River's hydrological catchments has calibrated the control of land, resources and people.

This book focuses on many aspects of mass transfer dynamics of contamination in fractured media.

Emergent Pollutants in Freshwater Plankton Communities introduces the environmental and health monitoring techniques for emergent pollutants and their influences on the community structure of lentic freshwater plankton.

The South Atlantic plays a critical role in the couplingofoceanic processes between the Antarctic and the lower latitudes.

Floods are difficult to prevent but can be managed in order to reduce their environmental, social, cultural, and economic impacts.

This volume offers detailed comparisons and validations of different methods of assessing groundwater vulnerability (DRASTIC, GOD, PI, RTt, AVI, SINTACS, COP).