Hydrology and the hydrosphere

Describing sacred waters and their associated traditions in over thirty countries and across multiple time periods, this book identifies patterns in panhuman hydrolatry.

Rivers and Floodplains is concerned with the origin, geometry, water flow, sediment transport, erosion and deposition associated with modern alluvial rivers and floodplains, how they vary in time and space, and how this information is used to interpret deposits of ancient rivers and floodplains.

Deep-sea manganese nodules, once an obscure scientific curios- ity, have, in the brief span of two decades, become a potential mineral resource of major importance.

This book presents some of the work presented at the 3rd International Conference on Water Energy Food and Sustainability-ICoWEFS 2023, with topics delving into critical global themes.

The book is designed to achieve two major purposes.

Originally published in 1974, Arctic and Alpine Environments examines, the relatively simple ecosystems of arctic and alpine lands that still occupy extensive areas little disturbed by modern technology.

This book summarizes the modeling of the transport, evolution and fate of particles in the coastal ocean for advanced students and researchers.

This book discusses how aquatic microbial communities develop interactive metabolic coordination both within and between species to optimize their energetics.

Aquatic Dicotyledons of North America: Ecology, Life History, and Systematics brings together a wealth of information on the natural history, ecology, and systematics of North American aquatic plants.

The newly revised and updated third edition of the bestselling book on microbial ecology in the oceans The third edition of Microbial Ecology of the Oceans features new topics, as well as different approaches to subjects dealt with in previous editions.

This book contains seven parts.

Modern hydrology is more interdisciplinary than ever.

This book places the main actors in environmental microbiology, namely the microorganisms, on center stage.

Marine biogeography, the study of the spatial distribution of organisms in the world's oceans, is one of the most fascinating branches of oceanography.

Achieving sustainability is perhaps the single-most important task for our generation.

The science-policy interface is critical to the design and implementation of water policies.

This book describes emerging and unresolved sustainability issues related to the oceans and marine environment, for policy makers, students and academics.

As the largest scale chemical reaction, photosynthesis supplies all of the organic carbon and oxygen for life on Earth.

This book publishes some papers presented at the 4th International Conference on Water Energy Food and Sustainability (ICoWEFS 2024), a major forum to foster innovation and exchange knowledge in the water-energy-food nexus.

Most of the books published previously in the field of water resource eco- nomics focus on particular aspects of water economics such as institutions, pricing or water markets, but none of them have given particular attention to methodological questions.

A practical resource, this book covers sampling and storage, description of analytical methodology, and guidelines and procedures for quality assurance.

This book surveys state-of-the-art and prospective practices, methods and technologies in agri-food and forestry sectors to document the potential measurable improvements in areas of environmental management, food security, economic growth, social cohesion and human health at the local and global scale.

The growth of the terrorism threat to the nation's security has created significant strategic challenges for U.

Despite major advances in the observation and numerical simulation of the atmosphere, basic features of the Earth's climate remain poorly understood.

This book collects the latest advances, innovations, and applications in the field of environmental science and sustainable development, which were presented by scholars and researchers at the 2021 6th Asia Conference on Environment and Sustainable Development, held in Phuket, Thailand, November 6-8, 2021.

Originally published in 1963, this classic textbook was revised fully for the 1972 edition.

This North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Advanced Research Workshop (ARW) was devoted to Wastewater Reuse - Risk Assessment, Decision-Making and Environmental Security held in Istanbul, Turkey, at the Hotel Villa Suites, Taksim during October 12-16, 2006.

John Lyman Book PrizeFrom whaling museums to National Geographic television specials to "e;tiki bars,"e; the high seas have enchanted modern Americans as an adventurous frontier.

This book offers a timely report on methods for risk assessment procedures for dams, with a special emphasis on dams with small storage dimensions.

This book provides a comprehensive summary of research to date in the field of stable iron isotope geochemistry.

This is a book which will be welcomed not only by researchers and engineers, but also by teachers and students, as it contains the only comprehensive review of the dynamics of ocean waves.

Computational hydraulics and hydrologic modeling are rapidly developing fields with a wide range of applications in areas ranging from wastewater disposal and stormwater management to civil and environmental engineering.

An accessible book for graduate students and researchers that describes how the laws of thermodynamics apply to Earth system processes.

From earthquakes to the northern lights and tsunamis to glacier movement, the author explains thousands of phenomena in the world around us.

This book comprises the select proceedings of the International Conference on Water, Environment, Energy and Society.

This volume aims to develop a framework for disaster and climate risk resilient livelihood system in Bangladesh using a policy oriented approach.

The present book describes in detail all aspects of rainwater harvesting, including the basic concepts, procedures, opportunities and practice of rainwater harvesting mainly focusing its application in buildings of various occupancies and sizes.

Hurricanes are nature's most destructive agents.

With strong personal and professional ties to the Gulf of Mexico, marine geologist John B.

This monograph is aimed at the practising hydraulic engineer.

In the late 18th century, Neptunists and Plutonists had controversial opinions about the formation of the Earth and its lithological units.

This volume contains six papers discussing coastal processes, and physical and numerical modeling.

El conocimiento de la hidrologia en el Ecuador es muy limitado debido a la insuficiente bibliografia.

Electromagnetic induction (EM) techniques are used in recharge/discharge studies by providing measurements of the apparent electrical conductivity of soil profiles.

The book provides technical information on the operation of wastewater treatment plants and strategies to be adopted for the design of plants, assessment, processes and technologies for wastewater treatment and reuse for irrigation and industry, including protecting the environment.

This book addresses why just about everything that we experience on Earth depends upon the ocean circulation, the movement of the ocean water.