Hydrology and the hydrosphere

Covering the more recent advances in Modelling, Planning, Management and Negotiations for Integrated Water Resource Management, this text brings together knowledge and concepts from Hydrology, System Analysis, Control Theory, Conflict Resolution, and Decision and Negotiation Theory.

Spatio-temporal Analysis of Extreme Hydrological Events offers an extensive view of the experiences and applications of the latest developments and methodologies for analyzing and understanding extreme environmental and hydrological events.

Based on the bestselling book, Rivers of North America, this new guide stands as the only primary source of complete and comparative baseline data on the biological and hydrological characteristics of more than 180 of the highest profile rivers in Europe.

Oceanography of the Mediterranean Sea: An Introductory Guide provides a comprehensive but concise introduction to the physical oceanography of one of the most fascinating marginal seas, the Mediterranean Sea.

Hydro-Meteorological Hazards, Risks, and Disasters provides an integrated look at major atmospheric disasters that have had and continue to have major implications for many of the world's people, such as floods and droughts.

Understanding and protecting our environment is a key component of environmental development, yet access to a wide range of high-quality information is currently based on very limited data due to lack of the exchange of data between source and recipient.

Mass Transport, Gravity Flows, and Bottom Currents: Downslope and Alongslope Processes and Deposits focuses solely on important downslope and alongslope processes.

Coastal Acoustic Tomography begins with the specifics required for designing a Coastal Acoustic Tomography (CAT) experiment and operating the CAT system in coastal seas.

The devastating impacts of tsunamis have received increased focus since the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004, the most destructive tsunami in over 400 years of recorded history.

The containment of pollution by physical defenses is the first step in restoring the ocean to its natural state.

As cities grow and climates change, precipitation increases, and with every great storm-from record-breaking Boston blizzards to floods in Houston-come buckets of stormwater and a deluge of problems.

Coastal Flood Risk Reduction: The Netherlands and the U.

An engaging call to understand and protect groundwater, the primary source of drinking water for almost half of the world's populationGroundwater is essential for drinking water and food security.

From Lake Coeur dAlene to its confluence with the Columbia, the Spokane River travels 111 miles of varied and often spectacular terrainrural, urban, in places wild.

The oceans represent a vast, complex and poorly understood ecosystem.

A Journey Through Tides is a fully comprehensive text on the history of tides.

The largest seaweed, giant kelp (Macrocystis) is the fastest growing and most prolific of all plants found on earth.

From individual grains to desert dunes, from the bottom of the sea to the landscapes of Mars, and from billions of years in the past to the future, this is the extraordinary story of one of nature's humblest, most powerful, and most ubiquitous materials.

Climate change not only involves rising temperatures but it can also alter the hydro-meteorological parameters of a region and the corresponding changes emerging in the various biotic or abiotic environmental features.

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This book is translated from Hungarian.

The oceans, and the challenges they face, are so vast that it's easy to feel powerless to protect them.

This heavily illustrated book is written by top archaeologists who study Florida's sunken heritage in unique underwater sites.

A book on dolphins from Janet Evans featuring the world's top 6 most amazing and loved dolphins.

Decades of isolation from tourism and development have left Cuba's coral reefs among the most pristine in the world, an ';exceptionalism' that stands in stark contrast to the island nation's poverty and political situation.

Sharks: 101 Super Fun Facts And Amazing Pictures (Featuring The World's Top 10 Sharks) This book depicts the wonder of the world of Sharks in all its glory.

In this comprehensive, one-volume reference, Nature Conservancy scientist Bryan P.

They may be scary-looking but they definitely have important functions in securing the biodiversity of marine life.

The key to a successful homeschool program is to teach a child to study on his/her own.

Geography is a big subject to study as it encompasses boundaries set by man.

Try teaching a young child about oceans, seas and rivers and other bodies of water and you will most certainly have a difficult time capturing his/her attention.

This is Mr.

Make basic oceanology fun and easy to understand with the help of this graphic educational book.

Coral reefs serve very important purposes in ensuring the life of marine animals.

Drained by a half-dozen major watersheds, cut by a network of deep ravines and fronting on a Great Lake, Toronto is dominated by water.

This volume includes all aspects of environmental geology, i.

The potential for energy transformation from geothermal heat is limitless.

Marine bioprospecting is a highly topical subject - in both applied and basic research - but, as yet, the marine ecosystem is a relatively unexplored source of natural bioactive substances with potential therapeutic activity.

This book describes the entire coast and beaches and barrier systems of Australia.

This book presents the proceedings of CIDIN and COPINAVAL.

This book gives an overview of recent developments in the synthesis of macromolecules for water purification applications.

This is the first comprehensive science-based primer to highlight the unique ecosystem services provided by mangrove forests, and discuss how these services preserve the livelihoods of coastal populations.

This book assesses the effectiveness of changes in watershed interventions in one of the most fragile resource regions of India.

This book presents an overview of current research problems and advances in theoretical and applied aspects of environmental hydraulics.

This book offers a complete overview of the measurement of precipitation from space, which has made considerable advancements during the last two decades.

This book investigates the current and future state of freshwater and the global drive to achieve the UN sustainability goal.

This book is the standard reference based on roughly 20 years of research on atmospheric rivers, emphasizing progress made on key research and applications questions and remaining knowledge gaps.

This book presents readers with an integrated modeling approach for analyzing and understanding the interconnection of water, energy, and food resources and discusses the relationship between resilience and sustainability of the food- energy -water (FEW) system.

This book aims to exchange and share the experiences and research results on the geospatial technology applied in water resources management.

This book is based on the outcomes of a Turkish-Japanese bilateral project dealing with the impacts of climate change on basin agro-ecosystems.