Hydrology and the hydrosphere

Since climate and land use strongly affect the runoff pattern and intensity of solute export, it is likely that some observations and conclusions formulated on the basis of investigations carried out in forested catchment may not be fully adequate to describe controls on solute export from agricultural watersheds.

The TRANSMED Atlas, a CD-ROM-and-book package, provides an unprecedented overview of the geological and geophysical characteristics of the Mediterranean region.

In the framework of the Diderot Mathematical Forum (DMF) of the European Mathematical Society (EMS), December 19-20, 1997, a Videoconference was held linking three teams of specialists in Amsterdam, Madrid and Venice respectively.

The book gives an outline of prevailing hydrogeologic conditions in the Arab Middle East together with the geologic background.

This book provides essential background knowledge on the development of model-based real-world solutions in the field of control and decision making for water systems.

The first evidence on the adverse effects of organic pollutants on Arctic ecosystems was provided by international research initiatives more than 30 years ago.

Persistent organic contaminants, which are bioaccumulative and toxic are a concern for the ecosystems and human health and are regulated under international law (global and regional conventions, besides other).

Many cooling systems use water as cooling medium.

A growing proportion of the world's population is dependent on Seawater Desalination as a source of fresh water for both potable and civil use.

Wave energy is reaching a critical stage, following over three decades of intensive research and development.

Over the last few decades inversion concepts have become an integral part of experimental data interpretation in several branches of science.

Since 1980 a considerable amount of scientific research dealing with geochemical processes in marine sediments has been carried out.

A major task for physical oceanographers is to determine the movement of oceanic water from observations.

Considerable attention has been given during the past few years to the water crisis that many regions of the world may face in the coming decades.

Wastewater Conveyance and Nonpoint Source Pollution Control: Theory and Design Examples presents the fundamentals of fluid mechanics related to wastewater collection, conveyance, and pumping; the principles of surface water hydrology and watershed management; and the control of nonpoint source pollution.

This edited volume presents a comprehensive exploration of modern techniques and methodologies for evaluating water quality and suitability.

A Short History of Artificial Intelligence takes readers on a compelling journey through the origins, breakthroughs, and transformations of one of the most revolutionary fields in human history.

This book is focused on a specialized but important subject of coastal and marine ecosystem management based on remote sensing imageries, such as Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) from Sentinel-1, MultiSpectral Instrument (MSI) from Sentinel-2A and Landsat, bathymetry form GEBCO, sea surface temperature (SST) from CMEMS.

This book is focused on a specialized but important subject of coastal and marine ecosystem management based on remote sensing imageries, such as Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) from Sentinel-1, MultiSpectral Instrument (MSI) from Sentinel-2A and Landsat, bathymetry form GEBCO, sea surface temperature (SST) from CMEMS.

Industrial Hydrology serves as a comprehensive reference designed to bridge the knowledge gap between traditional hydrology and the specific water-related challenges of industrial development.

Industrial Hydrology serves as a comprehensive reference designed to bridge the knowledge gap between traditional hydrology and the specific water-related challenges of industrial development.

Earth's oceans are vital for sustaining life on our planet.

This literature study presents an overview of underwater acoustic networking.

This study presents a unique way to utilize the existing literature to explain the success of treaties in managing hydrologic stress.

Earth's oceans are vital for sustaining life on our planet.

Computational methods and modelling is of growing importance in fundamental science as well as in applications in industry and in environmental research.

The Arctic sea ice is characterized by profound changes caused by surface melting processes and the formation of melt ponds in summer.

Population: Answering the Needs and Demands The world's human populationis 6.

One of the most dire consequences of global climate change for coral reefs is the increased frequency and severity of mass coral bleaching events.

Althoughthisisacompanion volume tomypreviousbook Measuring the Oceans from Space, published in 2004, it approaches the subject from a di?

More so than other ecosystems, urban rivers typify our evolving relationship with nature.

Physical Oceanography of the Dying Aral Sea describes the background, present crisis state, and possible future of this peculiar inland water body from the physical oceanographic standpoint.

This book represents the most comprehensive description of the physical properties including geometry, structure, spatio-temporal evolution and remotely sensed reflectance and emissivity in visible, IR and microwave ranges of one of the most important elements of disturbed sea surface - sea waves breaking.

The author presents in The Drift of Sea Ice the fundamental laws of sea ice drift which come from the material properties of sea ice and the basic laws of mechanics.

"e;Polar Seas Oceanography"e; describes a new tool called the Generic Model System for simulations and assessment of potential radioactive spreading in the Arctic regions, through rivers, estuaries, regional seas and the Arctic and Atlantic basin.

Buried waste on the seabed is a major source of pollution.

Marine environmental conditions such as storms, storm surges and wave heights are directly experienced by, for example, off-shore operations or coastal populations.

Mounting concern about the influence of humans on climate and environmental conditions has increased the need for multi-disciplinary modeling efforts, including systems such as oceans, costal seas, lakes, land surfaces, ice, rivers and atmosphere.

The oceans cover 70% of the terrestrial surface, and exert a pervasive influence on the Earth's environment but their nature is poorly recognized.

Sometimes known as "e;Red Tides"e;, some of the wide variety of phytoplankton species in the World's oceans produce toxins which can harm marine life.

This unique book written by Russian and Norwegian scientists is an analysis of studies based on extensive data analysis and numerical modelling simulations of the White Sea and provides a quantitative assessment of vulnerability of the White Sea marine ecosystems of future anthropogenic and, to some extent, climate change forcing.

Lakes Ladoga and Onego are the greatest lakes in Europe.

The Second Edition of The Drift of Sea Ice presents the fundamental laws of sea ice drift which come from the material properties of sea ice and the basic laws of mechanics.

Die Erde ist ein Wasserplanet: Zwei Drittel ihrer Oberflache sind vom Ozean bedeckt.

Topics covered: Geochemical record of terrestrial environmental change, and global geochemical cycles; Chemical weathering and climate, river catchment studies; Environmental geochemistry of the terrestrial environment and its effect on health; Organic geochemistry; Marine and sedimentary geochemistry; Mineralogy, microbes and chemistry of weathering; Geochemical thermodynamics and kinetics; Geochemistry of crustal fluids and of catastrophic events.

Urban Stormwater Management, Third Edition, covers the design, installation, and maintenance of stormwater management systems, addresses the impact of urban development on runoff and infiltration, and focuses on stormwater management relative to flooding and water pollution.

This book serves as a practical guide to using numerical methods with MATLAB(R)/Python implementation for simulating fluid flow and transport in porous media, covering the fundamentals and their application in a way that is easy to understand for those without a technical background.