Hydrology and the hydrosphere

The purpose of this book is to bring together under one cover the principles of groundwater engineering.

This compilation on sustainability issues in civil engineering comprises contributions from international experts who have been working in the area of sustainability in civil engineering.

Daniel Lenihan's Submerged shares stories of underwater expeditions in "e;an adventure-packed ride that rivals any Clive Cussler tome"e; (Archeology Magazine).

Concise yet thorough look at hydraulics and hydraulic engineering.

A users guide for applying barium isotopes in barite to constrain carbon export, ocean circulation, and marine chemistry through time.

Biofilms represent the natural living style of microbial communities and play a pivotal role in biogeochemical cycles and natural attenuation.

Natural radiation is omnipresent everywhere on the earth, and humans cannot avoid it.

Increasing demand on industrial capacity has, as an unintended consequence, produced an accompanying increase in harmful and hazardous wastes.

Primary Productivity in Aquatic Environments presents a comprehensive and pioneering exploration of the biological foundations of aquatic ecosystems, marking a significant milestone in the International Biological Programme (I.

This detailed volume provides an overview of recent advances in the application of genomic technologies in several domains of marine biology, raising awareness of various DNA- and RNA-based technologies.

This book, first published in 1980, is a timely and comprehensive appraisal of thresholds in geomorphology.

This book offers a comprehensive and accessible guide covering various aspects of trace metal contamination in abiotic and biotic matrices of an iconic Indian tropical mangrove wetland - Sundarban.

Descriptive Physical Oceanography, Sixth Edition, provides an introduction to the field with an emphasis on large-scale oceanography based mainly on observations.

This book describes concepts, value judgments and background information on the expanding conservation tillage practices in the United States and provides a technical appraisal of the state of the art.

Analytical methods of assessing the response of groundwater levels to a range of factors, including elastic (barometric and tidal) influences in confined aquifers and recharge to unconfined aquifers due to infiltration of rain and other surface water, are presented.

Our desire to understand the global carbon cycle and its link to the climate system represents a huge challenge.

An overview of different systems of frequency distributions, their properties, and applications to the fields of water resources and environmental engineering.

This book introduces parabolic wave equations, their key methods of numerical solution, and applications in seismology and ocean acoustics.

This book presents a novel approach to studying the groundwater dynamics of and characterising karst aquifers.

Pipe Flow provides the information required to design and analyze the piping systems needed to support a broad range of industrial operations, distribution systems, and power plants.

Published in 1995: This book is not designed as a culture manual for herbivorous fishes, but the reader is directed to other sources.

The lands and waters of the Mid-Atlantic Region (MAR) have changed significantly since before the 16th century when the Susquehannock lived in the area.

A unique interdisciplinary approach to disaster risk research, including global hazards and case-studies, for researchers, graduate students and professionals.

Provides measurement, analysis and modeling methods for assessment of trends in extreme precipitation events, for academic researchers and professionals.

The provision of safe drinking water has been an important factor in the improvement of the health status of U.

A comprehensive, authoritative account of the natural history of the seashore, from earliest times to the present day.

This book includes a collection of extended papers based on presentations given during the SimHydro 2023 conference, held in EDF Lab Chatou, France, with the support of  Societe Hydrotechnique de France (SHF), the Association Francaise de Mecanique (AFM), the Environmental and Water Resources Institute (EWRI), and the International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR).

Recent years have seen a growing interest in the application of chalcogenide nanoparticles (NPs), e.

This edited volume is based on the best papers accepted for presentation during the 1st Springer Conference of the Arabian Journal of Geosciences (CAJG-1), Tunisia 2018.

Provides modeling tools to create hazard predictions for floodplains, based on state-of-the-art remote sensing data, for academic researchers and professionals.

During recent years, large-scale investigations into global climate change and other highly visible issues have taken the lion's share of declining research funds.

Bringing together the analysis of a diverse team of social scientists, this book proposes a new approach to environmental problems.

Continuing the tradition of excellence established by the first edition, the Second Edition of Applied Wetlands Science and Technology provides the fundamentals for delineating, identifying, and regulating wetlands.

The Manual of Biocorrosion explains the microbiology, electrochemistry, and surface phenomena involved in biocorrosion and biofouling processes.

Contaminated Soils Volume 9 contains 38 technical papers, covering a wide range of environmental issues.

During the 1990s, a government program brought together environmental scientists and members of the intelligence community to consider how classified assets and data could be applied to further the understanding of environmental change.

The Tank Cascade System (TCS) of Sri Lanka is a connected series of tanks organized within a micro-catchment of a dry zone landscape for storing, conveying, and utilizing water from a temporary stream.

Many thousands of route miles of canal and navigation once used to criss-cross England, serving collieries, iron mines, steelworks, towns and villages.

Echinoderms and prochordates occupy a key position in vertebrate evolution.

This book looks at the circulation features of the Southern Hemisphere, both for the atmosphere and oceans.

Dedicated to the unique developments of hydroacoustical equipment to monitor the sea coastal shelf environment, this groundbreaking unique study presents a survey of modern methods and technical monitoring facilities, including the diagnostics of underwater engineering when monitoring offshore.

This book presents select proceedings of the International Conference on Pollution Control for Clean Environment (ICPCCE-2023).

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

The growing demands of growing populations are causing increased water scarcity all over the world.

This volume is an integrated overview and synthesis of available data relating to the Quaternary evolution of the River Trent.

Recent scientific literature has raised many concerns about whether fisheries have caused more extensive changes to marine populations and ecosystems than previously realized or predicted.

Ecological restoration is a rapidly evolving discipline that is engaged with developing both methodologies and strategies for repairing damaged and polluted ecosystems and environments.

Among the aims of the present book is to educate locals about the danger of this group of fishes as part of a public education and awareness program that should be initiated in the coastal areas.

Bringing together a wealth of knowledge, Environmental Management Handbook, Second Edition, gives a comprehensive overview of environmental problems, their sources, their assessment, and their solutions.