Meteorology and climatology

Based on a data series of more than 50 years, this book discusses spatial and seasonal variability in air-mass and frontal extreme precipitation frequency and as well as the relationship between their occurrence and atmospheric circulation.

This book deals with one of the major challenges facing human society and its governments, climate change and variability.

This book provides an in-depth economic analysis of the challenges associated with bioenergy use and production.

This book investigates elementary processes in the Earth's atmosphere involving photons, electrons, ions, radicals, and aerosols.

This volume presents a unique interdisciplinary approach, drawing on expertise in both the natural and social sciences.

This book is the outcome of two International Conferences held at the ISEC in Bangalore, India: the international conference on "e;Climate Change and Social-Ecological-Economical Interface-Building: Modelling Approach to Exploring Potential Adaptation Strategies for Bio-resource Conservation and Livelihood Development"e; held during 20-21 May 2015 and jointly organized by the Centre for Ecological Economics and Natural Resources (CEENR), Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC) and the Centre for Environmental Systems Research (CESR), University of Kassel, Germany; and the international conference "e;Climate Change and Food Security - the Global and Indian Contexts,"e; jointly hosted by the CEENR, ISEC and the School of Geosciences, University of Sydney, on 18-19 February 2015.

Addressing global environmental challenges from a peace ecology perspective, the present book offers peer-reviewed texts that build on the expanding field of peace ecology and applies this concept to global environmental challenges in the Anthropocene.

This book presents key recent developments in biofuel policy, products, processes, patents and innovative technologies.

This book presents a holistic view of climate change by examining a number of energy and transportation technologies and their impact on the climate.

This book presents flight mechanics of aircraft, spacecraft, and rockets to technical and non-technical readers in simple terms and based purely on physical principles.

This book provides an up-to-date, rigorous analysis of the state of the art of solar photovoltaic (PV) generation.

This book is an introductory course to the physics and chemistry of the atmosphere and to climate dynamics.

This book emerges from the recognition that energy, environment and ecosystems are dynamically and inextricably connected.

This book is about the process of water management decentralization in African countries, which is seen as a means of advancing river basin management at the lowest appropriate level.

This book analyzes how climate change adaptation can be implemented at the community, regional and national level.

This book puts the spotlight on Southern Africa, presentinga cutting-edge concept never previously explored in the context of climatechange and putting forward arguments for regional integration and cooperation.

This book investigates tropospheric delays, one of the main error sources in Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), and its impact plays a crucial role in near real-time weather forecasting.

This book provides information essential for anyone interested in climate and environmental change of the Himalayan region, including land and resource managers, environmental planners, conservationists, environmentalists, geographers, climatologists, ecologists, and students.

This book addresses the following topics: the contemporary model for water management and alternative approaches; the socioeconomic framework, water policy and institutions; water use for food purposes, water-resources inventory and irrigation; manifestations of welfare loss and water prices; change in dietary patterns and water security; hydrological stress and pressures on water availability; groundwater management problems; vulnerability and climate change; water demand of major crops; gray water footprint and water pollution; gray water footprint and mining; virtual water and food trade; estimates of the water footprint of four key cereals, forage, livestock and bottled drinks.

This book providesa concise overview of facts and projections aboutclimate change in Cyprus and its region until the end of the 21st century.

The bookaddresses the question of whether the currently available instruments ofinternational environmental and international humanitarian law are applicableto climate conflicts.

This volume is devoted to management accounting approaches for analyzing business benefits and costs of climate change.

This book is a thorough introduction to climate science and global change.

This exclusive compilation written by eminent experts from more than ten countries, outlines the processes and methods for geologic sequestration in different sinks.

This book gathers an in-depth collection of 45 selected papers presented at the Global Conference on Global Warming 2014 in Beijing, China, covering a broad variety of topics from the main principles of thermodynamics and their role in design, analysis, and the improvements in performance of energy systems to the potential impact of global warming on human health and wellbeing.

This book features articles that analyze current agricultural issues and knowledge.

This book provides a comprehensive understanding on disaster resilient housing within the Vietnam context particularly and the developing world generally.

This book examines the meteorological phenomenon known as Western Disturbances (WDs) and traces their influence on the Indian subcontinent.

This is an updated and revised second edition of the book presenting new developments in the field of cloud-resolving modeling.

The aim of this book is to provide information to scientists and local government to help them better understand the particularities of the local climate.

This book introduces innovative approaches to pursue climate change adaptation and to support the long-term implementation of climate change policies.

This revised edition describes the transformation of the environment and landscape of Western Sorkapp Land based on research data collected by Jagiellonian University scientific expeditions in the period 1980-1986 and in 2008.

David Stevenson's new book links the meteorology of the Earth to that of other planets, stars, and clusters of galaxies, showing the similarities and differences between terrestrial weather and that of weather on other worlds.

This book is a useful guide for researchers in ecology and earth science interested in the use of accelerator mass spectrometry technology.

This book focuses on early germination, one of maize germplasm most important strategies for adapting to drought-induced stress.

This book examines the effects of climate and environmental change in the Eastern James Bay, Canada.

A major objective of this volume is to create and share knowledge about the socio-economic, political and cultural dimensions of climate change.

Current developments in air pollution modelling are explored as a series of contributions from researchers at the forefront of their field.

This book presents an analysis of land and water resources in Siberia, initially characterizing the landscapes, their ecosystems, crucial processes, human impacts on soil and water quality, and the status quo of available research.

This book is the first to present a regional analysis of climate change and human health, focusing on geographically and socio-economically distinct countries of South and Southeast Asia.

Anyone who has experienced turbulence in flight knows that it is usually not pleasant, and may wonder why this is so difficult to avoid.

This second edition explores some of the latest techniques used to provide forecasts for a wide range of water-related applications in areas such as floods, droughts, water resources and environmental impacts.

This book addresses three big economic challenges from a dynamic perspective: European integration, economic growth, and global climate change.

This book aims to help plant breeders by reviewing past achievements, currently successful practices, and emerging methods and techniques.

Meeting the world's food security challenge will require a multi-national, collaborative effort to integrate the best research from science, engineering and socioeconomics so that technological advances can bring benefits where they are most needed.

This book reviews the research in various fields of oceanography on the responses of the East Japan Sea to climate change.

This book presents the impact of climate change on Mount Baker glaciers, USA, and the rivers surrounding them.

The book outlines principal milestones in the evolution of the atmosphere, oceans and biosphere during the last 4 million years in relation with the evolution from primates to the genus Homo - which uniquely mastered the ignition and transfer of fire.

This book offers the first comprehensive treatment of multi-level water governance, developing a conceptual and analytical framework that captures the complexity of real water governance systems while also introducing different approaches to comparative analysis.

This book presents a global overview examining monsoon variability in South Asia, Australian, South America and North American, as well as a focus on glaciers and monsoon systems.