Meteorology and climatology

As the risks of the climate crisis continue to grow, so too do the challenges of facing a harsh climate future with honesty and courage; justice and compassion; meaning and purpose.

This book provides an overview of the fundamental concept of air pollution, emission sources of air pollutants and their transportation.

This book is an interdisciplinary and accessible guide to environmental physics.

Stratospheric balloons are powerful tools used to study the Earth and its atmosphere, as well as the greater cosmos beyond.

This edited book summarizes numerous research studies on remote sensing and GIS of natural resource management for the Himalaya region done by Indian Institutions and Universities over the last decade.

Climate change will lead to many changes in global development and security especially energy, water, food, society, job, diplomacy, culture, economy and trade.

Earth is, to our knowledge, the only life-bearing body in the Solar System.

Advances in computer power and observing systems has led to the generation and accumulation of large scale weather & climate data begging for exploration and analysis.

This book provides an innovative, realistic and reliable solution to the common problem of Indian water and energy sector due to the onset of the Impact of Climate Change and Large-Scale Urbanization.

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This carefully researched book presents facts and arguments showing, beyond a doubt, that nuclear fusion power will not be technically feasible in time to satisfy the world's urgent need for climate-neutral energy.

In this volume, the contributors discuss some of the most remarkable global warming effects in Argentina and examine policies that Latin American countries could follow to achieve their individual climate goals.

This book gives the most detailed and comprehensive physico-geographical overview of the very unique country of Mongolia.

The focus of this book is on the key water-related vulnerabilities to climate change in Africa, particularly in its most vulnerable areas, exploring potential management responses to such vulnerabilities.

This book employs a suite of remotely sensed products and advanced technologies to provide the first comprehensive space-based sensing of Lake Victoria, the world's second largest freshwater lake that supports a livelihood of more than 42 million people, modulates regional climate, but faces myriads of challenges.

This book presents an overview of the hydrometeorological and hydrological studies and assists in tackling challenges posed by climate and land use land cover changes.

This book reviews the theory and applications of the normal-mode functions in numerical weather prediction and weather and climate dynamics.

This book focuses on environmental footprints that have attracted considerable interest and discussion within academia, policy makers and the public as a tool to assess anthropogenic effects on the environment.

This book provides an in-depth analysis of and discussion about the relationship between green tourism, economic growth and globalization.

This volume sheds new light on the marine fauna and geological setting of the Tjornes Sequence, North Iceland, which is a classic site for the Pliocene and Pleistocene stratigraphy of the North Atlantic region.

This volume provides a theoretical basis for the argument that available research that analyzes the impacts of climate on hydrology, water resources, and water systems, without factoring in the effect of climate variability, are inadequate and often misleading.

This book addresses the importance of cultural values, local knowledge and identity in building community resilience in place based contexts.

Angelo Secchi was a key figure in 19th century science.

This book offers an exercise in theoretical planetology, presenting five different scenarios to assess the evolution of habitable conditions on Mars to assess planetary terraforming potential and to give insight into the ongoing search for habitable exoplanets.

This book gives the reader the basic knowledge of the theory of random processes necessary for applying to study climatic time series.

Chile is a privileged country in terms of water resources, with an average annual runoff of approximately 50,000 m3/person.

This book describes the importance of water resources for socio-economic and ecological development including geomorphic and ecological environments.

This book describes the urgent challenge faced by cities worldwide to become resilient to climate change impacts.

Highlights the potential of biosaline agriculture in a changing environmentCovers all important topics related to halophyte biology including biochemistry, genetics and genomicsProvides information on potential use of halophytes Each topic is explained in detail and examined from various anglesMore than 100 contributions by international experts

This book is a guide to the research, findings, and discussions of US and international experts on climate change and respiratory health.

The book illustrates the use of spatial econometric models to analyze the economic resilience of regions to climate-related shocks.

This edited volume reviews the latest advances in policies and actions in understanding the science, impacts and management of climate change in Indonesia.

This book covers several themes related to forestry, agriculture, water, soil, urban, and atmospheric research.

This book is dedicated to the atmosphere of our planet, and discusses historical and contemporary achievements in meteorological science and technology for the betterment of society.

This book analyses the threat posed by the continued use of fossil fuels.

The book communicates coastal geology such that the reader gets a better understanding of how scientists work and how scientific knowledge is acquired and how it progresses.

This book proves, through empirical research, that indigenous and traditional agricultural communities have experienced severe climate change impacts, and have developed corresponding livelihood strategies to strengthen their resilience in a variable climate.

This book includes over three hundred and seventy-five short papers presented during the second EMCEI, which was held in Sousse, Tunisia in October 2019.

This book provides a comprehensive, up-to-date assessment of the key terrestrial components of the Arctic system, i.

This book provides an in-depth analysis of the securitisation of climate change in the US, Germany and Mexico and offers a rethinking of securitisation theory.

This book presents a comprehensive overview of the history, definition, causes, effects, impacts and implications of climate change on young people globally, with a focus on Small Island Communities (SIDS) in particular.

Energy drives the economy, economics informs policy, and policy affects social outcomes.

This book provides a comprehensive, up-to-date assessment of the key terrestrial components of the Arctic system, i.

This book focuses on managing risks and building resilience to climate change, showcasing experiences from research, field projects and best practices to foster climate change adaptation in Eastern Europe that can be implemented elsewhere.

This textbook develops a fundamental understanding of geophysical fluid dynamics by providing a mathematical description of fluid properties, kinematics and dynamics as influenced by earth's rotation.

This volume discusses emerging contexts of agricultural and ecosystem resilience in Sub Saharan Africa, as well as contemporary technological advances that have influenced African livelihoods.

Like planets in our solar system, exoplanets form, evolve, and interact with their host stars in many ways.

This book explores the interconnections between world politics and non-human nature to overcome the anthropocentric boundaries that characterize the field of international relations.

How to progress climate science to be policy-relevant and actionable?

This book provides a comprehensive overview of Ireland's response to the climate crisis.