Earth sciences

Wer Biotope wirksam schützen will, muss deren Funktion verstehen.

Based on an international symposium addressing a key issue in global development, this reference includes both the latest methodologies for and practical examples of effective management of transboundary water resources.

Based on an international symposium addressing a key issue in global development, this reference includes both the latest methodologies for and practical examples of effective management of transboundary water resources.

Probably the best-studied stream on earth.

Probably the best-studied stream on earth.

Geothermal Energy Systems The book encounters basic knowledge about geothermal technology for the utilization of geothermal resources.

Filling an important gap in the geophysical literature at specialist level, this monograph is the only up-to-date title to provide a link between the Earth's rotation and its atmo- and hydrosphere, including the ice masses.

Mit Agrarholz in die Zukunft: Der Anbau von Bäumen als Nutzpflanzen ist nicht nur klimafreundlich, sondern auch profitabel!

This new edition of a classic text has now been extensively updated to include the latest developments in risk analysis and water quality assessment and management.

Uniquely comprehensive and up to date, this book covers terrestrial as well as extraterrestrial drilling and excavation, combining the technology of drilling with the state of the art in robotics.

Die Waldtypen Bayerns in Wort und Bild - von den Schneeheidekieferwäldern der Alpen über Silberweiden - Auwälder bis hin zu den subkontinentalen Fingerkraut-Eichenwäldern Unterfrankens.

Der zuverlässige Praxis-Lotse vermittelt systematisch alles, was man braucht und wissen muss, wenn praktische Schadstoffanalysen mit Indikatororganismen auf der Tagesordnung stehen.

- Modern uses of traditional materials - 'Lime and Limestone' is a comprehensive and up-to-date presentation of the main scientific and technological aspects of the quarrying, processing, calcining and slaking of lime and limestone products.

Meeting the need for teaching material suitable for students of atmospheric science and courses on atmospheric radiation, this textbook covers the fundamentals of emission, absorption, and scattering of electromagnetic radiation from ultraviolet to infrared and beyond.

A deeper insight into the complex processes involved in this field, covering the biological, chemical and engineering fundamentals needed to further develop effective methodologies.

Divided into two parts, the first four chapters of Comets and their Origin refer to comets and their formation in general, describing cometary missions, comet remote observations, astrochemistry, artificial comets, and the chirality phenomenon.

Divided into two parts, the first four chapters of Comets and their Origin refer to comets and their formation in general, describing cometary missions, comet remote observations, astrochemistry, artificial comets, and the chirality phenomenon.

This book covers the fundamentals of satellite microwave instrument calibration, remote sensing sciences and algorithms, as well as the applications of the satellite microwave observations in weather and climate research.

This book covers the fundamentals of satellite microwave instrument calibration, remote sensing sciences and algorithms, as well as the applications of the satellite microwave observations in weather and climate research.

This book offers comprehensive insights into the management of agroforestry for livelihood security and sustainable development in the tropics, addressing ecological interactions, productivity, and the monetization of carbon credits, while also outlining a future roadmap and policy challenges.

»Die ultimative Dinosaurier Biographie« SCIENTIFIC AMERICANNoch immer haftet den Dinosauriern das Image der schwerfälligen, primitiven Monster an, die zu groß waren, um zu überleben.

»Sven Plöger zeigt mit Sachverstand und Erzählfreude, wie wichtig die Berge für unsere klimatische Zukunft sind.

Der bekannte Wissenschaftsjournalist Hans-Ulrich Grimm zeigt, wie Wein die Gesundheit fördert.

In Murmansk, im Nordpolarmeer, liegen die radioaktiven Überreste des Kalten Krieges: die abgewrackten U-Boote der Sowjetflotte.

Kreibohms neues Buch – beste Leseaussichten!

Dieses Buch gibt dem Leser Einblicke in die Arbeitsweise der etwas verborgenen Welt der globalen Entwicklungs-Organisationen auf dem Gebiet der Wasserwirtschaft im landwirtschaftlichen Sektor.

Was wäre, wenn ungenaue räumliche Daten zu falschen Ergebnissen in ökologischen Studien und daraus folgend zu falschen Schlüssen im Schutzgebietsmanagement führen würden?

Geodiversität - oder genauer gesagt: der natürliche Bereich von geomorphologischen Strukturen ist das Thema dieses Buches.

Die Meere sind eine Grundlage unseres Lebens -- sie regulieren unser Klima und sind ein wichtiger Nahrungslieferant.

Ist Zinfandel mit dem Primitivo verwandt?

Georgia is the new top-ranking destination for adventurous wine lovers.

A sommelier recounts her unconventional education in the world of wine in this informative memoir and guide.

Of Sea takes the form of a poetic bestiary of creatures living beneath, beside and above the water: in wetlands, salt marshes and the intertidal zone.

*SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2021 FORWARD PRIZE FOR BEST SINGLE POEM*From the mercurial mind of award-winning poet John McCullough comes his darkest and most experimental book to date.

A beautifully presented, practical gift guide for all surf seekers.

Formulas and Calculations for Drilling, Production, and Workover: All the Formulas You Need to Solve Drilling and Production Problems, Third Edition, provides a convenient source of reference for oil field workers who do not use formulas and calculations on a regular basis.

Working Guide to Drilling Equipment and Operations offers a practical guide to drilling technologies and procedures.

Laki is Iceland's largest volcano.

As the year 1386 began, Geoffrey Chaucer was a middle-aged bureaucrat and sometime poet, living in London and enjoying the perks that came with his close connections to its booming wool trade.

With Broeker as his guide, award-winning science writer Robert Kunzig looks back at Earth's volatile climate history so as to shed light on the challenges ahead.

'A thrilling celebration of lighthouses' i newspaperAn enthralling history of Britain's rock lighthouses, and the people who built and inhabited themLighthouses are enduring monuments to our relationship with the sea.

In this revelatory book, Callum Roberts uses his lifetime's experience working with the oceans to show why they are the most mysterious places on earth, their depths still largely unexplored.

Does Genesis teach that the human race was created by God or engineered by ET's?

How do we distinguish between our ancestors'' ideas of God and close encounters of an extra-terrestrial kind?

'To say this series is "e;empowering"e; doesn't do it justice.

In The Book of Tides, William Thomson took the reader on a mesmerising journey round the coast of Britain.

Many times through deep history Earth's magnetic poles have switched places, leaving our planet's protective shield weaker and life vulnerable to devastating solar storms.

AS FEATURED IN SEASPIRACY An Observer Book of the Year 2017 A Sunday Times must read A New York Times Bestseller Endorsed by His Holiness the Dalai Lama ';Balcombe vividly shows that fish have feelings and deserve consideration and protection like other sentient beings' What's the truth behind the old adage that goldfish have a three-second memory?

The world's best-selling annual wine guide.