Earth sciences

This book gathers the proceedings of the 6th China High Resolution Earth Observation Conference (CHREOC).

This book elaborates on the physical principles of polarization remote sensing.

This book presents recent findings from the South Asian region (SA), broadly including groundwater studies on (a) quantity, (b) exploration, (c) quality and pollution, (d) economics, management and policies, (e) groundwater and society, and (f) sustainable sources.

This book systematically describes the instrument setup for the measurement of nitrate radical (NO3) and dinitrogen pentoxide (N2O5), as well as the mixing ratio, chemical behaviors, and atmospheric impacts of NO3 and N2O5 in Beijing, China.

This book presents the first simultaneous detection of neutrons and positrons after a terrestrial gamma-ray flash (TGF), a highest-energy transient phenomenon on the earth, triggered by a lightning discharge, based on innovative ground-based observations made in the Hokuriku area of Japan.

This book presents a timely investigation of radar remote sensing observations for agricultural crop monitoring and advancements of research techniques and their applicability for crop biophysical parameter estimation.

This book highlights ionospheric delay investigation and forecasting using GPS-TEC measurements in the equatorial region.

This book discusses key theoretical aspects concerning the formation of the solar wind: the most essential building block in the heliosphere, in which planets orbit.

This book focuses on geochemical behavior and ancient records of the specific biomarker levoglucosan in Tibetan glaciers, Based on samples from the Zangsegangri (ZSGR) ice cores obtained from the central Tibetan Plateau, it presents annually resolved levoglucosan records and fire changes over the past 430 years.

This book introduces what sclerotia grains are, and where and how they exist in soils, by compiling the results obtained from the studies on fungal sclerotia formed by Cenococcum geophilum (Cg) and related species, the visible black small grains persistent for a few thousand to ten thousands of years in forest soils and sediments.

This book provides a brief geology, tectonic structure and metallogeny of Mongolia, central part of the giant Central Asian Orogenic Belt, and broad overview of major metallic (copper, gold, rare metals and rare earths, iron, lead and zinc, silver and platinum group), non-metallic (phosphorite and fluorspar) and fuel (uranium and coal) mineral deposits and occurrences, covering their tectonic position, metallogeny and deposit types, geological characteristics and origin, including newly found deposits and occurrences based on authors research data and a large information obtained during geological exploration work.

This book introduces a new technology for environmental protection, namely plasma cleaning.

This book covers the tunnel boring machine (TBM) performance classifications, empirical models, statistical and intelligent-based techniques which have been applied and introduced by the researchers in this field.

This book comprises the select proceedings of the International Conference on Water, Environment, Energy and Society.

This book comprises two parts.

This book contains two parts.

This book discusses the macromolecular characterization of hydrocarbon components and their industrial applications for sustainable future development.

This book contains the keynote presentations, invited speeches, and general session papers presented at the 2nd International Symposium on Asia Urban GeoEngineering, which will be held from 24 November to 27 November 2017 in Changsha, China.

Examining the science of stream restoration, Rebecca Lave argues that the neoliberal emphasis on the privatization and commercialization of knowledge has fundamentally changed the way that science is funded, organized, and viewed in the United States.

This book analyzes various properties and structures of ice from the point of view to solve problems in civil aviation.

This book provides comprehensive economic analyses on the paths to net-zero for China.

This textbook offers a complete comprehensive coverage of wastewater engineering from pollutant classification, design of collection systems and treatment systems including operational guidelines for the treatment plants.

This book provides a new design and evaluation framework based on slope Stochastic Dynamics theory to probabilistic seismic performance for slope engineering.

This book focuses on reservoir surveillance and management, reservoir evaluation and dynamic description, reservoir production stimulation and EOR, ultra-tight reservoir, unconventional oil and gas resources technology, oil and gas well production testing, and geomechanics.

Research on historical earthquakes and tsunamis in the Iberian Peninsula has made great strides in recent years, from diverse scientific fields ranging from geology to archaeology.

This book provides a thorough introductory description of the physical principles underlying the satellite remote sensing of clouds and precipitation.

This book offers a systematic study of control algorithms applied in the operation of solar membrane distillation (SMD) facilities.

This book presents essential insights on the interaction between rising risks and raising the bar for resilience during the climate crisis.

This book presents the first report and interpretation of the deformation, structural style, and geo-tectonic evolution of a 600km2 area of the Ladakh batholith, NW India, centred on the city of Leh, Ladakh.

This book includes information, experiences, practical initiatives and projects around the subject matter and makes it available to a wide audience.

At present, we have been living in an ice age for around 2.

This book brings together a diverse group of researchers to address the challenges posed by global mass poisoning caused by fluoride contamination of water bodies.

This book discusses new and innovative trends and techniques in the application of nanotechnology to industrial wastewater treatment both at a laboratory scale and an industry scale, including treatment, remediation, sensing and pollution prevention.

This book introduces emergency management of barrier lakes systematically,including theories and practices, risk assessment under extremely high-riskconditions, evolution of outburst floods, analysis of anti-impact stability, andemergency management technology and assessment of risk elimination effect.

This book presents state-of-the-art techniques on radon (222Rn) in the environment, including measurement techniques in air, soil and water and its potential applications to various hydrological investigations, especially for water resources development and management.

This book presents state-of-the-art techniques on radon (222Rn) in the environment, including measurement techniques in air, soil and water and its potential applications to various hydrological investigations, especially for water resources development and management.

This book introduces emergency management of barrier lakes systematically,including theories and practices, risk assessment under extremely high-riskconditions, evolution of outburst floods, analysis of anti-impact stability, andemergency management technology and assessment of risk elimination effect.

This book is a compilation of selected papers from the 6th International Petroleum and Petrochemical Technology Conference (IPPTC 2022).

This book is a compilation of selected papers from the 6th International Petroleum and Petrochemical Technology Conference (IPPTC 2022).

This book presents the first report and interpretation of the deformation, structural style, and geo-tectonic evolution of a 600km2 area of the Ladakh batholith, NW India, centred on the city of Leh, Ladakh.

This book includes information, experiences, practical initiatives and projects around the subject matter and makes it available to a wide audience.

At present, we have been living in an ice age for around 2.

First explored by naturalist William Bartram in the 1760s, the St.

Globally, different regions are facing severe water shortages.

This book provides a theoretical basis and technical support for carbonate acid stimulation design.

This book presents electrochemical water treatment methods, which offer ways to find more sustainable solutions.

This book presents electrochemical water treatment methods, which offer ways to find more sustainable solutions.

Microorganisms, the catalysts of all biogeochemical cycles on Earth, are the origin and essence of life-an invisible yet powerful force sustaining all living organisms.