Physical geography and topography

A digital elevation model (DEM) is a digital representation of ground surface topography or terrain.

Forest mensuration the science of measurement applied to forest vegetation and forest products holds value for basic ecology as well as sustainable forest management.

Forest mensuration the science of measurement applied to forest vegetation and forest products holds value for basic ecology as well as sustainable forest management.

Large and intense wildfires are integral to the globally important boreal forest biome.

Large and intense wildfires are integral to the globally important boreal forest biome.

The coastal zone is one of the most dynamic environments on our planet and is much affected by global change, especially sea-level rise.

The coastal zone is one of the most dynamic environments on our planet and is much affected by global change, especially sea-level rise.

Forest soils are the foundation of the entire forest ecosystem and complex, long-term interactions between trees, soil animals, and the microbial community shape soils in was that are very distinct from agricultural soils.

Forest soils are the foundation of the entire forest ecosystem and complex, long-term interactions between trees, soil animals, and the microbial community shape soils in was that are very distinct from agricultural soils.

Wetlands - swamp, marsh, bayou, tundra and bog - are places that are rarely visited and often misunderstood but they have, in fact, conspicuous roles in the physical, biological and cultural geography of the world.

Wetlands - swamp, marsh, bayou, tundra and bog - are places that are rarely visited and often misunderstood but they have, in fact, conspicuous roles in the physical, biological and cultural geography of the world.

Mediterranean mountains exhibit many similarities in their biotic ecological, physical and environmental characteristics.

Dunes is the first book in over a decade to incorporate the latest research in this active and fast-developing field.

Dunes is the first book in over a decade to incorporate the latest research in this active and fast-developing field.

Learn physical geography at your own pace What is atmospheric pressure?

Elegant, novel explanation of climate change, emphasizing physical understanding and concepts, while avoiding complex mathematics, supported by excellent color illustrations.

Elegant, novel explanation of climate change, emphasizing physical understanding and concepts, while avoiding complex mathematics, supported by excellent color illustrations.

A comprehensive guide for students and researchers to the physical processes inside volcanoes that control eruption frequency, duration, and size.

A comprehensive guide for students and researchers to the physical processes inside volcanoes that control eruption frequency, duration, and size.

New edition presents progress made to practices, additional case studies, and emerging issues, for coastal scientists, engineers, planners.

New edition presents progress made to practices, additional case studies, and emerging issues, for coastal scientists, engineers, planners.

A concise environmental history of the near-extinction of the bison from the mid-eighteenth century to the present.

A comprehensive account of all components of the Earth''s cryosphere, including their past characteristics, and future states.

A comprehensive overview of glacially triggered faulting summarising theory, methods and modelling, and listing confirmed and proposed glacially induced faults.

A global assessment of potential and anticipated impacts of efforts to achieve the SDGs on forests and related socio-economic systems.

A global assessment of potential and anticipated impacts of efforts to achieve the SDGs on forests and related socio-economic systems.

A comprehensive overview of glacially triggered faulting summarising theory, methods and modelling, and listing confirmed and proposed glacially induced faults.

Focuses on practical application of spectral analysis of time series, with examples from environmental, engineering and physical sciences.

New translation of the Natural History''s opening books giving an influential Roman perspective on the natural world and geography.

Proclaims the enjoyment of teaching, studying and learning outdoors via the inspirational stories of some remarkable people.

Looks at the question: do forests cool or warm the atmosphere and reduce global warming?

A self-contained introduction to tides, explaining the origin of tidal constituents and their wave propagation in oceans and coastal seas.

Proclaims the enjoyment of teaching, studying and learning outdoors via the inspirational stories of some remarkable people.

A self-contained introduction to tides, explaining the origin of tidal constituents and their wave propagation in oceans and coastal seas.

Explores the history and archaeology of two oases, remote but closely tied to the Nile valley for thousands of years.

Fully updated new edition features a new introductory chapter and more end-of-chapter questions, guiding students to a mastery of petrology.

An overview of recent advances in the quantitative modeling of wildland fire based on fluid dynamics.

Provides a comparative approach to plant succession among all terrestrial biomes and disturbances, helping to reveal generalizable patterns.

Explores the history and archaeology of two oases, remote but closely tied to the Nile valley for thousands of years.

An overview of recent advances in the quantitative modeling of wildland fire based on fluid dynamics.

Provides a comparative approach to plant succession among all terrestrial biomes and disturbances, helping to reveal generalizable patterns.

Offers a comprehensive volume discussing groundwater problems in coastal areas, spanning fundamental science to practical water management.

Offers a comprehensive volume discussing groundwater problems in coastal areas, spanning fundamental science to practical water management.

Looks at the question: do forests cool or warm the atmosphere and reduce global warming?

A practical guide to the latest techniques to measure sediments, seabed, water and transport mechanisms in estuaries and coastal waters.

A practical guide to the latest techniques to measure sediments, seabed, water and transport mechanisms in estuaries and coastal waters.

This cutting-edge summary combines ideas from several sub-disciplines to provide an understanding of sediment routing systems and Earth surface dynamics.

This cutting-edge summary combines ideas from several sub-disciplines to provide an understanding of sediment routing systems and Earth surface dynamics.

The first full synthesis of modern scientific and applied research on urban climates, suitable for students and researchers alike.

The first full synthesis of modern scientific and applied research on urban climates, suitable for students and researchers alike.