Earth Sciences

This text combines the science and engineering of hydrogeology in an accessible, innovative style. As well as providing physical descriptions and c...

Any sustainable groundwater development programme requires knowledge of the prevailing flow system, extending from local to regional scale. This bo...

This book will serve as a reference guide, and state-of-the-art review, for the wide spectrum of numerical models and computational techniques avai...

Rivers and their watersheds constitute some of the most dynamic and complex landscapes. Rivers have sustained human communities, and human societie...

Describing sacred waters and their associated traditions in over thirty countries and across multiple time periods, this book identifies patterns i...

The over-enrichment of surface water bodies with phosphorus compounds can lead to eutrophication resulting in reduced photosynthetic activity, oxyg...

Traditionally, wetlands were considered separately from river basin systems. However, nowadays it is becoming common practice to follow an integrat...

This book provides an introduction to peatlands for the non-specialist student reader and for all those concerned about environmental protection, a...

This book presents an in-depth ethnographic case study carried out in the years following the 2010 Haiti earthquake to present the role of faith be...

Written by Chris Maser, one of the architects of the sustainability movement, Interactions of Land, Ocean and Humans: A Global Perspective explores...

This volume contains the ten most cited articles that have appeared in the journal Atmosphere-Ocean since 1995. These articles cover a wide range o...

This book guides readers through the most iconic geologically significant scenery in the UK, points out features of interest, explains what they ar...

This book guides readers through the most iconic geologically significant scenery in the UK, points out features of interest, explains what they ar...

The Ocean Sunfishes: Evolution, Biology and Conservation is the first book to gather into one comprehensive volume our fundamental knowledge of the...

The citrus industry is one of the world's most important fruit production industries, but global climate change, pests, diseases, and improper hand...

Managing Hazardous Air Pollutants presents a detailed examination of the state-of-the-art in the management of air pollutants (air toxics). This im...

The scientific and technological advances that influence the protection of cultural heritage are developing at an ever-increasing pace. Systems to ...

This collection of papers is a snapshot of modern hydrogeology in which highly technical methods and approaches sit side-by-side with overlapping l...

Volume I of Geospatial Information Handbook for Water Resources and Watershed Management discusses fundamental characteristics, measurements, and a...

This revised and updated edition continues to provide a comprehensive introduction to the subject, exploring the worlds landforms from a broad syst...

Volume III of Geospatial Information Handbook for Water Resources and Watershed Management discusses water and watershed issues such as water quali...

Volume II of Geospatial Information Handbook for Water Resources and Watershed Management discusses Geospatial Technology (GT) approaches using int...

The book provides an overview of climate change-sensitive water resources management with consideration of adaptation approaches, the assessment of...

The Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) is the next-generation multispectral imaging instrument to fly on US operational, polar-orbiti...