This book offers a summary of the development of Digital Earth over the past twenty years. By reviewing the initial vision ...
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In the context of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) the book offers a timely review of map projections (sphere, ellipsoid, ...
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Divided into three parts - theory, method and implementation, this book starts with a summary of the state-of-the-art in ...
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It addresses methods and techniques for topics that range from design and rendering, context modelling, personalisation, ...
Lire la suiteIn this volume economists, ecology experts, geographers, agronomists, sociologist, and business experts come together to ...
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This book discusses biogeochemical processes relevant to carbon and aims to provide with insight into the functioning of ...
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Is ecological knowledge relevant for environmental policy and if so, to what extent and in what way? These are some of the ...
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Since 1980 a considerable amount of scientific research dealing with geochemical processes in marine sediments has been carried ...
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The oceans contain a great biodiversity of marine organisms. They include a rich variety of unusual genes and biochemistries ...
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MARE-DASM research focused on: (i) the estimation and distribution of marine contaminants in order to assess their long term ...
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Since the late 1960s, various groups have investigated the influence of marine surface films on mechanisms dominating energy ...
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This book presents the first detailed study of one of the most important masterpieces of Renaissance cartography, Martin ...
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The present book combines three main aspects: five major mass extinctions; contributions on some other minor extinctions; ...
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This volume contains selected papers by Torben Krarup, one of the most important geodesists of the 20th century. His writings ...
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This book introduces and explains classical and modern mathematical procedures as applied to the real problems confronting ...
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Mathematics needs Sustainable Development. When science was gradually reinvented in European medieval societies, it was legitimised ...
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This book is an outcome of the collaboration between the Soil and Water Management & Crop Nutrition Section, Joint FAO/IAEA ...
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The world’s livestock sector is amidst a major transformation, fuelled by high demand for meat and milk, which is likely ...
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More than 20 years after the last book on the subject the worldwide precipitation community has produced a comprehensive ...
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1. 1 Space View and Ground Observations 1 1. 2 Mediterranean Climatic Environment 2 1. 3 Processes at Surfaces 10 1. 3. 1 ...
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