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Cold Region Atmospheric and Hydrologic Studies. The Mackenzie GEWEX Experience : Volume 2: Hydrologic Processes

This book presents decade-long advances in atmospheric research in the Mackenzie River Basin in northern Canada, which encompasses ...

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Comet, Asteroid Impacts and Human Society : An Interdisciplinary Approach

Leading specialists in various disciplines were first invited to a multidisciplinary workshop funded by ICSU on the topic ...

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Community Quality-of-Life Indicators

Offers critical insights into the thriving international field of community indicators, incorporating the experiences of ...

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Concepts and Practice of Humanitarian Medicine

As major events like war, epidemics, and climate change continue to push global health issues to the fore, the international ...

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Continental Scientific Drilling

Scientific drilling is an indispensable tool of modern Earth science - search, as it provides the only means of obtaining ...

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Counteracting Urban Heat Island Effects in a Global Climate Change Scenario

Urban Heat Islands (UHIs) are a microclimatic phenomenon which manifests as a significant increase in the temperature of ...

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Creating Resilient Futures : Integrating Disaster Risk Reduction, Sustainable Development Goals and Climate Change Adaptation Agendas

This excellent text recognises that efforts towards improving development outcomes must work in concert with strategies which ...

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Data Journeys in the Sciences

This groundbreaking, book analyses and compares data practices across several fields through the analysis of specific cases ...

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Debris-flow Hazards and Related Phenomena

Debris Flow Hazards and Related Phenomena is set to become the standard reference on debris flows, debris avalanches and ...

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Deformation and Gravity Change: Indicators of Isostasy, Tectonics, Volcanism, and Climate Change

During the last decades, measurements of various geodynamic processes have gained ever increasing importance. Temporal variations ...

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Deltas in the Anthropocene

The Anthropocene is the human-dominated modern era that has accelerated social, environmental and climate change across the ...

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Demystifying Climate Models : A Users Guide to Earth System Models

This book demystifies the models we use to simulate present and future climates, allowing readers to better understand how ...

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Desert Dust in the Global System

Dust storms, produced by the removal of surface materials from the world’s drylands, are a vital component of the environment. ...

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Desertification in the Mediterranean Region. A Security Issue

This book focuses on two basic concepts: security and desertification in the Mediterranean Region and their linkages. Desertification ...

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Dryland Ecohydrology

By combining the analysis of biotic and abiotic components of terrestrial ecosystems, this volume provides a synthesis of ...

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Dynamical Oceanography

This textbook provides a mathematical introduction to the theory of large-scale ocean circulation and is accessible for readers ...

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Earth Observation Science and Applications for Risk Reduction and Enhanced Resilience in Hindu Kush Himalaya Region A Decade of Experience from SERVIR

This book is a consolidation of lessons learnt and experiences gathered from our efforts to utilise Earth observation (EO) ...

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Earth Sciences and Mathematics : Volume 1

This volume contains papers addressing different topics as deformation modelling applied to natural hazards, inverse gravimetric ...

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Earth System Science in the Anthropocene

Earth System Science in the Anthropocene aims to provide an in-depth perspective and update on special topics in Global Environmental ...

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Eco-and Ground Bio-Engineering: The Use of Vegetation to Improve Slope Stability

In an era where climate change, natural catastrophes and land degradation are major issues, the conservation of soil and ...

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