Geowissenschaften

Advances In Geosciences (A 6-volume Set) - Volume 21: Solar Terrestrial (St)

Meteorite Impact!

Wolf Uwe Reimold / Roger L. Gibson

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Dry Run

Jerry Yudelson

In the Age of Scarcity now upon us, fresh water shortages are an increasingly serious global problem. With water restrictions emerging in many developed countries and water diversions for industri...

Chasing Clayoquot

David Pitt-Brooke

<div>First published in 2004, and now with a new introduction by the author and a foreword by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., this book of natural history, environmentalism, and politics explores one...

Wind Power Basics

Dan Chiras

Wind energy is the fastest growing source of energy in the world, and by the year 2020 it is projected to supply at least 12 percent of global electrical demand.Wind Power Basics provides a clear ...

Advances In Geosciences (A 6-volume Set) - Volume 20: Solid Earth (Se)

A Little Less Arctic

In Arctic Canada, Hudson Bay is a site of great exploration history, aboriginal culture, and a vast marine wilderness supporting large populations of marine mammals and birds. These include some o...

Palaeolimnological Proxies as Tools of Environmental Reconstruction in Fresh Water

<P>Palaeolimnology is one of the most rapidly developing fields of limnology. The primary objective of this&nbsp;volume is to present new palaeolimnological findings from eastern and cen...

Algebraic Geodesy and Geoinformatics

Joseph L. Awange / Erik W. Grafarend / Béla Paláncz / Piroska Zaletnyik

While preparing and teaching ‘Introduction to Geodesy I and II’ to undergraduate students at Stuttgart University, we noticed a gap which motivated the writing of the present book: Almost ever...

Back to the Future in the Caves of Kauai

David A. Burney

Advances In Geosciences (A 6-volume Set) - Volume 16: Atmospheric Science (As)

Advances In Geosciences (A 6-volume Set) - Volume 18: Ocean Science (Os)

Managing Climate Change

A number of international, high-level science and policy meetings have been influential in the ongoing global climate change negotiations. One of these landmark meetings was Greenhouse 2009, where...

Managing Climate Change

A number of international, high-level science and policy meetings have been influential in the ongoing global climate change negotiations. One of these landmark meetings was Greenhouse 2009, where...

Integrated Mission-directed Research

This book offers readers the chance to learn from the experiences of researchers involved in integrated mission-directed research, particularly in the areas of natural resource management and regi...

Integrated Mission-directed Research

This book offers readers the chance to learn from the experiences of researchers involved in integrated mission-directed research, particularly in the areas of natural resource management and regi...

Silent Summer

Ancient Water Technologies

<P>There is no more fundamental resource than water. The basis of all life, water is fast becoming a key issue in today’s world, as well as a source of conflict. This fascinating book, whi...

The Handbook of Sidescan Sonar

Philippe Blondel

<P>Sidescan sonar is proving to be the preeminent technique for researchers and professionals seeking knowledge about the structure and behavior of the seafloor, but its data is often diffic...

Encounters with Florida's Endangered Wildlife

Eastern bison roamed Florida into the 1800s. Red wolves disappeared in the 1920s. The dusky seaside sparrow was declared extinct in 1990.It's too soon to say whether the 116 threatened, endang...