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  • Monitoring and Modeling the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

    A Record Breaking Enterprise

    Edited by Yonggang Liu, Amy MacFadyen, Zhen-Gang Ji, Robert H. Weisberg ...
    Series Book 195 - Geophysical Monograph Series
    Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 195.Monitoring and Modeling the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: A Record-Breaking Enterprise presents an overview of some of the significant work that was conducted in immediate response to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. It includes studies of in situ and remotely sensed observations and ... Read more

    $80.00 USD

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    Concepts and Environmental Applications

    by Walter K. Dodds ...
    Series series Aquatic Ecology
    Freshwater Ecology: Concepts and Environmental Applications is a general text covering both basic and applied aspects of freshwater ecology and serves as an introduction to the study of lakes and streams. Issues of spatial and temporal scale, anthropogenic impacts, and application of current ecological concepts are covered along with ideas that are presented in more traditional limnological texts. ... Read more

    $103.99 USD

  • Revolutions that Made the Earth

    by Tim Lenton, Andrew Watson ...
    The Earth that sustains us today was born out of a few remarkable, near-catastrophic revolutions, started by biological innovations and marked by global environmental consequences. The revolutions have certain features in common, such as an increase in complexity, energy utilization, and information processing by life. This book describes these revolutions, showing the fundamental interdependence ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • Risk Management in Post-Trust Societies

    by Ragnar E Lofstedt ...
    Series series Earthscan Risk in Society
    A thought-provoking and invaluable book for anyone who cares about risk communication and management in the 21st centuryAnna Jung, Director General, European Food Information CouncilProfessor Ragnar Löfstedt has once again produced a most interesting book on risk management and trust, well-based on theory and built on empirical findingsMikael Karlsson, President, Swedish Society for Nature ... Read more

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  • The Solid Earth

    An Introduction to Global Geophysics

    by C. M. R. Fowler ...
    The Solid Earth is a general introduction to the study of the physics of the solid Earth, including the workings of both the Earth's surface and its deep interior. The emphasis throughout is on basic physical principles rather than instrumentation or data handling. The second edition of this acclaimed textbook has been revised to bring the content fully up-to-date and to reflect the most recent ... Read more

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  • Plasma Turbulence in the Solar System

    by Yasuhito Narita ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    Dynamics of astrophysical systems is often described by plasma physics, yet understanding the nature of plasma turbulence remains as a challenge in physics in both theories and experiments. This book is an up-to-date summary and review of recent results in research on waves and turbulence in near-Earth space plasma turbulence, obtained by Cluster, the multi-spacecraft mission. Spatial and temporal ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

  • Darwin, Geodynamics and Extreme Waves

    by Sh. U. Galiev ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book examines the reasons behind the resonant amplification of seismic and ocean waves that have the capacity to destroy cities and ocean-going vessels. Using Charles Darwin’s important geophysical research as a starting point, it provides insights into the interaction between earthquakes with volcanoes, seaquake, and tsunami formation.In particular, the author details the observations that ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • Governing Uncertainty

    Environmental Regulation in the Age of Nanotechnology

    Edited by Christopher Bosso ...
    Nanotechnology promises to transform the materials of everyday life, leading to smaller and more powerful computers, more durable plastics and fabrics, cheap and effective water purification systems, more efficient solar panels and storage batteries, and medical devices capable of tracking down and killing cancer cells or treating neurological diseases. Policy analysts predict a radical change in ... Read more

    $30.99 USD

  • Tidal Friction and the Earth’s Rotation

    by M. Bonatz, P. Brosche, Jürgen Sündermann, O. Calame, H. Enslin, R. Lambeck, L.V. Morrison, J.D. Mulholland, J.D. Piper0, C.T. Scrutton1, F.R. Stephenson2, W. Zahel3, J. Zschau4 ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    P.Brosche The development of the ideas and observational techniques related to the subject of our meeting "Tidal friction and the Earth's rotation", Bielefeld, September 1977 is one of the most fascinating books - not merely chapters! - of the modern history of science. Its genealogical tree is as intricate as that of mankind itself: There are dead ends and superfluous re-discoveries. Due to these ... Read more

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  • Transboundary Risk Governance

    by Rolf Lidskog, Linda Soneryd, Ylva Uggla ...
    Series series Earthscan Risk in Society
    Governing environmental risk, particularly large-scale transboundary risks associated with climate change and pollution, is one of the most pressing problems facing society .This book focuses on a set of key questions relating to environmental regulation: How are activities regulated in a fragmented world - a world of nation states, regulators, domestic and international law and political contests ... Read more

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  • Determination of the Geoid

    Present and Future

    Edited by Richard H. Rapp, Fernando Sansò ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    Rapid growth of geodetic information provided by the Global Positioning System (GPS) and stringent requirements for a precise geoid in ocean areas for ocean circulation models have spurred interest in geoid studies. As a result, the International Geoid Commission was formed to provide a focus for this important geoid research. Determination of the Geoid: Present and Future is the result of the ... Read more

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  • Reconstructing Ocean History

    A Window into the Future

    Edited by Fatima Abrantes, Alan Mix ...
    This volume is one outcome of the 6th International Conference on Paleoceano graphy (ICP VI). The conference was held August 23-28, 1998 in Lisbon, Portugal. The meeting followed the traditional format of a small number of invited oral presentations complemented by a large number ofcontributed posters. Over 550 participants attended, representing thirty countries and nearly 450 posters were ... Read more

    $188.99 USD