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Hydrodynamics of Time-Periodic Groundwater Flow introduces the emerging topic of periodic fluctuations in groundwater. While classical hydrology has often focused on steady flow conditions, many systems display periodic behavior due to tidal, seasonal, annual, and human...
Editeur :
American Geophysical Union
Parution :
2016-12-02
Collection :
Geophysical Monograph Series
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Uncertainties are pervasive in natural hazards, and it is crucial to develop robust and meaningful approaches to characterize and communicate uncertainties to inform modeling efforts. In this monograph we provide a broad, cross-disciplinary overview of issues relating...
Editeur :
American Geophysical Union
Parution :
2016-11-15
Collection :
Geophysical Monograph Series
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Glaciers are considered a key and an iconic indicator of climate change. The World Glacier Monitoring Service has noted that global alpine balance has been negative for 35 consecutive years. This highlights the dire future that alpine glaciers face.The goal of this...
Editeur :
Wiley
Parution :
2016-11-03
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The Cryosphere Science Series
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How much do we really know about the place we call 'home'? In this sweeping, timely book, Nicholas Crane tells the story of Britain.*****Over the course of 12,000 years of continuous human occupation, the British landscape has been transformed form a European peninsula...
Editeur :
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Parution :
2016-10-13
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Over a half century of exploration of the Earth’s space environment, it has become evident that the interaction between the ionosphere and the magnetosphere plays a dominant role in the evolution and dynamics of magnetospheric plasmas and fields. Interestingly, it was...
Editeur :
American Geophysical Union
Parution :
2016-09-28
Collection :
Geophysical Monograph Series
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The beginning of the new millennium has been particularly devastating in terms of natural disasters associated with tectonic plate boundaries, such as earthquakes in Sumatra, Chile, Japan, Tahiti, and Nepal; the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean tsunamis; and volcanoes...
Editeur :
American Geophysical Union
Parution :
2016-07-13
Collection :
Geophysical Monograph Series
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Fluvial Geomorphology studies the biophysical processes acting in rivers, and the sediment patterns and landforms resulting from them. It is a discipline of synthesis, with roots in geology, geography, and river engineering, and with strong interactions with allied...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2016-04-28
Collection :
Advancing River Restoration and Management
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This book investigates sand production problems in the development of unconsolidated sand reservoirs and suggests novel technical solutions and improvements to sand management issues.This book is divided into six chapters: (1) geologic characteristics of unconsolidated...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2016-01-06
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This book provides a new look at the climatic history of the last 2.6 million years during the ice age, a time of extreme climatic fluctuations that have not yet ended.This period also coincides with important phases of human development from Neanderthals to modern...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2015-10-19
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The elucidation of the mechanisms and kinematics of shear zone deformation, at both local and regional scales, is the subject of a great deal of interest to scientists in the hydrocarbon industry, in seismology, and in structural geology more generally. This book...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2015-10-08
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Subduction dynamics has been actively studied through seismology, mineral physics, and laboratory and numerical experiments. Understanding the dynamics of the subducting slab is critical to a better understanding of the primary societally relevant natural hazards...
Editeur :
American Geophysical Union
Parution :
2015-09-23
Collection :
Geophysical Monograph Series
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Petrophysics is the science of evaluating the rock and fluid properties of oil, gas and water reservoirs through the acquisition of physical samples, electrical, chemical, nuclear and magnetic data acquired by surface logging, downhole coring, and drilling and wireline...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2015-09-03
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The Times (Obituaries, 4 August 2008) reported that “John Thornes was one of the most eminent and influential physical geographers of his generation.” John’s keen interest in understanding landform processes and evolution was furthered through a variety of methods and...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2015-07-17
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This textbook provides an overview of the origin and preservation of carbonate sedimentary rocks. The focus is on limestones and dolostones and the sediments from which they are derived. The approach is general and universal and draws heavily on fundamental discoveries,...
Editeur :
American Geophysical Union
Parution :
2015-06-15
Collection :
Wiley Works
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Theory and Application of Multiphase Lattice Boltzmann Methods presents a comprehensive review of all popular multiphase Lattice Boltzmann Methods developed thus far and is aimed at researchers and practitioners within relevant Earth Science disciplines as well as...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2015-06-11
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This book provides a comprehensive introduction to multiple-point geostatistics, where spatial continuity is described using training images. Multiple-point geostatistics aims at bridging the gap between physical modelling/realism and spatio-temporal stochastic...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2014-10-16
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The Alps, with their outstanding outcrop conditions, represent a superb natural laboratory for many geological processes, and have played a crucial role in the history of geology. This book gives an up-to-date and holistic overview of the key aspects of Alpine geology....
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2014-04-21
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Mankind is using a greater variety of metals in greater quantities than ever before. As a result there is increasing global concern over the long-term availability of secure and adequate supplies of the metals needed by society. Critical metals, which are those of...
Editeur :
American Geophysical Union
Parution :
2014-01-06
Collection :
Wiley Works
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An expert review of recent progress in the study of turbulent flows with a focus on recently identified organized structures. This book reviews the recent progress in the study of the turbulent flows that sculpt the Earth’s surface, focusing in particular on the...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2013-08-28
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Invertebrate Palaeontology and Evolution is well established as the foremost palaeontology text at the undergraduate level. This fully revised fourth edition includes a complete update of the sections on evolution and the fossil record, and the evolution of the early...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2013-07-23
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