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Recent hydrometeorological extreme events have highlighted the increased exposure and vulnerability of societies and the need to strengthen the knowle…

Hydrometeorology presents an introduction to relevant topics in the interdisciplinary fields of hydrology and meteorology. This book is one of the few…

Complexity is an intrinsic property of natural systems. In the oceanic system, it is linked to many interactions with the atmosphere, geosphere and bi…

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 h…

Adaptation is the poor cousin of the climate change challenge – the glamour of international debate is around global mitigation agreements, while the …

Mathematical models have become a crucial way for the Earth scientist to understand and predict how our planet functions and evolves through time and …

Petrophysics is the science of evaluating the rock and fluid properties of oil, gas and water reservoirs through the acquisition of physical samples, …

This volume provides various examples and dimensions, chemical, biological, climatic, or related to extreme (hazards). It describes, by reciprocity, t…

Subduction dynamics has been actively studied through seismology, mineral physics, and laboratory and numerical experiments. Understanding the dynamic…

This book is designed for first- and second-year university students (and their instructors) in earth science, environmental science, and physical geo…

Glaciers are considered a key and an iconic indicator of climate change. The World Glacier Monitoring Service has noted that global alpine balance has…

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to multiple-point geostatistics, where spatial continuity is described using training images. Multiple…

Marine resources and their exploitation, recovery and economic networks they generate are here from the perspective now inevitable growing environment…

This book presents a comprehensive overview of the first longitudinal study of the downstream response of a major river to the establishment of a larg…

Hydrodynamics of Time-Periodic Groundwater Flow introduces the emerging topic of periodic fluctuations in groundwater. While classical hydrology has o…

Studying the Ocean Planet requires measuring and sampling instruments to feed models that take into account its complexity. This book presents the div…

Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 201. Modeling the Ionosphere-Thermosphere System bring…

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 inter…

The Alps, with their outstanding outcrop conditions, represent a superb natural laboratory for many geological processes, and have played a crucial ro…

The only book that offers a comprehensive and fully up-to-date coverage of hydroacoustic ocean exploration, this work deals with the diagnostics of no…

This book investigates sand production problems in the development of unconsolidated sand reservoirs and suggests novel technical solutions and improv…

River Science is a rapidly developing interdisciplinary field at the interface of the natural sciences, engineering and socio-political sciences. It r…

This book presents a systemic view of the diversity of pressures and impacts produced by climate change and human actions. Erosion of biodiversity by …

As a consequence of recent increased awareness of the social and political dimensions of climate, many non-specialists discover a need for information…

Water, energy and food are key resources to sustain life, and are the fundamental to national, regional and global economies. These three resources ar…

A comprehensive introduction to coastal storms and their associated impacts Coastal Storms offers students and professionals in the field a comprehens…

The quantitative assessment of the impact of climate change on water availability and water resources management requires knowledge of climate, hydro(…

Deep Earth: Physics and Chemistry of the Lower Mantle and Core highlights recent advances and the latest views of the deep Earth from theoretical, exp…

In a perspective of sustainable management, the balance between ecological dynamics, social and economic are now at the heart of ecological modeling a…

Sea Ice: Physics and Remote Sensing addresses experiences acquired mainly in Canada by researchers in the fields of ice physics and growth history in …

A large part of the world’s coastlines consists of sandy beaches and dunes that may undergo dramatic changes during storms. Extreme storm events in so…

Effects of global warming on the physical, chemical, ecological structure and function and biodiversity of freshwater ecosystems are not well understo…

An invaluable reference that helps geologists recognize and differentiate the many types of natural fractures, induced fractures and artefacts found i…

An expert review of recent progress in the study of turbulent flows with a focus on recently identified organized structures. This book reviews the re…

The Terrestrial Water Cycle: Natural and Human-Induced Changes is a comprehensive volume that investigates the changes in the terrestrial water cycle …

Oil and Gas Exploration: Methods and Application presents a summary of new results related to oil and gas prospecting that are useful for theoretician…

Marine resources and their exploitation, recovery and economic networks they generate are here from the perspective now inevitable growing environment…

Several scholars across the globe identified the present lack of high quality damage data as the main constraint to efficient risk mitigation. The nee…

Fluvial Geomorphology studies the biophysical processes acting in rivers, and the sediment patterns and landforms resulting from them. It is a discipl…

The beginning of the new millennium has been particularly devastating in terms of natural disasters associated with tectonic plate boundaries, such as…

Society is increasingly affected by climate impacts, from prolonged water shortages to damaging coastal floods and wildfires. Scientists studying clim…

Hydrology is vital to human civilisations as well as to natural ecosystems, yet it has only emerged as a distinct scientific discipline during the las…

Uncertainties are pervasive in natural hazards, and it is crucial to develop robust and meaningful approaches to characterize and communicate uncertai…

The governance of seas and oceans, defined as all forms of social participation in decision-making on the marine environment, is here mainly from a le…

A top priority in climate research is obtaining broad-extent and long-term data to support analyses of historical patterns and trends, and for model d…