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    Adaptations of Coastal Cities to Global Warming, Sea Level Rise, Climate Change and Endemic Hazards (2020)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Physical geography. ; Climatology. ; Environment. ; Natural disasters. ; Urban economics. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Climate Sciences. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Natural Hazards. ; Urban Economics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter1. Introduction -- Chapter2. Arresting/Controlling Salt Water Contamination Of Coastal Aquifers -- Chapter3. Structures That Protect Sea Coast Populations, Assets, And GDPs: Sea Dikes, Breakwaters, Sea Walls -- Chapter4. Coastal City Flooding -- Chapter5. Physical Care: Lessening Impacts From Other Natural Hazards -- Chapter6. Disease Protection In Sea Coast (And Inland) Cities: Problems in Dense Populations with Shantytowns/Slums -- Chapter7. An Example of Coastal Cities Hazard Exposure and Economics -- Chapter8. Decisions, Costs, Funding To Protect Coastal Cities: Populations And Assets (Personal And Municipal/National).
    Abstract: This book discusses the identification of, solutions to, and management of threats to high population coastal cities and their seaports from global warming, climate change and endemic hazards. These include prevention of sea water intrusion of freshwater coastal aquifers, emplacement of barriers that mitigate the threats from sea level rise, and inundation of urban centers plus those from storm surges that cause flooding and salination of inshore terrain. The book assesses mitigation of the effects of extreme weather events such as drought, and major flooding from heavy rainfall on coastal urban centers, or on associated drainage basins. It also considers how coastal cities can counter vulnerabilities from other physical hazards (e.g., earthquakes - building codes) and health hazards (e.g., pollution, public health response - preparedness) that may be related to a city’s geological/geographical location and service as a port of entry for goods and travelers (regional and international). The book also cites the high costs of safeguarding citizen and municipal assets, but notes possible sources of potential funding especially from less developed and developing nations. The book is written to give strong background information to students majoring in environmental sciences or those in other majors with interests in the effects of global warming/climate change, and will be of interest to social scientists, think tank personnel, government planners, and lay persons in environmentally oriented organizations. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XI, 86 p. 4 illus., 3 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030226695
    Series Statement: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22669-5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-22669-5
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    Springer Handbook of Atmospheric Measurements (2021)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Physical geography. ; Environment. ; Geographic information systems. ; Measurement. ; Measuring instruments. ; Biotic communities. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Geographical Information System. ; Measurement Science and Instrumentation. ; Ecosystems.
    Description / Table of Contents: Basics of Atmospheric Measurement Techniques -- In-situ Measurement Techniques -- Remote Sensing Techniques (Ground-Based) -- Remote Sensing Techniques (Space- and Aircraft-Based) -- Complex Measurements - Methods and Applications -- Measurements Networks.
    Abstract: This practical handbook provides a clearly structured, concise and comprehensive account of the huge variety of atmospheric and related measurements relevant to meteorologists and for the purpose of weather forecasting and climate research, but also to the practitioner in the wider field of environmental physics and ecology. The Springer Handbook of Atmospheric Measurements is divided into six parts: The first part offers instructive descriptions of the basics of atmospheric measurements and the multitude of their influencing factors, fundamentals of quality control and standardization, as well as equations and tables of atmospheric, water, and soil quantities. The subsequent parts present classical in-situ measurements as well as remote sensing techniques from both ground-based as well as airborn or satellite-based methods. The next part focusses on complex measurements and methods that integrate different techniques to establish more holistic data. Brief discussions of measurements in soils and water, at plants, in urban and rural environments and for renewable energies demonstrate the potential of such applications. The final part provides an overview of atmospheric and ecological networks. Written by distinguished experts from academia and industry, each of the 64 chapters provides in-depth discussions of the available devices with their specifications, aspects of quality control, maintenance as well as their potential for the future. A large number of thoroughly compiled tables of physical quantities, sensors and system characteristics make this handbook a unique, universal and useful reference for the practitioner and absolutely essential for researchers, students, and technicians. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: LVIII, 1748 p. 752 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030521714
    Series Statement: Springer Handbooks,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-52171-4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-52171-4
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    Geodesy for a Sustainable Earth : Proceedings of the 2021 Scientific Assembly of the International Association of Geodesy, Beijing, China, June 28 – July 2, 2021 (2023)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Geophysics. ; Geotechnical engineering. ; Geographic information systems. ; Geophysics. ; Geotechnical Engineering and Applied Earth Sciences. ; Geographical Information System.
    Description / Table of Contents: Geometric Reference Frames -- Combined IVS Contribution to the ITRF2020 -- An Experimental Combination of IGS repro3 Campaign’s Orbit Products Using a Variance Component Estimation Strategy -- The Correlations of the Helmert Transformation Parameters as an Additional Auxiliary Diagnostic Tool for Terrestrial Reference Frames Quality Assessment -- Shimosato Co-Location of the SLR and GNSS Stations -- Local Ties at SLR Station Riga -- Datum Problem Handling in Local Tie Surveys at Wettzell and Metsähovi -- Close Range Photogrammetry for High-Precision Reference Point Determination: A Proof of Concept at Satellite Observing System Wettzell -- Frame Accuracy of Combined EPN Weekly Coordinate Solutions -- The Atlantic Network of Geodynamic and Space Stations (RAEGE): A Spanish-Portuguese Infrastructure of Geodetic Stations -- ITRF Densification in Cyprus -- Geodetic Analyses at the National Geographic Institute of Spain -- Large-Scale Dimensional Metrology for Geodesy - First Results from the European GeoMetre Project -- Bureau of Products and Standards: Description and Promotion of Geodetic Products -- Physical Height Systems -- Can an Earth Gravitational Model Augmented by a Topographic Gravity Field Model Realize the International Height Reference System Accurately? -- Assessing Molodensky’s Heights: A Rebuttal -- On the Accuracy of Geoid Heights Derived from Discrete GNSS/Levelling Data Using Kriging Interpolation -- Gravimetric Geoid Modeling by Stokes and Second Helmert’s Condensation Method in Yogyakarta, Indonesia -- A Geodetic Determination of the Gravitational Potential Difference Toward a 100-km-scale Clock Frequency Comparison in a Plate Subduction Zone -- Validation of the Hellenic Gravity Network in the Frame of the ModernGravNet Project -- Global Gravity Field Modeling -- Combined Gravity Solution from SLR and GRACE/GRACE-FO -- Contribution of LARES SLR Data to Co-estimated Earth Geopotential Coefficients -- Determination and Combination of Monthly Gravity Field Time Series from Kinematic Orbits of GRACE, GRACE-FO and Swarm -- Topographic Gravity Field Modelling for Improving High-Resolution Global Gravity Field Models -- The Benefit of Accelerometers Based on Cold Atom Interferometry for Future Satellite Gravity Missions -- Kalman-Filter Based Hybridization of Classic and Cold Atom Interferometry Accelerometers for Future Satellite Gravity Missions -- Gravimetry by Nanoscale Parametric Amplifiers Driven by Radiation-Induced Dispersion Force Modulation -- Earth Rotation -- On the Improvement of Combined EOP Series by Adding 24-hour VLBI Sessions to VLBI Intensives and GNSS Data -- Investigating the Relationship Between Length of Day and El-Niño Using Wavelet Coherence Method -- Estimation of Earth Rotation Parameter UT1 from Lunar Laser Ranging Observations -- Surface Deformation Monitoring -- Determination of a GNSS-Based Velocity Field of the African Continent -- Vertical Land Motion at Tide Gauges Observed by GNSS: A New GFZ-TIGA Solution -- CyCLOPS: A National Integrated GNSS/InSAR Strategic Research Infrastructure for Monitoring Geohazards and Forming the Next Generation Datum of the Republic of Cyprus -- GNSS Positioning -- Dilution of Precision (DOP) Factors for Evaluating Observations to Galileo Satellites with VLBI -- On the Limits of State-of-the-Art GNSS Receivers in Frequency Transfer -- On the Effect of Antenna Calibration Errors on Geodetic Estimates: Investigation on Zero and Double Difference Approaches -- Estimation and Calibration of Codephase Center Correction Using the Empirical Mode Decomposition -- On the Potential of Image Similarity Metrics for Comparing Phase Center Corrections -- Multipath Characterization Using Ray-Tracing in Urban Trenches -- Bounding the Residual Tropospheric Error by Interval Analysis -- Precise Orbit Determination of CubeSats Using Proposed Observations Weighting Model -- Geodetic Atmospheric and Remote Sensing -- Optimal TEC Forecast Models Based on Machine Learning and Time Series Analysis Techniques – A Preliminary Study on the Ring of Fire -- Sensitivity of Shipborne GNSS Troposphere Retrieval to Processing Parameters -- Application of the Total Variation Method in Near Real-Time GNSS Tropospheric Tomography -- Comparison of the Effective Isotropic Radiated Power Parameter in CYGNSS v2.1 and v3.0 Level 1 Data and Its Impact on Soil Moisture Estimation -- Cross-Polarization Correction for Soil Moisture Retrieval Using GNSS SNR Data.
    Abstract: This open access volume contains selected papers of the 2021 Scientific Assembly of the International Association of Geodesy – IAG2021. The Assembly was hosted by the Chinese Society for Geodesy, Photogrammetry and Cartography (CSGPC) in Beijing, China from June 28 to July 2, 2021. It was a hybrid conference with in-person and online attendants. In total, the Assembly was attended by 146 in-person participants and 1,123 online participants. The theme of the Assembly was Geodesy for a Sustainable Earth. 613 contributions (255 oral presentations and 358 poster presentations) covered all topics of the broad spectrum considered by the IAG: geodetic reference frames, Earth gravity field modelling, Earth rotation and geodynamics, positioning and applications, the Global Geodetic Observing System (GGOS), geodesy for climate research, marine geodesy, and novel sensors and quantum technology for geodesy. All published papers were peer-reviewed, and we warmly recognize the contributions and support of the Associate Editors and Reviewers. .
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XII, 441 p. 265 illus., 251 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031295072
    Series Statement: International Association of Geodesy Symposia, 154
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-29507-2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-29507-2
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    Vegetation Fires and Pollution in Asia (2023)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Earth sciences. ; Natural disasters. ; Geographic information systems. ; Atmospheric science. ; Physical geography. ; Biogeography. ; Earth Sciences. ; Natural Hazards. ; Geographical Information System. ; Atmospheric Science. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Biogeosciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Vegetation Fires and Biomass Burning in South/Southeast Asia – An Overview -- Section I: Mapping , Monitoring and Modeling of Vegetation Fires -- 2. Wildfire monitoring using infrared bands and spatial resolution effects -- 3. Status and Drivers of Forest Fires in Myanmar -- 4. Vegetation Fires and Entropy Variations In Myanmar -- 5. Crop residue burning and forest fire emissions in Nepal -- 6. Firewood Burning Dynamics by the Sri Lankan Households: Trends, Patterns, and Implications -- 7. Burnt Area Signal Variations in Agriculture and Forested Landscapes of India - A Case Study Using Sentinel A/B Synthetic Aperture Radar -- 8. Application of Interferometry SAR for Monitoring of Peatland Areas– Case Studies in Indonesia -- 9. Active Fire Monitoring of Thailand and Upper ASEAN by Earth Observation Data: benefits, lessons learned and what still needs to be known -- 10. Detecting Vegetation Regrowth after Fires in Small Watershed Settings Using Remotely Sensed Data and Local Community Participation Approach -- 11. Long-Term Spatiotemporal Distribution of Fire over Maritime Continent and their Responses to Climate Anomalies -- 12. Vegetation Fires in Laos - An Overview -- 13. Vegetation Fires, Fire Radiative Power and Intermediate Fire Occurrence Intensity (IFOI) Hypothesis Testing in Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia -- 14. Analyzing fire behavior and calibrating a fire growth model in a seasonal dry tropical forest area -- Section II: Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Air Pollution -- 15. Spatiotemporally resolved pollutant emissions from biomass burning in Asia -- 16. Twenty-year variations of aerosol optical depth over Asia in relation to anthropogenic and biomass burning emissions -- 17. Light Absorption Properties of Biomass Burning Emissions in Bangladesh: Current State of Knowledge -- 18. Remote Sensing of greenhouse gases and aerosols from agricultural residue burning over Pakistan -- 19. A comparative study of energy, emissions and economic efficiency of various cookstoves in Nepal -- 20. Estimation of Ultrafine Particulate Matter Emissions from Biomass Burning Using Satellite Imaging and Burn Severity -- 21. Characteristics of Transboundary Haze and General Aerosol over Pulau Pinang, Malaysia -- 22. Measurements of atmospheric carbon dioxide emissions from fire-prone peatlands in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, using ground-based instruments -- 23. Air Pollution Caused by Deep Peatland Fire in Central Kalimantan -- 24. Chemical Speciation of PM0 Emissions from Peat Burning Emission in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia -- 25. GHG emissions estimation from Peatland fires in Indonesia – Review and Importance of Combustion Factor -- 26. Forest Fire Emissions in Equatorial Asia and Their Recent Delay Anomaly in the Dry Season -- Section III: Air Pollution Modeling and Decision Support Systems -- 27. Impact of vegetation fires on regional aerosol black carbon over South and East Asia -- 28. Detection and Modeling of South Asian Biomass Burning Aerosols from both Macro- and Micro-perspective -- 29. Remote sensing of agricultural biomass burning aerosols, gaseous compounds, long-distance transport and impact on air quality -- 30. Agricultural fires in Northeast China: Characteristics, Impacts, and Challenges -- 31. Air Pollution Modelling in Southeast Asia – An Overview -- 32. Trace gases and air quality in Northwestern Vietnam during recurrent biomass burning on the Indochina Peninsula since 0 – Field Observations and Atmospheric Simulations -- 33. Southeast Asian Transboundary Haze in the Southern Philippines, and Meteorological Drivers -- 34. An Operational Fire Danger Rating System for Thailand and Lower Mekong Region: Development, Utilization, and Experiences -- 35. Fires Hotspot Forecasting in Indonesia Using Long Short-Term Memory Algorithm and MODIS Datasets.
    Abstract: Vegetation fires are prevalent in several regions of the world, including South/ Southeast Asia (S/SEA). Fire occurrence and spread are influenced by fuel type, topography, climate, weather, and lightning, among others. In S/SEA, human-initiated fires are responsible for most of the incidents in addition to natural factors. Through biomass burning, vegetation fires can emit large quantities of greenhouse gases and air pollutants such as CO2, CO, NOx, CH4, non-methane hydrocarbons, and other chemical species, including aerosols that can affect air quality and health at both local and regional scales. Moreover, biomass burning pollutants can travel long distances and impact regional climate. Therefore, quantifying vegetation fires and their impacts is critical at different spatial scales. This book includes contributions from renowned researchers from the USA and South/ Southeast Asia on various fire-related topics. The contributions resulted from several international meetings and workshops organized in Asia as part of the South/ Southeast Asia Research Initiative (SARI) under the NASA Land-Cover/Land-Use Change Program. The book is divided into three sections, each containing multiple contributions: a) Mapping, Monitoring, and Modeling of Vegetation Fires, b) Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Air Pollution, and c) Air Pollution Modeling and Decision Support Systems. These sections are preceded by an introductory chapter by the editors that highlights the latest satellite-derived fire statistics and the current fire situation in S/SEA. This book will be a valuable resource for remote sensing scientists, geographers, ecologists, atmospheric, climate, environmental scientists, including policymakers, and all who wish to advance their knowledge on vegetation fires and emissions in South/Southeast Asia.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXIX, 602 p. 245 illus., 231 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031299162
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-29916-2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-29916-2
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    Recent Research on Environmental Earth Sciences, Geomorphology, Soil Science, Paleoclimate, and Karst : Proceedings of the 1st MedGU, Istanbul 2021 (Volume 4) (2023)
    Cham :Springer Nature Switzerland :
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    Keywords: Earth sciences. ; Physical geography. ; Environment. ; Environmental monitoring. ; Earth Sciences. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Environmental Monitoring.
    Description / Table of Contents: Section 1. Environmental Earth Sciences -- Section 2. Geomorphology, Landslides, Soil Science, Paleoclimate, Geoarchaeology -- Section 3. Caves and Karst, a special session on the occasion of the International Year of Caves and Karst (2021).
    Abstract: This edited book is based on the accepted papers for presentation at the 1st MedGU Annual Meeting, Istanbul, 2021. With two parts spanning a large spectrum of environmental, geomorphological and geoarcheological topics and a third part on caves and karst, which includes research studies gathered on the occasion of the International Year of Caves and Karst (2021), this book presents a series of newest research studies that are nowadays relevant to Middle East, Mediterranean region, and Africa. The book gives a general overview on current research, focusing on geoenvironmental issues and challenges in environmental management in the Middle East and Mediterranean region and surrounding areas. It offers a broad range of recent studies that discuss the latest advances in geomorphology, landslides, soil science, paleoclimate, and geoarcheology. It also shares insights on cave and karst studies including speleology, cave and karst explorations, geomorphology, hydrogeology, geoethics, prehistoric eras in karst, geotectonics, and the nexus between human activities and karst sustainability.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XXXI, 258 p. 150 illus., 137 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031429170
    Series Statement: Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation, IEREK Interdisciplinary Series for Sustainable Development,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-42917-0
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-42917-0
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    Fiducial Reference Measurements for Altimetry : Proceedings of the International Review Workshop on Satellite Altimetry Cal/Val Activities and Applications (2020)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Geophysics. ; Geotechnical engineering. ; Geographic information systems. ; Geophysics. ; Geotechnical Engineering and Applied Earth Sciences. ; Geographical Information System.
    Description / Table of Contents: Fiducial Reference Measurements for Satellite Altimetry Calibration: The Constituents -- Practical Options for Time Tagging -- Time Reference, Calibration and Time Transfer Techniques for Satellite Altimetry -- Calibrating CryoSat-2 and Sentinel-3A Sea Surface Heights Along the German Coast -- Performance of Sentinel-3A SAR Altimetry Retrackers: The SAMOSA Coastal Sea Surface Heights for the Baltic Sea -- Sea Level Variability in the Strait of Gibraltar from Along-Track High Spatial Resolution Altimeter Products -- Absolute Calibration of Sentinel-3A and Jason-3 Altimeters with Sea-Surface and Transponder Techniques in West Crete, Greece -- Multi-Mission Cross-Calibration of Satellite Altimeters -- Improvement of the Arctic Ocean Bathymetry and Regional Tide Atlas: First Result on Evaluating Existing Arctic Ocean Bathymetric Models -- Sea Level Trends and Variability in the Adriatic Sea and Around Venice -- Sentinel-3A: Validation of Orbit Products at the Copernicus POD Service -- The DTU17 Global Marine Gravity Field: First Validation Results -- Global and Regional Evaluation of the First Year of Sentinel-3 -- Arctic Freshwater Fluxes from Earth Observation Data -- Scientific and Operational Roadmap for Fiducial Reference Measurements in Satellite Altimetry Calibration & Validation.
    Abstract: These proceedings include selected papers from the International Review Workshop on Satellite Altimetry Cal/Val Activities and Applications, held in Chania, Crete, Greece, on 23-26 April 2018. Organised in the context of the European Space Agency Project “Fiducial Reference Measurements for Altimetry” the workshop was cosponsored by the International Association of Geodesy (in particular by the IAG Commission 2, Gravity Field), the European Space Agency, the European Union (the Copernicus Programme), the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT), Space Geomatica P.C., and the Municipality of Chania. The workshop presented the latest research in the field of satellite altimetry calibration and altimetry applications for monitoring ocean changes and improving Earth observation in an objective, continuous, homogeneous and reliable manner, free of errors and biases. Further, it supported long-term monitoring of climate change by providing a better understanding of environmental changes in the world's oceans, terrestrial surface waters, and Arctic and Antarctic Regions. The outcome was the creation of a scientific roadmap with procedures, protocols, guidelines, and best practices to help international groups working on satellite altimetry to establish SI (Système International d'Unités) traceability of their measurements, results and data products.
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    Pages: X, 114 p. 60 illus., 55 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030394387
    Series Statement: International Association of Geodesy Symposia, 150
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-39438-7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-39438-7
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    Advances in Natural Hazards and Volcanic Risks: Shaping a Sustainable Future : Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Natural Hazards (NATHAZ’22), Terceira Island—Azores 2022 (2023)
    Cham :Springer Nature Switzerland :
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    Keywords: Earth sciences. ; Physical geography. ; Environment. ; Natural disasters. ; Financial risk management. ; Geotechnical engineering. ; Earth Sciences. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Natural Hazards. ; Risk Management. ; Geotechnical Engineering and Applied Earth Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Geoethics to face natural risks by improving societal resilience -- Multi-hazards risk assessment at the Canary Islands -- Risk-informed decision-making on volcanic hazards -- Geoethics: the missing piece in the separation of responsibility between volcanologists and decision-makers -- Earthquakes, volcanoes and God: changing perspectives on the importance of religion as an important influence in cultural responses -- Toward a multi-hazard assessment at Etna volcano (Italy): the PANACEA project -- From multi-hazard to multi-risk at Mount Etna: approaches and strategies of the PANACEA project -- The Role of the individual in successful disaster management in pre-industrial societies: the cases of the Southern Italy and the Azores -- Historical volcanism as a source of knowledge to assess the vulnerability of population settlements in the Azores: some thoughts -- A proposal for systematization of vulnerability elements and parameters in volcanic risk assessment.
    Abstract: This book comprises the selected proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Natural Hazards (NATHAZ’22), Angra do Heroísmo, Terceira Island, Azores, 2022. The book interests all researchers and practitioners in Earth Sciences, Volcanic Risks, Natural Hazards, Geoethics, Environmental Sciences and Engineering. Terceira is a volcanic island with volcanic systems with caldera (Cinco Picos, Guilherme Moniz, Santa Bárbara and Pico Alto central volcanoes) and an active fissural zone defined by various alignments of small volcanic cones, lava domes and fault zones. The agricultural landscape, the natural and forest reserve, as well as the natural pools make the island a unique place to visit. The historic downtown of Angra do Heroísmo is a UNESCO world heritage, and several iconic buildings witness the island’s geodynamic history. Natural hazards result from a threat of a naturally occurring event that will have a negative effect on humans. That damaging effect is often called natural disasters. Among the natural hazards and potential disasters to be considered are: earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides, subsidence, floods, droughts and coastal erosion. In addition, anthropogenic hazards occur as a result of human interaction with the environment. They comprise technological risks due to exposure to hazardous substances in the environment. Natural systems in different frameworks require a comprehensive understanding of climatology, geology, hydrology and volcanic data, processes and dynamics. Thus, it is important to perform hazard and risk assessment studies to accomplish hazard mitigation. In addition, it highlighted the role of variability and climate change in Earth systems. Furthermore, an accurate understanding of the natural systems and interactions with engineering, geodiversity and natural resources is vital to the entire socioeconomic sector. This book is expected to offer an overview of natural hazards in model regions in Europe, America, Asia and the Atlantic islands. It gives new insights into the characterization, assessment, protection, and modelling of geological hazards, volcanic systems, urban areas, coastal zones and engineering approaches by international researchers and professionals. The scientific committee comprises lead geoscientists, natural hazards related practitioners, and academics worldwide. The main topics include: 1. Multi-hazards and risks: sustainable society, disasters and geoethics 2. Natural hazards and assessment: rock falls, landslides, urban planning and management 3. Sustainable Earth systems: hazards and climate change 4. Terceira Island geology and geodiversity: meeting volcanological hazards in the Azores.
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    Pages: XXII, 230 p. 111 illus., 104 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031250422
    Series Statement: Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation, IEREK Interdisciplinary Series for Sustainable Development,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-25042-2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-25042-2
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    Advances in Natural Hazards and Hydrological Risks: Meeting the Challenge : Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Natural Hazards (NATHAZ'19), Pico Island—Azores 2019 (2020)
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    Keywords: Earth sciences. ; Environment. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Environmental monitoring. ; Sustainable architecture. ; Earth Sciences. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Water. ; Environmental Monitoring. ; Sustainable Architecture/Green Buildings.
    Description / Table of Contents: PART I Hydrological hazards, hydrogeomorphology, groundwater and disasters -- PART II Hazard assessment, spatial planning and climate change -- PART III Natural hazards, hydrodynamics and engineering design -- PART IV Around of Pico island geology: meeting natural hazards.
    Abstract: This book gathers the proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Natural Hazards (NATHAZ'19), held in Lajes do Pico, Pico Island, Azores in 2019. Natural hazards constitute the threat of a naturally occurring event having a negative effect on human beings. These effects are often called natural disasters. Among the natural hazards and potential disasters to be considered are: earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides, subsidence, floods, droughts and coastal erosion. In addition, there are anthropogenic hazards that occur as a result of human interactions with the environment. They include technological hazards, which occur due to exposure to hazardous substances in the environment. Grasping the behaviour of natural systems requires a comprehensive understanding of climatology, geology and hydrology data and dynamics. Thus, it is important to conduct hazard and risk assessment studies for meaningful hazard mitigation. Further, the book demonstrates that an accurate understanding of natural systems and interactions between engineering and natural resources is of vital significance to the entire socio-economic sector. This volume offers an overview of natural hazards in model regions in Europe, America, and Atlantic islands. Providing new insights on the characterisation, assessment, protection and modelling of geological hazards, water systems, urban areas and coastal zones, it represents a valuable resource for all researchers and practitioners in the fields of Geosciences, Hydrology, Water Resources, Natural Hazards, Environments and Engineering. Main topics include: 1. Natural Hazards and Disasters 2. Sustainable Water Systems and Climate Change 3. Technological Hazards and Engineering Design.
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    Pages: XXVIII, 192 p. 112 illus., 100 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030343972
    Series Statement: Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation, IEREK Interdisciplinary Series for Sustainable Development,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-34397-2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-34397-2
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    Ecological Risks of Emerging Pollutants in Urbanizing Regions (2023)
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
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    Keywords: Physical geography. ; Environmental management. ; Environmental health. ; Environment. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Environmental Management. ; Environmental Health. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Environmental Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Urbanization and emissions of pollutants -- Chapter 2. Spatial distribution of emerging pollutants in multimedia -- Chapter 3. Source identification and emission estimation of emerging pollutants -- Chapter 4. Multimedia modeling and simulation of contaminants transportation and fate -- Chapter 5. Exposure pathways and human risks of emerging pollutants -- Chapter 6. Ecological risks of emerging pollutants: methodology and applications -- Chapter 7. Conclusion and perspectives.
    Abstract: This book characterizes the major pollution patterns of emerging contaminants, such as sources, emission effluents, temporal and spatial distributions, multi-media transportation and transformation processes, exposure pathways to ecosystems and humans, and ecological risks. Based on this, it establishes an urbanizing region management concept and highlights how urbanization and its regional ecology have evolved into a more integrated vision. It also decouples the relations between urbanization and emissions of emerging pollutants that are framed within a broad socio-ecological context considering institutions, policies, and governance. All the theory, methods, and case studies have been taken from the authors’ publications, which have undergone rigorous international peer review. The book presents the spatial distribution, pathways, and flow diagrams of the pollutants as well as the interactions between urbanization and regional pollution and includes detailed figures and pictures. It also investigates ecological risk characterization and expression using maps based on geographic information systems to illustrate the general profile and the spatial variation of risks. The book is a valuable resource for postgraduates, researchers, academics, environmental NGOs, and regional managers such as urban planners, environmental agency staff, legal regulators, and decision makers. Bridging the gap between environmental science and policy, it offers interdisciplinary theory, approaches, and case studies that facilitate applications of frontier science in ecology and environmental science to regional social and economic development.
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    Pages: XXXIX, 372 p. 198 illus., 186 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9789811996306
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-9630-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-9630-6
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    Geodetic Time Series Analysis in Earth Sciences (2020)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Geophysics. ; Geographic information systems. ; Application software. ; Environmental sciences. ; Physics. ; Statistics . ; Geophysics. ; Geographical Information System. ; Computer and Information Systems Applications. ; Environmental Physics. ; Statistics in Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Chemistry and Earth Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: The Art and Science of Trajectory Modelling -- Introduction to Geodetic Time Series Analysis -- Markov Chain Monte Carlo and The Application to Geodetic Time Series Analysis -- Introduction to Dynamic Linear Models for Time Series Analysis -- Fast Statistical Approaches to Geodetic Time Series Analysis -- Least Squares Contribution to Geodetic Time Series Analysis -- Modelling the GNSS Time Series: Different Approaches to Extract Seasonal Signals -- Stochastic modelling of geophysical signal constituents within a Kalman Filter framework -- Filtering of GPS Time Series Using Geophysical Models and Common Mode Error Analysis -- Comparison of Spacewise and Timewise Methods for GRACE Gravity Field Recovery -- Estimation of the Vertical Land Motion from GNSS Time Series and Application in Quantifying Sea-Level Rise -- Time Series Analysis of Rapid GNSS Measurements for Quasi-Static and Dynamic Bridge Monitoring -- Conclusions and Future challenges in Geodetic Time Series Analysis.
    Abstract: This book provides an essential appraisal of the recent advances in technologies, mathematical models and computational software used by those working with geodetic data. It explains the latest methods in processing and analyzing geodetic time series data from various space missions (i.e. GNSS, GRACE) and other technologies (i.e. tide gauges), using the most recent mathematical models. The book provides practical examples of how to apply these models to estimate seal level rise as well as rapid and evolving land motion changes due to gravity (ice sheet loss) and earthquakes respectively. It also provides a necessary overview of geodetic software and where to obtain them.
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    Pages: XXI, 422 p. 252 illus., 234 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030217181
    Series Statement: Springer Geophysics,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21718-1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-21718-1
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    Tectonics of the Indian Subcontinent (2020)
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    Keywords: Geophysics. ; Geology. ; Geographic information systems. ; Geophysics. ; Geology. ; Geographical Information System.
    Description / Table of Contents: Tectonics of the Indian Sub-continent: An Introduction -- Indian Cratons -- Tectonics of Sri Lanka -- Proterozoic Mobile Belts -- Proterozoic ‘Purana’ Basins -- Tectonics of the Himalaya -- Trans-Himalayan and Karakoram ranges -- Deccan Volcanic Province -- Tectonics of Western Margin of India -- Geology and Tectonics of Bangladesh.
    Abstract: This books documents the salient characters of the tectonic evolution of the Indian subcontinent. It showcases the well investigated subcontinent of Gondwana. The book is linked to an updated geological and tectonic map of this region on 1:12,000,000 in scale. The Indian subcontinent displays almost uninterrupted and unique the geological history since about Eo-Archean (~3800 Ma) to recent, with the development of many Proterozoic deformed and metamorphosed fold belts around Archean nuclei, and enormously thick undeformed platform deposits. After their stabilization during late Proterozoic, the subcontinent underwent Paleozoic rifting and deposition of coal-bearing thick sequences, followed by enormously-thick outpouring of Deccan volcanics as a consequence of huge mantle plume. The youngest event in its evolution is the Cenozoic Himalayan Orogenic Mountains, spanning the area between Nanga Parbat and Namcha Barwah; a part of which extends both in Pakistan and Myanmar.
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    Pages: XXIII, 576 p. 205 illus., 66 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030428457
    Series Statement: Society of Earth Scientists Series,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-42845-7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-42845-7
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    Environmental Applications of Remote Sensing and GIS in Libya (2022)
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    Keywords: Earth sciences. ; Geographic information systems. ; Cartography. ; Geotechnical engineering. ; Physical geography. ; Earth Sciences. ; Geographical Information System. ; Cartography. ; Geotechnical Engineering and Applied Earth Sciences. ; Physical Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Introduction to “Environmental Applications of Remote Sensing and GIS in Libya” -- 2. Application of remote sensing and GIS in land cover/land use mapping and change detection using Google Earth Engine platform: a case study in northwestern Libya -- 3. Evaluation of selected vegetation indices to assess rangeland vegetation in eastern Libya -- 4. Spatiotemporal analysis of Vegetation Health Index (VHI) and drought patterns in Libya based on remote sensing time series -- 5. Integration of remotely sensed data and machine learning technique for spatial prediction of selected soil properties in northwestern Libya -- 6. Field and laboratory estimation of soil erodibility, erosion and degradation of the semi-arid Aljabal Alkhdar region, Libya -- 7. DRAINMOD applications to design drainage systems in Libya using soil salinity data predicted by GIS, remote sensing and Artificial Neural Networks -- 8. Surface water potential and suitable sites identification for RWH in the semi-arid and arid watershed of Wadi Sammalus, northeast Libya using GIS and Remote Sensing approach -- 9. Stepwise approach for morphometric modeling of Wadi Zamzam watershed in north-western Libya using GIS and remote sensing techniques -- 10. Geospatial mapping and analysis of the 2019 Flood Disaster extent and impact in the city of Ghat in southwestern Libya using Google Earth Engine and deep learning technique -- 11. Oil pollution monitoring and detection using GIS and remote sensing techniques: case study from Libya -- 12. Conclusions, and Recommendations for Environmental Applications of Remote Sensing and GIS in Libya.
    Abstract: This book addresses the environmental challenges that Libya and similar countries in the regions are currently facing. Each chapter of this book provides a methodology using remote sensing (RS) and geographical information systems (GIS) dealing with one of these environmental challenges such as monitoring and mapping soil salinity and prediction of soil properties, monitoring and mapping of land degradation, spatiotemporal land use/cover, agricultural drought monitoring, hydrological applications such as spatial rainfall distribution, surface runoff, geo-morphometric analysis, flood hazard assessment and mapping, hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, pollution hazard assessment, and climate-related geophysical processes. This book also assesses the impacts of climate change on natural resources using both RS and GIS, as well as other applications, covering different parts of Libya. This book is beneficial for graduate students, researchers, policy planners, and stakeholders in Libya as well as other countries that share similar environmental issues. Also, the methodologies followed in the book's chapters can be applied to any other regions around the world with similar landscapes and climatic conditions.
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    Pages: XVI, 249 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030978105
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-97810-5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-97810-5
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    Pocket Guide Geology in the Field (2021)
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    Keywords: Earth sciences. ; Environment. ; Geography. ; Earth Sciences. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Overview -- Minerals -- Magmatic rocks -- Metamorphic rocks -- Sedimentary rocks -- Fossils & Paleoecology.
    Abstract: This book is a field guide that describes and explains the commonest minerals and rocks as well as introducing the most important fossil groups. In addition, a variety of geological structures are described and illustrated in the numerous diagrams and photographs. The guide is your perfect companion for hikes or walks in the countryside, inviting you to discover the geology hidden behind the landscapes surrounding us, as well as helping you to recognise the various minerals, rocks and fossils, you might encounter. The book is aimed at nature lovers of all types, as well as students of geology. It will provide the perfect companion on your excursions allowing the rocks to “come alive” and to reveal their histories, as well as the range and complexity of geological processes which have formed the Earth beneath our feet. Such processes - an interplay of magmatism, tectonics, metamorphosis and sedimentation, as well as climate and sea-level change - have shaped the Earth over millennia and continue to do so even at the present time. This book is a translation of the original German 1st edition Pocket Guide Geologie im Gelände by Tom McCann, published by Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature in 2019. The initial translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence (machine translation by the service DeepL.com). A subsequent detailed revision by the author ensures that the book reads stylistically like a conventional translation. Springer Nature works continuously to further the development of tools for the production of books and on the related technologies to support the authors. Tom McCann is Professor of Sedimentology at the Institute for Geosciences and Meteorology at the University of Bonn. He conducts research on the development of sedimentary basins in Europe, Africa and Asia and teaches sedimentology, basin analysis, ichnology as well as historical geology.
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    Pages: VI, 162 p. 164 illus., 157 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783662630822
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-63082-2
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    Development of Classical and Modern Geodetic Reference Systems of Albania (2023)
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    Keywords: Geophysics. ; Geographic information systems. ; Geomorphology. ; Geophysics. ; Geographical Information System. ; Geomorphology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Classical horizontal references of Albania -- Classical vertical references of Albania -- Modern references in Albania -- Modern vertical reference of Albania -- Gravimetric reference of Albania -- Mathematical relations between the references of Albania -- Models of transformation of 2-D coordinates -- Transformation of heights.
    Abstract: This book addresses the problems of mathematical relations between global and classical coordinate references from the practical applications point of view. It presents a large cartographic and numerical information set, which provides great values for practical and academical use based on the classical Albanian coordinative reference (ALB1986/ALB1987). This information is reflected from the positional point of view in the new modern Albanian satellite reference ALBPOS (Albanian Positioning System) or ALBCORS (Albanian Continuous Operation Reference Stations System). The main purpose of this Monograph is to summarize coordinative references applied in Albania in different periods, both classical and modern. Relevant transformation models between traditional/classical reference ALB1986 / ALB1987 and GNSS satellite reference are presented. The book furthermore recommends the mathematical models of the relationship in plan and height, between the Albanian classical reference and the global/European coordinate references (ITRF, EUREF). It serves to professionals involved in fundamental geodetic works as well as all working with GNSS or developing GIS applications.
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    Pages: XXIII, 105 p. 71 illus., 63 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031253669
    Series Statement: SpringerBriefs in Earth System Sciences,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-25366-9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-25366-9
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    Climate Change and Sea Level Rise in South Florida : The View of Coastal Residents (2020)
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    Keywords: Physical geography. ; Environment. ; Political sociology. ; Communication. ; Climatology. ; Political science. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Political Sociology. ; Media and Communication. ; Climate Sciences. ; Politics and International Studies.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. The Science of Climate Change and Sea-Level Rise -- Chapter 3. A Partisan and Polarized Issue in the United States -- Chapter 4. The South Florida Study Area -- Chapter 5. Study Methods and General Findings -- Chapter 6. Results from South Florida Experiment -- Chapter 7. Denial of Risk -- Chapter 8. Prospects for Mitigation.
    Abstract: South Florida is frequently cited as the part of the United State of America as most susceptible to the devastation accompanying sea level rise. Several scholarly studies have shown the negative impact of coastal location in Florida on housing values. Are the residents of South Florida concerned? Is susceptibility to sea level rise actually affecting the housing market in terms of demand, the availability of home mortgages, or house prices? Are people living at particular risk from sea level rise aware of this risk and more open to new information about climate change? Do they support policies and laws to mitigate the pace and extent of climate change? Answers to these questions are not only of general interest, but they are also key to our understanding of the human dimensions of this problem. This book describes the results of a detailed survey in which respondents viewed a local map displaying flooding to their own community that would result from a Category 3 hurricane in 2033. It discusses political party identification and ideology that has an overwhelming impact in shaping views about sea level rise and climate change. This book has enormous implications for the effectiveness of communicating risk information. The text is important if we, as a nation, are to design communication strategies that will lead to broader policy to combat or mitigate this risk.
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    Pages: XI, 134 p. 57 illus., 50 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030326029
    Series Statement: Coastal Research Library, 34
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-32602-9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-32602-9
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    Geoethics : Manifesto for an Ethics of Responsibility Towards the Earth (2022)
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    Keywords: Earth sciences. ; Geography. ; Environment. ; Earth Sciences. ; Geography. ; Environmental Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Preface -- Introduction -- Origins of the geoethical thinking -- From ethics to geoethics -- The concept of responsibility -- The advantage of the geoethical action -- Ethical problems and dilemmas in geosciences -- The values of geoethics -- Geoethics and anthropogenic global changes -- Geoethics for an ecological humanism -- Bibliography.
    Abstract: This book outlines the current development of geoethical thinking, proposing to the general public reflections and categories useful for understanding the ethical, cultural, and societal dimensions of anthropogenic global changes. Geoethics identifies and orients responsible behaviors and actions in the management of natural processes, redefining the human interaction with the Earth system based on a critical, scientifically grounded, and pragmatic approach. Solid scientific knowledge and a philosophical reference framework are crucial to face the current ecological disruption. The scientific perspective must be structured to help different human contexts while respecting social and cultural diversity. It is impossible to respond to global problems with disconnected local actions, which cannot be proposed as standard and effective operational models. Geoethics tries to overcome this fragmentation, presenting Earth sciences as the foundation of responsible human action toward the planet. Geoethics is conceived as a rational and multidisciplinary language that can bind and concretely support the international community, engaged in resolving global environmental imbalances and complex challenges, which have no national, cultural, or religious boundaries that require shared governance. Geoethics is proposed as a new reading key to rethinking the Earth as a system of complex relationships, in which the human being is an integral part of natural interactions.
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    Pages: XII, 123 p. 1 illus. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030980443
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-98044-3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-98044-3
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    Freezing of Lakes and the Evolution of Their Ice Cover (2023)
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    Keywords: Physical geography. ; Environmental monitoring. ; Biotic communities. ; Geology. ; Environment. ; Freshwater ecology. ; Marine ecology. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Environmental Monitoring. ; Ecosystems. ; Geology. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Freshwater and Marine Ecology.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Freezing of lakes -- Structure and properties of lake ice -- Thermodynamics of Seasonal lake ice -- Mechanics of lake ice -- Proglacial lakes -- Lake Water Body in the Ice Season -- Ice-Covered Lakes Environment -- Lake ice Climatology -- Future of frozen lakes -- Annex: Ice Properties and Useful Formulae -- References -- Index.
    Abstract: This book updates the first edition for the status of knowledge in the physics of lake ice and the interactions between the ice cover and the liquid water underneath. Since the first edition was written in 2013, there has been a lot of progress in the field, in particular concerning environmental questions and the impact of climate change. Life conditions in ice-covered lakes and practical matters are now brought more into the picture so that the revision also properly serves as a handbook for applications. The author has worked widely with boreal lakes, polar lakes and Central Asian lakes that provides a wide geographical spectrum. Chapter 1 gives a brief overview and presents the research fields. The second chapter contains the classification of ice-covered lakes and observation techniques, especially remote sensing. In Chapter 3, the structure and properties of lake ice are presented including optics and geochemistry. Ice growth and melting are treated in Chapter 4, while the following chapter focuses on ice mechanics with applications to traffic on ice and ice loads. Chapter 6 goes into the exotic environment of pro-glacial lakes. Chapter 7 contains the stratification and circulation of the water body beneath lake ice, Chapter 8 presents the winter ecology of freezing lakes and discusses the lake ice interface toward the society, and Chapter 9 summarizes the climate change impact on lake ice seasons. The book ends into a brief closing chapter and list of references. Research problems for student learning are listed throughout the book. Annexes are included to provide numerical data of constants and standard formulae to help practical calculations and student tasks. Lake ice closely interacts with human living conditions, but people have learnt to live with that and to utilize the ice. In the present time this is true for on-ice traffic and recreation activities. Ice fishing has become a widely enjoyed hobby, and winter sports such as skiing, skating, and ice sailing are popular activities on frozen lakes. The lake ice response to eventual climate warming would appear as a shortening of the ice season due to the increasing air temperature and also as changing of the quality of the ice seasons via changes in ice thickness and structure. The book gives the whole story of lake ice into a single volume. The second, revised edition updates the content based on recent progress in winter limnology and ice physics research and applications. The author has contributed to lake ice research since the 1980s. In particular, his topics have been lake ice structure and thermodynamics, light transfer in ice and snow, ice mechanics in large lakes, and lake ice climatology. Mathematical modeling of ice growth, drift, and decay are covered in this research.
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    Edition: 2nd ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031256059
    Series Statement: Springer Praxis Books
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-25605-9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-25605-9
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    Ecology, Conservation, and Restoration of Chilika Lagoon, India (2020)
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    Keywords: Physical geography. ; Biotic communities. ; Biodiversity. ; Conservation biology. ; Ecology . ; Geographic information systems. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Ecosystems. ; Biodiversity. ; Conservation Biology. ; Geographical Information System.
    Description / Table of Contents: Preface -- Introduction -- An overview of the restoration and management of Chilika Lagoon: successful application of the Ramsar wise use guidelines -- Ecological characterization of Chilika: defining strategies and management needs for wise use -- Ecosystem services: implications for managing Chilika -- Sedimentologic, chemical, and isotopic constraints on the Anthropogenic influence on Chilika Lake, India -- Modelling of hydrodynamics and salinity characteristics in Chilika Lagoon -- Assessment of runoff and sediment yield from selected watersheds in the Western Catchment of the Chilika Lagoon -- Long-term analysis of water quality in Chilika Lagoon and application of bio-optical models for cyclone impact assessment -- Spatio-temporal variation in physicochemical parameters of water in the Chilika lagoon -- Geomorphology, land use/land cover and sedimentary environments of the Chilika Basin -- Spatiotemporal Assessment of phytoplankton communities in the Chilika lagoon -- Fish and fisheries of Chilika: post-restoration scenario -- Avifauna of Chilika, Odisha: assessment of spatial and temporal changes -- Biodiversity of benthic fauna in Chilika lagoon -- Microbial ecology of Chilika Lagoon -- Survey, characterization, ecology, and management of macrophytes in Chilika lagoon -- Index.
    Abstract: This book chronicles the decades-long work of studying, analyzing, and reversing the environmental pressures that threatened India’s Chilika Lagoon, the largest brackish-water lagoon in the region, and the second largest in the world. Designated as one of India’s first Ramsar Sites in 1981, Chilika Lagoon continued to degrade for a decade longer. Then, the Chilika Development Authority (CDA) was established to gather information and devise a restoration plan that benefits the ecosystems of the lagoon, with sensitivity to the needs and livelihoods of local communities. Expert contributors detail the work of analysis, planning and implementation, including extensive coverage of such topics as: Devising a plan for implementing Ramsar wise use guidelines Sedimentologic, chemical, and isotopic impacts Hydrodynamics and salinity Runoff and sediment in watersheds of the Lagoon's Western Catchment Long-term analysis of water quality and continued water quality monitoring Bio-optical models for cyclone impact assessment Studies of geomorphology, land use, and sedimentary environments Spatiotemporal assessment of phytoplankton communities Creation of a post-restoration scenario for fish and fisheries Assessing status of waterbirds, species diversity and migration patterns The result was a major hydrological intervention to re-establish hydrological and salinity regimes, biodiversity, and fish catches, and help protect the livelihood of lagoon-dependent communities. The story of the rehabilitation and management of Chilika Lagoon demonstrates that it is possible to halt and reverse the encroachment and degradation of wetlands, to restore biodiversity and to provide benefits for large numbers of people. Ecology, Conservation, and Restoration of Chilika Lagoon goes beyond scientific research articles to explore institutional and governance issues, political ecology, and the Ramsar Convention’s guidelines for ecosystem restoration. The book will benefit researchers, wetland managers, government policy makers and more general readers concerned with restoration and conservation of wetlands around the planet.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030334246
    Series Statement: Wetlands: Ecology, Conservation and Management, 6
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-33424-6
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    APAC 2019 : Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Asian and Pacific Coasts, 2019, Hanoi, Vietnam (2020)
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    Keywords: Physical geography. ; Oceanography. ; Offshore structures. ; Environmental monitoring. ; Geographic information systems. ; Geotechnical engineering. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Ocean Sciences. ; Offshore Engineering. ; Environmental Monitoring. ; Geographical Information System. ; Geotechnical Engineering and Applied Earth Sciences.
    Abstract: This book presents selected articles from the International Conference on Asian and Pacific Coasts (APAC 2019), an event intended to promote academic and technical exchange on coastal related studies, including coastal engineering and coastal environmental problems, among Asian and Pacific countries/regions. APAC is jointly supported by the Chinese Ocean Engineering Society (COES), the Coastal Engineering Committee of the Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE), and the Korean Society of Coastal and Ocean Engineers (KSCOE). APAC is jointly supported by the Chinese Ocean Engineering Society (COES), the Coastal Engineering Committee of the Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE), and the Korean Society of Coastal and Ocean Engineers (KSCOE).
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811502910
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0291-0
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    Merapi Volcano : Geology, Eruptive Activity, and Monitoring of a High-Risk Volcano (2023)
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    Keywords: Earth sciences. ; Geochemistry. ; Natural disasters. ; Geographic information systems. ; Human geography. ; Earth Sciences. ; Geochemistry. ; Natural Hazards. ; Geographical Information System. ; Human Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: The Scientific Discovery of Merapi: From Ancient Javanese Sources to the 21st Century -- Physical Environment and Human Context at Merapi Volcano: A Complex Balance Between Accessing Livelihoods and Coping With Volcanic Hazards -- Merapi and Its Dynamic 'Disaster Culture' -- The Geodynamic Setting and Geological Context of Merapi Volcano in Central Java, Indonesia -- Crustal Structure and Ascent of Fluids and Melts Beneath Merapi: Insights From Geophysical Investigations -- Geological History, Chronology and Magmatic Evolution of Merapi -- The Godean Debris Avalanche Deposit From a Sector Collapse of Merapi Volcano.
    Abstract: This book provides the first comprehensive compilation of cutting-edge research on Merapi volcano on the island of Java, Indonesia, one of the most iconic volcanoes in the world. It integrates results from both the natural (geology, petrology, geochemistry, geophysics, physical volcanology) and social sciences, and provides state-of-the-art information on volcano monitoring, the assessment of volcanic hazards, and risk mitigation measures. As one of Indonesia’s most active and dangerous volcanoes, Merapi is perhaps best known for its pyroclastic density currents, which are produced by gravitational or explosive lava dome failures (commonly referred to as Merapi-type nuées ardentes). Merapi’s eruptions have posed a persistent threat to life, property and infrastructure within the densely populated areas on the volcano’s flanks, as demonstrated most recently by catastrophic eruptions, which attracted worldwide media interest.
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    Pages: XIX, 572 p. 245 illus., 229 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031150401
    Series Statement: Active Volcanoes of the World,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15040-1
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    Earth Systems Data Processing and Visualization Using MATLAB (2020)
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    Keywords: Physical geography. ; Software engineering. ; Environment. ; Software engineering Management. ; Sociology Methodology. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Software Engineering. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Software Management. ; Sociological Methods.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Statistics fundamentals -- Spatial analyses -- Simulations -- Meteorology -- Hydrology -- Hydrogeology -- Hydrochemistry -- Climate change -- Water resources engineering -- Renewable energy. .
    Abstract: This book is designed to provide easy means of problem solving based on the science philosophical and logical rules that lead to effective and reliable software at the service of professional earth system scientists through numerical scientific computation techniques. Through careful examination of software illuminated by brief scientific explanations given in the book the reader may develop his/her skills of computer program writing. Science aspects that are concerned with earth systems need numerical computation procedures and algorithms of data collected from the field measurements or laboratory records. The same is also valid for data processing in social sciences and economics. Some of the data assessment and processing procedures are at the large scales and complex, and therefore, require effective and efficient computer programs. Data reduction and graphical display in addition to probabilistic and statistical calculations are among the general purposes of the book. Not only students’ works but also projects of researchers at universities and tasks of experts in different companies depend on reliable software. Especially, potential users of MATLAB in earth systems need a guidance book that covers a variety of practically applicable software solutions.
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    Pages: XI, 277 p. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030015428
    Series Statement: Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation, IEREK Interdisciplinary Series for Sustainable Development,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-01542-8
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    Mangroves and Aquaculture : A Five Decade Remote Sensing Analysis of Ecuador’s Estuarine Environments (2020)
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    Keywords: Physical geography. ; Geographic information systems. ; Environment. ; Plants Evolution. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Geographical Information System. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Plant Evolution. ; Water.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Botany of Mangroves -- Chapter 2. Botany of Mangroves -- Chapter 3. Introduction to Coastal Ecuador -- Chapter 4. Assessing 50 Years of Mangrove Forest Loss along the Pacific Coast of Ecuador: A Remote Sensing Synthesis -- Chapter 5. Results -- Chapter 6. Discussion: Local Actions with Global Consequences.
    Abstract: This book uses five decades of map data, air photos, and medium to high-resolution satellite imagery to track the expansions of aquaculture and the loss of both estuarine and mangrove land covers in Ecuador. The results are staggering. In some regions, Ecuador has lost almost 50% of its estuarine space and approximately 80% of its mangrove forest. The current estuarine land cover bears no resemblance to the historic estuarine land cover. The analysis is complete from 1968 to 2014. The analysis covers all the major estuaries of mainland Ecuador. The research expands beyond purely land cover into the land use of the estuaries and the implications of the land cover transitions. The author lived in Ecuador's estuarine environments for almost two years studying this area. During this time he conducted mapping workshops with local residents, conducted 100 interviews with local actors, conducted six group discussions with fisherfolk syndicates, conducted eight presentations, worked on a shrimp farm. He was employed by the Ministry of the Environment on a Prometeo fellowship for one-year researching estuarine health and worked on mangrove replanting projects in the estuaries. In addition to the remote sensing data, the author provides a contextual framework to the analysis. It is not just hard numbers that are presented, but a remote sensing analysis tied to local actors that tell a coherent almost 50 -year estuarine story at the national, provincial, and local scales The book is intended for researchers, academics, graduate students, NGOs, and government actors including those who work in development, environment, and policy implementation. It is suitable supplemental reading for students in courses related to the coastal zone, land use change, and remote sensing. The electronically supplementary material includes all the related data to underpin the analysis as well as all the resulting GIS files.
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    Pages: XIX, 195 p. 71 illus., 62 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030222406
    Series Statement: Coastal Research Library, 33
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22240-6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-22240-6
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    An Introduction to Large-Scale Tropical Meteorology (2023)
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    Keywords: Physical geography. ; Oceanography. ; Environment. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Ocean Sciences. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Environmental Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Symmetric and asymmetric tropics -- Chapter 2. Seasonal evolution of the monsoons -- Chapter 3. The coupled monsoons -- Chapter 4. Intraseasonal variations of the monsoon -- Chapter 5. The western pacific warm pool -- Chapter 6. The monsoons-ENSO teleconnection -- Chapter 7. ENSO -- Chapter 8. The inter-tropical convergence zone -- Chapter 9. Tropical atlantic variations -- Chapter 10. Large-scale aspects of extreme weather.
    Abstract: This upper-undergraduate/graduate-level textbook introduces students to large-scale tropical climate circulation and its variations, covering their fundamental aspects and our current understanding of how they are impacted in a warming world. From this volume, readers will gain an understanding of tropical climate variability from the meso- to planetary scale. Uniquely, equal emphasis is placed on atmospheric and oceanic processes of tropical phenomena. The book will appeal to senior undergraduate and graduate students across geoscience disciplines, including in meteorology, oceanography, geography, hydrology, and environmental science. .
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    Pages: XVII, 309 p. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031128875
    Series Statement: Springer Atmospheric Sciences,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-12887-5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-12887-5
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    Mysterious Ocean : Physical Processes and Geological Evolution (2020)
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    Keywords: Earth sciences. ; Environment. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Physical geography. ; Environmental sciences. ; Physics. ; Earth Sciences. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Water. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Environmental Physics.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter1. The ocean begins -- Chapter2. Oceans created - oceans destroyed -- Chapter3. Where did continents come from? -- Chapter4. How deep is the ocean? -- Chapter5. The ocean in motion ! -- Chapter6. The lungs of the ocean -- Chapter7. Frozen ocean - ice ages and climate change -- Chapter8. The continental shelf -- Chapter9. The face of the deep -- Chapter10. An ocean of mysteries.
    Abstract: This book provides an introduction to ocean sciences that is engaging, evocative and accessible to non-experts interested in marine geoscience, while sparking readers' interest in important unsolved mysteries in marine science. The scope of the book is quite broad, but focuses on the physical ocean and its geological evolution, including the author's experiences working as an oceanographer over the last thirty years. Across ten chapters, the book traces the origins of the ocean from its formation 4 billion years ago, reviews the discoveries of the theory of plate tectonics, the ice ages and the great ocean conveyor, and discusses seafloor features (canyons, seamounts, trenches, abyssal plains, etc.), how they formed and their current environmental issues. The book concludes with a prognosis for the future ocean we might expect with global climate change and other human impacts. .
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030156329
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15632-9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-15632-9
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    Landslides: Detection, Prediction and Monitoring : Technological Developments (2023)
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    Keywords: Earth sciences. ; Geographic information systems. ; Natural disasters. ; Geology. ; Environmental monitoring. ; Earth Sciences. ; Geographical Information System. ; Natural Hazards. ; Geology. ; Environmental Monitoring.
    Description / Table of Contents: Modern Methods of Rock Mass Characterisation and Rock Fall Monitoring: A Review -- Rock Mass Characterization and Rockfall Monitoring: Traditional Approaches -- Criteria of the Prehistoric Rock Avalanches Identification and Discrimination -- Stability Assessment of Markundi Hills Using Q-slope, SMR and Simulation Tools -- Geotechnical Investigation of Landslide in Ooty, India -- Geomechanical and Kinematic Stability Analysis of Unstable Slopes (near 9th km stone) on Palani – Kodaikkanal Ghat Section in Tamil Nadu -- Geological and Geotechnical Studies of Nungkao Landslide along Imphal-Jiribam National Highway, NH-37, Manipur, India -- Stability Assessment of Lateritic Soil Slope along NH-66, Ratnagiri Maharashtra, India -- Rockfall Hazard: A Comprehensive Review of Current Mitigation Practices -- Debris Flow Hazard in India: Current Status, Research Trends, and Emerging Challenges -- Early Warning System for Rainfall Induced Landslide – A Laboratory Prototype Model -- Study and Instrumental Monitoring of Landslides at the "Russkie Gorki" Site in the Mzymta River Valley, Sochi Region, Russia -- Application of Scoops3D and GIS for Assessing Landslide Hazard in Trung Chai Commune, Sapa, Vietnam -- Landslide Susceptibility Assessment using Frequency Ratio Model in Turung Mamring, South District of Sikkim, India -- Mapping of Annual Ground Displacement using Remote Sensing Methods for Critical Slopes along the Bhagirathi River in Uttarakhand, India -- Landslides Inventory of Active Ramgarh Thrust Zone through Image Processing and GIS Techniques in Sikkim, India -- Landslide Susceptibility Zonation Mapping using Frequency Ratio, Information Value Model, and Logistic Regression Model: A Case Study of Kohima District in Nagaland, India -- Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Technology for Slope Hazard Assessment, Monitoring, and Post Failure Management -- Landslide Hazard Assessment Using Machine Learning and GIS -- Social and Economic Impacts of Kotropi Landslide on National Highways of Himalayas – A Case Study. .
    Abstract: This book intends to decipher the knowledge in the advancement of understanding, detecting, predicting, and monitoring landslides. The number of massive landslides and the damages they cause has increased across the globe in recent times. It is one of the most devastating natural hazards that cause widespread damage to habitat on a local, regional, and global scale. International experts provide their experience in landslide research and practice to help stakeholders mitigate and predict potential landslides. The book comprises chapters on: Dynamics, mechanisms, and processes of landslides; Geological, geotechnical, hydrological, and geophysical modelling for landslides; Mapping and assessment of hazard, vulnerability, and risk associated with landslides; Monitoring and early warning of landslides; Application of remote sensing and GIS techniques in monitoring and assessment of landslides. The book will be of interest to researchers, practitioners, and decision-makers in adapting suitable modern techniques for landslide study.
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    Pages: XXV, 419 p. 166 illus., 157 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783031238598
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-23859-8
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    IX Hotine-Marussi Symposium on Mathematical Geodesy : Proceedings of the Symposium in Rome, June 18 – 22, 2018 (2021)
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    Keywords: Geophysics. ; Geotechnical engineering. ; Geographic information systems. ; Geophysics. ; Geotechnical Engineering and Applied Earth Sciences. ; Geographical Information System.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part I: Gravity Field Modelling and Height Systems -- Orbit Optimization for Future Satellite Gravity Field Missions: Influence of the Time Variable Gravity Field Models in a Genetic Algorithm Approach. Comparison of Criteria for the Identification of Correlated Orders in GRACE Spherical Harmonic Coefficients -- Second- and Third-Order Derivatives of the Somigliana-Pizzetti Reference Gravity Field -- On the Advantage of Normal Heights -- Green’s Function Method Extended by Successive Approximations and Applied to Earth’s Gravity Field Recovery -- On Combining the Directional Solutions of the Gravitational Curvature Boundary-Value Problem -- Part II: Theory of Modern Geodetic Reference Frames -- Review of Reference Frame Representations for a Deformable Earth -- Impacts of the LARES and LARES-2 Satellite Missions on the SLR Terrestrial Reference Frame -- Permanent GNSS Network Optimization Considering Tectonic Motions -- Part III: Estimation Theory and Inverse Problems in Geodesy -- Adjustment of Gauss-Helmert Models with Autoregressive and Student Errors -- How Abnormal Are the PDFs of the DIA Method: A Quality Description in the Context of GNSS -- Controlling the BiasWithin Free Geodetic Networks -- Regularized Solutions of the Two Layers Inverse Gravimetric Problem in the Space of Bounded Variation Functions -- Converted Total Least Squares Method and Gauss-Helmert Model with Applications to Coordinate Transformations -- A Bayesian Nonlinear Regression Model Based on t-Distributed Errors -- The GNSS for Meteorology (G4M) Procedure and Its Application to Four Significant Weather Events -- Part IV: Advanced Numerical Methods in Geodesy -- Modeling the Gravitational Field by Using CFD Techniques -- Surface Loading of a Self-Gravitating, Laterally Heterogeneous Elastic Sphere: Preliminary Result for the 2D Case -- Using Structural Risk Minimization to Determine the Optimal Complexity of B-Spline Surfaces for Modelling Correlated Point Cloud Data -- On the Numerical Implementation of a Perturbation Method for Satellite Gravity Mapping -- Part V: Geodetic Data Analysis -- Non-Recursive Representation of an Autoregressive Process Within the Magic Square -- A Bootstrap Approach to Testing for Time-Variability of AR Process Coefficients in Regression Time Series with t-Distributed White Noise Components -- Identification of Suspicious Data for Robust Estimation of Stochastic Processes -- Quality and Distribution of Terrestrial Gravity Data for Precise Regional Geoid Modeling: A Generalized Setup -- Part VI: Interactions of Geodesy and Mathematics -- Geodesy and Mathematics: Interactions, Acquisitions, and Open Problems.
    Abstract: This volume gathers the proceedings of the IX Hotine-Marussi Symposium on Mathematical Geodesy, which was held from 18 to 22 June 2018 at the Faculty of Civil and Industrial Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. Since 2006, the Hotine-Marussi Symposia series has been produced under the auspices of the Inter-Commission Committee on Theory (ICCT) within the International Association of Geodesy (IAG). The ICCT has organized the last four Hotine-Marussi Symposia, held in Wuhan (2006) and Rome (2009, 2013 and 2018). The overall goal of the ICCT and Hotine-Marussi Symposia has always been to advance geodetic theory, as reflected in the 25 peer-reviewed research articles presented here. The IX Hotine-Marussi Symposium was divided into 10 topical sessions covering all aspects of geodetic theory including reference frames, gravity field modelling, adjustment theory, atmosphere, time series analysis and advanced numerical methods. In total 118 participants attended the Symposium and delivered 82 oral and 37 poster presentations. During a special session at the Accademia Nazionale deiLincei, the oldest scientific academy in the world, six invited speakers discussed interactions of geodesy with oceanography, glaciology, atmospheric research, mathematics, Earth science and seismology.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030542672
    Series Statement: International Association of Geodesy Symposia, 151
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54267-2
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    Foundations of Atmospheric Remote Sensing (2021)
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    Keywords: Earth sciences. ; Environment. ; Physics. ; Astronomy. ; Earth Sciences. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Physics and Astronomy.
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction to remote sensing -- Physical properties of the terrestrial atmosphere -- Light scattering, absorption, extinction, and propagation in the terrestrial atmosphere -- Radiative transfer models.
    Abstract: Theoretical foundations of atmospheric remote sensing are electromagnetic theory, radiative transfer and inversion theory. This book provides an overview of these topics in a common context, compile the results of recent research, as well as fill the gaps, where needed. The following aspects are covered: principles of remote sensing, the atmospheric physics, foundations of the radiative transfer theory, electromagnetic absorption, scattering and propagation, review of computational techniques in radiative transfer, retrieval techniques as well as regularization principles of inversion theory. As such, the book provides a valuable resource for those who work with remote sensing data and want to get a broad view of theoretical foundations of atmospheric remote sensing. The book will be also useful for students and researchers working in such diverse fields like inverse problems, atmospheric physics, electromagnetic theory, and radiative transfer. .
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    Pages: XI, 297 p. 89 illus., 73 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030667450
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-66745-0
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    The Kenya Rift Lakes: Modern and Ancient : Limnology and Limnogeology of Tropical Lakes in a Continental Rift (2023)
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    Keywords: Earth sciences. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Freshwater ecology. ; Marine ecology. ; Geochemistry. ; Environment. ; Earth Sciences. ; Water. ; Freshwater and Marine Ecology. ; Geochemistry. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Earth Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: From the Contents: History of research on the geology and biology of the Kenya Rift lakes -- Geology of the Kenya Rift Valley -- Environmental setting of the Kenya Rift Valley -- Limnology and sedimentology of tropical lakes – a short introduction -- The Northern Kenya Rift -- The Central Kenya Rift -- Lake Victoria -- The Southern Kenya - Northern Tanzania Rift -- Small lakes and wetlands of the Kenya Rift.
    Abstract: This book is the first comprehensive account of the modern Kenya Rift Valley lakes and their precursor lakes preserved in the sedimentary record. The first part gives the broad geological and environmental background to the Kenya Rift and a history of research. In the second part, each modern lake is described from perspectives of geology, limnology, ecology, sedimentology and late Quaternary history. The fossil lake sediments, some linked to hominin sites, and their paleoenvironmental history are considered in the third part. In the fourth section, the global tectonic, volcanic and climate controls of lake evolution in continental rifts are examined. The last section discusses the resource potential of the lakes and their sediments, and the environmental issues that currently affect the modern lakes. This research-level book (geology, paleoecology) is illustrated throughout by original figures and photographs.
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    Pages: XXVI, 977 p. 375 illus., 367 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783642250552
    Series Statement: Syntheses in Limnogeology,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-25055-2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-25055-2
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    New Prospects in Environmental Geosciences and Hydrogeosciences : Proceedings of the 2nd Springer Conference of the Arabian Journal of Geosciences (CAJG-2), Tunisia 2019 (2022)
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    Keywords: Earth sciences. ; Oceanography. ; Geology. ; Environment. ; Atmospheric science. ; Pollution. ; Earth Sciences. ; Ocean Sciences. ; Geology. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Atmospheric Science. ; Pollution.
    Description / Table of Contents: Climate Networks -- Assessment of temperature trends in different bioclimatic zones of India -- Statistical analysis of wind to assess climate change (central Italy) -- Impact of estimated wind speed to temperature-based ET0 methods -- The remote response of Northern Hemisphere atmosphere circulation to ENSO in a changing climate -- Interannual variability of Mediterranean evaporation and its drivers during summer -- The study of low frequency sea-level oscillations: Case of Algiers harbour (Algeria) -- Modeling interactions among West Atlantic hurricanes through Empirical Recurrence Rates Ratio inspired hidden Markov chains -- Performance evaluation of a new source term package ST6 of Wavewatch III in Catalan coasts (Spain) -- Enhanced methane emission from Arctic seas in winter: satellite data.
    Abstract: This edited book gives a general overview on current research, focusing on geoenvironmental issues and challenges in hydrogeosciences in model regions in Asia, Europe, and America, with a focus on the Middle East and Mediterranean region and surrounding areas. This proceedings book is based on the accepted papers for oral/poster presentations at the 2nd Springer Conference of the Arabian Journal of Geosciences (CAJG-2), Tunisia 2019. It offers a broad range of recent studies that discuss the latest advances in geoenvironmental and hydrogeosciences from diverse backgrounds including climate change, geoecology, biogeochemistry, water resources management, and environmental monitoring and assessment. It shares insights on how the understanding of ecological, climatological, oceanic and hydrological processes is the key for improving practices in environment management, including the eco-responsibility, scientific integrity, and social and ethical dimensions. It is of interest to scientists, engineers, practitioners, and policymakers in the field of environmental sciences including climatology, oceanography, ecology, biogeochemistry, environmental management, hydrology, hydrogeology, and geosciences in general. In particular, this book is of great value to students and environment-related professionals for further investigations on the state of Earth systems.
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    Pages: XXXIV, 635 p. 326 illus., 288 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030725433
    Series Statement: Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation, IEREK Interdisciplinary Series for Sustainable Development,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72543-3
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    Conservation of Architectural Heritage (2022)
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    Keywords: Earth sciences. ; Environment. ; Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Engineering geology. ; Earth Sciences. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Environmental Social Sciences. ; Geoengineering.
    Description / Table of Contents: Influence of Language on the Built Environment: The Forgotten Vernacular of Traditional Indian Architecture -- Characterization of Earthen Building Materials in Gölcük Vernacular Houses -- Conservation of Gravitational Architecture -- Luxor Temple as a Reactivated Holy Site. Sacred Architecture Between Cosmology and Authority -- Partnerships for Sustainable Tourism Development in The Cultural Heritage Sites -- The Inner Courtyard as an Important Element in Architectural Heritage and Interior Spaces -- Save the Troglodytic Heritage of Beni Zelten -- Metrology in Egyptian Architecture of the XVIII Dynasty, in Thebes -- Practices, Problems and Methods of Architectural Herit-age Investigation: Jan Borowski Works in Vilnius Region (1925–1945) -- Conserving Symbolism in Architectural Heritage – Case Study Eloquence in Depicting Philosophical Ideas Inspired by the Principles of Islam on Islamic Architecture through Ages -- Cultural and Architectural Heritage Values of the Qift - Quseir “Myos Hormos” Road.
    Abstract: This book focuses on the management and conservation of architectural heritage with the aim of increasing awareness about the value of such conservation and of saving what is left of history, which in turn rewards societies by supporting the tourism industry, generating economic return, and preserving communities’ identities. Since it has become an essential need to manage and conserve the architectural heritage in order to protect the identity and heritage of a city, there appeared a gap between the theory and its application. Therefore, a considerable amount of attention has been directed by experts in this field toward emphasizing the contribution of heritage conservation in order to inspire the development of imaginative, useful high-quality design.
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    Pages: XV, 527 p. 572 illus., 461 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 2nd ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030744823
    Series Statement: Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation, IEREK Interdisciplinary Series for Sustainable Development,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74482-3
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    Advances in Architecture, Engineering and Technology (2022)
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    Keywords: Earth sciences. ; Environment. ; Architecture. ; Geography. ; Earth Sciences. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Cities, Countries, Regions. ; Architecture. ; Geography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Tactical Urbanism for Improving Livability in Lost Spaces of Cairo -- Feminist Non-Functional Empowerment in Urban Spaces: An Empirical Study on New-Cairo, Egypt -- The Main Indicators Affecting Interactive Experience Design in Contemporary Urban Spaces Using Media Interventions -- Modern, Environmentally Friendly Electric Transport as a Step toward Improving City Welfare -- Towards Greener Neighborhoods: A case study for street renovating solutions in Cairo -- Social Housing Design: A Guideline for Enhancing Dwellers' Livelihood in Egypt through Socio-Cultural Aspects -- Futuristic Interior Design Concept through the Evolution of Biotechnology: Towards a New Model of Bio-Sustainable Space -- Water as an element of architectural space design Study the psychological impact of water on the occupants of the space -- Orientalism and Islamic Architecture -- Enhancing the Efficiency of Natural Ventilation Systems by Biomimicry Approach to Achieve Sustainability in Designing Office Buildings.
    Abstract: This book examines a range of subjects with a specific focus on architectural and technological advancements. Architecture is the constant innovation in designing for high efficiency in the performance of buildings, in terms of planning, construction and energy, while maintaining creativity in its form. Moreover, the field of architecture goes hand in hand with that of technology. Nowadays, engineering technology has to cope with the rapid industrialization and urbanization seen in most countries. Furthermore, creative design and construction practices are challenging tasks to the architects and engineers to meet the ever-growing demands of society. Therefore, this book on "Advances in Engineering Science and Architectural Design" is provided to cover a wide range of topics in architecture, engineering, and technology.
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    Pages: XII, 297 p. 376 illus., 364 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030869137
    Series Statement: Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation, IEREK Interdisciplinary Series for Sustainable Development,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86913-7
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    Contributions to International Conferences on Engineering Surveying : 8th INGEO International Conference on Engineering Surveying and 4th SIG Symposium on Engineering Geodesy (2021)
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    Keywords: Geophysics. ; Geographic information systems. ; Geotechnical engineering. ; Geophysics. ; Geographical Information System. ; Geotechnical Engineering and Applied Earth Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Misalignment - Can 3D BIM Overrule Professional Setting-out According to Plane and Height -- Building Information Modelling of Industrial Plants -- Possibility of Use of BIM in Automated Geometry Check of Structures -- Empirical evaluation of terrestrial laser scanner calibration strategies: manufacturer-based, target-based and keypoint-based -- Determining Variance-covariance Matrixes for Terrestrial Laser Scans: a Case Study of the Arch Dam Kops -- Assessing the temporal stability of terrestrial laser scanners during long-term measurements -- Using the resolution capability and the effective number of measurements to select the "right" terrestrial laser scanner -- Quantification of systematic distance deviations for scanning total stations using robotic applications -- Testing capabilities of Locata positioning system for displacement measurements -- First step towards the Technical Quality Concept for Integrative Computational Design and Construction -- A priori vs. in-situ terrestrial laser scanner calibration in the context of the instability of calibration parameters -- Analysis of warm-up effect on laser tracker measurement performance.
    Abstract: This book presents contributions from the joint event 8th INGEO International Conference on Engineering Surveying and 4th SIG Symposium on Engineering Geodesy, which was planned to be held in Dubrovnik, Croatia, on April 1–4, 2020 and was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic situation. Editors, in cooperation with the Local Organisers, are decided to organize the Conference on-line at October 22-23, 2020. We would like to invite you to participation through http://ingeo-sig2020.hgd1952.hr/index.php/2020/08/31/ingeosig2020-virtual-conference-october-22-23-2020/. The event brought together professionals in the fields of civil engineering and engineering surveying to discuss new technologies, their applicability, and operability.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030519537
    Series Statement: Springer Proceedings in Earth and Environmental Sciences,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51953-7
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    The Geology of the Arabian-Nubian Shield (2021)
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    Keywords: Physical geography. ; Geology. ; Geographic information systems. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Geology. ; Geographical Information System.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. The Arabian-Nubian Shield, an introduction: historic overview, concepts, interpretations, and future issues -- 2. The boundary between the Saharan metacraton and the Arabian Nubian Shield: insight from Ediacaran shoshonitic granites of the Nuba Mountains (Sudan): U–Pb SHRIMP zircon dating, geochemistry and Sr-Nd isotope constraints -- 3. The Southern Part of the Arabian Nubian Shield in Kenya and Tanzania Harald Fritz and Christoph Hauzenberger -- 4. Tectonic Evolution of the Pan-African Belt in Western Ethiopia, Southern Arabian-Nubian Shield -- 5. Neoproterozoic Crustal Evolution of the northernmost Arabian-Nubian Shield, south Jordan.
    Abstract: ­This richly illustrated book reviews the geology, tectonics and mineralization of the Arabian-Nubian Shield (ANS) in 27 chapters. It starts with an examination of the ANS lithospheric scale features, explores Mesoproterozoic units and deals with the ANS oceanic stage. Arc volcanism and plutonism, post-collision basins and volcanics are discussed, as well as the younger granitoid magmatism and the deformation history of the ANS. The book provides information on ANS glacial stages and late magmatism. Chapters are devoted to review the transition between ANS and the reworked continent to its south. Finally, it discusses how ANS structures influenced the overall East African Rift System.
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    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030729950
    Series Statement: Regional Geology Reviews,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72995-0
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    Satellite Remote Sensing in Hydrological Data Assimilation (2020)
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    Keywords: Physical geography. ; Water. ; Hydrology. ; Geographic information systems. ; Mathematics Data processing. ; Statistics . ; Earth System Sciences. ; Water. ; Geographical Information System. ; Computational Mathematics and Numerical Analysis. ; Statistics in Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Chemistry and Earth Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Part 1: Hydrological Data Assimilation -- Chapter 1 - Introduction -- Chapter 2 - Data assimilation and remote sensing data -- Part 2: Model-Data -- Chapter 3 - Hydrologic model -- Chapter 4 - Remote sensing for assimilation -- Part 3 : Data Assimilation Filters -- Chapter 5 - Sequential Data Assimilation Techniques for Data Assimilation -- Part 4 : GRACE Data Assimilation -- Chapter 6 - Efficient Assimilation of GRACE TWS into Hydrological Models -- Part 5 : Water Budget Constraint -- Chapter 7 - Constrained Data Assimilation Filtering -- Chapter 8 - Unsupervised Constraint for Hydrologic Data Assimilation -- Part 6 : Data-driven Approach -- Chapter 9 - Non-parametric Hydrologic Data Assimilation -- Chapter 10 - Parametric and Non-parametric Data Assimilation Frameworks -- Part 7 Hydrologic Applications -- Chapter 11- Groundwater Depletion over Iran -- Chapter 12 - Water Storage Variations over Bangladesh -- Chapter 13 - Multi-mission Satellite Data Assimilation over South America. .
    Abstract: This book presents the fundamentals of data assimilation and reviews the application of satellite remote sensing in hydrological data assimilation. Although hydrological models are valuable tools to monitor and understand global and regional water cycles, they are subject to various sources of errors. Satellite remote sensing data provides a great opportunity to improve the performance of models through data assimilation.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: XV, 290 p. 101 illus., 88 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9783030373757
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-37375-7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-37375-7
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    Assessment of Climate Change over the Indian Region : A Report of the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), Government of India (2020)
    Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :
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    Keywords: Physical geography. ; Climatology. ; Environment. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Climate Sciences. ; Environmental Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: Chapter-1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Temperature Changes in India -- Chapter-3: Precipitation Changes in India -- Chapter-4: Observations and modeling of GHG concentrations and fluxes over India -- Chapter-5: Aerosols & Atmospheric Trace Gases -- Chapter-6: Droughts and Floods -- Chapter-7: Synoptic Scale Systems -- Chapter-8. Extreme Storms -- Chapter-9: Sea Level Rise -- Chapter-10: Indian Ocean Warming -- Chapter-11: Climate Change over the Himalayas.
    Abstract: This open access book discusses the impact of human-induced global climate change on the Indian subcontinent and regional monsoon, the adjoining Indian Ocean and the Himalayas. It also examines the regional climate change projections based on the climate models used by the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) and national climate change modeling studies using the IITM Earth System Model (ESM) and CORDEX South Asia datasets. The IPCC assessment reports, published every 6–7 years, provide important reference material for major policy decisions on climate change, adaptation, and mitigation. While the IPCC assessment reports largely provide a global perspective on climate change, they offer limited information on the regional aspects of climate change. Regional climate change effects over the Indian subcontinent, especially relating to the Indian monsoon, are unique to the region, and in particular, the climate in this region is shaped by the Himalayas, Western Ghats, the Tibetan Plateau, the Indian Ocean, Arabian Sea, and Bay of Bengal. Climatic variations in this region are influenced by (a) regional-scale interactions between the atmosphere, ocean, land surface, cryosphere and biosphere on different time scales, (b) remote effects from natural phenomena such as the El Nino / Southern Oscillation, North Atlantic Oscillation, Indian Ocean Dipole, and Madden Julian Oscillation, and (c) human-induced climate change. This book presents policy-relevant information based on robust scientific analysis and assessments of the observed and projected future climate change over the Indian region.
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    Pages: XXI, 226 p. 89 illus., 85 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2020.
    ISBN: 9789811543272
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4327-2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-4327-2
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    Climate Change Vulnerability and Communities in Agro-climatic Regions of West Bengal, India : Theory and Practice (2021)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Physical geography. ; Subsistence farming. ; Environmental sciences Social aspects. ; Environment. ; Life sciences. ; Earth System Sciences. ; Subsistence Agriculture. ; Environmental Social Sciences. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Life Sciences.
    Description / Table of Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. Review of Literature -- 3. Data Base and Methodology -- 4. Profile of Study Area & Socioeconomic Analysis of Sample Households -- 5. Quantitative Measurement of District Level Vulnerability in West Bengal Based on Secondary Data -- 6. Vulnerability of Households and Factors Affecting Vulnerability in Different Agro climatic Regions of West Bengal -- 7. Measurement of Vulnerability of Occupational Group of Households in different Agro Climatic Regions of West Bengal -- 8. Gender-wise Vulnerability in Different Agro-climatic Regions of West Bengal -- 9. Adaptation Strategy of the Households Across Five Agro-climatic Regions of West Bengal -- 10. Conclusions and Policy Recommendations.
    Abstract: This book addresses the quantitative measurement of climate change vulnerability at the macro and micro-level and identifies household adaptation strategies to cope with the adverse effects of climate change. Focusing on five different agro-climatic regions of West Bengal: the hill region, foothill region, drought region, and coastal regions of Sunderban and Purba Midnapore, it presents research related to various sectors, including the agricultural, forestry and informal sectors. The book also offers insights into the impact of climate change on smallholdings, forest-dependent communities, fishing and crab collecting communities, casual labourers and workers in the informal sectors, and identifies the key vulnerabilities associated with climate change, as well as the causes of such vulnerability the extent to which remedial measures have been taken. The book particularly highlights the role of Indian governmental policies like Sarva Shiksa Abhiyan, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), the housing scheme, Indira Awas Yojana, the Food for Work Programme, and the rural road building scheme, Pradhan Mantri Grameen Sadak Yojana, which are important for rural development and in reducing vulnerability. Showcasing vulnerability measurement in the socio-ecological system, the book will appeal to developmental practitioners, government implementation agencies, policymakers and researchers in the field of environmental science and policymakers will find this book appealing.
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    Pages: XII, 177 p. 54 illus., 53 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030504687
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50468-7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-50468-7
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    Python Recipes for Earth Sciences (2022)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Earth sciences. ; Geophysics. ; Geographic information systems. ; Earth Sciences. ; Geophysics. ; Geographical Information System.
    Description / Table of Contents: Data Analysis in the Earth Sciences -- Introduction to Python -- Univariate Statistics -- Bivariate Statistics -- Time Series Analysis -- Signal Processing -- Spatial Data -- Image Processing -- Multivariate Statistics -- Directional Data.
    Abstract: Python is used in a wide range of geoscientific applications, such as in processing images for remote sensing, in generating and processing digital elevation models, and in analyzing time series. This book introduces methods of data analysis in the geosciences using Python that include basic statistics for univariate, bivariate, and multivariate data sets, time series analysis, and signal processing; the analysis of spatial and directional data; and image analysis. The text includes numerous examples that demonstrate how Python can be used on data sets from the earth sciences. The supplementary electronic material (available online through Springer Link) contains the example data as well as recipes that include all the Python commands featured in the book. The Author Martin H. Trauth studied geophysics and geology at the University of Karlsruhe. He obtained a doctoral degree from the University of Kiel in 1995 and subsequently became a permanent member of the scientific staff at the University of Potsdam. Following his habilitation in 2003, he became a lecturer, and in 2011, he was granted a titular professorship at the University of Potsdam. Since 1990, Martin H. Trauth has worked on various aspects of past changes in the climates of eastern Africa and South America. His projects have aimed to provide a better understanding of (1) the role that the tropics play in terminating ice ages, (2) the relationship between climatic changes and human evolution, and (3) the influence that climate anomalies have had on mass movements in the central Andes. Each of these projects has involved numerical and statistical methods (e.g., time series analysis and signal processing) with paleoclimate time series, lake balance modeling, stochastic modeling of bioturbation, age-depth modeling of sedimentary sequences, or satellite- and microscopic image processing. Martin H. Trauth has taught a variety of courses on data analysis in the earth sciences for more than 25 years both at the University of Potsdam and at other universities around the world.
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    Pages: XII, 453 p. 200 illus., 110 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783031077197
    Series Statement: Springer Textbooks in Earth Sciences, Geography and Environment,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-07719-7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-07719-7
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    Volcano-Tectonic Processes (2021)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Geophysics. ; Geology. ; Mineralogy. ; Geographic information systems. ; Geophysics. ; Geology. ; Mineralogy. ; Geographical Information System.
    Description / Table of Contents: Volcanoes and volcanic activity -- Crustal deformation -- The rise of magma through the crust -- Magma emplacement and accumulation: from sills to magma chambers -- Calderas -- Volcano flank instability and collapse -- Shallow magma transfer -- Volcano monitoring -- Unrest and eruption forecasting.
    Abstract: Volcanoes have terrified and, at the same time, fascinated civilizations for thousands of years. Many aspects of volcanoes, most notably the eruptive processes and the compositional variations of magma, have been widely investigated for several decades and today constitute the core of any volcanology textbook. Nevertheless, in the last two decades, boosted by the availability of volcano monitoring data, there has been an increasing interest in the pre-eruptive processes related to the shallow accumulation and to the transfer of magma approaching the surface, as well as in the resulting structure of volcanoes. These are innovative and essential aspects of modern volcanology and, as driving volcanic unrest, their understanding also improves hazard assessment and eruption forecasting. So far, the significant progress made in unravelling these volcano-tectonic processes has not been supported by a comprehensive overview. This monograph aims at filling this gap, describing the pre-eruptive processes related to the structure, deformation and tectonics of volcanoes, at the local and regional scale, in any tectonic setting. The monograph is organized into three sections (“Fundamentals”, “Magma migration towards the surface” and “The regional perspective”), consisting of thirteen chapters that are lavishly illustrated. The reader is accompanied in a journey within the volcano factory, discovering the processes associated with the shallow accumulation of magma and its transfer towards the surface, how these control the structure of volcanoes and their activity and, ultimately, improve our ability to estimate hazard and forecast eruption. The potential readership includes any academic, researcher and upper undergraduate student interested in volcanology, magma intrusions, structural geology, tectonics, geodesy, as well as geology and geophysics in general.
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    Pages: XXVII, 552 p. 342 illus., 338 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2021.
    ISBN: 9783030659684
    Series Statement: Advances in Volcanology, An Official Book Series of the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth’s Interior,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-65968-4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-65968-4
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    Research Developments in Geotechnics, Geo-Informatics and Remote Sensing : Proceedings of the 2nd Springer Conference of the Arabian Journal of Geosciences (CAJG-2), Tunisia 2019 (2022)
    Cham :Springer International Publishing :
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    Keywords: Earth sciences. ; Geotechnical engineering. ; Geographic information systems. ; Cartography. ; Earth Sciences. ; Geotechnical Engineering and Applied Earth Sciences. ; Geographical Information System. ; Cartography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Slope instability mechanisms in karst rocks and their impact on sustainable development, Egypt -- Application of a new generalized method to assess alert thresholds for landslides -- Geological, Hydrological and Geotechnical Characterization of Landslides in the Mila Basin (Northeast Algeria) -- Analysis of the causes of landslide in the village Podi, Montenegro -- Seismic internal stability of reinforced earth retaining walls in saturated soils -- Parametric optimization study of landslides using statistical tools In The Region Of Souk Ahras (Algeria) -- GIS-based mapping of geotechnical properties of residual soil in Kibawe, Bukidnon, Philippines: Implications to slope stability -- Reliability analysis to locate the propagation failure direction in case of slopes progressive failure -- Assessment and stabilization of natural hazards by a reinforcement system -- Effect of sewage sludge ash on collapsible soil.
    Abstract: This book contains the best peer-reviewed papers accepted for presentation at the 2nd Springer Conference of the Arabian Journal of Geosciences (CAJG-2), organized in Sousse, Tunisia, in November 2019. The short papers cover various topics from the fields of (1) geological and geotechnical engineering, (2) geomechanical studies based on numerical and analytical methods, and (3) geo-informatics and remote sensing. The content of these papers provides new scientific knowledge for further understanding on landslides, new stabilization techniques, importance of geophysics for engineering geology investigations as well as new empirical approaches for easily predicting some physical and hydrogeomechanical properties of geomaterials. The book is of interest to all researchers, practitioners, and students in the fields of geological and mining engineering, geotechnical engineering, hydrogeomechanics, engineering geology, geotechnologies, and natural hazards.
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    Pages: XXVIII, 403 p. 252 illus., 220 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2022.
    ISBN: 9783030728960
    Series Statement: Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation, IEREK Interdisciplinary Series for Sustainable Development,
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72896-0
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-72896-0
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    Traces of the Ice Age : Landscape Forms in Central Europe (2023)
    Berlin, Heidelberg :Springer Berlin Heidelberg :
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    Keywords: Earth sciences. ; Physical geography. ; Environment. ; Science Study and teaching. ; Earth Sciences. ; Physical Geography. ; Environmental Sciences. ; Science Education.
    Description / Table of Contents: Searching for traces on our doorstep -- All around the glacier -- Distribution of ice and cold regions -- Glaciations during the geological past -- Glaciers shape landscapes -- The influence of glacial meltwater -- Shaping shapes away from glaciated areas -- Glaciers and sea level -- The next cold period is sure to come.
    Abstract: This book combines facts and interesting questions about the "Ice Age" with the topic of "Global Warming", Both these topics are the current topics which the media addresses on an almost daily basis. The author emphasizes that we are currently living in an ice age- a geological epoch in which there are glaciated areas on a larger scale. The traces of these cold periods can be seen and traced very well in the landscape in large parts of Europe, including northen and southern Germany. The book is aimed at university students of geosciences, but it is equally suitable reading for interested people and high school students. Upon reading this book, the targeted group will be enabled to see the traces of the ice age and better understand them in the surrounding landscapes by themselves. The author Wolfgang Fraedrich teaches geology and geography education at a Hamburg secondary school and accompanies students at the "Schülerforschungszentrum Hamburg" in geoscientific research projects. He is the author of numerous textbooks and non-fiction books and is since 40 years co-editor of the journal "geographie heute", with well over 300 publications. Through numerous excursions with adults and various research trips with school groups as part of the supervision of the program “Jugend forscht”, he has become acquainted with the most diverse corners of the earth. In addition to volcanism and the formation of mountain landscapes, glacial regions play a particularly important role. This book is a translation of an original German edition. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence (machine translation by the service DeepL.com). A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content, so that the book will read stylistically differently from a conventional translation.
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    Pages: IX, 151 p. 79 illus., 78 illus. in color. , online resource.
    Edition: 1st ed. 2023.
    ISBN: 9783662658864
    URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-65886-4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-65886-4
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