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Clean-up of Former Soviet Military Installations
Identification and Selection of Environmental Technologies for Use in Central and Eastern Europe
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2013
A NATO Advanced Research Workshop (ARW) was conducted on June 21-23, 1994 in Visegnid, Hungary related to the clean-up of former Soviet military installation sites. This ARW included a technical site visit to the Komarom Base Site which is a former Soviet military installation in Hungary. During this...
Landslide Science and Practice
Volume 1: Landslide Inventory and Susceptibility and Hazard Zoning
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2013
This book contains peer-reviewed papers from the Second World Landslide Forum, organised by the International Consortium on Landslides (ICL), that took place in September 2011. The entire material from the conference has been split into seven volumes, this one is the first: 1. Landslide Inventory...
by Jochen Hoefs
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2013
Stable Isotope Geochemistry is an introduction to the use of stable isotopes in the geosciences. The three parts treat theoretical and experimental principles; fractionation mechanisms of light and heavy elements; and the natural variations of geologically important reservoirs. The fifth edition has...
Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology
An Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2014
This second edition has been updated and substantially expanded. Starting with the description of our home galaxy, the Milky Way, this cogently written textbook introduces the reader to the astronomy of galaxies, their structure, active galactic nuclei, evolution and large scale distribution in the...
Brain-Computer Interface Research
A State-of-the-Art Summary
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2013
Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) are rapidly developing into a mainstream, worldwide research endeavor. With so many new groups and projects, it can be difficult to identify the best ones. This book summarizes ten leading projects from around the world. About 60 submissions were received in 2011 for...
Baltic Coastal Ecosystems
Structure, Function and Coastal Zone Management
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2013
Between November 20 and 23, 2000, the workshop "Baltic Coastal Ecosystems - Structure, Function and Coastal Zone Management" took place in Rostock, Ger many. The workshop was organised by the Institute of Aquatic Ecology of the University of Rostock and the Baltic Sea Research Institute...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2013
Metamorphic rocks are one of the three classes of rocks. Seen on a global scale they constitute the dominant material of the Earth. The understanding of the petrogenesis and significance of metamorphic of geological education. rocks is, therefore, a fundamental topic There are, of course, many different...
Mangrove Ecosystems
Function and Management
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2013
Protection of the environment has nowadays become a major challenge and a condi tion for survival of future human generations and life on Earth in general. Yet it is still far too much of a dream or hope rather than a reality in the policy of our societies. Presently we are experiencing an unprecedented...
by Martin Dietzel, Martin Schiller, Frank Wombacher
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2016
This book provides an overview of the fundamentals and reference values for Ca stable isotope research, as well as current analytical methodologies including detailed instructions for sample preparation and isotope analysis. As such, it introduces readers to the different fields of application, including...
by V. V. Beloussov
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Geotectonics has a special place among the geological dis ciplines. In addition to ideas based on firmly established facts that constitute lasting scientific values, geotectonics, as a generalizing branch of geology, embraces broad con structions that link the planet's deep interior with its sur...
Stardust
The Cosmic Seeds of Life
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2013
How did life originate on Earth? For over 50 years, scientists believed that life was the result of a chemical reaction involving simple molecules such as methane and ammonia cooking in a primordial soup. Recent space observations have revealed that old stars are capable of making very complex organic...
Petroleum Geoscience
From Sedimentary Environments to Rock Physics
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2015
This comprehensive textbook presents an overview of petroleum geoscience for geologists active in the petroleum industry, while also offering a useful guide for students interested in environmental geology, engineering geology and other aspects of sedimentary geology. In this second edition, new chapters...
Wildlife Resources
A Global Account of Economic Use
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2013
The general interest and attention paid to the use of the renewable natural resources of the world have increased greatly during the last decades. This is due to the environmental dilemma into which mankind has got itself by the total disregard of ecological facts and laws, the underprizing of natural...
Geohistory
Global Evolution of the Earth
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Discusses the global evolution of the earth, such as core- mantle separation, mantle-crust evolution, origin of ocean- atmosphere system, on the basis of isotope earth science and paleomagnetism, where recent devlopment in planetology and astrophysical theories are extensively taken into account.