Earth Sciences Books

New and Published Books

1. Environmental Fluid Mechanics

   Memorial Volume in honour of Prof. Gerhard H. Jirka

   Edited by Wolfgang Rodi, Markus Uhlmann

   Series: IAHR Monographs

   This volume contains the papers of invited lectures presented at the Memorial Colloquium on Environmental Fluid Mechanics, held on June 3 and 4, 2011, in Karlsruhe, Germany in honour of the late Professor Gerhard H. Jirka, who passed away unexpectedly in February 2010. With both the colloquium and...

   Published May 24th 2012 by CRC Press
2. Handbook of Tropical Residual Soils Engineering

   Edited by Bujang B.K. Huat, David G. Toll, Arun Prasad

   Residual soils are found in many parts of the world. Like other soils, they are used extensively in construction, either to build upon, or as construction material. They are formed when the rate of rock weathering is more rapid than transportation of the weathered particles by e.g., water, gravity...

   Published May 23rd 2012 by CRC Press
3. Mineralogy for Petrologists

   Optics, Chemistry and Occurrences of Rock-Forming Minerals

   By Michel Andre Demange

   Comprising a guidebook and a full color CD-ROM, this reference set offers illustrated essentials to study mineralogy, applied to petrology. While there are some excellent reference works available on this subject, this work is unique for its data richness and its visual character. With a collection...

   Published May 20th 2012 by CRC Press
4. Agrometeorology in Extreme Events and Natural Disasters

   By H.P. Das

   This volume deals with a broad variety of extreme events that affect agriculture and presents effective risk management strategies. It explains events and their effects and presents techniques and strategies to cope with disasters such as drought, volcanic eruption, pests, etc. and minimize...

   Published May 9th 2012 by CRC Press
5. Preparing NEPA Environmental Assessments

   A User’s Guide to Best Professional Practices

   By Charles Eccleston, J. Peyton Doub

   Although upwards of 50,000 environmental assessments (EAs) are prepared annually—compared to some 500 environmental impact statements (EISs)—the focus of U.S. National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations is on defining requirements for preparing EISs. Written by Charles Eccleston and J....

   Published May 7th 2012 by CRC Press
6. The Social Dynamics of Carbon Capture and Storage

   Understanding CCS Representations, Governance and Innovation

   Edited by Nils Markusson, Simon Shackley, Benjamin Evar

   Series: The Earthscan Science in Society Series

   Carbon capture and storage (CCS) has emerged rapidly as a crucial technological option for decarbonising electricity supply and mitigating climate change. Great hopes are being pinned on this new technology but it is also facing growing scepticism and criticism. This book is the first to bring...

   Published May 3rd 2012 by Routledge
7. Mechanics of Residual Soils, Second Edition

   Edited by Geoffrey E. Blight, Eng Choon Leong

   Residual soils are found in many parts of the world and are used extensively as construction materials for roads, embankments and dams, and to support the foundations of buildings, bridges and load-bearing pavements. The characteristics and engineering properties of residual soils can differ...

   Published May 2nd 2012 by Taylor & Francis
8. The Future of Helium as a Natural Resource

   Edited by William Nuttall, Richard Clarke, Bartek Glowacki

   Series: Routledge Explorations in Environmental Economics

   The book reveals the changing dynamics of the helium industry on both the supply-side and the demand-side. The helium industry has a long-term future and this important gas will have a role to play for many decades to come. Major new users of helium are expected to enter the market, especially in...

   Published April 25th 2012 by Routledge
9. Remote Sensing of Drought

   Innovative Monitoring Approaches

   Edited by Brian D. Wardlow, Martha C. Anderson, James P. Verdin

   Series: Drought and Water Crises

   Remote Sensing of Drought: Innovative Monitoring Approaches presents emerging remote sensing-based tools and techniques that can be applied to operational drought monitoring and early warning around the world. The first book to focus on remote sensing and drought monitoring, it brings together a...

   Published April 23rd 2012 by CRC Press
10. Physical Oceanography

    A Mathematical Introduction with MATLAB

    By Reza Malek-Madani

    Accessible to advanced undergraduate students, Physical Oceanography: A Mathematical Introduction with MATLAB® demonstrates how to use the basic tenets of multivariate calculus to derive the governing equations of fluid dynamics in a rotating frame. It also explains how to use linear algebra and...

    Published April 19th 2012 by Chapman and Hall/CRC