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Wellbore Integrity - From Theory to Practice (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2023): Arash Dahi Taleghani, Livio Santos Wellbore Integrity - From Theory to Practice (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2023)
Arash Dahi Taleghani, Livio Santos
R3,014 Discovery Miles 30 140 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

There have been concerns about the integrity of thousands of wells drilled worldwide for different purposes ranging from oil and gas to geological carbon sequestration. This is the first book to integrate different aspects of wellbore integrity into a single volume. It looks at the energy sector's green wave movement by expanding an important topic for practitioners, regulators, and students. It is an area where petroleum and subsurface engineers will increasingly need to be involved in the future to address growing expectations regarding environmental impacts and sustainability. Coverage also includes recent developments in regulations and R&D with indications on emerging areas. Wellbore Integrity: From Theory to Practice will be a valuable resource for practicing engineers and students working on problems related to subsurface energy, subsurface disposals, and environmental impacts of oil and gas wells. In parallel, it will be a valuable reference for engineers and scientists interested in repurposing existing wells for carbon sequestration or geothermal purposes.

Analytical Groundwater Modeling - Theory and Applications using Python (Hardcover): Mark Bakker, Vincent Post Analytical Groundwater Modeling - Theory and Applications using Python (Hardcover)
Mark Bakker, Vincent Post
R3,088 Discovery Miles 30 880 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The integration of programming examples enhances the understanding of the theory Uses open-source Python which allows for easy programming and immediate visualization of results Easily integratable in modeling courses, including online teaching Covers a range of modeling techniques not covered in any other textbook Builds on example problems of increasing complexity

Proceedings of the 7th China High Resolution Earth Observation Conference (CHREOC 2020) - A Decade of Integrated Aerospace... Proceedings of the 7th China High Resolution Earth Observation Conference (CHREOC 2020) - A Decade of Integrated Aerospace Exploration (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)
Liheng Wang, Yirong Wu, Jianya Gong
R5,928 Discovery Miles 59 280 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This book is the proceedings of the 7th China High-resolution Earth Observation Conference (CHREOC). The series conference of China High Resolution Earth Observation has become an influential academic event in the earth detection area, attracting more and more top experts and industry users of related fields. The CHREOCs focus on the popular topics including military-civilian integration, the One Belt and One Road project, the transformation of scientific research achievements. They also discuss the new ideas, new technologies, new methods, and new developments. The CHREOCs have effectively promoted high-level institutional mechanisms, technological innovation, and industrial upgrading in the high-resolution earth observation area, and extend the influences of the state-sponsored major projects.

The Rivers of Greece - Evolution, Current Status and Perspectives (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018): Nikos Skoulikidis, Elias... The Rivers of Greece - Evolution, Current Status and Perspectives (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Nikos Skoulikidis, Elias Dimitriou, Ioannis Karaouzas
R11,311 Discovery Miles 113 110 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This volume provides essential information on the origin and evolution of Greek rivers, as well as their ecological and anthropogenic characteristics. The topics covered include geomythology, biogeography, hydrology, hydrobiology, hydrogeochemistry, geological and biogeochemical processes, anthropogenic pressures and ecological impacts, water management - both in the antiquity and today - and river restoration. The book is divided into four parts, the first of which explores the importance of rivers for ancient Greek civilization and the natural processes affecting their evolution during the Holocene. In the second part, the hydrological, hydrochemical and biological features of Greek rivers and the unique biogeographical characteristics that form the basis for their high biodiversity and endemism are highlighted, while the third part comprehensively discusses the impacts of environmental pollution on the structure and function of Greek river ecosystems. In turn, the final part describes the current socio-economic factors in Greece that are affecting established water management practices, the application of ecohydrological approaches in restoring fragmented rivers, and the lessons learned from restoring aquatic ecosystems in general as a paradigm for understanding and minimizing anthropogenic impacts on water resources, at the Mediterranean scale. Given the breadth and depth of its coverage, the book offers an invaluable source of information for researchers, students and environmental managers alike.

Information Fusion and Geographic Information Systems - Proceedings of the Fourth International Workshop, 17-20 May 2009... Information Fusion and Geographic Information Systems - Proceedings of the Fourth International Workshop, 17-20 May 2009 (Hardcover, 2009 ed.)
Vasily V. Popovich, Manfred Schrenk, Christophe Claramunt, Kyrill V. Korolenko
R4,064 Discovery Miles 40 640 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This volume contains the papers presented at the International Workshop "Information Fusion and Geographic Information Systems" (IF&GIS'09) held in St. Petersburg, Russia in May 2009. The workshop was organized by the St. Petersburg Institute for Informatics and Automation of the Russian Academy of Sciences (SPIIRAS). The workshop continues a series organised biannually, and attracts academics and industrials from a wide range of disciplines including computer science, geography, statistics, mathematics, hydrography, geomorphology, and environmental sciences. The objective of this workshop is to provide a forum for innovative research oriented towards Geographic Information Science and tech- logies and Corporate Information Systems whose close association highlight novel theoretical and practical challenges. The papers selected by the International Program Committee cover a wide range of innovative areas including ontological and semantic approaches for the representation of geographical data, geographical data monitoring, situation management and forecast, to emerging applications oriented to the maritime environment, disaster management and security threats. While traditional topics of GIS conferences are well represented and still being advanced, several new domains appear and stress the need for the development of versatile monitoring systems and decision making systems. While GIS already have a de facto standard for geographical monitoring and analysis, the papers accepted in this volume also illustrate several novel directions of application whose objective is more closely oriented to process modeling and decision making, and where the nature of the objects represented is revisited using ontological and semantic approaches.

Integrated Earthquake Simulation (Hardcover): M. Hori, T. Ichimura, L. Maddegedara Integrated Earthquake Simulation (Hardcover)
M. Hori, T. Ichimura, L. Maddegedara
R3,363 Discovery Miles 33 630 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Unifies the simulation of all earthquake processes For researchers and specialist practitioners A unique presentation of a powerful emerging set of techniques

Proceedings of the 6th China High Resolution Earth Observation Conference (CHREOC 2019) (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020): Liheng Wang,... Proceedings of the 6th China High Resolution Earth Observation Conference (CHREOC 2019) (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Liheng Wang, Yirong Wu, Jianya Gong
R4,127 Discovery Miles 41 270 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This book gathers the proceedings of the 6th China High Resolution Earth Observation Conference (CHREOC). Since its inception, the conference series has become an influential academic event in the earth detection area and attracted more and more top experts and industry practitioners in related fields. CHREOC chiefly focuses on popular topics including military-civilian integration, the One Belt and One Road initiative, and the transformation of scientific research achievements, while also discussing new ideas, new technologies, new methods, and new developments. The CHREOC conferences have effectively promoted high-level institutional mechanisms, technological innovation, and industrial upgrading in the high-resolution earth observation area, and sparked new interest in the major national-sponsored project CHREOS. The majority of the contributing authors are researchers and experts participating in the CHREOS project. The papers highlight new findings, technical innovations, and research directions in the field of high-resolution earth observation. All articles have undergone several rounds of expert review and reflect cutting-edge advances. Accordingly, the proceedings offer an informative and valuable resource for both academic research and engineering practice.

Natural Resources, Socio-Ecological Sensitivity and Climate Change in the Volta-Oti Basin, West Africa (Paperback): Jurgen... Natural Resources, Socio-Ecological Sensitivity and Climate Change in the Volta-Oti Basin, West Africa (Paperback)
Jurgen Runge, Assogba Guezere, Laldja Kankpenandja
R1,331 Discovery Miles 13 310 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book presents the outcome of an interdisciplinary and international workshop supported by the Volkswagen Stiftung (funding line 'Knowledge for Tomorrow') on the topic of 'Natural Resources, Socio-Ecological Sensitivity and Climate Change in the Volta-Oti Basin, West Africa'. The conference was jointly organised by Goethe-University Frankfurt (Germany) and the University of Kara (Togo) held from March 6 to 8, 2019 in northern Togo. It aimed to strengthen capacities of junior scientists from the sub-region, exchange and mobilise theoretical and methodological background from various scientific fields (Botany, Construction, Geology, Geography, Infrastructure, Politics, Remote Sensing, Sociology and Urban Planning). One goal was to deliver reliable elements for ongoing and profound environmental analyses that lie outside the common questions of the academic and civil society stakeholders. Ecosystem fragmentation and deforestation in West Africa are mainly triggered by humans such as agriculture and small-scale forest disturbances for charcoal and firewood production. Increasing population pressure, declining of carrying capacity and demand for agricultural land caused the reduction of land conservation capacities, even in protected areas. The complexity of interactions between environmental and socio-ecological systems and subsequent effects (sensitivity) has raised ongoing international awareness in light of ongoing climate change. By the example of natural resources, land use and stakeholders' perceptions within the Volta-Oti Basin the book's proceedings present, discuss and distribute new findings that will sustainably stimulate the international debate. The workshop also intended to overcome national borders and language barriers between the Anglophone (Ghana) and the Francophone (Benin, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Togo) research communities, and supported better West African cooperation and networking. The young as well as the established partners formed new collaborations, and the event at the University of Kara (Togo) was a truly unique opportunity for all involved, not only to discuss science, but also to assess applied and best future management practices for the Oti-Volta Basin in West Africa.

A Guide to Close Binary Systems (Hardcover): Edwin Budding, Osman Demircan A Guide to Close Binary Systems (Hardcover)
Edwin Budding, Osman Demircan
R5,360 Discovery Miles 53 600 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Provides a well-explained and backgrounded, up-to-date account of close binary systems, in a fast-moving field of research that is growing in scientific importance Surveys a wide range of case-studies within the context of binary and multiple star systems Fills an acknowledged gap in current literature

Flow and Heat Transfer in Geothermal Systems - Basic Equations for Describing and Modeling Geothermal Phenomena and... Flow and Heat Transfer in Geothermal Systems - Basic Equations for Describing and Modeling Geothermal Phenomena and Technologies (Hardcover)
Aniko Toth, Elemer Bobok
R2,296 Discovery Miles 22 960 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Flow and Heat Transfer in Geothermal Systems: Basic Equations for Description and Modeling Geothermal Phenomena and Technologies is the ideal reference for research in geothermal systems and alternative energy sources. Written for a wide variety of users, including geologists, geophysicists, hydro-geologists, and engineers, it offers a practical framework for the application of heat and flow transport theory. Authored by two of the world's foremost geothermal systems experts, whose combined careers span more than 50 years, this text is a one-stop resource for geothermal system theory and application. It will help geoscientists and engineers navigate the wealth of new research that has emerged on the topic in recent years.

Remote Sensing of Flow Velocity, Channel Bathymetry, and River Discharge (Hardcover): Carl J Legleiter, Tamlin Pavelsky,... Remote Sensing of Flow Velocity, Channel Bathymetry, and River Discharge (Hardcover)
Carl J Legleiter, Tamlin Pavelsky, Michael Durand
R1,607 R1,395 Discovery Miles 13 950 Save R212 (13%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Horticultural Reviews V13 (Hardcover, Volume 13): J Janick Horticultural Reviews V13 (Hardcover, Volume 13)
J Janick
R8,308 Discovery Miles 83 080 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Horticultural Reviews present state-of-the-art reviews on topics in horticultural sciences. The emphasis is on applied topics including the production of fruits, vegetables, nut crops, and ornamental plants of commercial importance. It is a serial that appears in the form of one hardbound volume per year.

Earth Observation with CHAMP - Results from Three Years in Orbit (Hardcover, 2005 ed.): Christoph Reigber, Hermann Luhr, Peter... Earth Observation with CHAMP - Results from Three Years in Orbit (Hardcover, 2005 ed.)
Christoph Reigber, Hermann Luhr, Peter Schwintzer, Jens Wickert
R5,287 Discovery Miles 52 870 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

In the summer of 2000 the German geo-research satellite CHAMP was launched into orbit. Its innovative payload arrangement and the low initial orbit allow CHAMP to simultaneously collect and almost continuously analyse precise data relating to gravity and magnetic fields at low altitude. In addition, CHAMP also measures the neutral atmosphere and ionosphere using GPS techniques. Three years after launch, more than 200 CHAMP investigators and co-investigators from all over the world met at the GeoForschungsZentrum in Potsdam to present and discuss the results derived from the extensive data sets of the mission. The main outcome of this expert meeting is summarized in this volume. The book offers a comprehensive insight into the present status of the exploitation of CHAMP data for Earth system research and practical applications in geodesy, geophysics and meteorology.

At Risk - Natural Hazards, People's Vulnerability And Disasters (Paperback, 3rd Edition): Piers Blaikie, Terry Cannon, Ian... At Risk - Natural Hazards, People's Vulnerability And Disasters (Paperback, 3rd Edition)
Piers Blaikie, Terry Cannon, Ian Davis, Ben Wisner
R1,250 R1,177 Discovery Miles 11 770 Save R73 (6%) Ships with 22 working days

The term 'natural disaster' is often used to refer to natural events such as earthquakes, hurricanes or floods. However, the phrase 'natural disaster' suggests an uncritical acceptance of a deeply engrained ideological and cultural myth.

At Risk questions this myth and argues that extreme natural events are not disasters until a vulnerable group of people is exposed. It also focuses on what makes people vulnerable. Often this means analyzing the links between poverty and vulnerability. But it is also important to take account of different social groups that suffer more in extreme events, including women, children, the frail and elderly, ethnic minorities, illegal immigrants, refugees and people with disabilities.

Vulnerability has also been increased by global environmental change and economic globalization - it is an irony of the 'risk society' that efforts to provide 'security' often create new risks. Fifty years of deforestation in Honduras and Nicaragua opened up the land for the export of beef, coffee, bananas, and cotton. It enriched the few, but endangered the many when hurricane Mitch struck these areas in 1998. Rainfall sent denuded hillsides sliding down on villages and towns.

This new edition of At Risk confronts a further ten years of ever more expensive and deadly disasters since it was first published and discusses disaster not as an aberration, but as a signal failure of mainstream 'development'. Two analytical models are provided as tools for understanding vulnerability. One links remote and distant 'root causes' to 'unsafe conditions' in a 'progression of vulnerability'. The other uses the concepts of 'access' and 'livelihood' to understand why some households are more vulnerable than others.

The book then concludes with strategies to create a safer world..

Earthquake Science and Engineering (Hardcover): Oemer Aydan Earthquake Science and Engineering (Hardcover)
Oemer Aydan
R4,820 Discovery Miles 48 200 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

- Provides a unified treatise of scientific and engineering aspects of earthquakes - Offers clear definitions and explanation of fundamental concepts. - Comprehensively explains procedures for determining factors/parameters essential in science and engineering of earthquakes. - Gives an inside view of procedures and solution techniques

Proceedings of the 5th China High Resolution Earth Observation Conference (CHREOC 2018) (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019): Liheng Wang,... Proceedings of the 5th China High Resolution Earth Observation Conference (CHREOC 2018) (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)
Liheng Wang, Yirong Wu, Jianya Gong
R4,012 Discovery Miles 40 120 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This book is the proceedings of the 5th China High-resolution Earth Observation Conference (CHREOC). The series conference of China High Resolution Earth Observation has been becoming the influential academic event in the earth detection area, and attracting more and more top experts and industry users of related fields. The CHREOCs focus on the popular topics including military-civilian integration, the One Belt and One Road project, the transformation of scientific research achievements, and it also discusses the new ideas, new technologies, new methods, and new developments. The CHREOCs have effectively promoted high-level institutional mechanisms, technological innovation, and industrial upgrading in the high-resolution earth observation area, and arouse the influence of the national-sponsored major project. All papers in this proceeding are from the 5th CHREOC, and most authors are the researchers and experts participating the state major project CHEOS. The papers are the extraction of research results and reflect the technique level and research direction of the field high-resolution earth observation. All articles have gone through the scientific and strict reviews for several rounds by the experts from the related fields, and therefore reflect the research level and technology innovation of the high-resolution field earth observation. This proceedings will be an informative and valuable reference for both academic research and engineering practice.

The Early Evolution of the Atmospheres of Terrestrial Planets (Hardcover, 2013 ed.): J.M. Trigo-Rodriguez, Francois Raulin,... The Early Evolution of the Atmospheres of Terrestrial Planets (Hardcover, 2013 ed.)
J.M. Trigo-Rodriguez, Francois Raulin, Christian Muller, Conor Nixon
R4,576 Discovery Miles 45 760 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"The Early Evolution of the Atmospheres of Terrestrial Planets" presents the main processes participating in the atmospheric evolution of terrestrial planets. A group of experts in the different fields provide an update of our current knowledge on this topic. Several papers in this book discuss the key role of nitrogen in the atmospheric evolution of terrestrial planets. The earliest setting and evolution of planetary atmospheres of terrestrial planets is directly associated with accretion, chemical differentiation, outgassing, stochastic impacts, and extremely high energy fluxes from their host stars. This book provides an overview of the present knowledge of the initial atmospheric composition of the terrestrial planets. Additionally it includes some papers about the current exoplanet discoveries and provides additional clues to our understanding of Earth's transition from a hot accretionary phase into a habitable world. All papers included were reviewed by experts in their respective fields. We are living in an epoch of important exoplanet discoveries, but current properties of these exoplanets do not match our scientific predictions using standard terrestrial planet models. This book deals with the main physio-chemical signatures and processes that could be useful to better understand the formation of rocky planets.

International Environmental Risk Management - A Systems Approach (Paperback, 2nd edition): Robert A. Woellner, John Voorhees,... International Environmental Risk Management - A Systems Approach (Paperback, 2nd edition)
Robert A. Woellner, John Voorhees, Christopher L Bell
R1,489 Discovery Miles 14 890 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Based on the first edition with extensive analysis of practical applications of environmental risk management and compliance management systems, this second edition of International Environmental Risk Management reflects updates made in the understanding and application of risk management best practices and makes available a frame of reference and systematic approach to environmental and social governance (ESG). It provides a pathway for readers to implement environmental management strategies that can be integrated with core operations and other risk management efforts, including supporting sustainability and corporate social responsibility initiatives associated with climate change, the circular economy or supply chain conditions, as well as enterprise risk management; anti-bribery, and other compliance management systems. This book provides in-depth discussions of ways to use global environmental management standards. New features in this edition: Combines EMS standards with discussion of specific principles, other authors' research, and guidelines on management practices. Provides guidelines on how to prepare for, anticipate, and resolve environmental issues. Includes easily understandable information for all readers and is not simply aimed toward individuals who are knowledgeable about this topic. Provides in-depth discussions on using global environmental management standards to manage risk and promote resilience, as well as legal strategies and voluntary initiatives that companies can utilize to minimize risk. Accounts for the substantive revisions in ISO 14001:2015. As a growing and rapidly changing field, it is necessary to address new issues, guidelines, and regulations to assist businesses, academia, students, consultants, lawyers, and environmental managers with a pragmatic resolution to environmental risk management issues. This second edition gives a broad and detailed analysis of the changes made to international standards and practices and serves as an excellent guide to managing environmental risk.

Embodied Environmental Risk in Technical Communication - Problems and Solutions Toward Social Sustainability (Hardcover): Mary... Embodied Environmental Risk in Technical Communication - Problems and Solutions Toward Social Sustainability (Hardcover)
Mary Le Rouge, Samuel Stinson; Series edited by Tharon W. Howard
R4,213 Discovery Miles 42 130 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This collection calls for improved technical communication for the public through an embodied, situated understanding of environmental risk that promotes social justice. In addition to providing a series of chapters about recent issues on risk communication, this volume offers a diverse look at methodological practices for students, researchers, and practitioners looking to address embodied aspects of crisis and risk that incorporate UX, storytelling, and dynamic text. It includes chapters that bring embodiment to the forefront of risk communication, highlighting the cycle of content creation, dissemination, public response and decision making, continuing iterations of educational efforts, and recovery, toward increasing adaptive capacity as a whole. In addition, this work directs necessary attention to overcoming perceptual difficulties, memory lapses, definitional differences, access issues, and pedagogical problems in the communication of risks to diverse publics. This collection is essential reading for scholars and can be used as a supplemental text or casebook for courses in technical communication, environmental communication, risk and crisis communication, science communication, and public health.

Knowledge Guided Machine Learning - Accelerating Discovery using Scientific Knowledge and Data (Hardcover): Anuj Karpatne,... Knowledge Guided Machine Learning - Accelerating Discovery using Scientific Knowledge and Data (Hardcover)
Anuj Karpatne, Ramakrishnan Kannan, Vipin Kumar
R2,971 Discovery Miles 29 710 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Given their tremendous success in commercial applications, machine learning (ML) models are increasingly being considered as alternatives to science-based models in many disciplines. Yet, these "black-box" ML models have found limited success due to their inability to work well in the presence of limited training data and generalize to unseen scenarios. As a result, there is a growing interest in the scientific community on creating a new generation of methods that integrate scientific knowledge in ML frameworks. This emerging field, called scientific knowledge-guided ML (KGML), seeks a distinct departure from existing "data-only" or "scientific knowledge-only" methods to use knowledge and data at an equal footing. Indeed, KGML involves diverse scientific and ML communities, where researchers and practitioners from various backgrounds and application domains are continually adding richness to the problem formulations and research methods in this emerging field. Knowledge Guided Machine Learning: Accelerating Discovery using Scientific Knowledge and Data provides an introduction to this rapidly growing field by discussing some of the common themes of research in KGML using illustrative examples, case studies, and reviews from diverse application domains and research communities as book chapters by leading researchers. KEY FEATURES First-of-its-kind book in an emerging area of research that is gaining widespread attention in the scientific and data science fields Accessible to a broad audience in data science and scientific and engineering fields Provides a coherent organizational structure to the problem formulations and research methods in the emerging field of KGML using illustrative examples from diverse application domains Contains chapters by leading researchers, which illustrate the cutting-edge research trends, opportunities, and challenges in KGML research from multiple perspectives Enables cross-pollination of KGML problem formulations and research methods across disciplines Highlights critical gaps that require further investigation by the broader community of researchers and practitioners to realize the full potential of KGML

This is Planet Earth - Your ultimate guide to the world we call home (Paperback): New Scientist This is Planet Earth - Your ultimate guide to the world we call home (Paperback)
New Scientist 1
R375 R180 Discovery Miles 1 800 Save R195 (52%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The ancient Greeks called it Gaia; the Romans Terra. We know it simply as Earth, the planet we call home. And what a planet it is. Formed around 4.6 billion years ago from the debris of the big bang and long-dead stars, at first it was nothing special, but somehow it evolved to become the most amazing place in the known Universe. The only living planet we know of, it also has a very unusual moon, a remarkably dynamic surface, a complex atmosphere and a deeply mysterious interior. This is Planet Earth is dedicated to the wonders of Planet Earth. Its past is long and dramatic and its future shrouded in mystery. Yet despite centuries of research, only now are we starting to understand Earth's complexity. ABOUT THE SERIES New Scientist Instant Expert books are definitive and accessible entry points to the most important subjects in science; subjects that challenge, attract debate, invite controversy and engage the most enquiring minds. Designed for curious readers who want to know how things work and why, the Instant Expert series explores the topics that really matter and their impact on individuals, society, and the planet, translating the scientific complexities around us into language that's open to everyone, and putting new ideas and discoveries into perspective and context.

Data Mining for Co-location Patterns - Principles and Applications (Hardcover): Guoqing Zhou Data Mining for Co-location Patterns - Principles and Applications (Hardcover)
Guoqing Zhou
R3,363 Discovery Miles 33 630 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Co-location pattern mining detects sets of features frequently located in close proximity to each other. This book focuses on data mining for co-location pattern, a valid method for identifying patterns from all types of data and applying them in business intelligence and analytics. It explains the fundamentals of co-location pattern mining, co-location decision tree, and maximal instance co-location pattern mining along with an in-depth overview of data mining, machine learning, and statistics. This arrangement of chapters helps readers understand the methods of co-location pattern mining step-by-step and their applications in pavement management, image classification, geospatial buffer analysis, etc.

Climate Change and Microbes - Impacts and Vulnerability (Hardcover): Javid A. Parray, Suhaib A Bandh, Nowsheen Shameem Climate Change and Microbes - Impacts and Vulnerability (Hardcover)
Javid A. Parray, Suhaib A Bandh, Nowsheen Shameem
R3,832 Discovery Miles 38 320 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

It presents the research that addresses a diverse array of topics on the impact of climate change on plant-microbe interactions and microbial aquatic life, change-induced aggravations in microbial populations and processes. The book also addresses microbial foodborne diseases resulting from challenging climates. Other topics include algae as indicators of climate change and strategies for facilitating sustainable agro-ecosystems.

Origin of the Earth (Hardcover): Horton E. Newsom, John H. Jones Origin of the Earth (Hardcover)
Horton E. Newsom, John H. Jones
R2,035 Discovery Miles 20 350 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"Origin of the Earth" is an outgrowth of the Lunar and Planetary Institute Conference on the Origin of the Earth, which was held in Berkeley, California, in December 1988, with leading earth and planetary scientists participating. Among the topics covered are theoretical models of the solar nebula, planetary accretion and models of the differentiation of the Earth into the familiar regimes of hydrosphere, crust, mantle and core. A central theme of the book is a discussion of the "giant impact" model for the formation of the Moon. This popular model of lunar origin has severe implications for the early history of the Earth. Contributors discuss whether the "giant impact" model is incorrect in relation to the Earth, or whether natural processes conspired to erase all traces of its consequences. These and other issues related to the Earth's origin and early differentiation are covered.

Foreign Object Debris and Damage in Aviation (Hardcover): Ahmed F El-sayed Foreign Object Debris and Damage in Aviation (Hardcover)
Ahmed F El-sayed
R4,681 Discovery Miles 46 810 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Foreign Object Debris and Damage in Aviation discusses both biological and non-biological Foreign Object Debris (FOD) and associated Foreign Object Damage (FOD) in aviation. The book provides a comprehensive treatment of the wide spectrum of FOD with numerous cost, management, and wildlife considerations. Management control for the debris begins at the aircraft design phase, and the book includes numerical analyses for estimating damage caused by strikes. The book explores aircraft operation in adverse weather conditions and inanimate FOD management programs for airports, airlines, airframe, and engine manufacturers. It focuses on the sources of FOD, the categories of damage caused by FOD, and both the direct and indirect costs caused by FOD. In addition, the book provides management plans for wildlife, including positive and passive methods. The book will interest aviation industry personnel, aircraft transport and ground operators, aircraft pilots, and aerospace or aviation engineers. Readers will learn to manage FOD to guarantee air traffic safety with minimum costs to airlines and airports.

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