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  • Origin and Formation of Coastal Boulder Deposits at Galway Bay and the Aran Islands, Western Ireland

    by Wibke Erdmann, Dieter Kelletat, Anja Scheffers, Simon K. Haslett ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book presents geomorphological and sedimentological aspects of Holocene boulder ridges along the coastline of western Ireland (the Aran Islands and Galway Bay). Given these boulders’ size, extent and altitude, they are among the most spectacular deposits moved by marine forces worldwide and have challenged researchers to solve their enigmatic history. In particular, the question of how their ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

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    The Greatest Mass Extinction of All Time

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    "Michael Benton's splendid book brings back to Earth Science a sense of adventure. . . . It is both a wonderfully good read and a valued reference." —James Lovelock, author of Gaia and Homage to GaiaToday it is common knowledge that the dinosaurs were wiped out by a meteorite impact 65 million years ago that killed half of all species then living. Far less well-known is a much greater catastrophe ... Read more

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  • The Power of the Sea

    Tsunamis, Storm Surges, Rogue Waves, and Our Quest to Predict Disasters

    by Bruce Parker ...
    Series series MacSci
    The Power of the Sea describes our struggle to understand the physics of the sea, so we can use that knowledge to predict when the sea will unleash its fury against us. In a wide-sweeping narrative spanning much of human history, Bruce Parker, former chief scientist of the National Ocean Service, interweaves thrilling and often moving stories of unpredicted natural disaster with an accessible ... Read more

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  • Third Grade Geography: Earthquakes and Volcanoes

    Natural Disaster Books for Kids

    by Baby Professor ...
    Series series Children's Earthquake & Volcano Books
    Do you know why the ground shake during earthquakes and volcanoes erupt? Hurry up and open the pages of this book to reveal their secrets! This big book of geography is perfect for the young minds of your third grade. Using select text and powerful images, this educational book is definitely a must-have! Grab a copy now! ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Tsunamis and Earthquakes in Coastal Environments

    Significance and Restoration

    Edited by H. Tanaka, M. Spiske, V. Santiago-Fandino ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This monograph is a compilation of a number of research studies presented in fourteen chapters dealing with the impact and restoration of coastal environments that have been affected by earthquakes and tsunamis. The focus is mainly on rivers, estuaries, coastal lagoons, beaches, and related ecosystems. In addition to direct impact and response due to flooding and subsequent abrasion, this ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Remote Sensing of the Changing Oceans

    Edited by DanLing Tang ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    Remote Sensing of the Changing Oceans is a comprehensive account of the basic concepts, theories, methods and applications used in ocean satellite remote sensing. The book provides a synthesis of various new ideas and theories and discusses a series of key research topics in oceanic manifestation of global changes as viewed from space. A variety of research methods used in the analysis and ... Read more

    $215.09 USD

  • Marine Fog: Challenges and Advancements in Observations, Modeling, and Forecasting

    Edited by Darko Koračin, Clive E. Dorman ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This volume presents the history of marine fog research and applications, and discusses the physical processes leading to fog's formation, evolution, and dissipation. A special emphasis is on the challenges and advancements of fog observation and modeling as well as on efforts toward operational fog forecasting and linkages and feedbacks between marine fog and the environment. ... Read more

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  • Reef-Platform Coral Boulders

    Evidence for High-Energy Marine Inundation Events on Tropical Coastlines

    by James P Terry, A Y Annie Lau, Samuel Etienne ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    The primary goal here is to present a treatise on the significance and value of coarse clastic carbonate sediments (i.e. large coral boulders) on tropical coastlines for understanding both modern and pre-historical (Holocene) high-magnitude marine inundation events. There has been a rapid groundswell of interest in large carbonate blocks on tropical coasts over the last decade, yet it is not ... Read more

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  • Submarine Mass Movements and their Consequences

    7th International Symposium

    Edited by Geoffroy Lamarche, Joshu Mountjoy, Suzanne Bull, Tom Hubble, Sebastian Krastel, Emily Lane, Aaron Micallef, Lorena Moscardelli, Christof Mueller, Ingo Pecher, Susanne Woelz ...
    Series Book 41 - Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research
    This book is a comprehensive collection of state-of-the-art studies of seafloor slope instability and their societal implications. The volume captures the most recent and exciting scientific progress made in this research field.As the world’s climate and energy needs change, the conditions under which slope instability occurs and needs to be considered, are also changing. The science and ... Read more

    $143.99 USD

  • Modeling with Digital Ocean and Digital Coast

    Edited by Xin Zhang, Lei Wang, Xiaoyi Jiang, Changming Zhu ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book presents essential new insights in research and applications concerning spatial information technologies and coastal disaster prevention modeling for oceanic and coastal regions. As a new research domain of Digital Earth, it covers the latest scientific and technical advances, from the acquisition and integration of observational data, ocean spatio-temporal analysis and coastal flood ... Read more

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  • Global Changes and Natural Disaster Management: Geo-information Technologies

    Edited by Saied Pirasteh, Jonathan Li ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This book presents ongoing research and ideas related to earth observations and global change, natural hazards and disaster management studies, with respect to geospatial information technology, remote sensing, and global navigation satellite systems. Readers will discover uses of advanced geospatial tools, spatiotemporal models, and earth observation systems. Chapters identify the international ... Read more

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  • Wildfire Hazards, Risks, and Disasters

    by John F. Shroder ...
    More than 90% of wildfires are caused by human activity, but other causes include lighting, drought, wind and changing weather conditions, underground coal fires, and even volcanic activity. Wildfire Hazards, Risks, and Disasters, one of nine volumes in the Elsevier Hazards and Disasters series, provides a close and detailed examination of wildfires and measures for more thorough and accurate ... Read more

    $116.99 USD