As the problems of providing adequate water supplies to civilised communities be come increasingly difficult, it is inevitable that greater use will be made of groundwater, as distrinct from surface water sources. It is the aim of this work to ensure that such recourse to groundwater resources is carried out scientifically and economi-cally by exploiting, but alsao conserving, the limited suppl…
The English language, in its earliest period, was spoken by a few thousand people, most of whom were illiterate. Today, more than 300 million people speak and write English as their first language. In this book, Robert Burchfield takes us on a brief tour of our ever-changing language as he surveys its history and development and assesses its current state. An eloquent guide, Burchfield examines…
An comprehensive working reference, Watershed Hydrology begins with an overview of the hydrologic cycle and examines the basic concepts of storage in that cycle. The well-organized chapters cover topics such as: water and energy, storage of water in the atmosphere, water in the vegetative zone, water in the terrasphere (soil), water in the hydrosphere, and watershed management.
In recent years, significant advances in both the theoretical and observational sides of physical oceanography have allowed the ocean's physical behavior to be described more quantitatively. This book discusses the physical mechanisms and processes of the sea, and will be valuable not only to oceanographers but also physicists, graduate students, and scientists working in dynamics or optics of …
Enter the realm where natural forces collide on a global scale, dwarfing and destroying inthe works of humankind. Explore lands where hurricanes lash coastlines, flames race through woodlands, and floodwaters engulf entire towns. Discover what lies beneath the planet's surface and drives upheavals such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Packed with dramatic photographs and informative diagr…
This fourth volume in the series Physics and Evolution of the Earth's Interior, provides a comprehensive review of the geophysical and geodetical aspects related to gravity and low-frequency geodynamics. Such aspects include the Earth's gravity field, geoid shape theory, and low-frequency phenomena like rotation, oscillations and tides.Global-scale phenomena are treated as a response to source …