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Effects of Climate Change on Forests

• 1st Edition
• November 1, 2024
• Fabrizio D'Aprile
• English
• Paperback 978-0-12-815024-5

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• eBook 978-0-12-815133-4

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Effects of Climate Change on Forests: An Evidence-Based Primer for Sustainable Management of Temperate and Mediterranean Forests presents concepts, case studies and the application of theories about forest management under climate change. It provides invaluable insight to how forest planning and management tie into the ecological functioning and resilience of the forest, and does so by utilizing a concept weakly implemented in traditional forest planning: namely, by following the variability in growth, and other processes, over time. This shift in focus better incorporates the services provided by forests, and allows for better adaptation planning to help temperate forests not only survive but thrive in the face of climate change. Real-world case studies demonstrate how to effectively manage temperate forests under climate change, using the results of evidence-based research.

Air Quality

• 1st Edition
• November 1, 2024
• Ranjeet S. Sokhi
• English
• Paperback 978-0-12-822591-2

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• eBook 978-0-12-823280-4

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Air Quality provides a thorough treatment of the fundamental science of air quality, its interactions, its impacts on health and the environment, and management strategies for reducing air pollution in cities, regionally and globally. It begins with fundamentals of the atmosphere and its relevance for air quality before moving logically to prediction and observation and air quality in real world global cities. The book concludes with a review of the impact and management of air quality and provides possible solutions. Chapters are designed to be read sequentially or independently for just in time learning in this complex and interdisciplinary field.This is an excellent resource for students, researchers and professionals in the field of air quality or air pollution.

The Archean Earth

• 2nd Edition
• November 1, 2024
• Martin Homann + 10 more
• English
• Paperback 978-0-323-95547-8

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• eBook 978-0-323-95548-5

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The Archean Earth: Tempos and Events, Second Edition is a process-based reference book focusing on the most important events on the early Earth, bringing together experts across Earth Sciences to give a comprehensive overview of the main events of the Archean Eon, as well as of the rates at which important geological and geobiological processes occurred in the same time interval. Over the last two decades, significant progress has been made in our understanding of the processes and events on the early Earth corresponding to advances in the analytical technologies and the continuing efforts of many colleagues that pursue their passion of unravelling the Archean rock record. The book addresses the origin of the Earth, succeeding impact events, and the evolution of the early Earth, covering topics such as Archean tectonics, volcanism, generation of continental crust, and the ongoing debate about the onset of plate tectonics; the evolution and models for Earth's hydrosphere and atmosphere; the Archean atmosphere and chemical sedimentation; and sedimentation through Archean time; among others. Each topic is well-illustrated and includes a closing commentary at the end of each chapter, leading up to the final chapter which blends the major geological events and rates at which important processes occurred into a synthesis, postulating a number of "event clusters" in the Archean when significant changes occurred in many natural systems and geological environments.With updated processes, dating information, case studies, and more, The Archean Earth is a necessary addition to the library of any Earth science academics, students and researchers focused on the early Earth.

Vertebrate Ichnology

• 1st Edition
• November 1, 2024
• Spencer G Lucas + 2 more
• English
• Paperback 978-0-443-13837-9

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• eBook 978-0-443-13971-0

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Vertebrate Ichnology: The Fossil Record of Prehistoric Behavior is a complete review and analysis of vertebrate trace fossils, including how vertebrate trace fossils inform our understanding of major evolutionary events. It covers all aspects of the vertebrate trace fossil record including tetrapod footprints, fish traces and other trails, burrows, nests and more. Each record is reviewed by prominent experts with extensive illustrations and can be used as a tool to solve problems of vertebrate biochronology and biogeography. Megabiases in the record are identified, and trace fossils applied to analysis and the understanding of major events in the evolutionary history of vertebrates.This is a useful daily reference for paleontologists and geologists; and teaching professors or other researchers working in trace fossils and related fields, including university and graduate students.

Erosion, Deposition, and Weathering Across the Solar System

• 1st Edition
• Volume 4
• November 1, 2024
• Jani Radebaugh + 1 more
• English
• Paperback 978-0-443-14020-4

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• eBook 978-0-443-14021-1

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Erosion, Deposition, and Weathering Across the Solar System, Volume Four summarizes erosional landforms across the Solar System, with an emphasis on the mechanistic processes responsible for these features, including case studies and methods of data and image analysis. Using comparative studies of planetary bodies and various Earth locations as natural laboratories to test models of erosive processes and landscape evolution, the book provides a current review of understanding of the evolution of planetary surfaces for Earth and those of our Solar System.Planetary surfaces images across the Solar System reveal the ubiquity of erosional processes on planets, moons, and other bodies. From branching valley networks on Mars to hydrocarbon rivers on Titan to nitrogen glaciers on Pluto, landforms across the Solar System are conspicuously similar to features that we are familiar with on Earth. This familiarity suggests similar erosional processes are occurring across the Solar System despite drastically different surface conditions and material properties.

Multi-Scale Precipitation Variability Over the Tropics

• 1st Edition
• November 1, 2024
• Parthasarathi Mukhopadhyay + 2 more
• English
• Paperback 978-0-443-14030-3

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Multi-Scale Precipitation Variability Over the Tropics: New Insights from Observations and Modelling explores the latest developments in the observation and modelling of tropical precipitation. Researchers will benefit from this detailed analysis of recent advancements in the field. The text first examines recent satellite and RADAR observations and how those breakthroughs enhance our understanding. This is followed by a review of NASA A-train observations as well as extreme events. The editors also look at predicting precipitation variability with a state-of-the-art ensemble forecast system. The text wraps with a discussion of multiscale cloud and precipitation variability with the backdrop of a changing climate.This text will provide researchers with new insights and a deeper understanding of the latest advances in the observation and modelling of tropical precipitation.

Earth Observation

• 1st Edition
• November 1, 2024
• Mukunda Behera + 4 more
• English
• Paperback 978-0-443-14072-3

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Earth Observation: Sustainable Development Perspectives offers expert insights into the latest progress made in terrestrial, oceanic, and atmospheric processes, and their inter-linkage in the face of changing climate using earth observation. Reviewing contemporary research, this volume addresses various challenges faced in agricultural research and education, crop production forecasting, agroforestry, floriculture, horticulture, crop insurance and marine resources utilization for sustainable development in the warming world. The editors examine the advances made in understanding the changing dynamics of various ecosystems such as land use, water resources, ecosystem productivity and biodiversity.In addition, the book addresses ocean-atmosphere interactions, modes of climate variations such as, El Nino and Indian Ocean dipole, extreme events, tropical cyclone, summer monsoon and distribution of organic matter and interlinks among various ocean-atmosphere phenomena. The use of advanced data sets, measurements techniques, modeling and analytics protocols, analyses methods and interpretations are also discussed.

Atmospheric Oscillations

• 1st Edition
• November 1, 2024
• Bin Guan
• English
• Paperback 978-0-443-15638-0

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• eBook 978-0-443-15639-7

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Atmospheric Oscillations: Sources of Subseasonal-to-Seasonal Variability and Predictability provides a thorough examination of the various atmospheric oscillations of scientific and societal importance in the context of natural climate variability and anthropogenic climate change. Included are introductions to each phenomenon, overview of the state of knowledge, in-depth analysis of relevant dynamical processes, and discussions of the impacts on weather and climate and implications to subseasonal-to-seasonal predictions and predictability. Written by an international team of experts in the fields of atmospheric and planetary sciences, each chapter of the book either focuses on a specific atmospheric oscillation or the interaction between multiple oscillations.As a first comprehensive accounting of atmospheric oscillations across subseasonal-to-seasonal time scales and different regions of the Earth and beyond, the book provides an excellent reference for students, researchers, and other practitioners in atmospheric sciences and related fields in Earth and planetary sciences.

Active Geophysical Monitoring

• 3rd Edition
• November 1, 2024
• Hitoshi Mikada + 2 more
• English
• Paperback 978-0-443-21424-0

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• eBook 978-0-443-21423-3

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Active Geophysical Monitoring covers the praxis of active geophysical monitoring to a broad range of applications, including CCUS, hydrocarbon reservoir development and management, groundwater, earthquake monitoring, and more. The editors and contributing authors thoroughly examine the latest developments and technologies in this new edition.The text begins with an in-depth overview of active geophysical monitoring followed by a close look at active targets and the latest technology. The theory of data analysis and interpretation follows in detail. The text closes with fifteen case histories in signal processing as well as carbon capture and storage.This updated edition is an invaluable resource to geophysicists employing a range of monitoring applications.

Artificial Intelligence for Subsurface Characterization and Monitoring

• 1st Edition
• November 1, 2024
• Aria Abubakar
• English
• Paperback 978-0-443-23517-7

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Artificial Intelligence for Subsurface Characterization and Monitoring provides an in-depth examination of how deep learning accelerates the process of subsurface characterization and monitoring and provides an end-to-end solution. In recent years, deep learning has been introduced to the geoscience community to overcome some longstanding technical challenges. This book explores some of the most important topics in this discipline to explain the unique capability of deep learning in subsurface characterization for hydrocarbon exploration and production and for energy transition. Readers will discover deep learning methods that can improve the quality and efficiency of many of the key steps in subsurface characterization and monitoring.The text is organized into five parts. The first two parts explore deep learning for data enrichment and well log data, including information extraction from unstructured well reports as well as log data QC and processing. Next is a review of deep learning applied to seismic data and data integration, which also covers intelligent processing for clearer seismic images and rock property inversion and validation. The closing section looks at deep learning in time lapse scenarios, including sparse data reconstruction for reducing the cost of 4D seismic data, time-lapse seismic data repeatability enforcement, and direct property prediction from pre-migration seismic data.