Conceptual Approach to the Study of Snow Avalanches
Title | Conceptual Approach to the Study of Snow Avalanches PDF eBook |
Author | Maurice Meunier |
Publisher | Editions Quae |
Pages | 266 |
Release | |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9782853626545 |
Snow Avalanches
Title | Snow Avalanches PDF eBook |
Author | Francois Louchet |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 98 |
Release | 2021-01-18 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0198866933 |
An avalanche may be defined as the destabilization and flow of part of the snow cover. The book essentially deals with the former, focusing on avalanche triggering mechanisms. Avalanche triggering mechanisms have been debated for a long time. The book provides the reader with a re-foundation on clear scientific bases.
Multifractal Analysis in Hydrology
Title | Multifractal Analysis in Hydrology PDF eBook |
Author | Pietro Bernardara |
Publisher | Editions Quae |
Pages | 60 |
Release | 2007-12-13 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 2759200620 |
This book provides a simplified description of the procedures to be used to perform an analysis of hydrological data within a multifractal framework. After a review of multifractal theory and the presentation of one model for identifying scale invariance properties, examples of applications to rainfall and discharge time series are given. It will be of interest to teachers and researchers in this field, both nationally and abroad.
Biodiversity and Domestication of Yams in West Africa
Title | Biodiversity and Domestication of Yams in West Africa PDF eBook |
Author | Roland Dumont |
Publisher | Editions Quae |
Pages | 108 |
Release | 2006-07-17 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 9782876146327 |
A study of yam domestication practices among smallholders has provided an insight into how farmers exploit wild plant genetic resources so as to adapt them to agriculture. This book describes the domestication operations leading to Dioscorea rotundata yams in Africa. The biodiversity of these yams and of their wild relatives is investigated, and the authors put forward hypotheses to explain the phenotypic changes resulting from smallholder practices. These hypotheses could be possible lines of research for breeders.
Landscape, from Knowledge to Action
Title | Landscape, from Knowledge to Action PDF eBook |
Author | Martine Berlan-Darqué |
Publisher | Editions Quae |
Pages | 314 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Landscapes |
ISBN | 2759200604 |
Avalanches
Title | Avalanches PDF eBook |
Author | Malcolm Mellor |
Publisher | |
Pages | 232 |
Release | 1968 |
Genre | Avalanches |
ISBN |
Snow and Ice-Related Hazards, Risks, and Disasters
Title | Snow and Ice-Related Hazards, Risks, and Disasters PDF eBook |
Author | Wilfried Haeberli |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Pages | 786 |
Release | 2021-02-12 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0128171308 |
Snow and Ice-Related Hazards, Risks, and Disasters, Second Edition, provides you with the latest scientific developments in sea level rise, permafrost degradation, rock/ice avalanches, glacier surges, glacial lake outburst floods, ice shelf collapses, climate change implications, causality, impacts, preparedness and mitigation. The book takes a geo-scientific approach to the topic while also covering current thinking about directly related social scientific issues that can affect ecosystems and global economies. Special emphasis is placed on the rapidly progressing effects from global warming on the cryosphere, perspectives for the future and latest scientific advances, and technological developments. - Presents the latest research on causality, glacial surges, ice-shelf collapses, sea level rise, climate change implications, and more - Contains numerous tables, maps, diagrams, illustrations and photographs of hazardous processes - Features new insights on the implications of climate change, including increased melting, collapsing, flooding, methane emissions, and sea level rise