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Books in Earth and planetary sciences

Elsevier's Earth and Planetary Sciences collection brings together pioneering research on the complexities of our planet and beyond. Covering topics from Earth's structural dynamics and ecosystems to planetary exploration, these titles support advancements in geoscience, environmental science, and space studies, offering essential insights for researchers, professionals, and students.

  • The Urban Climate

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 28
    • July 28, 1981
    • Helmut E. Landsberg
    • English
    The Urban Climate aims to summarize analytical studies directed toward physical understanding of the rural-urban differences in the atmospheric boundary layer. Attempts to quantify conditions have met with some success. There is certainly a clear understanding of the physical relations that create the climatic differences of urbanized areas. Although some of the earlier classical studies are cited here, the emphasis is on the work done during the last decade and a half. This volume comprises 11 chapters, beginning with an introductory chapter discussing the literature surrounding the topic, its historical development, and the problem of local climate modification. The second chapter presents an assessment of the urban atmosphere on a synoptic and local scale, and examines the observational procedures involved. The following chapters then go on to discuss urban air composition; urban energy fluxes; the urban heat island; the urban wind field; models of urban temperature and wind fields; moisture, clouds, and hydrometeors; urban hydrology; special aspects of urban climate; and finally, urban planning. This book will be of interest to practitioners in the fields of meteorology, urban planning, and urban climatology.

  • Vitamins and Hormones

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 38
    • July 23, 1981
    • English

  • Energy at the surface of the earth : an introduction to the energetics of ecosystems

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 27
    • June 19, 1981
    • Miller
    • English

  • Advances in Geophysics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 22
    • February 27, 1981
    • English

  • An Introduction to Atmospheric Radiation

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 26
    • January 12, 1981
    • Liou
    • English

  • Pipeline Design for Water Engineers

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 15
    • January 1, 1981
    • English

  • Sedimentary dynamics of continental shelves

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 32
    • January 1, 1981
    • English

  • Enhanced Oil Recovery

    Proceedings of the third European Symposium on Enhanced Oil Recovery, held in Bournemouth, U.K., September 21-23, 1981
    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 13
    • January 1, 1981
    • English

  • Archean Greenstone Belts

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 3
    • January 1, 1981
    • K.C. Condie
    • English

  • Waves in the Ocean

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 20
    • January 1, 1981
    • P.H. LeBlond + 1 more
    • English
    This is a book which will be welcomed not only by researchers and engineers, but also by teachers and students, as it contains the only comprehensive review of the dynamics of ocean waves. Existing books are now either out of date or restricted to specialized aspects of the subject, whereas this book covers all types of ocean waves, ranging from capillary to planetary waves. Because of its completeness of coverage, its use of elementary mathematics and the provision of numerous problems and exercises, the book will be an indispensable text for everyone. It is completed by a very lengthy bibliography which includes many references to the Russian literature.

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