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Bioinspired Materials for Fog Harvesting
Enlighten the readers of the bioinspiration of materials to be used for fog harvesting while considering aspects of engineering design. [416 Pages, Hardcover]
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Particulate Gravity Currents
Exploring the properties, behavior, and dynamics of particulate gravity currents Particulate gravity currents involve the movement of mixtures of particles and fluid under the influence of gravity. Examples in the natural environment include snow avalanches, pyroclastic flows, and seafloor turbidity currents. Understanding how particles move, mix, stratify, and settle has applications such as hazard mitigation and pollution management. Particulate Gravity Currents: Theory, Experiments, and Environmental Applications presents experimental, numerical, and field studies of particulate gravity currents, offering new insights into their properties, behavior, and dynamics. Volume highlights include: * Explorations of cohesive and non-cohesive sediment and transport * Applications of theoretical understanding to real-world subaerial and subaqueous processes * Studies using the latest techniques, including 3D numerical simulation * Broader relevance beyond the natural environment to other types of particulate and non-particulate gravity currents [288 Pages, Hardcover]
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Archean and Proterozoic Earth
It took nearly four billion years for the Earth to become a hospitable planet. Archean and Proterozoic Earth traces the geodynamic, biological, climatic and environmental upheavals that accompanied this evolution. This book looks at the planet's secular cooling and its implications for the dynamics of the Earth's mantle and the development of plate tectonics, as well as the evolution of magma composition and the formation of a differentiated continental crust. It shows how variations in the intensity of the Earth's magnetic field have proved useful in reconstructing the movement of continents across the surface of the globe. The book also documents the origin of the oceans and the appearance of the first traces of life, and describes the evolution of the major biogeochemical cycles that led to the oxygenation of the atmosphere, the diversification of living organisms and the concentration of substances of economic interest, particularly metals. [384 Pages, Hardcover]
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Sustainable Water Systems
A practice-oriented analysis of water treatment systems using low-cost, low-maintenance technologies and sustainable water resources In Sustainable Water Systems, expert water resources researcher Miklas Scholz delivers a practice-oriented resource that comprehensively covers the design, operation, and maintenance of traditional and novel wetland systems used in water resource management. The book offers a performance analysis of existing infrastructure in constructed wetlands, soil infiltration systems, ditches, dry ponds, and silt traps in both developed and developing countries. Sustainable Water Systems addresses economic and environmental challenges, including flood retention and its incorporation into sustainable water supply systems. Readers will also find: * A thorough introduction to low-cost alternatives to resource-intensive water processing plants * Comprehensive explorations of effective water technologies that work well in less developed and rural regions without access to reliable water treatment * Modelling of wetland systems and how to design them for optimal performance * Practical discussions of industrial wastewater treatment and modelling * Complete treatments of sustainable flood retention basins, including integrated constructed wetlands Perfect for researchers, engineers, and other professionals working in the field of water resource management, Sustainable Water Systems will also benefit anyone interested in water supply engineering and wastewater treatment. [400 Pages, Hardcover]
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Analytical Methods in Radiative Transfer
Modern analytical methods in radiative transfer are used to solve practical problems of modern atmospheric physics related to solar light interaction with the atmosphere, and remote sensing of clouds and clear sky. They provide a better understanding of the physics involved. [192 Pages, Hardcover]
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