Alan E.M. Nairn & Francis G. Stehli 
Ocean Basins and Margins [PDF ebook] 
Volume 7A The Pacific Ocean

Seawater desalination is increasingly being used as a means to augment freshwater supplies in regions with high water stress, and reverse osmosis is increasingly the technology of choice because of t …

This book, first published in 1985, arises from the 14th Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium. The chapters here illustrate the use of models in various areas of research in geomorphology. …

“Today, over two billion people in developing countries live without any electricity. They lead lives of misery, walking miles every day for water and firewood, just to survive. What if there was an …

Does transportation affect the lives of minority, low-income, elderly, and physically disabled citizens? The answer is yes, and those effects can be profound, according to The Right to Transportation …

Geoenvironmental Engineering: Contaminated Soils, Pollutant Fate, and Mitigation focuses on why soils and sediments remain contaminated. The reader will understand why specific contaminants remain in …

In many places in the world, forests dominate landscapes and provide various products. Future climate change could profoundly alter the productivity of forest ecosystems and species composition. Unti …

Mullite is the most important crystalline phase in fired products belonging to the Al2O3–Si O2 mullite system, such as whiteware articles used in daily life (e.g., low- and high-temperature hard porc …

The new edition of this successful book has been thoroughly revised to take account of recent advances in our understanding of slope stability and instability. …

This book provides comprehensive and simplified coverage of fundamentals of biogas such as production, purification, storage, methods of improving yield and utilization, types, construction, design a …

Get the facts about how our planet”s climate is changing and what the consequences will be. This essential guide explores Earth”s climate, past and present, giving you the facts and figures behind …