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2018

Global Climatology

Author : Mary D’Souza

Subject : Earth and Planetary Sciences

ISBN :9781682866030

Climatology studies climate, which is the aggregation of weather conditions over a defined period of time. Global climatology studies global climatic patterns by using diverse methods and models. Climate

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2018

Hydrology and Earth Systems

Author : Allison Sergeant

Subject : Earth and Planetary Sciences

ISBN :9781682865217

Hydrology is the study of water and its occurrence on Earth as well as its movement and properties in each phase of the hydrologic cycle. Water is a scarce natural resource and hydrologists seek to intervene

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2018

Introduction to Remote Sensing

Author : Max Hopkins

Subject : Earth and Planetary Sciences

ISBN :9781682866047

The process whereby information about an object, manmade or natural, can be obtained remotely or without directly encountering it is known as remote sensing. It has great significance in military as well

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2018

Marine Biology: Biodiversity and Zoology

Author : Simon Oakenfold

Subject : Earth and Planetary Sciences

ISBN :9781682866054

Marine biology is the study of organisms that are found in oceans. It also studies all the habitats found in the ocean such as kelp forests, thermal vents, coral reefs, etc. Some of the sub-branches of

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2018

New Frontiers in Atmospheric Science

Author : Smith Paul

Subject : Earth and Planetary Sciences

ISBN :9781682865293

Atmospheric science studies the atmosphere and the effect that natural or human activities have on it. It uses a number of instruments like weather balloons, rocketsondes and satellites to study and forecast

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2018

Petrology: Composition and Structure of Rocks

Author : Seymor White

Subject : Earth and Planetary Sciences

ISBN :9781682865576

Petrology is a branch of geology which is mainly concerned with the study and classification of rocks. It can be divided into a number of branches such as igneous petrology, sedimentary petrology, metamorphic

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2018

Remote Sensing and Spatial Science: Principles and Applications

Author : Matt Weilberg

Subject : Earth and Planetary Sciences

ISBN :9781682865279

Remote sensing refers to the use of the satellite, which is used to detect objects on Earth. Remote sensing is mainly classified into active or passive remote sensing. It is mainly used in fields such

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2018

Remote Sensing: Monitoring, Modeling and Applications

Author : William Ramsay

Subject : Earth and Planetary Sciences

ISBN :9781682865569

Acquiring information relating to objects that are geographically inaccessible to collect data is known as remote sensing. It is used in a number of fields such as military intelligence, oceanography,

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2018

Risk Reduction, Resilience and Recovery of Natural Hazards

Author : Harry Jones

Subject : Earth and Planetary Sciences

ISBN :9781682865248

Natural hazards are natural phenomena that cause immense damage to the environment. Tornadoes, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and floods are some examples of natural disasters. There are various methods

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2018

Sedimentology: A Study of Sedimentary Rocks and Structures

Author : Cortez Ford

Subject : Earth and Planetary Sciences

ISBN :9781682866061

Sedimentology studies the formation of sand, clay and silt. There are mainly four types of sedimentary rocks-clastic rocks, evaporites, chemical sedimentary rocks and carbonates. Sedimentary rocks provide

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