05346nam 2200673Ia 450 991078260290332120200520144314.01-282-02647-X97866120264781-4443-0074-1(CKB)1000000000715945(EBL)416397(OCoLC)437097442(SSID)ssj0000137109(PQKBManifestationID)11144316(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000137109(PQKBWorkID)10085224(PQKB)11545736(MiAaPQ)EBC416397(Au-PeEL)EBL416397(CaPaEBR)ebr10301323(CaONFJC)MIL202647(PPN)140615091(EXLCZ)99100000000071594520090115d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDeserts and desert environments[electronic resource] /Julie LaityChichester, UK ;Hoboken, NJ Wiley-Blackwell20081 online resource (364 p.)Environmental systems and global change series ;2Description based upon print version of record.1-57718-033-X Includes bibliographical references (p. [285]-319) and index.CONTENTS; PREFACE; 1: INTRODUCTION: DEFINING THE DESERT SYSTEM; 1.1 DEFINING THE DESERT SYSTEM; 1.1.1 PHYSICAL, BIOLOGICAL, AND TEMPORAL COMPONENTS; 1.2 EVOLUTION OF DESERTS; 1.2.1 GLOBAL CONSIDERATIONS; 1.2.1.1 Subtropical high-pressure belts; 1.2.1.2 Continental interiors; 1.2.1.3 Polar deserts; 1.2.2 REGIONAL CONSIDERATIONS; 1.2.2.1 Cold-current influences; 1.2.2.2 Rainshadow effect; 1.2.2.3 Edaphic environments; 1.3 INDICES OF ARIDITY; 1.4 DESERT SURFACES; 1.5 TECTONICALLY STABLE AND UNSTABLE DESERTS; 1.6 DESERTS OF THE PAST; 1.7 CHANGING HUMAN PERSPECTIVES ON DESERTS2: DESERTS OF THE WORLD2.1 INTRODUCTION: THE EXTENT OF GLOBAL ARIDITY; 2.2 GLOBAL DESERTS; 2.2.1 AFRICA; 2.2.1.1 North Africa: the Saharan Desert and the Sahel; 2.2.1.2 North Africa: the Somali-Chalbi Desert; 2.2.1.3 Southern Africa: arid Madagascar; 2.2.1.4 Southern Africa: the Karoo, Kalahari, and Namib Deserts; 2.2.2 MIDDLE EAST AND ARABIA; 2.2.2.1 Negev and Sinai Deserts; 2.2.2.2 Deserts of Syria and Jordan; 2.2.2.3 The Arabian Peninsula; 2.2.2.4 Iran and Iraq; 2.2.3 EUROPE; 2.2.4 ASIA; 2.2.4.1 Middle Asian deserts; 2.2.4.2 Deserts of India and Pakistan2.2.4.3 Deserts of China and Mongolia2.2.5 SOUTH AMERICA; 2.2.5.1 The west coast deserts: Peru-Chile, Atacama, and Sechura deserts; 2.2.5.2 Altiplano/Puna; 2.2.5.3 Monte Desert; 2.2.5.4 Patagonian Desert; 2.2.6 NORTH AMERICA; 2.2.6.1 Chihuahuan Desert; 2.2.6.2 Sonoran Desert; 2.2.6.3 Mojave Desert; 2.2.6.4 The Great Basin deserts; 2.2.7 AUSTRALIA; 3: THE CLIMATIC FRAMEWORK; 3.1 INTRODUCTION: CLASSIFICATION OF DESERTS BY TEMPERATURE; 3.2 WEATHER DATA; 3.3 ATMOSPHERIC CONTROLS: SURFACE BOUNDARY LAYER; 3.3.1 ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR AND CLOUD COVER; 3.3.2 RADIATION3.3.3 TEMPERATURE OF THE AIR, SURFACE, AND SUBSURFACE3.3.3.1 Air temperature of hot deserts; 3.3.3.2 Surface temperatures; 3.3.3.3 Subsurface temperatures; 3.3.4 ALBEDO; 3.3.5 PRECIPITATION; 3.3.5.1 Storm types and seasonality of precipitation; 3.3.5.2 Forms of precipitation other than rainfall: fog, dew, and snow; 3.3.5.3 Variability in precipitation; 3.3.6 WIND; 3.3.7 EFFECTS OF POPULATION GROWTH AND URBANIZATION ON DESERT CLIMATOLOGY; 3.3.7.1 Air pollution; 3.3.7.2 Heat islands; 3.4 TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL VARIABILITY OF CLIMATIC INFLUENCES; 3.4.1 ENSO FORCING OF DESERT CLIMATES3.4.2 EXPANSION AND CONTRACTION OF THE SAHARA DESERT3.4.3 THE SAHEL: LAND-SURFACE-ATMOSPHERE INTERACTIONS; 4: THE HYDROLOGIC FRAMEWORK; 4.1 INTRODUCTION; 4.2 THE WATER BALANCE IN DESERTS; 4.3 WATER BUDGETS; 4.3.1 PRECIPITATION AND ITS ASSESSMENT: PROBLEMS IN GAUGING AND NETWORK DESIGN; 4.3.2 INTERCEPTION; 4.3.3 EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; 4.3.3.1 Introduction; 4.3.3.2 Evaporation; 4.3.3.3 Transpiration; 4.3.4 INFILTRATION AND SOIL WATER; 4.3.5 GROUNDWATER, SUBSURFACE FLOW, AND SPRINGS; 4.3.5.1 Role of groundwater in arid environments; 4.3.5.2 Groundwater recharge; 4.3.5.3 Groundwater quality4.4 SURFACE RUNOFF AND FLOODSTaking a global perspective, this book provides a concise overview of drylands, including their physical, biological, temporal, and human components. Examines the physical systems occurring in desert environments, including climate, hydrology, past and present lakes, weathering, hillslopes, geomorphic surfaces, water as a geomorphic agent, and aeolian processes Offers an accessible introduction to the physical, biological, temporal, and human components of drylands Investigates the nature, environmental requirements, and essential geomorphic roles of plants and Environmental systems and global change series ;2.DesertsGeomorphologyDeserts.Geomorphology.551.415551.65Laity Julie1477373MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910782602903321Deserts and desert environments3692546UNINA04129nam 2200637 450 991079095930332120230803221107.00-19-936838-40-19-991807-4(CKB)2550000001254540(EBL)1665543(SSID)ssj0001179889(PQKBManifestationID)12478284(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001179889(PQKBWorkID)11185064(PQKB)10531823(StDuBDS)EDZ0001446590(MiAaPQ)EBC1665543(Au-PeEL)EBL1665543(CaPaEBR)ebr10854983(CaONFJC)MIL587827(OCoLC)875894780(EXLCZ)99255000000125454020140413h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAsthma comorbidities, coexisting conditions, and differential diagnosis /edited by Richard F. Lockey, Dennis K. Ledford ; with the World Allergy OrganizationNew York :Oxford University Press,2014.©20141 online resource (513 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-991806-6 1-306-56576-6 Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.Cover; Asthma; Copy Right; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Contributors; Section one Immunologic; 1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis; 2. Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-positive vasculitis; 3. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis; 4. Immunodeficiency: innate,primary, and secondary; Section two Pulmonary; 5. Sleep apnea in children and the upper airway; 6. Asthma and obstructive sleep apnea; 7. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and irreversible airflow obstruction; 8. Bronchiectasis; 9. Bronchiolitis; 10. Genetic disorders and asthma; 11. Other pulmonary abnormalities12. Pneumonia13. Cough; 14. Occupational asthma; Section three Cardiac and cardiovascular; 15. Adult cardiac conditions; 16. Pediatric cardiac conditions; 17. Pulmonary hypertension; Section four upper/extrathoracic airway; 18. Allergic rhinitis; 19. Nonallergic rhinopathies and lower airway syndromes; 20. Infectious comorbidities of asthma in the upper airway; 21. Nasal polyps and chronic rhinosinusitis; 22. Vocal cord dysfunction and paradoxical vocal fold motion disorder; Section five Gastrointestinal; 23. Gastroesophageal reflux; Section six Metabolic; 24. Obesity and asthma25. Endocrine disorders26. Osteopenia and osteoporosis; 27. Pregnancy; Section seven Psychological issues; 28. Psychological factors; 29. Asthma, substance abuse, and tobacco use; Section eight Exercise; 30. Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction and asthma; Section nine Environmental and population effects; 31. Environmental protective and risk factors in asthma; Section ten Age; 32. Asthma over 65; Section eleven Food; 33. Atopic dermatitis, food allergy, and anaphylaxis; indexAsthma sufferers number approximately 200 million worldwide, with 15-20 million of those in the United States. Multiple comorbid conditions occur with asthma, including rhinitis, rhinosinusitis, gastroesophageal reflux disease, sleep apnea, vocal cord dysfunction syndrome, obesity, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Without identifying and caring for comorbid conditions, asthma cannot be treated appropriately. Comorbidity of allergic diseases emphasizes that we must understand more about why different organs in individuals express allergy and others do not. The increase in multiAsthmaDiagnosis, DifferentialAsthma.Diagnosis, Differential.616.2/38Lockey Richard F.Ledford Dennis K.1950-World Allergy Organization,MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910790959303321Asthma2611362UNINA