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Drought : past problems and future scenarios / / Justin Sheffield and Eric F. Wood
| Drought : past problems and future scenarios / / Justin Sheffield and Eric F. Wood |
| Autore | Sheffield Justin |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; Washington, D.C. : , : Earthscan, , 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (249 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.34/929 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | WoodEric F |
| Soggetto topico |
Droughts - United States
Drought relief - United States Water quality management Water-supply - Management |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-71259-8
1-84977-525-7 1-136-54041-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Drought: Past Problems and Future Scenarios; Copyright; Contents; Figures, Tables, Boxes and Plates; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1. Introduction; Drought Today; Drought and Global Change; The Motivation for this Book; An Overview of the Book; Chapter 2. What is Drought?; The Hazard of Drought; Defining Drought; Chapter 3. The Science of Drought; Introduction; The Hydrological Cycle; Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Hydrology; What Causes Drought?; Summary; Chapter 4. Quantifying Drought; Introduction; Drought Data; Monitoring Drought from Space; Modelling Drought
Palaeoclimate Data: Reconstructing Drought over MillenniaQuantifying Drought: Characteristics and Indices; Summary; Chapter 5. Palaeo-drought: The Occurrence of Drought over Past Millennia; Introduction; Climate of the Holocene; Drought in the Holocene; The Last 2000 Years; The Last 1000 Years; Drought in Recent Centuries; Global Mechanisms and Connections; Summary; Chapter 6. Drought in the 20th Century; Introduction; Climate of the 20th Century; The Global Extent of 20th-Century Drought; Characteristics of Global Drought; Regional Drought over the 20th Century Global Variability in Soil Moisture and Links with Large-Scale Climate VariabilityGlobal Variability in Drought and Links with Large-Scale Climate Variability; Summary; Chapter 7. Major Drought Events of the 20th Century; Introduction; North America; South America; Europe; Africa; Asia; Oceania; The Most Severe Droughts of the 20th Century; Chapter 8. Drought in the 21st Century; Introduction; Mechanisms of Changes in Drought; Climate Models, Emission Scenarios and Future Projections; Drought Estimation; Projected Future Changes in Drought; Potential Impacts of Future Drought Chapter 9. Summary and RecommendationsConclusions; Index; Plates |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462502603321 |
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| London ; ; Washington, D.C. : , : Earthscan, , 2011 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Drought : past problems and future scenarios / / Justin Sheffield and Eric F. Wood
| Drought : past problems and future scenarios / / Justin Sheffield and Eric F. Wood |
| Autore | Sheffield Justin |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; Washington, D.C. : , : Earthscan, , 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (249 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.34/929 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | WoodEric F |
| Soggetto topico |
Droughts - United States
Drought relief - United States Water quality management Water-supply - Management |
| ISBN |
1-136-54040-7
1-283-71259-8 1-84977-525-7 1-136-54041-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Drought: Past Problems and Future Scenarios; Copyright; Contents; Figures, Tables, Boxes and Plates; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1. Introduction; Drought Today; Drought and Global Change; The Motivation for this Book; An Overview of the Book; Chapter 2. What is Drought?; The Hazard of Drought; Defining Drought; Chapter 3. The Science of Drought; Introduction; The Hydrological Cycle; Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Hydrology; What Causes Drought?; Summary; Chapter 4. Quantifying Drought; Introduction; Drought Data; Monitoring Drought from Space; Modelling Drought
Palaeoclimate Data: Reconstructing Drought over MillenniaQuantifying Drought: Characteristics and Indices; Summary; Chapter 5. Palaeo-drought: The Occurrence of Drought over Past Millennia; Introduction; Climate of the Holocene; Drought in the Holocene; The Last 2000 Years; The Last 1000 Years; Drought in Recent Centuries; Global Mechanisms and Connections; Summary; Chapter 6. Drought in the 20th Century; Introduction; Climate of the 20th Century; The Global Extent of 20th-Century Drought; Characteristics of Global Drought; Regional Drought over the 20th Century Global Variability in Soil Moisture and Links with Large-Scale Climate VariabilityGlobal Variability in Drought and Links with Large-Scale Climate Variability; Summary; Chapter 7. Major Drought Events of the 20th Century; Introduction; North America; South America; Europe; Africa; Asia; Oceania; The Most Severe Droughts of the 20th Century; Chapter 8. Drought in the 21st Century; Introduction; Mechanisms of Changes in Drought; Climate Models, Emission Scenarios and Future Projections; Drought Estimation; Projected Future Changes in Drought; Potential Impacts of Future Drought Chapter 9. Summary and RecommendationsConclusions; Index; Plates |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785718803321 |
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Sheffield Justin
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| London ; ; Washington, D.C. : , : Earthscan, , 2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Drought : past problems and future scenarios / / Justin Sheffield and Eric F. Wood
| Drought : past problems and future scenarios / / Justin Sheffield and Eric F. Wood |
| Autore | Sheffield Justin |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; Washington, D.C., : Earthscan, 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (249 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.34/929 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | WoodEric F |
| Soggetto topico |
Droughts - United States
Drought relief - United States Water quality management Water-supply - Management |
| ISBN |
1-136-54040-7
1-283-71259-8 1-84977-525-7 1-136-54041-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Drought: Past Problems and Future Scenarios; Copyright; Contents; Figures, Tables, Boxes and Plates; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1. Introduction; Drought Today; Drought and Global Change; The Motivation for this Book; An Overview of the Book; Chapter 2. What is Drought?; The Hazard of Drought; Defining Drought; Chapter 3. The Science of Drought; Introduction; The Hydrological Cycle; Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Hydrology; What Causes Drought?; Summary; Chapter 4. Quantifying Drought; Introduction; Drought Data; Monitoring Drought from Space; Modelling Drought
Palaeoclimate Data: Reconstructing Drought over MillenniaQuantifying Drought: Characteristics and Indices; Summary; Chapter 5. Palaeo-drought: The Occurrence of Drought over Past Millennia; Introduction; Climate of the Holocene; Drought in the Holocene; The Last 2000 Years; The Last 1000 Years; Drought in Recent Centuries; Global Mechanisms and Connections; Summary; Chapter 6. Drought in the 20th Century; Introduction; Climate of the 20th Century; The Global Extent of 20th-Century Drought; Characteristics of Global Drought; Regional Drought over the 20th Century Global Variability in Soil Moisture and Links with Large-Scale Climate VariabilityGlobal Variability in Drought and Links with Large-Scale Climate Variability; Summary; Chapter 7. Major Drought Events of the 20th Century; Introduction; North America; South America; Europe; Africa; Asia; Oceania; The Most Severe Droughts of the 20th Century; Chapter 8. Drought in the 21st Century; Introduction; Mechanisms of Changes in Drought; Climate Models, Emission Scenarios and Future Projections; Drought Estimation; Projected Future Changes in Drought; Potential Impacts of Future Drought Chapter 9. Summary and RecommendationsConclusions; Index; Plates |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910955358303321 |
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Sheffield Justin
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| London ; ; Washington, D.C., : Earthscan, 2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Drought : science and policy / / edited by Dr. Ana Iglesias, Professor Dionysis Assimacopoulos, Dr. Henny A. Van Lanen
| Drought : science and policy / / edited by Dr. Ana Iglesias, Professor Dionysis Assimacopoulos, Dr. Henny A. Van Lanen |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, NJ : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2019 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (322 pages) |
| Disciplina | 363.34/929 |
| Collana | Hydrometeorological extreme events |
| Soggetto topico | Droughts |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-119-01717-3
1-119-01721-1 1-119-01707-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910467528603321 |
| Hoboken, NJ : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2019 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Drought : science and policy / / edited by Dr. Ana Iglesias, Professor Dionysis Assimacopoulos, Dr. Henny A. Van Lanen
| Drought : science and policy / / edited by Dr. Ana Iglesias, Professor Dionysis Assimacopoulos, Dr. Henny A. Van Lanen |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, NJ : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2019 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (322 pages) |
| Disciplina | 363.34/929 |
| Collana | Hydrometeorological extreme events |
| Soggetto topico | Droughts |
| ISBN |
1-119-01717-3
1-119-01721-1 1-119-01707-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910544137403321 |
| Hoboken, NJ : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2019 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Drought : science and policy / / edited by Dr. Ana Iglesias, Professor Dionysis Assimacopoulos, Dr. Henny A. Van Lanen
| Drought : science and policy / / edited by Dr. Ana Iglesias, Professor Dionysis Assimacopoulos, Dr. Henny A. Van Lanen |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, NJ : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2019 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (322 pages) |
| Disciplina | 363.34/929 |
| Collana | Hydrometeorological extreme events |
| Soggetto topico | Droughts |
| ISBN |
1-119-01717-3
1-119-01721-1 1-119-01707-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910820146603321 |
| Hoboken, NJ : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2019 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Drought preparedness and response
| Drought preparedness and response |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Denver, Colo., : American Water Works Association, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (85 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.34/929 |
| Collana | AWWA manual |
| Soggetto topico |
Water-supply - United States - Management
Droughts - United States - Management |
| ISBN |
1-61344-402-8
1-61300-128-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | ""Contents""; ""Figures""; ""Tables""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""1 Form a Water Shortage Response Team""; ""2 Forecast Supply in Relation to Demand""; ""3 Balance Supply and Demand and Assess Mitigation Options""; ""4 Establish Triggering Levels""; ""5 Develop a Staged Demand Reduction Program""; ""6 Adopt the Plan""; ""7 Implement the Plan""; ""Water Shortage Contingency Planning Checklist""; ""Index""; ""AWWA Manuals"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911006560103321 |
| Denver, Colo., : American Water Works Association, c2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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