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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 |
Sheffield Justin
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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 9781849775250 |
| 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-9911089552903321 |
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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 9781849775250 |
| 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-9911143283303321 |
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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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National water supply issues : hearing before the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water of the Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate, One Hundred Seventh Congress, first session, November 14, 2001
| National water supply issues : hearing before the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water of the Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate, One Hundred Seventh Congress, first session, November 14, 2001 |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington : , : U.S. Government Printing Office, , 2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (iii, 77 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Collana | S. hrg. |
| Soggetto topico |
Water resources development - United States - Finance
Water-supply - United States Drought relief - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Legislative hearings. |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | National water supply issues |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910708395403321 |
| Washington : , : U.S. Government Printing Office, , 2003 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Prevented planting insurance provisions : drought
| Prevented planting insurance provisions : drought |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, RMA, , [2009] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (3 unnumbered pages) |
| Collana |
Program aid
Risk Management Agency fact sheet |
| Soggetto topico |
Crop insurance - United States
Crop losses - United States Drought relief - United States |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Prevented planting insurance provisions |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910700748403321 |
| [Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, RMA, , [2009] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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