Drought : an interdisciplinary perspective /
Cook, Benjamin I.,
Drought : an interdisciplinary perspective / Benjamin I. Cook. - x, 215 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-212) and index.
Preface1. Introduction to the Hydrologic Cycle and Drought2. Global Hydroclimatology3. Drought in the Climate System4. Drought and Hydroclimate in the Holocene5. Climate Change and Drought6. Case Studies: The Dust Bowl and Sahel Droughts7. Land Degradation and Desertification8. Groundwater and Irrigation Glossary References Index
"This book brings together climate science, hydrology, and ecology to provide a synthetic overview of drought and its environmental and social consequences. A complex phenomenon at the intersection of a range of disciplines and public policy issues, drought is one of the many problems anthropogenic climate change may exacerbate. A scientifically comprehensive and approachable overview of water issues throughout the world, this book is an essential resource for a broad range of studies in earth science and environmental and sustainability studies"--Publisher description
9780231176880 9780231176897
2018040215
Droughts.
Climatology.
QC929.24 / COO
577.2/2
QC929.24 / .C665 2019
Drought : an interdisciplinary perspective / Benjamin I. Cook. - x, 215 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-212) and index.
Preface1. Introduction to the Hydrologic Cycle and Drought2. Global Hydroclimatology3. Drought in the Climate System4. Drought and Hydroclimate in the Holocene5. Climate Change and Drought6. Case Studies: The Dust Bowl and Sahel Droughts7. Land Degradation and Desertification8. Groundwater and Irrigation Glossary References Index
"This book brings together climate science, hydrology, and ecology to provide a synthetic overview of drought and its environmental and social consequences. A complex phenomenon at the intersection of a range of disciplines and public policy issues, drought is one of the many problems anthropogenic climate change may exacerbate. A scientifically comprehensive and approachable overview of water issues throughout the world, this book is an essential resource for a broad range of studies in earth science and environmental and sustainability studies"--Publisher description
9780231176880 9780231176897
2018040215
Droughts.
Climatology.
QC929.24 / COO
577.2/2
QC929.24 / .C665 2019