Drought : an interdisciplinary perspective / Benjamin I. Cook.

By:

Cook, Benjamin I [author.]

Material type: Text

text

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unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

9780231176880
9780231176897

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DDC classification:

577.2/2 23

LOC classification:

QC929.24 COO

Contents:

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

Summary: "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

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-212) and 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

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