TY  - BOOK
AU  - Cook,Benjamin I.
TI  - Drought: an interdisciplinary perspective 
SN  - 9780231176880
AV  - QC929.24 COO
U1  - 577.2/2 23
PY  - 2019///
CY  - New York
PB  - Columbia University Press
KW  - Droughts
KW  - Climatology
N1  - 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
N2  - "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
ER  -