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Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “heike greschke”
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  • Grounding Global Climate Change

    Contributions from the Social and Cultural Sciences

    Edited by Julia Tischler, Heike Greschke ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book traces the evolution of climate change research, which, long dominated by the natural sciences, now sees greater involvement with disciplines studying the socio-cultural implications of change. In their introduction, the editors chart the changing role of the social and cultural sciences, delineating three strands of research: socio-critical approaches which connect climate change to a ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

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  • Cosmos

    by Carl Sagan ...
    Renowned astronomer Carl Sagan’s classic bestseller that “dives into the past, present, and future of science, dealing with the mind-staggering enormity of the cosmos in which we exist” (Associated Press)—with an Introduction by Ann Druyan and a Foreword by Neil deGrasse Tyson“Sagan dazzles the mind with the miracle of our survival, framed by the stately galaxies of space.”—CosmopolitanTHE ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • The Year Without Summer

    1816 and the Volcano That Darkened the World and Changed History

    by William K. Klingaman, Nicholas P. Klingaman ...
    Like Winchester's Krakatoa, The Year Without Summer reveals a year of dramatic global change long forgotten by historyIn the tradition of Krakatoa, The World Without Us, and Guns, Germs and Steel comes a sweeping history of the year that became known as 18-hundred-and-froze-to-death. 1816 was a remarkable year—mostly for the fact that there was no summer. As a result of a volcanic eruption in ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • The Handy Weather Answer Book

    by Kevin Hile ...
    Series series The Handy Answer Book Series
    Hurricanes and Tornadoes. Climate Change. Global Warming. Droughts and so much more. Answers to over 1,000 questions about the basic elements of weather, the latest advances in meteorology, the science of forecasting, and all types of weather phenomena.Weather. We all talk about it – some more expertly than others. With The Handy Weather Answer Book, anyone can master this compelling conversation ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • Boundary Layer Climates

    by T. R. Oke ...
    This modern climatology textbook explains those climates formed near the ground in terms of the cycling of energy and mass through systems. ... Read more

    $126.99 USD

  • Out of the Blue

    A History of Lightning: Science, Superstition, and Amazing Stories of Survival

    by John Friedman ...
    The odds of being hit by lightning each year are only about 1 in 750,000 in the U.S. And yet this rare phenomenon has inspired both fear and fascination for thousands of years. In this groundbreaking, brilliantly researched book, journalist John S. Friedman probes lightning’s scientific, spiritual, and cultural roots. Blending vibrant history with riveting first-hand accounts of those who have ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Wind

    How the Flow of Air Has Shaped Life, Myth, and the Land

    by Jan DeBlieu ...
    The wind has sculpted Earth from the beginning of time, but it has also shaped humans—our histories, religions and cultures, the way we build our dwellings, and how we think and feel. In this poetic, acclaimed work, Jan DeBlieu takes the tempests of her home, the North Carolina Outer Banks, as a starting point for considering how the world's breezes and gales have made us who we are. She travels ... Read more

    $8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • The Weather Companion

    An Album of Meteorological History, Science, and Folklore

    by Gary Lockhart ...
    Series Book 34 - Wiley Science Editions
    The Weather Companion An Album of Meteorological History, Science, Legend, and Folklore Throughout history, as farmer, sailor, hunter, and artist, humans have watched and worried about the weather. We have devised ways to observe it, to predict it, to protect ourselves from it, to take advantage of it. It plays a major role in the science and folklore of every culture. Gary Lockhart's The Weather ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Cloud Dynamics

    by Robert A. Houze Jr. ...
    Series Book 104 - International Geophysics
    As models of the Earth/atmosphere system and observations become ever more sophisticated, and concerns about climate change and societal impacts of extreme weather and its forecasting grow, understanding the role of clouds in the atmosphere is increasingly vital. Cloud Dynamics, Second Edition provides the essential information needed to understand how clouds affect climate and weather. This ... Read more

    $80.09 USD

  • The ISRM Suggested Methods for Rock Characterization, Testing and Monitoring: 2007-2014

    Edited by R. Ulusay ...
    This book is a collection of ISRM suggested methods for testing or measuring properties of rocks and rock masses both in the laboratory and in situ, as well as for monitoring the performance of rock engineering structures. The first collection (Yellow Book) has been published in 1981. In order to provide access to all the Suggested Methods in one volume, the ISRM Blue Book was published in 2007 ... Read more

    $215.09 USD

  • Global Environmental Change and Land Use

    Edited by C.A. Rovers, Han Haarman, A. Verhagen ...
    The interaction between environmental change and human activities is com plex, requiring the concepts and tools of a number of disciplines for its effective analysis. Land-use and land-cover change has only recently become a topic susceptible to scientific research, as these concepts and tools have been devel oped and made available. Rooted in a broad community concemed with global change, ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Emissions of Atmospheric Trace Compounds

    Edited by Claire Granier, P. Artaxo, Claire E. Reeves ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    The mathematical modelling of the transport and transformation of trace species in the atmosphere is one of the scientific tools currently used to assess atmospheric chemistry, air quality, and climatic conditions. From the scientific but also from the management perspectives accurate inventories of emissions of the trace species at the appropriate spatial, temporal, and species resolution are ... Read more

    $287.09 USD