Topography, Surface Features, and Flooding of Rogers Lake Playa, California
Author : Randal L. Dinehart
Publisher :
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 47,55 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Floodplain ecology
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Author : Randal L. Dinehart
Publisher :
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 47,55 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Floodplain ecology
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Publisher :
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 47,3 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Hydrology
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Author : Richard H. French
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 32,14 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9814355100
Alluvial fans are ubiquitous geomorphological features that occur throughout the world, regardless of climate, at the front of mountains as the result of erosion and deposition. They are more prominent in semi- and arid climates simply because of the lack of vegetative cover that masks their fan shapes in more humid areas. From both engineering and geological viewpoints, alluvial fans present particular fluvial and sedimentation hazards in semi- and arid regions because episodic rainfall-runoff events can result in debris, mud, and fluvial flows through complex and, in some cases, migratory channel systems. Further, in semi- and arid climates alluvial fans often end in terminal or playa lakes. Given the uniform topography of playa lakes, these features often present ideal locations for facilities such as airports; however, regardless of the engineering advantages of the topography, the episodic and often long-term flooding of these lakes attracts migratory birds. The purpose of this volume is to summarize the current state-of-the-art, from the viewpoint of engineering, in the identification and mitigation of flood hazard on alluvial fans; and to accomplish this a fundamental understanding of geology is required.
Author : Tracy Nishikawa
Publisher :
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 38,36 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Groundwater flow
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Author : Michelle Sneed
Publisher :
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 39,30 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Aquifers
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Page : 578 pages
File Size : 46,62 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Geology
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Author : Alan B. Prescott
Publisher : Nova Publishers
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 23,53 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781604560381
Water resources are sources of water that are useful or potentially useful to humans. Many uses of water include agricultural, industrial, household, recreational and environmental activities. Virtually all of these human uses require fresh water. Only 2.7 percent of water on the Earth is fresh water, and over two thirds of this is frozen in glaciers and polar ice caps, leaving only 0.007 percent available for human use. Fresh water is a renewable resource, yet the world's supply of clean, fresh water is steadily decreasing. Water demand already exceeds supply in many parts of the world, and as world population continues to rise at an unprecedented rate, many more areas are expected to experience this imbalance in the near future. The framework for allocating water resources to water users (where such a framework exists) is known as water rights. This book presents new and important research on this urgent global issue.
Author : Ralph W. Tiner
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 631 pages
File Size : 37,89 MB
Release : 2016-12-19
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1439853703
Understand the current concept of wetland and methods for identifying, describing, classifying, and delineating wetlands in the United States with Wetland Indicators - capturing the current state of science's role in wetland recognition and mapping. Environmental scientists and others involved with wetland regulations can strengthen their knowledge about wetlands, and the use of various indicators, to support their decisions on difficult wetland determinations. Professor Tiner primarily focuses on plants, soils, and other signs of wetland hydrology in the soil, or on the surface of wetlands in his discussion of Wetland Indicators. Practicing - and aspiring - wetland delineators alike will appreciate Wetland Indicators' critical insight into the development and significance of hydrophytic vegetation, hydric soils, and other factors. Features Color images throughout illustrate wetland indicators. Incorporates analysis and coverage of the latest Army Corps of Engineers delineation manual. Provides over 60 tables, including extensive tables of U.S. wetland plant communities and examples for determining hydrophytic vegetation.
Author : Eric V. McDonald
Publisher : Springer
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 38,91 MB
Release : 2016-02-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 1493934295
This book is a collection of papers presented at the 9th International Conference of Military Geoscience that was held in 2011. The conference included discussion on a diverse range of geosciences, including military history, military geology, teaching geology from a military prospective, geological influence on the battlefield, and environmental and cultural issues related to management of military lands. Geology and geography have played a significant role in military history, from providing the stone for primitive tools and weapons, to the utilization of terrain in offensive and defensive strategies. Specific to this volume, deserts comprise nearly a third of the Earth’s surface and have been the site of numerous battles where the dust, heat, and a lack of food and water have provided challenges to military leaders and warriors. This book examines the role of deserts in past and modern warfare, the problems and challenges in managing military lands in desert regions, and how desert environmental conditions can impact military equipment and personnel. This proceedings volume should be of interest to scholars, professionals, and those interested in military history, warfare, geology, geography, cultural resources, general science, and military operations.
Author : Devin L. Galloway
Publisher : Geological Survey (USGS)
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 24,41 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780607895483