| Titre : |
River discharge to the coastal ocean : a global synthesis |
| Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
| Auteurs : |
John D. Milliman, Auteur ; Katherine L. Farnsworth, Auteur |
| Editeur : |
Cambridge ; New York ; Melbourne [UK ; USA] : Cambridge University Press (CUP) |
| Année de publication : |
2011 |
| Importance : |
1 vol. (VIII-384 p.) |
| Présentation : |
ill. en noir et en coul., tables, cartes en coul., couv. ill. en coul. |
| Format : |
29 cm |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : |
978-1-107-61218-1 |
| Note générale : |
PPN 154207160 |
| Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
| Tags : |
Cours d'eau -- Jaugeage Cours d'eau Géomorphologie fluviale Cours d'eau -- Europe Cours d'eau -- Asie Cours d'eau -- Amérique Cours d'eau -- Afrique Cours d'eau -- Océanie Stream measurements Rivers Fluvial geomorphology Rivers -- Europe Rivers -- Asia Rivers -- America Rivers -- Africa Rivers -- Oceania |
| Index. décimale : |
551.483 Fleuves et rivières, cours d'eau |
| Résumé : |
Rivers provide the primary link between land and sea. Utilizing the world's largest database, this book presents a detailed analysis and synthesis of the processes affecting fluvial discharge of water, sediment and dissolved solids. It also discusses the ways in which climatic variation, episodic events and anthropogenic activities - past, present and future - affect the quantity and quality of river discharge. The book contains more than 165 figures - many in full color - including global and regional maps. An extensive appendix presents the 1534-river database as a series of 44 tables that provide quantitative data regarding the discharge of water, sediment and dissolved solids. The complete database is also presented within a GIS-based package available online at www.cambridge.org/milliman. Now available in paperback, reprinted with corrections, this is an invaluable resource for researchers, professionals and graduate students in hydrology, oceanography, geology, geomorphology and environmental policy.(site web de l'éditeur) |
| Note de contenu : |
1. Introduction (p.1) - 2. Runoff, erosion, and delivery to the coastal ocean (p.13) - 3. Temporal variations (p.70) - 4. Human activities and their impacts (p.115) - Appendix : A. North and Central America (p.170) - B. South America (p.199) - C. Europe (p.217)- D. Africa (p.251)- E. Eurasia (p.251)- F. Asia (p.289)- G. Oceania (p.312) - Références bibliographiques p. [333]-366. - Index : 1. Geographical index : bodies of water (p.367) - 2. Geographical index : Rivers (p.368) - 3. Geographical index : Terrestrial (p.379) - 4. Topical index (p.362) -
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River discharge to the coastal ocean : a global synthesis [texte imprimé] / John D. Milliman, Auteur ; Katherine L. Farnsworth, Auteur . - Cambridge ; New York ; Melbourne (UK ; USA) : Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2011 . - 1 vol. (VIII-384 p.) : ill. en noir et en coul., tables, cartes en coul., couv. ill. en coul. ; 29 cm. ISBN : 978-1-107-61218-1 PPN 154207160 Langues : Anglais ( eng)
| Tags : |
Cours d'eau -- Jaugeage Cours d'eau Géomorphologie fluviale Cours d'eau -- Europe Cours d'eau -- Asie Cours d'eau -- Amérique Cours d'eau -- Afrique Cours d'eau -- Océanie Stream measurements Rivers Fluvial geomorphology Rivers -- Europe Rivers -- Asia Rivers -- America Rivers -- Africa Rivers -- Oceania |
| Index. décimale : |
551.483 Fleuves et rivières, cours d'eau |
| Résumé : |
Rivers provide the primary link between land and sea. Utilizing the world's largest database, this book presents a detailed analysis and synthesis of the processes affecting fluvial discharge of water, sediment and dissolved solids. It also discusses the ways in which climatic variation, episodic events and anthropogenic activities - past, present and future - affect the quantity and quality of river discharge. The book contains more than 165 figures - many in full color - including global and regional maps. An extensive appendix presents the 1534-river database as a series of 44 tables that provide quantitative data regarding the discharge of water, sediment and dissolved solids. The complete database is also presented within a GIS-based package available online at www.cambridge.org/milliman. Now available in paperback, reprinted with corrections, this is an invaluable resource for researchers, professionals and graduate students in hydrology, oceanography, geology, geomorphology and environmental policy.(site web de l'éditeur) |
| Note de contenu : |
1. Introduction (p.1) - 2. Runoff, erosion, and delivery to the coastal ocean (p.13) - 3. Temporal variations (p.70) - 4. Human activities and their impacts (p.115) - Appendix : A. North and Central America (p.170) - B. South America (p.199) - C. Europe (p.217)- D. Africa (p.251)- E. Eurasia (p.251)- F. Asia (p.289)- G. Oceania (p.312) - Références bibliographiques p. [333]-366. - Index : 1. Geographical index : bodies of water (p.367) - 2. Geographical index : Rivers (p.368) - 3. Geographical index : Terrestrial (p.379) - 4. Topical index (p.362) -
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