Although remote sensing is recognized as a powerful tool, less attention has been given to the use of thermal infrared (TIR) remote sensing. TIR data is useful for understanding the fluxes and redistribution of materials as a key aspect of land surface processes and land-atmosphere interrelationships ... more »

The first-ever book on this subject establishes a rigid, transparent and useful methodology for investigating the material metabolism of anthropogenic systems. Using Material Flow Analysis (MFA), the main sources, flows, stocks, and emissions of man-made and natural materials can be determined. By demonstrating ... more »

Modern Vacuum Physics presents the principles and practices of vacuum science and technology along with a number of applications in research and industrial production. The first half of the book builds a foundation in gases and vapors under rarefied conditions, The second half presents examples of the ... more »

Geomaterials: Constitutive Equations and Modelling is a revised, English language version of the successful French book Manuel de Rheologie des Geomateriaux published in 1987. With contributors from international experts in the field, covers the behaviour of non-metallic materials used in civil engineering ... more »

Addressesing practical and theoretical aspects of inorganic phosphors, authors Yen and Weber expand on the core research of Willi Lehmann and present the synthesis of phosphors in a cookbook style featuring nearly 300 recipes. They use the most up-to-date guidelines and methods to yield optimum light ... more »

Product Info Introduction to hydrology, emphasizing the application of hydrological knowledge to the solution of engineering problems. more »

The physicist and humanitarian took his place beside the great teachers with the publication of Relativity: The Special and General Theory, Einstein's own popular translation of the physics that shaped our "truths" of space and time. more »

The need to reduce pollution in textile production had put the spotlight on the use of enzymes in the chemical processing of fibers and textiles. Textile Processing with Enzymes covers all the relevant issues including the chemical constitution and properties of textile materials as potential substrates ... more »

Riparian Areas of the Southwestern United States: Hydrology, Ecology, and Management provides hydrologists, watershed managers, land-use planners, educators, policymakers, and non-governmental organizations with a comprehensive account of the multiple benefits and conflicts arising from the uniquely ... more »

This book presents a series of high level contributions from leading research groups around the world in the field of cement and concrete science. It deals with the rapidly advancing ... more » more »

Polymeric Liquids and Networks: Structure and Properties is the first book of two by William W. Graessley that presents a unified view of flexible-chain polymer liquids and networks. The topics of both volumes range from equilibrium properties to dynamic response, finite deformation behavior and non ... more »

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