Screen LibraryGlobal drought and flood : observation, modeling, and prediction /
"Droughts and floods are causing increasing damage worldwide, often with devastating short- and long-term impacts on human society. Forecasting when they will occur, monitoring them as they develop, and learning from the past to improve disaster management is vital. Global Drought and Flood: Ob...
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American Geophysical Union ; Wiley,
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| Publisher Address: | [Washington, D.C] : Hoboken, NJ : |
| Publication Dates: | 2021. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Geophysical monograph series ;
265 |
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| Online Access: |
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781119427339 |
| Summary: |
"Droughts and floods are causing increasing damage worldwide, often with devastating short- and long-term impacts on human society. Forecasting when they will occur, monitoring them as they develop, and learning from the past to improve disaster management is vital. Global Drought and Flood: Observation, Modeling, and Prediction presents recent advances in the modeling and remote sensing of droughts and floods. It also describes the techniques and products currently available and how they are being used in practice." |
| Item Description: | Description based on print version record. |
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1 online resource (xiv, 338 pages) : color illustrations, maps. Also available in print. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781119427339 (electronic book) 9781119427308 |
| Index Number: | QC929 |
| CLC: | P426.616 |
| Contents: | Part I: Remote Sensing for Global Drought and Flood Observations -- Part II: Modeling and Prediction of Global Drought and Flood -- Part III: Global Drought and Flood Risk Assessment, Management, and Socioeconomic Response. |