Measuring the natural environment /

Annotation Measurements of natural phenomena are vital for any type of environmental monitoring, from the practical day-to-day management of rivers and agriculture, and weather forecasting, through to longer term assessment of climate change and glacial retreat. This book looks at past, present and...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Strangeways, Ian, 1932-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000.
Subjects:
Earth sciences > Measurement.
Environmental monitoring.
Environmental Monitoring
Sciences de la terre > Mesure.
Environnement > Surveillance.
SCIENCE > Environmental Science (see also Chemistry > Environmental)
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Environmental Policy.
Earth sciences > Measurement
Environmental monitoring
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Basics
  • 2. Radiation
  • 3. Temperature
  • 4. Humidity
  • 5. Wind
  • 6. Evaporation
  • 7. Barometric Pressure
  • 8. Precipitation
  • 9. Soil Moisture and Groundwater
  • 10. Water
  • 11. Data Logging
  • 12. Telemetry
  • 13. Oceans and Polar Regions
  • 14. Remote Sensing
  • 15. Forward Look.

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