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Type:
Electronic resources
Electronic books
Date:
2020
Notes:
Elecresource
ELEC copy purchased with funds from the Margery Masinter Foundation Endowment for Illustrated Books.
Contents:
Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- About The Handbook of Natural Resources -- Acknowledgments -- Aims and Scope -- Editor -- Contributors -- Section I: Fresh Water and Hydrology -- 1 Aquifers: Groundwater Storage -- Introduction -- Compressibility -- Confined Aquifer Storage -- Unconfined Aquifer Storage -- Confining Units -- Three-Dimensional Storage -- Conclusion -- References -- Bibliography -- 2 Aquifers: Recharge -- Introduction -- Water Budget Methods -- Methods Based on Surface Water or Ground Water Data
Darcian Methods -- Tracer Methods -- Other Methods -- References -- 3 Artificial Reservoirs: Land Cover Change on Local Climate -- Introduction -- Is the Impact of Dams Detectable from Observational Records? -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 4 Drainage and Water Quality -- Environmental Conditions -- Pollutant Properties -- Management Practices -- Conclusion -- References -- 5 Endorheic Lake Dynamics: Remote Sensing -- Introduction -- Global Distribution of Endorheic Lakes -- Remote Sensing Monitoring of Endorheic Lakes -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References
6 Eutrophication -- Introduction -- Cultural Eutrophication -- Rate of Eutrophication -- Effects of Eutrophication -- Reduction and Management -- References -- 7 Evaporation: Lakes and Large Bodies of Water -- Introduction -- Techniques for Measuring Lake Evaporation -- Estimation of Evaporation -- References -- 8 Evaporation and Energy Balance -- Introduction -- Energy Balance and Water Availability -- Determination of the Surface Energy Balance -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- 9 Field Water Supply and Balance -- Introduction -- Water Balance Components -- Applications -- Conclusion
Alteration of Hydrologic Processes -- Hydrograph Effects -- Mitigation -- Conclusions -- References -- 14 Impervious Surface Area: Effects -- Introduction -- Land Cover Change and Impervious Cover -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Bibliography -- 15 Infiltration Systems and Nitrate Removal -- Introduction -- Microbial Removal Processes -- Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems -- Permeable Reactive Barriers -- Conclusion -- References -- 16 Low-Impact Development -- Introduction -- Typical Characteristics of Low-Impact Development -- Limitations