Coastal watershed management.9781845640910 Coastal watershed management. Ed. by Ali Fares and Aly I. El-Kadi. WIT Press 2008 406 pages $276.00 Hardcover International series on progress in water resources TC159 Now that we appreciate coastal waters as unique watersheds with such features as proximity to the ocean and its weather, unique rainfall patterns, subsurface sub·sur·face adj. Of, relating to, or situated in an area beneath a surface, especially the surface of the earth or of a body of water. Adj. 1. features and types of land covers, it is clear that our new knowledge must be applied to sustainable management. This collection of articles includes recent research relevant to such management, addressing chemical, biological and sedimentary sed·i·men·ta·ry also sed·i·men·tal adj. 1. Of, containing, resembling, or derived from sediment. 2. Geology Of or relating to rocks formed by the deposition of sediment. pollutants pollutants see environmental pollution. from streams to receiving waters and then to the coastal ecosystem. The contributors cover hydrological hy·drol·o·gy n. The scientific study of the properties, distribution, and effects of water on the earth's surface, in the soil and underlying rocks, and in the atmosphere. modeling, water quality assessment and watershed management. They also cover practicalities in practice in management with tools adapted to the features of the coastal watershed. The case studies offer a variety of approaches, making this suitable for classroom use as a reader as well as a professional reference. The US office of WIT Press is Computational Mechanics Computational mechanics is the subject/profession concerned with the use of computational methods and devices to study phenomena governed by the principles of mechanics. Before the emergence of computational science (also called scientific computing) as a "third way" besides . ([c]20082005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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