Ebook: Geosciences and Water Resources: Environmental Data Modeling

This volume contains selected up-to-date professional papers prepared by specialists from various disciplines related to geosciences and water resources. Thirty papers discuss different aspects of environmental data modeling. It provides a forum bringing together contributions, both theoretical and applied, with special attention to Water in Ecosystems, Global Atmospheric Evolution, Space and Earth Remote Sensing, Regional Environmental Changes, Accessing Geoenvironmental Data and Ecotoxicological Issues. "Geosciences and Water Resources: Environmental Data Modeling" is now the fourth volume in the Series "Data and Knowledge in a Changing World". Launched by CODATA after the 14th International Conference of the Committee on Data for Sciences and Technology, in Chambery, the purpose of this new Series is to collect from widely varying fields a wealth of information pertaining to the intelligent exploitation of data in science and technology and to make that information available to a multidisciplinary community. The present series encompasses a broad range of contributions, including computer-related handling and visualization of data, to the major scientific, tech­ nical, medical and social fields. The titles of the previous published volumes are: The Information Revolution: Impact on Science and Technology. Modeling Complex Data for Creating Information. Industrial Information and Design Issues.

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This volume contains selected up-to-date professional papers prepared by specialists from various disciplines related to geosciences and water resources. It brings together contributions, both theoretical and applied, with special attention to Water in Ecosystems, Global Atmospheric Evolution, Space and Earth Remote Sensing, Regional Environmental Changes, Accessing Geoenvironmental Data and Ecotoxicological Issues.

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This volume contains selected up-to-date professional papers prepared by specialists from various disciplines related to geosciences and water resources. It brings together contributions, both theoretical and applied, with special attention to Water in Ecosystems, Global Atmospheric Evolution, Space and Earth Remote Sensing, Regional Environmental Changes, Accessing Geoenvironmental Data and Ecotoxicological Issues.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XXII
The Quest For A Healthier Environment....Pages 1-12
On The Problems of Assessing The World’s Water Resources....Pages 13-32
System for the Management of Agricultural Pollution: EUREKA-ISMAP Project....Pages 33-42
New Tools for Diagnosing Underground Pollution by Petro-Chemicals: A Creative Concept in Europe....Pages 43-50
Effects of Tributaries On River Water - Sediment Interactions: A Multi-Dimensional Presentation....Pages 51-56
Environmental Assessment and Management in MOLDAVIA....Pages 57-62
Time and Space Forecasting of Nitrate and Salinity Contents in the Aquifers of Campo de Dalias (South East Spain)....Pages 63-76
Incidence of Fluorosis in India with Special Reference to Andhra Pradesh....Pages 77-84
Contamination of Lake Water by Pesticides via Atmospheric Transport....Pages 85-92
A New Methodology Concept in Aquatic Ecotoxicology: the Integrated Approach from Laboratory to Outdoor Experiments....Pages 93-100
Stochastic Imaging of Environmental Data....Pages 101-114
Modeling Paleoclimatic Changes Using a Feedback Energetic System. Prediction of Mean Ice Global Variations.....Pages 115-124
Gaseous Toxic Emission from Plastic Materials During their Thermal Decomposition....Pages 125-132
Inventory of Pollutant Emissions into Atmosphere in Europe — Corinair Project....Pages 133-148
Environmental Impact Analysis Using Remotely Sensed Data....Pages 149-158
Use of the Rose-Diagram Method for Vegetation Fire Pattern Analysis on a Regional Scale in Africa....Pages 159-164
Integration of LANDSAT TM Data and SPOT Digital Elevation Model Applied to Geoscientific and Geotechnical Research in the Area North of Kathmandu, Nepal....Pages 165-174
Geographic Information System for Environmental Assessment of the Long-Range Pollution Effects in Remote Areas (Himalayas, Nepal)....Pages 175-183
Desertification of Mediterranean and Mountainous Regions....Pages 185-196
Land Cover Change Detection in a Mediterranean Area (Maritime Syria) from Remotely Sensed Data....Pages 197-214
Index of Environmental Quality for Land Management....Pages 215-222
Large Database Access and Usage in the Earth and Space Sciences through Computer Networks....Pages 223-230
International Directory Network—Russian Branch....Pages 231-236
G.D.Q.-Expert: An Expert System for Assessing Geotechnical Data Quality Application to the Menard Pressuremeter Test....Pages 237-244
The Use of G.I.S. in Petroleum Industry for Oil Exploration and Production....Pages 245-256
Cleaning of Gas Flow Using Chemical Reaction Database....Pages 257-262
Photo-Induced Toxicity of Pahs: QSAR Models and Environmental Significance....Pages 263-272
Cautionary Comments Concerning the Use of Profiles of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Pah) for Source Apportionment....Pages 273-280
DNA Modifications Due to Oxidative Damage....Pages 281-288
Back Matter....Pages 289-314

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This volume contains selected up-to-date professional papers prepared by specialists from various disciplines related to geosciences and water resources. It brings together contributions, both theoretical and applied, with special attention to Water in Ecosystems, Global Atmospheric Evolution, Space and Earth Remote Sensing, Regional Environmental Changes, Accessing Geoenvironmental Data and Ecotoxicological Issues.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XXII
The Quest For A Healthier Environment....Pages 1-12
On The Problems of Assessing The World’s Water Resources....Pages 13-32
System for the Management of Agricultural Pollution: EUREKA-ISMAP Project....Pages 33-42
New Tools for Diagnosing Underground Pollution by Petro-Chemicals: A Creative Concept in Europe....Pages 43-50
Effects of Tributaries On River Water - Sediment Interactions: A Multi-Dimensional Presentation....Pages 51-56
Environmental Assessment and Management in MOLDAVIA....Pages 57-62
Time and Space Forecasting of Nitrate and Salinity Contents in the Aquifers of Campo de Dalias (South East Spain)....Pages 63-76
Incidence of Fluorosis in India with Special Reference to Andhra Pradesh....Pages 77-84
Contamination of Lake Water by Pesticides via Atmospheric Transport....Pages 85-92
A New Methodology Concept in Aquatic Ecotoxicology: the Integrated Approach from Laboratory to Outdoor Experiments....Pages 93-100
Stochastic Imaging of Environmental Data....Pages 101-114
Modeling Paleoclimatic Changes Using a Feedback Energetic System. Prediction of Mean Ice Global Variations.....Pages 115-124
Gaseous Toxic Emission from Plastic Materials During their Thermal Decomposition....Pages 125-132
Inventory of Pollutant Emissions into Atmosphere in Europe — Corinair Project....Pages 133-148
Environmental Impact Analysis Using Remotely Sensed Data....Pages 149-158
Use of the Rose-Diagram Method for Vegetation Fire Pattern Analysis on a Regional Scale in Africa....Pages 159-164
Integration of LANDSAT TM Data and SPOT Digital Elevation Model Applied to Geoscientific and Geotechnical Research in the Area North of Kathmandu, Nepal....Pages 165-174
Geographic Information System for Environmental Assessment of the Long-Range Pollution Effects in Remote Areas (Himalayas, Nepal)....Pages 175-183
Desertification of Mediterranean and Mountainous Regions....Pages 185-196
Land Cover Change Detection in a Mediterranean Area (Maritime Syria) from Remotely Sensed Data....Pages 197-214
Index of Environmental Quality for Land Management....Pages 215-222
Large Database Access and Usage in the Earth and Space Sciences through Computer Networks....Pages 223-230
International Directory Network—Russian Branch....Pages 231-236
G.D.Q.-Expert: An Expert System for Assessing Geotechnical Data Quality Application to the Menard Pressuremeter Test....Pages 237-244
The Use of G.I.S. in Petroleum Industry for Oil Exploration and Production....Pages 245-256
Cleaning of Gas Flow Using Chemical Reaction Database....Pages 257-262
Photo-Induced Toxicity of Pahs: QSAR Models and Environmental Significance....Pages 263-272
Cautionary Comments Concerning the Use of Profiles of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Pah) for Source Apportionment....Pages 273-280
DNA Modifications Due to Oxidative Damage....Pages 281-288
Back Matter....Pages 289-314
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