| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 418 pages) : illustrations, maps (some color) |
| Series |
Water science and technology library ; v. 62 |
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Water science and technology library ; v. 62.
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| Contents |
Drought Monitoring and Forecasting -- Drought Monitoring and Forecasting at Large Scale -- Monitoring and Forecasting Drought on a Regional Scale: Emilia-Romagna Region -- Development of the Piedmont Region Hydrological Bulletin as a Support to Water Resources Monitoring and Management -- Is Drought Occurrence And Severity Increasing Due to Climate Change? Analysing Drought Class Transitions With Loglinear Models -- Stochastic Forecasting of Drought Indices -- Drought Description Through Agrometeorological Indices -- Use Of a New Agricultural Drought Index Within a Regional Drought Observatory -- Distributed Estimation of Actual Evapotranspiration Through Remote Sensing Techniques -- Testing a Modification of the Palmer Drought Severity Index for Mediterranean Environments -- Regional Drought Identification and Assessment. Case Study in Crete -- Water Resources Management Under Drought Conditions -- Drought Management Decision Support System by Means of Risk Analysis Models -- Mixed Simulation-Optimization Technique for Complex Water Resource System Analysis Under Drought Conditions -- Reservoirs Water-Quality Characterization for Optimization Modelling Under Drought Conditions PART I -- Reservoirs Trophic State Characterization -- Reservoirs Water-Quality Characterization for Optimization Modelling Under Drought Conditions Part II -- Water-Quality Optimization Modelling -- Monitoring And Management Of Groundwater Under Drought Conditions -- Methods and Tools for Groundwater Monitoring Aimed at the Water Resources Management Under Drought Conditions -- Study And Monitoring Of Salt Water Intrusion In The Coastal Area Between Mazara Del Vallo And Marsala (South-Western Sicily) -- Drought Impacts And Mitigation Measures -- Guidelines for Planning and Implementing Drought Mitigation Measures -- Drought Impacts in Agriculture: Water Conservation and Water Saving Practices and Management -- Assessment of Water Shortage In Urban Areas -- Drought Risk in Agriculture in Mediterranean Regions. Case Study: Eastern Crete |
| Summary |
"This book will be of interest to researchers and professionals in the fields of meteorology, hydrology and agronomy, public institutions in charge of hydrometeorological monitoring and forecasting; water resources systems managers and decision makers responsible for the implementation of drought mitigation strategies."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| In |
Springer e-books |
| Subject |
Drought forecasting.
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Droughts -- Risk assessment
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Environmental monitoring.
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Water-supply -- Management
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SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Meteorology & Climatology.
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Environnement.
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Sciences de la terre.
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Drought forecasting
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Environmental monitoring
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Water-supply -- Management
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Rossi, Giuseppe.
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Vega, Teodoro.
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Bonaccorso, Brunella.
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| ISBN |
9781402059247 |
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1402059248 |
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9781402059230 |
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140205923X |
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