Drought : an interdisciplinary perspective /
Cook, Benjamin I.,
Drought : an interdisciplinary perspective / Benjamin I. Cook. - New York : Columbia University Press, (c)2019. - 1 online resource.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction to the hydrologic cycle and drought -- Global hydroclimatology -- Drought in the climate system -- Drought and hydroclimate variability in the Holocene -- Climate change and drought -- Case studies: the Dust Bowl and the Sahel drought -- Desertification and land degradation -- Groundwater and irrigation.
Benjamin I. Cook brings together climate science, hydrology, and ecology to provide a synthetic overview of drought and its environmental and social consequences. Drought is a critical interdisciplinary text that will be essential reading for a broad range of students in earth science and environmental and sustainability studies.
9780231548908
Droughts.
Electronic Books.
QC929 / .D768 2019
Drought : an interdisciplinary perspective / Benjamin I. Cook. - New York : Columbia University Press, (c)2019. - 1 online resource.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction to the hydrologic cycle and drought -- Global hydroclimatology -- Drought in the climate system -- Drought and hydroclimate variability in the Holocene -- Climate change and drought -- Case studies: the Dust Bowl and the Sahel drought -- Desertification and land degradation -- Groundwater and irrigation.
Benjamin I. Cook brings together climate science, hydrology, and ecology to provide a synthetic overview of drought and its environmental and social consequences. Drought is a critical interdisciplinary text that will be essential reading for a broad range of students in earth science and environmental and sustainability studies.
9780231548908
Droughts.
Electronic Books.
QC929 / .D768 2019