Precipitation [electronic resource] : earth surface responses and processes / edited by Jesús Rodrigo-Comino.

Precipitation is a key factor needed for understanding landscape evolution and ecosystem services. Knowing the main precipitation composition, mechanisms and processes allows for efficient land management plans and ecosystem restoration activities. However, precipitation shows different responses un...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Rodrigo-Comino, Jesús (Editor)
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam : Elsevier, [2021]
Subjects:
Precipitation (Meteorology)
Online Access:
ScienceDirect eBooks - Earth and Planetary Sciences 2021: 2021 (ScienceDirect)
Variant Title:
Precipitation: earth surface responses and processes
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • 1. Introduction: Rainfall, the State-of-the-Art
  • 2. Precipitation, climate change and global circulation models
  • 3. Composition of rainwater
  • 4. Extreme rainfall events: Tropical storms, Monsoons and el Niño, and droughts
  • 5. Snow and related processes to high latitudes and mountainous areas
  • 6. Traditional and modern precipitation monitoring opportunities
  • 7. Precipitation mapping and spatial analysis
  • 8. Understanding the water balance
  • 9. Responses of soil moisture to rainfall pulses and land preparation techniques
  • 10. Challenges to improve Precipitation-Hydrological experimental fieldwork
  • 11. From rainfall to sediment delivery and storage
  • 12. On the relationship between precipitation and species distribution
  • 13. Rainfall as a vector-borne disease
  • 14. Effects of rainfall extreme events on coastal marine ecosystems
  • 15. Morphological response and associated processes to precipitation in volcanic areas
  • 16. Response of burned areas and associated ecosystems to rainfall events
  • 17. Geomorphological precipitation as a key element in the modelling of the landscapes
  • 18. Rainfall and river evolution
  • 19. Understanding the implication of raindrops and splash in soil erosion studies
  • 20. Rainfall Erosivity: Basic Theorems, Sensitivity to Intensity Measurements, and Modeling Applications
  • 21. Rainfall and associated extreme soil erosion processes mapping: rills, gullies and landslides
  • 22. Rainfall simulators for experimental research
  • 23. Rainfall-runoff-erosion processes in urban areas
  • 24. Rainfall, soil sealing and floods in urban and rural areas
  • 25. Stormwater quality, treatment and management.