Where the river flows : scientific reflections on earth's waterways

Where the river flows : scientific reflections on earth's waterways /

Rivers are essential to civilization and even life itself, yet how many of us truly understand how they work? Why do rivers run where they do? Where do their waters actually come from? How can the same river flood one year and then dry up the next? Where the River Flows takes you on a majestic journ...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fleming, Sean W. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2017]
Subjects:
Rivers.
Hydrology.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geography.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geology.
NATURE > Ecosystems & Habitats > Rivers.
Hydrology
Rivers
Online Access:Connect to this title online (unlimited users allowed)
Table of Contents:
  • Why rivers are where they are
  • How do rivers remember?
  • Clouds talking to fish: the information content of rain
  • Searching for buried treasure
  • The digital rainbow
  • Landslides, fractals, and artificial life
  • The sky's not the limit
  • The hydrologist's final exam: watershed modeling
  • Epilogue.

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