Format:
Online-Ressource (XIII, 275 p. 82 illus., 47 illus. in color, digital)
ISBN:
9784431540359
Series Statement:
Global Environmental Studies
Content:
Water circulates continuously and seamlessly on Earth with little regard for the boundaries we draw. There are natural boundaries as between land and ocean and surface and subsurface environments, as well as human or demographic boundaries between nations, cultures, and religions. Although considered necessary by societies, these human-created boundaries disrupt natural water circulation, leading to serious water-related environmental problems. The dilemma of how to manage water beyond our boundaries remains, and nations have different ways and means of controlling each form of water, whether as vapor, surface water, groundwater, or seawater. Recent findings on the interaction of water from land, oceans, and the atmosphere encourage researchers to undertake collaborative work that goes beyond the boundaries of each discipline, be it oceanography, surface and subsurface hydrology, climatology, or glaciology. Drawing on all these fields, the book focuses on two major boundaries: that between surface water and ground water, and that between terrestrial water and ocean water. This comprehensive work is of great value to experts in academia, international organizations, consulting firms, water resources, fisheries, and urban development planning agencies
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Description based upon print version of record
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The Dilemma of Boundaries; Preface; Contents; Contributors; Global Environmental Series; Part I: Introduction; Chapter 1: Introduction; References; Chapter 2: Codi fi cation of International Law for Transboundary Aquifers by the United Nations; 2.1 Article 1; 2.2 Article 2; 2.3 Article 3; 2.4 Article 4; 2.5 Article 6; 2.6 Article 7; 2.7 Article 16; References; Part II: Ignored Linkage Between Surface and Subsurface Environments; Chapter 3: Introduction; 3.1 Groundwater: The Key to Understanding the Linkage; 3.2 Estimation of Water Balances Using Geochemical Methods
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3.3 The Water Quality Dilemma3.4 Lessons About Groundwater Quality from Geological History; 3.5 To Overcome the Water Quality Dilemma; References; Chapter 4: Linkages Beyond the Surface-Subsurface and Land-Ocean Boundaries for Better Environmental Management in Asia; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Study Areas and Methods; 4.3 Linkage Between Surface Water and Groundwater; 4.4 Linkage Between Surface and Subsurface Thermal Environments; 4.5 Changes in Land Cover/Use; 4.6 Linkage Between Land and Ocean; 4.7 Conclusions; References
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Chapter 5: The Nitrate-Arsenic Boundary as an Important Concept in Aquatic Environmental Studies5.1 Definition of the NA Boundary; 5.2 Pollution and Attenuation Mechanisms Related to Redox Change; 5.3 Case Study of Jakarta and Bangkok; 5.3.1 Location, Geology, Hydrogeology and Land Use; 5.3.2 Nitrate and Arsenic Pollution in Jakarta and Bangkok; 5.3.3 Nitrate and Sulfate Isotope Ratios; 5.3.4 Hydro-Biogeochemical Models for Jakarta and Bangkok; 5.4 Application of NA Boundary for Sustanable Groundwater Use; References
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Chapter 6: A Radon-Based Mass Balance Model for Assessing Groundwater In fl ows to Lakes6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Model Approach and Assumptions; 6.2.1 Radon as a Tracer; 6.2.2 Mass Balance Model; 6.3 Site Description and Experimental Approach; 6.4 Results and Discussion; 6.4.1 Mooring Results: March 2008; 6.4.2 Mooring Results: December 2008; 6.4.3 Summary of Results; References; Part III: Transboundary Linkage of Land and Ocean; Chapter 7: Introduction; Chapter 8: "Giant Fish-Breeding Forest": A New Environmental System Linking Continental Watershed with Open Water; 8.1 Introduction
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8.2 Aims of the Amur-Okhotsk Project (AOP)8.3 Results of the AOP; References; Chapter 9: Numerical Simulation of Dissolved Iron Production and Transport in the Amur River and the Sea of Okhotsk; 9.1 Amur River; 9.2 Site Description; 9.3 Materials and Methods; 9.3.1 Model Structure; 9.3.2 Data and Parameter Setting; 9.3.3 Experimental Design of Land Cover Conversion; 9.4 Results and Discussion; 9.4.1 Model Validation; 9.4.2 Effect of Land Cover Conversion; 9.5 Sea of Okhotsk; 9.6 OGCM; 9.7 Simulation of Okhotsk Sea Circulation; 9.8 Tracer Experiments; 9.9 Iron Model; 9.10 Concluding Remarks
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References
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9784431540342
Additional Edition:
Buchausg. u.d.T. ISBN 978-4-431-54034-2
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1007/978-4-431-54035-9
