New books in INSTAAR Information Center

A new semester means new books - get some choice titles in the INSTAAR library:

The fate of Greenland: Lessons from abrupt climate change
by P. Conkling, R. Alley, W. Broecker, and G. Denton, 2011
    Don't take my word for this one; listen to John Hollin: “Authored by Quaternary regulars Richard Alley, Wallace Broecker and George Denton, this book memorializing Gary Comer includes many of his spectacular photographs. It puts a human face on the paleoclimatic research of the last half-century, but is also an authoritative review of the subject.
    On the subject of what to do about the global warming the book records—don’t forget Fixing Climate, by Wallace Broecker and Robert Kunzig (2008), already on the IC shelves.”
 
Soil and environmental chemistry
by William F. Bleam, 2010
    This book introduces pore water chemistry in sediments, surficial materials, and soil. Focusing on essential topics and practical problem-solving skills, it provides a thorough understanding of biogeochemistry for application in the field. Computer modeling, sample problems, and a companion web site featuring ChemEQL data sets and problem solutions flesh out the text.
 
Principles of snow hydrology
by David DeWalle and Albert Rango, 2008
    This book describes the factors that control the accumulation, melting, and runoff of water from seasonal snowpacks. The book addresses not only the basic principles governing snow in the hydrologic cycle, but also the latest applications of remote sensing and techniques for modeling streamflow from snowmelt across large mixed land-use river basins. Chapters are devoted to climate and distribution of snow, energy exchange, snow chemistry, ground-based measurements and remote sensing of snowpack characteristics, snowpack management, and modeling snowmelt runoff.
 
Getting to know ArcGIS Desktop
by Tim Ormsby, Eileen Napoleon, Rob Burke, et al., 2010
    The hands-on workbook for learning ArcGIS has been updated for Version 10.

Also check the Information Center for current course texts, reference sources (Hello, Encyclopedia of Quaternary Science), and help navigating CU library databases and collections.