Aims: The dangerous portion of ultraviolet radiation is widely believed to be completely absorbed by the atmosphere before reaching Earth’s surface. Our objective is to make multiple measurements at Earth’s surface of the solar irradiance spectrum in the range 200-400 nm. Method...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2018/40245
It is important to combine different methods to quantify the soil loss in a mountainous sub-watershed. Geographic Information System (GIS), Remote Sensing and Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) were adopted to estimate the annual soil loss in the highest watershed in Mo...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2018/40322
Our aim is to develop a computational model of the corrosion forms known as scallops and flutes, common in karst environment. This model is designed to take in account dynamical interactions between successive forms, which has previously never be done, and to be as simple as poss...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2018/40309
• The present project aims at the processing and interpretation of magnetic data along the basement adjacent to the Sergipe-Alagoas Sedimentary, Southern Borborema Province, and northeast Brazil. The magnetic and geological studies were developed simultaneously to make a magnetic...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2018/38748
To understand the impact on temporal variation of inner shelf environments of the southern part of Gulf of Mannar on the distribution of Ostracoda, a systematic collection of sediment and bottom water samples were made at 28 stations. Seven samples each were collected along four...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2018/40549
Twenty aeromagnetic maps were used for this study, which covers parts of Southern Sedimentary basins and their adjourning basement flanks in Nigeria. The aeromagnetic maps were acquired from the Nigeria Geological Survey Agency on a scale of 1: 100,000. The data was digitized man...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2018/39331
The study investigated inter-annual rainfall variability effect on precipitation effectiveness in Nasarawa State. Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission (TRMM) remote sensing rainfall data was used for the study. The daily rainfall record from 1998-2015 was collected for the study....
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2018/40005
Industrial development in the world, especially in developing countries is a prevailing issue with serious emphases on the location of these industries. Finding suitable geographic foci for industries is very important for administrators of firms, investors as well as the governm...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2018/39994
Use of ICT in artisanal gold mining provides information on new improved gold mining technologies which are environmentally friendly with a higher recovery rate of gold hence better income to the miners while conserving the environment. For the mining communities to decide whethe...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2017/39273
This study identified the relationship between land use land cover changes (LULC) and flood vulnerability (FV) in a watershed using geospatial data. Using the supervised classification method and post classification change detection technique, nature, extent and rate of land use...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2018/36574
This study assessed the risks of air pollution in the city of Dakar. The objective is to evaluate the concentration levels of the pollutants measured in different sites of the Air Quality Management Center (CQA) of Dakar. The study took place between January and August 2013 and i...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2017/38387
This paper is focused on mapping of lineaments within the Schist Belt of Ilesa using Geographic Information System (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS) tools. An approach which involved studies of lithology and lineaments were useful for a proper assessment of groundwater bearing potent...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2017/38726
This study aims to evaluate the environmental vulnerability of the Mt. Abune yosef Afro-alpine ecosystem in the North Highlands of Ethiopia. Remote sensing, Geographic information system (RS,GIS) and Spatial Principal Component Analysis (SPCA) as well as the structure and semi-st...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2017/38982
The disposal of agro-industrial wastes is a serious problem and their deposition poses health hazard for all the living beings. Agro-industrial residues constitute a major proportion (almost 30%) of worldwide agricultural production. SSF methods are widely used for the protein en...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2017/39019
Maize production is of primary importance in the world, especially considering that its cultivation takes up one of the greatest ratios of land used for agricultural production.Based on analysis of rainfall pattern and thermal regime, maize phenological stages and harvesting date...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2017/34670