A review of high impact literature on the Southern Benue Trough and Anambra Basin was undertaken to enhance the understanding and definition of the basins in terms of their evolution, area extent, sedimentation history, as well as their litho- bio- and sequence stratigraphy. Earl...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2017/30416
The contamination of soil by petroleum hydrocarbons has resulted in an increased attention towards the development of sound and innovative technologies for its remediation. Biodegradation of hydrocarbons by natural populations of microorganisms is the most eco-friendly and econom...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2017/36647
The aim of this article is to describe two-dimensional scallops (scallops guided inside ribs) found in a syphon, to compare them to the ordinary three-dimensional corrosion forms frequently found in karst systems (scallops and flutes). We also raise a certain number of questions...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2017/36409
Secondary education is a program of public education immediately following primary or elementary schooling. It begins generally at the age of 12 to 14 and continues from four to six years. Some secondary educations, such as vocational schools, is terminal and prepare the student...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2017/36485
Coastal zones monitoring is an important task in sustainable development and environmental protection. For coastal zones monitoring, shoreline extraction is a fundamental work. The shoreline is defined as a line of contact between land and water body. The main purposes of this st...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2017/36233
The surface water of river basins in particular the Sahel region of north – east Nigeria show very sensitive inter-annual fluctuations due to climate changes. Seasonal changes of climatic indices on water level of six rivers: Dadin-kowa, Jimeta, Donga, Geidam, Alau and Jamaare of...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2017/34807
A polling unit is defined as a designated location where registered voters cast their votes on election days. Information about where polling units are located and other attribute information is critical for proper planning, delivery and distribution of election materials, as wel...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2017/36487
Geological studies, remote sensing and geophysical investigation around twenty two boreholes (highly and moderately productive, or dry ones) have clarified aquifers productivity factors of the crystalline basement of Burkina Faso as well as their geophysical signature. To boost t...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2017/35724
This study aimed at characterizing the urban Land Use/Cover (LU/C) types and their spatio-temporal changes in Awka Metropolis, Anambra State from a sub-pixel perspective. The study made use of Landsat satellite imageries for three epochs (1986, 2001 and 2016) covering a total of...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2017/35209
A study of variability of latent heating rate over West Africa has been done. Results were divided into three categories: mean latent heating rate profiles, monthly time series of mean latent heating rate at four different vertical layers in the atmosphere, and the latitudinal cr...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2017/35612
This study on Qualitative Interpretation of recently acquired aeromagnetic data of Naraguta, sheet 168 was aimed at analysing and interpreting the data, identifying the subsurface structures and the mineralized zones. Using some software packages, the data was analysed using the...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2017/35529
This study reports the ambient concentrations of total suspended particulate matter (TSP: both respirable and non-respirable) measured in Yenagoa and its environs as means of determining the distribution of particulate matter to assess the ambient air quality of a fast growing ur...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2017/35765
Sand dunes are topographical height in the low-lying coastal plain of west Bengal. They protect wave attack in the low-lying areas, shelter land ward communities and assist in the retention of fresh water tables against salt water intrusion. Sand dunes are developed along the coa...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2017/35657
Urban expansion is a universal trend primarily determined by the over population growth, particularly in developing countries like Egypt. Pattern and boundary of urban expansion could be observed and modeled on a spatial and temporal dimension. In the present study, GIS and remot...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2017/34906
Field study of the area shows that the major rock groups are migmatites, gneisses, schists, quartzites and calc-silicate rocks which have been intruded by a series of granites and pegmatites. The gneisses are sandwiched by the migmatites while the schists are highly weathered. Pe...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2017/32707