Temperature is one of the indicative factors of climate change which is one of the very important issues discussed in the recent two decades. The present research aimed at studying temporal and seasonal variation in temperature over North-eastern Nigeria, during the period 1981–2...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2015/18512
Groundwater quality prospective zones of Tindivanam Taluk, Tamil Nadu were investigated and delineated by an integrated approach of remote sensing and geographical information system (gis). Various thematic maps like geology, geomorphology, lineament, drainage, land use/land cove...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2015/18994
Changes in water quality caused by industrialization and technological advancement, affect fishery resources. The Warri River like many other water bodies in the Niger Delta are experiencing side effects in terms of pollutant build up and destruction of fishes resources. Samples...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2015/18636
This article outlines the prospect of natural gas hydrate in India, its identification, resource estimation and production technologies, and vital challenges associated with the viable production of natural gas from gas hydrates. It contains a brief review of petro-physical and c...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2015/18860
The present paper discusses with the problem of groundwater given by Boussinesq’s equation infiltration phenomenon in unsaturated porous media. The governing nonlinear partial differential equation is solved using optimal homotopy analysis method. The solution gives a height of f...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2015/17722
Landfills imbued with heavy elements are major threats to the environment. To assess anthropogenic enrichment, soil, leachate and groundwater samples were collected from active landfills in Lagos and analysed for some heavy elements. The geology of the sampled areas is essentiall...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2015/19197
This research examined the morphology of volcanic craters on the Biu plateau with the aim of understanding their modification and processes acting on them. The objectives of the study are to identify the craters; determine the morphology and the geomorphic processes responsible f...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2015/17803
The direct causes for the end-Cretaceous biological crisis are still enigmatic despite of the numerous studies carried out at the Chicxulub asteroid impact site and in the Indian late Cretaceous Deccan volcanic province. None of the discussed physical and chemical devastating fac...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2015/17721
The vertical electrical sounding (VES) method has been used to characterize the aquifer in part of Abak Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. Thirteen (13) electrical sounding were taken in three transect using ABEM Terrameter (SAS1000). The maximum current electrode s...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2015/17832
This study involved the delineation of all the river sub-basins in the Imo Basin of the Anambra-Imo River basin area. It the area drained by measuring all the tributaries and their stream order. This study found out that there are basically five sub-basins in Imo State, viz. Imo...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2015/17114
Five hundred and thirteen Vertical Electrical Sounding data sets were acquired within the Akure9. Metropolis, processed and interpreted quantitatively. Akure Metropolis lies within Latitudes 07°10. 09' and 07° 19'N and Longitudes 05° 07' and 05° 17'E and covers an areal extent...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2015/15851
The objective of this study is to integrate frequency and event based rainfall-runoff models in order to derive some conclusions on the role of basin physiography on the frequency distribution of peak flows. Annual peak flow series of the hypothetical basins with alternating phys...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2015/17950
The paper examines the impact of human’s activities along the River Ngadda channel, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria. Primary and secondary data were used for the study. The primary data include field observation and measurement of various activities along the river’s channel wher...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2015/14161
The study explored new strategies and technologies being used by cities around United Kingdom and China to mitigate climate change. So as to enable other cities in the world to emulate similar strategies. Hence, the study reviewed the adaptation strategies of five cities. One of...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2015/18399
In most peri-urban communities of south east Nigeria, shortages of domestic water supply relative to demand is a common feature of such areas. This is because most of these peri-urban communities usually fall outside the urban water supply projects physical boundary, thus forcing...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2015/14767