The 4th Assessment Reports prepared by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in 2007 reported serious concerns which directly affect the livelihoods of millions of coastal habitants and fishing communities. This study mainly concentrates on the awareness regarding...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2019/v20i130094
The aeromagnetic data of Monguno area northeastern Nigeria have been used to estimate Curie point depth, geothermal gradients and heat flow using spectral analysis. These geothermal parameters were subsequently employed to identify areas of geothermal resources. First order polyn...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2019/v20i130095
Aim: To study the carbon storage potential of Muthupet mangroves in Tamil Nadu using Remote sensing techniques. Place and Duration: The study is carried out in Muthupet Mangroves for the years 2000, 2010 and 2017. Methodology: In this study the remote sensing images were processe...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2019/v19i430096
Wildlife presents both a threat and a resource to humans. Protected areas offer the best protection for conserving biodiversity and ecosystems worldwide. Despite more than half protected areas around the world being established on indigenous land natives are generally prohibited...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2019/v19i430093
Telangana state is a newly formed state in India. It is the 29th state and was formed on 2nd June, 2014. It was part of erstwhile Andhra Pradesh state. The lack of political participation from the Telangana regions in state of Andhra Pradesh was the major cause for demanding sepa...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2019/v19i430092
Aims: Geophysical convection calculations can potentially obscure details necessary to understand convective-heat-transfer changes caused by changes in the adverse temperature gradient. The objective is to ascertain the functional relationship between adverse temperature gradient...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2019/v19i430091
The Western Ghats regions of India are characterised by highly complex and biodiverse forest ecosystem with heterogeneous tree species. The integration of LiDAR data with multispectral remote sensing has limitations in the case of spectral information abundance. The objective of...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2019/v19i430090
Aim: Popular methods of glacial mass balance studies are time consuming, laborious and therefore, not repetitive at yearly manner. A compact, user-friendly classification algorithm has been applied to estimate Equilibrium Line Altitude (ELA) and mass balance of mountain or valley...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2019/v19i330088
Land sliding is a perennial problem in the Eastern Himalayas. Out of 0.42 million km2 of Indian landmass prone to landslide, 42% fall in the North East Himalaya, specially Darjeeling and Sikkim Himalaya. Most of these landslides are triggered by excessive monsoon rainfall between...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2019/v19i330086
Cross sectional study was conducted around two unengineered dumpsites in Port Harcourt, Nigeria on heavy metal concentrations and physicochemical parameters in soil and plants. Physicochemical parameters studied include pH, Total Dissolved Solids (TDS), Biochemical Oxygen Demand...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2019/v19i330087
Aims: This study was carried out to assess the effect of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) leachate on groundwater quality in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Cross-sectional study was conducted around two dumpsites in Port Harcourt, Nigeria on leachates and borehole water. Study Design: Cross-...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2019/v19i330085
The major rock types mapped in the Tsiga area NW Nigeria, include gneisses and granites associated with minor rocks such as xenoliths and some structural features including foliation, joints, faults and veins (quartz and pegmatite).The mineralogy includes feldspar (orthoclase and...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2019/v19i230083
The study of visibility in the Niger Delta region is necessary because it reflects the atmospheric changes caused by economic expansion in Nigeria. Cities in the Niger Delta (especially Port Harcourt) are the most polluted cities in the country and therefore visibility degradatio...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2019/v19i330084
A good knowledge of fracturing leads to a better exploitation of the groundwater of the areas in crystalline basement. This study area of interests the catchment of Black Volta area in north eastern Côte d’Ivoire. Its aims to characterize the fracture networks of the catchment of...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2019/v19i230082
Facies analysis and depositional environment identification of the Vin field was evaluated through the integration and comparison of results from wireline logs, core analysis, seismic data, ditch cutting samples and petrophysical parameters. Well log suites from 22 wells comprisi...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2019/v19i230080