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Diurnal, Seasonal and Annual Variation of Microwave Radio Refractivity Gradient over Akure, South West Nigeria

Adekunle Titus Adediji, Joseph Babatunde Dada & Moses Oludare Ajewole · Physical Science International Journal · 2019

In this study, four years in-situ measurements of atmospheric parameters (pressure, temperature and relative humidity) were carried out. The measurement was by placing an automatic weather station at five different heights: ground surface, 50, 100, 150 and 200 m respectively on a...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/psij/2019/v23i430161

Effect of Primary Radio Climatic Variables on Tropospheric Surface Radio Refractivity Over 3 Stations in Nigeria

A. I. Kareem, K. F. Olaseinde & K. A. Aminu · Physical Science International Journal · 2019

This study investigates the effect of primary radio climatic variables on the tropospheric surface radio refractivity across three stations (Makurdi (7.7322° N, 8.5391° E), Jos (9.8965° N, 8.8583° E) and Lagos (6.5244° N, 3.3792° E) in Nigeria. Two years (January 2008-December 20...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/psij/2019/v23i430159

Fermion Colour and Flavour Originating from Multiple Representations of the Lorentz Group and Clifford Algebra

Eckart Marsch · Physical Science International Journal · 2019

Where do such fermion properties as colour and flavour come from? We attempt to give a possible answer to this question in our paper. For that purpose we use the reducible (1/2,1/2) representation of the Lorentz group. Then the fermion corresponds to a doublet, each component of...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/psij/2019/v23i330158

Development of a New Type-I Isotherm for Correction of Langmuir Isotherm’s Over-estimation of Adsorption at Higher Pressures

Adeolu J. Alawode & Olugbenga A. Falode · Physical Science International Journal · 2019

Different gas equilibrium adsorption models (or isotherms) with various theoretical frameworks have been applied to quantify adsorbed volume (V) of gas (or fluid) through pressure-volume behaviour at a constant temperature. Most often, Langmuir isotherm (representing Type I Isoth...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/psij/2019/v23i330157

Modulational Instability of Ion Acoustic Waves in a Magnetized Plasma Consisting of Isothermally Distributed Hot and Cold Electrons

Sandip Dalui & Anup Bandyopadhyay · Physical Science International Journal · 2019

Using the standard Reductive Perturbation Method a nonlinear Schr¨odinger equation is derived to study the modulational instability of small amplitude ion acoustic waves in a collisionless magnetized plasma composed of adiabatic warm ions, Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution of hot el...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/psij/2019/v23i330156

Estimation of Growth Rate of Electromagnetic Plasma Wave through Vlasov-Maxwell Mathematical Frame in Ionospheric Plasma

S. J. Gogoi & P. N. Deka · Physical Science International Journal · 2019

Unique forms of nonlinear wave energy exchange phenomena are observed in the Earth’sionosphere region. Energy upconversion of nonresonant plasma waves in the top ionospheric and auroral zone are noticed.Origin of these phenomena are tried to explained by linear andnonlinear theor...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/psij/2019/v23i330155

Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Modified Radio Refractivity Gradient at 875 hPa and 700 hPa over Nigeria

S. E. Falodun, J. S. Ojo & V. O. Oviangbede · Physical Science International Journal · 2019

The meteorological effects on radio wave signals propagating through the troposphere are of great concerns in the design and performance of radio communication systems. Often, the effect can lead to anomalous propagation conditions such as ducting, super refraction and sub refrac...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/psij/2019/v23i330154

Effects of Thickness of a Mineral Layer of Granite and Marble on the Mechanical Properties of a Bilayer Material: Case of Granites

Bachir Koladé Adédokun Ambelohoun, Chakirou Akanho Toukourou, Guy Clarence Sèmassou, Jean Lois Fannou, Malahimi Anjorin & Vincent Prodjinonto · Physical Science International Journal · 2019

The present work is dedicated to the study of the mechanical properties of a bilayer material. This material consists of a mortar substrate and a mineral layer of granite or marble. The mixture of these two constituents of different characteristics gives a material whose properti...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/psij/2019/v23i230153

Influence of Cosmic Ray Invasions and Aerosol Plasma on Powerful Atmospheric Vortices

N. I. Izhovkina, S. N. Artekha, N. S. Erokhin & L. A. Mikhailovskaya · Physical Science International Journal · 2019

The Earth’s atmosphere is affected by various ionizing sources. The maximum ionization of atmospheric particles by cosmic rays corresponds to the altitude of formation of tropospheric clouds. In the high-latitude troposphere for the region of the geomagnetic polar cap, in the win...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/psij/2019/v23i230152

Effect of Annealing Temperature in Improvement the Optical Properties of TiO2 Doped Fe2O3 to Use in Thin Film

Abubakr Mahmoud Hamid, Hassan Wardi Hassan & Fatima Ahmed Osman · Physical Science International Journal · 2019

Solar energy is already has being widely successfully used in residential and industrial setting for thermal and electrical application such as space technology, communication, etc. I. Aims: The aim of this study the effect of the annealing temperature in improvement optical prop...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/psij/2019/v23i230150

The Greenhouse Effect Definition

Antero Ollila · Physical Science International Journal · 2019

The greenhouse effect concept explains the Earth’s elevated temperature. The IPCC endorses the anthropogenic global warming theory, and it assumes that the greenhouse (GH) effect is due to the longwave (LW) absorption by GH gases and clouds. The IPCC’s GH definition lets to under...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/psij/2019/v23i230149

Numerical Solution of Two Dimensional Laplace’s Equation on a Regular Domain Using Chebyshev Differentiation Matrices

M. O. Durojaye, J. K. Odeyemi & I. J. Ajie · Physical Science International Journal · 2019

This work presents an efficient procedure based on Chebychev spectral collocation method for computing the 2D Laplace’s equation on a rectangular domain. The numerical results and comparison of finite difference and finite element methods are presented. We obtained a satisfactory...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/psij/2019/v23i130144

Dilation of Time and Newton’s Absolute Time

Stefan von Weber & Alexander von Eye · Physical Science International Journal · 2019

The Cosmic Membrane theory states that the space in which the cosmic microwave background radiation has no dipole is identical with Newton’s absolute space. Light propagates in this space only. In contrast, in a moving inertial frame of reference light propagation is in-homogeneo...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/psij/2019/v23i130141