This study assessed the concentration of As, Pb, Zn, Cu, Ni, Cr, V, Sr, Y, Nb, Zr, Cl, TS, TiO2, MnO, CaO and P2O5 in the mangrove sediment and R. racemosa samples from Choba, Ogbogoro and Isaka in Niger Delta, Nigeria. A total of 6 sediment and 9 R. racemosa samples were collect...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2018/44485
Numerical dynamic analysis was carried out for a field in the coastal swamp depobelt of the Niger Delta basin using subsurface growth faults mapped by detailed 3D structural interpretation of seismic data. Orientation analysis of the faults provided the necessary fault plane data...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2018/39458
The cities are growing in all directions resulting in urban sprawl, and it is governed by geographic and socio-economic factors such as population growth, policy and economic development. The uncontrolled momentum of urban sprawl and land use change raises many issues which might...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2018/43159
The Adi Ganga River is a paleodistributary of the Bhagirathi-Hugli River, and was once an important navigational channel according to Medieval Bengali literature. Many European merchants and travellers also travelled through the Adi Ganga by vessels to the port of Kolkata. Local...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2018/43731
Electrical resistivity method for groundwater investigation using vertical electrical sounding (VES) technique was carried out in parts of Afugiri in Umuahia-North Local Government Area of Abia State. The major aim is to delineate the aquiferous units within the study area by det...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2018/34858
This article investigated the principal reason for water circulations in the Caspian Sea. Unlike other inland water bodies, and similar to the open seas, the Caspian Sea shows regular water circulations which are not explained by the wind. The Steric contribution of water level f...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2018/44294
The transformation of the rural landscape through industrialisation, urbanisation and rural-urban migration contributes to the physical growth of cities using ‘built-up’ development, known as urban sprawl. Urban sprawls are often associated with the increase of Land Surface Tempe...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2018/44047
In this Review, we aim to reveal an unrecognised source of causality leading to increases in combustibility, intensity, and the extent of California, United States of America wildfires, and the concomitant harm to human and environmental health. We review literature, including sc...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2018/44148
The Soil Conservation Service-Curve Number (SCS-CN) method is one of indirect methods of runoff estimation developed by National Resources Conservation Service (NRSC), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The main objectives of the present study are to estimate surface...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2018/44076
Aim: Gottschalk demonstrated the bump coincident with World War II is a robust feature showing up in eight independent NOAA temperature databases. Without contradicting Gottschalk's conclusion, I consider the broader activities of WW2, especially the manner of altering Earth's de...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2018/44290
A palynostratigraphic study of Well-X in the Niger Delta was carried out with a gamma ray log and a total of sixteen ditch cutting samples collected at different depth interval (700ft - 2180 ft), the samples were made up of sandstone, sandy shale and shale, depicting that the wel...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2018/37268
This study aims to investigate the urban heat island (UHI) effect of San Antonio, Texas (USA), and its temporal changes over the time period 1991-2010. It is an extension of previous work that used historical air temperature data from 1946 to 1990. The study was designed to compa...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2018/43367
Kumbur River basin has been one of the biodiversity areas in India. Land use and land cover study of a particular area has been one of the most important criteria to know about the usage pattern of the environmental conditions. With every passing year, we can see a change in lan...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2018/43062
Grain size distribution, pebble morphometry and petrographic analyses were carried out on samples collected from Mamfe Formation, Ikom-Mamfe Embayment, southeastern Nigeria to determine textural parameters, provenance and paleoenvironment. The results from grain size analysis sho...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2018/42686
This paper presents landslide hazard assessment in and around Balkhila sub-watershed of Uttarakhand, Himalaya using remote sensing data and Geographical Information System. IRS-IC LISS III, RESOURCESAT LISS-IV remote sensing data products along with Survey of India (SOI) topograp...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2018/43301