International Research in Environment, Geography and Earth Science Vol. 1

Authors

Dr. Kaveh Ostad-Ali-Askari, (Editor)

Department of Water Resources Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Isfahan, Iran.

Short Biosketch

Igor V. Mingalev

Polar Geophysical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Academgorodok Str. 26a, Apatity 184209, Murmansk Region, Russia.

Konstantin G. Orlov

Polar Geophysical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Academgorodok Str. 26a, Apatity 184209, Murmansk Region, Russia.

Victor S. Mingalev

Polar Geophysical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Academgorodok Str. 26a, Apatity 184209, Murmansk Region, Russia.

Nils-Axel Mörner

Department of Paleogeophysics and Geodynamics, Rösundavägen 17, 13336 Saltsjöbaden, Sweden.

Jwngsar Brahma

Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India.

Jan-Erik Lane

Professor Emeritus, University of Geneva, Switzerland.

Constant Chuma

Department of Applied Physics, National University of Science and Technology, P.O.Box AC 939 Ascot, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.

Dumisani John Hlatywayo

Department of Applied Physics, National University of Science and Technology, P.O.Box AC 939 Ascot, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.

Vunganai Midzi

Council for Geoscience, Pretoria, South Africa.

Martine Hagai

Department of Geospatial Sciences and Technology, School of Earth Sciences, Real Estate, Business and Informatics, Ardhi University, P.O.Box 35176, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

John Bosco Namwamba

Department of Urban Forestry and Natural Resources, Southern University and A&M College, 102 Fisher Hall, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70813, USA.

Yaw A. Twumasi

Department of Urban Forestry and Natural Resources, Southern University and A&M College, 102 Fisher Hall, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70813, USA.

Fulbert Namwamba

Department of Geography and Geosciences, Salisbury University, 1101 Camden Ave, Salisbury, MD 21801, United States.

K. Santhosh Kumaar

Department of Civil Engineering, Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai, Erode-638060, Tamil Nadu, India.

N. Muralimohan

Department of Civil Engineering, K.S.R. College of Engineering, Namakkal-637215, Tamil Nadu, India.

Sossey-Alaoui Khadija

Department of Environmental Sciences and Management (DSGE), University of Liege, Arlon, Belgium.

Rosillon Francis

Department of Environmental Sciences and Management (DSGE), University of Liege, Arlon, Belgium.

Tychon Bernard

Department of Environmental Sciences and Management (DSGE), University of Liege, Arlon, Belgium.

T. Bharathi Mohan

Independence Researcher, 32-a, Kumarapuri Colony, Bharathipuram, Dharmapuri – 636705, Tamil Nadu, India.

Mukta Jagdish

Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Oil spill Disaster Management, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/ireges/v1

Synopsis

This book covers all areas of environment, geography and earth science. The contributions by the authors include global circulation model, global warming, solar cycles, sea level changes, geoethics, geo-mechanics, anisotrophy, hydrocarbon, drilling, abrupt climate change, arctic ice meltdown, methane emissions from permafrost, lineaments, hydrogeology, groundwater, crystalline basement aquifer, Kagera river basin, lake Victoria, land cover, geographic information system, Lake Turkana, Omo River, remote sensing, ground water samples, water quality index, Semois-Chiers basin, ecological quality, water transfer, water rich sources etc. This book contains various materials suitable for students, researchers and academicians in the field of environment, geography and earth science.

Chapters

Chapter 1
Numerical Modeling of the Global Circulation of the Earth's Middle Atmosphere for Different External Conditions

Igor V. Mingalev, Konstantin G. Orlov, Victor S. Mingalev
Chapter 2
2500 Years of Observations, Deductions, Models and Geoethics: Global Perspective

Nils-Axel Mörner
Chapter 3
Determination of Some Geo-Mechanical Parameters and the Effect of Anisotropy in Sedimentary Rocks for Hydrocarbon Exploration and Exploitation Using Core Samples in Western Part of Tripura, India

Jwngsar Brahma
Chapter 4
Abrupt Climate Change: Time is Tight

Jan-Erik Lane
Chapter 5
Spatial Analysis of the Structural Lineaments and Tectonics of Bulawayo Area in Zimbabwe with Repercussions for Hydrogeological Characteristics of the Crystalline Basement Aquifers

Constant Chuma, Dumisani John Hlatywayo, Vunganai Midzi
Chapter 6
Land Cover Dynamics in Tanzania Part of Kagera River Basin: A Strategy for Sustainability of Lake Victoria

Martine Hagai
Chapter 7
Quantifying the Negative Impacts of Damming River Omo on Lake Turkana Communities’ Consequent Conflicts: Brief Overview

John Bosco Namwamba, Yaw A. Twumasi, Fulbert Namwamba
Chapter 8
Determination of Physico-chemical Nature and Water Quality Index of Groundwater in Erode District (Perundurai)

K. Santhosh Kumaar, N. Muralimohan
Chapter 9
Recent Study Trend Analysis in Ecological Status and Macrophytic Characterization of Watercourses: Case of the Semois-Chiers Basin, Belgium Wallonia

Sossey-Alaoui Khadija, Rosillon Francis, Tychon Bernard
Chapter 10
The Details of Water Transfer by Tangential Line Method - A Suggestion to Solve All Kinds of Water Related Problems in the World

T. Bharathi Mohan
Chapter 11
Satellite Based Oil Spill Monitoring and Detection in Oceanic World Using Adaptive Threshold Techniques: Advanced Study

Mukta Jagdish