Modern Advances in Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences Vol. 1

Authors

Dr. Huan Yu, (Editor)

Professor, School of Earth Sciences, Chengdu University of Technology, China.

Boris A. Ashabokov

Federal State Budgetary Institution, High-Mountain Geophysical Institute, Lenin av., 2, 360030 Nalchik, Russia and Institute of Computer Science and Problems of Regional Management, Kabardino-Balkarian Research Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, I. Armand str., 37а, 360000 Nalchik, Russia.

Alla A. Tashilova

Federal State Budgetary Institution, High-Mountain Geophysical Institute, Lenin av., 2, 360030 Nalchik, Russia.

Lara A. Kesheva

Federal State Budgetary Institution, High-Mountain Geophysical Institute, Lenin av., 2, 360030 Nalchik, Russia.

Nataliya V. Teunova

Federal State Budgetary Institution, High-Mountain Geophysical Institute, Lenin av., 2, 360030 Nalchik, Russia.

Emmanouil Spyropoulos

Saudi Aramco, Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Stephen E. Darby

School of Geography and Environmental Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom.

Wacila Khoualdia

Laboratoire de Gestion, Maintenance et Réhabilitation des Equipements et des Infrastructures Urbaines Université Mohamed Chérif Messaadia Souk-Ahras, Algeria.

Jong-Yun Choi

National Institute of Ecology, Seo-Cheon Gun, Chungcheongnam Province 325-813, South Korea.

Seong-Ki Kim

National Institute of Ecology, Seo-Cheon Gun, Chungcheongnam Province 325-813, South Korea.

Carlos H. Deliz

School of Natural Science and Technology, Universidad del Turabo, P.O.Box 3030, Gurabo, Puerto Rico.

Santander Nieto

School of Natural Science and Technology, Universidad del Turabo, P.O.Box 3030, Gurabo, Puerto Rico.

Kamal Kumar Tanti

Department of Physics, Assam Energy Institute (a Centre of Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Jais, Amethi), Sivasagar, Assam, India.

Odunze Azubuike Chidowe

Department of Soil Science/Institute for Agricultural Research, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.

Asholo David Blessing

Department of Soil Science/Institute for Agricultural Research, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.

Ogunwole Joshua Olalekan

BOWEN University, Iwo, Ado Ekiti State, Nigeria.

Oyinlola Eunice Yetunde

Department of Soil Science/Institute for Agricultural Research, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.

Chinke Nkechi Mary

Department of Soil Science/Institute for Agricultural Research, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.

S. Harinath

School of Civil Engineering, REVA University, Bengaluru, India.

Usha N. Murthy

School of Civil Engineering, REVA University, Bengaluru, India.

E. A. G. Sumanasiri

Department of Commerce, Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka.

Takehiko Tsuruta

Department of Life and Environmental Science, Hachinohe Institute of Technology, Hachinohe, Japan.

Synopsis

This book covers key areas of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences. The contributions by the authors include Caucasian region, warming, Hurst exponent, temperature, precipitations, persistence, agro-meteorological factors, agro-meteorological resources, grain yield, multiplicative model, Computational fluid dynamics, CFD, Bank erosion, fluvial, Drought, climate variability, rainfall fraction, watershed Medjerda, East of Algeria, Watershed Medjerda, Habitat structure, submerged macrophyte, open water area, seasonality, species diversity, Rotifer Community, Microhabitat Structure, Carbon monoxide, X-ray diffraction, combustion, global warming, Platinum and Osmium Supported on Titania, Trends and variability of rainfall, annual, seasonal, monthly and daily rainfall, rainfall variability coefficient, extreme rainfall events, climate change, Shillong, Cherrapunji, Mawsynram, Carbon stock, tillage, soil quality, grain yield, climate change mitigation, Desmodium intortum, Fertilizer Rates, Air quality, vehicle emission, pollutants, health, Industrial Areas, index, pollutants, SPM, SO2 and NOx., Organisational sustainability, corporate sustainability, literature review, Corporate Sustainability (CS), Cr removal, metal ions separation, Fe containing Cr plating wastewater, persimmon tannin gel, Arthrobacter nicotianae etc. This book contains various materials suitable for students, researchers and academicians in the field of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences.

Chapters

Chapter 1
A Study on the Caucasus Region: Crop Model Based on “Slow” Climate Change over the Last 60 Years

Boris A. Ashabokov, Alla A. Tashilova, Lara A. Kesheva, Nataliya V. Teunova
Chapter 2
Reporting a Case Study on Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Modelling to Estimate Fluvial Bank Erosion

Emmanouil Spyropoulos, Stephen E. Darby
Chapter 3
Assessing the Characterization of Climate Variability: Case of Watershed Medjerda (North East of Algeria)

Wacila Khoualdia
Chapter 4
Effect of Rotifer Community to Microhabitat Structure Changes Caused by Summer-Concentrated Rainfall in a Shallow Reservoir, South Korea

Jong-Yun Choi, Seong-Ki Kim
Chapter 5
Evaluating the Effects of Synthesis Methods on the Catalytic Activity of Platinum and Osmium Supported on Titania for Carbon Monoxide Oxidation

Carlos H. Deliz, Santander Nieto
Chapter 6
Assessment of Trends and Variability of Rainfall for the Shillong City of Meghalaya, India

Kamal Kumar Tanti
Chapter 7
Investigating the Tillage, Desmodium intortum, Fertilizer Rates for Carbon Stock, Soil Quality and Grain Yield in Northern Guinea Savanna of Nigeria

Odunze Azubuike Chidowe, Asholo David Blessing, Ogunwole Joshua Olalekan, Oyinlola Eunice Yetunde, Chinke Nkechi Mary
Chapter 8
Reporting a Case Study on the Effect of Air Pollution on Human Health in Industrial Areas

S. Harinath, Usha N. Murthy
Chapter 9
Discussing a Case Study of Air Quality Index in Industrial Areas of Bangalore City, India

S. Harinath, Usha N. Murthy
Chapter 10
Organisational Sustainability: A Literature Review

E. A. G. Sumanasiri
Chapter 11
Removal, Separation and Recovery of Fe(III) and Cr Ions from Cr(VI) Plating Wastewater Containing Fe Using Persimmon Tannin Gel and Immobilized Arthrobacter nicotianae Cells

Takehiko Tsuruta