26 articles for “Urban Land-Use”

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractDetention Pond Sediment Accumulation Prediction using Monte Carlo SimulationSupiah Shamsudin, Abd Rashid Mohd Darom, Irma Norazurah Mohamad, Azmi Ab RahmanProblem statement: A study in Malaysia had been carried out to predict the sediment accumulation in urban detention ponds. Suspended sediment is pollutant of primary concern to the river that results in adverse environmental effect. Detention pond becomes a practical approach to this problem. Suspended sediment that settled in stormwater detention pond, can bring effect to the detention pond functions. … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 1 · 30 Jan 2012 · 7,531 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractDaily distribution Map of Ozone (O3) from AIRS over Southeast AsiaJasim M. Rajab, M.Z. MatJafri, H.S. Lim, K. AbdullahProblem statement: Daily retrieved Ozone (O3) column data for 12 day for periods varying (11-18 August) 2005 and 2003 and (12-19 February) 2005, obtained from the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder AIRS, are utilized to investigate the ozone distribution over the Southeast Asia. Approach: AIRS included on the Earth Observing System (EOS) Aqua satellite launched on 4 May 2002. Ozone (O3) is … …Energy Research Journal, Vol. 1, Issue 2 · 31 Oct 2010 · 7,978 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractMeasurements and Model Calibration of Urban Traffic Noise PollutionN. Al-Mutairi, F. Al-Rukaibi, P. KoushkiProblem statement: The problem of urban traffic noise pollution is universal and in the past few decades it has grown to the point that it has become a major concern for both the public and the policy-makers. Approach: In a comprehensive 18 month research project, traffic-generated noise was monitored at 47 roadway locations in fourteen districts in metropolitan Kuwait in … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 5 · 31 Oct 2009 · 7,625 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractLong-Term Changes in Mangrove Landscape of the Niger River Delta, NigeriaPing Wang, Aroloye O. Numbere, Gerardo R. CamiloThe Niger Delta mangrove is the third largest in the world and the largest in Africa. Since the 1960s oil and gas exploration has become an important economic activity, resulting in significant alteration of the landscape via pollution, urbanization and invasion. Landsat images of six different years (1984, 1986, 2000, 2003, 2005 and 2007) were used to determine land cover … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 12, Issue 3 · 18 Jun 2016 · 8,844 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordMan Invades Nature: Tracing the Dynamics and Trends of Anthropogenic Stressors Within a Coastal Wetland EnvironmentEmmanuel Yeboah Okyere, Kofi Adu-Boahen, Bismark MensahCoastal areas contain some of the most valuable resources on earth that are constantly under threat due to human development. Notable among these resources are wetlands, a delicate but beneficial asset to coastal dwellers. This study studied the growth of Winneba City into the Muni Lagoon catchment as well as its associated effects on the Ramsar Site. The study used … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 19, Issue 1 · 16 Jun 2023 · 6,055 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordLand Surface Temperature Retrieval by Using ATCOR3_T and Normalized Difference Vegetation Index Methods in Penang IslandK. C. Tan, H. S. Lim, M. Z. MatJafri, K. AbdullahProblem statement: Many studies have been devoted to establish the methodology for retrieval of LST from single channel algorithm by utilizing Landsat satellite images. However, this method required many atmospheric parameters to retrieve LST. Thus, it is very difficult to acquire the complete information for atmospheric parameters. Approach: While for ATCOR3_T, this method can be used to retrieve LST without … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 5 · 31 May 2010 · 7,501 accessesView PDF Cite