Volume 3, Number 1, February 2012 (Special Issue on )

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Multi-Satellite and Sensor Derived Trends and Variation of Snow Water Equivalent on the High-Latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere

Reginald R. Muskett

Abstract | References PDF (976KB), PP. 1-13, Pub. Date: February 28, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ijg.2012.31001, Downloads: 887 Google Scholar

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A New Regularized Solution to Ill-Posed Problem in Coordinate Transformation

Xuming Ge, Jicang Wu

Abstract | References PDF (1630KB), PP. 14-20, Pub. Date: February 28, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ijg.2012.31002, Downloads: 668 Google Scholar

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Complex Object Shapes Recognition. Automatic Aid Photointerpretation in a Satellite Image

Kada Mouedden, Youcef Amar, Macho Anani, Sara Lebid, Mohammed Benyahia

Abstract | References PDF (847KB), PP. 21-24, Pub. Date: February 28, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ijg.2012.31003, Downloads: 603 Google Scholar

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Hydromorphological Mapping and Analysis for Characterizing Darfur Paleolake, NW Sudan Using Remote Sensing and GIS

Samy Ismail Elmahdy

Abstract | References PDF (3909KB), PP. 25-36, Pub. Date: February 28, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ijg.2012.31004, Downloads: 820 Google Scholar

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Optimal Scale Selection for DEM Based Slope Segmentation in the Loess Plateau

Mingwei Zhao, Fayuan Li, Guo'an Tang

Abstract | References PDF (3115KB), PP. 37-43, Pub. Date: February 28, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ijg.2012.31005, Downloads: 614 Google Scholar

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A Comparative Study of Cloud Liquid Water Content from Radiosonde Data at a Tropical Location

Swastika Chakraborty, Animesh Maitra

Abstract | References PDF (2164KB), PP. 44-49, Pub. Date: February 28, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ijg.2012.31006, Downloads: 826 Google Scholar

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Evaluation of Quality of Some Rehabilitated Mined Soils within the AngloGold-Ashanti Concession in Ghana

Witmann H. K. Dorgbetor, Gabriel N. N. Dowuona, Seth K. A. Danso, Julius K. Amatekpor, Ayoade O. Ogunkunle, Enoch Boateng

Abstract | References PDF (552KB), PP. 50-61, Pub. Date: February 28, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ijg.2012.31007, Downloads: 660 Google Scholar

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Identifying Pathfinder Elements for Gold in Multi-Element Soil Geochemical Data from the Wa-Lawra Belt, Northwest Ghana: A Multivariate Statistical Approach

Prosper Mackenzie Nude, John Mahfouz Asigri, Sandow Mark Yidana, Emmanuel Arhin, Gordon Foli, Jacob Mawuko Kutu

Abstract | References PDF (330KB), PP. 62-70, Pub. Date: February 28, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ijg.2012.31008, Downloads: 1522 Google Scholar

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Potentiality of Secondary Aquifers in Saudi Arabia: Evaluation of Groundwater Quality in Jubaila Limestone

Mohammed Tahir Hussein, Mazin. M. Al Yousif, Hussein S. Awad

Abstract | References PDF (2099KB), PP. 71-80, Pub. Date: February 28, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ijg.2012.31009, Downloads: 684 Google Scholar

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Geochemistry of Water and Suspended Particulate in the Lower Yangtze River: Implications for Geographic and Anthropogenic Effects

Xuyin Yuan, Jizhou Li, Changping Mao, Junfeng Ji, Zhongfang Yang

Abstract | References PDF (773KB), PP. 81-92, Pub. Date: February 28, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ijg.2012.31010, Downloads: 632 Google Scholar

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Clayey Sand Soil's Behaviour Analysis and Imaging Subsurface Structure via Engineering Characterizations and Integrated Geophysicals Tomography Modeling Methods

Andy Anderson Bery, Rosli Saad

Abstract | References PDF (5161KB), PP. 93-104, Pub. Date: February 28, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ijg.2012.31011, Downloads: 10663 Google Scholar

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Geotechnical Properties of Problematic Soils Emphasis on Collapsible Cases

Mohsen Rezaei, Rasoul Ajalloeian, Mohammad Ghafoori

Abstract | References PDF (454KB), PP. 105-110, Pub. Date: February 28, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ijg.2012.31012, Downloads: 1649 Google Scholar

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Tropical Clayey Sand Soil's Behaviour Analysis and Its Empirical Correlations via Geophysics Electrical Resistivity Method and Engineering Soil Characterizations

Andy Anderson Bery, Rosli Saad

Abstract | References PDF (1503KB), PP. 111-116, Pub. Date: February 28, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ijg.2012.31013, Downloads: 3601 Google Scholar

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Geophysics Contribution for the Determination of Aquifers with a Case Study

Latifa Ouadif, Lahcen Bahi, Ahmed Akhssas, Khadija Baba, Med Menzhi

Abstract | References PDF (1987KB), PP. 117-125, Pub. Date: February 28, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ijg.2012.31014, Downloads: 1393 Google Scholar

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Test of Strain Behavior Model with Radon Anomaly in Seismogenic Area: A Bayesian Melding Approach

Pushan Kumar Dutta, Mrinal Kanti Naskar, O. P. Mishra

Abstract | References PDF (339KB), PP. 126-132, Pub. Date: February 28, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ijg.2012.31015, Downloads: 710 Google Scholar

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Structural Architecture for Development of Marginal Extensional Sub-Basins in the Red Sea Active Rift Zone

Reda Amer, Mohamed Sultan, Robert Ripperdan, John Encarnación

Abstract | References PDF (1647KB), PP. 133-152, Pub. Date: February 28, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ijg.2012.31016, Downloads: 957 Google Scholar

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Structural Evolution of a Precambrian Segment: Example of the Paleoproterozoic Formations of the Mako Belt (Eastern Senegal, West Africa)

Mahamadane Diene, Mamadou Gueye, Dinna Pathé Diallo, Abdoulaye Dia

Abstract | References PDF (1861KB), PP. 153-165, Pub. Date: February 28, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ijg.2012.31017, Downloads: 678 Google Scholar

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Geomechanical Characterization of Sandstones Cliffs of Segou (Senegal, West Africa) in the Madina Kouta Basin

Déthié Sarr, Meissa Fall, Papa Malick Ngom, Mapathé Ndiaye, Cheikh H. Kane, Makhaly Ba

Abstract | References PDF (1802KB), PP. 166-174, Pub. Date: February 28, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ijg.2012.31018, Downloads: 499 Google Scholar

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Mechanism of Elastic Waves Reflection in Geological Media

Viktor Sidorov, Michail Tarantin

Abstract | References PDF (197KB), PP. 175-178, Pub. Date: February 28, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ijg.2012.31019, Downloads: 538 Google Scholar

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Attenuation of P, S and Coda Waves in the NW-Himalayas, India

Imtiyaz A. Parvez, Preeti Yadav, K. Nagaraj

Abstract | References PDF (1412KB), PP. 179-191, Pub. Date: February 28, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ijg.2012.31020, Downloads: 639 Google Scholar

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Annual Variation of Local Photon Emissions’ Spectral Power within the mHz Range Overlaps with Seismic-Atmospheric Acoustic Oscillations

Michael A. Persinger

Abstract | References PDF (95KB), PP. 192-194, Pub. Date: February 28, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ijg.2012.31021, Downloads: 557 Google Scholar

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Palynomorphs and Oribatid Mites—From the Denwa Formation, Satpura Basin, Madhya Pradesh, India

Vijaya Vijaya, Srikanta Murthy

Abstract | References PDF (3498KB), PP. 195-205, Pub. Date: February 28, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ijg.2012.31022, Downloads: 651 Google Scholar

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A Semi Automated Method for Laminated Sediments Analysis

Mapathe Ndiaye, Eric Davaud, Daniel Ariztegui, Meissa Fall

Abstract | References PDF (684KB), PP. 206-210, Pub. Date: February 28, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ijg.2012.31023, Downloads: 664 Google Scholar

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Simulation Vacuum Preloading Method by Tri-Axial Apparatus

Ngo Trung Duong, Wanchai Teparaksa, Hiroyuki Tanaka

Abstract | References PDF (1272KB), PP. 211-221, Pub. Date: February 28, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ijg.2012.31024, Downloads: 772 Google Scholar

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Local Magnitude Study of the Seismic Activity on Itacarambi, MG

Ítalo Lopes de Oliveira, George Sand França, Cristiano Naibert Chimpliganond

Abstract | References PDF (648KB), PP. 222-225, Pub. Date: February 28, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ijg.2012.31025, Downloads: 583 Google Scholar

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Banded Iron Formations (BIFs) and Associated Sediments Do Not Reflect the Physical and Chemical Properties of Early Precambrian Seas

Zeev Lewy

Abstract | References PDF (1471KB), PP. 226-236, Pub. Date: February 28, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ijg.2012.31026, Downloads: 1083 Google Scholar

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Sequence Stratigraphic Analysis of “XB Field”, Central Swamp Depobelt, Niger Delta Basin, Southern Nigeria

Samuel Okechukwu Onyekuru, Emmanuel Chukwudi Ibelegbu, Julian Chukwuma Iwuagwu, Akan Godfrey Essien, Casmir Zanders Akaolisa

Abstract | References PDF (2198KB), PP. 237-257, Pub. Date: February 28, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ijg.2012.31027, Downloads: 987 Google Scholar

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Na-Metasomatism and Uranium Mineralization during a Two-Stage Albitization at Kitongo, Northern Cameroon: Structural and Geochemical Evidence

Arnaud Patrice Kouske, Cheo Emmanuel Suh, Richard Tanwi Ghogomu, Vincent Ngako

Abstract | References PDF (5466KB), PP. 258-279, Pub. Date: February 28, 2012

DOI: 10.4236/ijg.2012.31028, Downloads: 1180 Google Scholar