Prof. Yaw A. Twumasi

Southern University and A&M College, USA

Email: yaw_twumasi@subr.edu

Qualifications

2004 Ph.D., Alabama A&M University, USA

2000 M.E.S., York University, Canada

Publications (Selected)

1. Twumasi, Y.A., Edmund Chukwudi Merem, John Bosco Namwamba, Jacob Banafo Annan, Tomas Ayala-Silva, Abena Boatemaa Asare-Ansah, Zhu Hua Ning, Judith Oppong, Priscilla Mawuena Loh, Diana Botchway Frimpong, Faustina Owusu, Janeth Ernest Mjema, Ronald Okwemba, Olipa Simon Mwakimi, Brilliant Mareme Petja, Caroline Olufunke Akinrinwoye, Joyce McClendon-Peralta, Hermeshia Jonee Mosby. Land Resource Areas and Spatial Analysis of Potential Location of Bioenergy Crops Production in Mississippi. Journal of Sustainable Bioenergy Systems, (Vol.11 No.4). Page 187-214. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4236/jsbs.2021.114013. (2021).
2. Twumasi, Y.A., Jacob B. Annan, Edmund C. Merem, John B. Namwamba, Tomas Ayala-Silva, Zhu H. Ning, Abena B. Asare-Ansah, Judith Oppong, Diana B. Frimpong, Priscilla M. Loh, Faustina Owusu, Lucinda A. Kangwana, Olipa S. Mwakimi, Brilliant M. Petja, Ronald Okwemba, Caroline O. Akinrinwoye, Hermeshia J. Mosby, Joyce McClendon-Peralta. Time Series Analysis on Selected Rainfall Stations Data in Louisiana Using ARIMA Approach. Open Journal of Statistics, (Vol.11 No.5). Page 655-672. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4236/ojs.2021.115039. (2021).
3. Twumasi, Y.A, Edmund C. Merem, John B. Namwamba, Olipa S. Mwakimi, Tomas Ayala-Silva, Diana B. Frimpong, Zhu H. Ning, Abena B. Asare-Ansah, Jacob B. Annan, Judith Oppong, Priscilla M. Loh, Faustina Owusu, Valentine Jeruto, Brilliant M. Petja, Ronald Okwemba, Joyce McClendon-Peralta, Caroline O. Akinrinwoye, Hermeshia J. Mosby. Estimation of Land Surface Temperature from Landsat-8 OLI Thermal Infrared Satellite Data. A Comparative Analysis of Two Cities in Ghana. Advances in Remote Sensing, (Vol.10 No.4). Page 131-149. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4236/ars.2021.104009. (2021).
4. Twumasi, Y.A., Edmund C. Merem, John B. Namwamba, Sabrina A. Welch, Tomas Ayala-Silva, Ronald Okwemba, Kamran Abdollahi, Onyumbe E. Ben Lukongo, Kellyn LaCour-Conant, Joshua Tate, Caroline O. Akinrinwoye. Spatial Distribution of Toxic Sites in Louisiana, U.S.A.: The GIS Perspectives. International Journal of Geosciences, volume 11 no. 4, pages 288-303. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4236/ijg.2020.114015. (2020).
5. Twumasi, Y.A., Edmund C. Merem, John B. Namwamba, Olipa S. Mwakimi, Tomas Ayala-Silva, Kamran Abdollahi, Ronald Okwemba, Onyumbe E. Ben Lukongo, Caroline O. Akinrinwoye, Joshua Tate, Kellyn LaCour-Conant. Degradation of Urban Green Spaces in Lagos, Nigeria: Evidence from Satellite and Demographic Data. Advances in Remote Sensing, volume 9 no.1, pages 33-52. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4236/ars.2020.91003. (2020)
6. Twumasi, Y.A., Edmund C. Merem, John B. Namwamba, Tomas Ayala-Silva, Kamran Abdollahi, Ronald Okwemba, Onyumbe E. Ben Lukongo, Caroline O. Akinrinwoye, Joshua Tate, Kellyn La Cour-Conant. Analysis of Precipitation and Temperature Variability Over Central Africa (1901-2015). Atmospheric and Climate Sciences, volume 10 No.2, pages 220-239. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4236/acs.2020.102012. (2020).
7. Twumasi, Y.A., Edmund C. Merem, John B. Namwamba, Ronald Okwemba, Tomas Ayala-Silva, Kamran Abdollahi, Onyumbe E. Ben Lukongo, Joshua Tate, Kellyn La Cour-Conant, Caroline O. Akinrinwoye. Use of GIS and Remote Sensing Technology as a Decision Support Tool in Flood Disaster Management: The Case of Southeast Louisiana, U.S.A. Journal of Geographic Information System, volume 12 No.2, pages 141-157. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4236/jgis.2020.122009. (2020).
8. Twumasi, Y.A., Edmund C. Merem, John B. Namwamba, Tomas Ayala-Silva, Ronald Okwemba, Olipa S. Mwakimi, Kamran Abdollahi, Onyumbe E. Ben Lukongo, Kellyn LaCour-Conant, Joshua Tate, Caroline O. Akinrinwoye. Modeling the risks of climate change and global warming to humans settled in low elevation coastal zones in Louisiana, U.S.A. Atmospheric and Climate Sciences, volume 10 No.3, pages 298-318. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4236/acs.2020.103017. (2020).
9. Merem, Edmund C., Y.A. Twumasi, Joan Wesley, Emmanuel Nwagboso, Siddig Fageir, Marshand Crisler, Peter Isokpehi, Duro Olagbegi, Mohammed Alsarari, Coney Romorno. (2020). Using GIS to Assess the Contribution of Farming Activities towards Climate Change in the State of Mississippi. Chapter ten (10). In Kaveh Ostad-Ali-Askari, (Editor). Current Perspectives to Environment and Climate Change Vol. 3. Book Publisher International, London, United Kingdom. Published January 28, 2020. ISBN-13 (15):9789389562774. DOI: https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/cpecc/v3. (2020).
10. Merem, Edmund C., Y.A. Twumasi, Joan Wesley, Emmanuel Nwagboso, Siddig Fageir, Marshand Crisler, Peter Isokpehi, Duro Olagbegi, Mohammed Alsarari, Coney Romorno. (2020). Tropical Forest Landscape Change and the Role of Agroforestry Systems in Southern Nigeria. Chapter one (1). In Kaveh Ostad-Ali-Askari, (Editor). Current Perspectives to Environment and Climate Change Vol. 3. Book Publisher International, London, United Kingdom. Published January 28, 2020. ISBN-13 (15):9789389562774. DOI: https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/cpecc/v3. (2020).
11. Namwamba, John B., Yaw A. Twumasi and Fulbert Namwamba. Quantifying the Negative impacts of Damming River Omo on Lake Turkana Communities’ Consequent Conflicts. Chapter seven (7). In Kaveh Ostad-Ali-Askari, (Editor). International Research in Environment, Geography and Earth Science Vol.1. Categories: Environmental Sciences. Book Publisher International, London, United Kingdom. ISBN-13: 978-93-89562-86-6 (Print); ISBN-13: 978-93-89562-87-3 (eBook). DOI: https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/ireges/v1. (2020).
12. Twumasi, Y.A., T.L. Coleman, A. Manu, E.C. Merem, and A. Osei. Relationships between climate parameters and forest vegetation at and near Digya National Park, Ghana. Chapter 12. In Huan Yu, (Editor). Current Perspectives to Environment and Climate Change Vol. 2. Book Publisher International, London, United Kingdom. Published October 21, 2019. ISBN-13. 9789389562026 (ebook). ISBN-13 9789389562033 (print). DOI: https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/cpecc/v2. (2019).
13. Merem, Edmund C., Y.A. Twumasi, Joan Wesley, Emmanuel Nwagboso, Siddig Fageir, Marshand Crisler, Peter Isokpehi, Duro Olagbegi, Mohammed Alsarari, Coney Romorno. Analyzing Water Resource Issues in the State of Mississippi. Chapter 2. In Gnana Sheela K, (Editor). Emerging Issues in Science and Technology Vol. 1. Book Publisher International, London, United Kingdom. Published December 20, 2019. ISBN-13: 9789389562675. DOI: https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/eist/v1. (2019).
14. Merem, Edmund C, Y.A. Twumasi, Joan Wesley, Emmanuel Nwagboso, Siddig Fageir, Marshand Crisler, Peter Isokpehi, Duro Olagbegi, Mohammed Alsarari, Coney Romorno. The Analysis of Coal Mining Impacts on West Virginia’s Environment. Chapter 3. In Gnana Sheela K, (Editor). Emerging Issues in Science and Technology Vol. 1. Book Publisher International, London, United Kingdom. Published December 20, 2019. ISBN-13 (15): 978-9389562668. ISBN-13 (15): 978-9389562675. DOI: https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/eist/v1. (2019).
15. Merem, E.C, Y.A. Twumasi, J. Wesley, M. Alsarari, S. Fageir, M. Crisler, C. Romorno, D. Olagbegi, A. Hines, G. S. Ochai, E. Nwagboso, S. Leggett, D. Foster, V. Purry, J. Washington. Regional Assessment of Climate Change Hazards in Southern Nigeria with GIS. Journal of Safety Engineering. 2019, 8 (1). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5923/j.safety.20190801.02. (2019).
16. Merem, E.C, Y.A. Twumasi, J. Wesley, M. Alsarari, S. Fageir, M. Crisler, C. Romorno, D. Olagbegi, A. Hines, G. S. Ochai, E. Nwagboso, S. Leggett, D. Forster, V. Purry, J. Williams. Regional Assessment of the Food Security Situation in West Africa with GIS. Food and Public Health. 2019, 9 (2). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5923/j.fph.20190902.04. (2019).
17. Merem, E.C, Y.A. Twumasi, J. Wesley, M. Alsarari, S. Fageir, M. Crisler, C. Romorno, D. Olagbegi, A. Hines, O. S. Mwakimi, E. Nwagboso, S. Leggett, D. Foster, V. Purry, J. Washington. Analyzing Land Use and Change Detection in Eastern Nigeria Using GIS and Remote Sensing. American Journal of Geographic Information System,8(2). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5923/j.ajgis.20190802.06. (2019).
18. Twumasi, Y.A., Merem, E.C., Ayala-Silva, T., Osei, A., Petja, B.M. and Alexander, K. Techniques of remote sensing and GIS as tools for visualizing impact of climate change-induced flood in Southern African Region. American Journal of Climate Change, Vol.6, No.2, pp. 306-327. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ajcc.2017.62016. (2017).
19. Merem, E.C., Twumasi, Y.A., Wesley, J., Isokpehi, P., Shenge, M., Fageir, S., Crisler, M., Romorno, C., Hines, A., Hirse, G., Ochai, S., Leggett, S. and Nwagboso, E. Regional Assessment of Energy Trends in West Africa Using GIS. International Journal of Energy Engineering, Vol. 7 No. 1, pp. 1-27. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5923/j.ijee.20170701.01. (2017).
20. Merem, E.C., Twumasi, Y.A., Wesley, J., Isokpehi, P., Shenge, M., Fageir, S., Crisler, M., Romorno, C., Hines, A., Hirse, G., Ochai, S., Leggett, S. and Nwagboso, E. Analyzing Water Management Issues Using GIS: The Case of Nigeria. Geosciences, Vol. 7 No. 1, pp. 20-46. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5923/j.geo.20170701.03. (2017).
21. Twumasi, Y.A., Merem, E.C. and Ayala-Silva, T. Coupling GIS and Remote Sensing Techniques for Coastal Zone Disaster Management: The Case of Southern Mississippi. Geoenvironmental Disasters, Volume 3, No. 25, pp. 1-9. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40677-016-0056-7. (2016).