Alcorn’s Twumasi and research collaborators publish four papers

Alcorn’s Twumasi and research collaborators publish four papers

Alcorn’s Twumasi and research collaborators publish four papers

Recently, Dr. Yaw Twumasi of the Department of Agriculture’s Research Unit at Alcorn State University, collaborated with researchers from Alabama A&M University, Iowa State University, Jackson State University and Oakwood University to publish four papers in the peer reviewed journals. These papers are: “Visualization of rangeland resources from space: A case of Sahel Region, West Africa”. International Journal of Geomatics and Geosciences, (2012), volume 3, No 1, pp. 259-268.; “Using GIS to assess the contribution of farming activities towards climate change in the State of Mississippi”. British Journal of Environment and Climate Change, (2012), volume 2, No.2, pp. 113-136.; “The use of geospatial information systems in the analysis of pollution trends in Southern Mississippi Region”. American Journal of Science and Engineering, (2012), volume.1, no.4, pp. 14-29.; and “Using GIS and climate risks information to analyze the vulnerability of coastal counties in Louisiana and Mississippi”. Resources and Environment, (2012), volume 2 no.1, pp. 1-16.

Also, the following papers, in collaboration with Towson University, Alabama A&M University, Iowa State University, Jackson State University and Alcorn State University, have been accepted for publication: Twumasi Yaw, A.; Edmund C. Merem; Steve K. Adzanu; Latisha Jackson, and Mimie M. Griffin. (2012). “Coupling GIS and remote sensing techniques for coastal zone disaster management: The case of Southern Mississippi”. International Journal of Advances in Remote Sensing and GIS. (In the press).; and Manu Andrew; Yaw A. Twumasi; Kang Shou Lu and Tommy L. Coleman. (2012). “Predicting urban growth of a developing country city using a statistical modeling approach”. International Journal of Geomatics and Geosciences. (In the press).

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