The large footprint of small-scale artisanal gold mining in Ghana

A Barenblitt, A Payton, D Lagomasino… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Gold mining has played a significant role in Ghana's economy for centuries. Regulation of
this industry has varied over time and while industrial mining is prevalent in the country, the …

Towards a historical precipitation database for West Africa: Overview, quality control and harmonization

J Bliefernicht, S Salack, M Waongo… - International Journal …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Reliable long‐term observations from precipitation stations are often required for
climatological studies but are strongly limited in many regions of the world. To improve this …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of climate and land-use changes on the hydrological processes of Owabi catchment from SWAT analysis

MA Osei, LK Amekudzi, DD Wemegah, K Preko… - Journal of Hydrology …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Study region The 69 km 2 Owabi catchment in Ghana. Study focus The Soil-Water-
Assessment-Tool (SWAT) was used to assess the hydro-climatic variability resulting from …

Climate variability and impacts on maize (Zea mays) yield in Ghana, West Africa

WA Atiah, LK Amekudzi, RA Akum… - Quarterly Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Rain‐fed agriculture is predominantly the primary source of livelihood in sub‐Saharan
Africa. In Ghana, it employs over 60% of the population and contributes to about 30% of the …

Industrial water pollution and transboundary eco-compensation: analyzing the case of Songhua River Basin, China

L Wanhong, L Fang, W Fan, D Maiqi… - … Science and Pollution …, 2020 - Springer
As eco-compensation is considered an effective economic instrument for controlling the
industrial water pollution in transboundary basin, this study aims to explore a transboundary …

Climatic zoning of Ghana using selected meteorological variables for the period 1976–2018

E Bessah, W Amponsah, SO Ansah… - Meteorological …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Periodic climate zoning is an essential classification of land cover to account for
anthropogenic activities resulting from population increase and urbanization that affect key …

[HTML][HTML] Validation of satellite and merged rainfall data over Ghana, West Africa

WA Atiah, LK Amekudzi, JNA Aryee, K Preko… - Atmosphere, 2020 - mdpi.com
In regions of sparse gauge networks, satellite rainfall products are mostly used as surrogate
measurements for various rainfall impact studies. Their potential to complement rain gauge …

Physicochemical and functional properties of dried okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) seed flour

J Ofori, C Tortoe, JK Agbenorhevi - Food Science & Nutrition, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The physicochemical and functional properties of dried okra seed flour of two genotypes
Agbagoma and Balabi were evaluated. The samples Agbagoma and Balabi had 8.90 …

Flood risk assessment and adaptation under changing climate for the agricultural system in the Ghanaian White Volta Basin

WK Smits, EM Attoh, F Ludwig - Climatic Change, 2024 - Springer
In the context of river basins, the threat of climate change has been extensively studied.
However, many of these studies centred on hazard analysis while neglecting the need for …

Develo** a high-resolution gridded rainfall product for Bangladesh during 1901–2018

A Dewan, S Shahid, MH Bhuian, SMJ Hossain… - Scientific Data, 2022 - nature.com
A high-resolution (1 km× 1 km) monthly gridded rainfall data product during 1901–2018,
named Bangladesh Gridded Rainfall (BDGR), was developed in this study. In-situ rainfall …