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| Genre/Form: | Congresses |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Conference publication |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
J S Oguntoyinbo; J Bayo Omotosho; E E Ekuwem; Nigerian Meteorological Society.; Nigerian Meteorological Service.; World Meteorological Organization.; International Centre for Theoretical Physics. |
| ISBN: | 9782743275 9789782743275 |
| OCLC Number: | 30449308 |
| Notes: | "Proceedings of the International Symposium on Meteorological Hazards and Development, Lagos & Kano, Nigera, 23rd-31st October 1989"--p. iii. Organized by the Nigerian Meteorological Society in collaboration with the Nigerian Department of Meteorological Services, major sponsors, largely sponsored by the World Meteorological Organization (W.M.O.) and the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP)--p. iii. |
| Description: | xviii, 236 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | Overcoming hunger : the challenges in meteorological hazards and agricultural development / Oyediran Ojo (17 p.). -- Analysis of rainfall data for agricultural production in the Nigerian Savanna / A. E Odiwo (10 p.). -- Case studies of weather hazards and horticultural practices at Ibadan, Nigeria / Timothy A Fasheun (5 p.). -- Influence of weather variables on pepper fruit yield in the Nigerian Savanna / S. Cr Ado (7 p.). -- Meteorological hazards and the low external input farmer : some case studies / C. J Stigter (6 p.). -- Some characteristics of the Harmattan in the Nigerian Savanna / J. J Owonubi (9 p.). -- Limitation of adopting the Intertropical Discontinuity (ITD) as a model for explanning [i.e. explaining] rainfall fluctuation in the Sub-Saharan West Africa / S. A Adejuwon (15 p.). -- Meteorological hazards, water resources and development : Kano State experience I / Muhammed Musa (10 p.). -- Meteorological hazards, water resources and development : Kano State experience II / Muhammed Musa (7 p.). -- On the destructive and deteriorating effects of tropical systems on buildings in Nigeria / Timonthy A Fasheun (8 p.). -- Preliminary analysis on METEOSAT cloud imageries over the Atlantic, 17th April, 1984, when there was beach flooding in Lagos and adjacent coastal areas of Nigeria / S. I Adebayo (10 p.). -- Water vapour budgets over West Africa and the Atlantic Ocean during summer, 1979 / D. L Cadet (9 p.). -- Statistical analysis of wave observations and sea level changes in Lagos coastal waters / F. O. A Egberongbe (12 p.). -- On the Sahelian drought : causative atmospheric mechanisms, and pre-season climatological prediction techniques / J. A Adedokun (6 p.). -- Role of tree planting in the control of environmental degradation in the semi-arid areas of Nigeria / L. O. Z Onyewotu (6 p.). -- Towards a better understanding of the drought phenomenon in West Africa / J. S Oguntoyinbo (14 p.). -- Environmental control on thunderstorms occurrences and precipitation at Kano : drought versus wet years / J. Bayo Omotosho (5 p.). -- Rainfall distribution and flood hazards in Lagos metropolitan area / Olukayode Ojo (8 p.). -- Tropical climate prediction / Stefan Hastenrath (5 p.). -- Weather prediction and meteorological hazards. a pragmatic view / J. A Adejokum (3 p.). -- Night heating rates in harmattan conditions / C. O Oluwafemi (8 p.). -- Development of meteorological instrumentation : a national socioeconomic imperative / L. O Kehinde (9 p.). -- Meteorological hazards and research education at national institutes : an interdisciplinary approach developed and validated in East Africa / C. J Stigter (5 p.). -- Health implications of meteorological hazards / O. A Adelaja (4 p.). -- Influence of temperature on sex ratio and birth rates in Lagos, Nigeria / Tayo Odumosu (5 p.). -- Mele Forest Reserve : a classic example of a degraded physical environment / L. O. Z Onyewotu (2 p.). -- Yambawa shelterbelts / L. O. Z Onyewotu (3 p.). -- Yambawa and Kadandani shelterbelt series / Alhaji Hamza (2 p.). -- Spatial coherence of drought in northern Nigeria : some meteorological implications / E. O Oladipo (7 p.). |
| Responsibility: | editors, J.S. Oguntoyinbo, J. Bayo Omotosho, E.E. Ekuwem. |
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