Ecology and Sustainable Development
Assessment of Climate Variability in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria
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- Kemela Barakumo*
Department of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (PRS), African Regional Institute for Geospatial Information Science and Technology (AFRIGIST) formerly RECTAS, Nigeria - Phoebe Atafo
Department of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (PRS), African Regional Institute for Geospatial Information Science and Technology (AFRIGIST) formerly RECTAS, Nigeria
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