Search Results - "Amponsah, William"

Coupled prediction of flash flood response and debris flow occurrence: Application on an alpine extreme flood event by Destro, Elisa, Amponsah, William, Nikolopoulos, Efthymios I., Marchi, Lorenzo, Marra, Francesco, Zoccatelli, Davide, Borga, Marco

“…•We present a model that combines a spatially distributed flood response model and a debris flow initiation model.•We present a threshold index for the…”
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Channel response to extreme floods: Insights on controlling factors from six mountain rivers in northern Apennines, Italy by Surian, Nicola, Righini, Margherita, Lucía, Ana, Nardi, Laura, Amponsah, William, Benvenuti, Marco, Borga, Marco, Cavalli, Marco, Comiti, Francesco, Marchi, Lorenzo, Rinaldi, Massimo, Viero, Alessia

“…This work addresses the geomorphic response of mountain rivers to extreme floods, exploring the relationships between morphological changes and controlling…”
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Safeguarding food security through large-scale adoption of agricultural production technologies: The case of greenhouse farming in Ghana by Forkuor, Gerald, Amponsah, William, Oteng-Darko, Patricia, Osei, Gilbert

“…Africa risk achieving its food security target due to the predominance of open field rain-fed production systems, worsening climate change impacts,…”
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Climatic zoning of Ghana using selected meteorological variables for the period 1976–2018 by Bessah, Enoch, Amponsah, William, Ansah, Samuel Owusu, Afrifa, Andrews, Yahaya, Bashiru, Wemegah, Cosmos Senyo, Tanu, Michael, Amekudzi, Leonard K., Agyare, Wilson Agyei

“…Periodic climate zoning is an essential classification of land cover to account for anthropogenic activities resulting from population increase and…”
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Performance evaluation of infiltration models under different tillage operations in a tropical climate by Atta-Darkwa, Thomas, Asare, Austin, Amponsah, William, Oppong, Eric Danso, Agbeshie, Alex Amerh, Budu, Maxwell, Larbi, Isaac, Akolgo, Gilbert Ayine, Quaye, Duke Nii Darko

“…Land management practices have the propensity to influence soil infiltration characteristics and predictability of infiltration models. This study was…”
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Spatio-temporal land use and land cover change assessment: Insights from the Ouémé River Basin by Annan, Ernestina, Amponsah, William, Adjei, Kwaku Amaning, Disse, Markus, Hounkpè, Jean, Biney, Ernest, Agbenorhevi, Albert Elikplim, Agyare, Wilson Agyei

“…The rapid increase in population and urban development are exacerbating the transformation of natural environments into unnatural forms. While detailed…”
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Response of chilli pepper to different irrigation schedules and mulching technologies in semi-arid environments by Adekaldu, Emmanuel, Amponsah, William, Tuffour, Henry Oppong, Adu, Michael Osei, Agyare, Wilson Agyei

“…The impacts of climate change on food security have increased interest in research and investments in irrigation technologies and agricultural water…”
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Ghana's railway transport services delivery: A review by Obeng, Daniel Atuah, Bessah, Enoch, Amponsah, William, Dzisi, Emmanuel Komla, Agyare, Wilson Agyei

“…•Ghana's initial operational rail line of 947 km in 1960 has dropped to 160 km in 2020 because of neglect and underfunding over the years.•Among 6 countries,…”
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Integrated high-resolution dataset of high-intensity European and Mediterranean flash floods by Amponsah, William, Ayral, Pierre-Alain, Boudevillain, Brice, Bouvier, Christophe, Braud, Isabelle, Brunet, Pascal, Delrieu, Guy, Didon-Lescot, Jean-Francois, Gaume, Eric, Lebouc, Laurent, Marchi, Lorenzo, Marra, Francesco, Morin, Efrat, Nord, Guillaume, Payrastre, Olivier, Zoccatelli, Davide, Borga, Marco

“…This paper describes an integrated, high-resolution dataset of hydro-meteorological variables (rainfall and discharge) concerning a number of high-intensity…”
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Remittances, market size, and foreign direct investment: a case of sub-Saharan Africa by Amponsah, William A., Garcia-Fuentes, Pablo A., Smalley, Joseph A.

“…This study covers the period 1981–2014 and uses an unbalanced panel data set for 85 developing countries. It assesses the effect of remittances through per…”
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Evaluation of global solar radiation, cloudiness index and sky view factor as potential indicators of Ghana's solar energy resource by Tanu, Michael, Amponsah, William, Yahaya, Bashiru, Bessah, Enoch, Ansah, Samuel Owusu, Wemegah, Cosmos Senyo, Agyare, Wilson Agyei

“…The increasing demand of Ghana's renewable energy sector requires a comprehensive evaluation of sky conditions that may be favourable for the efficient…”
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Combining deficit irrigation and nutrient amendment enhances the water productivity of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) in the tropics by Amankwaa-Yeboah, Patricia, Aruna Akoriko, Fati, Amponsah, William, Yeboah, Stephen, Brempong, Mavis Badu, Keteku, Agbesi K.

“…Water availability for irrigation farming is one of the greatest challenges associated with the increasing spatio-temporal effects of climate change and…”
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Assessment of soil fertility status in cotton-based cropping systems in Cote d’Ivoire by Koné, Ismail, Kouadio, Konan-Kan Hippolyte, Kouadio, Emmanuel N’Goran, Agyare, Wilson Agyei, Owusu-Prempeh, Nat, Amponsah, William, Gaiser, Thomas

“…Cotton is the main cash crop in northern Côte d’Ivoire, where intensive cultivation along with low external inputs has led to a decline in crop yields due to…”
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The Impact of Preferential Trade Arrangements on EU Imports from Developing Countries: The Case of Fresh Cut Flowers by Muhammad, Andrew, Amponsah, William A., Dennis, Jennifer H.

“…This study examines the effects that the Generalized System of Preferences schemes for developing countries (GSP + ) have on European Union (EU) demand for…”
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Non-asymptotic Weibull tails explain the statistics of extreme daily precipitation by Marra, Francesco, Amponsah, William, Papalexiou, Simon Michael

“…•Daily precipitation annual maxima are likely samples from Weibull tails in most of the stations.•Weibull tails explain the statistics of annual maxima better…”
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Foreign direct investment, technological transfer, employment generation and economic growth: new evidence from Ghana by Obeng-Amponsah, William, Owusu, Erasmus

“…Purpose This study examines the effect of foreign direct investment (FDI) on employment and economic growth in Ghana and examines the role of technology in…”
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Climatic and altitudinal controls on rainfall extremes and their temporal changes in data-sparse tropical regions by Amponsah, William, Dallan, Eleonora, Nikolopoulos, Efthymios I., Marra, Francesco

“…•We used the Simplified MEV to model extreme rainfall quantiles in tropical regions.•Weibull distribution well approximates the tail of daily rainfall…”
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Geomorphic response to an extreme flood in two Mediterranean rivers (northeastern Sardinia, Italy): Analysis of controlling factors by Righini, Margherita, Surian, Nicola, Wohl, Ellen, Marchi, Lorenzo, Comiti, Francesco, Amponsah, William, Borga, Marco

“…A high-magnitude, low-frequency flash flood affected two ungauged rivers (northeastern Sardinia, Italy) on 18 November 2013. This study investigates the…”
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Health Disparities in Cardiovascular Disease and High Blood Pressure Among Adults in Rural Underserved Communities by Amponsah, William A, Tabi, Marian M, Gibbison, Godfrey A

“…Purpose: This study examined the factors contributing to health disparities in cardiovascular disease (CVD) and high blood pressure (HBP) among adults in three…”
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Upper limits of flash flood stream power in Europe by Marchi, Lorenzo, Cavalli, Marco, Amponsah, William, Borga, Marco, Crema, Stefano

“…Flash floods are characterized by strong spatial gradients of rainfall inputs that hit different parts of a river basin with different intensity. Stream power…”
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