Academic Journal
Environmental impacts of bauxite and gold mining in Nassau Mountains, Suriname.
| العنوان: | Environmental impacts of bauxite and gold mining in Nassau Mountains, Suriname. |
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| المؤلفون: | J. H. Mol |
| المساهمون: | The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives |
| المصدر: | http://atbc2008.org/data/File/Articles/NassauSummary.pdf. |
| سنة النشر: | 2009 |
| المجموعة: | CiteSeerX |
| الوصف: | Nassau Mountains is an isolated, U-shaped mountain ridge (20 x 20 km2) situated in the northeast of Suriname, between Brokopondo Reservoir to the west and Marowijne River to the east. Nassau Mountains comprises four steep-sided, almost flat-lying, laterite-capped plateaus A, B, C and D at elevations between 500 and 564 meters above mean sea level (m.amsl). The valley of the northeast flowing Paramaka Creek is confined by the four plateaus of Nassau Mountains; its headwater tributary IJskreek drains Plateau C. Prevailing northeastern trade winds blow up-valley for most part of the year. Nassau Mountains lie within the central rainfall belt of Suriname, which receives some of the highest rainfall in the country (2750-3000 mm year-1; Amatali 1993, SPS & OAS 1988). Rainfall on Nassau Plateau is significantly greater (> 3000 mm year-1) than in surrounding lower lying areas due to orographic effects and mist interception (JHM, personal observations). Highest rainfall is expected on the northeastern, windward edge of the plateau. Most rain falls in the wet season January-July, while the months September-November are relatively dry. Nassau Mountains are covered with largely undisturbed high dry-land forest and small areas of wet palm-swamp forest (Euterpe |
| نوع الوثيقة: | text |
| وصف الملف: | application/pdf |
| اللغة: | English |
| Relation: | http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.486.8376; http://atbc2008.org/data/File/Articles/NassauSummary.pdf |
| الاتاحة: | http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.486.8376 http://atbc2008.org/data/File/Articles/NassauSummary.pdf |
| Rights: | Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.AF68EE22 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
| الوصف غير متاح. |