Adeyemi Oludapo Olusola | EUC

Assistant Professor

Credentials

PhD, Geography, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

MSc, Geography, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria

BSc, Geography, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, Nigeria

Research Keywords

Hydro-geomorphological characterization; river dynamics and sensing; river restoration; reach-scale classification; extreme Events; machine learning.

Contact Information

4700 Keele St, Toronto ON M3J 1P3

416-736-2100

aolusola@yorku.ca

Google Scholar Profile

@olusolayemi

Research Interests

I am a river catchment scientist with a strong focus on rivers; their dynamics and human impacts on river catchments, extreme events and reach-scale classifications. I started out focusing on headwater streams and smaller catchments, however, in recent times I have been involved in large rivers, especially the River Niger. My aim regarding river dynamics and sensing is to understand the interactions between process and form on one hand and how these interactions can be predicted using a combination of field-based measurements, Earth Observations and machine learning algorithms. In addition, I interrogate the role of extreme events (such as floods, and drought) and human activities on basin hydro-geomorphology and their impacts on the river ecosystem. In essence, I am not only concerned with the dynamics of these rivers nor do I focus solely on extreme events but I assess the overall impact of combined pressures (such as anthropogenic activities, and changing climate) on rivers and their catchments using a combination of field measurements, historical analysis, models, statistical and geospatial techniques.

In all, the goal is to make rivers healthy to provide basic ecosystem services. I intend to provide my students not only with concepts surrounding basic fluvial systems but with problem-driven research designs that can provide solutions to catchment-wide challenges across space using state-of-the-art and emerging techniques. The goal is to ensure that my students have what it takes to proffer solutions to (re)emerging environmental problems.

Research Projects

Co-PI: AfriGEO Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) inventory study - EO/092/06/2021 funded by South African National Space Agency (SANSA). (Ongoing).

PI: Sustainability of transparency and accountability mechanisms on the Home-Grown School Feeding Programme (HGSFP) in Ogun State, Nigeria, 2020 – 2021. Funded by Action Health Incorporated Nigeria. (Completed).

Research Output

Faniran, A; Jeje L; Ebisemiju, F; Olusola, A. (2021). Essentials of Geomorphology. 2nd Edition. Penthouse Publications, Ibadan, Nigeria.

Adelabu, S; Ramoelo, A; Olusola, A; Efosa, A. (2022). Remote Sensing of African Mountains: Geospatial Tools Toward Sustainability. ISBN 9783031048548. Springer Charm (In Press).

Faniran, A; Jeje, K; Fashae, O; Olusola, A. (2022). Landscapes and Landforms of Nigeria. Springer Charm (In Press).

Articles

Olusola, A.O, Olutoyin, F.A, Olumide, O.D and Adelabu S. (2022). River sensing: the inclusion of red band in predicting reach-scale channel unit types using machine learning algorithms in a typical tropical environment. Hydrological Sciences Journal, https://doi.org/10.1080/02626667.2022.2098752

Fashae, O., *Obateru, R., Olusola, A., & Dragovich, D. (2022). Factors controlling gully morphology on the quartzite ridges of Ibadan, Nigeria. CATENA, 212, 106127.

Adeola, F. O., *Caleb, F. O., & Oludapo, O. A. (2022). Riparian health conditions of headwater streams in Southwestern Nigeria. International Journal of River Basin Management, 1-32. https://doi.org/10.1080/15715124.2022.2047710

Orimoloye, I.R., Olusola, A.O., Belle, J.A., Pande, C.B., Ololade, O.O. (2022). Drought disaster monitoring and Land use dynamics: Identification of drought drivers using regression-based algorithms. Nat Hazards 112, 1085–1106 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-022-05219-9

Ogunjo, S. and Olusola, A.O., and Durowoju, O.S. (2022). Temporal variation in deterministic chaos at two stations along River Niger. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 15(3), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-021-09297-0

Ogunjo, S., Olusola, A. (2022). Signature of teleconnection patterns in river discharge within the Niger Basin. Meteorol Atmos Phys 134, 38. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00703-022-00876-8

Orimoloye, I. R., Belle, J. A., Olusola, A. O., & Ololade, O. O. (2022). Navigating nature's complexities through Terra MODIS information and downscaled regional climate model: Mainstreaming space-based information for drought disaster risk management. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, 103136 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pce.2022.103136 .

*Adeyeye, D., Olusola, A., Orimoloye, I. R., Singh, S. K., & Adelabu, S. (2022). Carbon footprint assessment and mitigation scenarios: a benchmark model for GHG indicator in a Nigerian University. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-021-02098-1

Orimoloye, I. R., Belle, J. A., Orimoloye, Y. M., Olusola, A. O., & Ololade, O. O. (2022). Drought: A Common Environmental Disaster. Atmosphere, 13(1), 111.

Busayo, E. T., Kalumba, A. M., Afuye, G. A., Olusola, A. O., Ololade, O., & Orimoloye, I. R. (2022). Rediscovering South Africa: Flood disaster risk management through ecosystem-based adaptation. Environmental and Sustainability Indicators, 100175.

*Mapuru, M, Olusola, A.O., Adelabu, S. (2022). From fossil-dependent energy to a clean, non-polluting energy: Wind farms in Maluti-A-Phofung Municipality, South Africa. Development Southern Africa, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/0376835X.2022.2051437

Adedeji, O., Olusola, A., Babamaaji, R., & Adelabu, S. (2021). An assessment of flood event along Lower Niger using Sentinel-1 imagery. Environmental monitoring and assessment, 193(12), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-021-09647-1

Fashae, O.A., Olusola, A.O., *Victor, O. (2021). Rainfall-Runoff in Conterminous Tropical River Basins of Southwestern Nigeria. African Geographical Review, https://doi.org/10.1080/19376812.2021.1996250

Orimoloye, I. R., Olusola, A. O., Ololade, O., & Adelabu, S. (2021). A persistent fact: reflections on drought severity evaluation over Nigerian Sahel using MOD13Q1. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 14(19), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-021-08369-5

Orimoloye, I.R., Belle, J., Olusola, A.O., Busayo, E.T., Ololade, O. (2021). Spatial assessment of drought disasters, vulnerability, severity and water shortages: A potential drought disaster mitigation strategy. Natural Hazards. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-020-04421-x

Adedeji, O., Olusola, A.O., James, G., Shaba, H.A., Orimoloye, I.R., Singh, S.K., and Adelabu, S. (2020). Early warning systems development for agricultural drought assessment in Nigeria. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 192(12). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-020-08730-3

Olusola, A.O, Olutoyin, F.A, Olumide, O.D and Adelabu S. (2020). Morphologic and hydraulic variability of small bedrock and alluvial channels in relation to lithological controls, Upper Ogun River Basin, Southwestern Nigeria. Physical Geography, 41(6). https://doi.org/10.1080/02723646.2020.1764168

Adeyemi, O., Olutoyin, F., & Olumide, O. (2020). Downstream hydraulic geometry across headwater channels in Upper Ogun River Basin, Southwestern Nigeria. African Geographical Review, 39(4). https://doi.org/10.1080/19376812.2020.1720756

Fashae, O. A., Adagbasa, E. G., Olusola, A. O., & *Obateru, R. O. (2020). Land use/land cover change and land surface temperature of Ibadan and environs, Nigeria. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 192(2), 109. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-019-8054-3

Fashae, O.A., Olusola, A.O., *Ndubuisi, I. and Udomboso, C.G. (2019). Comparing ANN and ARIMA model in predicting the discharge of River Opeki from 2010 to 2020. River Research and Applications, 35(2), 167-177. https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.3391

Fashae, O.A., *Ayorinde, H., Olusola, A.O. (2019). Landuse and surface water quality in an emerging urban city. Applied Water Science, 9(2), 25. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13201-019-0903-2

Book Chapters

Olusola, A. O., Onafeso, O. D., Fashae, O. A., & Adelabu, S. (2022). Geomorphological Analyses of Third-Order Basins in Southwestern Nigeria. In Drainage Basin Dynamics (pp. 455-475). Springer, Cham.

Adelabu, S. A., & Olusola, A. O. (2021, July). Remote Sensing of Nighttime Light: Progress, Prospects and Possibilities in Africa (2013–2021). In 2021 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium IGARSS (pp. 4484-4487). IEEE.

Olusola, A and Adelabu, S. (2021, July). Estimating total precipitable water distribution across Free State Province, South Africa using remote sensing data and tools. In 2021 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium IGARSS (pp. 7164-7167). IEEE.

Olusola, A.O. and Adelabu, S. (2021). Implications of rainfall variabilities in the light of changing climate on crop production in the Sudano-Sahelian belt of Nigeria. WaterEnergyNexus Symposium (In Press).

Olusola, A.O. and Adelabu, S. (2021). Estimation of soil moisture and evapotranspiration products from Global Land Data Assimilation Systems (GLDAS) for Nigeria. 3rd Conference of the Arabian Journal of Geosciences (CAJG) (In Press).

Orimoloye, I.R., Belle, J.A., Olusola, A.O. and Ololade, O.O. (2020). Space-based drought disaster risk and climate change assessments: strategies for environmental conservation. In Handbook of Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation. Springer (in press).

Olusola, A.O., Fashae, O.A., and Faniran, A. (2019). Classification and prediction of channel morphology within selected third-order basins (Southwestern Nigeria). In Paleobiodiversity and Tectono-Sedimentary Records in the Mediterranean Tethys and Related Eastern Areas, pp. 323-326. Springer, Cham.

Olusola, A.O. and Fashae, O. (2019). River long profiles of selected third-order basins in basement complexes. In Earth observations and geospatial science in service of sustainable development goals (pp. 15-24). Springer, Cham.

Fashae, O. A., Olusola, A. O., *Aribisala, A., and *Oyeniyi, A. (2019). Orchard understory species diversity in relation to orchard age and soil factors (in Ibadan, Southwestern Nigeria). In Exploring the Nexus of Geoecology, Geography, Geoarcheology and Geotourism: Advances and Applications for Sustainable Development in Environmental Sciences and Agroforestry Research, Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-01683-8_9. Springer, Cham.

Fashae, O.A., Olusola, A.O. and *Orekan, P. (2019). Assessing heavy metal distribution and contamination of soil in Ogere trailer terminal, Ogun State (Southwestern Nigeria). In Paleobiodiversity and Tectono-Sedimentary Records in the Mediterranean Tethys and Related Eastern Areas, pp. 305-308. Springer, Cham.

Onafeso, O.D and Olusola A.O. (2018). Urban stone decay and sustainable built environment in the Niger River basin. In Urban Geomorphology (pp. 271-276). Elsevier

Recognition & Awards

Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
Best Graduating Student, Department of Geography, University of Ibadan, Ibadan (MSc 2011/12 Academic Session)

Courses

Course Code	Title
GEOG 1402	Land Dynamics
GEOG 2600	Geomorphology
GEOG 4600	Rivers: Environments & Processes