• The impact of past and current district-level climatic shifts on maize production and the implications for South African farmers 

  Mangani, Robert; Mazarura, Jocelyn; Matlou, Solly; Marquart, Arnim; Archer, Emma Rosa Mary; Creux, Nicky (Springer, 2025-02)

  South Africa’s climate studies generally focus on coarser provincial levels, which aid policy recommendations, but have limited application at the farm level. District level climate studies are essential for farmer ...
• An analysis of the effects of clouds in high-resolution forecasting of surface shortwave radiation in South Africa 

  Mendes, Joana; Zwane, Nosipho; Mabasa, Brighton; Tazvinga, Henerica; Walter, Karen; Morcrette, Cyril J.; Botai, Joel Ongego (American Meteorological Society, 2024-02)

  We assess site-specific surface shortwave radiation forecasts from two high-resolution configurations of the South African Weather Service numerical weather prediction model, at 4 and 1.5 km. The models exhibit good skill ...
• Alternative skew Laplace scale mixtures for modeling data exhibiting high-peaked and heavy-tailed traits 

  Otto, A.F.; Bekker, Andriette, 1958-; Ferreira, Johannes Theodorus; Arslan, O. (Springer, 2024-11)

  The search and construction of appropriate and flexible models for describing and modelling empirical data sets incongruent with normality retains a sustained interest. This paper focuses on proposing flexible skew Laplace ...
• Global trend assessment of land use and land cover changes : a systematic approach to future research development and planning 

  Afuye, Gbenga Abayomi; Nduku, Lwandile; Kalumba, Ahmed M.; Santos, Celso A.G.; Orimoloye, Israel R.; Ojeh, Vincent N.; Thamaga, Kgabo H.; Sibandze, Phila (Elsevier, 2024-08)

  The diverse landscape of global land use and land cover (LULC) change studies were evaluated to uncover the current advances in data and future research potential through bibliometrics and the Preferred Reporting Items for ...
• Application of a dual-locus metabarcoding approach for a more comprehensive account of cattle dietary items in a semi-arid African savanna with special reference to forbs 

  Botha, Danielle; Barnard, Sandra; Du Plessis, Morne; Allam, Mushal; Behn, Kai; Ismail, Arshad; Linstädter, Anja; Mokoka, Malesela V.; Mnisi, Zamantungwa T.H.; Siebert, Frances (Pensoft Publishers, 2024)

  Increasing livestock densities and more severe drought events challenge sustainable management in South Africa’s semi-arid savannas. Effective mitigation strategies require accurate assessments of livestock foraging ...
• Projected changes in daily temperature extremes for selected locations over South Africa 

  McBride, Charlotte M.; Kruger, Andries C.; Johnston, Charmaine; Dyson, Liesl L. (Elsevier, 2025-03)

  Extreme events, particularly very high temperatures, are expected to increase because of climate change. It is thus essential that localised studies be done to quantify the magnitude of potential changes so that proper ...
• Seasonal monitoring of forage C:N:ADF ratio in natural rangeland using remote sensing data 

  Rapiya, Monde; Ramoelo, Abel; Truter, Wayne Frederick (Springer, 2025-01)

  In recent decades, natural rangelands have emerged as vital sources of livelihood and ecological services, particularly in Southern Africa, supporting communities in developing regions. However, the escalating global demand ...
• Prevalence of aeroallergen sensitization in a polluted and industrialized area : a pilot study in South Africa's Vaal Triangle 

  Gharbi, Dorra; Neumann, Frank Harald; Staats, Jurgens; Mcdonald, Marinda; Linde, Jo-hanné; Mmatladi, Tshiamo; Podile, Keneilwe; Piketh, Stuart; Burger, Roelof; Garland, Rebecca M.; Bester, Petra; Lebre, Pedro H.; Ricci, Cristian (Springer, 2025-02)

  This pioneering study evaluates the prevalence of aeroallergens reactivity among atopic populations living in the Vaal Triangle Airshed Priority Area (VTAPA), South Africa. A total of 138 volunteers (51 males and 87 females), ...
• Assessment of explainable tree-based ensemble algorithms for the enhancement of Copernicus digital elevation model in agricultural lands 

  Okolie, Chukwuma; Adeleke, Adedayo; Mills, Jon; Smit, Julian; Maduako, Ikechukwu; Bagheri, Hossein; Komar, Tom; Wang, Shidong (Taylor and Francis, 2024-04-12)

  There has been a rapid evolution of tree-based ensemble algorithms which have outperformed deep learning in several studies, thus emerging as a competitive solution for many applications. In this study, ten tree-based ...
• Quantifying the impacts of marine aerosols over the southeast Atlantic Ocean using a chemical transport model : implications for aerosol-cloud interactions 

  Hossain, Mashiat; Garland, Rebecca M.; Horowitz, Hannah M. (Copernicus Publications, 2024-12)

  The southeast Atlantic region, characterized by persistent stratocumulus clouds, has one of the highest uncertainties in aerosol radiative forcing and significant variability across climate models. In this study, we analyze ...
• Adoption of artificial intelligence tools and resources policy 

  Mpanza, Mbalenhle; Perumal, Sarisha; Feig, Gregor Timothy; Garland, Rebecca M.; Langerman, Kristy E. (National Association of Clean Air, 2024-12)

  The Clean Air Journal has adopted a new policy on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools and resources for all submissions to Clean Air Journal. This policy was written with the view that transparency about the use ...
• Identification of potential sites for rainwater harvesting structures as an adaptation to drought emergencies in Eswatini 

  Sifundza, Lungile Senteni; Beckedahl, Heinz (Water Research Commission, 2025-01)

  Water scarcity is a global problem exacerbated by the ever-increasing population and climate change, especially in arid and semi-arid regions. Diferent water resource management strategies, such as rainwater harvesting, ...
• Dependence of long-term annual rainfall trends in South Africa on analysis period: 1921-2022 

  Kruger, Andries C. (Water Research Commission, 2025-01)

  The focus of the paper is to address the temporal discrepancies in long-term rainfall trend results in South Africa, by evaluating a systematic range of observation periods over the century-long analysis period of ...
• Literature survey of subseasonal-to-seasonal predictions in the southern hemisphere 

  Phakula, Steven; Landman, Willem Adolf; Engelbrecht, Christina Johanna (Wiley, 2024-01)

  Subseasonal-to-seasonal (S2S) prediction has gained momentum in the recent past as a need for predictions between the weather forecasting timescale and seasonal timescale exists. The availability of S2S databases makes ...
• The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification report on rising aridity trends globally and associated biological and agricultural implications 

  Vicente-Serrano, Sergio M.; Pricope, N.G.; Toreti, A.; Morán-Tejeda, E.; Spinoni, J.; Ocampo-Melgar, A.; Archer, Emma Rosa Mary; Diedhiou, A.; Mesbahzadeh, T.; Ravindranath, Nijavalli H.; Pulwarty, R.S.; Alibakhshi, S. (Wiley, 2024-12)

  No abstract available.
• The crime drop in South Africa : an exploratory research note 

  Breetzke, Gregory Dennis; Girmay, Luna Asefaw (Springer, 2025-03)

  Research examining the crime drop has become increasingly popular with a plethora of studies showing how crime has declined since the 1990s. The vast majority of this research has, however, emanated from the United States ...
• Assessing the feasibility of mapping changes of ecosystem functional groups in South African estuaries using Landsat and Sentinel images of 1990, 2014, 2018 and 2020 

  Van Deventer, Heidi; Apleni, Philani; Adams, Janine B.; Riddin, Taryn; Whitfield, Emily; Machite, Anesu; Van Niekerk, Lara; Madasa, Akhona (Springer, 2025-01)

  This study evaluates the feasibility of using medium-resolution satellite sensors to monitor changes in the extent of ecosystem functional groups (EFGs) in South African estuaries, for reporting on the 2030 targets of the ...
• Evaluation of micrometeorological models for estimating crop evapotranspiration using a smart field weighing lysimeter 

  Ratshiedana, Phathutshedzo Eugene; Abd Elbasit, Mohamed A.M.; Adam, Elhadi; Chirima, Johannes George (MDPI, 2025-01)

  Accurate estimation of crop water use, which is expressed as evapotranspiration (ET) is an important task for effective irrigation and agricultural water management. Although direct field measurement of actual evapotranspiration ...
• Determining optimal SAR parameters for quantifying above-ground grass carbon stock in savannah ecosystems using a tree-based algorithm 

  Maake, Reneilwe; Mutanga, Onisimo; Chirima, Johannes George; Kganyago, Mahlatse (Springer Nature, 2025-03)

  Please read abstract in the artice.
• Learning through place-based implementation of the UNESCO MAB program in South Africa’s oldest biosphere reserve : a case study of the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve 

  Klaver, Michael; Currie, Bianca; Sekonya, James George; Coetzer, Kaera L. (MDPI, 2024-04-02)

  UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB) is implemented through a world network of biosphere reserves, which offer a holistic people-centered landscape-level conservation approach. When successfully implemented the ...

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