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Browsing Research Articles (Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology) by Type "Article"
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(Academy of Science of South Africa, 2019)Air pollution is characterised by the presence of chemicals or compounds in the air which are usually not present or are present at levels higher than those considered to be safe for human health. 1 Air pollution is the ...
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(Elsevier, 2022-01)The Eastern Cape Province, and in particular, it's interior western Karoo region, has long been subject to periodic droughts, with significant implications for it's agricultural sector. From 2015, with some recovery in ...
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(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2016-09)The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) was founded on 20 May 1965. For the past 50 years, the IARC has served as the specialised cancer research unit of the World Health Organization. The IARC strives ...
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(CONSAS Conference, 2016-11)Conducting single frame orthorectification on satellite images to create an ortho-image requires four basic components, namely an image, a geometric sensor model, elevation data (for example a digital elevation model (DEM)) ...
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(CONSAS Conference, 2018-09)Models which integrate and evaluate diverse factors of Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) change can be used to guide planners in making more informed decisions and achieving a balance between urban growth and preservation of ...
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(Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, 2019)The aviation industry forms part of the backbone of modern society. Air travel enables people and goods to be transported over vast distances in short periods of time. The aviation industry, therefore, enables the populace ...
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(European Commission Joint Research Centre, 2013)An address is a common reference for a multitude of information. In South Africa, multiple address datasets are developed and maintained by various public and private organizations with little or no cooperation on data ...
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(AOSIS Open Journals, 2014-09)Recent advances in supercomputing have made feasible the numerical integration of high-resolution cloudresolving models (CRMs). CRMs are being used increasingly for high-resolution operational numerical weather prediction ...
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(American Geophysical Union, 2011)In this paper, we present a detailed study of the spatial and seasonal aerosol climatology over South Africa (SA), based on Multiangle Imaging Spectroradiometer (MISR) data. We have used 10 years (2000–2009) of MISR ...
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(BioMed Central, 2020-08)BACKGROUND: In this multidisciplinary study we present soil chemical, phytochemical and GIS spatial patterning evidence that fairy circles studied in three separate locations of Namibia may be caused by Euphorbia ...
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(Massachusetts Medical Society, 2019-08-22)BACKGROUND : The systematic evaluation of the results of time-series studies of air pollution is challenged by differences in model specification and publication bias. METHODS : We evaluated the associations of inhalable ...
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(European Geosciences Union, 2017-07-10)Flux towers provide essential terrestrial climate, water, and radiation budget information needed for environmental monitoring and evaluation of climate change impacts on ecosystems and society in general. They are also ...
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(MDPI Publishing, 2019-02-11)The spatial-temporal variability of drought characteristics and propagation mechanisms in the hydrological cycle is a pertinent topic to policymakers and to the diverse scientific community. This study reports on the ...
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(CONSAS Conference, 2016-11)Hydrogen maser frequency standards are commonly utilised in various space geodetic techniques such as Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) as local reference clocks. The Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory in ...
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(MDPI, 2019-02)The use of crop modeling as a decision tool by farmers and other decision-makers in the agricultural sector to improve production efficiency has been on the increase. In this study, artificial neural network (ANN) models ...
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(Water Research Commission, 2014-10)Flash floods are some of the most devastating weather-related hazards in South Africa. The South African Flash Flood Guidance (SAFFG) system is a hydro-meteorological modelling system that provides forecasts for the next ...
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(CONSAS Conference, 2013-06)The paper explores the adoption of ISO 19152, Geographic information -- Land Administration Domain Model (LADM), in the enhancement of the current City of Johannesburg Land Information System (CoJLIS) data model. The CoJLIS ...
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Arsenic residues in soil at cattle dip tanks in the Vhembe district, Limpopo Province, South Africa (AOSIS Open Journals, 2014-07)Arsenic-based compounds have been used for cattle dipping for about half a century to combat East Coast Fever in cattle in South Africa. The government introduced a compulsory dipping programme in communal areas to ...
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(Kamla-Raj Enterprises, 2014)The study focuses on artisanal fishing in Beira, located within the most important fishery area of Mozambique - the Sofala Bank in central Mozambique. The main aim is to establish the degree of compliance with artisanal ...
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(Integrated Publishing Association, 2018)South Africa’s nationwide socio-economic industrial development zone drive focuses on alleviating of the apartheid social ills legacy. To ensure sustainable industrial ecological development, land-cover monitoring is needed ...
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