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Bopape, Mary-Jane Morongwa
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Engelbrecht, Francois
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Abiodun, Babatunde
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Beraki, Asmerom Fissehatsion
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Ndarana, Thando
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Ntsangwane, Lucky
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Sithole, Happy
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Sovara, Mthetho
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dc.contributor.author |
Witi, Jongikhaya
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dc.date.accessioned |
2019-05-30T14:23:28Z |
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dc.date.available |
2019-05-30T14:23:28Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2019-05-29 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Weather and climate numerical models have been in use in South Africa for many decades, both in operational
and research mode.1 All the models currently in use for operational purposes in the country were developed in
developed countries. South African scientists started participating in the development or improvement of weather
and climate numerical models in 2002, after being inactive in the area for over a decade.2 The regeneration of model
development activities started at the University of Pretoria through a Water Research Commission funded project in
which a dynamical core of a non-hydrostatic sigma coordinate model (NSM) was developed from scratch.3 These
activities served to encourage others in the country to also contribute in the model development space. The NSM
was later extended to include moisture and microphysics schemes at the Council for Scientific and Industrial
Research (CSIR) in collaboration with the University of Pretoria.4,5 This model is currently only available for use in
research mode; however, the underlying dynamics are similar to those used in an operational model used at CSIR. |
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dc.description.department |
Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology |
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dc.description.librarian |
am2019 |
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dc.description.uri |
http://www.sajs.co.za |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Bopape MM, Engelbrecht F,
Abiodun B, Beraki A, Ndarana T,
Ntsangwane L, et al. Programme
for the development of weather
and climate numerical modelling
systems in South Africa. South African Journal of Science. 2019;115(5/6), Art. #5779,.
3 pages. https://DOI.org/ 10.17159/sajs.2019/5779. |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0038-2353 (print) |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1996-7489 (online) |
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dc.identifier.other |
10.17159/sajs.2019/5779 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2263/69258 |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.publisher |
Academy of Science of South Africa |
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dc.rights |
© 2019. The Author(s). Published
under a Creative Commons
Attribution Licence. |
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dc.subject |
Weather forecasting |
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dc.subject |
Climate predictions |
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dc.subject |
Climate change |
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dc.subject |
Numerical weather prediction |
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dc.subject |
Climate modelling |
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dc.title |
Programme for the development of weather and climate numerical modelling systems in South Africa |
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dc.type |
Article |
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