A consideration of the climatic drivers, focal points and challenges of soil erosion, land degradation, landslides and landscapes in Nigeria

FU Iwuchukwu, U Ewuzie, OJ Ajala, VE Ojukwu… - Climate Change Impacts …, 2023 - Springer
Climate change being the anomaly in the climate system is a major concern in Nigeria.
Landslides, landscapes, soil erosion, temperature increment, floodingand drought are …

Investigating changes in rainfall seasonality across South Africa: 1987–2016

SJ Roffe, JM Fitchett, CJ Curtis - International Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Changes in rainfall seasonality across South Africa may have detrimental impacts
on crop yields and surface water supplies. Despite this, these have rarely been investigated …

Generating weather pattern definitions over South Africa suitable for future use in impact‐orientated medium‐range forecasting

LG Ireland, J Robbins, R Neal… - International Journal …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This work aims to define a set of representative weather patterns for South Africa that can be
utilized to support impact‐based forecasting of heatwave events. Sets of weather patterns …

[图书][B] Climate change and tourism in southern Africa

J Saarinen, J Fitchett, G Hoogendoorn - 2022 - taylorfrancis.com
This book explores the nature of climate change in southern Africa, its impacts on tourism
and the resilience, adaptation and governance needs in various tourism operations and …

Meteorological influences on airborne pollen and spores in Johannesburg (Gauteng), South Africa

LB Ajikah, SJ Roffe, FH Neumann, MK Bamford… - Aerobiologia, 2023 - Springer
Airborne fungal spores and pollen (aerospora), synergistic with air pollution, are key triggers
of allergic respiratory diseases. Effective diagnosis and treatment requires up-to-date …

Quantifying rainfall seasonality across South Africa on the basis of the relationship between rainfall and temperature

SJ Roffe, JM Fitchett, CJ Curtis - Climate Dynamics, 2021 - Springer
South Africa spans the subtropics at the interface between tropical, subtropical, and
temperate weather systems, and consequently experiences distinct summer-, winter-and …

Phenological advance of blossoming over the past century in one of the world's largest urban forests, Gauteng City-Region, South Africa

JM Fitchett, K Raik - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Gauteng City-Region in the northern interior of South Africa hosts one of the
world's largest and most densely vegetated urban forests. The tree species, distributed …

Two‐decadal variability of lacustrine groundwater discharge: Coupled controls from weather and hydrologic changes

X Sun, Y Du, J Wu, J Xu, H Tian, Y Deng… - Water Resources …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Lacustrine groundwater discharge (LGD) is a vital water and solute source for lakes.
However, the understanding of the long‐term temporal variability of LGD remains limited …

Comparing the Utility of Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) and Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) on Sentinel-2 MSI to Estimate Dry Season Aboveground Grass …

MI Vawda, R Lottering, O Mutanga, K Peerbhay… - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
Grasslands are biomes of significant fiscal, social and environmental value. Grassland or
rangeland management often monitors and manages grassland productivity. Productivity is …

Seed Germination and Early Seedling Growth Responses to Drought Stress in Annual Medicago L. and Trifolium L. Forages

F Müller, L Masemola, E Britz, N Ngcobo, S Modiba… - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
Climate change in the Mediterranean-like regions of South Africa has resulted in increased
rainfall variability, a delayed start to the wet winter season, and increased occurrences of out …