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Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Department of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology

Atmospheric Modelling and Dynamic Meteorology - Research Output

Research articles in refereed specialist journals:

Sivakumar V, Sivakumar V, Prasanth PV, Kishore P, Bencherif H, Keckhut P: 2011. Rayleigh LIDAR and satellite (HALOE, SABER, CHAMP and COSMIC) measurements of stratosphere-mesosphere temperature over a southern sub-tropical site, Reunion (20.8° S; 55.5° E):climatology and comparison study. Annales Geophysicae, 29, pp 649-662, Full Text

Sivakumar V, Sivakumar V, Bencherif H, Bčngue N, Thompson AM: 2011. Tropopause Characteristics and Variability from 11 yr of SHADOZ Observations in the Southern Tropics and Subtropics. Journal Of Applied Meteorology And Climatology, 50, pp 1403-1416, Full Text

Tshiala MF, Olwoch JM, Engelbrecht FA: 2011. Analysis of Temperature Trends over Limpopo Province, South Africa. Journal of Geography and Geology, 3 (1) / September, pp 13-21.

Nsubuga FN, Olwoch JM, Rautenbach CJdW: 2011. Climatic Trends at Namulonge in Uganda: 1947-2009. Journal of Geography and Geology, 3 (1) / September, pp 119-131.

Tesfaye M, Sivakumar V, Sivakumar V, Botai OJ, Tsidu GM: 2011. Aerosol climatology over South Africa based on 10 years of Multiangle Imaging Spectroradiometer (MISR) data. Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, 116, pp 1-17.

Moeletsi ME, Walker S, Landman WA: 2011. ENSO and implications on rainfall characteristics with reference to maize production in the Free State Province of South Africa. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 36, pp 715-726, Full Text

Engelbrecht FA, Landman WA, Engelbrecht CJ, Landman S, Bopape MM, Roux B, McGregor JL, Thatcher M: 2011. Multi-scale climate modelling over Southern Africa using a variable-resolution global model. Water SA, 37 (5), pp 647-658, Full Text

de Villiers M, van Heerden J: 2011. Nashi dust storm over the United Arab Emirates. Weather, 66 (3), pp 79-81.

Papers in refereed, published conference proceedings:

Dyson LL: 2011. The variability of sounding derived parameters during very wet and very dry months over Gauteng. In South African Society for Atmospheric Sciences 27th Annual Conference: The Interdependent Atmosphere, Land and Ocean, (g), South Africa Society for Atmospheric Science (SASAS), pp 43-44.

Stander J, Dyson LL: 2011. Synoptic overview of significant snowfall over South Africa. In South African Society for Atmospheric Sciences 27th Annual Conference: The Interdependent Atmosphere, Land and Ocean, (b), South Africa Society for Atmospheric Science (SASAS), pp 31-32.

Van Schalkwyk L, Dyson LL: 2011. Fog Forecasting Diaries on the Cape Flats: Climatology Results. In South African Society for Atmospheric Sciences 27th Annual Conference: The Interdependent Atmosphere, Land and Ocean, (n), South Africa Society for Atmospheric Science (SASAS), pp 73-74.

Mahlangu KA, Botai OJ: 2011. Analysis of Mid-Latitude Tropopause Structure and Variability from Radiosonde and Radio Occultation Data. In South African Society for Atmospheric Sciences 27th Annual Conference: The Interdependent Atmosphere, Land and Ocean, (e), South Africa Society for Atmospheric Science (SASAS), pp 37-38.

Turner K, Dyson LL, Landman S, Engelbrecth C: 2011. Verification of a short range multi-model ensamble rainfall forecase and the contribution of NCEP rainfall in the skill of the ensamble. In South African Society for Atmospheric Sciences 27th Annual Conference: The Interdependent Atmosphere, Land and Ocean, (d), South Africa Society for Atmospheric Science (SASAS), pp 35-36.

Thaele C, Malherbe J: 2011. Determining the synoptic conditions that favour landfall of tropical cyclones over southern Africa with the aid of self-organizing maps. In South African Society for Atmospheric Sciences 27th Annual Conference: The Interdependent Atmosphere, Land and Ocean, (a), South Africa Society for Atmospheric Science., pp 19-20.

Matooane M, Garland RM, Engelbrecht FA, Wright C, Olwoch JM, Bopape MJ: 2011. Climate Change and Human Health: Oppressive Temperatures in Southern Africa. In South African Society for Atmospheric Sciences 27th Annual Conference: The Interdependent Atmosphere, Land and Ocean, (h), South Africa Society for Atmospheric Science (SASAS), pp 49-50.

Luhunga P, Djolov G, Sivakumar V: 2011. A study of stable atmospheric boundary layer haracterization over Highveld region of South Africa. In South African Society for Atmospheric Sciences 27th Annual Conference: The Interdependent Atmosphere, Land and Ocean, (l), South Africa Society for Atmospheric Science (SASAS), pp 63-64.

Sivakumar V, Sharma A, Chiloane K, Naidoo S, Lynch E: 2011. CSIR NLC- mobile lidar observatiion of cirrus cloud. In South African Society for Atmospheric Sciences 27th Annual Conference: The Interdependent Atmosphere, Land and Ocean, (m), South Africa Society for Atmospheric Science (SASAS), pp 71-72.

Simpson L, Botai OJ, De Coning E, Sivakumar V: 2011. Comparing lightning polarity and cloud microphysical properties over regions of high ground flash density in South Africa. In South African Society for Atmospheric Sciences 27th Annual Conference: The Interdependent Atmosphere, Land and Ocean, (f), South Africa Society for Atmospheric Science (SASAS), pp 41-42.

Bopape MJ, Engelbrecht FA: 2011. Introducing a moisture scheme to a nonhydrostatic sigma coordinate model. In South African Society for Atmospheric Sciences 27th Annual Conference: The Interdependent Atmosphere, Land and Ocean, (i), South Africa Society for Atmospheric Science (SASAS), pp 51-52.

 

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