• An overview of the ORACLES (Observations of Aerosols above Clouds and their interactions) project: aerosol–cloud–radiation interactions in the southeast Atlantic basin 

  Redemann, J ,; Wood, R; Zuidema, P; Doherty, S. J; Luna, B; LeBlanc, S E; Diamond, M S; Shinozuka, Y; Chang, I Y; Ueyama, R; Pfister, L; Ryoo, J.-M; Dobracki, A. N; da Silva, A M; Longo, K. M; Kacenelenbogen, M. S; Flynn, C. J; Pistone, K; Knox, N. M; Piketh, S. J; Haywood, J. M; Formenti, P.; Mallet, M; Stier, P; Ackerman, A S; Bauer, S.E; Fridlind, A.M; Carmichael, G. R; Saide, P. E; Ferrada, G. A; Howell, S. G; Freitag, S; Cairns, B; Holben, B. N; Knobelspiesse, K. D; Tanelli, S; L'Ecuyer, T. S; Dzambo, A. M; Sy, O.O; McFarquhar, G. M; Poellot, M. R; Gupta, S; O'Brien, J.R; Nenes, A; Kacarab, M; Wong, J. P. S.; Small-Griswold, J. D; Thornhill, K. L; Podolske, J. R; Schmidt, K.S; Pilewskie, P; Chen, H; Cochrane, S. P; Sedlacek, A. J; Lang, T. J; Stith, E; Segal-Rozenhaimer, M; Ferrare, R. A; Burton, S. P; Hostetler, C. A.; Diner, D. J; Seidel, F. C F. C.; Platnick, S. E; Myers, J. S; Meyer, K. G; Spangenberg, D.A; Maring, H; Gao, L (2020-06-14)

  Southern Africa produces almost a third of the Earth's biomass burning (BB) aerosol particles, yet the fate of these particles and their influence on regional and global climate is poorly understood. ORACLES (ObseRvations ...
• Use of TanDEM-X and Sentinel Products to Derive Gully Activity Maps in Kunene Region (Namibia) Based on Automatic Iterative Random Forest Approach 

  Orti, Miguel Vallejo; Winiwarter, Lukas; Corral-Pazos-de-Provens, Eva; Williams, Jack G; Bubenzer, Olaf; Höfle, Bernhard (2021)

  Gullies are landforms with specific patterns of shape, topography, hydrology, vegetation, and soil characteristics. Remote sensing products (TanDEM-X, Sentinel-1, and Sentinel-2) serve as inputs into an iterative ...
• Use of TanDEM-X and Sentinel Products to Derive Gully Activity Maps in Kunene Region (Namibia) Based on Automatic Iterative Random Forest Approach 

  Orti, Miguel Vallejor; Winiwarter, Lukas; Corral-Pazos-de-Provens, Eva; Williams, Jack G.; Bubenzer, Olaf; Höfle, Bernhard (2020)

  Gullies are landforms with specific patterns of shape,topography, hydrology, vegetation, and soil characteristics. Remote sensing products (TanDEM-X, Sentinel-1, and Sentinel-2) serve as inputs into aniterative algorithm, ...
• An analysis of the risk of collisions between aircraft and vultures in Namibia 

  Hauptfleisch, Morgan; Knox, Nichola; Heita, P; Aschenborn, Ortwin; MacKenzie., Monique Lea (Environmental Information Service and Namibia University of Science and Technology, 2020)

  Collisions between aircraft and birds and other animals occur frequently and are known in the aviation industry as wildlife strikes. They are considered to be one of the most serious safety and financial risks to the global ...
• Collaborative postgraduate programme in applied science in earth observation, Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing 

  Louw, Frikkie; Mwewa, Lameck; Maphanyane, Joyce; Sakala, Enock; Motola, Siddique (Klaus Hess Publishers, 2018)

  Capacity-building in the Southern Africa Science Services Centre for Climate Change and Adaptive Land Management (SASSCAL) is an essential part of the initiative’s science programme. One of the major capacity limitations ...
• An analysis of the risks collisions between aircraft and vultures in Namibia 

  Hauptfleisch, ML; Knox, Nichola; Aschenborn, O; MacKenzie, ML; Heita, P (Namibian Journal of Environment, 2020-05)

  Collisions between aircraft and birds and other animals occur frequently and are known in the aviation industry as wildlife strikes. They are considered to be one of the most serious safety and financial risks to the global ...
• Mapping and Monitoring Fractional Woody Vegetation Cover in the Arid Savannas of Namibia Using LiDAR Training Data, Machine Learning, and ALOS PALSAR Data 

  Knox, Nichola; Wessels, Konrad; Mathieu, Renaud; Main, Russell; Naidoo, Laven; Steenkamp, Karen (2019-11)

  Namibia is a very arid country, which has experienced significant bush encroachment and associated decreased livestock productivity. Therefore, it is essential to monitor bush encroachment and widespread debushing activities, ...
• Temporal statistical analysis and predictive modelling of drought and flood in Rundu–Namibia 

  Orti, Miguel Vallejo; Negussie, Kaleb (Namibia University of Science and Technology, 2019-08)

  Namibia is a semi-arid country characterized by the alternation of long drought periods and short episodes of intense rain, which often causes great stress to plants, animals and people. Thus, a deep understanding of the ...
• Assessing Namibia’s performance two decades after independence. Part 2: Sectoral Analysis. 

  Christiansen, T. (2011)

  This paper presents the results of a study which reviews Namibia’s performance over its two decades since independence. The study examines the achievements and shortcomings of the country in various fields: politics, ...
• An Exploration of Participatory Mapping Approaches for Integrated Land Use Planning in the Hardap Region, Namibia. 

  Mundia, L.C. (2013)

  The paper presents empirical findings on the potential value of participatory mapping for effective Integrated Land Use Plan (ILUP) by local communities in Hardap Region. It reflects on how future participatory approaches ...
• Remote sensing of forage nutrients: Combining ecological and spectral absorption feature data 

  Knox, N.M.; Skidmore, A.K.; Prins, H.H.T.; Heitkönig, I.M.A.; Slotow, R.; van der Waal, C.; de Boer, W.F. (Elsevier, 2012)

  Forage quality in grassland-savanna ecosystems support high biomass of both wild ungulates and domestic livestock. Forage quality is however variable in both space and time. In this study findings from ecological and ...
• Assessing Namibia’s performance two decades after independence. 

  Christiansen, T. (2011)

  This paper presents the results of a study which reviews Namibia’s performance over its two decades since independence. The study examines the achievements and shortcomings of the country in various fields: politics, civil ...
• Spatial diversity of dry savanna woodlands: Assessing the spatial diversity of a dry savanna woodland stand in northern Namibia using neighbourhood-based measures. 

  Graz, F.P. (Kluwer Academic Publishers., 2004)

  The dry woodland savannas of Namibia are of significant socio-economic importance. The paper tests the suitability of a number of diversity indicators developed for species poor systems in Europe in the woodland context. ...
• Comparison of Three Algorithms for the Evaluation of TanDEM-X Data for Gully Detection in Krumhuk Farm (Namibia) 

  Vallejo Orti, M.; Negussie, K.; Corral-Pazos-de-Provens, E.; Höfle, B.; Bubenzer, O. (2019)

  Namibia is a dry and low populated country highly dependent on agriculture, with many areas experiencing land degradation accelerated by climate change. One of the most obvious and damaging manifestations of these degradation ...
• Woodland resources and management in southern Africa 

  De Cauwer, V.; Knox, N.M.; Kobue-Lekalake, R.; Lepetu, J.P.; Matenanga, O.; Naidoo, S.; Nott, A.; Parduhn, D.; Sichone, P.; Tshwenyane, S.; Yeboah, E.; Revermann, R. (2018)

  The countries of southern Africa have an average forest cover of 32% with most forest situated in the tropics. These dry to moist forests are deciduous with a few evergreen species. The open canopy allows enough light to ...
• Potential use of 3D-derived products generated from unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) imagery for monitoring forest degradation and woodland structure changes in the Namibian dry woodlands 

  Knox, N.; Strohbach, B.J.; De Cauwer, V. (Klaus Hess Publishers, 2018)

  Different remote sensing approaches (in terms of data and analysis) have been demonstrated to be efficient mechanisms for monitoring changes in woodland cover. The use of optical remote sensing in monitoring dry woodlands ...
• Law Reform for Improved Delivery of Land to the Urban Poor 

  Zongwe, D.P.; Dausab, Y. (Ministry of Justice Law Reform and Development Commission, 2017)

  The current formal land tenure system in Namibia is unable to effectively deal with the huge backlog in formalization of informal settlements, most of which are in the rural areas of Namibia. The system is considered too ...
• An overview of mesoscale aerosol processes, comparisons, and validation studies from DRAGON networks. 

  Holben, B.N.; Kim, J.; Sano, I.; Mukai, S.; Eck, T.F.; Giles, D.M.; Schafer, J.S.; Sinyuk, A.; Slutsker, I.; Smirnov, A.; Sorokin, M.; Anderson, B.E.; Che, H.; Choi, M.; Crawford, J.H.; Ferrare, R.A.; Garay, M.J.; Jeong, U.; Kim, M.; Kim, W.; Knox, N.; Li, Z.; Lim, H.S.; Lui, Y.; Maring, H.; Nakata, M.; Pickering, K.E.; Piketh, S.; Redemann, J.; Reid, J.S.; Salinas, S.; Seo, S.; Tan, F.; Tripathi, S.N.; Toon, O.B.; Xiao, Q. (Copernicus Publications, 2018)

  : Over the past 24 years, the AErosol RObotic NETwork (AERONET) program has provided highly accurate remote-sensing characterization of aerosol optical and physical properties for an increasingly extensive geographic ...
• The Cost of Land Registration: a Case Study of Cost Efficiency in Namibia. 

  De Vries, W.T.; Georgiadou, P.Y (Yola).; Lewis, J. (International Institute of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), Enschede, Netherlands, 2003-06)

  In the light of the global discussion on reducing public and private expenditure on cadastral processes and services, this article reviews the transaction costs of land registration, based on data gathered in Namibia. The ...
• Description and ecology of pterocarpus angolensis in Namibia. 

  Graz, F.P. (NUST, 2004-05)

  The tree Pterocarpus angolensis is an important component of the dry woodland savanna of northern Namibia. Its timber provides the basic resource for much of the carvings in Namibia. Unfortunately little management, ...

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