Author:Singh, RG; Engelbrecht, Jeanine; Kemp, JDate:Jun 2015Identification and protection of areas that are vulnerable to erosion is essential for the conservation of the sensitive wetlands and estuarine ecosystems along the Xolobeni coastal strip. The forecasting of these erosion susceptible areas ...Read more
Author:Masemola, Cecilia; Cho, Moses A; Ramoelo, AbelDate:Jun 2016The leaf area index (LAI) is the key biophysical indicator used to assess the condition of rangeland. In this study, we investigated the implications of narrow spectral response, high radiometric resolution (12 bits), and higher signal-to-noise ...Read more
Author:Ramoelo, Abel; Cho, Moses ADate:Oct 2014For grazing, biomass is the main indicator of rangeland quantity, which is crucial to determine the amount of food available for animals (grazers), including livestock. Livestock production in the rural communities of the world, including ...Read more
Author:Adeyemi, A; Botai, J; Ramoelo, Abel; van der Merwe, F; Tsela, PDate:Nov 2015The Tshwane Metropolis, Gauteng Province, South Africa, continues to experience rapid urbanization as a result of population growth. This has led to the conversion of natural lands into large man-made landscapes i.e., increase in impervious ...Read more
Author:Korontzi, S; Justice, CO; Scholes, RJDate:Jun 2003Biomass burning is an important ecosystem process in southern Africa, with significant implications for regional and. global atmospheric chemistry and biogeochemical cycles. In this paper, representative Land sat path-row scene locations, ...Read more
Author:Adeyemi, A; Ramoelo, Abel; Cho, Moses A; Strydom, JDate:Sep 2021Evaluating changes in built-up impervious surface area (ISA) to understand the urban heat island (UHI) extent is valuable for governments in major cities in developing countries experiencing rapid urbanization and industrialization. This work ...Read more
Author:Callaghan, K; Engelbrecht, Jeanine; Kemp, JDate:Jun 2015Coastal erosion is a worldwide hazard, the consequences of which can only be mitigated via thorough and efficient monitoring of erosion. This study aimed to employ remote sensing techniques on aerial photographs and Landsat TM/ETM+ imagery ...Read more
Author:Tsela, PL; Van Helden, P; Frost, P; Wessels, Konrad J; Archibald, SDate:Jul 2010The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) time-series data afford the remote sensing community a unique opportunity to investigate the frequency and distribution of fires. Previous research that validated the MODIS burned area ...Read more