Author:Davis, Claire L; Engelbrecht, Francois A; Tadross, M; Wolski, P; Archer, Emma RMDate:Oct 2017This chapter presents key messages drawn from recent subsets of future climate projections for the southern Africa region. Material in this chapter is drawn from Chapter 3 of Climate Risk and Vulnerability: A Handbook for Southern Africa ...Read more
Author:Muthige, Mavhungu S; Engelbrecht, Francois ADate:Oct 2016Regional climate models (RCMs) provide finer-scale simulations than those of Global climate models (GCMs), whilst being forced by the output of the host GCMs. In this study, we examine the influence of various strengths of spectral nudging ...Read more
Author:Abiodun, BJ; Adegoke, J; Abatan, AA; Ibe, CA; Egbebiyi, TS; Engelbrecht, Francois A; Pinto, IDate:Aug 2017This study examines the impacts of climate change on characteristics of extreme precipitation events over four African coastal cities (Cape Town, Maputo, Lagos and Port Said) under two future climate scenarios (RCP4.5 and RCP8.5). Fourteen ...Read more