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| 10 | Environmental Hydrology (formerly Department of Agricultural | 10 | Environmental Hydrology (formerly Department of Agricultural | ||
| 11 | Engineering)", | 11 | Engineering)", | ||
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| 13 | "author_name": "Roland ", | 13 | "author_name": "Roland ", | ||
| 14 | "author_organization": "University of KwaZulu-Natal", | 14 | "author_organization": "University of KwaZulu-Natal", | ||
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| 20 | Climatology and Agrohydrology. WRC Report 1489/1/06, Water Research | 20 | Climatology and Agrohydrology. WRC Report 1489/1/06, Water Research | ||
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| 35 | Temperature, Solar radiation, Hydrology, Agriculture, Modelling, GIS, | 35 | Temperature, Solar radiation, Hydrology, Agriculture, Modelling, GIS, | ||
| 36 | Water resources, Climate variability", | 36 | Water resources, Climate variability", | ||
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| 45 | "notes": "Auto-imported dataset for AtThe South African Atlas of | 45 | "notes": "Auto-imported dataset for AtThe South African Atlas of | ||
| 46 | Climatology and Agrohydrology is an extensive, region\u2011wide | 46 | Climatology and Agrohydrology is an extensive, region\u2011wide | ||
| 47 | reference compiling detailed spatial and temporal climatic and | 47 | reference compiling detailed spatial and temporal climatic and | ||
| 48 | agrohydrological information for South Africa, Lesotho and Eswatini. | 48 | agrohydrological information for South Africa, Lesotho and Eswatini. | ||
| 49 | The Atlas integrates over two decades of research on temperature, | 49 | The Atlas integrates over two decades of research on temperature, | ||
| 50 | rainfall, evaporation, soils, agricultural production potential, | 50 | rainfall, evaporation, soils, agricultural production potential, | ||
| 51 | hydrology, natural hazards and other environmental datasets. It draws | 51 | hydrology, natural hazards and other environmental datasets. It draws | ||
| 52 | on climate station observations and uses regression\u2011based and | 52 | on climate station observations and uses regression\u2011based and | ||
| 53 | simulation\u2011based modelling to extend climatic parameters to | 53 | simulation\u2011based modelling to extend climatic parameters to | ||
| 54 | unmapped regions, providing a consistent national\u2011scale spatial | 54 | unmapped regions, providing a consistent national\u2011scale spatial | ||
| 55 | representation of climate and hydrology.\r\n\r\nThe Atlas includes | 55 | representation of climate and hydrology.\r\n\r\nThe Atlas includes | ||
| 56 | more than 330 pages of text, over 700 maps, 120 figures, 111 photos, | 56 | more than 330 pages of text, over 700 maps, 120 figures, 111 photos, | ||
| 57 | and 470 statistical tables. It synthesises data on precipitation, | 57 | and 470 statistical tables. It synthesises data on precipitation, | ||
| 58 | temperature, solar radiation, vapour pressure, relative humidity, | 58 | temperature, solar radiation, vapour pressure, relative humidity, | ||
| 59 | potential evaporation, frost, agricultural yields, natural hazards and | 59 | potential evaporation, frost, agricultural yields, natural hazards and | ||
| 60 | hydrological dynamics such as stormflow, recharge, runoff and | 60 | hydrological dynamics such as stormflow, recharge, runoff and | ||
| 61 | streamflow. These datasets support regional resource planning in water | 61 | streamflow. These datasets support regional resource planning in water | ||
| 62 | and agriculture, enabling users to understand climatic gradients, | 62 | and agriculture, enabling users to understand climatic gradients, | ||
| 63 | variability and long\u2011term environmental | 63 | variability and long\u2011term environmental | ||
| 64 | patterns.\r\n\r\nImportantly, the Atlas offers \u201cbig picture\u201d | 64 | patterns.\r\n\r\nImportantly, the Atlas offers \u201cbig picture\u201d | ||
| 65 | regional insights rather than farm\u2011level precision. Values at | 65 | regional insights rather than farm\u2011level precision. Values at | ||
| 66 | specific locations are derived from interpolation and modelling | 66 | specific locations are derived from interpolation and modelling | ||
| 67 | processes and should be interpreted in a relative rather than absolute | 67 | processes and should be interpreted in a relative rather than absolute | ||
| 68 | sense. The project consolidates climate databases developed in | 68 | sense. The project consolidates climate databases developed in | ||
| 69 | preceding Water Research Commission (WRC) studies, integrates soils | 69 | preceding Water Research Commission (WRC) studies, integrates soils | ||
| 70 | and land\u2011cover datasets, and incorporates improvements in GIS and | 70 | and land\u2011cover datasets, and incorporates improvements in GIS and | ||
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| 105 | still giving enough detail to guide regional planning in agriculture | 105 | still giving enough detail to guide regional planning in agriculture | ||
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