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Downstream development during ridging South Atlantic Ocean anticyclones
Ridging South Atlantic high pressure systems (ridging highs) are often accompanied by cut-off low (COL) pressure systems aloft, but may also occur...
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Wind energy potential of weather systems affecting South Africa’s Eastern Cape Province
As a percentage of the total global energy supply, wind energy facilities could provide 10% of the total global energy supply by 2050 as reported in...
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Influence of Cold Rolling on the Recrystallization Texture and Ridging of AISI 430 Type Ferritic Stainless Steel
The effect of cold rolling on the recrystallization texture and ridging of AISI 430 type ferritic stainless steel is investigated. For comparison,...
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A quasi-geostrophic analysis of summertime southern African linear-regime westerly waves
Linear-regime westerly waves that propagate across the South African domain are often linked to well-known rainfall producing systems such as...
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Circulation Pattern Controls of Summer Temperature Anomalies in Southern Africa
This study investigates the relationship between circulation patterns and austral summer temperature anomalies in southern Africa. The results show...
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Split westerlies over Europe in the early Little Ice Age
The Little Ice Age (LIA; ca. 1450–1850 C.E.) is the best documented cold period of the past millennium, characterized by high-frequency volcanism,...
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Weed and Striga Management in Pearl Millet Production Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa
Weeds were a major constraint to food crop production in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) much more before soil poverty and drought became a problem. Among...
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Machine learning to develop a predictive model of pressure injury in persons with spinal cord injury
Study designA 5-year longitudinal, retrospective, cohort study.
ObjectivesDevelop a prediction model based on electronic health record (EHR) data to...
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Improving rainfall simulations over the Drakensberg on weak-synoptic days
Reanalysis is well known for reliable reproduction of weather and climate. However, there is a dearth of information on the reliability of reanalysis...
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Roll-to-roll, high-resolution 3D printing of shape-specific particles
Particle fabrication has attracted recent attention owing to its diverse applications in bioengineering
1 ,2 , drug and vaccine delivery3 –5 ,...
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Record-high Antarctic Peninsula temperatures and surface melt in February 2022: a compound event with an intense atmospheric river
The Antarctic Peninsula (AP) experienced a new extreme warm event and record-high surface melt in February 2022, rivaling the recent temperature...
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High-elevation snowpack loss during the 2021 Pacific Northwest heat dome amplified by successive spring heatwaves
A heatwave in June 2021 exposed Pacific Northwest (PNW) snowpack to record temperatures, allowing us to probe seasonal snowpack response to...
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Tropical cyclones in the northern Mozambique Channel: composite intra-seasonal forcing and 2019 event
Tropical cyclone (TC) activity in the northern Mozambique Channel (nMC) during the satellite era is studied, culminating with the anomalous 2019...
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Analysis of the Hadley cell, subtropical anticyclones and their effect on South African rainfall
This study investigates the behaviour of subtropical high-pressure systems and the Hadley cell, which affect the weather of South Africa, using the...
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Southern Africa Climate Over the Recent Decades: Description, Variability and Trends
South of 15°S, southern Africa has a subtropical climate, which is affected by temperate and tropical weather systems and comes under the influence...
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Revisiting the 1992 severe drought episode in South Africa: the role of El Niño in the anomalies of atmospheric circulation types in Africa south of the equator
During strong El Niño events, below-average rainfall is expected in large parts of southern Africa. The 1992 El Niño season was associated with one...
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Classifying moisture sources associated with snowfall in the mountains of Lesotho
An average of eight snowfall events occur each year in the eastern Lesotho Highlands. These snowfall events are typically associated with cut-off low...
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Comparing tillage methods for growing lowland soybean and corn during wetter-than-normal crop** seasons
Rice monocrop** underutilizes the productive potential of lowland soils. A major challenge in crop** low-drainage soils, particularly in...
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Quality of Life, Pedobarographic Parameters, and Foot Disorders in Patients with Extreme Obesity: Preliminary Results on Changes After Bariatric Surgery with Gastric Bypass
PurposeObesity is a growing health problem that affects a high percentage of the population. In podiatry context, few studies have addressed obesity...
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Winter and spring atmospheric rivers in High Mountain Asia: climatology, dynamics, and variability
Atmospheric rivers (ARs) that reach the complex terrain of High Mountain Asia (HMA) cause significant hydrological impacts for millions of people....
