Developing an integrated remotely sensed framework for the detection and monitoring of seasonally-flooded wetlands in semi-arid environments of southern Africa
| dc.contributor.advisor | Dube, Timothy | |
| dc.contributor.author | Gxokwe, Siyamthanda | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-10-10T09:32:00Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-11-06T10:04:06Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-10-10T09:32:00Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-11-06T10:04:06Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
| dc.description | Philosophiae Doctor - PhD | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Wetlands are among the most important ecosystems on earth; they cover approximately 4-6% of the earth’s surface and offer critical eco-hydrological services. However, these ecosystems are under threat from anthropogenic activities, droughts and climate variability, as well as from global environmental change. It is estimated that over 60% of the world’s wetlands have been lost due to climate change and variability, as well as other anthropogenic influences. There is, therefore, a need for their routine monitoring and assessment to ensure the sustainable use and management of these systems on a national, regional and local scale, and prevent their further degradation and loss. This study aimed at developing an integrated cloud-computing-based, remotely-sensed framework for the detection and monitoring of small and seasonally-flooded wetlands along the semi-arid Limpopo Transboundary River Basin of southern Africa, which was previously a challenging task when using the traditional assessment and monitoring methods. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10566/17691 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | University of the Western Cape | en_US |
| dc.rights.holder | University of the Western Cape | en_US |
| dc.subject | Wetlands | en_US |
| dc.subject | Climate change | en_US |
| dc.subject | Ecosystem | en_US |
| dc.subject | Water quality | en_US |
| dc.subject | South Africa | en_US |
| dc.title | Developing an integrated remotely sensed framework for the detection and monitoring of seasonally-flooded wetlands in semi-arid environments of southern Africa | en_US |