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h-index: 18
Works: 45
Citations: 1,383

Most-cited papers

Projections of rapidly rising surface temperatures over Africa under low mitigation
F. Engelbrecht, J. Adegoke, M. Bopape, M. Naidoo +7 more
2015468 citations Open access
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Multi-scale climate modelling over Southern Africa using a variable-resolution global model
F. Engelbrecht, W. Landman, C. Engelbrecht, S. Landman +4 more
2011141 citations Open access
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The Cape Town “Day Zero” drought and Hadley cell expansion
N. Burls, R. Blamey, B. Cash, Erik T. Swenson +4 more
2019npj Climate and Atmospheric Science104 citations Open access
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Heatwaves in the Future Warmer Climate of South Africa
I. Mbokodo, M. Bopape, H. Chikoore, F. Engelbrecht +1 more
2020Atmosphere94 citations Open access
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Regional Projections of Extreme Apparent Temperature Days in Africa and the Related Potential Risk to Human Health
R. Garland, M. Matooane, F. Engelbrecht, M. Bopape +4 more
2015International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health74 citations Open access
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Climatology of the Mascarene High and Its Influence on Weather and Climate over Southern Africa
N. G. Xulu, H. Chikoore, M. Bopape, N. Nethengwe
2020Climate50 citations Open access
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Heatwave Variability and Structure in South Africa during Summer Drought
I. Mbokodo, M. Bopape, T. Ndarana, Sifiso Mbatha +6 more
2023Climate41 citations Open access
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The flow and moisture fluxes associated with ridging South Atlantic Ocean anticyclones during the subtropical southern African summer
T. Ndarana, Siyabonga Mpati, M. Bopape, F. Engelbrecht +1 more
2020International Journal of Climatology35 citations Open access
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Challenges and ways forward for sustainable weather and climate services in Africa
B. Lamptey, Salah Sahabi Abed, M. Gudoshava, J. Mutemi +11 more
2024Nature Communications32 citations Open access
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Convective initiation and storm life cycles in convection‐permitting simulations of the Met Office Unified Model over South Africa
W. J. Keat, T. Stein, Elelwani Phaduli, S. Landman +5 more
2019Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society31 citations Open access
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Dynamics of an extreme low temperature event over South Africa amid a warming climate
H. Chikoore, I. Mbokodo, Mukovhe V. Singo, Tumelo Mohomi +6 more
2024Weather and Climate Extremes27 citations Open access
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A quasi-geostrophic diagnosis of the zonal flow associated with cut-off lows over South Africa and surrounding oceans
T. Ndarana, Tsholanang S. Rammopo, H. Chikoore, Michael A. Barnes +1 more
2020Climate Dynamics24 citations Open access
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Cut-Off Lows over South Africa: A Review
N. G. Xulu, H. Chikoore, M. Bopape, T. Ndarana +7 more
2023Climate23 citations Open access
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Projections of future fire risk under climate change over the South African savanna
Mukovhe V. Singo, H. Chikoore, F. Engelbrecht, T. Ndarana +4 more
2023Stochastic environmental research and risk assessment (Print)20 citations
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Forecasting Intense Cut-Off Lows in South Africa Using the 4.4 km Unified Model
Tshimbiluni P. Muofhe, H. Chikoore, M. Bopape, N. Nethengwe +2 more
2020Climate20 citations Open access
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The Influence of the Lower Stratosphere on Ridging Atlantic Ocean Anticyclones over South Africa
T. Ndarana, M. Bopape, D. Waugh, L. Dyson
2018Journal of Climate20 citations Open access
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Evaluating South African Weather Service information on Idai tropical cyclone and KwaZulu- Natal flood events
M. Bopape, Ezekiel Sebego, T. Ndarana, Bathobile Maseko +7 more
2021South African Journal of Science19 citations Open access
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Synoptic structure of a sub-daily extreme precipitation and flood event in Thohoyandou, north-eastern South Africa
H. Chikoore, M. Bopape, T. Ndarana, Tshimbiluni P. Muofhe +4 more
202119 citations Open access
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Weather Related Disasters in South Africa from 1980 to 2023
M. Bopape, G. Keebine, T. Ndarana, I. L. Mbokodo +8 more
2025Environmental Development15 citations
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Two types of ridging South Atlantic Ocean anticyclones over South Africa and the associated dynamical processes
T. Ndarana, Tsholanang S. Rammopo, C. Reason, M. Bopape +2 more
2021Atmospheric research15 citations Open access
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Convection Parametrization and Multi-Nesting Dependence of a Heavy Rainfall Event over Namibia with Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model
Sieglinde Somses, M. Bopape, T. Ndarana, A. Fridlind +6 more
2020Climate15 citations Open access
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Sensitivity of Tropical Cyclone Idai Simulations to Cumulus Parametrization Schemes
M. Bopape, Hipolito Cardoso, R. Plant, Elelwani Phaduli +4 more
2021Atmosphere14 citations Open access
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Downstream development during South African cut-off low pressure systems
T. Ndarana, Tsholanang S. Rammopo, M. Bopape, C. Reason +1 more
202111 citations Open access
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A Regional Project in Support of the SADC Cyber-Infrastructure Framework Implementation: Weather and Climate
M. Bopape, Happy M. Sithole, T. Motshegwa, Edward Rakate +5 more
2019Data Science Journal11 citations Open access
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Downstream development during ridging South Atlantic Ocean anticyclones
T. Ndarana, Lesetja E. Lekoloane, Tsholanang S. Rammopo, C. Reason +3 more
2023Climate Dynamics9 citations Open access
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Sensitivity of some African heavy rainfall events to microphysics and planetary boundary layer schemes: Impacts on localised storms
A. Meroni, K. Oundo, Richard R. Muita, M. Bopape +4 more
2021Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society7 citations Open access
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Rainfall Simulations of High-Impact Weather in South Africa with the Conformal Cubic Atmospheric Model (CCAM)
M. Bopape, F. Engelbrecht, Robert Maisha, H. Chikoore +8 more
2022Atmosphere6 citations Open access
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Attributing impacts of LULCC on the boundary layer climate of South Africa’s eastern escarpment
Tumelo Mohomi, N. Mbatha, D. Boshoff, I. Mbokodo +3 more
2024Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Earth and Planetary Sciences5 citations
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Sensitivity of Simulations of Zambian Heavy Rainfall Events to the Atmospheric Boundary Layer Schemes
M. Bopape, David Waitolo, R. Plant, Elelwani Phaduli +5 more
2021Climate5 citations Open access
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SASSCAL WebSAPI: A Web Scraping Application Programming Interface to Support Access to SASSCAL’s Weather Data
Tsaone Swaabow Thapelo, M. Namoshe, O. Matsebe, T. Motshegwa +1 more
2021Data Science Journal5 citations Open access
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Sensitivity of Botswana Ex-Tropical Cyclone Dineo rainfall simulations to cloud microphysics scheme
Charles Molongwane, M. Bopape, A. Fridlind, T. Motshegwa +4 more
2020AAS Open Research5 citations Open access
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A dynamic and thermodynamic analysis of the 11 December 2017 tornadic supercell in the Highveld of South Africa
Lesetja E. Lekoloane, M. Bopape, Tshifhiwa Gift Rambuwani, T. Ndarana +4 more
2020Weather and Climate Dynamics5 citations Open access
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Projections of extreme rainfall in South Africa using CMIP6 ISIMIP models
Tumelo Mohomi, V. Stepanenko, A. Medvedev, I. Dhau +2 more
2026Climate Dynamics4 citations Open access
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Model inter-comparison for short-range forecasts over the southern African domain
Patience T. Mulovhedzi, Gift Rambuwani, M. Bopape, Robert Maisha +1 more
2021South African Journal of Science4 citations Open access
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Simulation of the eThekwini Heat Island in South Africa
Robert Maisha, T. Ndarana, F. Engelbrecht, M. Thatcher +4 more
2023Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology2 citations Open access
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Policy Brief: A global goal for adaptation in the 2015 Climate Agreement February 2014
X. Ngwadla, F. Engelbrecht, W. Landman, M. Bopape +1 more
20142 citations
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Advances towards the development of a cloud-resolving model in South Africa
M. Bopape, F. Engelbrecht, D. Randall, W. Landman
20142 citations Open access
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Atmospheric modelling and prediction at time scales from days to seasons
W. Landman, F. Engelbrecht, R. Park, M. Bopape +1 more
20102 citations
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A quasi-geostrophic analysis of summertime southern African linear-regime westerly waves
T. Ndarana, Tsholanang S. Rammopo, M. Bopape, N. Hart +2 more
2024Climate Dynamics1 citations Open access
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Programme for the development of weather and climate numerical modelling systems in South Africa
M. Bopape, F. Engelbrecht, B. Abiodun, A. Beraki +5 more
2019South African Journal of Science1 citations Open access
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How to make Western Indian Ocean’s small-scale fisheries more sustainable
O. Ogega, Kennedy Osuka-Edeye, Y. Waweru, E. Jose +10 more
2026Frontiers in Marine Science0 citations Open access
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Improvements in tropical cyclone forecasting using CCAM compared with the operational Unified Model: A case study of tropical cyclone Idai
Lebogang N. Makgati, M. Bopape, Elelwani Phaduli, Gift Rambuwani +2 more
2026Natural Hazards0 citations Open access
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Downstream development associated with two types of ridging South Atlantic Ocean anticyclones over South Africa
T. Ndarana, Lesetja E. Lekoloane, Tsholanang S. Rammopo, C. Reason +3 more
20220 citations Open access
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Modelling the Southeast African regional Climate
R. Benestad, B. Nhantumbo, A. Prosper, Joseph Ndakize Sebaziga +4 more
20210 citations Open access
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Climate change and environmental health in southern Africa: it's not all about malaria
C. Wright, Tirusha Thambiran, M. Matooane, F. Engelbrecht +2 more
20110 citations
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