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Research Findings

Ratshiedana P. Eugene, Mohamed A. M. Abd Elbasit, Elhadi M.I Adam, George J. Chirima. 2025. Evaluation of remote sensing algorithms for estimating actual evapotranspiration in arid agricultural environments. Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. Discuss. [preprint], https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-2024-351, in review, 2025.

Andisiwe Manase, Alen Manyevere, Mohamed A.M Abd Elbasit, Chuene Victor Mashamaite. 2025. The use of UAV-based systems in monitoring forest health: Potentials and challenges. Scientific African 28(8):e02724, 2468-2276. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sciaf.2025.e02724   

Ratshiedana, P.E., Mohamed A. M. Abd Elbasit, Adam, E.; Chirima, J.G. Evaluation of Micrometeorological Models for Estimating Crop Evapotranspiration Using a Smart Field Weighing Lysimeter. Water 2025, 17, 187. https://doi.org/10.3390/w17020187.

Research Highlights 

SMART FIELD WEIGHING LYSIMETER FOR VALIDATION OF SATELLITE-BASED EVAPOTRANSPIRATION UNDER ARID ENVIRONMENTS

Report to the
Water Research Commission

by
M.A.M. Abd Elbasit¹ and P.E. Ratshedeana²
1. Department of Physical and Earth Sciences, Faculty of Natural and        Applied Sciences,
    Sol Plaatje University, Kimberley
2. Agricultural Research Council-Natural Resources and Engineering
3. School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies,
     University of the Witwatersrand

WRC Report No. 3165/1/24
ISBN 978-0-6392-0461-6
August 2024