{"id":79404,"date":"2025-07-10T09:26:36","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T07:26:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/?page_id=79404"},"modified":"2025-10-30T11:54:02","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T09:54:02","slug":"arwrc-research-highlights","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/arwrc-research-highlights\/","title":{"rendered":"ARWRC research highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"79404\" class=\"elementor elementor-79404\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3efda90 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3efda90\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a1d1c7\" data-id=\"9a1d1c7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6490ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d6490ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/ARWRC-Banner-Landscape-r8ernui0hyryainaj79xnggt3pq0u6ldx7nluafvz4.jpg\" title=\"ARWRC \u2013 Banner (Landscape)\" alt=\"ARWRC - Banner (Landscape)\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-76f7750 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"76f7750\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dabb107\" data-id=\"dabb107\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed6a8e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ed6a8e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1140e5a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1140e5a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-359fdc9\" data-id=\"359fdc9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb52459\" data-id=\"eb52459\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3ec7af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3ec7af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ca2637;\"><strong>Research Findings<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0948728 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0948728\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ratshiedana P. Eugene, <strong>Mohamed A. M. Abd Elbasit<\/strong>, 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], <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5194\/hess-2024-351\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5194\/hess-2024-351<\/a>, in review, 2025.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Andisiwe Manase, Alen Manyevere, <strong>Mohamed A.M Abd Elbasit<\/strong>, Chuene Victor Mashamaite. 2025. The use of UAV-based systems in monitoring forest health: Potentials and challenges. Scientific African 28(8):e02724, 2468-2276. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.sciaf.2025.e02724\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.sciaf.2025.e02724<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ratshiedana, P.E., <strong>Mohamed A. M. Abd Elbasit<\/strong>, Adam, E.; Chirima, J.G. Evaluation of Micrometeorological Models for Estimating Crop Evapotranspiration Using a Smart Field Weighing Lysimeter. 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Highlights\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dd9196 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5dd9196\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"52\" data-end=\"163\"><strong data-start=\"52\" data-end=\"163\">SMART FIELD WEIGHING LYSIMETER FOR VALIDATION OF SATELLITE-BASED EVAPOTRANSPIRATION UNDER ARID ENVIRONMENTS<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"165\" data-end=\"210\">Report to the<br data-start=\"178\" data-end=\"181\" \/><strong data-start=\"181\" data-end=\"210\">Water Research Commission<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"212\" data-end=\"552\">by<br data-start=\"214\" data-end=\"217\" \/><strong data-start=\"217\" data-end=\"262\">M.A.M. Abd Elbasit\u00b9 and P.E. Ratshedeana\u00b2<\/strong><br data-start=\"262\" data-end=\"265\" \/>1. Department of Physical and Earth Sciences, Faculty of Natural and\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Applied Sciences,<br data-start=\"350\" data-end=\"353\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 Sol Plaatje University, Kimberley<br data-start=\"386\" data-end=\"389\" \/>2. Agricultural Research Council-Natural Resources and Engineering<br data-start=\"454\" data-end=\"457\" \/>3. School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental\u00a0Studies,<br data-start=\"518\" data-end=\"521\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0University of the Witwatersrand<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"554\" data-end=\"629\">WRC Report No. <strong data-start=\"569\" data-end=\"582\">3165\/1\/24<\/strong><br data-start=\"582\" data-end=\"585\" \/>ISBN <strong data-start=\"590\" data-end=\"611\">978-0-6392-0461-6<\/strong><br data-start=\"611\" data-end=\"614\" \/><strong data-start=\"614\" data-end=\"629\">August 2024<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-266852a\" data-id=\"266852a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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