Researcher in Agrometeorology and Climate Change, Agricultural Research Council, South Africa.
Previous Position
PhD in Ocean and Atmosphere Science, University of Cape Town, South Africa.
Contact
Email: rs.rapolaki ‘at’ gmail.com
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ramontsheng_Rapolaki
Summary
Ramontsheng completed his Ocean and Atmosphere Dynamics PhD at the University of Cape Town on LaunchPAD: Priority of African Diagnostics with a focus on atmospheric moisture transport over southern Africa. Ramontsheng is now a Researcher in Agrometeorology and Climate Change with the Agricultural Research Council, South Africa.
Bio
Researcher in Agrometeorology and Climate Change, Agricultural Research Council, South Africa, ARC, Institute for Soil Climate and Water 2019-present
Professional Development Programme (PDP) PhD Researcher at SAEON Egagasini Node 2016-2019
Research Intern at SAEON Egagasini Node 2016
PhD University of Cape Town 2016-2020 (expected)
MSc University of Cape Town 2016
BSc (hons) UCT 2014
BSc 2013
Research Interests
Severe weather | Ocean and Atmosphere Modelling| Air-Sea Interaction | Southern Hemisphere Climate change and variability
Publications
Rapolaki, R.S., Blamey, R. C., Hermes, J. C., & Reason, C. J. (2021). Moisture sources and transport during an extreme rainfall event over the Limpopo River Basin, southern Africa. Atmospheric Research, DOI:10.1016/j.atmosres.2021.105849.
Rapolaki, R.S., Blamey, R. C., Hermes, J. C., & Reason, C. J. (2020). Moisture sources associated with heavy rainfall over the Limpopo River Basin, southern Africa. Climate Dynamics, DOI:10.1007/s00382-020-05336-w.
Rapolaki, R. S., Blamey, R. C., Hermes, J. C., & Reason, C. J. (2019). A classification of synoptic weather patterns linked to extreme rainfall over the Limpopo River Basin in southern Africa. Climate Dynamics, 1-15.
Rapolaki, R. S., & Reason, C. J. (2018). Tropical storm Chedza and associated floods over south-eastern Africa. Natural Hazards, 93(1), 189-217.
Rapolaki, R. S. (2016). A numerical simulation of tropical storm Chedza over south-eastern Africa (Masters dissertation, University of Cape Town).
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