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Event Debrief: GWD Talk on Estimating Groundwater Storage changes using GRACE derived data in the Vaal River Basin
13 May 2021
Elanda
  • Resilience
  • Groundwater
  • Groundwater storage
  • GRACE
SACNASP CPD EVENT "Thank you for this mind-boggling presentation" Mr Kwazi Majola (Gauteng Branch Chair) thanked Dr Khuliso Masindi after he shared with attendees on latest GRACE research results.
Groundwater awareness
29 Apr 2021
jessica
  • Groundwater
CPD EVENT The GWD Central Branch Dr Amy Allwright, together with the GWD National Chair Mr Fanus Fourie, hosted this Groundwater Awareness Talk that was presented by Nicolette Vermaak of the Institute for Groundwater Studies at UFS. Nicolette offered an overview of what groundwater awareness entails and shared some of her experiences. This Talk aimed
Earth layers
04 Mar 2021
Elanda
  • Groundwater
  • big data
CPD EVENT Following the Talk by Helen Seyler, hosted by the Western Cape Branch on 28 January 2021, Zaheed further extrapolated on the research into the applicability of machine learning for the forward prediction of groundwater levels and flow regime using results from the dolomite aquifers in South Africa, particularly the Romotswa/North West and Gauteng Dolomites.
Awareness Debrief
02 Mar 2021
Elanda
  • Borehole
  • Awareness
Awareness can be defined as knowledge or perception of a situation or fact, concern about and well-informed interest in a particular situation or development and the quality or state of being aware. It is also the knowledge and understanding that something is happening or exists. Our awareness is often linked to things we have learned and experienced...
Vadose zone
11 Feb 2021
jessica
  • Geology
  • Hydrogeology
  • Research
The UP Department of Geology has for the past decade focused on how the soil and rock between land surface and the phreatic or saturated zone behave with respect to highly variable moisture contents...