Publications

Conference papers

Olivier J.C., Araya, S.T. and Wessels, K.J. (2007), Detection of land cover change using an Artificial Neural Network on a time-series of MODIS satellite data. Pattern Recognition Association of South Africa (PRASA). Pietermaritzburg.

F. van den Bergh, K. J. Wessels, S. Archibald, A. K. Bachoo, K. Steenkamp. European Association of Remote Sensing Laboratories (Earsel) - Time Series workshop poster: “Time-series Analysis of Hyper-temporal satellite data using High Performance Computing”. June 2007 Bolzano, Itally

K.J. Wessels and S.D. Prince “Monitoring desertification’s impact on vegetation production in South Africa using long-term AVHRR and MODIS data: A test of the non-equilibrium rangeland theory.” 32nd International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment Sustainable Development through Global Earth Observations June 25-29, 2007, San Jose, Costa Rica ISBN: 978-0-932913-12-8

Peer-reviewed journal papers that have been published or accepted:

Wessels K.J., Prince S.D., Malherebe J., Small J. and P.E. Frost (2007) Can human-induced land degradation be distinguished from the effects of rainfall variability? A case study in South Africa. Journal of Arid Environments, 68, 271-297.

Prince S.D., Wessels K.J. Tucker C.J. and Nicholson S.E. (2007) Desertification in the Sahel: a reinterpretation of a reinterpretation. Global Change Biology.13, 1308-1313.

Wessel K.J., Prince S.D., M. Carroll and J. Malherbe (2007) Relevance of rangeland degradation in semi-arid Northeastern South Africa to the non-equilibrium theory. Ecological Applications. 17, 815-827

Book Chapter:

Wessels, K. and Prince, S. (2007) Monitoring land degradation with long-term satellite data in South Africa. In: The Full Picture. Edited by Group on Earth Observations (GEO) Secretariat. ISBN 978-92-990047-0-8