Dr Adriaan Van Der Walt
Position
Senior Lecturer
Department
Geography
Telephone
0514019653
Office
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Short CV

Tertiary Education

2020       PhD in Geography, School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Sciences, University of Witwatersrand

2014       MSc. Geography, Geography Department, University of the Free State

2011       BSc. Hons Geography, Geography Department, University of the Free State

2009       BSc. Geography, Geography Departmenr, University of the Free State

 

Publications

Articles:

Van der Walt, A.J. and Fitchett, JM. (2021). Extreme Temperature Events (ETEs) in South Africa: a Review. South African Geography Journal, https://doi.org/10.1080/03736245.2021.1907219.

Van der Walt, A.J. and Fitchett, J.M. (2021). Exploring extreme warm temperature trends in South Africa: 1960-2016. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 143: 341-1360. https://doi/10.1007/s00704-020-03479-8. 

Van der Walt, A.J. and Fitchett, J.M. (2021). Trend analysis of cold extremes in Sout Africa: 1960-2016. International Journal of Climatology, 41: 2060-2081. https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.6947. 

Van der Walt, A.J and Fitchett, J.M. (2020). Statistical classification of South African seasonal divisions on the basis of daily temperature data. South African Journal of Science, 116(9/10):68. https://doi.org/10.17158/sajs.2020/7614.

Van der Walt, A.J. (2016). ‘Omgewingsrapportering deur middel van koerante in Suid-Afrika: ‘n Vergelykende studie’, Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif vir Natuurwetenskap en Tegnologie 35(1), a1379. http://dx/doi.org/10.4102/sant.v35i1.1379

Van der Walt, A.J and Barker, C.H. (2017). ‘’n Ruimtelike analitiese ondersoek na seisoenale reënval- en temperatuurpatrone oor Suider-Afrika’, Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif vir Natuurwetenskap en Tegnologie 36(1), a1469.https://doi.org/10.4102/satnt.v36i1.1469.

 

Conference presentations:

Van der Walt, A.J. and Fitchett, J.M. (2020). Statistical classification of South African seasonal divisions on the basis of daily temperature data. Alliance for Collaboration on Climate and Earth System Science (ACCESS), Habitat Planet Workshop (HPW) Research Conference, Online,  8-10 December 2020 – One of three winners for the best PhD research project presentations.

Mukwevho, R., Van der Walt, A.J. and Deacon, F. (2019). Exploring How Extreme Temperature Events Influence movement patterns of giraffes (Giraffa Camelopardalis) in the Rooipoort Nature Reserve, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. The South African Wildlife Management Association Conference, Wilderness, South Africa, 1-5 September.

Van der Walt, A.J., Fitchett, J.M. and Curtis, C. (2019). Statistical Classification of South African South African Seasonal Divisions on the Basis of Daily Temperature Data. Society of South African Geography Student Conference, July)

Van der Walt, A.J., Fitchett, J.M. and Curtis, C. (2018). Statistical Classification of South African South African Seasonal Divisions on the Basis of Daily Temperature Data. Biennial Conference of the Society of South African Geographers, Bloemfontein, South Africa, 1-5 October 2018.

Letimela, O. and Van der Walt, A.J. (2018). An investigation of temperature patterns in the Free State: 1950-1980. Biennial Conference of the Society of South African Geographers, Bloemfontein, South Africa, 1-5 October 2018.

Van der Walt, A.J. and Barker, C.H. (2016). A Spatial Analytical Investigation of Seasonal Rainfall and Temperature Patterns over southern Africa. Suid-Afrikaanse Wetenskap en Kuns Studentesimposium, Potchefstroom, 28-29 October 2016.

Van der Walt, A.J. and Barker, C.H. (2016). A Spatial Analytical Investigation of Seasonal Rainfall and Temperature Patterns over southern Africa. Biennial Conference of the Society of South African Geographers, Stellenbosch, South Africa.

 

Area(s) of Interest

Biometeorology, Climatology, Geography, Environmental Sciences and

Geographic Information Systems

Courses Presented

I am involved in the following modules:

  • GISC2624  Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
  • GISC3704  Professional Practice and Ethics for GISc Professionals 
  • DIMG7900  Disaster management
  • GEOR6808  Research Methodology
  • BIOG6824  Biogeography
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