Dr Marshall Mdoka

# A Node For African Thought

Research and Innovation

To achieve and maintain the University’s vision and mission, the research and innovation division contributes mainly by promoting the research related goal of the institution which is: to drive growth in UNIZULU research and Innovation

Faculty: Science, Agriculture and Engineering

Department: Geography and Environmental Studies

Discipline: Atmospheric and Earth Science

Highest Qualification

PhD (UCT)

Contact details

Email: MdokaM@unizulu.ac.za

Phone: 035 902 6623

Campus: KwaDlangezwa

Research Interest Areas

Meteorology,
Climatology,
Hydrometeorology,
Sustainable Development,
GIS and Remote Sensing.

Research Niche Area(s) of current projects

Climate Change over southern Africa.

Teaching Interest Areas

physical Geography modules of Weather, Climate Variability and Prediction

Environmental Fieldwork and Research,

Applied Climatology

Active Research Projects

Weather and Climate Extreme Events Forecasting, Analysis and Review over Southern Africa.

Evaluation of numerical weather prediction (NWP) models forecast and validation satellite-based estimates over Southern Africa.

Impactful Research Publications

(Author(s); Year; Title; journal / publisher)

Xulu NG, H. Chikoore, MJM. Bopape , T. Ndarana, TP. Muofhe, IL. Mbokodo, RB. Munyai, MV. Singo, T. Mohomi, SMS. Mbatha and ML. Mdoka. Cut-Off Lows over South Africa: A Review. Climate 2023, 11(3), 59; https://doi.org/10.3390/cli11030059.

Mark Tadross, Igor Oliveira, Marshall Mdoka, Fiona Tummon, Genito Maure, Neil MacKellar, Babatunde Abiodun, Nana Browne, Olivier Crespo, Sepo Hachigonta, and Bruce Hewitson, 2010: Project “The role of antecedent conditions in determining rainfall characteristics during early part of the rainfall season”: Modeling of the effects of soil moisture, vegetation and aerosols in early season rainfall. Water Research Commission K5/1681/1/10. pp63.