Quest Volume 16 Number 4 2020

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Date
2020-11-30
Authors
Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) , Smit, Izak , Mooney, Paul Damian , Browning, Claire , Ruther, Heinz , Wessels, Stephen , Black, Wendy , Stobie, Cora Sabriel , Bates, Michael
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Publisher
Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)
Sponsorship
Department of Science and Innovation; Academy of Science of South Africa
Abstract
Light Detection and Ranging (lidar): Where did lidar come from, and where’s it heading? - Lidar probes the atmosphere: Improving knowledge of clouds and aerosols - Shedding light on DVM: Satellite-based lidar measures daily marine migration - Lidar in the coastal zone: Quest explores its potential - Capturing Kruger in 3D: Izak Smit explains how lidar has been used in the Kruger National Park - Bird's-eye view: Paul Damian Mooney tells us about lidar applications in drones - 3D scanning the 'New Jerusalem’: The Zamani Project uses lidar to document heritage sites - Digitising dioramas: Preserving museum exhibitions with lidar - Wind and solar energy: Recent research on the impacts on birds - Snakes alive! Study reveals 10 ‘cryptic’ species in one - Citizen science: Cora Stobie and Michael Bates on using Facebook records of reptiles and amphibians - 2020 Nobel Prize: Chemistry: Genetic scissors: a tool for rewriting the code of life - 2020 Nobel Prize: Physics: Black holes and the Milky Way’s darkest secret - Bridging the gap: Refilwe Lukhwareni is an nGAP appointee - SAAO astronomer discovers comet - Girls4Tech and 4IR progress - Maths boffs represent Mzansi - New e-book for maths enrichment - UFS traditional medicine expert heads up WHO Regional Committee - Books - Puzzles - Back page science.
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Cite: Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), (2020). Quest: Science for South Africa, 16(4). [Online] Available at: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11911/169
Contributor ORCIDs
Browning, Claire ; Rüther, Heinz ; Black, Wendy ; Stobie, Cora
Subject
Light detection , Lidar , Clouds , Aerosols , Daily marine migration , Kruger National Park , 3D , Drones , Zamani Project , Heritage sites , Dioramas , Wind energy , Solar energy , Birds , Snake species , Citizen science , Facebook , Reptiles , Amphibians , Genetic scissors , 2020 Nobel Prize Chemistry , 2020 Nobel Prize Physics , Black holes , Milky Way , Refilwe Lukhwareni , Comets , Girls4Tech , 4IR , Traditional medicine expert
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Non-Peer Reviewed
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11911/169
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D. Quest: Science for South Africa