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Hannes Rautenbach 
Title: Professor
Position: Associate Professor & Head of Department
Qualifications: PhD (Pretoria)
Tel: +27-(0)12-420 2489
E-Mail: hrautenb@postino.up.ac.za
Office: Room 3-7

Reason, C.J.C., Engelbrecht, F., Landman, W.A., Lutjeharms, J.R.E., Piketh, S., Rautenbach, H., and Hewitson, B.C. 2006: A review of South African research in atmospheric science and physical oceanography during 2000-2005. South African Journal of Science, 102, 35-45

Ansorge, I.J., Speich, S., Lutjeharms, J.R.E., Goni, G.J., Rautenbach, C.J.deW., Froneman, P.W., Rouault, M. and Garzoli, S. 2005: Monitoring the oceanic flow between Africa and Antarctica: Report of the first GoodHope cruise. South African Journal of Science, 101(12), 29-35.

Rautenbach, C.J. de W. 1998:. The unusual rainfall and sea-surface  temperature characteristics in the South-African region during the  1995/96 summer season. Water SA, 24(3), 165-172.

Engelbrecht, F.A. & Rautenbach, C.J. de W. 2000: Perspective for  nested climate modeling over southern Africa. SA Tydskrif vir  Wetenskap en Tegnologie, 19(2), 47-51.

Jury, M.R., Mulenga, H. & Rautenbach, C.J.de W. 2000: Tropical  Atlantic variability and Indo-Pacific ENSO: Statistical analysis and  numerical simulation. The Global Atmosphere and Ocean System, 7(2),  107-124.

Rautenbach, C.J. de W. & Smith, I.N. 2001: Teleconnections  between global sea-surface temperatures and the interannual  variability of observed and model simulated rainfall over southern  Africa. Journal of Hydrology, 254, 1-15.

Rautenbach, C.J. de W. 2001:  A hypothetical approach to determine  the effect of palaeorotational rates on Earth’s Neoproterozoic  palaeoclimate. African Earth Science, 33, 463-473.(Invited paper in special  edition)

Eriksson, P.G., Martins-Neto, M.A., Nelson, D.R., Aspler, L.B.  Chiarenzelli, J.R., Catuneanu, O., Sakar, S., Altermann, W. &  Rautenbach, C.J. de W. 2001: An introduction to Precambrian basins:  the characteristics and genesis. Sedimentary Geology, 141-142, 1-35.

Engelbrecht, F.A., Rautenbach, C.J. de W, McGregor, J.L. & Katzfey,  J.J. 2002: January and July climate simulations over the SADC region  using the limited-area model DARLAM. Water SA, 28, 361-374.

Olivier, J. & Rautenbach, C.J. de W. 2002: The implimentation of  fog water collection systems in South Africa. Atmospheric Research64, 227-238. (Invited paper in special edition)

Olwoch, J. M., Rautenbach, C. J. de W., Erasmus, B. F. N.,  Engelbrecht, F. A. & & van Jaarsveld, A. S. 2003: Simulating tick distributions over sub-Saharan Africa: the use of observed and simulated climate  surfaces. Journal of Biogeography, 30, 1221-1232.

Bartman, A.G., Landman, W.A. & Rautenbach, C.J. de W. 2003:  Recalibration of GCM output to austral summer rainfall over southern Africa. International Journal of Climatology, 23, 1407-1419).

Rautenbach C.J. de W. 1997: Numerical seasonal predictions for South-Africa by using the CSIRO-9 (R21) general circulation model. Half-day symposium on numerical seasonal climate predictions, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa. (oral presentation)

Rautenbach, C.J. de W. 1997: A GCM Study Describing Teleconnections between Global SST Anomalies and the Copious Summer Rainfall over South Africa (1995/96). Presentation during the 5th International Conference on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and Oceanography, Pretoria, South Africa. (oral presentation)

Rautenbach, C.J. de W. & Smith, I.N. 1997: Seasonal Variability in Observed and GISST Simulated Rainfall over Southern Africa. Presentation during the 5th International Conference on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and Oceanography, Pretoria, South Africa. (poster presentation)

Smith I.N. & Rautenbach, C.J. de W. 1997: Interdecadal fluctuations of climate in the vicinity of the Indian Ocean as revealed by long-term climate model simulations. Presentation during the 5th International Conference on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and Oceanography, Pretoria, South Africa. (poster presentation)

Rautenbach C.J. de W. 1998: Teleconnections between global sea-surface temperatures and the inter-annual variability of observed and model simulated rainfall over Southern Africa. Skool vir Mynbou & Mineraalwetenskap, Navorsingseminaar, Universiteit van Pretoria, Pretoria, Suid-Afrika (poster presentation)

Rautenbach, C.J. de W. 1998: The CSIRO-9 AGCM and climate variability over Southern Africa. Presentation during the annual AMOS conference in Wellington, New Zealand. (oral presentation) (Session chairman during this conference)

Engelbrecht, F.A. & Rautenbach, C.J. de W. 1999: The contribution of extra tropical sea-surface temperature anomalies to the 1996/97 rainfall simulations over the South African summer rainfall region. UNESCO International conference on integrated drought management, CSIR, Pretoria, South Africa. (oral presentation).

Rautenbach, C.J. de W. 1999: Precambrian Atmospheric Circulation: A General Circulation Model (GCM) Approach. School for Mining and Mineral Science, Research seminar, University of Pretoria, Pretoria. (Oral presentation).

Rautenbach, C.J. de W. & Eriksson P. 1999: The contribution of rotation rate to the global climate of the Earth; A GCM approach towards Precambrian climates. Presentation during the 15th Annual Conference of the South African Society for Atmospheric Sciences, Richards Bay, South Africa. (poster presentation) (Session chairman during this conference)

Rautenbach, C.J. de W. 1999: Numerical rainfall forecasts for the South African 1998/99 summer season using the CSIRO-9 (R21) AGCM. UNESCO International conference on integrated drought management, CSIR, Pretoria, South Africa. (oral presentation).

Engelbrecht, F.A. & Rautenbach, C.J. de W. 2000: Nested Climate Modelling over southern Africa with the Limited Area Model DARLAM. 2000 Annual Conference of the South African Society of Atmospheric Science, 16-17 October 2000, Sanlam Auditorium, University of Pretoria (Poster presentation)

Rautenbach, C.J. de W. 2000: Seasonal surface temparature and rainfall projections with a coupled atmosphere-ocean General Circulation Model (GCM), 2000 Annual Conference of the South African Society of Atmospheric Science, 16-17 October 2000, Sanlam Auditorium, University of Pretoria (Oral presentation)

Rautenbach, C.J. de W. 2000: Seasonal rainfall outlook for the 2000/2001 summer season. Southern African Seasonal outlook Forum (SARCOF). 18 – 22 September 2000, Gaborone, Botswana (Oral presentation)

Rautenbach, C.J. de W. 2003: Seasonal climate predictions with a coupled atmosphere-ocean general circulation model, Water Research Commission of South Africa, Technical Report 904/1/03.

Cleaver, G., Brown, l.R., Bredenkanp, G.J., Smart, M.C. & Rautenbach, C.J. de W. 2003: Assessment of environmental impacts of groundwater abstraction from Table Moutain Group (TMG) aquifers on ecosystems in the Kammanassie Nature Reserve and Environs, Water Research Commission of South Africa, Technical Report 1115/1/03.

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