DAAD climapAfrica Postdoc
University of KwaZUlu Natal
South Africa
Dr Terence Darlington Mushore is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Space Science and Applied Physics at University of Zimbabwe. He is also a researcher from the Discipline of Geography in the School of Agriculture and Environmental Science at University of KwaZulu Natal, Pietermaritzburg in South Africa. He hold a PhD in Environmental Science from University of KwaZulu Natal (South Africa, 2018) and MSc in GIS and Earth Observations with a specialty in Water Resources and Environmental Management from International Centre of Geoinformation Science, University of Twente (Enschede, Netherlands, 2012). He also holds a Graduate Diploma in Meteorology from Meteorological Services Department of Zimbabwe Training School (Zimbabwe, 2008) and BSc Honours in Physics from University of Zimbabwe (Zimbabwe, 2006). Dr Mushore has collaborated with a variety of scientists across the world in areas of Remote Sensing, Disaster Management, Agrometeorology, Hydrometeorology, Environmental Management and Climate Science. Recently he was involved in a national project which revised agro-ecological regions of Zimbabwe using geospatial techniques. Following Cyclone Idai of 2019, he was also involved in a project to help affected communities and stakeholders to understand interactions between climate and the environment. He is a seasoned Climate Scientist with experience in short, medium and long range forecasting as well as in applied Climate fields. His research interest involve efforts to understand and minimize impacts of adverse climate to socio-economic activities. Currently his research focuses on observation, monitoring and modelling the interaction between land surface and the thermal environment in urban areas of Africa using Remote Sensing.
Climate change expertise and interests
- Climate modelling
- Climate Impact Modeling
- Remote Sensing of Land Surface and Temperature Dynamics
- Climate Disaster Risk Reduction
- Urban Thermal Comfort Analysis
- Agrometeorology
- Hydrometeorology
- Geographical Information Systems in Meteorology and Climate Science
Publications (most recent)
Manjowe, M., Mushore, T., Matandirotya, E., & Mashonjowa, E. (2020). Characterisation of wet and dry summer seasons and their spatial modes of variability over Zimbabwe. South African Journal of Science, 116(7/8). http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2020/6517
Mushore, T.D., Chimuti, B., Gwenzi, J., Manjowe, M., Mutasa, C., Mashonjowa, E., Mhizha, T., Muroyiwa, G., Rousta, I., (2019) Localised human thermal discomfort assessment using high temporal resolution meteorological data: A case of University of Zimbabwe., Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pce.2019.01.010
Terence Darlington Mushore, Timothy Dube, Moven Manjowe, Wester Gumindoga, Abel Chemura, Iman Rousta, John Odindid, Onisimo Mutanga (2019). Remotely sensed retrieval of Local Climate Zones and their linkages to land surface temperature in Harare metropolitan city, Zimbabwe. Urban Climate, 27, (2019), 259–271, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2018.12.00
I participate at climapAfrica because...
I would like to contribute significantly to climate research and continue to make a mark internationally. The experiences of other researchers in the network is an important resource for the growth of my career. The associated international interactions will strengthen my capabilities as well as equip me with more skills to upgrade my approaches to research. My research should make an impact by solving real life problems associated with urban climate which makes the opportunity very important to me. The University of Zimbabwe recently changed the Physics Department into Department of Space Science and Applied Physics while Zimbabwe launched the Zimbabwe National Geospatial and Space Agency. Involvement in Space Science related researches, product development and international collaborations will augment these efforts. I would like to use the opportunity to significantly spearhead collaboration between University of Zimbabwe, University of KwaZulu Natal and other international institutions on climate research.
