Contact Info

Phone: +27 35 902 6400

Dr NB Mbatha

Senior Lecturer – Atmospheric Physicist

Qualifications:

BSc Physics and Electronics (UNIZULU), BSc Hons, MSc, Nuclear Physics (UWC), PhD Atmospheric Physics (UKZN), Postdoc (SANSA and UKZN)

About

Nkanyiso Mbatha joined the Department of Geography at the University of Zululand in 2016. He has interests in atmospheric chemistry and physics. He teaches physical geography modules from first year to Honours level. These modules are SGES111: Introduction to physical and environmental geography, SGES222: Hydrometeorology, SGES321: Atmospheric processes and pollution, SGES341: Climate dynamics, weather variability and prediction and also SGES502: Applied climatology.   Nkanyiso also work with the Clean Air Association of Richards Bay in the analysis of pollution data.

Research Interests

Nkanyiso’ s research activities cover the area atmospheric physics and chemistry. He is currently collaborating with researchers from various universities such as University of KwaZulu-Natal, University of Venda and University of Reunion Island, France. There is a number of Honours and Masters students who are working under his supervision.

 Publications 

  • Vaz Peres, L., Bencherif, H., Mbatha, N., Passaglia Schuch, A., Toihir, A. M., Bègue, N., Portafaix, T., Anabor, V., Kirsch Pinheiro, D., Paes Leme, N. M., Bageston, J. V., and Schuch, N. J. 2017. Measurements of the total ozone column using a Brewer spectrophotometer and TOMS and OMI satellite instruments over the Southern Space Observatory in Brazil, Ann. Geophys., 35, 25-37, https://doi.org/10.5194/angeo-35-25.
  • Bègue, N Mbatha, H. Benchérif, R. T Loua and V. Sivakumar. 2017. Statistical analysis of the mesospheric inversion layers over two symmetrical tropical sites: Reunion (20.8° S; 55.5°E) and Mauna Loa (19.5°N; 155.6°W), Annales Geophysicae, Review.
  • Mbatha N, Sivakumar V and Bencherif H. 2016. Stratosphere-troposphere exchange climatology over Southern Africa using ERA-Interim data set and AIRS/Aqua satellite data, South African Society for Atmospheric Sciences Conference.
  • Mbatha N, Sivakumar V and Bencherif, 2017. Influence of stratospheric ozone in the troposphere of southern Africa: Wavelet Approach, accepted at the IAPSO-IAMAS-IAGA international Joint Assembly, Session MO1, 27-1 September 2017.
  • Mbatha N, Sivakumar V, Bencherif H and Mkololo T. 2017. Stratosphere-troposphere exchange over Irene as observed by ozonesonde, satellites and models, SASAS 2017.