The Satellite Application and Hydrometeorology Group (SAHG) in the Civil Engineering Programme of University of KwaZulu-Natal in Durban, South Africa, belongs in the Faculty of Engineering. The group has, during the last 15 years, worked (often in collaboration with the SA weather service) on stochastic modelling of radar rainfall fields, stochastic nowcasting of rainfall fields measured by radar and satellite, combining satellite, radar and gauge data to yield the ‘best’ daily rainfall fields over southern Africa, catchment modelling for flood forecasting, and exploring the feasibility of remote sensing of soil moisture in the region. SAHG currently participates in international and national contracts to achieve these ends.
