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The Limpopo River Basin, a transboundary river basin.
The Limpopo River basin. Source: Hatfield 2010
Dominant landforms of the Limpopo River basin. FAO 2003
Dominant landforms of the Limpopo River basin. FAO 2003
Geomorphological Provinces of southern Africa. After Bridges 1990
Geomorphological Provinces of southern Africa. After Bridges 1990
The Great Escarpment of southern Africa. after Bridges 1990
The Great Escarpment of southern Africa. after Bridges 1990
Map of relief in the Limpopo River basin. SRTM elevation data - CGIAR 2008
Map of relief in the Limpopo River basin. SRTM elevation data - CGIAR 2008
Simplified Surface Lithologies of the Limpopo River basin. Source: SADC 2010
Simplified Surface Lithologies of the Limpopo River basin. Source- SADC 2010
Landsat Image of the Tswaing Crater. Source: Hatfield; USGS 2010
Landsat Image of the Tswaing Crater. Source- Hatfield; USGS 2010
Landsat image of Pilanesberg, South Africa. Source: Hatfield, USGS 2010
Landsat image of Pilanesberg, South Africa. Source- Hatfield, USGS 2010
The dominant soil types in the Limpopo River basin. Source: FAO ISRIC 2003
The dominant soil types in the Limpopo River basin. Source- FAO ISRIC 2003
Severity soil erosion . Source: Oldeman, Hakkeling and Sombroek (1990)
Severity soil erosion . Source: Oldeman, Hakkeling and Sombroek (1990)
Distribution of mineral reserves across the Limpopo River basin. Source- Ashton et al. 2001
Distribution of mineral reserves across the Limpopo River basin. Source- Ashton et al. 2001
Terrestrial biomes of the Limpopo River basin. Source: WWF 2010
Terrestrial biomes of the Limpopo River basin. Source- WWF 2010
Primary landcover classes of the Limpopo River basin. Source: USGS/IGBP 2010
Primary landcover classes of the Limpopo River basin. Source- USGS IGBP 2010
The international basins of southern Africa. Source: Hatfield 2010
The international basins of southern Africa. Source: Hatfield 2010
Köppen-Geiger Climate Classification for southern Africa. Source: Kottek et al. 2006
Köppen-Geiger Climate Classification for southern Africa. Source: Kottek et al. 2006
Increasing water scarcity across the globe. Source: World Water Assessment Programme 2009; adapted from Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture 2007
Increasing water scarcity across the globe. Source: World Water Assessment Programme 2009; adapted from Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture 2007
Satellite-based measurements of vegetation as an indicator of drought from 2007 (see description below). Source: NASA GIMMS Group at Goddard Space Flight Center 2007
Satellite-based measurements of vegetation as an indicator of drought from 2007 (see description below). Source: NASA GIMMS Group at Goddard Space Flight Center 2007
Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) variation across Africa throughout the year. Source: Ker et al. 1978
Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) variation across Africa throughout the year. Source: Ker et al. 1978
Average annual rainfall across the Limpopo River basin.
Average annual rainfall across the Limpopo River basin
Mean monthly temperature for the Limpopo River basin. Source: FAO
Mean monthly temperature for the Limpopo River basin. Source- FAO

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