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Environmental Sciences
South Africa
2023

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
43
Citations
11804
World Ranking
6938
National Ranking
1

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in South Africa Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in South Africa Leader Award

Overview

Cheikh Mbow is affiliated with the University of Pretoria in South Africa and conducts research primarily within the fields of Engineering, Environmental Science, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work spans several subfields, including Global and Planetary Change, Mechanical Engineering, Computational Mechanics, Forestry, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist's research focuses on various topics, notably Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer, African Botany and Ecology Studies, Heat and Mass Transfer in Porous Media, Heat Transfer and Optimization, Fire Effects on Ecosystems, Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management, as well as Agriculture and Rural Development Research.

Mbow's recent publications cover interdisciplinary themes related to climate change, environmental monitoring, and agroforestry systems. Key papers include:

  • Climate change responses benefit from a global food system approach (2020, Nature Food)
  • Trees outside of forests as natural climate solutions (2021, Nature Climate Change)
  • Advancements in earth observation for water resources monitoring and management in Africa: A comprehensive review (2023, Journal of Hydrology)
  • Landscape heterogeneity analysis using geospatial techniques and a priori knowledge in Sahelian agroforestry systems of Senegal (2021, Ecological Indicators)
  • Ten new insights in climate science 2022 (2022, Global Sustainability)

Frequent co-authors with whom Mbow collaborates include Mamadou Lamine Sow, Omar Ngor Thiam, André A. Diatta, Momath Ndiaye, and Goumbo Ndiaye. These collaborations suggest a multi-author, interdisciplinary approach to research topics mainly centered on environmental and agricultural sciences.

Cheikh Mbow frequently publishes in several academic venues, with notable recurrence in:

  • International Journal of Advanced Research
  • Open Journal of Applied Sciences
  • Journal of Chemical Biological and Physical Sciences
  • Physical Science International Journal
  • Forests

The breadth of Mbow's work intersects engineering principles with ecological and environmental challenges, especially in the African context. This is reflected in the topics such as conservation, rural development, and the application of geospatial techniques, highlighting both theoretical and applied research dimensions.

Best Publications

  • Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU)

    Pete Smith;Mercedes Bustamante;Helal Ahammad;Harry Clark

  • Farmers' perceptions of climate change and agricultural adaptation strategies in rural Sahel

    Ole Mertz;Cheikh Mbow;Anette Reenberg;Awa Diouf

  • Greenness in semi-arid areas across the globe 1981–2007 — an Earth Observing Satellite based analysis of trends and drivers

    Rasmus Fensholt;Tobias Langanke;Kjeld Rasmussen;Anette Reenberg

  • Achieving mitigation and adaptation to climate change through sustainable agroforestry practices in Africa

    Cheikh Mbow;Pete Smith;David Skole;Lalisa Duguma

  • How much land based greenhouse gas mitigation can be achieved without compromising food security and environmental goals

    Pete Smith;Helmut Haberl;Alexander Popp;Karl Heinz Erb

  • Agroforestry solutions to address food security and climate change challenges in Africa

    Cheikh Mbow;Meine Van Noordwijk;Eike Luedeling;Henry Neufeldt

  • Evaluation of earth observation based long term vegetation trends - Intercomparing NDVI time series trend analysis consistency of Sahel from AVHRR GIMMS, Terra MODIS and SPOT VGT data

    Rasmus Fensholt;Kjeld Rasmussen;Thomas Theis Nielsen;Cheikh Mbow

  • Climate change responses benefit from a global food system approach

    Cynthia Rosenzweig;Cynthia Rosenzweig;Cheikh Mbow;Luis G. Barioni;Tim G. Benton;Tim G. Benton

  • Remote sensing of vegetation dynamics in drylands: Evaluating vegetation optical depth (VOD) using AVHRR NDVI and in situ green biomass data over West African Sahel

    Feng Tian;Feng Tian;Martin Brandt;Yi Y. Liu;Aleixandre Verger

  • Satellite passive microwaves reveal recent climate-induced carbon losses in African drylands.

    Martin Brandt;Jean-Pierre Wigneron;Jérôme Chave;Torbern Tagesson

  • Co-benefits, trade-offs, barriers and policies for greenhouse gas mitigation in the agriculture, forestry and other land use (AFOLU) sector.

    Mercedes Bustamante;Carmenza Robledo-Abad;Richard Harper;Cheikh Mbow

  • Planetary Stewardship in an Urbanizing World: Beyond City Limits

    Sybil P. Seitzinger;Uno Svedin;Carole L. Crumley;Will Steffen;Will Steffen

  • The history of environmental change and adaptation in eastern Saloum–Senegal—Driving forces and perceptions

    Cheikh Mbow;Ole Mertz;Awa Diouf;Kjeld Rasmussen

  • Ground- and satellite-based evidence of the biophysical mechanisms behind the greening Sahel

    Martin Brandt;Cheikh Mbow;Abdoul Aziz Diouf;Aleixandre Verger

  • Ecosystem properties of semiarid savanna grassland in West Africa and its relationship with environmental variability

    Torbern Tagesson;Rasmus Fensholt;Idrissa Guiro;Mads Olander Rasmussen

  • Savanna fires in east-central Senegal: distribution patterns, resource management and perceptions.

    C. Mbow;T. T. Nielsen;K. Rasmussen

  • Adaptation strategies and climate vulnerability in the Sudano-Sahelian region of West Africa

    Ole Mertz;Cheikh Mbow;Anette Reenberg;Lorenzo Genesio

  • Knowledge gaps and research needs concerning agroforestry's contribution to sustainable development goals in Africa

    Cheikh Mbow;Meine van Noordwijk;Ravi Prabhu;Tony Simons

  • Climate Factors Play a Limited Role for Past Adaptation Strategies in West Africa

    Ole Mertz;Cheikh Mbow;Jonas Østergaard Nielsen;Abdou Maiga

  • Woody plant cover estimation in drylands from Earth Observation based seasonal metrics

    Martin Brandt;Pierre Hiernaux;Torbern Tagesson;Aleixandre Verger

Frequent Co-Authors

Rasmus Fensholt
Rasmus Fensholt University of Copenhagen
Kjeld Rasmussen
Kjeld Rasmussen University of Copenhagen
Martin Brandt
Martin Brandt University of Copenhagen
Ole Mertz
Ole Mertz University of Copenhagen
Helmut Haberl
Helmut Haberl BOKU University
Compton J. Tucker
Compton J. Tucker Goddard Space Flight Center
Inge Sandholt
Inge Sandholt University of Copenhagen
Henry Neufeldt
Henry Neufeldt Technical University of Denmark
Laurent Kergoat
Laurent Kergoat Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Francesco N. Tubiello
Francesco N. Tubiello Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

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