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Mongu (Mongu, Zambia)

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Image 1 - A view of the instrument site in Mongu Image 2 - An image of the site manager, Muke Image 1 Image 2   Site Coordinates and Elevation: Latitude: 15.25361° South Longitude: 23.15083° East Elevation: 1047.0 Meters Site Description: This site is located on the rooftop of the local airport approximately 2.5m above ground. The airport is surrounded by residential areas, but no industry. Mongu is mainly sandy with a seasonal flood plain that is burned to the west annually from July through November. Principal Investigator(s) Information: Pawan Gupta E-mail: pawan.gupta@nasa.gov Pawan Gupta NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Code 618. Bldg.33. Rm.G412 Greenbelt, MD. 20771 Tel: 301-614-6658 Email: pawan.gupta@nasa.gov Elena Lind E-mail: elena.lind@nasa.gov Elena Lind NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Code 618. Bldg.33. Rm.G414 Greenbelt, MD 20771 Tel: 301-614-6629 Email: elena.lind@nasa.gov Site Manager(s) Information: Mukufute Mukulabai Email: mukelabaim@googlemail.com Mukufute M. Mukelabai Zambia Meteorological Department Mongu Airport PO BOX 910144, Mongu, Zambia. ph: +260 7 221643; Cell: + 260 097 237 606 Met. Office - 260 7221600 E-mail: mukelabaim@googlemail.com Responsible Institution(s): NASA's AERONET http://aeronet.gsfc.nasa.gov Zambia Meteorological Department http://www.zamnet.zm/zamnet/zmd.html

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