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ICIPE-Mbita (Mbita, Kenya)

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Site Coordinates and Elevation:

  • Latitude: 0.43152° South
  • Longitude: 34.20606° East
  • Elevation: 1152.0 Meters

Site Description:

  • The instrument is made up of a sun-photometer,Cimel data-logger. Transmission is made up of a Sutron Transmitter and a Yaggi antenna. the entire setup is hosted with the international centre of insect physiology and ecology centre at Mbita.

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:
  • Fredrick Orwa
  • Email: forwa@icipe.org
  • Fredrick Orwa
    P.O Box 30 - 40305
    Mbita, Kenya
    Mobile Phone : +254721535270
    Land Line : +2545922218
    Email: forwa@icipe.org

Responsible Institution(s):
  • NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
    AERONET Project
    http://aeronet.gsfc.nasa.gov


    The international centre of insect physiology and ecology
    icipe—African Insect Science for Food and Health
    P.O. Box 30772-00100
    Nairobi, Kenya
    Tel: +254 (20) 8632000
    Fax: +254 (20) 8632001/8632002
    E-mail: icipe@icipe.org

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