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Image 1 - View of the sunphotomter. Image 2 - View of the sun photometer. Image 1 Image 2   Site Coordinates and Elevation: Latitude: 29.32500° North Longitude: 47.97100° East Elevation: 42.0 Meters Site Description: The sun-photometer is placed at the rooftop of building 33 KH in Kuwait University, Khalidiyah Campus. Khalidiyah is an urban area, approximately 4.8 Km from Kuwait city, the capital of Kuwait. Kuwait is hot and dry throughout most of the year, with very little rainfall. The brief winter months bring some mild cooling. Most of Kuwait lands are flat and dry barren desert of the sandy plains. Principal Investigator(s) Information: Hala Khalid Al-Jassar E-mail: hala.aljassar@ku.edu.kw Dr. Hala Khalid Al-Jassar Kuwait University Physics Department P.O.Box 5969 Safat 13060- Kuwait Office Tel: +(965) 2498-7238 Fax: +(965) 2481-9374 E-Mail: hala.aljassar@ku.edu.kw E-Mail: hkjassar.rs@gmail.com Site Manager(s) Information: Panagiotis Kokkalis Email: panagiotis.kokkalis@ku.edu.kw Panagiotis Kokkalis Assistant Professor Faculty of Science Physics Department Kuwait University P.O. Box 5969 Safat 13060, Kuwait Email: panagiotis.kokkalis@ku.edu.kw Responsible Institution(s): Kuwait University http://physics.ku.edu.kw/DerivedMainPage.aspx

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