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Skukuza (Skukuza, South Africa)

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Image 1 - A view of the site manager Mr. Walter Kubheka with the sunphotometer site at Kruger National Park in Skukuza, South Africa Image 2 - A close-up view of the sunphotometer Image 1 Image 2   Site Coordinates and Elevation: Latitude: 24.97930° South Longitude: 31.57730° East Elevation: 265.0 Meters Site Description: This instrument site is located at the Skukuza weather station which lies just outside the Skukuza personnel village and tourist camp within the greater Kruger National Park.It is surrounded by Sabi River thicket and is within 25 km of densely populated informal settlements lying to the east outside the National Park. 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 AND Stuart Piketh E-mail: stuart.piketh@nwu.ac.za Prof Stuart J. Piketh School of Geo- and Spatial Science Unit for Env. Sc. and Management North-West University Potchefstroom Tel: +27 18 299 1582 Cell: +27 82 806 3026 Fax: +27 18 299 1496 e-mail: stuart.piketh@nwu.ac.za Site Manager(s) Information: Nozipho Precious Ndhlovu Email: noziphon@sanparks.org Nozipho Precious Ndhlovu P.O.Box 140 Skukuza 1350 South Africa tel no: 073 6209296 or 084 440 3153 (cellular) 013 735 4376 email: noziphon@sanparks.org AND Thomas Bigala Email: thomas@crg.wits.ac.za Thomas Bigala Climatology Research Group University of the Witwatersrand P/Bag 3 Braamfontein 2050 Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA Phone: 27 11 717 6536 Fax: 27 11 717 6535 E-mail: thomas@crg.wits.ac.za Responsible Institution(s): NASA's AERONET http://aeronet.gsfc.nasa.gov Climatology Research Group, Witwatersrand University http://crg.bpb.wits.ac.za/

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