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Skukuza (Skukuza, South Africa)

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A view of the site manager Mr. Walter Kubheka with the sunphotometer site at Kruger National Park in Skukuza, South Africa
A close-up view of the sunphotometer
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
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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


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