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Upington (Upington, Zambia)

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Kalahari Monate Lodge, Upington
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Image 1 - Kalahari Monate Lodge, Upington
Image 2 - Sunphotometer
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Site Coordinates and Elevation:

  • Latitude: 28.37900° South
  • Longitude: 21.15600° East
  • Elevation: 865.0 Meters

Site Description:
  • Upington is located at the shore of Orange River. It has high temperature in summer ranging between 34 and 36 degree C and low in winter between -7 to -2o C. The driest month is July while the wettest month is March with just about 37 mm of rainfall (SAWS). It is the sunniest location on the planet for three months of the year (NOAA).The instrument is set up at Kalahari Monate Lodge on R360 about 12.5 Km to Upington. The site is an open land with few trees. The instrument is mounted on a tripod stand. Backward trajectory analysis (HYSPLIT) shows high aerosol loading comes through long range transport of smoke and dust aerosols (CALIPSO) from two major pathways; Indian Ocean through Mozambique, Zambia and Namibia before getting to Upington and secondly over the Atlantic Ocean. Secondly, aerosols are being transported over the Indian Ocean towards Australia as shown by forward trajectory analysis. These long range transport of smoke and dust aerosols over Upington can be attributed to the westerly baroclinic disturbances (Piketh et al., 1999; Tyson et al., 1996).

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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:
  • Joseph Adesina
  • Email: joseph.adesina@nwu.ac.za
  • Dr Joseph Adesina
    School for Geo and Spatial Science
    Unit for Environmental Science and Management
    North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus)
    Tel: 0730824149
    Email: joseph.adesina@nwu.ac.za
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Last Generated: 10 MAY 2024

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