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SAFARI 2000

Southern African Regional Science Initiative Project

The Southern African Regional Science Initiative (SAFARI 2000) was an international science initiative to study the linkages between land and atmosphere processes. The project was conducted from 1999-2001 in the southern African region. 

In addition, SAFARI 2000 examined the relationship of biogenic, pyrogenic, and anthropogenic emissions and the consequences of their deposition to the functioning of biogeophysical and biogeochemical systems in southern Africa.

Principal Investigator

Robert John Swap, L.B. Otter

Partners

NSF

Data Centers

ORNL DAAC

Funding Programs

NASA EOS, Land Cover and Land Use Change, Terrestrial Ecology
Study DatesAug. 1, 1999 - March 31, 2001
Season of StudyDry, wet
RegionSouthern Africa
Spatial Bounds

N: 5°N

S: 35°S

W: 5°E

E: 60°E

Focus Areas

Carbon Cycle and Ecosystems

Atmospheric Composition

Geophysical Concepts

Ecosystems/Biogeochemical Interactions

Aerosols

Atmospheric Chemicals and Trace Gases

Scientific Topics

Aerosols

Clouds

Land/Atmosphere Interactions

Ecosystem Interactions

Land Cover and Land Use Change

Trace Gases

Atmospheric Chemistry

Carbon Cycle Processes

Satellite Validation

PlatformInstrument(s)
ER-2

Laser Aerosol Spectrometer (LAS)

Airborne Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (AirMISR)

Measurements of Pollution in the Troposphere-Aircraft (MOPITT-A)

Wild Heerbrugg metric mapping RC-10 cameras

Cloud Physics Lidar (CPL)

MODIS Airborne Simulator (MAS)

Scanning High-resolution Interferometer Sounder (S-HIS)

Solar Spectral Flux Radiometer (SSFR)

C-130
 

Generic-Chemistry Related Sensors

Passive-Cavity Aerosol Spectrometer Probe (PCASP)

Condensation Nuclei Counter (CNC)

Generic-Radiometers

Counterflow Virtual Impactor (CVI)

Thermo Scientific Gas Analyzer

Forward Scattering Spectrometer Probe (FSSP)

2D-C/P Hydrometeor Imaging Probe (2D-C/P)

Generic-Atmospheric State

Aero Commander

Generic-Chemistry Related Sensors

Passive-Cavity Aerosol Spectrometer Probe (PCASP)

Condensation Nuclei Counter (CNC)

Nephelometer

Forward Scattering Spectrometer Probe (FSSP)

2D-C/P Hydrometeor Imaging Probe (2D-C/P)

CV-580

Generic-Chemistry Related Sensors 

Generic-Atmospheric State 

Generic-Radiometers 

LI-COR Gas Analyzer (LI-COR Gas Analyzer)

Passive-Cavity Aerosol Spectrometer Probe (PCASP)

Cloud Absorption Radiometer (CAR)

Solar Spectral Flux Radiometer (SSFR)

Aerodynamic Particle Sizer (APS)

Fourier Transformation Spectrometer (FTS)

Forward Scattering Spectrometer Probe (FSSP)

Chemiluminescence Instrument (NOx/NOxy)

Airborne Tracking Sun Photometer (ATSP)

Particle Soot Absorption Photometer (PSAP)

TSI Incorporated Particle Probe 

Nephelometer

The following resources provide additional information about the SAFARI-2000 campaign.