Air Temperatures at High Altitude, Kanchanjunga Himal, Eastern Nepal  View Catalog Page Entry ID
GGD611
Summary
This data set provides air temperature (1.5 m above ground surface) data from the Kanchanjunga Himal, eastern Nepal. Air temperature was monitored from November 1998 to November 1999 at three locations (Tengkoma, Lhonak, and Ghunsa) at altitudes of 3410, 4750 and 6012 m ASL. Although temperature was measured at one-hour intervals, only daily mean values are provided.
Geographic Coverage
Spatial Coordinates:
N: 27.8°
S: 27.65°
E: 88.067°
W: 87.933°
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Data Set Citation
Dataset Creator: Ishikawa, M.and T. Watanabe
Dataset Title: Air Temperatures at High Altitude, Kanchanjunga Himal, Eastern Nepal
Dataset Release Date: 2002-01-01
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado USA
Dataset Publisher: NSIDC: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/ggd611.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1998-11-04
Stop Date: 1999-11-17
Location Keywords
- CONTINENT ASIA SOUTHCENTRAL ASIA NEPAL KANCHANJUNGA HIMAL, EASTERN NEPAL
Science Keywords
- Atmosphere Atmospheric Temperature Air Temperature
- Atmosphere Atmospheric Temperature Surface Air Temperature
Ancillary Keywords
Data Center
National Snow and Ice Data Center
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC User Services
Phone: 1 303 492-6199
Fax: 1 303 492-2468
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Address:
- National Snow and Ice Data Center
- CIRES, 449 UCB
- University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
NSIDC Frozen Ground Data Center
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/fgdc/
Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC FGDC User Services
Phone: 1 303 492-6199
Fax: 1 303 492-2468
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Address:
- National Snow and Ice Data Center
- CIRES, 449 UCB
- University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Media: FTP
Distribution Format: ASCII Text
Personnel
Mamoru Ishikawa
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 1 045 778-5700
Fax: 1 045 778-5704
Email: mishi@ees.hokudai.ac.jp
Contact Address:
- Frontier Observational Research System for Global Change
- Hokkaido University
- 3173-25 Showamachi
City: Hokkaido
Country: Japan
Teiji Watanabe
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Related URL
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Inventory of rock glaciers along the Ghunsa valley, Kanchanjunga Himal, eastern Nepal
Metadata Name and Version
Metadata Name: CEOS IDN DIF
Metadata Version: 9.7
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2002-01-01
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-08-30
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