Air Temperatures at High Altitude, Kanchanjunga Himal, Eastern Nepal

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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.

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

• Rock Glacier

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

World Data Center for Glaciology, Boulder
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/wdc/

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

Personnel

Mamoru Ishikawa
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 045-778-5700
Fax: 045-778-5704
Email: ishikawm@jamstec.go.jp
Contact Address:
3173-25 Showamachi
City: Yokohama City
Province or State: Kanagawa
Postal Code: 236-0001
Country: Japan

Teiji Watanabe
Role: INVESTIGATOR

Metadata Name and Version

Metadata Name: CEOS IDN DIF
Metadata Version: 9.7

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