2e8cbdb5-bf79-40f2-86bc-d26050336ff5 eng 64f00741-0a95-4da1-bad0-943ba71164df Ev-K2-CNR +39 035 3230513 +39 035 3230551 Via San Bernardino 145 Bergamo BG 24126 Italy metadata@evk2cnr.org http://www.evk2cnr.org 2025-02-04T14:47:09 ISO 19115:2003/19139 1.0 1 WGS 84 (EPSG:4326) EPSG 7.4 Namche (Khumbu Valley, Himalaya - Nepal) 2014-09-04T19:08:00 SHARE (Stations at High Altitude for Research on the Environment) Network In the Khumbu Valley, located in the central part of the Himalayan range and including the area of Sagarmatha National Park, a network of 7 Automatic Weather Stations (AWSs) has been installed since 1994. These weather stations are located at different altitudes: Lukla (2,660 m a.s.l), Namche (3,570 m a.s.l), Periche (4,260 m a.s.l), Lobuche (5,050 m a.s.l) near the Pyramid - Laboratory Observatory, Kala Patthar (5,600 m a.s.l), Changri Nup Glacier (5,700 m a.s.l) and Mt. Everest - South Col (8.000 m a.s.l). The network mainly takes measurements of 7 standards parameters: air temperature, relative humidity, atmospheric pressure, wind speed and direction, global radiation and total precipitation. In 2004 the station close to the Pyramid and Lukla station have been implemented to include sensors for the determination of soil parameters (temperature, water content, thermal flux), snow level and four components of radiation. Meteo-climatic observations in this area are very important to better understand the environmental changes that are affecting the ecosystem, helping the scientific community to improve the prediction of this environmental phenomena’s evolution and modification. The Namche Bazar station is located at the Peak Head Quarter and was installed on October 27, 2001. Geographical coordinates: - Latitude: 27° 48' 8.6" N - Lomgitude: 86° 42' 52" E Namche AWS provides data (with a 60 minute time resolution) of the following parameters: - air temperature (°C) - total precipitation (mm) - relative humidity (%) - atmospheric pressure (hPa) - wind speed (m/s) - wind direction (degree) - global solar radiation (W/m2) Ev-K2-CNR +39 035 3230511 +39 035 3230551 Via San Bernardino 145 Bergamo BG 24126 Italy evk2cnr@evk2cnr.org http://www.evk2cnr.org/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link large_thumbnail https://geoportal.mountaingenius.org/geonetwork/srv/eng/resources.get?uuid=2e8cbdb5-bf79-40f2-86bc-d26050336ff5&fname=AWS_Namche_s.png thumbnail png monitoring network GEMET SHARE NEXTDATA Nepal Namche Khumbu Valley Sagarmatha National Park AWS Data Sharing and Publication Policy at DISTRIBUTION SECTION climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere geoscientificInformation environment 80.0522 88.1946 26.3684 30.4247 https://geoportal.mountaingenius.org/geoserver/gn/wms OGC:WMS-1.1.1-http-get-map gn:share_station Show geographic position https://geoportal.mountaingenius.org/geonetwork/srv/api/records/2e8cbdb5-bf79-40f2-86bc-d26050336ff5/attachments/Data%20Usage%20Policy.pdf WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download Instruments: AWS sensors The automatic weather stations (AWS) for monitor meteorological conditions are currently included in the SHARE network. An automatic weather station (AWS) is defined as a “meteorological station at which observations are made and transmitted automatically” (WMO, 1992a). In particular, in the framework of the SHARE project for all parameters, the data has been visually checked, looking for extremely and unusual low/high values and/or periods with constant values. The AWS in Namche is a reference station in CEOP (Coordinated Energy and water Cycle Observation Project) under the WMO's initiative World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) - Global Energy and Water cycles Experiment (GEWEX). No conditions apply