Measurements of aerosol-size distributions at the NCO-P (or Nepal Climate Observatory at Pyramid) site were continuously performed by using the scanning mobility particles sizer (SMPS) technique.
High volume aerosol sampler for chemical analyses of atmospheric aerosol.
Measurements of aerosol-size distributions at the NCO-P (or Nepal Climate Observatory at Pyramid) site were continuously performed by using the scanning mobility particles sizer (SMPS) technique. The dataset is available at http://www.rrcap.unep.org/abc/data/abc/index.html.
At the Nepal Climate Observatory - Pyramid a UV-absorption analyser (Thermo TEI 49C UV analyzer) is used for measurement of surface ozone adopting the sampling procedures suggested within the GAW-WMO (GAW, 1992).
The Nepal Climate Observatory - Pyramid (NCO-P, 27.95 N, 86.82 E; 5079 m a.s.l.) is located in the southern Himalayan region at the confluence of the secondary valley of Lobuche (oriented NNW-SSE) and the main Khumbu Valley. The station was placed not far from the Pyramid International Laboratory/Observatory and in proximity of the Mt. Everest base camp. All the instrumentation is housed in a wood and aluminium shelter consisting of two rooms, one for the instruments and a smaller one where batteries for the power supply are stored. The power needed to carry out the experimental activity (~ 3 kW) is provided by 96 photovoltaic panels with 120 electric storage cells. Through the aluminium roof, four sampling lines allow the sampling of gases and aerosol particles. In July 2010 the NCO-P was upgraded to GAW Global Station.
Optical Particle Counter - Dust Monitor 190 GRIMM determining size distribution for particles with diameters ranging between 25 nm and 32 µm.
In the Nepal Climate Observatory - Pyramid a pyranometer CMP 21 Kipp&Zonen (global solar, broadband) is installed for measuring the global solar irradiance (200-3600 nm).
The instrument installed at NCOP for the study of chemical and isotopic composition of precipitation has these characteristics: Name:MTX Model: Wet_only Oriface_Height: 82.5 cm (0.825 m) LAB_INSTRUMENT Analysis_Method: IC Name: Dionex Model: ICS 2000 Number:: AS 50 Analysis_Method: IC Name:Dionex, Model:LC 25 Number: EG 40,ED 50, GS 50, AS 50 Analysis_Method: Spectrophotometer (UV/VIS) Name: PerkinElmer Model: Lambda 25 UV/VIS Spectrometer
The Multi Angle Absorption Photometer (MAAP (MAAP 5012, Thermo Electron Corporation) is installed at the Nepal Climate Observatory - Pyramid for the measurement of the Black Carbon concentration unit [ng/m3].
Measurements of aerosol-size distributions at the NCO-P (or Nepal Climate Observatory at Pyramid) site were continuously performed by using the scanning mobility particles sizer (SMPS) technique.