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Fujita, Koji; Sunako, Sojiro; Sakai, Akiko (2021): Meteorological Observations at Trakarding Glacier Automatic Weather Station, Rolwaling, Nepal, 2016-2019 [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.931159

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Abstract:
The data set contains records from an automatic weather station (AWS) installed at the lateral moraine of Trakarding Glacier (4806 m.a.s.l.), Rolwaling, Nepal Himalaya. The station was installed by the authors and has been operating since May 2016, measuring downward and upward solar radiations, albedo, net radiation, surface and air temperatures, relative humidity, air pressure, wind speed, wind direction (degree from north to east), rain by WTX sensor and precipitation by tipping bucket at the one-hour interval. The data provided here represents a cleaned data set extracted from the original data logger files. Radiation data are significant affected by snow. Please see the related journal articles for details on sensors.
Keyword(s):
automatic weather station; glacier; Himalayas
Related to:
Fujinami, Hatsuki; Fujita, Koji; Takahashi, Nobuhiro; Sato, Tomonori; Kanamori, Hironari; Sunako, Sojiro; Kayastha, Rijan B (2021): Twice-daily monsoon precipitation maxima in the Himalayas driven by land surface effects. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JD034255
Sunako, Sojiro; Fujita, Koji; Sakai, Akiko; Kayastha, Rijan B (2019): Mass balance of Trambau Glacier, Rolwaling region, Nepal Himalaya: in-situ observations, long-term reconstruction and mass-balance sensitivity. Journal of Glaciology, 65(252), 605-616, https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2019.37
Funding:
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), grant/award no. 17H01621: Paleoclimate reconstruction in the Asian mountainous region by integrated analysis of tree rings and ice cores
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), grant/award no. 18KK0098: A study on precipitation variability over the Himalayas induced by the complex topography and large-scale moist flows
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), grant/award no. 26257202: Investigation of state and fluctuation mechanisms of glaciers in high mountain Asia
Coverage:
Latitude: 27.843000 * Longitude: 86.487000
Date/Time Start: 2016-05-16T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2019-11-10T12:00:00
Minimum Elevation: 4806.0 m * Maximum Elevation: 4806.0 m
Event(s):
Trakarding_Glacier_AWS * Latitude: 27.843000 * Longitude: 86.487000 * Elevation: 4806.0 m * Location: Nepal * Method/Device: Automatic weather station (AWS)
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
1DATE/TIMEDate/TimeFujita, KojiGeocode
2Day of the yearDOYdayFujita, Koji
3Short-wave downward (GLOBAL) radiationSWDW/m2Fujita, KojiPyranometer, Kipp & Zonen, CMP3Sensor height 1.45 m
4Short-wave upward (REFLEX) radiationSWUW/m2Fujita, KojiPyranometer, Kipp & Zonen, CMP3Sensor height 1.45 m
5Albedo, fractionAlb fracFujita, Koji
6Net radiationNETW/m2Fujita, KojiNet radiometer, Kipp & Zonen, NR-LITE2Sensor height 1.6 m
7Surface temperatureSurf temp°CFujita, KojiThermometer, PT100Sensor height 0 m
8Humidity, relativeRH%Fujita, KojiVaisala Weather station WXT520Sensor height 2.2 m
9Temperature, airTTT°CFujita, KojiVaisala Weather station WXT520Sensor height 2.2 m
10Station pressurePoPoPoPohPaFujita, KojiVaisala Weather station WXT520Sensor height 2.2 m
11PrecipitationPrecipmm/hFujita, KojiVaisala Weather station WXT520rain only; Sensor height 2.2 m
12Wind speedffm/sFujita, KojiVaisala Weather station WXT520Sensor height 2.2 m
13Wind directiondddegFujita, KojiVaisala Weather station WXT520Sensor height 2.2 m
14PrecipitationPrecipmm/hFujita, KojiTexas Electronics, TR525M (tipping bucket)all precipitation; Sensor height 0 m
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0)
Status:
Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC)
Size:
371779 data points

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