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AERONET Site Information Database
Site Index
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1 - Facing Southeast towards CIMEL, frequent afternoon convection induced by local topography can be observed. Often conditions are similar in all directions of the site (not shown) depending on the prevailing flow during the premonsoon season. |
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2 - Can Li of NASA's GSFC finalizing installation and educating Prabhakar Shrestha of Duke University and a local KU student on the science and operation of the CIMEL units. Also visible is the solar water heating units which occasionally release steam and water vapour from their fittings. |
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Site Coordinates and Elevation:
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- Latitude: 27.60107° North
- Longitude: 85.53833° East
- Elevation: 1510.0 Meters
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Site
Description:
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- The instrument is located on the Southeast corner of faculty housing currently being constructed. Lowest few degrees to the west are obstructed by stairway access to the roof. Solar water heating units are located very nearby the instrument which occasionally release steam. Frequent burning takes place around the site for waste removal and agricultural purposes. Small city is less then 2km to the Northwest (Banepa).
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Principal
Investigator(s)
Information:
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- Pawan Gupta
- E-mail: pawan.gupta@nasa.gov
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Pawan Gupta
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Code 618. Bldg.33. Rm.G412 Greenbelt, MD. 20771 Tel: 301-614-6658 Email: pawan.gupta@nasa.gov
- Elena Lind
- E-mail: elena.lind@nasa.gov
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Elena Lind
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Code 618. Bldg.33. Rm.G414 Greenbelt, MD 20771 Tel: 301-614-6629 Email: elena.lind@nasa.gov
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Site
Manager(s) Information:
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- Rijan Bhakta Kayastha
- Email: rijan@ku.edu.np
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Rijan Bhakta Kayastha
Dept. of Environmental Science & Engineering Kathmandu University Dhulikhel, Kavre P.O. Box 6250 Kathmandu, NEPAL Phone: 977 11 661399 Ext. 190 Fax: 977 11 661443 Email: rijan@ku.edu.np
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Last Generated: 15 MAY 2024
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