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Pokhara (Pokhara, Kaski, Nepal)

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The sunphotometer in front of Mt. Machhapuchhare
The sunphotometer in front of the Annapurna Range at sunset.
Image 1 - The sunphotometer in front of Mt. Machhapuchhare
Image 2 - The sunphotometer in front of the Annapurna Range at sunset.
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Image 2
  

Site Coordinates and Elevation:

  • Latitude: 28.19360° North
  • Longitude: 83.97460° East
  • Elevation: 800.0 Meters

Site Description:
  • The instrument is located on the roof of Shangrila Village Resort, on the south-western outskirts of Pokhara City, Nepal. Pokhara is a low-rise city of about 200,000 people in a flat valley, less than 40 km south of the Annapurna Himalaya. The Pokhara area sees some of the strongest monsoon convection in Nepal, with up to more than 5 meters of rainfall per year. Rooftop of Shangrila Village Resort, Gharipatan, Pokhara, Kaski, Nepal. http://www.hotelshangrila.com/pokhara/

Principal
Investigator(s)
Information:
  • Arnico Panday
  • E-mail: arnico@ullens.edu.np
    • Arnico Panday
    International Center for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)
    Kathmandu, Nepal
    Tel: +977 5003222
    Fax: +9775003299
    Email: Arnico.Panday@icimod.org

    University of Virginia Dept of Environmental Sciences 291 McCormick Road
    Charlottesville VA 22903
    Phone# +1 434 229 0112 (USA)
    +977 98510 91702 (Nepal)
    Email: arnico@virginia.edu
Site Manager(s) Information:
  • Khadak Mahata
  • Email: mahatakhadak@gmail.com
  • Mr. Khadak Mahata
    Institute for Advanced Stainability Studies (IASS) Potsdam, Germany
    Tel: +49 331 288 22356
    Fax: +49 331 288 22404
    Email: khadak.mahata@iass-potsdam.de
    and mahatakhadak@gmail.com


    • AND

  • Gupta Giri
  • Email: girigupta@gmail.com
  • Gupta Bahadur Singh Giri
    Front Office Manager
    Shangri-La Village Resort
    Gharipatan, Pokhara
    Kaski, Nepal
    Phone: 977 61 462222
    Mobile: 977 9846022272
Responsible Institution(s):
  • NASA GSFC
    http:\\aeronet.gsfc.nasa.gov

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Image 3 - The sunphotometer with Arnico Panday CO-I), Gupta Giri (SM), along with Ravi Mishra and Deependra who assisted with the installation. The sunphotometer with Arnico Panday CO-I), Gupta Giri (SM), along with Ravi Mishra and Deependra who assisted with the installation.
Image 4 - Arnico Panday and Gupta Giri Arnico Panday and Gupta Giri

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