Collection of ground surface temperaure loggers (39) placed on the Yala Plateau on different surface types.
| Schema | iso19139 |
| Purpose | These sensors were installed to better understand the permafrost state in the Langtang Valley. They measure surface temperature on bare, rocky and rock glacier surfaces. Some have stopped to be operational but the network is regularly visited and read out. |
| Descriptive Keyword | meteorology, permafrost (theme) Langtang, Nepal (place) |
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| Language | eng |
| Charset | utf8 |
| Hierarchy Level | dataset |
| Date | 2021-03-31T11:59:38 |
| Standard Name | North American Profile of ISO 19115:2003 |
| Contact | |||
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| Name | Mr. Tika Ram Gurung | tika.gurung@icimod.org | |
| Organization Name | ICIMOD | Voice | |
| Position name | Cryosphere Analyst | Address | |
| Role | author | ||
| Identification Info | |
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| Title | GST (Ground surface temperature) loggers Langtang Valley |
| Date | 2021-03-02 |
| Date Type | publication |
| Abstract | Collection of ground surface temperaure loggers (39) placed on the Yala Plateau on different surface types. |
| Purpose | These sensors were installed to better understand the permafrost state in the Langtang Valley. They measure surface temperature on bare, rocky and rock glacier surfaces. Some have stopped to be operational but the network is regularly visited and read out. |
| Status | onGoing |
| Charset | utf8 |
| Topic Category | climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere |
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| Cited Responsible Parties | |||
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| Name | Mr. Tika Ram Gurung | tika.gurung@icimod.org | |
| Organization Name | ICIMOD | Voice | 977-1-5275222 |
| Position name | Cryosphere Analyst | Address | Nepal |
| Role | author | ||
| Geographic Extent | |||
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| Geographic Extent East | 85.62555 | Geographic Extent West | 85.59346 |
| Geographic Extent North | 28.236789 | Geographic Extent South | 28.20724 |
| Resource Maintenance Information | |
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| Maintenance and update frequency | annually |
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| Legal Constraints | |
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| Use Limitation | Free to use with attribution to the source. Suggested citation: ICIMOD. (2021). GST (Ground surface temperature) loggers Langtang Valley [Data set]. ICIMOD. https://doi.org/10.26066/RDS.1972553 |
| Access Constraints | copyright |
| Use Constraints | copyright |
| Reference System Information | |
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| Code | WGS 1984 |
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| Hierarchy level | dataset |
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| metadata@icimod.org | Organization Name | ICIMOD | |
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| Address | Role | distributor | |