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Observational Facility in Nepal and
Operation of AMY-2008
Madan L. ShresthaDepartment of Hydrology and Meteorology
NEPAL
The 1st MAHASRI/AMY Workshop
8-10 January 2007, Tokyo, Japan
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Meteorological Station in Nepal
• Rainfall Station 337• Climate Station 67• Agrometeorological Station 22• Synoptic Station 9• Aerosynoptic Station 6
Total 442
Automatic Weather Station 18
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High Himalaya
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Ilam
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Langtang
Jankapur
Annapurna
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Nepalganj
Biratnaga
Khumaltar
Dhangadhi
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AWS station network
Physiographic Regions
High Himalaya
High Mountain
Middle Mountain
Siwaliks
Terai
AWS Stations
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Humla
Makalu
Khumbu
Langtang
Kanjiroba
Annapurna
Snow & Glacier station network
Physiographic Regions
High Himalaya
High Mountain
Middle Mountain
Siwaliks
Terai
Snow and Glacier stations
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Tsho Rolpa Glacier Lake, Nepal
L=3.3kmL=3.3km
B=500mB=500m
D=142mD=142m Department of Hydrology and Meteorology
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Upper Air Observation
• Upper air observations are not only important but essential toward the understanding of the atmospheric behavior and their prediction.
• At present none in Nepal
• Is there any possibility of even having a temporary station for monitoring the upper atmosphere?
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NearSundariGhat,Bagmati,2002July
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Spatial Distribution of maximum temperature trends in Nepal for
the period 1977 to 1994.
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Web site of Department of Hydrology and Meteorology
• www.dhm.gov.np
• www.mfd.gov.np
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Physiography
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The Diversity
TRANS HIMALAYAHIGH HIMALAYA
MIDLANDS TERAI
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• In this part of the South Asia especially in the Himalayan region the success story of the monsoon modeling has yet to be made.
• The Himalayan topography is still a scientific challenge to the modeling communities.
Proposal: To make the effort to develop model in the Himalayan region so that it can be applied effectively for the benefit to the people in that region.
Himalayan region and modeling
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Thankyou