Title
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Deosai (Pakistan) |
Date
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2014-08-29T19:08:00 |
Date type
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Publication: Date identifies when the resource was issued
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Abstract
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Pakistan, which is characterized by the most developed irrigation system in the world for arid and semi-arid soils already
subject to saturation and salinization, is particularly vulnerable to the impacts of aerosols including climate change impacts.
Its fragile watersheds will be at additional risk if rainfalls, although more sporadic, become increasingly intense, causing
an intensification of erosion in the western Himalayas.
Within the framework of ABC, SHARE and NEXTDATA it is proposed to set up an aerosol observatory in Karakoram, Pakistan. The
rEMOTE cLIMATE sTATION (rcs) in Deosai is extremely important for understanding environmental changes and impacts at local
levels in the Karakoram Mountain regions as well as at regional and global levels, furthermore, together with the station
Nepal Climate Observatory at Pyramid (NCO-P), installed in Nepal near the Pyramid Laboratory-Observatory at 5,079 m asl
and operative since 2006, are the unique high altitude observatories of the ABC network, representative of atmospheric background
conditions.
Coordinates:
Latitude: 35° 04' 48.88" N
Longitude: 75° 31'48.28" E
Elevation: 4.135 m a.s.l.
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Purpose
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Remote Climate Station (RCS) is a modular system, equipped with a real time data transmission able to perform measurements
in extreme environmental conditions where the installation of a fully- equipped permanent laboratory or standard monitoring
station may be too difficult or expensive. It uses renewable energy sources, in order to ensure a low environmental impact.
In Deosai RCS contributeS to better understanding the impacts of aerosol and pollutants in remote areas far from emission
sources. Predictive circulation models and the assessment of impacts on agricultural productivity and living conditions
of already disadvantaged local communities will become more thorough.
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Status
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On going: Data is continually being updated
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Maintenance and update frequency
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As needed: Data is updated as deemed necessary
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Descriptive keywords
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SHARE, monitoring network, , UNEP, ABC (theme). |
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Descriptive keywords
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Mountains regions, Karakorum Range, Pakistan, Deosai National Park (place). |
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Descriptive keywords
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air, climate, mountain areas, pollution, research (theme). |
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Use limitation
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Data Sharing and Publication Policy at DISTRIBUTION SECTION |
Access constraints
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Intellectual property rights: Rights to financial benefit from and control of distribution of non-tangible
property that is a result of creativity
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Spatial representation type
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Vector: Vector data is used to represent geographic data
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Character set
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UTF8: 8-bit variable size UCS Transfer Format, based on ISO/IEC 10646
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Topic category code
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Climatology, meteorology, atmosphere |
Topic category code
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Geoscientific information |
Topic category code
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Environment |
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