IT11-Himalayan Lakes - Nepal

Basic Information
Site Name
IT11-Himalayan Lakes
Short name
Lake Piramide
Country
Nepal
Web Address
LTER-Italy website
Site Manager
Andrea Lami
Funding Agency
CNR - Institute of Ecosystem Study (ISE)
Site Description
The site include two high altitude oligomictic lakes located in the Himalayas (Khumbu Valley, Mt. Everest). Those ecosystem lies at ca. 5000 m a.s.l. and have similar characteristic to other high altitude sites, e.g. Alpine lakes, but they are characterized by a tropical climate being under the influence of monsoon activity.
Relationships to other sites
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2023-07-25 15:07:24

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1992
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
LTER Europe✔This site is a verified "LTER Europe" member.
LTER Italia (Italy)✔ (LTER_EU_IT_011)This site is a verified "LTER Italia (Italy)" member.
Projects
ABC - UNEP atmospheric brown Cloud project
Photos
not defined
not defined
Geographic
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 27.9635 Longitude: 86.813

Size
ca. 0.57ha
Elevation (average)
5140.00msl
Elevation (min)
5067.00msl
Elevation (max)
5980.00msl
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Site information [.json]

Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml]
Boundaries [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Fresh water lakes
Biome
Alpine
Ecosystem Type
Lakes
Fresh Water Lakes
Small lakes
EUNIS habitat
Inland surface waters (C)
Inland surface waters (C) » Surface standing waters (C1)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
-2.50°C
Precipitation Annual
520.00mm
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
mainly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
beyond catchment scale
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
beyond catchment
Permanent Power Supply
Yes
Equipment
Data infrastructure » Data services » Other data services
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
dirt road (4WD)
Permanent Operation
No
Site Visit Interval
365
General Data Policy
The opportunity to collaborate on the project using the dataset
LTER Site Classification
LTSER