CRYONET Site Questionnaire: Yulong Snow Mountain Glaciers and
Environmental Observation Station, China
Site specific metadata:
Name of site: Yulong Snow Mountain Glaciers and Environmental Observation Station ,Cold and Arid
Region Environment and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Latitude/Longitude/Altitude: 27°10′ N、100°13′ E，2400m
Landscape type (e.g. arctic coastal, tundra, alpine…): Subtropical monsoon climate to plateau monsoon
climate of transition zone
Onsite technical staff: 10
All-year round observations y/n:
Y
Year established: 2006
Link to website if available: http://www.casnw.net/
Station manager (Email): yqhe@lzb.ac.cn
Organisation in charge of station: Cold and Arid Region Environment and Engineering Research Institute,
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Other information
Monitoring of the atmosphere:
Solid precipitation:
Snowfall
Snowfall: Thickness, density, size, reflectivity
Trace gases:
Aerosols ：Conductivity, isotope, anionic, cationic、TDS
UV, stratospheric ozone ： UV
Radiation (longwave, shortwave) Barometric;Pressure ;BarometricPressure ;InsDirectSolarRadiation ;
InsGlobalRadiation;InsUVRadiation ; tolDirectSolarRadiation; tolGlobalRadiation; tolPESRadiation ;
tolUVRadiation ; SunlightHour etc
Others:
Snow cover
Physical parameters: Structure, thickness, density, water content, grain size, dust, reflectivity ect
Chemical parameters: Stable isotope, anionic, cationic, trace elements, etc
Others:
Glaciers and ice caps
Mass balance (measured parameters): Total accumulation, net accumulation, total ablation quantity, net
ablation
Ice flow (measured parameters): Flow velocity, flow direction
Basal water pressure (measured parameters):
Others:
Sea ice
Mass balance (measured parameters):
Meteorology: radiation, air temperature, humidity, wind speed and direction, air pressure (measured
parameters):
Snow on ice (measured parameters):
Ice chemistry (measured parameters):
Others:
Permafrost
Borehole measurements (measured parameters):
Meteorology: radiation, air temperature, humidity, wind speed and direction, air pressure (measured
parameters): radiation, air temperature, humidity, wind speed and direction, air pressure
Snow on ground (measured parameters): Thickness, density
Active layer thickness (measured parameters):
GST:
Others:
Ice sheet
Mass balance (measured parameters):
Meteorology: radiation, air temperature, humidity, wind speed and direction, air pressure (measured
parameters):
Snow on ice (measured parameters):
Ice chemistry (measured parameters):
Others:
Other measurements (hydrological, ecological, oceanographic, etc)
Hydrology (measured parameters): The river flow, depth, velocity, water level, water chemistry
Ecology (measured parameters)：Vegetation soil changes
Oceanography (measured parameters):
Other thematic linkages:
Linkages to satellite data (describe validation programs, applications of satellite data, etc.)
Locale satellite data applied
Participation in international monitoring programmes such as GAW, GTN-G, GTN-P, ….
Networks and start of contribution: GCW