CRYONET Site Questionnaire: Supersite Glacier observation station of Mt.
Everest (Rongbuk Glacier), China
Site specific metadata:
Name of site: Supersite Glacier observation station of Mt. Everest (mainly focus on Rongbuk Glacier)
Latitude/Longitude/Altitude:28°10′N, 86°51′, 5210m
Landscape type (e.g. arctic coastal, tundra, alpine…): mountain glacier
Onsite technical staff: Cunde Xiao, Dongqi Zhang, Tong Zhang, Jingfeng Liu, Zhiheng Du
All-year round observations y/n: 2008-2012
Year established: 2008
Link to website if available:
Station manager (Email): Cunde Xiao Email:cdxiao@cams.cma.gov.cn
Organisation in charge of station: State key laboratory of cryosphere science, CAREERI of CAS
Other information
Monitoring of the atmosphere:
Solid precipitation: all precipitation observation –T200B –high elevation with snowfall in winter
AWS precipitation gauge in lower altitude with most rain in liquid
Snowfall: all precipitation observation –T200B
Trace gases:
Aerosols
UV, stratospheric ozone
Radiation (longwave, shortwave): downward shortwave radiation; upward longwave radiation et al.(see
the table for detail)
Others:
Snow cover
Physical parameters:
Chemical parameters:
Others:
Glaciers and ice caps(see the table)
Mass balance (measured parameters): stake measurement
Ice flow (measured parameters): stake of GPS measurement
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):
Snow on ground (measured parameters):
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): three hydrologic section in rongbuk-pengqu-Arun river, located in
5200m (later to 4900),3700m and 2300m along the river ,consist of observation of water level, discharge
and water temperature.
Ecology (measured parameters)
Oceanography (measured parameters):
Other thematic linkages:
Linkages to satellite data (describe validation programs, applications of satellite data, etc.)
Participation in international monitoring programmes such as GAW, GTN-G, GTN-P, ….
Networks and start of contribution: