Kathmandu, International Center for Integrated Mountain Development is collaborating with NASA and the United States Agency for International Development to leverage space technology to monitor air quality and develop solutions to combat air pollution in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region. Used to be.
The two-day event, which will include ICIMOD and experts from NASA's Applied Science Team and Server Science Coordination Office, will engage stakeholders from across the region in using satellite data, including GK2-AMI Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) data, for wind monitoring. Will train. quality.
“Regular and long-term monitoring of air quality is extremely important to improve air quality in a region that is currently one of the most polluted regions in the world,” said Bhupesh Adhikari, senior air quality expert at ICIMOD.
The training will feature multi-satellite composite products, address issues such as cloud cover, focus on blending multi-satellite data for broader coverage and assimilating it into forecast models.According to a press release issued by ICIMOD, participants will learn to integrate satellite data into air quality forecasting models, which will provide up to 48-hour forecasts for South Asia and high resolution forecasts for the Hindu Kush Himalayan countries.
“Poor air quality affects our daily lives. SERVIR’s efforts will contribute to early intervention and policy actions,” said Birendra Bajracharya, party chief of SERVIR-HKH.
About 30 participants from universities, government agencies and development organizations from across South Asia, including Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal and Pakistan, will collaborate during the two-day training program starting on May 9 at the ICIMOD headquarters here.
The objective of the training is to develop solutions to tackle air pollution in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region.
The two-day event, which will include ICIMOD and experts from NASA's Applied Science Team and Server Science Coordination Office, will engage stakeholders from across the region in using satellite data, including GK2-AMI Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) data, for wind monitoring. Will train. quality.
“Regular and long-term monitoring of air quality is extremely important to improve air quality in a region that is currently one of the most polluted regions in the world,” said Bhupesh Adhikari, senior air quality expert at ICIMOD.
The training will feature multi-satellite composite products, address issues such as cloud cover, focus on blending multi-satellite data for broader coverage and assimilating it into forecast models.According to a press release issued by ICIMOD, participants will learn to integrate satellite data into air quality forecasting models, which will provide up to 48-hour forecasts for South Asia and high resolution forecasts for the Hindu Kush Himalayan countries.
“Poor air quality affects our daily lives. SERVIR’s efforts will contribute to early intervention and policy actions,” said Birendra Bajracharya, party chief of SERVIR-HKH.
About 30 participants from universities, government agencies and development organizations from across South Asia, including Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal and Pakistan, will collaborate during the two-day training program starting on May 9 at the ICIMOD headquarters here.
The objective of the training is to develop solutions to tackle air pollution in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region.
