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*http://brandenburg.geoecology.uni-potsdam.de/projekte/opaque/measurement.php#snow | *http://brandenburg.geoecology.uni-potsdam.de/projekte/opaque/measurement.php#snow | ||
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Revision as of 10:16, 18 March 2008
Parameter to be measured:
snow water equivalent
Method:
Snow pillow with pressure sensor
Equipment:
Snow Pillow: for example Sommer Mess-Systemtechnik
Antifreeze solution: ethylene glycol from Sigma-Aldrich (about 1000€). But other solutions may be cheaper or less toxic.
Logger: DL2E Data Logger from DeltaT
Advantages:
- Continous measurements
Disadvantages:
- Expensive
- Effort during installation
- Antifreeze solution is hazardous to waters
Problems/Questions:
Links
Projects that used the above equipment
- http://brandenburg.geoecology.uni-potsdam.de/projekte/opaque/measurement.php#snow
- HYGRA – The effect of water storage variations on in-situ gravity measurements and their use for hydrology
Other related web sites
- http://www.sommer.at/
- http://www.delta-t.co.uk/
- http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/rfc/river_forecast/aspdescr.htm
- http://snobear.colorado.edu/Markw/SnowHydro/Measuring_Snow/snow_measuring.html