Snow weight - snow pillow

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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

Other related web sites

References