SNOTEL Wesner Springs, NM (July, 2017)

The basic SNOTEL station provides snowpack water content data via a pressure-sensing snow pillow. It also collects data on snow depth, all-season precipitation accumulation, and air temperature with daily maximums, minimums, and averages. Many of the enhanced SNOTEL stations are also equipped to take soil moisture and temperature measurements at various depths. The atmospheric and, where installed, soil moisture and soil temperature measurements are generally reported multiple times per day with some reporting hourly. Other sensors such as water quality sensors can be added to any of the enhanced SNOTEL stations. System performance is usually above 99%.基础型SNOTEL（雪情遥测站）通过压力式雪枕获取雪层水含量数据。该站点同时可采集雪深、全时段降水累积量以及日最高、最低和平均气温观测数据。多数增强型SNOTEL（雪情遥测站）还配备了多深度土壤墒情与温度监测设备。大气监测数据，以及已安装土壤墒情、土壤温度传感器的站点所采集的对应数据，通常每日多次上报，部分站点可实现逐时更新。任意增强型SNOTEL站点均可加装水质传感器等其他类型传感器。该系统的运行可用率通常高于99%。