SNOTEL Taos Powderhorn, NM (May, 2016)

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%.基础型雪遥测（SNOTEL）站通过压力传感式雪枕获取雪层含水量数据。该站点同时采集雪深、全季降水累积量以及气温数据，涵盖日最高、最低与平均气温值。多数增强型SNOTEL站还配备了多深度土壤温湿度监测装置。大气监测数据，以及已部署相关设备的站点所采集的土壤温湿度数据通常每日多次上报，部分站点可实现每小时更新一次。所有增强型SNOTEL站均可加装水质传感器等其他类型传感器。系统整体运行率通常可达99%以上。