SNOTEL San Antonio Sink, 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%.

基础型雪情遥测站（SNOTEL）通过压力感应式雪枕采集雪层含水量数据。该站点同时采集雪深、全年降水累积量以及气温数据，涵盖每日最高温、最低温和日均温。多数增强型SNOTEL站还配备了多深度土壤温湿度监测装置。大气监测数据及已部署的土壤温湿度监测数据通常每日多次上报，部分站点可实现逐时上报。此外，所有增强型SNOTEL站均可加装水质传感器等其他类型传感器。该系统的运行可靠率通常可达99%以上。