SNOTEL North Costilla, 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站（SNOTEL）通过压力感应式雪枕采集雪层含水量数据，同时可采集雪深、全季降水累积量以及包含日最高、日最低与日平均的气温监测数据。多数增强型SNOTEL站还配备了多深度土壤湿度与温度测量设备。大气气象数据以及已加装土壤湿度、温度传感器的站点所采集的数据，通常每日多次上报，部分站点可实现逐小时更新上报。各类增强型SNOTEL站均可额外加装水质传感器等其他类型监测传感器。系统可用率通常高于99%。