SNOTEL North Costilla, NM (Jan, 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站点（Snow Telemetry）通过压感式雪枕采集积雪含水量数据。其同时可获取雪深、全季降水累积量以及日最高、最低与平均气温数据。多数增强型SNOTEL站点还配备了多深度土壤温湿度监测装置。大气观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，部分站点可实现逐小时报送。其他传感器（如水质传感器）可加装至任意增强型SNOTEL站点。系统常规运行率可达99%以上。