SNOTEL Wesner Springs, NM (Apr, 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%.

基础型雪情遥测站（SNOTEL）通过压感式雪枕采集雪层含水量数据，同时还可获取雪深、全季节降水累积量以及涵盖日最高温、日最低温和日平均温的气温数据。多数增强型SNOTEL站点还可在不同深度开展土壤湿度与温度监测。大气相关测量数据，以及已部署的土壤湿度、土壤温度测量数据，通常每日多次上报，部分站点可实现每小时上报一次。此外，所有增强型SNOTEL站点均可加装水质传感器等其他传感器。该系统的运行稳定性通常可达99%以上。