Auto snow depth measurement

snow depth measurement

NWT researcher Dominik Schneider downloads automated snow depth measurements at 1 of 3 sites along an elevational transect that monitor snow accumulation and ablation patterns in subapline and alpine environments. Niwot Ridge, CO, Winter 2012. 

Photo courtesy of: 
Leah Meromy
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Niwot LTER researchers using satellite to study snowpack in the Rockies