SPICE: Autonomous snow depth and glacier ablation station - HANSBREEN_1

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Submitted on 2023-10-17; Updated on 2023-10-17
Contact
Michał Laska
michal.laska@us.edu.pl
University of Silesia in Katowice, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Institute of Earth Sciences
Info
https://crios.pl/
land platform (on ice)
Operational
Yes
CRIOS
Observation Facility ID
12089
Geospatial location
POINT (15.61258 77.03532)
175.00
Environment
Site Information https://a2photonicsensors.com/spice-snow-depth-real-time/
Spice - IoT telemetric sensor for snowpack depth measurement.
The Spice sensor is a sonar-based sensor used for measuring the depth of the snowpack and monitoring its evolution during the winter season. The instrument performs temperature compensation so as to increase the accuracy of the measurement.

CRIOS – Cryosphere Integrated Observation Network on Svalbard
Project financed from the EEA Financial Mechanism 2014-2021 operated by the National Science Centre in Poland
Agreement no. UMO-2022/43/7/ST10/00001 to a predefined project no. 2022/43/7/ST10/00001
Project period: 08.09.2022 - 30.04.2024 (2029)
Observed Variable(s)
CRYOSPHERE>SNOW/ICE>SNOW DEPTH
The sensor is installed on two poles on the glacier. Service and lowering of the sensor are planned at least once a year in spring (March/April) or summer (July/August).
Sampling every 1 hour and saving to internal SD card.
LAND SURFACE>GEOMORPHIC LANDFORMS/PROCESSES>GLACIAL PROCESSES>ABLATION
The sensor is installed on two poles on the glacier. Service and lowering of the sensor are planned at least once a year in spring (March/April) or summer (July/August).
Sampling every 1 hour and saving to internal SD card.
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE>SURFACE TEMPERATURE>AIR TEMPERATURE
The sensor is installed on two poles on the glacier. Service and lowering of the sensor are planned at least once a year in spring (March/April) or summer (July/August).
Sampling every 1 hour and saving to internal SD card.
• Range: -40/+65 °C
• Accuracy: ± 0.8 °C
• Resolution: 0.1 °C
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