SPICE: Autonomous snow depth station - BRATTEGGDALEN

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Submitted on 2023-10-17; Updated on 2023-10-17
Contact
Dariusz Ignatiuk
dariusz.ignatiuk@us.edu.pl
University of Silesia in Katowice, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Institute of Earth Sciences
Info
https://crios.pl/
land platform (fixed)
Non-reporting
Yes
CRIOS
Observation Facility ID
12089
Geospatial location
POINT (15.20614 77.06198)
85.00
Environment
SPICE
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 serviced once a year in July-August when data is collected.
Sampling every 1 hour and saving to internal SD card
The sensor is installed approx. 1.1 m above snow-free land surface.
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE>SURFACE TEMPERATURE>AIR TEMPERATURE
The sensor is serviced once a year in July-August when data is collected
Sampling every 1 hour and saving to internal SD card
The sensor is installed approx. 1.1 m above snow-free land surface.
• Range: -40/+65 °C
• Accuracy: ± 0.8 °C
• Resolution: 0.1 °C