SPICE: Autonomous snow depth and glacier ablation station - NCU POLAR STATION

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Submitted on 2023-10-19; Updated on 2023-10-19
Contact
Ireneusz Sobota
irso@umk.pl
Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń
Info
https://crios.pl/
land platform (fixed)
Operational
Yes
CRIOS
Observation Facility ID
12089
Geospatial location
POINT (11.8249 78.675)
2.50
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)

Second contact person: Michał Laska (michal.laska@us.edu.pl)
Observed Variable(s)
CRYOSPHERE>SNOW/ICE>SNOW DEPTH
Spice Autonomous snow depth station for real-time measurement
Manufacturer: A2 Photonic Sensors
The sensor is serviced once a year in July-August when data is collected.
Sampling and recording every 1 hour and saving to internal SD card.
The sensor is installed approx. 2 m above snow-free land surface.
ATMOSPHERE>ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE>SURFACE TEMPERATURE>AIR TEMPERATURE
Spice Autonomous snow depth station for real-time measurement
Manufacturer: A2 Photonic Sensors
The sensor is serviced once a year in July-August when data is collected.
Sampling and recording every 1 hour and saving to internal SD card.
The sensor is installed approx. 2 m above snow-free land surface.
• Range: -40/+65 °C
• Accuracy: ± 0.8 °C
• Resolution: 0.1 °C