SPICE: Autonomous snow depth and glacier ablation station - SVENBREEN_1

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Submitted on 2024-06-25; Updated on 2024-06-25
Contact
Jakub Malecki
malecki.jk@gmail.com
Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland
Info
https://crios.pl
land platform (on ice)
Operational
Yes
CRIOS
Geospatial location
POINT (16.3004 78.72723)
350.00
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)
CLIMATE INDICATORS>CRYOSPHERIC INDICATORS>SNOW DEPTH
Spice Autonomous snow depth station for real-time measurement
Manufacturer: A2 Photonic Sensors
The sensor is installed on a mast on a glacier. Service of the sensor is planned at least once a year in late summer (August/September).
Sampling every 1 hour and saving to internal SD card and transmitted through satellites to the internet (https://a2photonicsensors.com/spice-snow-depth-real-time/)