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NWB - Snomonstor Snowpack Monitoring Sensors
The Snomonstor snowpack sensors represent an innovative approach to monitoring snow, a critical water source in the Western US and globally. By leveraging GPS satellite technology, these sensors measure key snowpack parameters including snow depth, density, snow water equivalency, and liquid water content. The capability to provide comprehensive measurements with a single low-cost instrument enables higher density networks and delivers parameters that are often beyond the reach of existing monitoring networks. These sensors, funded by the USDA Small Business Innovative Research program and the State of Montana, support extensive snowpack analysis vital for accurate water availability and stream-flow forecasts. The technology is protected by a patent for determining snowpack parameters using Global Navigation Satellite System receivers.Snow is the major source of water in the Western US and in the world. The accuracy of snow measurement has profound impact on the precision of water availability and stream-flow forecasts.
The Snomonstor line of snowpack sensors is the solution to provide these measurements at lower cost of ownership compared to current sensor systems. Using GPS satellites the Snowmonstor calculates snow depth, density, snow water equivalency, and liquid water content. Measurement of all these parameters with a single low-cost instrument will greatly increase our ability to monitor snowpack by enabling higher density networks and providing parameters currently unmeasured by monitoring networks. These sensors were developed with funding from the USDA Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) program and matching funds from the State of Montana.