SNOTEL North Costilla, NM (June, 2017)

The basic SNOTEL station provides snowpack water content data via a pressure-sensing snow pillow. It also collects data on snow depth, all-season precipitation accumulation, and air temperature with daily maximums, minimums, and averages. Many of the enhanced SNOTEL stations are also equipped to take soil moisture and temperature measurements at various depths. The atmospheric and, where installed, soil moisture and soil temperature measurements are generally reported multiple times per day with some reporting hourly. Other sensors such as water quality sensors can be added to any of the enhanced SNOTEL stations. System performance is usually above 99%.基础版雪情遥测站（SNOTEL）通过压力感应式雪枕采集雪层含水量数据，同时还可收集雪深、全季降水累积量以及日最高、最低与平均气温等观测数据。多数升级型雪情遥测站还配备了多深度土壤湿度与温度测量装置。大气观测数据，以及已部署土壤湿度、土壤温度传感器的站点所采集的相关数据，通常每日多次上报，部分站点可实现逐小时上报。各类升级型雪情遥测站还可加装水质传感器等其他配套传感器。该系统的正常运行率通常可达99%以上。