Title
Snow depth sensor
Date
2011-04-12T19:08:00
Date type
Publication : Date identifies when the resource was issued
Abstract
The SR50 is a rugged, acoustic distance sensor that is manufactured by Campbell Scientific (Canada) Corp. It measures the
elapsed time between emission and return of an ultrasonic pulse. This measurement can be used to determine snow or water
depth. An air temperature measurement is required to correct for variations of the speed of sound in air. The SR50 was designed
to meet the stringent requirements of measuring depths and uses a multiple echo processing algorithm to help ensure measurement
reliability.
Technical characteristics:
- Emits acoustic pulse and measures travel time; air temperature measurement required
- Measurement range 0.5 to 10 m (1.6 to 32.8 ft)
- Accuracy ±1.0 cm (±0.4 in) or ±0.4% of distance to target whichever is greater
- Measures water level or snow depth
- Manufactured by Campbell Scientific (Canada) Corp.
Purpose
This sensor permits to measure snow depth.
Status
On going : Data is continually being updated
Point of contact
Individual name
Guglielmina Diolaiuti
Organisation name
Department of Earth Science "Ardito Desio", University of Milan
Role
Point of contact : Party who can be contacted for acquiring knowledge about or acquisition of the
resource
Maintenance and update frequency
As needed : Data is updated as deemed necessary
Descriptive keywords
Descriptive keywords
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Descriptive keywords
Mt. Bianco, Gigante Glacier, Alps, Italy (place).
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Use limitation
Data Sharing and Publication Policy at DISTRIBUTION SECTION
Access constraints
Intellectual property rights : Rights to financial benefit from and control of distribution of non-tangible
property that is a result of creativity
Spatial representation type
Vector : Vector data is used to represent geographic data
Character set
UTF8 : 8-bit variable size UCS Transfer Format, based on ISO/IEC 10646
Topic category code
Climatology, meteorology, atmosphere
Topic category code
Geoscientific information
Topic category code
Environment
Extent