A low-cost method for monitoring snow characteristics at remote field sites

Tutton, Rosamond J.; Way, Robert G.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-1-2021

Articles | Volume 15, issue 1

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-1-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-1-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 15, issue 1

Research article

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04 Jan 2021

Research article |

| 04 Jan 2021

A low-cost method for monitoring snow characteristics at remote field sites

Rosamond J. Tutton and Robert G. Way

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RC1: 'Review: publish with minor revisions', Michael Prior-Jones, 19 Aug 2020
- AC1: 'Authors' response to review 1', Robert Way, 01 Oct 2020
RC2: 'Review: tc-2020-207', Anonymous Referee #2, 01 Sep 2020
- AC2: 'Authors' response to reviewer 2', Robert Way, 01 Oct 2020

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (19 Oct 2020) by Elizabeth Bagshaw

AR by Robert Way on behalf of the Authors (24 Oct 2020) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (02 Nov 2020) by Elizabeth Bagshaw

AR by Robert Way on behalf of the Authors (11 Nov 2020) Author's response Manuscript

Short summary

Snow cover is critical to everyday life for people around the globe. Regular measurements of snow cover usually occur only in larger communities because snow monitoring equipment is costly. In this study, we developed a new low-cost method for estimating snow depth and tested it continuously for 1 year at six remote field locations in coastal Labrador, Canada. Field testing suggests that this new method provides a promising option for researchers in need of a low-cost snow measurement system.