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Snowpack Telemetry (SNOTEL)
| Program Name (Acronym) |
SNOTEL |
| Agency |
NRCS |
| Year Initiated |
1978 |
| Measures |
CLIMATE - snow, meteorology
SOILS - texture, chemistry
PRECIP/DEP - wet deposition, dry deposition |
| Collection Source |
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| Point |
Yes |
| Source |
No |
| Transect |
No |
| Other area |
No |
| Locations for Data Collection |
560 sites/West of 100mer |
| Temporal Interval |
Daily-hourl |
| Sampling Design |
Selected |
| Data Available |
Yes |
| Accessible |
Working towards internet |
| Extent for Reporting |
100 square miles |
| Annual Funding |
$3.5 million annually |
| Cost per Site for Installation |
$12,000-$15,000 per site |
| Cost per Site for Op. & Mgmt |
$2,000 per site/year |
| Partners |
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| International |
Canada,Mexico |
| Agency |
BOR, COE, NWS |
| State |
Water Resour, state eng |
| Local |
Municipalities, tribes |
| Authorities/Reason for Running Prg. |
PL46, Mem. 870, USDA |
| Users of Data per Year |
3000 |
| Program Meets Metadata Standards |
No |
| Expansion of Prog (Needed/Not) |
Needed |
| Contact Person |
Garry Schaefer |
| Phone # |
503-541-3068 |
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