The Installation and Use of a Snow Pillow to Monitor Snow Water Equivalent
- 1 June 1995
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Water and Environment Journal
- Vol. 9 (3) , 221-230
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-6593.1995.tb00934.x
Abstract
In February 1993, a snow pillow was installed at Widdibank Fell near Cow Green reservoir (in Upper Teesdale) to monitor snow water equivalent.This paper describes existing snow‐measurement techniques in the UK and the site‐selection process and installation details for the snow pillow. Following a winter of more than 100 days with snow cover at the site, the success of the pillow in representing site and catchment snow conditions and in providing operationally useful snowmelt information for flood warning has been assessed.Keywords
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