Flattop Mountain SNOTEL Snowpack: Water Year 2002
Fagre D. 2002. Flattop Mountain SNOTEL Snowpack: Water Year 2002. United States Geological Survey. Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana
The Flattop Mountain SNOTEL (SNOw TELemetry) station is one of nearly 600 similar stations operated throughout the western United States by the Natural Resources Conservations Service (NRCS, U.S. Department of Agriculture). These stations measure and record Snow Water Equivalent (SWE), which is the weight of snow water equivalent to inches of water. Most SNOTEL sites also measure temperature and precipitation; many now measure snow depth as well. Various agencies and organizations use the data from the stations to forecast water availability, floods, and avalanche hazard. The Flattop Mountain SNOTEL station has operated since October 1st, 1969. To help calculate water storage and availability during agricultural growing seasons, the data are compiled by water year; a water year runs from 1 October - 30 September.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Fagre, Daniel
- Date of Issue
- 2002
- Publisher
- United States Geological Survey
- Units
- GLAC
- Keywords
- Climate, Elevation, Snowpack, Water