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Measurement of snow properties using EIS-monitoring method in Sierra Nevada (Spain)

PIMENTEL, R. PAŘÍLKOVÁ, J. VESELÝ, J. HERRERO, J. MILLARES, A. POLO, M.

Originální název

Measurement of snow properties using EIS-monitoring method in Sierra Nevada (Spain)

Typ

článek ve sborníku ve WoS nebo Scopus

Jazyk

angličtina

Originální abstrakt

The water present in the snowpack is a basic component in the hydrological cycle in mountainous areas. This snowpack is a very heterogeneous system; a great number of physical processes determine its formation, metamorphosis and final ablation. Melting is the most important process as it typically constitutes a significant part of the total runoff reaching the aquifers and rivers during the springtime. In Mediterranean regions, where the water shortage is a serious and recurrent problem, it is essential to know snowpack properties: on one hand, to find out the formation and evolution of the snow, and on the other, to determine the amount of water contained by the snowpack, known as snow water equivalent. The main snow properties that allow one to carry out this analysis are the depth, temperature and density of the snow measured in different profiles of the snowpack. The areas covered by snow are generally inaccessible during the snow season. Therefore, it is necessary to use new methodologies, which allow the automatic measurement of these snow properties. This study is an evaluation of the Z-meter III, a method that uses an electrical impedance spectrometry to monitor snowpack properties. The results show that this device is capable of detecting changes in the different layers of the snowpack that are likely to be related to some important snow properties such as density, liquid water content or grain size.

Klíčová slova

electrical impedance spectrometry (EIS), Z-meter device, snow

Autoři

PIMENTEL, R.; PAŘÍLKOVÁ, J.; VESELÝ, J.; HERRERO, J.; MILLARES, A.; POLO, M.

Rok RIV

2012

Vydáno

20. 9. 2012

Nakladatel

VUTIUM

Místo

Brno

ISBN

978-80-214-4537-6

Kniha

EUREKA 2012

Edice

neuv

Číslo edice

1

Strany od

66

Strany do

73

Strany počet

8

BibTex

@inproceedings{BUT96131,
  author="R. {Pimentel} and Jana {Pařílková} and Jaroslav {Veselý} and Javier {Herrero} and A. {Millares} and M.J. {Polo}",
  title="Measurement of snow properties using EIS-monitoring method in Sierra Nevada (Spain)",
  booktitle="EUREKA 2012",
  year="2012",
  series="neuv",
  number="1",
  pages="66--73",
  publisher="VUTIUM",
  address="Brno",
  isbn="978-80-214-4537-6"
}