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Instrument: ULTRASONIC DEPTH GAUGE
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Description
Snow depth is monitored constantly beneath the instrument tower
using a Campbell Scientific UDG01 Ultrasonic Depth Gauge. This
sensor measures the distance from the sensor to the surface; it
is currently mounted at 6.0 above the ground, so during peak
snowpack conditions it is 2-3 m above the snow surface. The
primary components of this sensor are the Polaroid Ultrasonic
transducer and the Polaroid 6500 Sonar Ranging Module. The
instrument bounces an ultrasonic wave off the surface and
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