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IMIS snow station, Fluela, Fluela Hospitz, Canton Graubunden. In cooperation with the Swiss federal, cantonal and municipal authorities and other interested parties, the SLF operates the Intercantonal Measurement and Information System (IMIS). This network of automated wind- and snow-measurement stations supplies information from high-altitude zones (mainly between 2,500 m and 3,500 m) and so complements the information from our observer network. More than 160 stations spread throughout the Swiss Alps measure the wind, temperature, humidity and snow depth and other parameters around the clock and transmit them to the centre in Davos. In most cases, a wind station and a snow station are situated close to each other and so form a pair. Wind stations, which are located in exposed positions at summit areas or areas close to the ridge, provide information about the wind conditions in the region. Snow stations are as sheltered from the wind as possible and are normally found at rather lower altitudes. They are meant to measure in a flat and uniform area the snow depth in the region as representatively as possible.
The stations operate autonomously. Their energy is supplied by a solar panel in combination with a storage battery. This means there is a lot of flexibility in choosing where they are to be situated. However this means these are low energy stations and therefore are equipped with unheated instruments (such as pluviometers)Show more...
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IMIS snow station, Weissfluhjoch, Canton Graubunden. In cooperation with the Swiss federal, cantonal and municipal authorities and other interested parties, the SLF operates the Intercantonal Measurement and Information System (IMIS). This network of automated wind- and snow-measurement stations supplies information from high-altitude zones (mainly between 2,500 m and 3,500 m) and so complements the information from our observer network. More than 160 stations spread throughout the Swiss Alps measure the wind, temperature, humidity and snow depth and other parameters around the clock and transmit them to the centre in Davos. In most cases, a wind station and a snow station are situated close to each other and so form a pair. Wind stations, which are located in exposed positions at summit areas or areas close to the ridge, provide information about the wind conditions in the region. Snow stations are as sheltered from the wind as possible and are normally found at rather lower altitudes. They are meant to measure in a flat and uniform area the snow depth in the region as representatively as possible.
The stations operate autonomously. Their energy is supplied by a solar panel in combination with a storage battery. This means there is a lot of flexibility in choosing where they are to be situated. However this means these are low energy stations and therefore are equipped with unheated instruments (such as pluviometers)Show more...
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IMIS snow station, Klosters, Madrisa, Canton Graubunden. In cooperation with the Swiss federal, cantonal and municipal authorities and other interested parties, the SLF operates the Intercantonal Measurement and Information System (IMIS). This network of automated wind- and snow-measurement stations supplies information from high-altitude zones (mainly between 2,500 m and 3,500 m) and so complements the information from our observer network. More than 160 stations spread throughout the Swiss Alps measure the wind, temperature, humidity and snow depth and other parameters around the clock and transmit them to the centre in Davos. In most cases, a wind station and a snow station are situated close to each other and so form a pair. Wind stations, which are located in exposed positions at summit areas or areas close to the ridge, provide information about the wind conditions in the region. Snow stations are as sheltered from the wind as possible and are normally found at rather lower altitudes. They are meant to measure in a flat and uniform area the snow depth in the region as representatively as possible.
The stations operate autonomously. Their energy is supplied by a solar panel in combination with a storage battery. This means there is a lot of flexibility in choosing where they are to be situated. However this means these are low energy stations and therefore are equipped with unheated instruments (such as pluviometers)
