NWB Sensors Inc

Accumulated Snowpack Is a Major Source of Water Throughout the United States. Accurately Monitoring Snow on the Northern Plains Is a Significant Need for Streamflow Forecasting and Reservoir Management. This Has Been Demonstrated by the Us Army Corp of Engineers Establishment of the Upper Missouri River Basin Plains Snow and Soil Moisture Monitoring Network. the Availability of a Low-cost Snow Water Equivalent (SWE) Measurement System Would Allow Large Areas of the Northern Plains to Be Adequately Sampled in a Cost Effective Way. to Address the Need for a Low-cost Swe Measurement System, We Propose a Novel Method of Measuring Snow Using a Single Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Receiver System. to Assess the Feasibility of the Proposed Method, Software Will Be Written Which Implementsthe Proposed Method.swe Measurements Resulting From the Methodwill Be Compared to Those From Existing Technologies. the Accuracy of the Proposed Method as Well as Its Inherit Advantages and Disadvantages Compared to Existing Technologies Will Be Compiled. Recommendations Will Be Made for a Low-cost Design Which Can Be Implemented Under a Subsequent Effort.