Operational and experimental snow observation systems in the upper Rofental: data from 2017 to 2023

Warscher, Michael; Marke, Thomas; Rottler, Erwin; Strasser, Ulrich

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-16-3579-2024

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Data description paper

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12 Aug 2024

Data description paper |

| 12 Aug 2024

Operational and experimental snow observation systems in the upper Rofental: data from 2017 to 2023

Michael Warscher, Thomas Marke, Erwin Rottler, and Ulrich Strasser

Data sets

Continuous meteorological and snow hydrological measurements for 2013-2023 from three automatic weather stations (AWS) in the upper Rofental, Ötztal Alps, Austria Department of Geography, University of Innsbruck https://doi.org/10.5880/fidgeo.2023.037

The Rofental: a high Alpine research basin (1890 m - 3770 m a.s.l.) in the Ötztal Alps (Austria) with over 150 years of hydro-meteorological and glaciological observations Ulrich Strasser et al. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.876120

Short summary

Continuous observations of snow and climate at high altitudes are still sparse. We present a unique collection of weather and snow cover data from three automatic weather stations at remote locations in the Ötztal Alps (Austria) that include continuous recordings of snow cover properties. The data are available over multiple winter seasons and enable new insights for snow hydrological research. The data are also used in operational applications, i.e., for avalanche warning and flood forecasting.