Davos SLF (SLF) Reference CryoNet Station Information
A station of the operational observer network of the Swiss Avalanche Warning Service with an exceptionally long measurement record (1947-). Snow depth measurements in Davos date back to the late 1800s, although not at exactly this location. The station is located close to the SLF offices in the Davos valley. The IMIS automatic station SLF2 also belong to this CryoNet station. There all four fluxes of down/upwelling short/longwave radiation are measured.
Interactive map available here: http://bit.ly/1qEgXRJ
Other Networks to Which This CryoNet Station Belongs
SLF avalanche service observer network
Inter cantonal Measurement and Information System (IMIS)
Other relevant measurement method documents:
SLF-Beobachterhandbuch: Vergleichsstationen
International Classification for Seasonal Snow on the Ground
Data Information
Are the data quality controlled? yes
How are the data accessible? HTTP (web)
Data availability (may depend on the variable measured): in near real-time
Measurements
The measurements made at Davos SLF (SLF) are listed in the following tables. (Note: If End Year is blank, measurements are ongoing.)
Cryosphere Measurements
Element
Variable
Start Year
End Year
Frequency
Snow
Snow on the ground (WMO code 0957)
1946
Continuous
Snow
Depth
1946
Continuous
Snow
Snow water equivalent
1946
Continuous
Snow
Snowpack profile
1946
Continuous
Snow
Snowfall depth
1946
Continuous
Snow
Water equivalent of snowfall
1946
Continuous
Snow
Temperature
1997
Continuous
Snow
Surface temperature
1997
Continuous
Atmosphere Measurements
Element
Variable
Start Year
End Year
Frequency
Met
Air temperature
1997
Continuous
Met
Humidity/vapour pressure
1997
Continuous
Met
Wind speed and direction
1997
Continuous
Radiation
Downwelling shortwave
2012
Continuous
Radiation
Upwelling shortwave
1997
Continuous
Radiation
Downwelling longwave
2012
Continuous
Radiation
Upwelling longwave
2012
Continuous
Measurement Notes and Other Measurements
Category
Description or List
Snow
Water equivalent of snowfall measured only if depth of snowfall > 10 cm
The station is located close to the SLF offices in the Davos valley. The IMIS automatic station SLF2 also belong to this CryoNet station. There
all four fluxes of down/upwelling short/longwave radiation are measured.
Interactive map available here: http://bit.ly/1qEgXRJ