A sensor that can track snow depth daily

Ph.D. student Mohamed Karim El Oufir, research assistant Anas El Alem, and Professor Karem Chokmani from Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) in Canada are working on a sensor that can track snow depth daily.

Data is processed using an algorithm developed via a cloud-based calculation, and the results are sent to users in real time. There are also plans to use solar energy to power the device.

Other sensors are available on the market, but most are heavy and expensive. They usually only measure overall snow density, not density by strata.