Specifications

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Table of contents
Table of contents.......................................................................................................... 1
Preface........................................................................................................................... 2
Revisions history......................................................................................................... 2
GlacioBasis ................................................................................................................... 3
General instructions..................................................................................................... 5
Safety ..........................................................................................................................5
Data collection, safeguarding and documentation...................................................... 5
Field procedures........................................................................................................... 7
Ablation and velocity stakes....................................................................................... 7
Snow pits..................................................................................................................... 8
AWS establishment and maintenance......................................................................... 9
GPS surveys.............................................................................................................. 11
GPR surveys.............................................................................................................. 12
Contacts....................................................................................................................... 14
Appendix A - AWS establishment and maintenance checklist ........................................ 16
Appendix B – AWS station design................................................................................... 21
Appendix C – AWS plugs internal wirings ...................................................................... 29
Appendix D – Datalogger program................................................................................... 37
Appendix E – Telemetry data retrieval program .............................................................. 55