Articles | Volume 29, issue 17
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-29-4093-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-29-4093-2025
Research article
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04 Sep 2025
Research article |  | 04 Sep 2025

Multi-instrumental monitoring of snowmelt infiltration in Vallon de Nant, Swiss Alps

Judith Eeckman, Brian De Grenus, Floreana Marie Miesen, James Thornton, Philip Brunner, and Nadav Peleg

Data sets

Soil study results at Vallon de Nant: Soil moisture and soil temperature time series and granulometry results J. Eeckman https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10136586

Liquid water content, ice water content and density measured via the SnowMelt Instrument at Auberge station J. Eeckman https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11580271

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Short summary
The fate of liquid water from melting snow in winter and spring is difficult to understand in the mountains. This work uses a multi-instrumental network to accurately monitor the dynamics of snowmelt and infiltration at different depths in the ground and at different altitudes. The results show that melting snow quickly infiltrates into the upper layers of the soil but is also quickly transferred through the soil along the slopes towards the river.
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