Development Of An Automated System For The Determination Of The Snow Water Equivalent And Soil Moisture By The Neutron Component Of Cosmic Rays

A method for determination of snow water equivalent and soil moisture is proposed. The method is based on measurements of the fluxes of cosmic-ray neutrons. Global fluxes of various components of cosmic rays are attenuated exponentially, depending on the thickness of the atmosphere and on the thickness of the absorber (water). Thus, the moisture content can be determined from two measurements: one without snow and the second with snow.