Altay Prefecture of Xinjiang is one of the regions with abundant seasonal snowwater resources in China. The snowproperties in the middle reaches of the Kelan River were measured and the spatial and temporal features of them were analyzed. Snowdepth and density were measured using snowscales,electronic scale and gauge. Using SnowFork and portable USB-loupe,the snowproperties such as permittivity,wetness,density,grain size and temperature were measured in situ. Measurement of snowdepth has indicated that the ...