WMO-SPICE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE FOR THE WMO SOLID PRECIPITATION INTERCOMPARISON EXPERIMENT

To recommend appropriate automated field reference system(s) for the unattended measurement of solid precipitation in a range of cold climates and seasons, and to provide guidance on the performance of modern automated systems for measuring: (i) total precipitation amount in cold climates for all seasons, especially when the precipitation is solid, (ii) snowfall (height of new fallen snow), and (iii) snow depth. To understand and document the differences between an automatic field reference system and different automatic systems, and between automatic and manual measurements of solid precipitation using equally exposed/shielded gauges, including their siting and configuration.