Manual measurement of snow water equivalent

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English

Published date

31-03-2014

Publisher

British Standards Institution

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Terms and definitions
3 Symbols
4 Objective
5 Principle of manual SWE
   measurements
6 Measurement sites
7 Measurements
8 Manual SWE sampling methods
9 Spatial estimation
10 Maintenance
11 Uncertainties
12 Assessment of quality
13 Measurement uncertainty
14 Recommendations
Annex A (informative) - List of methods for
        determination of SWE in total snowpack
Annex B (informative) - Manual SWE measuring
        bodies in Europe
Annex C (informative) - Determination of mass
        of snow sample
Annex D (informative) - Determination of water
        volume in snow sample
Annex E (informative) - Snow stakes
Annex F (informative) - List of samplers for
        detection of SWE
Annex G (informative) - Snow tubes
Annex H (informative) - Core drills
Annex I (informative) - Density cutters
Annex J (informative) - On-line glossaries
Bibliography

Describes the requirements for manual measurements of SWE over land, see ice and glaciers, under natural environmental conditions, and shows methods for calculating the spatial distribution of the data.

This Technical Report defines the requirements for manual measurements of SWE over land, see ice and glaciers, under natural environmental conditions, and shows methods for calculating the spatial distribution of the data. It includes measurements with snow tubes, core drills and density cutters.

Committee	CPI/113
DocumentType	Standard
Pages	40
PublisherName	British Standards Institution
Status	Current

Standards	Relationship
CEN/TR 16588:2014	Identical

EN ISO 772:2011	Hydrometry - Vocabulary and symbols (ISO 772:2011)
CEN/TR 15996:2010	Hydrometry - Measurement of snow water equivalent using snow mass registration devices
ISO/TS 25377:2007	Hydrometric uncertainty guidance (HUG)
ISO 772:1996	Hydrometric determinations — Vocabulary and symbols
CEN ISO/TS 25377:2007	Hydrometric uncertainty guidance (HUG) (ISO/TS 25377:2007)

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PD CEN/TR 16588:2014

Manual measurement of snow water equivalent

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