1. Measuring Snow Snow/Ice Report CoCoRaHS Snow Measurement Guidelines
How Well are We Measuring Snow?
ASU Stations
For Next Class: Read Niziol et al. (1995) on Lake-Effect Snow

2. Weather News

6. Homework Questions
1. What are the components of a climatological snow observation?
2. What instruments are used for measuring snow?
3. Discuss at least three challenges in measuring snow.
4. How is depth of snow on the ground measured?
5. How is the water content of freshly fallen snow measured?

7. Measuring Snow Video

8. How Well do We Measure Snow?

9. Poga Mountain, NC Upper Air Met Station (1137 m)
12-hr New Snowfall and SWE
Met Station
(1137 m)
Vertically-pointing
Micro Rain Radar
Pluvio Weighing Precip Gauge
Parsivel Disdrometer & Present Weather Sensor
Flat Springs COOP Station (1018 m)

10. Roan MOPRAM Suite Precipitation type sensor Sonic Snow Depth Temp/RH
Pluvio liquid precip w/shield

12. Quelccaya Icecap (5,670 m)
One of the most important archives in the tropics for
the reconstruction of past climates from ice cores.