WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION
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COMMISSION FOR INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS OF OBSERVATION

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE (IOC) FOR
THE WMO SOLID PRECIPITATION INTERCOMPARISON EXPERIMENT (SPICE)

Fourth session

DAVOS, SWITZERLAND, 17-21 JUNE 2013

CIMO/IOC-SPICE-4/INF.1

(15.IV.2013)
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Original: ENGLISH only

DOCUMENTATION PLAN
(Updated 13 June 2013)

 

Agenda Item

Title

Doc No.

Prepared by

Deadline/
received

1

ORGANIZATION OF THE SESSION
1.2
Provisional Agenda 1.2(1) Secretariat Done
1.2
Explanatory Memorandum 1.2(2) Secretariat Done
n/a
Provisional List of Participants INF. 2 Secretariat Done
n/a

Local Arrangements

General Information (location & recommended hotels)

Map of Davos

How to reach PMOD/WRC

     
n/a
Proposed Workplan   R. Nitu Done


2


REPORT OF THE CHAIR

2

Report of the Chair

2

R. Nitu

Done


3


SITE REPORTS

3

Site Report for Bratt's Lake (Canada)  

3(1)

C. Smith

Done

3

Site Report for CARE (Canada)  

3(2)

R. Nitu

Done

3

Site Report for Caribou Creek (Canada)  

3(3)

D. Yang

Done

3

Site Report for Sodankyla (Finland)  

3(4)

O. Aulamo

Done

3

Site Report for Haukeliseter (Norway)

3(5)

M. Wolff

Done

3

Site Report for Hala Gasnienicowa (Poland)

3(6)

M. Karzynski

Done

3

Site Report for Valdai (Russian Federation)

3(7)

A. Timofeev

Done

3

Site Report for Voljskaya (Russian Federation)

3(8)

A. Koldaev

Done

3

Site Report for Weissfluhjoch (Switzerland)

3(9)

Y.-A. Roulet

Done

3

Site Report for Marshall (USA)

3(10)

R. Rasmussen

3 June 2013

3

Site Report for Guthega Dam (Australia)  

3(11)

S. Billish

Done

3

Summary Report on heating configurations and issues  

3(12)

R. Nitu

7 June 2013


4


DATA ANALYSIS

4

Report on methodologies for filtering and integration/ aggregation of Geonor and Pluvio2 data over various time intervals  

4(1)

M. Earle

Done

4

Report on the use of precipitation detectors for the validation of precipitation events  

4(2)

E. Lanzinger & J. Kochendorfer

Done

4

Report on the derivation and use of R3 reference data  

4(3)

R. Rasmussen & B. Baker

7 June 2013

4

Report on methodologies for assessing R1 manual measurements to the R2 observations  

4(4)

R. Rasmussen & B. Baker

7 June 2013

4

Double Fence Intercomparison Reference (DFIR) vs. Bush Gauge  -  Linking R0 to R1 references at Valdai

 

4(5)

D. Yang

Done

4

Methodology for deriving reference observations at different temporal resolutions  

4(6)

R. Rasmussen & B. Baker

7 June 2013

4

Laboratory testing results  

4(7)

M. Colli

Done

4

Outcome of breakout session: Summary of results of DAT - steps forward  

4(8)

E.Lanzinger

19 June 2013
4
Correction of Measured Precipitation in the Alps Using the Water Equivalent of New Snow INF. 3 B. Sevruk Done
4
Conversion of Snowfall Depths to Water Equivalents in the Swiss Alps INF. 4 B. Sevruk Done
4
Wind induced error of precipitation gauges INF. 5 Vladislav Nespor Done


5


SNOW ON THE GROUND

5

Report on the derivation of reference observations for snow on the Ground  

5(1)

C. Smith

Done

5

Outcome of breakout session: Configuration of snow on the ground experiment  

5(2)

C. Smith

19 June 2013


6


REVIEW, SELECTION AND APPROVAL OF THE SITES AND INSTRUMENTS

6.1

Overview of Site Commissioning Reports  

6.1

R. Nitu

7 June 2013

6.1

Site Commissioning Protocol for Guthega Dam (Australia)  

6.1(1)

S. Bilish

3 June 2013

6.1

Site Commissioning Protocol for Bratt's Lake (Canada)  

6.1(2)

C. Smith

Done (distributed to selected IOC members for review)

6.1

Site Commissioning Protocol for CARE (Canada)  

6.1(3)

R. Nitu

Done (distributed to selected IOC members for review)

6.1

Site Commissioning Protocol for Caribou Creek (Canada)  

6.1(4)

D. Yang

3 June 2013

6.1

Site Commissioning Protocol for Tapado AWS (Chile)  

6.1(5)

S. MacDonell

3 June 2013

6.1

Site Commissioning Protocol for Sodankyla (Finland)  

6.1(6)

O. Aulamo

Partially done

6.1

Site Commissioning Protocol for Mueller Hut (New Zealand)  

6.1(7)

C. Zammit

3 June 2013

6.1

Site Commissioning Protocol for Haukeliseter (Norway)  

6.1(8)

M. Wolff

3 June 2013

6.1

Site Commissioning Protocol for Hala Gasnienicowa (Poland)  

6.1(9)

M. Karzynski

Partially done (distributed to selected IOC members for review)

6.1

Site Commissioning Protocol for Valdai (Russian Federation)  

6.1(10)

A. Timofeev

Done (distributed to selected IOC members for review)

6.1

Site Commissioning Protocol for Voljskaya (Russian Federation)  

6.1(11)

A. Koldaev

3 June 2013

6.1

Site Commissioning Protocol for Weissfluhjoch (Switzerland)  

6.1(12)

Y.-A. Roulet

3 June 2013

6.1

Site Commissioning Protocol for Marshall (USA)  

6.1(13)

R. Rasmussen

Partially done (distributed to selected IOC members for review)

6.1

Plan of SPICE Observation Experiments in Japan  

6.1(14)

Japan

Done

6.1

Outcome of breakout session: Commissioning of SPICE sites, new sites and instruments  

6.1(15)

R. Nitu

19 June 2013

6.2

Summary of 2013 submissions  

6.2

R. Nitu

3 June 2013


7


PLANNING, SCHEDULING AND COORDINATION OF SPICE

7

Summary of reference issues, impacts, solutions for adoption; Recommended reference configuration for 13/14  

7(1)

R. Nitu

10 June 20137

7

Workplan for 2013-14  

7(2)

R. Nitu

7 June 2013

7

Draft SPICE report 2012/13  

7(3)

R. Nitu

Done

 



OTHER DOCUMENTS OF INTEREST FOR THE MEETING

Template for SPICE-IOC-4 documents

Template for Site Reports

SPICE Site Commissioning Protocol

Report SPICE IOC-1 Meeting (Geneva, Switzerland, 5-7 Oct. 2011)

Report SPICE IOC-2 Meeting (Boulder, USA, 11-15 June 2012)

Report SPICE IOC-3 Meeting (Brussels, Belgium, 15 Oct 2012)