SPICE-IOC-5

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)
Fifth session

SODANKYLA, FINLAND, 19-23 MAY 2014

CIMO/IOC-SPICE-5/INF.1

(25.IV.2014)
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Original: ENGLISH only

DOCUMENTATION PLAN
(Updated 15 May 2014)

Agenda Item	Title	Doc No.	Prepared by	Deadline/ received
1	ORGANIZATION OF THE SESSION
1.2	Provisional Agenda	1.2(1)	Secretariat	5 May
1.2	Explanatory Memorandum	1.2(2)	Secretariat	5 May
1.2	Workplan/Agenda		Rodica	Done
n/a	Provisional List of Participants	INF. 2	Secretariat	Done
n/a	Local Arrangements			Were distributed by e-mail
2	REPORT OF THE CHAIR
2	Report of the Chair	2	R. Nitu	Done
3	SITE COMMISSIONING OVERVIEW
3	Site Commissioning Overview Annex 1: R0-R1 Sampling Intervall Annex 2: R2-R3 Sampling Intervall Annex 3: Site allocation Annex 4: SoG Instruments Annex 5: SoG QC ranges	3	F. Sabatini	Done
4	REPORT ON REFERENCE
4	Draft Report on Reference	4	M. Wolff	Done. Shared through ftp.
5	STRATEGY TO ACHIEVE PROJECT OBJECTIVES
5	SPICE Objective 1: Recommend appropriate automated filed reference systems for the unattended measurement of solide precipitations....
5	Summary of reference report	5.1(1)	Rodica Nitu	7 May
5	Overview of current results on the assessment of the R0 vs R1 vs R2:	5.1(2)	Daqing Yang	Done
5	Overview of current results on the assessment of the R2 vs R3:	5.1(3)	Roy Rasmussen	Done. Distributed by e-mail only!
5	Overview of the processing of Geonor data as a reference gauge: Assess how the processing procedure for Geonor and Pluvio data could be used for the other instruments tested:	5.1(4)	Mike Earle	Done
5	Summary of the data fields and processing of Pluvio data output and how this is used for SPICE and in operational applications (FMI, MeteoSwiss, etc)	5.1(5)	Samuel Buisan	Done
5	SPICE Objective 2: Assess/characterize automatic systems....
5	Summary of the Instruments included in the intercomparison which will require assessment. See Doc. 3 and its Annexes.	5.2(1) See Doc. 3 and its Annexes	Shane Billish / Francesco Sabatini	Done
5	Event selection methodology (developed for the reference)	5.2(2)	Audrey Reverdin	Done
5	Assessment of methods for data analysis for SoG. (Include an evaluation of the current event selection approach relative to the SoG measurement.)	5.2(3)	Craig Smith	Done
5	Summarize topics that are relevant and should be tracked during SPICE tests, to allow the robustness of sensors tested: e.g. failures, intermittence, etc. (Include summary of experience operating sensors in SPICE (what has not worked, solutions, recommendations, etc))	5.2(4)	Yves-Alain Roulet	Done
5	Methodologies explored to date for assessing catch efficiency and derive adjustments, by different teams, including past results. Assess how these methodologies could be expanded for the other instruments included in the intercomparison.	5.2(5)	Mareile Wolff	Done
5	Summarize data quality techniques explored to date or considered for use (e.g. implemented at NCAR)	5.2(6)	Mike Earle	7 May
5	Summary of assessments and perspectives on using various time intervals for reporting solid precipitation with automatic gauges.	5.2(7)	John Kochendorfer	7 May
5	SPICE Objective 3: Provide recommendations on best practices and configurations of measurement systems....
5	Proposal for describing the siting of instruments currently in SPICE that could provide information on the impact of siting and configuration. Use the CIMO site classification, as baseline, where possible.	5.3(1)	Timo Laine	7 May
5	Summary of heating configurations in various climate and snow regimes, and the results and experience to date.	5.3(2)	Craig Smith	Done
5	Assessment of antifreeze and oils; which characteristics are relevant for the performance.	5.3(3)	Jeff Hoover	Done
5	Summary of current solutions and configurations at the remote SPICE sites (Mueller Hut, Tapado, Forni Glacier, Pyramid): Proposal for operating gauges in a standard configuration, powered from an independent source, heater included, without intervention. Assess failure modes, range, power needs and consumption	5.3(4)	Christian Zammit	7 May
5	Snow targets: Summary of configurations and results to date (including pre-SPICE)	5.3(5)	Osmo Aulamo	7 May
5	SPICE Objective 4: Assess the achievable uncertainty of the measurement systems evaluated during SPICE ....
5	Methodology for assessing the uncertainty of instruments in field environment: proposed and early results, including from the reference assessment	5.4	John Kochendorfer and GyuWon	7 May
5	SPICE Objective 5: Evaluate new and emerging technology for the measurement of solid precipitation (e.g. non-catchment type), and their potential for use in operational applications
5	Current/past results using non-catchment type of sensors: data relevant for different objectives; proposed assessment (e.g. accumulation, use as ancillary data for accumulation using WG, etc)	5.5	Paul Joe	7 May
5	OTHER DOCUMENTS
5	Snow of Ground: data analysis specific issues	5.6	Samuel Morin	7 May
5	Summary of RI Intercomparison data analysis and results	5.7	Audrey Reverdin	Done
5	Summary of Manual Snow Measurements	5.8	Craig Smith	Done

	OTHER DOCUMENTS OF INTEREST FOR THE MEETING
	Document preparation list Template for SPICE-IOC-5 documents Template for Site Reports 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) Report SPICE IOC-4 Meeting (Davos, Switzerland, 17-21 June 2013)