PD CEN/TR 16588:2014
Current
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Manual measurement of snow water equivalent
Hardcopy , PDF
English
31-03-2014
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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.
| Committee |
CPI/113
|
| DocumentType |
Standard
|
| Pages |
40
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
|
| Status |
Current
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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.
| 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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