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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-101-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-101-2017
Research article
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16 Jan 2017
Research article |  | 16 Jan 2017

An assessment of two automated snow water equivalent instruments during the WMO Solid Precipitation Intercomparison Experiment

Craig D. Smith, Anna Kontu, Richard Laffin, and John W. Pomeroy

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One of the objectives of the WMO Solid Precipitation Intercomparison Experiment (SPICE) was to assess the performance of automated instruments that measure snow water equivalent and make recommendations on the best measurement practices and data interpretation. This study assesses the Campbell Scientific CS725 and the Sommer SSG100 for measuring SWE. Different measurement principals of the instruments as well as site characteristics influence the way that the SWE data should be interpreted.