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CoCoRaHS Tutorial: How to measure snowfall

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CoCoRaHS Tutorial: How to measure snowfall

12,770 views October 25, 2012 5:00

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This video is a short demonstration on how to measure new snowfall, and more specifically, how to measure the water content of snow, called "snow water equivalent" or "SWE". More important than depth, scientists are VERY interested in how much water is in the snow. Participating students collect core samples of the snow and then melt and measure the water content. Using real scientific instruments, students have the opportunity to contribute real scientific data that scientists and TV meteorologists use every day!

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CoCoRaHS HQ published this 5:00 video tutorial on October 25, 2012. It has been watched 12,770 times on YouTube.

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  • CoCoRaHS - Community Collaborative Rain, Hail & Snow Network cocorahs.org

    Snowfall is the maximum accumulation of fresh snow during the past day prior to melting or settling. We measure snowfall to the nearest 0.1 (one-tenth) inch. Maybe you have a ruler in tenths like me, but many don't. Sin…

  • CoCoRaHS - Community Collaborative Rain, Hail & Snow Network cocorahs.org

    Melt and measure this snow core and enter the liquid equivalent (using the inner gauge cylinder) in the CoCoRaHS entry for "Core Precipitation." Obviously you will want to do a core measurement after you have measured t…

  • CoCoRaHS Liquid Equivalent Precipitation Measurements weather.gov

    Enter this value as 'precipitation' on CoCoRaHS. 5. New Snow. New snow should be measured with a ruler and for CoCoRaHS is the maximum new snow depth at any point in the preceding 24hrs. If you receive some snow, follow…

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