WMO SPICE SITE COMMISSIONING PROTOCOL V3.1 (JUL, 23 2013)
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T LEOFCONTENTS
AB1. ORGANIZATIONOFTHEDOCUMENT................................................................................................................................ 32.3.
PURPOSEANDSCOPE............................................................................................................................................................... 3CONFIGURATIONSANDASSOCIATEDCOMMISSIONINGREQUIREMENTS ...................................................... 4 3.1 SPICESiteComponents .................................................................................................................................................. 4
3.2 CommunicationInterfaces ............................................................................................................................................ 5
3.3 SPICESiteProjectTeam....................................................................................................................................................... 5
4. PRE‐COMMISSIONINGACTIVITIES..................................................................................................................................... 5 4.1 StationInstallationandScheduling........................................................................................................................... 5
4.2 esti T ngofInstrumentsIncludedintheIntercomparison................................................................................ 6
4.2.1 SiteDocumentation ................................................................................................................................................ 6
4.2.2 MonitoringofPerformance................................................................................................................................. 6
4.2.3 SiteMaintenance ..................................................................................................................................................... 6
5. COMMISSIONINGACTIVITIES............................................................................................................................................... 65.1 DeterminationofSiteReadiness ................................................................................................................................ 6
5.1.1 SiteReadinessEvaluation.................................................................................................................................... 7
5.1.2 CompletionofPOPReport................................................................................................................................... 7
5.1.3 InvokingWorkarounds......................................................................................................................................... 7
5.2 ApprovalofSiteCommissioning................................................................................................................................. 8
5.3 ImplementationofApprovedSPICESiteCommissioning................................................................................ 8
6. InteractionwiththeInstrumentProviders ..................................................................................................................... 8 6.1 Pre‐CommissioningActivities:EngagementoftheInstrumentProviders ............................................... 8
6.2 EngagementofInstrumentProvidersduringtheExperiment ...................................................................... 8
7. AP
SPICEDataArchival ................................................................................................................................................................... 9PENDIXA:PROOFOFPERFORMANCE(POP)Forms.................................................................................................. 10
SECTIONA1:StationInformation ........................................................................................................................................ 10
SECTIONA3:InstrumentMetadataReport ...................................................................................................................... 26
SE CTIONA4:ConfirmationofExperimentConfiguration.......................................................................................... 75
TEST1:InstrumentCalibrationandChecks ............................................................................................................... 75
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TEST2:InstrumentValidation ......................................................................................................................................... 75
TEST3:Site‐to‐archiveTransferValidation................................................................................................................ 75
SECTIONA5:SiteDocumentationChecklist..................................................................................................................... 80
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PPENDIXB:SPICEDATALEVELSANDDATASETS......................................................................................................... 82PPENDIXC:ACRONYMSANDABBREVIATIONS .............................................................................................................. 83
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1. ORGANIZATIONOFTHEDOCUMENTTheCom issioningProtocolisorgam nizedintofourparts:
The site components, data transfer a j o1. nd sharing pathways, and pro ect organizati nalstructureareoutlinedinSection3;
The site commissio cedures, including pre‐commissioning activities and theInteractionwiththeIn Providers,Sections4to6;
2. ning prostrument
3. SPICEDataArchive,Section7.4. AppendixA: the template for theProofofPerformance (POP)Report, inwhich all site
configurationdetailsandcommissioningactivitiesaredocumented.ppendixBoutlinestheSPICEDataLevelsandDataSets,andAppendixCincludesalistofacronymsused
uttAthrougho hedocument.The first two sections are intended to provide background information on the commissioning processwithinthescopeoftheSPICEproject,whiletheAppendixAcontainstheformswhicharerequiredtobeilled out as part of the commissioning of the site. Once completed, these forms become thefCommissioningReport.The requirementsregardingtheSPICE data levelsanddatasetsand ICEdatatoacentrallocation(s).
SPICEdataarchivesectionoutlinesthetheplannedstrategyforthearchivalofSP
2. PURPOSEANDSCOPE
ThisdocumentispreparedbytheWMOSPICEIOC.Itoutlinestheproceduresforpost‐installationtestingandcommissioningofthesitesparticipatingintheWMOSPICEexperimentanddocumentstheresponsibilitiesforeachaspectofthecommissioningprocess.
Commissioning of aWMO SPICE site refers to the act of “turning it on” andmarking the start of thecollection of the “official” observations and measurements from the instruments included in theintercomparison(reference, instrumentsunder test,ancillarymeasurements),andtheirarchivalonthedesignatedSiteDataArchive.or this purpose, each sitewill designate a location for the SiteData Archive,whichmust protect theFintegrityoftheintercomparisondata.nd‐to‐enddataqualityandintegrityforeachinstrumentoneachSPICEsitewillbeverifiedbeforetheommissioningcantakeplace.Itisessentialthat:Ec
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on;Onlyagreeduponinstrumentsaretobeinstalled,inanacceptedandstandardizedconfiguratiEachcomponentbeproperlytested,anditsperformanceverified,priortocommissioning;
ThetransferofinstrumentdatatotheSiteDataArchiveisvalidatedandthearchivesecured.
ariousindividualsandorganizationsarereferredtointhisdocumentashavingresponsibilities.V
SPICEIOCTeam
SPICEProject
SPICEDataAnalysisTeamSiteManager
Site(SPICE)ProjectTeam
ERreferstotheEvaluationRepresentative,anindividualnamedbytheSPICEIOC presentative, is identifiedbytheSiteManager,responsible for thesiteIR, the InstallationRe
configuration. InstrumentProviders
3. CONFIGURATIONS AND ASSOCIATED COMMISSIONINGEQUR IREMENTS
3.1 SPICESITECOMPONENTS
Th SPe
ICEComponentsincludeallorsomeofthefollowingcomponents:
Fieldworkingreferencesystems(R3,andwhe
reapplicableR2,andR1:site‐specific) cable)Referencemeasurementsforsnowontheground(whereappli
Instrumentsundertestprovidedbythehost;Instr Providers;
Anci dmeasurementslisted):umentsundertestsuppliedbytheInstrument
ts(bothrequiredanddesire intensity/size/typellarymeasuremen
Precipitationoccurrence/Stationpressure
Temperature/dewpointRelativehumidity
‐Dand/or3‐D):differentheights;
Windspeed/direction(2
Manualobservations
VerticalparticlevelocityNetradiation
alent(SWE)SnowWat
erEquiv ceIcingoccurren
Visibility Skycondition
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temperature, snowpar
Derived or modeled ancillary parameters: wet bulb temperature, upper airticledensity;
Photographyandvideoequipmentforrecordingandarchivalofsiteconditions;
3.2 COMMUNICATIONINTERFACES
TheSPICEsiteteamsareledbytheirrespectiveSiteManagersandareresponsibletosetupandmanagen effective data communication system collecting, transmitting and archiving the site dataset,acontinuously,oratpredefinedintervals(e.g.daily)ontheSiteDataArchive.AsstatedinthereportoftheSPICEIOC‐2meeting(Boulder),itisrecommendedthat6sdatabecollectedforgauges inreferencesystemsand instrumentsunder test,wherepossible;alternatively,10sor60ssampleintervalscanbeused.hefrequencyofthecollectionofancillarymeasurementswillbesimilartothatoftheinstrumentsunderTtest,totheextentpossible.DatacommunicationforSPICEincludesthefollowingcomponents:
Instrumenttodatalogger(sitespecific);
Instrumenttoasitedataacquisitionsystemlocatedonsite,sitespecific;
TransmissionofSPICEdatafromthesitetoadesignatedSiteDataArchive;TransmissionofSPICEdatafromtheSiteDataArchivetoSPICE Archive(s)(SeeSection7);
Transmission of gauge‐specific and requisite ancillary SPICE data to Instrument Providers forreview.
Thecommunicationcomponentsandanyfuturechangesthatmayimpacttheavailabilityofinstrumentswillbedocumented.Anychangetotheconfigurationwillbesubjecttoaperiodoftestingtoensurethat
notaffected.TheIOCwillreviewandacceptthefinalconfiguration.theavailabilityofinstrumentdatais
3.3SPICESITEPROJECTTEAMTheSiteManagerwilldocumentthemembershipoftheSPICESiteProjectTeam,includingthenamesofthe individualswho are engaged in the SPICE experiment on the respective site. This informationwillincludereferencetotherolesrelativetotheSPICEexperiment.Dur couldchange.TheSiteManagerwilltoupd ).
ing theproject,theparticipationintheSPICESiteProjectTeamate theSiteDocumentationtoreflectthechanges(people,roles
4. PRE‐COMMISSIONINGACTIVITIESThe pre‐commissioning activities are an integral part of the process of ensuring the quality of theexp ent. The following sections detail the pre‐commissioning activities ensuring that siteinfrastructurea mented.
erimndproceduresareproperlymanagedanddocu
4.1 STATIONINSTALLATIONANDSCHEDULING
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TheIOCandtheSiteManagerswilldeveloptargetdatesfortheinstallationandcommissioningofeachSPICE Site. An Installation Representative will be identified by the Site Manager to manage theinstallation.Sitedrawings,instrumentsitingandinstallationaccordingtonationalstandards,IOCagreeduidelines, ormanufacturer recommendations, and exceptionswill be documented as part of the POPeport.gR
4.2 TESTINGOFINSTRUMENTSINCLUDEDINTHEINTERCOMPARISON
ThetestingofinstrumentsisconductedbytheSPICESiteProjectTeam.Basedontheresults,theSiteManagerwilldeterminethereadinessofinstrumentsandthesitefortheformalphaseoftheexperiment.
4.2.1 SITEDOCUMENTATIONTechnical documentation for each SPICE component will include, but not limited to, the site layout,
ta format), number of similarinstruments details and configuration, data collection (including the dainstruments,installationdetails,maintenancestandards.SpecificinformationontheSiteDocumentationisprovidedinAppendixA.
4.2.2 MONITORINGOFPERFORMANCEThe Sit the performance of instruments,identify
e Manager will establish feasible procedures for monitoring
ingproblemswiththedata,andinitiatingandtrackingremedialactions.Thismayinclude:Reviewdata,diagnosticdata,quickviewplots,QCreports,etc.
Establishing Site Journals/Blogs documenting the performance and intervention on theinstruments(directly–e.g.snowclearing‐orindirectly–e.g.systemreset‐)
4.2.3 SITEMAINTENANCEThe SPICE SiteManagerwill ensure that sitemaintenance is available to limit the periods or dataoutage.
5. COMMISSIONINGACTIVITIEShecommissioningofaSPICEsiteis ledbytheSiteManager.TheSPICEPOPReportwilldocumentthetatTs
usofthesiteoperationatthestartoftheintercomparison.
Thesiteco Determ
mmissioningprocessconsistsofthefollowingsteps:
ticipatingintheexperiment;inetheinstrumentreadiness,including;
entspar Installationandconfigurationoftheinstrum
DataintegrityconfirmationattheSiteDataArchive;
ReviewandapprovalofthePOPReportbytheIOC; Agreementontheofficialstartoftheexperimentonthesite.
5.1 DETERMINATIONOFSITEREADINESS
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Thissub‐sectiondetailstheactivitiestobeconductedfollowingtheinstallationofinstruments,andwhicharecompletedpriortotheofficialstartoftheSPICEexperimentonthesite.
5.1.1 SITEREADINESSEVALUATIONTh SiteManagerwillinitiatetheevaluationoftheSPICESiteandwillprovidetotheIOCadequatenotice
ee
ofth SPICEsitecommissioning.
The IOC will name a representative (the ER) to conduct the evaluation of the Site Documentationrepared by the SiteManager. The ERwill workwith the SiteManager on the evaluation of the POPeppR ort.
Thes operoperationofallinstrumentsandinterface
itereadinessevaluationshouldbesufficienttoensurepr
s.Theassessmentswillinclude:
Satisfactoryperformanceofthefieldreferencesystem(s).
Satisfactoryperformanceofeachinstrumentundertest.
. .
SatisfactoryperformanceofinstrumentsprovidingancillarymeasurementsSatisfactoryperformanceofsitecommunicationcomponentsandinterfaces
SatisfactoryperformanProperfunctioningofs
Maintenancecapacity.
ceofthedatatransmissiontotheSiteDataArchive; ervicebackupcapabilitiesforthatparticularsite,ifavailable.
5.1.2 COMPLETIONOFPOPREPORTTh cumentsthereadinessofthesiteandisapprovedbytheIOC.e
SPICESitePOPReportdo
ThePOPReportincludes: Aformforrecordingstationinformationandconfiguration,includingthesitelayout; rA form for documenting the configuration of SPICE field working eference configurations,
includingbothmanualandautomaticmeasurements; under test and instruments used toForms for recording the specifications of instruments
provideancillarymeasurements; Detailsoftestsconductedforinstrumentdatavalidation;
Detailsoftestsconductedforend‐to‐enddatavalidation; recordedandsubmitted;
Achecklistforalladditionaldocumentationtobe Atableforrecordingcommissioningmilestones.
TheSiteManagerwillprovidethePOPReporttotheIOC,forfinalreview.
5.1.3 INVOKINGWORKAROUNDSAworkaroundisatemporarysolutiontoasystemlimitationthatrequiresspecialattentionandwillberemovedeventually.AnyworkaroundswillbedocumentedandincludedaspartofthePOPReport.Eachwork‐aroundwillbetrackedasanopenitemuntilresolved.
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.2 A S C 5 PPROVALOF ITE OMMISSIONINGTheSiteManagerwillnotifyandupdatetheIOContheorganizationandcompletionofthetestsoutlinednAppendixA.Oncealltestsresultsareverified,theIOCandtheSiteManagerwillagreeonthestartdateioftheformalexperimentonthesite.In case some of the instruments under test are not ready for the start of the experiment as plannedcurrentlyNov.15,2012),theexperimentcouldcommenceinsteps,providedthatallfieldreferencesand
eratu(keyancillaryparameters(windspeedanddirection,temp re)havebeencommissioned.Commissioning of additional instruments would follow as their configurations are finalized; this willallowfortheir inclusionintheexperimentasearlyasfeasible,withnocompromisetothedataquality.TheDataAnalysisTeamwilltakeintoconsiderationthecommissioningdataforeachinstrument.
5.3 IMPLEMENTATIONOFAPPROVEDSPICESITECOMMISSIONINGUpon commissioning, the site will commence the official collection of the SPICE project dataset andancillarymeasurements/observations.
6. INTERACTIONWITHTHEINSTRUMENTPROVIDERSInstrumentProvidersareresponsibleforthedeliveryoftheirinstrumentstotheSPICESitesandfor
supportingtheSiteManagersinverifyingtheirproperfunctioningbeforeandduringSPICE.
6.1 PRE‐COMMISSIONINGACTIVITIES:ENGAGEMENTOFTHEINSTRUMENTPROVIDERSDuring the installation, the Site Manager or a representative will engage the Instrument Provider
egar rdingthepreparationoftheirinstruments,toensuretheoperationwithinrecommendedstandards.
TheSiteManagerwouldconfirmwiththeInstrumentProviderthefunctioningoftheinstrumentpriortothecommissioningofthesite.Thiscouldbedonebythesharingofinstrumentand/orancillarydataandpictures,coordinatedsitevisits,oranyothermethodagreeduponbythetwoparties.
TheSiteManagershouldbeabletoindicateintheCommissioningReporttheconfirmationfromtheInstrumentProviderthattheinstrumentoperatesasexpected.
6.2 ENGAGEMENTOFINSTRUMENTPROVIDERSDURINGTHEEXPERIMENTDuringtheexperiment,eachInstrumentProviderwillbegivenaccesstotheunprocessedoutput
from its own instrument(s), and a minimum set of corresponding ancillary data consisting of airtemperature, relativehumidity, andwindspeed.Thesedata areprovidedonly forensuring theproperfunctioning of the instruments, andwill neither be reported nor published prior to publication of theSPICEFinalReport.
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TheSiteManagerwillcoordinatethedatatransfertotheInstrumentProvider(s),includingsuch
aspectsasthefrequency,methodology,etc.Itisdesiredthatthisdatatransferisinplacepriortothestartof the experiment. The Instrument Provider is expected to alert the SiteManager in the event that aalfunctionofaninstrumentisnoted,andprovidesupporttotheSiteProjectteam(includingsitevisits),fneedemi d,toaddressthefailure.
The Instrument Providers could visit the intercomparison sites, after prior arrangements aremad anagerewiththeSiteM .
7. SPICEDATAARCHIVALThe SPICEProject Teamwill establish andmaintain a SPICEArchive on at least one SPICEdesignatedServerwhere theSite IntercomparisonDatasets and the InputDocumentationwill be stored.ThiswillfacilitatethepreparationofdatafortheindividualandcomparativedataanalysisandthepreparationofheFinalReport.AdescriptionofthedatalevelsanddatasetsforSPICE,ascurrentlydefined,isprovidedtinAppendixB.The National Centre for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), USA, will host the SPICE Archive and provideuickviewcapabilitiesof(near)realtimedata.OptionsforasecondSPICEArchivearebeingexploredbyqEnvironmentCanada,Canada.EachSiteManagerwillworktowardspreparingthetransferofLevel1andLevel2adatasetstotheSPICEArchive(s). The IOC will provide to the Site Managers the requirements regarding the datatransfertoenablethepreparationofdatasets(formatchange,setupofdatauploads/availability,etc…)ThedatatransferbetweentheSiteDataArchiveandtheSPICEArchiveisexpectedtobeestablishedandvalidatedwithin3monthsoftheofficialstartoftheexperiment,andimplementedbasedonsitespecificconditionsandlimitations.
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PROOFOFPERFORMANCE(POP)FORMSAPPENDIXA:
ECTIONA1:STATIONINFORMATIONSStationname SPICESiteSodankylä,Finland
Referencetown Sodankylä
Stationlatitude 67°21'59.87"
Stationlongitude 26°37'44.44"
Stationelevationinmetres 179 m
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Figure1:SodankyläWMO/SPICEsitelayoutandinstrumentinformation
Inserthereasetofpicturesdocumentingtheoverallsiteinstallation(viewsfromN,E,S,W).
Itissuggestedtosubmitherealsoahorizon/skyviewdiagramtakenwithacamera.,ifavailable
towardsSouth
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towardsEast‐West
SECTIONA2:SPICEFieldWorkingReferenceSystemconfigurationFieldReferenceTypeR2(Automatic)
OverallsituationSodankyläSPICEfieldisbuiltonaforestfieldwhichis80meterindiameter.Thesurroundingtreesareall10‐12metershigh.ThisroundforestfieldisthefirstlevelwindshieldinthisSPICEfield.IngeneralthewindsalsoareweakinSodankylä.
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Configuratio fth FIRfenceDescription of surrounding obstacles(includingdistance/directionfrom,height,andtype)
no eD
DFIRfenceislocated8mfromtheedgeofthefores
The Ancillary measurements are located 9 m of theDFIR.Thenearest instruments (otherPluvios)are11
t.
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moftheDFIR
Diameter 12,0m
Heightoftheouterfence(measuredatthetop) 4,0m
Heightoftheinnerfence(measuredatthetop) 3,5m
Lengthofslats 1,5m
Widthofslats 50mm
Slatmaterial wood
SingleAltershieldAccordingtotheSPICEinstructions?
Yes No
Attachedtothepostoftheweighinggauge?
Yes No
Ifdifferent,providedetails:
Weighinggauge(
el
WG)
Makeandmod OTTPluvio200
Serialnumber 311956
Firmwareversion(ifapplicable) V1.30.1
Numberoftransducers(ifapplicable)
Heightofinstallation(measuredfromthetopofthegauge)
4000mm
Heaterconfigurationandalgorithm TherimheatingalgorithmofPluvioswerechanged18.3.2013fromWMO‐heatingalgorithmtoPluvio’sowninternalalgorithm.
Outputdatamessageformat #FIN_LIT #Sodankyla site SPICE field, FINLAND #Latitude: 67.36663, Longitude: 26.62901, Altitude: 179.0 #Data is collected from the Pluvio2, place 1248. #1) Int_RT,Intensity RT,mm/min #2) A_RT_NRT,Accumulated RT/NRT,mm #3) A_NRT,Accumulated NRT, mm #4) A_Tot_NRT,Accumulated total NRT,mm
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Datasamplingrate 6s
Dataacquisitioninterval 6s
Precipitationdete
ctor
Makeandmodel
outputdatamessageformat
Datasamplingfrequency
Heightofinstallation.DATteamrecommendthefollowingplaceforan optical precipitation detector orprecipitationtypesensorinsidetheDFIR:•Insidetheinnerfence• 75 cm below the gauge opening,correspondstohalfwaydowntheinnerfence
Location of installation relative to WG inreferencesystem.DAT team recommend to locate the opticalprecipitationdetectororprecipitationtype:•perpendiculartothemainwinddirection•ifpossibleusingtwoprecipitationsensorsatdifferentplaces toaccount fordifferentwinddirections.•inthemiddlebetweenAlterandinnerfence
#5) B_R#6) B_N#7) LCT#8) HSt#9) Sta#10) ET#11) Su#12) OT#13) HF201309191,02.9
F
igure2.FieldReferenceTypeR2(Automatic)
PLUVIO1248 CALIBRATION, Date 2013‐10‐02, Calibration passed. S/N 311956
Action Bucket_NRT [mm] meas. diff [mm] meas. diff [gr] meas.‐ref [gr] meas.‐ref[mm]
Start (empty) 247.83
Added ref. 1006.0 gr 298.14 50.31 1006.2 0.2 0.01
Added 6 ltr water 568.44
Removed 1006.0 gr 518.11 50.33 1006.6 0.6 0.03
The sensor's absolute accuracy based on the manual is +‐0.1mm
Table.FieldCalibrationofReferenceTypeR2(Automatic)
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FieldReferenceTypeR3(Automatic)PresenceofaWGwithasingleAltershield?
Yes No
PresenceofaWGwithnoshield?
Yes No
Description of surrounding obstacles(including distance/direction from, height,andtype)
Locationonthefield10metersoftheedgeoftheforestand10mofnearestotherinstruments.
DistancebetweenWGs(ascloseaspossible,but exceeding minimum distance betweengauges foraClass1sitingconfiguration(asperWMO guidelines): Generally a flat areawithin 10m of instrument. This areasurroundedby generally open spacewith aslope of less than 1:3 (19°) that isconsideredtoberepresentativeofthelargescalearea.
Weighinggauge(
el
1of2)
Makeandmod OTTPluvio200
Serialnumber 311957
Firmwareversion(ifapplicable) V1.30.1
Numberoftransducers(ifapplicable)
Height of installation (measured fromthetopofthegauge)
1500mm
Heaterconfigurationandalgorithm TherimheatingalgorithmofPluvioswerechanged18.3.2013from WMO‐heating algorithm to Pluvio’s own internalalgorithm.
Outputdatamessageformat #FIN_LIT #Sodankyla site SPICE field, FINLAND #Latitude: 67.36663, Longitude: 26.62901, Altitude: 179.0 #Data is collected from the Pluvio2, place 1032. #1) Int_RT,Intensity RT,mm/min #2) A_RT_NRT,Accumulated RT/NRT,mm #3) A_NRT,Accumulated NRT, mm
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#4) A_Tot_NRT,Accumulated total NRT,mm #5) B_RT,Bucket RT,mm #6) B_NRT,Bucket NRT,mm #7) LCTemp,Temperature of load cell,C #8) HStatus,Heating status,code #9) Status,Status,code #10) ETemp,Temperature of electronics unit,C #11) Supply,Supply voltage,V #12) OTemp,Temperature of orifice ring rim,C #13) HFla,Heating flag 1=ON 0=OFF,code 20130913,00:00:00,0000.00,0000.00,0000.00,0324.85,0617.98,0617
02.7,000,000,02.5,25.0,04.9,0 .98,
Datasamplingrate 6s
Dataacquisitioninterval 6s
Weighinggauge(
el
2of2)
Makeandmod OTTPluvio200
Serialnumber 311955
Firmwareversion(ifapplicable) V1.30.1
Numberoftransducers(ifapplicable)
Heightofinstallation(measuredfromthetopofthegauge)
1500mm
Heaterconfigurationandalgorithm The rim heating algorithm of Pluvioswere changed 18.3.2013fromWMO‐heatingalgorithmtoPluvio’sowninternalalgorithm.
Outputdatamessageformat #FIN_LIT #Sodankyla site SPICE field, FINLAND #Latitude: 67.36663, Longitude: 26.62901, Altitude: 179.0 #Data is collected from the Pluvio2, place 2022. #1) Int_RT,Intensity RT,mm/min #2) A_RT_NRT,Accumulated RT/NRT,mm #3) A_NRT,Accumulated NRT, mm #4) A_Tot_NRT,Accumulated total NRT,mm #5) B_RT,Bucket RT,mm #6) B_NRT,Bucket NRT,mm #7) LCTemp,Temperature of load cell,C #8) HStatus,Heating status,code #9) Status,Status,code #10) ETemp,Temperature of electronics unit,C #11) Supply,Supply voltage,V #12) OTemp,Temperature of orifice ring rim,C #27
13) HFla,Heating flag 1=ON 0=OFF,code 0130913,00:00:00,0000.00,0000.00,0000.00,0240.86,0563.74,0563.4,02.1,000,000,02.4,25.2,04.7,0
Datasamplingrate 6s
Dataacquisitioninterval 6s
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SingleAltershieldAccordingtotheSPICEinstructions?
Yes No
Attachedtothepostoftheweighinggauge?
Yes No
Ifdifferent,providedetails:
Precipitationdete
ctor
Makeandmodel
Dataoutputformat
Datasamplingfrequency
Heightofins allation.t
Location of installation relative to WGs ineferencesystem.r
Pictures.FieldReferenceTypeR3(Automatic).
Figure4:WeighingGauge2OttPluvio200noshield
PLUVIO1032 CALIBRATION, Date 2013‐10‐02, Calibration passed. S/N 311957
Action Bucket_NRT [mm] meas. diff [mm] meas. diff [gr] meas‐ref [gr] meas‐ref[mm]
Start (empty) 250.7
Added ref. 1006.0 gr 301.01 50.31 1006.2 0.2 0.01
Added 6 ltr water 617.18
moved 1006.0 gr 566.84 50.34 1006.8 0.8 0.04
The sensor's absolute accuracy based on the manual is +‐0.1mm
Re
PLUVIO2022 CALIBRATION, Date 2013‐10‐02, Calibration passed. S/N 311955
Action Bucket_NRT [mm] meas. diff [mm] meas. diff [gr] meas‐ref [gr] meas‐ref[mm]
Start (empty) 249.04
Added ref. 1006.0 gr 299.42 50.38 1007.6 1.6 0.08
Added 6 ltr water 609.24
Removed 1006.0 gr 558.89 50.35 1007 1 0.05
The sensor's absolute accuracy based on the manual is +‐0.1mm
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Table.FieldCalibrationofReferenceTypeR3(Automatic)WeighingGauges1and2
48hPlots.FieldReferenceTypeR3(Automatic).WeighingGauges1and2
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FieldReferencefortheMeasurementofSnowontheGroundMethodused
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manually
Equipmentused 4pcsmanualsnowsticks(160cm)centimetrescale
Frequencyofmeasurement onceadayat06.00utc,videocameramonitoring
DuringPolarnightperiodaroundatnoonLT
Figure5.FieldReferencefortheMeasurementofSnowontheGround,oneofthe4anualsnowsticks.m
T
able.FieldCalibrationfortheMeasurementofSnowontheGround
48hObservationTable.FieldReferencefortheMeasurementofSnowontheGround
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ESECTIONA3:INSTRUMENTM TADATAREPORTFor each instrument under test and each instrument used to provide ancillary measurements, anInstrumentMetadataReportshouldbecompletedinfullandsubmittedaspartofthePOPReport.InstrumentMetadataReportAncillarydatafromSodankyläSPICEsiteconsistsofaseparateancillaryweatherstationthatmeasuresfollowingparameters:
FMST,Rh,pp,DDand
Instrumentsare:
VaisalaHMP155(S/NF4640046)PT100(T)fortemperature(2m)
2m)VaisalaHMP155(S/NF4640046)Humicap(Rh)forrelativehumidity(
DandFMS(3.5m)Thiesacoustic2Dwindsensor(S/N1109122)forD
aisalaPTB220(S/NE3330009)forpressure(1m)V
Figure6:AncillarydatameasurementsatSodankyläSPICEfield
nstrumentName:HMP155nstrumentnumber_____1___of_____1___Ii
cturerManufa Vaisala
Model HMP155
Serialnumber F4640046
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Firmwareversion(ifapplicable)
Fieldconfiguration
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siteLocationon 20:62
Orientation horizontal
Height(measuredattop) 2,0m
Shield(ifapplicable) yes
Heating(ifapplicable)
DataoutputDatacommunicationprotocol Ascii
Output data message format (includedescriptionoffields)
#FIN_LIT #Sodankyla site SPICE field, FINLAND #Latitude: 67.36663, Longitude: 26.62901, Altitude: 179.0 #A data is collected from HMP155 temperature and humidity sensor, place 2062. #1) T, Air temperature 1min mean, C #2) RH, Air humidity, % #22
3) STATUS, Sensor Status, code 0140512,00:00:00,0.5,93,0000 0140512,00:01:00,0.5,93,0000
Datasamplingrate 1min
Dataacquisitioninterval 1min
dsensorIinstrumentName:Thiesacoustic2Dwinnstrumentnumber_____1___of_____1___
cturerManufa THIES
Model THIES2D
Serialnumber 1109122
Firmwareversion(ifapplicable)
Fieldconfiguratio
site
n
Locationon 20:62
Orientation horizontal
Height(measuredattop) 2,5m
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Shield(ifapplicable)
Heating(ifapplicable) yes
DataoutputDatacommunicationprotocol Ascii
Output data message format (includedescriptionoffields)
#FIN_LIT #Sodankyla site SPICE field, FINLAND #Latitude: 67.36663, Longitude: 26.62901, Altitude: 179.0 #The data is collected from Thies 2D windspeed sensor, place 2062. #1) WS, Wind speed 1min mean, m/s #2) WSDev, Wind speed 1min deviation, m/s #3) WSGust, Wind speed Gust 1min maximum 3s average, m/s #4) WD, Wind direction 1min average, deg #5) WDDev, Wind direction 1min deviation, deg #6) T, Virtual temperature 1min average, C #22
7) STATUS, Sensor Status, code 0140512,00:00:00,01.0,00.7,01.2,295,049,01.2,C8 0140512,00:01:00,01.0,00.8,01.3,298,046,00.9,C8
Datasamplingrate 1min
Dataacquisitioninterval 1min
ensorInstrumentName:PTB220airpressuresmber_____1___of_____1___instrumentnu
cturerManufa Vaisala
Model PTB220
Serialnumber E3330009
Firmwareversion(ifapplicable) PTB220/3.05
Fieldconfiguratio
site
n
Locationon 30:62
Orientation horizontal
Height(measuredattop) 1,0m
Shield(ifapplicable)
Heating(ifapplicable)
SPICESiteCommissioningProtocol(Jul23,2013) Page30
DataoutputDatacommunicationprotocol Ascii
Output data message format (includedescriptionoffields)
#FIN_LIT #Sodankyla site SPICE field, FINLAND #Latitude: 67.36663, Longitude: 26.62901, Altitude: 179.0 #The data is collected from PTB220 barometer sensor, place 3062. #1) P, Air pressure 1min mean, hPa #2) T, Sensor temperature, C #22
3) STATUS, Sensor status, code 0140512,00:00:00,980.15,1,0 0140512,00:01:00,980.17,1,0
Datasamplingrate 1min
Dataacquisitioninterval 1min
orInstrumentName:DRD11ARainDetect
mber_____1___of_____1___instrumentnu
cturerManufa Vaisala
Model DRD11A
Serialnumber
Firmwareversion(ifapplicable)
Fieldconfiguratio
site
n
Locationon 10:22
Orientation horizontal
Height(measuredattop) 1,0m
Shield(ifapplicable)
Heating(ifapplicable)
DataoutputDatacommunicationprotocol Ascii
Output data message format (includedescriptionoffields)
#FIN_LIT #Sodankyla site SPICE field, FINLAND #Latitude: 67.36663, Longitude: 26.62901, Altitude: 179.0 #Data is collected from the DRD11A, place 1022. #22
1) rain, DRD11A rain on/off, code
0140512,00:02:00,0 0140512,00:03:00,0
Datasamplingrate 1min
Dataacquisitioninterval 1min
Ifotherparametersareneeded,thosearecollectedfromSodankyläweatherstationabout200metersawayfromtheSPICEsite.
SPICESiteCommissioningProtocol(Jul23,2013) Page31
Figure7:SodankyläautomaticWeatherStation(WMO:02836)
InstrumentsundertestnstrumentName:UPG1000nstrumentnumber_____1___of_____1___Ii
SPICESiteCommissioningProtocol(Jul23,2013) Page33
Figure8:UPG1000
SPICESiteCommissioningProtocol(Jul23,2013) Page34
Manufacturer EML
Model UPG1000
Serialnumber 123955
Firmwareversion(ifapplicable)
Fieldconfiguration
siteLocationon 20:12
Orientation vertical
Height(measuredattop) 2,0m
Shield(ifapplicable) yes
Heating(ifapplicable) yes
DataoutputDatacommunicationprotocol Ascii(CampbellCR800logger)
Output data message format (includedescriptionoffields)
#FIN_LIT #Sodankyla site SPICE field, FINLAND #Latitude: 67.36663, Longitude: 26.62901, Altitude: 179.0 #The data is collected from UPG1000 sensor, place 2012. #1) RecNbr, Record Number, number #2) HeatSTATUS, Internal heater control status, code #3) IntTemp, Internal temperature, C #4) FunTemp, Funnel temperature, C #5) LogTemp, Logger temperature, C #6) PreInt, Precipitation Intensity 1min, mm/1min #7) FunSTATUS, Funnel heater control status, code #22
8) Volts, Power Voltage, Voltage 0140224,00:00:00,229846,0,3.306,3.519,1.032,0.0,0,13.780140224,00:01:00,229847,0,3.221,3.381,1.032,0.0,0,13.78
Datasamplingrate 1min
Dataacquisitioninterval 1min
Fieldcalibration(ifany).
II
nstrumentName:SGG1000nstrumentnumber_____1___of_____1___
Figure9:SGG1
cturer
000
Manufa Sommer
Model SGG1000
Serialnumber n/a
Firmwareversion(ifapplicable)
Fieldconfiguratio
site
n
Locationon 60:52
Orientation horizontalontheground
SPICESiteCommissioningProtocol(Jul23,2013) Page36
Height(measuredattop) groundlevel
SPICESiteCommissioningProtocol(Jul23,2013) Page37
Shield(ifapplicable) n/a
Heating(ifapplicable)
DataoutputDatacommunicationprotocol
Output data message format (includedescriptionoffields)
#FIN_LIT #Sodankyla site SPICE field, FINLAND #Latitude: 67.36663, Longitude: 26.62901, Altitude: 179.0 #Data is collected from the SGG1000, place 6052. #1) SWE, Snow water equivalent, mm 220140224,00:01:00,158.52 0140224,00:02:00,158.53
Datasamplingrate 1min
Dataacquisitioninterval 1min
Fieldcalibration(ifan y).SSG1000‐6052Calibra 13‐09‐2
eight(empgrweight,
tiony),
20 7,Calibrationpassed.Measuredw t 1130gr
6 gr gr
Added100 2180ifference, 1050iff.–ref. 44gr
DDT
he sensor’s accuracy is 0,3 % = 3000 gr/m2 based on the manual.
48hPlot.
nstrumentName:MR3H‐FCnstrumentnumber_____1___of_____1___Ii
SPICESiteCommissioningProtocol(Jul23,2013) Page38
SPICESiteCommissioningProtocol(Jul23,2013) Page40
Model MR3H‐FC
Serialnumber 1680
Firmwareversion(ifapplicable)
Fieldconfiguratio
site
n
Locationon 20:32
Orientation vertical
Height(measuredattop) 1,35m
Shield(ifapplicable) N/A
Heating(ifapplicable) yes
DataoutputDatacommunicationprotocol Tippingbucketpulse(TTL‐level)
Output data message format (includedescriptionoffields)
#FIN_LIT #Sodankyla site SPICE field, FINLAND #Latitude: 67.36663, Longitude: 26.62901, Altitude: 179.0 #Data is collected from the MRH3H-FC, place 2032. #1) INT, Rain intensity, mm/min #2) TOT, Accumulated total, mm 220140224,00:01:00,0.0,86.3 0140224,00:02:00,0.0,86.3
Datasamplingrate 1min
Dataacquisitioninterval 1min
Ii
nstrumentName:CS725/GMONnstrumentnumber_____1___of_____1___
Figure11:CS7
cturer
25/GMON3
Manufa CampbellTechnology
Model CS725/GMON3
Serialnumber 1040
SPICESiteCommissioningProtocol(Jul23,2013) Page42
Firmwareversion(ifapplicable)
Fieldconfiguration
siteLocationon 40:62
Orientation horizontal
Height(measuredattop) 260top,190bottomofinstrument
Shield(ifapplicable) N/A
SPICESiteCommissioningProtocol(Jul23,2013) Page43
Heating(ifapplicable)
DataoutputDatacommunicationprotocol ascii
Output data message format(includedescriptionoffields)
#FIN_LIT #Sodankyla site SPICE field, FINLAND #Latitude: 67.36663, Longitude: 26.62901, Altitude: 179.0 #The data is collected from CS725 SWE sensor, place 4062. #1)SerialNum, Serial number,code #2)K_Uncorrected,, #3)K_Counts,, #4)TL_Counts,, #5)SWE_K,, #6)K_TL_Ratio,, #7)SWE_TL,, #8)SM_K,, #9)SM_TL,, #10)SM_K_TL,, #11)Precip_Index, Precipitation index, index #12)Crystal_TEMP_MIN, Crystal minimum temperature, C #13)Crystal_TEMP_MAX, Crystal maximum temperature, C #14)Hist_Blocks,Histogram blocks, count #15)K_Disp,, #16)Stats,, #17)PWR_Volt, Voltage, Voltage 20140223,23:59:00,1040,78950,39283,9620,191,212,185,20,20,4,0,3,4,24,-2,3.9,11.45 1
210140224,05:59:00,1040,79846,38856,9543,192,212,187,20,20,5,0,3,4,24,-1,4.0,11.45
Datasamplingrate 6hour
Dataacquisitioninterval 6hour
8hPlot.4
InstrumentName:SR50ATH‐316SSnstrumentnumber_____1___of_____2___i
SPICESiteCommissioningProtocol(Jul23,2013) Page44
Figure12:SR5
cturer
0ATH‐316SSinhorizontalposition
logyManufa CampbellTechno
Model SR50ATH‐316SS
Serialnumber 4710
Firmwareversion(ifapplicable)
Fieldconfiguration
SPICESiteCommissioningProtocol(Jul23,2013) Page45
Locationonsite 70:52
Orientation horizontal
Height(measuredattop) 2,0m
Shield(ifapplicable) N/A
Heating(ifapplicable) yes
DataoutputDatacommunicationprotocol ascii
Output data message format (includedescriptionoffields)
#FIN_LIT #Sodankyla site SPICE field, FINLAND #Latitude: 67.36663, Longitude: 26.62901, Altitude: 179.0 #Data is collected from the SR50ATH, place 7052. #1) SNOW_LEVEL, Corrected Snow Level, mm #2) QUALITY, Snow Level Quality 162 to 600, code #2) TEMP, Temperature, C #24) STATUS, Status Report, code 0140224,00:00:00,741,190,0.62,11111 20140
224,00:01:00,741,190,0.62,11111
Datasamplingrate 1min
Dataacquisitioninterval 1min
SPICESiteCommissioningProtocol(Jul23,2013) Page46
48hPlot.InstrumentName:SR50ATH‐316SS
instrumentnumber_____2___of_____2___
0ATH‐31645deg.upwardstiltedFigure13:SR5
cturer
logyManufa CampbellTechno
SPICESiteCommissioningProtocol(Jul23,2013) Page47
Model SR50ATH‐316SS
Serialnumber 4711
SPICESiteCommissioningProtocol(Jul23,2013) Page48
Firmwareversion(ifapplicable)
Fieldconfiguratio
site
n
Locationon 60:62
Orientation 45deg.upwardstilted
Height(measuredattop) 2,0m
Shield(ifapplicable) N/A
Heating(ifapplicable) yes
DataoutputDatacommunicationprotocol ascii
Output data message format (includedescriptionoffields)
#FIN_LIT #Sodankyla site SPICE field, FINLAND #Latitude: 67.36663, Longitude: 26.62901, Altitude: 179.0 #Data is collected from the SR50ATH, place 6062. #1) SNOW_LEVEL, Corrected Snow Level, mm #2) QUALITY, Snow Level Quality 162 to 600, code #2) TEMP, Temperature, C #4) STATUS, Status Report, code 2014020140
224,00:00:00,700,193,0.69,11111 224,00:01:00,699,194,0.68,11111
Datasamplingrate 1min
Dataacquisitioninterval 1min
48hPlot.
rIi
nstrumentName:Parsivel2Distrometenstrumentnumber_____1___of_____1___
SPICESiteCommissioningProtocol(Jul23,2013) Page49
Figure14:Par
cturer
sivel2Distrometer
Manufa OTT
Model Parsivel2Distrometer
SPICESiteCommissioningProtocol(Jul23,201 Page503)
Serialnumber 304625
Firmwareversion(ifapplicable) 2.02.1
SPICESiteCommissioningProtocol(Jul23,2013) Page51
Fieldconfiguratio
site
n
Locationon 50:72
Orientation horizontal
Height(measuredattop) 2,10m
Shield(ifapplicable) N/A
Heating(ifapplicable) yes
DataoutputDatacommunicationprotocol ascii
Output data message format(includedescriptionoffields)
#FIN_LIT #Sodankyla site SPICE field, FINLAND #Latitude: 67.36663, Longitude: 26.62901, Altitude: 179.0 #Data is collected from the Parsivel2, place 5072. #1) RI, Rain Intensity, mm/h #2) RA, Rain Amount since start of device, mm #3) WAWA, Weather code, code #4) RF, Radar reflectivity, dBz #5) VIS, MOR visibility in the precipitation, m #6) KINE, Kinetic energy, KJ #7) TS, Temperature in the sensor, C #8) LASER, Signal amplitude of the laser strip, value #9) COUNT, Number of detected particles, count #10) STATUS, Sensor status, code 20130913,00:00:00,0000.041;0232.73;61;15.292;
20000;0000.64;018;22964;99999;0;
Datasamplingrate 1min
Dataacquisitioninterval 1min
talPrecipitationSensorInstrumentName:TPS3100Hotplate,To
nstrumentnumber_____1___of_____1___i
Figure15:TPS
cturer
‐3100Hotplate
Manufa YankeeEnvironmentalSystems
Model TPS3100Hotplate
SPICESiteCommissioningProtocol(Jul23,2013) Page53
Serialnumber 120602
Firmwareversion(ifapplicable) v3.1.211/1/2010
Fieldconfiguratio
site
n
Locationon 30:22
Orientation horizontal
Height(measuredattop) 1,5m
SPICESiteCommissioningProtocol(Jul23,2013) Page54
Shield(ifapplicable)
Heating(ifapplicable)
DataDatacommunicati
c
output
onproto ol
Ascii
Output datamessageformat(includedescriptionoffields)
#FIN_LIT #Sodankyla site SPICE field, FINLAND #Latitude: 67.36663, Longitude: 26.62901, Altitude: 179.0 #The data is collected from TPS-3100 HotPlate sensor, place 3022. #1) Time, Sensor's timestamp since 1/1/1970, s #2) I_PRE, Current precipitation rate, mm/hr #3) A_PRE, Total accumulated liquid precipitation, mm #4) PWR_S, Sensor power 1-minute running ave, W #5) PWR_REF, Reference power 1-minute running ave, W #6) T, Ambient temperature 1-minute running ave, C #7) T_ENC, Enclosure temperature 1-minute running ave, C #8) WS, Wind speed 1-minute running ave, m/s #9) COL_EF, Collection efficiency 1-minute running ave, code #10) PWR_OFFSET, Power offset 1-minute running ave, W #11) PWR_OFFSET_RAD_EFF, Power offset due to radiation effects, W #12) I_PRE_RAW_1, Raw precip. rate 1-minute running ave, mm/hr #13) I_PRE_RAW_5, Raw precip. rate 5-minute running ave, mm/hr #14) S_RAD, Solar radiation 1-minute running ave, W/m-2 #15) NET_IR_RAD, Net IR radiation ground to sky 1-minute running ave, W/m-2 #16) P, Barometric pressure referenced to sea level, mbar #17) T_HUM, Temperature of humidity sensor, C #18) RH, Relative humidity,% 20140512,00:00:00,1399853061,00.00,00303.61,015.5,016.7,001.4,011.0,00.2,1.000,000.1,000.0,-0.15,-0.10,0003,-021,1001.6,001.5,87.3 20140510.0,00.
2,00:01:00,1399853121,00.00,00303.61,015.8,015.6,001.3,011.0,00.2,1.000,000.1,0001,-0.14,0003,-021,1001.6,002.2,87.3
Datalingratesamp
1min
Dataacquisitioninterval
1min
nstrumentName:SL300SnowDepthSenstrumentnumber_____1___of_____1___Ii
nsor
F
SPICESiteCommissioningProtocol(Jul23,2013) Page55
igure16:SL300SnowDepthSensor
Manufacturer FelixTechnologyInc.
SPICESiteCommissioningProtocol(Jul23,2013) Page56
Model SL300SnowDepthSensor
Serialnumber Newoneiscoming
Firmwareversion(ifapplicable)
Fieldconfiguratio
site
n
Locationon 60:32
Orientation horizontallookingdownwards
Height(measuredattop) 2,0moveranartificialgrassmatt
Shield(ifapplicable) N/A
Heating(ifapplicable)
DataoutputDatacommunicationprotocol ascii
Output data message format(includedescriptionoffields)
#FIN_LIT #Sodankyla site SPICE field, FINLAND #Latitude: 67.36663, Longitude: 26.62901, Altitude: 179.0 #Data is collected from the SL300, place 6032. #1) DIS, Measured distance 1 minute avg, mm #2) TEMP, Temperature 1 minute avg, C #23) TRAT, Travel time 1 minute avg, ms 0130328,00:00:00,1248.7,-20.00,8.040
Datasamplingrate 1s
Dataacquisitioninterval 1min
48hPlot.
ensorIi
nstrumentName:SMH30SnowDepthSnstrumentnumber_____1___of_____1___
SPICESiteCommissioningProtocol(Jul23,2013) Page57
Figure17:SHM
cturer
30SnowDepthSensor
Manufa ESWGmbH(Jenoptic)
Model SHM30SnowDepthSensor
SPICESiteCommissioningProtocol(Jul23,2013) Page58
Serialnumber 121421
SPICESiteCommissioningProtocol(Jul23,2013) Page59
Firmwareversion(ifapplicable)
Fieldconfiguratio
site
n
Locationon 70:42
Orientation horizontal
Height(measuredattop) 2,0moveranartificialgrassmatt
Shield(ifapplicable) N/A
Heating(ifapplicable) yes
DataoutputDatacommunicationprotocol ascii
Output data message format(includedescriptionoffields)
#FIN_LIT #Sodankyla site SPICE field, FINLAND #Latitude: 67.36663, Longitude: 26.62901, Altitude: 179.0 #Data is collected from the SHM30, place 7042. #1) SNOW_LEVEL, Snow Level, m #2) SIGNAL_STRENGTH, Signal strength, value ##2
3) TEMP, Temperature, C 4) ERROR, Error code, code 0130913,00:00:00,00.1660,000.884,7,00
Datasamplingrate 1min
Dataacquisitioninterval 1min
48hPlot.
ensorIi
nstrumentName:USH‐8SnowDepthSstrumentnumber_____1___of_____2___
SPICESiteCommissioningProtocol(Jul23,2013) Page60
Figure18:USH
cturer‐8SnowDepthSensorinhorizon ontalpositi
Manufa Sommer
Model USH‐8SnowDepthSensor
Serialnumber 32120820
SPICESiteCommissioningProtocol(Jul23,2013) Page61
Firmwareversion(ifapplicable)
Fieldconfiguration
Locationonsite 60:42
Orientation horizontal
Height(measuredattop) 2,05moveranartificialgrassmatt
Shield(ifapplicable) N/A
Heating(ifapplicable)
DataoutputDatacommunicationprotocol ascii
Output data message format(includedescriptionoffields)
#FIN_LIT #Sodankyla site SPICE field, FINLAND #Latitude: 67.36663, Longitude: 26.62901, Altitude: 179.0 #Data is collected from the USH-8, place 6042. #1) SNOW_LEVEL, Snow Level, mm #2) TEMP, Temperature, C #3) SNOW_U_LEVEL, Uncorrected Snow Level, mm #2
4) STATUS, Status Report, code 0130913,00:00:00,0000,+01.1,0000,000
Datasamplingrate 1min
Dataacquisitioninterval 1min
SPICESiteCommissioningProtocol(Jul23,2013) Page62
48hPlot.
nsorIi
nstrumentName:USH‐8SnowDepthSenstrumentnumber_____2___of_____2___
SPICESiteCommissioningProtocol(Jul23,2013) Page63
Figure19:USH‐8SnowDepthSensor,45deg.upwardstilted
SPICESiteCommissioningProtocol(Jul23,2013) Page64
Manufacturer Sommer
Model USH‐8SnowDepthSensor
Serialnumber 32120816
Firmwareversion(ifapplicable)
Fieldconfiguration
siteLocationon 70:32
Orientation 45deg.upwardstilted
Height(measuredattop) 2,05moveranartificialgrassmatt
Shield(ifapplicable) N/A
Heating(ifapplicable)
DataoutputDatacommunicationprotocol ascii
Output data message format (includedescriptionoffields)
#FIN_LIT #Sodankyla site SPICE field, FINLAND #Latitude: 67.36663, Longitude: 26.62901, Altitude: 179.0 #Data is collected from the USH-8, place 7032. #1) SNOW_LEVEL, Snow Level, mm #2) TEMP, Temperature, C ##2
3) SNOW_U_LEVEL, Uncorrected Snow Level, mm 4) STATUS, Status Report, code 0130913,00:00:00,0000,+01.1,0000,000
Datasamplingrate 1min
Dataacquisitioninterval 1min
48hPlot.
combination)Ii
nstrumentName:FS11P(FS11/PWD32nstrumentnumber_____2___of_____1___
SPICESiteCommissioningProtocol(Jul23,2013) Page65
Figure20:FS1
cturer
1P,FS11/PWD32combination
Manufa Vaisala
Model FS11P,FS11/PWD32combination
Serialnumber 4020001
SPICESiteCommissioningProtocol(Jul23,2013) Page66
Firmwareversion(ifapplicable)
Fieldconfiguration
SPICESiteCommissioningProtocol(Jul23,2013) Page67
siteLocationon 60:22
Orientation horizontallookingdownwards
Height(measuredattop) PWD322,15m,FS112,90m
Shield(ifapplicable) N/A
Heating(ifapplicable)
DataoutputDatacommunicationprotocol ascii
Output data message format(includedescriptionoffields)
#FIN_LIT
#SodankylasiteSPICEfield,FINLAND
itude:179.0#Latitude:67.36663,Longitude:26.62901,Alt
P,site6022.#DataiscollectedfromtheFS11
#1)NAME,Sensorname,name
#2) ALARM, xy x=1= visibility alarm 1 (higher) x=2= visibility alarm 2(lowerodevisibilityy=1=hardwareerrory=2=hardwarewarning,c
#3)VIS1,Visibilityoneminuteaveragemax20000m,m
,m#4)VIS10,Visibilitytenminuteaveragemax20000m
#5)NWS,InstantpresentweatherNWScodes,code
#6)WAWA_INST,Instantpresentweathercode0...99,code
#7)WAWA_15,15minutepresentweathercode0...99,code
0...99,code#8)WAWA_1H,onehourpresentweathercode
#9)PREINT,Waterintensity1minave,mm/h
#10)PRECUM,Cumulativewatersum0...99.99mm,mm
m,mm#11)SNOWCUM,Cumulativesnowsum0...999m
r),C#12)T,TSpt100temperature(C,99=erro
inance,cd/m2#13)LUM,Backgroundlum
#14)METAR,Metar,code
tMETAR,code#15)METARRECENT,Recen
#16)CRC,Checksum,code20140311,12:36:53,FS3,00,68882,68141,C,0,0,0,0.00,29.70,633,
/////,,,39DF 5.9,
Datasamplingrate 15s
Ii
nstrumentName:PWD22nstrumentnumber_____1___of_____1___
SPICESiteCommissioningProtocol(Jul23,201 Page693)
Figure21:PW
cturer
D
Manufa Vaisala
Model PWD22
SPICESiteCommissioningProtocol(Jul23,2013) Page70
Serialnumber 4020002
Firmwareversion(ifapplicable)
Fieldconfiguratio
site
n
Locationon 50:22
Orientation horizontallookingdownwards
Height(measuredattop) 2,70m
Shield(ifapplicable) N/A
Heating(ifapplicable)
DataDatacommunication
l
output
protoco
ascii
Output datamessage format(includedescription offields)
#FIN_LIT
#SodankylasiteSPICEfield,FINLAND
tude:179.0#Latitude:67.36663,Longitude:26.62901,Alti
22,site5022.#DataiscollectedfromthePWD
name#1)NAME,Sensorname,
#2)ID,IDnumber,code
#3)ALARM,xyx=1=visibilityalarm1(higher)x=2=visibilityalarm2(lowervisibilityy=1=hardwareerrory=2=hardwarewarning,code
#4)VIS1,Visibilityoneminuteaveragemax20000m,m
,m#5)VIS10,Visibilitytenminuteaveragemax20000m
#6)NWS,InstantpresentweatherNWScodes,code
#7)WAWA_INST,Instantpresentweathercode0...99,code
#8)WAWA_15,15minutepresentweathercode0...99,code
...99,code#9)WAWA_1H,onehourpresentweathercode0
#10)PREINT,Waterintensity1minave,mm/h
#11)PRECUM,Cumulativewatersum0...99.99mm,mm
m,mm#12)SNOWCUM,Cumulativesnowsum0...999m
#13)T,TSpt100temperature(C,99=error),C
SPICESiteCommissioningProtocol(Jul23,2013) Page71
#14)LUM,Backgroundluminance,cd/m2
#15)METAR,Metar,code
16)METARRECENT,RecentMETAR,code#
20140311,12:49:59,PW,01,00,23348,22867,C,0,0,0,0.00,82.96,121,3.3,/////,,,
Data samplingrate
15s
Data acquisitionntervali
15s
nstrumentName:PWD33EPInstrumentnumber_____1___of_____1___Ii
SPICESiteCommissioningProtocol(Jul23,2013) Page72
Figure22:PW
cturer
D33EPI
Manufa Vaisala
Model PWD33EPI
SPICESiteCommissioningProtocol(Jul23,2013) Page73
Serialnumber 4020002
Firmwareversion(ifapplicable)
Fieldconfiguratio
site
n
Locationon 50:22
Orientation horizontallookingdownwards
Height(measuredattop) 2,70m
Shield(ifapplicable) N/A
Heating(ifapplicable)
DataDatacommunication
l
output
ascii
protoco
Outputdatamessageformat(includedescription offields)
#FIN_LIT
#SodankylasiteSPICEfield,FINLAND
:179.0#Latitude:67.36663,Longitude:26.62901,Altitude
33EPI,site5022.#DataiscollectedfromthePWD
name#1)NAME,Sensorname,
#2)ID,IDnumber,code
#3)ALARM,xyx=1=visibilityalarm1(higher)x=2=visibilityalarm2(lowervisibilityy=1=hardwareerrory=2=hardwarewarning,code
#4)VIS1,Visibilityoneminuteaveragemax20000m,m
,m#5)VIS10,Visibilitytenminuteaveragemax20000m
#6)NWS,InstantpresentweatherNWScodes,code
#7)WAWA_INST,Instantpresentweathercode0...99,code
#8)WAWA_15,15minutepresentweathercode0...99,code
...99,code#9)WAWA_1H,onehourpresentweathercode0
#10)PREINT,Waterintensity1minave,mm/h
#11)PRECUM,Cumulativewatersum0...99.99mm,mm
#12)SNOWCUM,Cumulativesnowsum0...999mm,mm
#13)STATUS_HW,Hardwarestatusbitsinhexandwarningbitsinhex,code
SPICESiteCommissioningProtocol(Jul23,2013) Page74
#14)PREINT_OPT,Precipitationintensitycalculatedfromopticalsignal,mm/h
#15)T,TSpt100temperature(C,99=error),C
#16)DRD_INT,DRDrainplateintensity,mm/h
#17)DRD_SIGAVG,DRDsignalaverage(0...1.2),value
#18)DRD_SIGVAR,DRDsignalvariance(0...1),value
erthanthedropdetectionlimit,value#19)OPT_INC,Numberofopticalsignalincreases,bigg
#20)OPT_CHG,Biggestchangeinopticalsignal,value
(0...9),value#21)BIG_DROP,(Big)droptimeaverage
#22)DRD1_T,TheDRD1temperature,C
#23)DRD2_T,TheDRD2temperature,C
ountfromPWS111ImpactSensor,value#24)IMPACT_CUM,cumulativehardhitam
#25)DRD1_SAMPLE,DRD1sample,value
#26)DRD2_SAMPLE,DRD2sample,value
‐hits/messagepollinginterval,value#27)K_HITS_INTERVAL,K
#28)L_HITS,L‐hits,value
#29)M_HITS,M‐hits,value
#30)MAX_AMPLITUDE,Maximumamplitude,value
count#31)DROPPLET_COUNT1,Numbersofdroppletsofcertaintimeofflightfastest,
#32)DROPPLET_COUNT2,Numbersofdroppletsofcertaintimeofflight,count
#33)DROPPLET_COUNT3,Numbersofdroppletsofcertaintimeofflight,count
#34)DROPPLET_COUNT4,Numbersofdroppletsofcertaintimeofflightslowest=snow,count
200140311,12:51:56,PW,02,02,20000,20000,C,0,0,0,0.00,42.31,999,0000,0.00,4.01,0.00,0.017,0.000,0,3,0.00,6,4,0,831,780,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
Datasamplingrate
15s
Dataacquisitionntervali
15s
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SECTIONA4:CONFIRMATIONOFEXPERIMENTCONFIGURATION
TEST 1: I C C NSTRUMENT ALIBRATIONAND HECKSTheSiteManagerwillorganizethecheckandcalibrationofeachinstrumentincludedintheexperiment(aspartinclude
ofthereference,orasaninstrumentundertest).ThechecksheetsandcalibrationresultswillbedinthedesignatedareasofSectionsA2andA3.
ThecalibrationandcheckoftheWGusedaspartofthereferencewillbeconductedbasedontheguidelinesadoptedbytheSPICEIOC.
The calibration and check of the instruments under testwill be conducted as specified by themanufacturerpriortotheinstallationontheSPICEsite,aswellasfollowingtheinstallationinthefield.
TEST 2: I V NSTRUMENT ALIDATIONAfterthefieldinstallationofeachinstrument(boththosethatarepartofthereferenceandthosethatareinstrumentsundertest),attheminimum,acontinuous48hourdatasetoftheentiretestsetupwillbestored and examined as an indication of instrument performance. The data sets for each instrumentncluded in the intercomparisonwillbereviewedfordata integrityandrepresentativeness,against theipredefineddataformat.The evaluation of the instrument performance at this stagewill be conducted using the 48 hour timeeriesplotsprovidedinSectionsA2andA3.Thereadinessstateofeach instrumentwillbereported in
istheInstrumentDataVal dationtablebelow.Any discrepancies will be investigated, addressed, and documented. Following the resolution of thediscrepancies,the48‐hourendtoend(e2e)testwillberepeated.Notes,plots,logs,willbeappendedtohePOPtableofthereference/instrumentundertest,andthereadinessstateanddatewillbeupdatedinheInstrumentDataValidationtable.tt
TEST3:SITE‐TO‐ARCHIVETRANSFERVALIDATIONOncethetransferofsitedatafilestotheSPICEDataArchiveatNCARhasbeeninitiated,comparethesitedatawiththosereceivedattheSPICEDataArchivefora24hourperiodtoensurethatnoerrorsoccurredduringarchivalortransmission.f any errors occur, log them and following the resolution of the discrepancies, repeat the 24‐houralidationtest.Iv
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WhentheTest3 ispassedmarkthecheckboxYES inthe InstrumentDataValidationtablebelow(thisattmeansth heyhavebeenalsovalidated),withthestartingdateofthedatatransfer.
fTest3 isnotpassedat the timeof theCommissioningReport tick the checkboxNOandprovide theIexpecteddate.Plots,datasets,errorslogs,referredtoTest3areNOTincludedinthisdocumentbutarchivedbythesiteanageriffurthertestsoranalysisarerequired),
(m
IMPORTANT:Test2andTest3maybeconductedsimultaneously,dependingonthesiteconfiguration.
InstrumentInstrument
DataValidation
Readiness
(if Yes, indicate thedate)
Data transfer to NCARarchive Test3)(If the answer is Noreport the expecteddate)
(
Comments
Pluvio1248
Yes No
Date:2012‐11‐15
Yes No
Date:
Pluvio1032
Yes No
Date:2012‐11‐20
Yes No
Date:
Pluvio2022
Yes No
Date:2012‐11‐21
Yes No
D
ate:
CS725‐4062
Yes No
Date:2013‐10‐16
Yes No
D
ate:
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DRD11A‐1022
Yes No
Date:2013‐10‐17
Yes No
D
ate:
HMP155‐2062
Yes No
Date:2013‐09‐13
Yes No
D
ate:
MRH3FC‐2032
Yes No
Date:2013‐10‐17
Yes No
D
ate:
PARSIVEL‐5072
Yes No
Date:2013‐09‐13
Yes No
D
ate:
PTB220‐3062
Yes No
Date:2013‐10‐08
Yes No
D
ate:
SGG1000‐6052
Yes No
Date:2013‐10‐17
Yes No
D
ate:
SHM30‐7042
Yes No
Date:2013‐03‐15
Yes No
D
ate:
SL300‐6032
Yes No
Date:2012‐11‐15
Yes No
Date:
Sensorandsensor’sformathas been changed 2013‐10‐10
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SR50ATH‐6062
Yes No
Date:2013‐10‐04
Yes No
D
ate:
SR50ATH‐7052
Yes No
Date:2012‐12‐21
Yes No
D
ate:
THIES‐2062
Yes No
Date:2013‐09‐09
Yes No
D
ate:
UPG1000‐2012
Yes No
Date:2013‐09‐20
Yes No
D
ate:
USH8‐6042
Yes No
Date:2012‐12‐19
Yes No
D
ate:
USH8‐7032
Yes No
Date:2013‐10‐10
Yes No
D
ate:
TPS3100‐3022
Yes No
Date:2014‐01‐13
Yes No
D
ate:
Yes No
Yes No
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PWD22‐5022 Date:2012‐12‐14 D
ate:2014‐06‐01
FS11P‐6022
Yes No
Date:2012‐12‐14
Yes No
ate:2014‐06‐01D
PWD33‐5022
Yes No
Date:2012‐12‐14
Yes No
ate:2014‐06‐01D
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ECTIONA5:SITEDOCUMENT C S ATION HECKLISTSiteDocumentationChecklist is providedbelow to track the inclusionof requisitedocumentation,ataplots,andphotosinsectionsA1toA4.AdSiteDocumentationChecklistSiteinformationandlayout(SectionA1)
Included
Complete set of pictures documenting theoverall site installation ‐ views fromN,E, S,W
)(SectionA1
Included
Details of manual measurement procedure(SectionA2)
Included Not Applicable
Instrument Metadata Reports for allinstruments under test and all instrumentsused to provide ancillary measurements(SectionA3)
Included
Calibration results and check sheets for allinstruments(SectionsA2,A3)
Included Most of them, Yes
Instrument data validation:, 48h time seriesplots(SectionsA2,A3)
Included
Instrumentdatavalidationtable(SectionA4)
Included ??
48h Instrument data validation: discrepancyreports(SectionA4)
Included Not Applicable ??
Pictures of installations of all referenceinstruments, instruments under test, and
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instruments used to provide ancillarymeasurements(SectionsA2,A3)
Included Installation pictures No, otherwise Yes
End‐to‐end data validation (Section A4; seeInstrumentdatavalidationtable).
Full (all gauges) Partial (some gauges)
No No, not yet
SPICE archive end‐to‐end data validation:discrepancyreports(SectionA4)
Yes No No, not yet
Details of any workarounds (Sections A2, A3,A4)
Included Not Applicable In LogBook
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APPENDIXB:SPICEDATALEVELSANDDATASETSDetails of the different levels of data and associated datasets for SPICE are included below. The present
document addresses only data up to and including Level 2a. Data of higher levels, and the associated
datasets, are tentatively defined here for completeness.
Data Levels:
Level 1 data: are those collected as the output of each individual instrument, which have been converted
into geophysical measurements (e.g. weight, mass, intensity), generally with high temporal resolution,
and before any significant data quality control has been applied. A Level 1 dataset contains data from only
one instrument at one site.
Level 2a data: are time‐synchronized data resulting from the sampling, averaging or some other
signal/data processing having been applied to Level 1 data from an individual instrument in order to
separate signal from noise. These data have not been quality controlled, and should be used only for
monitoring an instrument’s status. A Level 2a dataset contains data from only one instrument at one site.
Level 2b data: are time‐synchronized Level 2a data after a basic data quality control procedure has been
applied. Basic data quality flags for validity and quality have been added. Missing records have been
created and filled with a missing data quality indicator. A Level 2b dataset contains data from only one
instrument at one site.
Level 3 data: derived by combining and further processing all Level 2b datasets from a site. At this level,
advanced and multiple instrument data quality techniques have been applied. A Level 3 dataset contains
data from all instruments at an individual site.
Level 4 data: derived after performing an intercomparison of the Level 3 data from one or more sites,
taking into account snow climatology, wind regimes, temperatures, etc., and where applicable,
differences in these from one site to another.
Datasets:
SPICE Site Dataset: A dataset comprising all Level 1, 2a, 2b and 3 datasets from that Intercomparison Site.
SPICE Intercomparison Dataset: this is the Level 4 dataset that combines the Level 3 data from all SPICE
intercomparison sites. The Project Team will develop the SPICE Intercomparison Dataset using the Level
3 datasets from each Intercomparison Site. It contains summary Level 3 data and intercomparison data
for all instruments and all sites.
The SPICE Dataset: The total SPICE dataset including all SPICE Site Datasets, Site Documentation and
Instrument Documentation for all participating sites and instruments, the SPICE Intercomparison
Dataset, and all SPICE analysis and assessment documentation.
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APPENDIXC:ACRONYMSANDABBREVIATIONS
isonReferenceDFI Double‐FenceIntercomparRe2e End‐to‐endER EvaluatingRepresentative
IOC InternationalOrganizingCommitteeative
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R forAt
NCA NationalCenterPOP ProofofPerformance
augeinbushQC Qualitycontrol
g
R0 Workingfieldreferenceconfiguration0:manualorautomaticprecipitationIR
R1 Workingfieldreferenceconfiguration1:manualprecipitationgaugeinDFR2 omaticweighinggaugeinDFIR
maticweighinggauges;Workingfieldreferenceconfiguration2:aut
R3 Workingfieldreferenceconfiguration3:twoautoer),oneunshielded
comparisonExperimentoneshielded(single‐Alt
E nInterSPIC SolidPrecipitatioSWE SnowwaterequivalentG WeighinggaugeMO WorldMeteorologicalOrganization
WW