Abstract: Field investigation to assess the accuracy and comparability of precipitation gage measurements of snowfall in Canada was initiated in 1973. The MSC Nipher shielded snow gage (Canadian standard gage), the Universal (Belfort) ...

Abstract: Seasonal snow cover information over southern Canada was reconstructed from daily snowfall and maximum temperature data back to 1915 using a simple mass balance approach with snowmelt estimated via a calibrated temperature ...

Abstract: The standard 8" nonrecording precipitation gauge has been used historically by the National Weather Service (NWS) as the official precipitation measurement instrument of the U.S. climate station network. From 1986 to 1992, ...