Description:

Participants in the 2020 joint workshop held by NOAA Research and the National Weather Service on abilities, gaps, and innovations in snow measurement and analysis identified needs for 

• the merging, tagging, and standardization of snow observation databases and their metadata; 
• better quantification and documentation of the uncertainty in snow observations; 
• better understanding of temporal and spatial patterns in snowfall, particularly in mountainous regions;
• stronger coupling between land, ocean, atmosphere, and cryosphere model components for the prediction of snowfall, snowmelt, and snow accumulation; and
• incorporating stakeholder needs into the design of snow observing and forecast systems.

Abstracts are solicited on all of the above topics, specifically those that address the snow measurement and prediction issue in the context of NOAA’s Unified Forecast System and the specific snow analysis, prediction and monitoring responsibilities of federal agencies such as the National Weather Service, US Geological Survey, Bureau of Reclamation, and research in collaboration therewith.