British Standard BS 7843 : 1996 provides guidance on procedures for the measurement of meteorological precipitation, and for the collection, quality control, archiving and exchange of the data obtained from the measurement.
Part 1 of BS 7843 describes the user's criteria, and the design of rain gauge networks to enable the desired data to be obtained.
Part 2 of BS 7843 gives guidance on practical aspects of field work for the acquisition of the data, and for the subsequent transmission, quality control and archiving of the data obtained.
This Section considers in detail the users' needs from precipitation data.