Original scientific paper
ESTIMATING ERRORS IN WINTERTIME PRECIPITATION OBSERVATIONS BY COMPARISON WITH SNOW OBSERVATIONS
Ríkharður Friðrik Friðriksson
; Veðurstofa Íslands (Icelandic Meteorological Office) and Háskóli Íslands (University of Iceland), Reykjavík
Haraldur Ólafsson
; Háskóli Íslands (University of Iceland), Veðurstofa Íslands (Icelandic Meteorological Office) and Rannsóknastofa í veðurfræði (Institute for Meteorological Research)
Abstract
The water equivalent of snow on the ground is calculated from snow observations from Hveravellir, Iceland from the period 1965-2003. The result is compared to conventional precipitation observations and formulas for correction of precipitation observations in winds and sub-zero temperatures are derived. The reults open a way for improvements of the mapping of precipitation in windy and snowy regions.
Keywords
precipitation corrections; raingauge observations; snow; strong winds; frost
Hrčak ID:
64942
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Publication date:
15.12.2005.
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