Precipitation instruments at Rothera Station, Antarctic Peninsula: a comparative study

• Published in: Polar Research
• Main Authors: Malcolm S.Y. Tang, Sheeba Nettukandy Chenoli, Steve Colwell, Rosey Grant, Mairi Simms, John Law, Azizan Abu Samah
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2018
• Subjects: Observation; Antarctica; reanalysis; GPCP 1DD; blowing snow; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Oceanography; GC1-1581; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Rothera; Rothera Station; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Polar Research
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1080/17518369.2018.1503906; https://doaj.org/article/eddd7de77a414ba0b06b1867244a9f69

Direct measurement of precipitation in the Antarctic using ground-based instruments is important to validate the results from climate models, reanalyses and satellite observations. Quantifying precipitation in Antarctica faces many unique challenges such as wind and other technical difficulties due...