ESTIMATING ERRORS IN WINTERTIME PRECIPITATION OBSERVATIONS BY COMPARISON WITH SNOW OBSERVATIONS

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 temperature...

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Main Authors: Friðriksson, Ríkharður Friðrik; Veðurstofa Íslands (Icelandic Meteorological Office) and Háskóli Íslands (University of Iceland), Reykjavík, Ólafsson, Haraldur; Háskóli Íslands (University of Iceland), Veðurstofa Íslands (Icelandic Meteorological Office) and Rannsóknastofa í veðurfræði (Institute for Meteorological Research); haraldur@vedur.is
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Croatian meteorological society; info@meteohmd.hr 2005
Subjects:
precipitation corrections;raingauge observations;snow;strong winds
frost
Hveravellir
Iceland
Online Access:http://hrcak.srce.hr/64942
http://hrcak.srce.hr/file/97255
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Summary: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.

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