Analysis of Observed Discrepancies in Precipitation Measurements in the Complex Terrain of East-Iceland

• Main Author: Þórarinsson, Páll Ágúst
• Format: Bachelor Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Uppsala universitet, Luft-, vatten- och landskapslära 2021
• Subjects: Precipitation; precipitation measurements; weather observation; complex terrain; weather regimes; Iceland; Nederbörd; nederbördmätningar; väder observationer; komplex terräng; vädersituationen; Island; Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences; Meteorologi och atmosfärforskning; Irminger Sea; Norwegian Sea; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-444558

Spatial distribution of precipitation in complex terrain can be very uneven and there are many factors to consider when studying it. The goal of this study was such a problem; to analyse the difference in observed annual precipitation in the complex terrain of Seyðisfjörður, a fjord in East-Iceland...