Articles | Volume 21, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-1973-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-1973-2017
Research article
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12 Apr 2017
Research article |  | 12 Apr 2017

The quantification and correction of wind-induced precipitation measurement errors

John Kochendorfer, Roy Rasmussen, Mareile Wolff, Bruce Baker, Mark E. Hall, Tilden Meyers, Scott Landolt, Al Jachcik, Ketil Isaksen, Ragnar Brækkan, and Ronald Leeper

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ED: Publish subject to revisions (further review by Editor and Referees) (22 Dec 2016) by Michael Earle
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Short summary
Snowfall measurements recorded using precipitation gauges are subject to significant underestimation due to the effects of wind. Using measurements recorded at two different precipitation test beds, corrections for unshielded gauges and gauges within different types of windshields were developed and tested. Using the new corrections, uncorrectable errors were quantified, and measurement biases were successfully eliminated.