Comparison of a tipping-bucket and electronic weighing precipitation gage for snowfall

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 103, Issue , 2012, Pages 45-51

  Savina, M ^a   Schappi B ^a   Molnar, P ^a   Burlando, P ^a   Sevruk, B ^b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b ETH Zurich   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Precipitation measurement; Snowfall; Tipping bucket gage; Weighing gage

Indexed keywords

EVAPORATION LOSS; MEAN DELAYS; PRECIPITATION MEASUREMENT; SAMPLING RESOLUTION; SWISS ALPS; WEATHER STATIONS; WEIGHING SYSTEMS;

EVAPORATION; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SNOW; WEIGHING;

GAGES;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; EVAPORATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINGAUGE; SNOW;

EID: 82755193731     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2011.06.010     Document Type: Article

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