Measurements of wind-induced loss of solid precipitation: Description of a norwegian field study

Hydrology Research

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 35-43

  Wolff, Mareile ^a   Isaksen, Ketil ^a   Brækkan, Ragnar ^a   Alfnes, Eli ^b   Petersen Øverleir, Asgeir ^b   Ruud, Erik ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^b Statkraft ^*  (Norway)

Author keywords

Double fence intercomparison reference (DFIR); Geonor gauge instrumentation; Precipitation measurements; Solid precipitation; Undercatch; Wind induced error

Indexed keywords

GEONOR GAUGE INSTRUMENTATION; INTERCOMPARISONS; PRECIPITATION MEASUREMENT; SOLID PRECIPITATION; UNDERCATCH;

FENCES; GAGES; LASERS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

MEASUREMENTS;

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; AUTOMATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; FIELD SURVEY; GAUGE; GLOBAL CLIMATE; INSTRUMENTATION; LATITUDE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; METEOROLOGY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; SNOW COVER; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

NORWAY;

EID: 84874299649     PISSN: 00291277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/nh.2012.166     Document Type: Article

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