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Ask the meteorologist: How to measure rain, snow and sleet

The National Weather Service (NWS) is the authority when it comes to weather measurement and reporting. To ensure accurate precipitation measurements, the NWS has established guidelines for measuring ...
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The GPM-DPR Blind Zone Effect on Satellite-Based Radar Estimation of Precipitation over the Andes from a Ground-Based Ka-band Profiler Perspective

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, Vol. 61, No. 4 (April 2022), pp. 441-456 (16 pages) A vertically pointing Ka-band radar (Metek MIRA-35C) installed at the Instituto Geofisico del Perú, ...
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Ask the meteorologist: How to measure rain, snow and sleet

To ensure accurate precipitation measurements, the NWS has established guidelines for measuring and reporting snow and sleet totals and converting them into liquid equivalents. Measuring precipitation ...