Water equivalent vs rain gauge measurements from the March 1993 blizzard

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• Personal Author:
  Lott, Neal
• Corporate Authors:
  National Climatic Data Center (U.S.), Research Customer Service Group,
• NOAA Program & Office:
  NESDIS (National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service)
• Description:
  "On March 12-14, 1993, the eastern seaboard of the U. S. was struck by what is now referred to as : 1) The Storm of the Century, 2) The Blizzard of 93, or 3) The Big One! One of the interesting and more overlooked aspects of the storm was the discrepancy between liquid water measurements by the rain gauge and water equivalent 'core samples' of the snow/ice on the ground. In examining these data, I found that many stations appeared to either have a problem with 'undercatch' of snowfall by the rain gauges, or a systematic problem with water equivalent measurements. This report will attempt to show that : 1) The most likely scenario is a problem with 'undercatch' of snowfall, and 2) the careful measurement of water equivalent is an important element for hydrological interests and the climatic records"--Introduction.
• Content Notes:
  Neal Lott.
  
  "August 31, 1993."
  
  Includes bibliographical references (page 12).
  
  
• Keywords:
  Blizzards Climatic Extremes Economic Aspects Measurement Precipitation (Meteorology) Rain Gauges Snow Winter Storms Climatic Extremes Economic Aspects Rain Gauges Winter Storms

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• Series:
  National Climatic Data Center technical report   93-03
• Document Type:
  Technical Report
• Place as Subject:
  United States ; Atlantic States
• Rights Information:
  Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:0425865f5727a8805076151d8f964c768649d113b914c1b19e7575ecffa1623c
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/13815/noaa_13815_DS1.pdf
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