92nd American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting (January 22-26, 2012)

Session 7 Instrument Test Beds

Tuesday, 24 January 2012: 3:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room 239 (New Orleans Convention Center )
Host: 16th Symposium on Meteorological Observation and Instrumentation
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Cochairs:  Roy M. Rasmussen, NCAR and Scott D. Landolt, NCAR
Papers:
  3:30 PM
7.1
The NOAA/FAA/NCAR Winter Precipitation Test Bed: How Well Are We Measuring Snow?
Roy M. Rasmussen, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and B. Baker, J. Kochendorfer, T. Meyers, S. Landolt, A. Fischer, J. Black, J. M. Thériault, P. A. Kucera, D. Gochis, C. D. Smith, R. Nitu, and E. Gutmann
Recorded Presentation

  4:00 PM
7.2
The Importance of Wind Shielding At the NOAA/FAA/NCAR Winter Precipitation Testbed
John Kochendorfer, NOAA, Oak Ridge, TN; and C. B. Baker, M. E. Hall, S. D. Landolt, S. Cristanelli, R. M. Rasmussen, and T. P. Meyers
Recorded Presentation

  4:15 PM
7.3
Manual Measurements of Snow Compared to Automated Precipitation Gauges in Different Wind Shield Configurations
Jennifer L. Black, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and S. D. Landolt and R. M. Rasmussen
Recorded Presentation

  4:30 PM
7.4
Theoretical Study on the Correlation Between Snowflake Type and Gauge Collection Efficiency
Julie M. Thériault, UQAM, Montréal, QC, Canada; and R. M. Rasmussen, K. Ikeda, and S. D. Landolt
Recorded Presentation

  4:45 PM
7.5
Precipitation Gauge Performance During High-Wind/High-Rate Snowfall Events
Scott D. Landolt, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. M. Rasmussen and J. L. Black
Recorded Presentation

  5:00 PM
7.6
Canadian Test Bed for the Assessment of Instruments Measuring Solid Precipitation
Rodica Nitu, EC, Toronto, ON, Canada; and D. D. Yang
Recorded Presentation

  5:15 PM
7.7
Using Sonic Anemometers for Design and Testing of Wind Shields
Tilden P. Meyers, NOAA, Oak Ridge, TN; and J. Kochendorfer, M. E. Hall, C. B. Baker, and E. Dumas
Recorded Presentation

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