Session: Instrument Test Beds (92nd American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting (January 22-26, 2012))

Cochairs: Roy M. Rasmussen, NCAR and Scott D. Landolt, NCAR

Papers:

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

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

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

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

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

7.6

Canadian Test Bed for the Assessment of Instruments Measuring Solid Precipitation

Rodica Nitu, EC, Toronto, ON, Canada; and D. D. Yang

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

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