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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-16-4155-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-16-4155-2023
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14 Sep 2023
Research article |  | 14 Sep 2023

Adjustment of 1 min rain gauge time series using co-located drop size distribution and wind speed measurements

Arianna Cauteruccio, Mattia Stagnaro, Luca G. Lanza, and Pak-Wai Chan

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Adjustments for the wind-induced bias of traditional rainfall gauges are applied to data from the Hong Kong Observatory using numerical simulation results. An optical disdrometer allows us to infer the collection efficiency of the rainfall gauge. Due to the local climatology, adjustments are limited but result in a significant amount of available freshwater resources that would be missing from the calculated hydrological budget of the region should the adjustments be neglected.
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