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Seasonal variation in rain gage catch
Author(s) -
McGuinness J. L.,
Vaughan Grant W.
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
water resources research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.863
H-Index - 217
eISSN - 1944-7973
pISSN - 0043-1397
DOI - 10.1029/wr005i005p01142
Subject(s) - precipitation , environmental science , lysimeter , rain gauge , hydrology (agriculture) , meteorology , standard deviation , climatology , seasonality , atmospheric sciences , geography , geology , mathematics , statistics , soil science , soil water , geotechnical engineering
In northern Ohio 8‐inch standard rain gages consistently caught more precipitation in summer and less in winter than adjacent digital punch gages although average annual totals were almost identical. A similar seasonal pattern was found in a comparison of precipitation catch by weighing lysimeters and adjacent weighing type recording rain gages in Ohio and in a comparison of standard and recording rain gage catch in Nebraska. Some reasons for the differences in their implications are discussed.