The hourly wind-bias-adjusted precipitation data set from the Environment and Climate Change Canada automated surface observation network (2001–2019)

Smith, Craig D.; Mekis, Eva; Hartwell, Megan; Ross, Amber

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-14-5253-2022

Articles | Volume 14, issue 12

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-14-5253-2022

© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-14-5253-2022

© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 14, issue 12

Data description paper

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30 Nov 2022

Data description paper |

| 30 Nov 2022

The hourly wind-bias-adjusted precipitation data set from the Environment and Climate Change Canada automated surface observation network (2001–2019)

Craig D. Smith, Eva Mekis, Megan Hartwell, and Amber Ross

Data sets

Hourly wind-bias-adjusted precipitation data from the ECCC automated surface observation network Environment and Climate Change Canada https://doi.org/10.18164/6b90d130-4e73-422a-9374-07a2437d7e52

Short summary

It is well understood that precipitation gauges underestimate the measurement of solid precipitation (snow) as a result of systematic bias caused by wind. Relationships between the wind speed and gauge catch efficiency of solid precipitation have been previously established and are applied to the hourly precipitation measurements made between 2001 and 2019 in the automated Environment and Climate Change Canada observation network. The adjusted data are available for download and use.