A COMPREHENSIVE MODEL FOR CORRECTING POINT PRECIPITATION

Wind induced errors in precipitation measurements result in systematic deficits, which are particularly large when the precipitation falls a s snow combined with high wind speed. The actual magnitude of the defi cit can amount to more than half of the true precipitation. In order t o correct for these deficits, newly developed statistical models for s olid and mixed precipitation are presented; together with a correction model for liquid precipitation presented earlier, a comprehensive sys tem of correction models is now available. Statistical errors on the c orrections are estimated.