So, how much of the Earth's surface is covered by rain gauges?

ABSTRACT: The measurement of global precipitation, both rainfall and snowfall, is critical to a wide range of users and applications. Rain gauges are indispensable in the measurement of precipitation, remaining the de facto standard for precipitation information across the Earth's surface for hydro-meteorological purposes. However, their distribution across the globe is limited: over land their distribution and density is variable, while over oceans very few gauges exist and where measurements are made, they may not adequately reflect the rainfall amounts of the broader area. Critically, the number of gauges available, or appropriate for a particular study, varies greatly across the Earth due to temporal sampling resolutions, periods of operation, data latency and data access. Numbers of gaug

SUBMITTER: Kidd C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6039978 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature