Dear Colleagues,

Precipitation is a key parameter for the management of activities, including agriculture, fresh water, urban planning, tourism, fisheries, nature, and wildlife preservation. It is a critical component of the water cycle and is fundamental for streamflow, air quality, climate, and weather forecasting. However, it is among the most difficult parameters to measure accurately. I invite you to consider submitting your research for publication in this Special Issue of the journal of Atmosphere, focusing on “Precipitation observation”. The aim of this Special Issue is to communicate, through a selection of papers, on the current state of science and engineering on precipitation observations. The observed precipitation elements in this context may include total precipitation, rainfall, snowfall, precipitation type and the elements of snow on the ground including depth and water equivalent.

The examples of relevant current issues are:

• Emerging observation technologies including automated catchment and non-catchment instruments;
• Existing precipitation observation network coverage and user requirements;
• Standardized vs climate dependent instrument installation, configuration and maintenance;
• Ancillary measurement requirements;
• Precipitation observation data flow;
• Instrument and post-measurement data processing and quality issues;
• Catch efficiency discussion and transfer function derivation;
• Precipitation data adjustments and the associated metadata needs;
• Data archiving, distribution, and data availability; and
• Future opportunities like crowdsourcing, and remote sensing with weather radar or satellite.

Dr. Eva Mekis
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

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• Emerging observation technologies
• Instrument installation/configuration/calibration/maintenance issues
• Snow measurements including new snowfall, snow depth, snow on the ground (SOG) and snow water equivalent (SWE)
• Precipitation observation data management
• Catch efficiency/transfer function
• Precipitation gauge data adjustments/metadata needs
• Precipitation observation from remote sensing