Journal article
Wintertime precipitation over the Australian Snowy Mountains: Observations from an Intensive Field Campaign 2018
Luis Ackermann, Yi Huang, Steven Siems, Michael Manton, Francisco Lang, Thomas Chubb, Andrew Peace, Johanna Speirs, Kenyon Suzanne, Alain Protat, Simon Alexander
Journal of Hydrometeorology | American Meteorological Society | Published : 2021
Abstract
Understanding the key dynamical and microphysical mechanisms driving precipitation in the Snowy Mountains region of southeast Australia, including the role of orography, can help improve precipitation forecasts, which is of great value for efficient water management. An intensive observation campaign was carried out during the 2018 austral winter, providing a comprehensive range of ground-based observations across the Snowy Mountains. We used data from three vertically pointing rain radars, cloud radar, a PARSIVEL disdrometer, and a network of 76 pluviometers. The observations reveal that all of the precipitation events were associated with cold front passages. About half accumulated during ..
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Awarded by Australian Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
This research has been supported by ARC Linkage Grant LP160101494. Luis Ackermann is supported by the Monash Graduate Scholarship. We thank Snowy Hydro Limited for providing pluviometer data for the Snowy Mountains, Dr. Hamish McGowan for lending a Micro Rain Radar used in this campaign, and Brad Atkinson for his technical help. The deployment of the MRR-PRO to Cabramurra was supported by the Australian Antarctic Science Project 4387. We also want to thank the reviewers whose expert insights greatly improved the hydrometer type classification.