Comparison of weather station snowfall with winter snow accumulation in high arctic basins

Most water balance studies in the High Arctic indicate that the weather stations underestimate annual precipitation, but the magnitude of such error is unknown. Based on up to seven years of field measurements, this study provides a comparison of snowfall at weather stations with the winter snow accumulation in their nearby drainage basins. Snowfall is the major form of precipitation in the polar region for nine months every year. Without …