Acoustical Rainfall Analysis: Long-Term In-Situ Measurements of Rainfall at Sea

在声学雨量传感技术的前期开发和实验室测试的基础上，将建造可现场部署的声学雨量计，并在运行条件下进行测试。 声学测量仪将安装在热带太平洋的两个TAO系泊系统上。声学仪器的数据将与位于同一系泊系统上的电容式雨量计的数据进行比较，并与从卫星观测中得出的总体估计值进行比较。 降雨观测将与系泊处的上层海洋盐度测量相结合，以检查上层海洋的淡水收支。

Nystuen9818726Building on prior development and laboratory tests of acoustic rainsensing technology, field-deployable acoustic rain gages will beconstructed and tested under operational conditions. The acousticgages will be mounted on two TAO moorings in the tropical Pacific.Data from the acoustic instruments will be compared with data fromcapacitance rain gages located on the same moorings and with rainfallestimates deduced from satellite observations. The rainfall observations will be combined with upper ocean salinity measurementsfrom the moorings to examine the fresh water budget of the upper ocean.