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Why is the snowfall larger than the total precipitation at times?

April 26, 2017larger precipitation Snowfall times total

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Why is the snowfall larger than the total precipitation at times?

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The ETA code is structured in such a way that the accumulated WEASD is offset by one physical time step. Consequently the snowfall can exceed the total precipitation in some isolated areas. This is a problem with the operational ETA model (6/2003).