Recording Rainfall Intensity: Has an Optimum Method Been Found?
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
The manuscript provided a comprehensive exploration of various methods and challenges associated with measuring rainfall intensity. The methods were classified and their advantages and disadvantages were identified, as well as potential issues in practical measurement. The innovative approaches like utilizing moving vehicles or smartphone microphones for collecting rainfall data were also reviewed. Very detail information on various aspects of rainfall intensity measurement and in-depth explanations of different types of rain gauges were provided in this manuscript which would be helpful for further research or applications. So, the suggestion is to accept the manuscript after minor revision. The suggestions were as follows.
1. Line 63, the equation was not necessary.
2. Line 252-389, tipping bucket gauges were widely used for measuring rainfall intensity. In this part, the author give detail references. It would be easier for readers to understand if these referenced examples were listed as tables.
3. Line 447-606, Line 252-389, disdrometers were widely used for measuring DSD and fall speed, the same suggestion as No.2.
4. Line 661, the equation is better to put in figure 3.
5. It’s better to present equations in figure 4 and figure 5.
6. The relationship in figure 6 is poor. Was this method believable?
7. Line 1094-1096, were the figure 7 and figure 8 necessary?
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Reviewer 2 Report
Overall text can be shorten.
Graphs can be improved.
Avoid this type of citations: (Dunkerley [209] Table 5)
No graphs in Discussion & Conclusions
Usage of adverbs can be applied.
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Reviewer 3 Report
Dear Editor,
Thank you for inviting me as reviewer.
I read deeply the manuscript. The first part of the manuscript reports a detailed introduction to the aim of the work, with a broad look at the results in the literature. The second part of the manuscript focus on the deep description of the materials and methods adopted in this study.
The results obtained in this work are very interesting and their description is very well organized. The conclusions and abstract fully hit the target and the results obtained in the work, and reflects the overall idea of the manuscript.
Summing up, the manuscript itself is well organized and well written in adequate English language. The title is appropriate. The main goal of this work is clear and the activities done to fulfill the goal is described. The analysis on the data is clear and complete, using appropriate statistical methodologies. The main output is clearly described and presented in a good form. The tables and figures and captions are clear and understandable.
The manuscript is fully suitable for the Journal, and falls into the aims of the journal. The topic is of interest to readers of the journal.Author Response
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Reviewer 4 Report
The work covers in extensive and reliable way the issue related to the precipitation measurements. The study is rigorous, the historical overview is well-defined, and the citations are numerous and of significant interest. Nevertheless, the real issue is that the manuscript is structured more like a monograph rather than a scientific article (even though it's a review). In comparison to more recent review articles, there is a lack of a scientific question, except in the final sections. My suggestion is to consider, for publication, reformatting the article to reduce the body of the text, making it more accessible and readable. In this regard, it might be helpful to decrease the space dedicated to outdated methods, focusing instead on comparing state-of-the-art methods and indicating their advantages and disadvantages ( a sort of cost-benefit analysis). This would allow the text to shape up as credible and authoritative guidelines in the selection of precipitation measurement tools.
English language is clear and correct
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