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https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-18-8887-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-18-8887-2025
Model description paper
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24 Nov 2025
Model description paper |  | 24 Nov 2025

The Lagrangian moisture source and transport diagnostic WaterSip V3.2

Harald Sodemann

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The WaterSip software locates regions where precipitation comes from. WaterSip evaluates of the water budget of the air masses, providing information on the conditions during evaporation, transport, and arrival at the target area. WaterSip can be easily configured and writes gridded output files. Guidance is given on where uncertainties arise using a case study, and best practices are recommended. This manuscript supports the comparison of different methods to find precipitation sources.
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