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compensated scale barometer [1 record]

Record 1 2007-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
DEF

Mercury barometer, with a fixed cistern; its scale graduations take account of the changes in the level of the free surface of the mercury in the cistern as a function of atmospheric pressure.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
DEF

Baromètre à mercure à cuvette fixe dont les graduations tiennent compte des dénivellations de la surface libre du mercure dans la cuvette en fonction de la pression atmosphérique.

OBS

Il convient toutefois de procéder aux corrections normales de gravité (latitude et altitude) et de température.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estaciones, instrumentos y equipos meteorológicos
DEF

Barómetro de mercurio de cubeta fija en que las graduaciones de la escala compensan los cambios de nivel de la superficie libre del mercurio en la cubeta, debidos a las variaciones de la presión.

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