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Record 1 2010-03-12

English

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

Totalizer or storage gauges are used to measure total precipitation for periods from one month to one year in remote, sparsely inhabited areas. A collector area of 300 cm [square] is acceptable for a totalizer gauge but collectors of 500 cm (square] area give better results. The capacity of the receiver is chosen according to the amount of precipitation and the frequency of observations. The receiver usually has a cross-section several times that of the orifice.

French

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

Pluviomètre de grande capacité, permettant de mesurer les pluies pendant de longues périodes, lorsqu'il est difficile d'effectuer des mesures journalières.

Spanish

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