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HAIL PAD [1 record]

Record 1 2010-04-27

English

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

Instrument used to estimate the strength of the impact of hailstones.

OBS

It consists of a receiving plate made of a rigid, easily deformed material, covered with an aluminium foil, and exposed horizontally 1 m above ground.

French

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

Instrument servant à évaluer la force de l'impact des grêlons constitué d'une plaque réceptrice faite d'un matériau rigide et facilement déformable, recouverte d'une feuille d'aluminium et exposée horizontalement à 1 m au-dessus du sol.

Spanish

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

Instrumento utilizado para calcular la fuerza de impacto de los granizos.

OBS

almohadilla de granizo. [...] Consiste en una placa receptora de material rígido y fácilmente deformable, cubierto de una lámina de aluminio y expuesto horizontalmente 1 m por encima del suelo.

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