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PRESSURE PILLOW [2 records]

Record 1 2017-02-15

English

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

A device filled with antifreeze solution and fitted with a pressure sensor which indicates the water equivalent of the snow cover.

CONT

The pressure pillow snow gage is a mechanical-hydraulic system that weighs the snow. It is circular in shape, usually 12 ft in diameter, ... made of rubber material. It is filled with a solution of antifreeze and water to a thickness of 3-4 in. As the snow falls and covers the pillow, pressure inside the pillow is increased because of the weight of the snow.

OBS

snow pillow: term chosen by a Joint WMO/UNESCO Panel on Terminology in an international Glossary standardizing hydrological terms in view of reducing the possibilities of misunderstanding among specialists.

Key term(s)
  • pressure pillow snow-measuring gage

French

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

Dispositif rempli d'une solution antigel et équipé d'un capteur de pression, qui indique l'équivalent en eau de la neige.

CONT

Pour les lieux d'accès dangereux et pour ceux où la main d'œuvre est trop chère, on utilise [...] des «coussins à neige», sortes de grands matelas pneumatiques remplis d'un fluide dont on enregistre la pression.

Spanish

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

Dispositivo lleno de una disolución anticongelante y provisto de un manómetro que indica el equivalente en agua de la capa de nieve.

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Record 2 1977-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
OBS

The pressure pillow gauge is essentially an air mattress, filled with an antifreeze solution, and fitted with a manometer. The weight of the overlying snow is indicated by the manometer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
OBS

La jauge de type matelas sous pression est essentiellement une chambre à air remplie d'une solution antigel et munie d'un manomètre. Le manomètre enregistre le poids des couches de neige recouvrant le matelas.

Spanish

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