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PRECIPITATION RECORDER [1 record]

Record 1 2011-04-04

English

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

Rain gauge which includes an apparatus for continuously recording the depth of water from precipitation.

OBS

hyetograph: A recording rain gauge.

OBS

The term "precipitation" could include not only rain but snow, hail, etc.

Key term(s)
  • rain recorder
  • rain indicator
  • rain gauge recorder
  • rain gage recorder
  • recording raingage
  • recording rain-gage
  • recording precipitation gage

French

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

Pluviomètre comprenant un dispositif d'enregistrement chronologique des hauteurs d'eau des précipitations.

CONT

Les pluviographes permettent la mesure et l'enregistrement chronologique des quantités de pluies.

Spanish

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

Instrumento que incluye un dispositivo de registro cronológico de la altura de precipitación.

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