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MIRROR NEPHOSCOPE [3 records]

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Record 1 2012-04-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
CONT

nephoscope. An instrument for determining the direction of cloud motion. There are two basic designs of nephoscope : the direct-vision nephoscope and the mirror nephoscope. Also called nepheloscope.

OBS

The grid nephoscope and the comb nephoscope are two direct-vision(no mirror) nephoscopes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
OBS

Les nuages peuvent être observés soit directement par une grille ou une herse, soit indirectement par la réflection dans un miroir.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-06-27

English

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

An instrument for determining the direction of cloud motion.

OBS

There are two basic designs of nephoscope : the direct-vision nephoscope and the mirror nephoscope.

OBS

The term "nepheloscope" is also used in reference to another instrument, for the production of clouds in laboratory.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
DEF

Instrument d'observation visuelle de la direction du mouvement des nuages et de mesure de leur vitesse angulaire.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estaciones, instrumentos y equipos meteorológicos
  • Instrumentos y equipo de vuelo (Industria aeronáutica)
DEF

Instrumento visual destinado a medir la dirección y velocidad angular de una nube. Conocida la altura de ésta, se calcula su velocidad.

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Record 3 2004-05-12

English

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

Nephoscope in which the image of the clouds produced by a mirror is observed.

CONT

The mirror nephoscope consists essentially of a horizontal disk of black glass engraved with concentric circles. A vertical pointer adjustable to various known heights is mounted on the rim of the instrument. The pointer is so placed by the observer that the image of the cloud under observation is in line with the pointer and the centre of the disk. The image is kept in line with the pointer as it moves, and the direction of motion is read off from a scale on the rim of the circle. Another type of mirror nephoscope has a mirror on which the only marking is a centre point.

OBS

nephoscope : An instrument for determining the direction of cloud motion. There are two basic designs of nephoscope : the direct-vision nephoscope and the mirror nephoscope. Also called nepheloscope.

OBS

There are several types of nephoscope : the comb nephoscope developed by Besson; the mirror nephoscope developed by Finemann; and the grid nephoscope, a variation on the comb modified by the Norwegians.

OBS

In one source, the Finemann nephoscope is "a mirror nephoscope developed by Finemann". In the other source, Fineman nephoscope is an "adaptation of the mirror nephoscope". Compare Fineman nephoscope.

Key term(s)
  • mirror nepheloscope
  • reflection nepheloscope
  • reflecting nepheloscope
  • cloud nepheloscope

French

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

Néphoscope dans lequel on observe l'image des nuages donnée par un miroir.

Spanish

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

Nefoscopio en que las imágenes de las nubes se reflejan sobre un espejo.

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