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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

A precipitation gauge consisting of a receiver in the shape of a funnel which empties into a bucket mounted upon a weighing mechanism.  5, record 1, English, - weighing%20rain%20gauge

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

The weight of the catch is recorded as inches of precipitation.  1, record 1, English, - weighing%20rain%20gauge

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Weighing gauges are most useful in areas with frequent snow, since they measure any form of precipitation simply by weighing on a balance whatever falls into a pail. The downward motion of the pail as it fills with precipitation is transmitted to a recording chart on a clock-turned drum. Many of these gauges are equipped with a funnel which can be removed to permit the snow to fall directly into the pail. If accuracy of the snowfall measurements is important, the gauge should, of course, be shielded.  5, record 1, English, - weighing%20rain%20gauge

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT

The two types of automatic rain gages used in the County are weighing buckets and tipping buckets. Most of the rainfall records in the County are collected with weighing bucket gages. A weighing bucket consists of a collection bucket for receiving and storing the precipitation, a weighing device for measurement, and an indicating dial to display, in inches, precipitation gathered by the collector. The weighing bucket mechanically converts the depth of accumulated precipitation during a given period(5 or 15 minutes), to a code disk position. This code disk position is recorded on punched paper tape at the selected intervals.  8, record 1, English, - weighing%20rain%20gauge

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

[...] pluviographe consistant en un réceptacle de la forme d'un entonnoir qui se déverse dans un récipient monté sur une balance.  4, record 1, French, - pluviographe%20%C3%A0%20pes%C3%A9e

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Le poids du récipient est enregistré sur une feuille à diagramme enroulée sur un tambour d'horlogerie.  4, record 1, French, - pluviographe%20%C3%A0%20pes%C3%A9e

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Pluviographe à balance : le seau de réception est monté sur une balance à peson liée au système d'inscription. La fusion des précipitations solides dans les pluviographes est généralement obtenue par réchauffement du cône (manchon chauffant électrique, brûleur à gaz de propane, ampoules à incandescence, ...) commandé par un thermostat.  2, record 1, French, - pluviographe%20%C3%A0%20pes%C3%A9e

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Pluviographes [...] Type à pesée. Dans ces instruments, le poids d'un récipient récepteur, plus la hauteur de pluie recueillie depuis le début de l'enregistrement, est enregistré continuellement soit au moyen d'un mécanisme à ressort, soit par un système de poids de balance. Toutes les précipitations sont ainsi enregistrées au fur et à mesure qu'elles sont recueillies [...] Ce type d'instrument est principalement utile pour enregistrer la neige, la grêle et des mélanges de neige et de pluie [...] Il enregistre les précipitations solides sans qu'elles aient à être fondues préalablement.  5, record 1, French, - pluviographe%20%C3%A0%20pes%C3%A9e

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Dispositivo para registrar la cantidad de lluvia recogiendo el agua de lluvia en un recipiente que se pesa por un mecanismo de balanza.  1, record 1, Spanish, - pluvi%C3%B3metro%20de%20pesada

Record 2,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS

A tipping bucket rain gage consists of a funnel and a rocker mechanism with two little "buckets" on it, located underneath the funnel. When rain falls into the funnel, it fills one of the little buckets on the rocker mechanism. Once a given amount of rain falls into the funnel, usually 0.01 inches, the rocker "tips" over, emptying one of the buckets and moving the other one underneath the funnel. A recorder in the gage records each tip and the time it occurred. The tipping bucket gage has its disadvantages, however. It cannot be used in freezing weather because the mechanism or the funnel hole can freeze solid. Sometimes the tipper mechanism doesn’t work or double tips.  2, record 2, English, - weighing%20and%20tipping%20bucket%20gauge

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS

Weighing Gage. This type of gage consists of an antifreeze-filled collection bucket mounted on top of a scale. As rain, snow, hail, or any type of precipitation falls into the collecting bucket, the bucket becomes heavier. The antifreeze is there to allow the liquid content for frozen precipitation to be measured. Every few minutes, a recorder attached to the scale records the weight of the bucket contents. Since the size of the bucket, the weight of antifreeze, and the density of water are known, a precipitation amount can be measured from the weight of the bucket.  2, record 2, English, - weighing%20and%20tipping%20bucket%20gauge

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF

[Pluviographe à augets basculants] couplé à un dispositif de pesée qui pèse l'auget pendant son remplissage.  1, record 2, French, - pluviographe%20%C3%A0%20balance%20et%20augets

Record 2,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 3,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT

The weigh bucket may be of a different type situated at ground level and discharged into the skip of the mixer, in which it is then elevated to the drum.  1, record 3, English, - weigh%20bucket

Record 3,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Le débit est [...] limité par la vitesse avec laquelle se déroulent les différentes opérations (ouverture des casques, écoulement des matériaux, fermeture [...] vidange du bac peseur dans le malaxeur, retour à la position initiale.  1, record 3, French, - bac%20peseur

Record 3,  Textual support,  Spanish