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CARBON-FILM HYGROGRAPH [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-10-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
DEF

Hygrometer with a carbon-film element.

OBS

hygrometer: Instrument used to measure degree of moisture in the atmosphere.

Key term(s)
  • carbon-film hygrograph

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
CONT

Il existe six types de phénomènes physiques dont la mesure permet d'atteindre la détermination du contenu de l'atmosphère en vapeur d'eau. On peut donc distinguer six types d'hygromètres : [...] les instruments - de moins en moins employés - qui utilisent le changement de dimension de certains corps sous l'action de l'humidité (hygromètres à cheveux, à torsion, à film de carbone, à peau de batteur d'or) [...]

Spanish

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