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PLUIE MOUSSON [2 records]

Record 1 2012-02-02

English

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

The automatic recording rain gauge indicates each time there is a rainfall of at least 0.01", hence one may know not only how much rain fell during the day, but also exactly when it rained and the amount every five minutes.

CONT

Rainfall and throughfall were measured for each rainfall event during the monsoon season (June-September) using an automatic raingauge and 96 graduated containers, respectively.

Key term(s)
  • automatic raingage
  • automatic rain-gauge
  • automatic rain gauge
  • automatic rain-gage
  • automatic rain gage
  • automatic recording rain-gauge
  • automatic recording rain-gage
  • automatic recording raingage
  • automatic recording raingauge

French

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

La pluie incidente(au dessus de la canopée) et la pluie nette(traversant la canopée) ont été mesurées pour chaque épisode pluvieux de la mousson(juin-septembre) grâce à un pluviographe automatique et à 96 pluviomètres gradués.

Spanish

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Record 2 2002-05-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Climatology
DEF

The period when the summer monsoon blows onto the continent.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Climatologie
DEF

Période où la mousson d’été souffle vers le continent.

CONT

Au Népal, les conditions climatiques sont très variables d’une région à l'autre [...] l'été, de mai à octobre, est la saison de la mousson; la pluie inonde le Terai et la neige recouvre les hauts sommets; les sentiers sont infestés de sangsues et c'est la période des inondations dans le sud(Terai) et des glissements de terrains dans les montagnes [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Climatología
DEF

Epoca del año en que sopla el monzón de verano hacia el continente.

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