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PLUIE UTILE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-02-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- weighing rain gauge
1, record 1, English, weighing%20rain%20gauge
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- WRG 2, record 1, English, WRG
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- weighing rain gage 3, record 1, English, weighing%20rain%20gage
correct
- weighing raingauge 4, record 1, English, weighing%20raingauge
correct
- weighing gauge 5, record 1, English, weighing%20gauge
correct
- weighing gage 6, record 1, English, weighing%20gage
correct
- weighing-type rain gage 7, record 1, English, weighing%2Dtype%20rain%20gage
correct
- weighing bucket gage 8, record 1, English, weighing%20bucket%20gage
- weighing type rainfall recorder 9, record 1, English, weighing%20type%20rainfall%20recorder
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
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
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, Key term(s)
- weighing-type rain gauge
- weighing-type raingage
- weighing-type raingauge
- weighing type raingage
- weighing type raingauge
- weighing type rain gauge
- weighing type rain gage
- weighing raingage
- weighing-bucket gauge
- weighing-bucket gage
- weighing bucket gauge
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pluviographe à pesée
1, record 1, French, pluviographe%20%C3%A0%20pes%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- pluviographe à balance 2, record 1, French, pluviographe%20%C3%A0%20balance
correct, masculine noun
- pluviomètre à balance 3, record 1, French, pluviom%C3%A8tre%20%C3%A0%20balance
correct, masculine noun
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
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
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
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
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
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
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, Key term(s)
- pluviographe de type à pesée
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Estaciones, instrumentos y equipos meteorológicos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- pluviómetro de pesada
1, record 1, Spanish, pluvi%C3%B3metro%20de%20pesada
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
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 - internal organization data 2010-04-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- icing-rate meter 1, record 2, English, icing%2Drate%20meter
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- icing rate meter 2, record 2, English, icing%20rate%20meter
- ice rate meter 3, record 2, English, ice%20rate%20meter
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An instrument used to measure the rate of ice accumulation on an unheated object. 1, record 2, English, - icing%2Drate%20meter
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The icing rate meter ... is a very sensitive and accurate instrument which takes continuous measurements of every type of atmospheric icing. ... During tests conducted ... we were able to convert icing results into a corresponding value of ice weight on a standard conductor. ... weight measurements obtained from the icing rate meter can, in the case of freezing rain, be converted to into thickness. 2, record 2, English, - icing%2Drate%20meter
Record 2, Key term(s)
- icing-rate meter
- icing rate metre
- icing-rate metre
- ice-rate meter
- ice-rate metre
- ice rate metre
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- givromètre
1, record 2, French, givrom%C3%A8tre
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Appareil servant à mesurer l’épaisseur de givre sur une surface. 2, record 2, French, - givrom%C3%A8tre
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Quant au givromètre, c'est un instrument automatique très sensible qui effectue la mesure en continu de tous les types de givrage atmosphérique. [...] Cet instrument est d’abord un instrument de gestion du réseau de transport. Son efficacité dans la détection et la mesure du givre de nuages en a fait, dans les années 70, un instrument utile pour l'identification des zones exposées au givre. [...] Des essais effectués [...] nous ont permis de traduire les signaux de givrage en poids équivalent de glace sur un conducteur standard. [...] les mesures de poids du givromètre peuvent, dans le cas de la pluie verglaçante, être traduites en épaisseurs. 3, record 2, French, - givrom%C3%A8tre
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] il devient important d’analyser les événements de givrage atmosphérique antérieurs et, si possible, leur progression d’un endroit à un autre. [...] Pour ce faire, deux bases de données de givrage sont à notre disposition. La première couvre des périodes d’observation jusqu’à 21 ans sur 180 stations déployées dans toute la province et repose sur des mesures de verglas et de givre obtenues par des glacimètres (passive ice meters). La seconde couvre une période d’observation jusqu’à 8 ans sur 23 stations et est basée sur un givromètre amélioré (ice rate meter). 4, record 2, French, - givrom%C3%A8tre
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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