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PLUVIOMETRE ENREGISTREUR [2 records]

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Record 1 2004-07-30

English

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

A type of (non-recording) raingauge approved as standard at the national level.

CONT

[The National Weather Services uses] ... a "Standard Rain Gage" (SRG) [consisting] of a funnel 8 inches in diameter, leading to a tube inside the gage. The inside tube can hold up to 2 inches of rain; any excess will flow into the main container to be measured after the inside tube is emptied. The rainfall is measured using a specially calibrated dipstick. During the winter, the funnel and inside tube are removed; snow falls into the main container, and then is melted to determine the liquid equivalent of the snowfall.

CONT

The Universal [rain gauge] is a weighing type of gauge with mechanical linkages that lead to a pen on a strip-chart. In the NWS [National Weather Services], the gauge orifice has usually been 8 inches in diameter. The gauge is used in all seasons and has an antifreeze-type solution so the snow in winter melts and is added to the total liquid. ... The Standard Rain Gauge (SRG) is similar to the Universal in diameter but is simply a can that collects precipitation to be read manually. Both the Universal and the SRG could be considered a standard gauge with an 8 inch diameter.

Key term(s)
  • standard raingage
  • standard rain-gage
  • universal rain-gauge
  • universal rain gauge
  • universal raingage
  • universal rain-gage
  • official raingauge
  • official rain-gauge
  • official rain gage
  • official raingage
  • official rain-gage

French

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

Type de pluviomètre(non enregistreur) approuvé comme étalon au niveau national.

Spanish

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

Pluviómetro (sin registro) reconocido a nivel nacional que se usa como referencia.

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Record 2 2002-09-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meteorology
CONT

Wind measurements until 1970s were measured mainly by Vild's weathercock. It was placed in a meteorological ground at 8 - 10 m over surface.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Météorologie
DEF

Parcelle normalement engazonnée sur laquelle sont rassemblés un certain nombre d’équipements de mesures météorologiques.

CONT

Pour les besoins agronomiques on y trouve principalement :-un abri météorologique [...];-un pluviomètre [...];-un bac d’évaporation [...];-des mesures de températures en indices actinothermiques [...];-des mesures de températures dans le sol [...];-un héliographe [...];-éventuellement un pyranomètre enregistreur [...];-un anémomètre et une girouette [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Meteorología
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