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DISQUE CALCULER PSYCHROMETRIQUE [1 record]

Record 1 2010-04-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
DEF

A circular slide rule used to compute dew-point and relative humidity from known values of dry and wet-bulb temperature and the normal station atmospheric pressure.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
OBS

disque à calculer : Type de règle à calcul comportant trois parties coulissantes et concentriques, où les échelles sont adaptées de telle façon que le résultat se trouve toujours au-dessus ou en-dessous des nombres sélectionnés du problème.

OBS

Le terme a été suggéré par le Service des observations météorologiques à Dorval.

Spanish

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