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PLUVIOSCOPIO [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-06-15

English

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

Apparatus from which the nature and the time of precipitation may be determined.

French

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

Instrument grâce auquel on peut déterminer la nature et les heures des précipitations.

CONT

pluvioscope. Cet appareil se compose généralement d'une plaquette isolante, équipée de deux peignes imbriqués servant d'électrodes coaxiales; cet ensemble forme une impédance capacitive qui chute lorsqu'elle est court-circuitée par les gouttes de pluie. Le capteur est équipé d'une résistance chauffante afin d'éviter l'action du givre et de la rosée qu'il permet également de détecter.

Spanish

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

Aparato para determinar la naturaleza y la hora de la precipitación.

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