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PIT RAIN GAUGE [1 record]

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Record 1 2019-07-05

English

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

… a pit rain gauge is designed to minimize the effect of wind and therefore catch more rainfall than gauges mounted above the ground ...

Key term(s)
  • pit rain gage
  • pit gage
  • pit raingauge
  • pit raingage

French

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

Il est toutefois préférable de réduire les effets du vent et ceux exercés par le site sur le vent en utilisant un pluviomètre enterré pour la mesure des précipitations liquides […] et en adoptant l'une des techniques suivantes […] : (a) dans les zones à végétation dense et homogène, maintenir par des tontes régulières la hauteur de la végétation au même niveau que l'ouverture du pluviomètre […]

Spanish

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