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Rain gauge - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: Amplitude, Area, Assay, Barometer, Basis, Benchmark, Body, Bulk, Calculate, Caliber, Calibrate, Caliper, Call, Canon, Capacity, Catalog, Chain |
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A rain gauge is a type of instrument used by meteorologists to gather and measure the amount of falling precipitation, rain.
Most rain gauges generally measure the precipitation in millimeters. The level of rainfall is sometimes reported as inches or centimeters.
Types of rain gauges include graduated cylinders, weighing gauges, tipping bucket gauge, and simple buried pit collectors. Each type has it advantages and disadvantages for collecting rain data.
Rain gauges have their limitations. Attempting to collect rain data in a hurricane can be nearly impossible and unreliable (even if the equipment survives) due to wind extremes. Also, rain gauges only indicate rainfall in a localized area.
See also: disdrometer, millimeter
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Example Usage of gauge |
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VegazTheOne: #RandomFacts I have 8 gauge plugs in my ears |
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SteezyEdwin: put one gauge in gonna pu tthe other in a little later |
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nellboybnafb: the Backyard Rain gauge | Chaska Herald http://tinyurl.com/yaegye4 |
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