METHODS OF MEASURING PRECIPITATION FOR USE WITH THE AUTOMATIC WEATHER STATION

Abstract

A comprehensive review is presented of the literature pertaining to methods and instruments for measuring rain and snow. A partially annotated bibliography with subject index is included. For applications in climatology and hydrology, present-day gages are considered adequate for rain measurements, but they require improvement for more satisfactory snow measurements. However, for cloud-physics and radar studies, a demand exists for a rain gage that accurately portrays rates of rainfall as well as amount.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 15, 1953
Accession Number
AD0016082

Entities

People

  • J.c. Kurtyka

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Automatic
  • Bibliographies
  • Biological Phenomena
  • Climatology
  • Cloud Physics
  • Clouds
  • Earth Sciences
  • Ecological And Environmental Phenomena
  • Ecological And Environmental Processes
  • Gages
  • Hydrology
  • Measurement
  • Precipitation
  • Rain
  • Rain Gages
  • Rainfall
  • Weather Stations

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Library and Information Science
  • Systems Analysis and Design