Open AccessAutomatic Monitoring of the Amount of Deposited Precipitation
Author(s) -
Jaroslav Fišák,
Jaroslav Chum,
J. Vojta,
Kristýna Bartůňková
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of hydrometeorology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.733
H-Index - 123
eISSN - 1525-755X
pISSN - 1525-7541
DOI - 10.1175/jhm-d-12-073.1
Subject(s) - precipitation , environmental science , meteorology , czech , atmospheric sciences , remote sensing , geology , geography , philosophy , linguistics
An automatic device for measurement of the amount (weight) of deposited precipitation developed at the Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, is described. Examples of measurements of various types of deposited precipitation are presented. The paper also discusses the response of the measuring instrument to falling precipitation and the influence of wind on the measurements. The results of first measurements proved that the instrument is suitable for automatic and continuous monitoring of deposited precipitation.