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An Inexpensive Precipitation Gauge
Author(s) -
Buchanan B. A.,
DeVelice R. L.,
Urquhart N. S.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
soil science society of america journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1435-0661
pISSN - 0361-5995
DOI - 10.2136/sssaj1978.03615995004200030033x
Subject(s) - precipitation , gauge (firearms) , rain gauge , environmental science , meteorology , climatology , atmospheric sciences , physics , geology , materials science , metallurgy
An inexpensive, yet accurate, precipitation gauge was developed from readily available materials. The gauge accurately estimated precipitation as measured by a standard Weather Bureau gauge for 35 precipitation events in a one‐year period. This inexpensive gauge has been used successfully int he field for two years.