What is a pluviometer?
is a rainfall, a tool that is used to measure the amount of precipitation in the form of precipitation that has dropped at a given place for a certain period of time. The origin of the term is from the Latin word Pluvia , which means "precipitation". Another synonym for a rain gauge is an ombometer, from the Greek ombros , which means "rain" or "shower". The term "pluviometer" is used more often, but either synonym is an acceptable term for a rain gauge. "Udometer" is an older, archaic term, from the Latin udus or "wet".
The standard meteorological station includes a pluviometer and several other pieces of weather equipment. Other standard weather tools include anemometers for measuring wind speed, barometers for atmospheric pressure measurement, humidity hygrometers, thermometers for measuring temperature and snow meter. Snow meters measures the precipitation that has fallen in a solid form, and the plunts measures the collisions in a liquid form. A simple plutering is a graded cylinder with a uniformcross -section. The rainfall is measured as a height, usually expressed in millimeters or inches, liquid taken in the cylinder.
The measured data are listed as a plus height or minus the span of the error that has been calibrated on the tool design. Depending on the type of breakup, data can be collected for very small - or “tracks” - a lot of precipitation. Trace amounts are underestimated due to evaporation and drops that are held on the sides of the cylinder.
Simple plunts are cheap and are well suitable for observation stations for official measurements and for home and garden use. The official rain gauge used by the National Weather Service in the United States is a simple metal cylinder of 8 inches (20.32 cm) in diameter, with a capacity of 2 inches (50.8 mm) of precipitation. Other types of gauges include digital pluviometers that continuously record data, meters weighing clotting, tilting of buckets that provide the numberHow many times a specific amount of precipitation has been collected, and meters that can be read by radar equipment. These sophisticated tools are more expensive than a standard breakup and are often used for scientific applications that require very accurate measurements.
The placement of a pluviometer is decisive for obtaining accurate measurements. Rain meters should be placed at the soil level, on a place that is representative of the measurement area. Very wind places are not suitable for obtaining accurate measurements, as the rain will tend to be blown into or from the cylinder and change the height of the rain. The location should also be without obstacles to directorial names.