Preferred term
tipping-bucket gauge
Is replaced by
Definition
- An authomatic-electrical device to measure rainfall or other process which involve dripping water. A giving amount of water makes tipping a bucket, each bucket movement record a signal that can be measured by an automatic data logger or, in old models, recorded on paper
Broader concept
Note
- [source of definition ] Expert" , "[controlled by ] Giorgio Matteucci , 29/05/2013
Creator
- herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at
URI
http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/EnvEU_539