scholarly journals Laboratory Test Numeric Result in Standard Unit

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
1961 ◽  
Vol 42 (5) ◽  
pp. 311-313
Author(s):  
F. B. Gomm

This article describes a modified collection unit for the standard Weather Bureau-type rain gage. The described unit, consisting of a polyethylene bottle, rubber stopper, vent tube and adapter funnel, replaces the metal collection tube of the standard gage. In a laboratory test, evaporation from the modified system was not great enough in a 30-day period to measure with a standard measuring tube. Field tests showed the described unit superior to the standard collection unit and equal to the standard unit with a 0.20-inch oil film in the reduction of evaporation. The described unit, which eliminates recharging with oil or antifreeze after each reading, has been in field use for two years without damage from freezing.


Author(s):  
V.N. Petrov ◽  
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V.F. Sopin ◽  
L.A. Akhmetzyanova ◽  
Ya.S. Petrova ◽  
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