## Abstract In certain atmospheric and geophysical studies it is desirable to have an accurate rateβofβrainfall recorder which can function for long periods unattended, which can respond within a few seconds to changes in rainfall and which can provide records of good time resolution. The instrumen
METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS: A RATE OF RAINFALL RECORDER
- Book ID
- 112104458
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1949
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 430 KB
- Volume
- 4
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0043-1656
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