The Stevens seasonal snow-rain recorder
Title | The Stevens seasonal snow-rain recorder |
Publication Type | Conference Proceedings |
Year of Conference | 1937 |
Authors | Rinker, L. E. |
Conference Name | 5th Annual Western Interstate Snow Survey Conference |
Series Title | Proceedings of the 5th Annual Western Interstate Snow Survey Conference |
Date Published | January 1938 |
Publisher | American Geophysical Union, Transactions, Part II: |
Conference Location | Davis, California |
Keywords | Precipitation gage, Snow gage |
Abstract | The Stevens seasonal snow-rain recorder is a hermetically instrument consisting of a gravity-beam balance, sensitive to 0.05 in. of precipitation and with a maximum capacity of 100 in. of equivalent water precipitation. The recorder which requires one setting per year is described and illustrated in photographs. Installation in a timber clearing is recommended or it may be used with a windshield. The recorder positioning-motor is powered by dry or storage batteries, which may be charged with a wind driven generator. Long-term records of cumulative precipitation in the form of snow, rain, or sleet are obtainable. The intensity for any period is determined from the cumulative precipitation graph, as exhibited.A discussion by Dr. J.E. Church questions the possible freezing of storage batteries, and solutions to the cold weather problem. |