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Float Recording Precipitation gage

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-000989

In hydrologic terms, a rain gage where the rise of a float within the instrument with increasing rainfall is recorded. Some of these gages must be emptied
manually, while others employ a self-starting siphon to empty old rainfall amounts.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-000989
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
ReferencesNWS Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-MET-000989",
  "term": "Float Recording Precipitation gage",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "In hydrologic terms, a rain gage where the rise of a float within the instrument with increasing rainfall is recorded. Some of these gages must be emptied\nmanually, while others employ a self-starting siphon to empty old rainfall amounts.",
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/float-recording-precipitation-gage/"
}

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