Tipping-bucket rain gage

{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-002818",
  "term": "Tipping-bucket rain gage",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "term_source": "Tipping-Bucket Rain Gage",
  "definition": "A precipitation gage where collected water is funneled into a two compartment bucket; 0.01, 0.1 mm, or some other designed quantity of rain will fill one compartment and overbalance the bucket so that it tips, emptying into a reservoir and moving the second compartment into place beneath the funnel. As the bucket is tipped, it actuates an electric circuit.",
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/tipping-bucket-rain-gage/"
}