pluviograph
Rainfall measuring instrument
A pluviograph is an instrument that automatically records rainfall over time, producing a continuous chart of precipitation.
Unlike a simple rain gauge that measures total accumulation, a pluviograph tracks when rain fell and at what intensity: The pluviograph showed the heaviest downpour occurred between 3 and 4 a.m.
Precipitation measurement device
- weather stationAtmospheric conditions measurement facility
- barographContinuous pressure-charting instrument
- thermographDevice charting heat changes
- ceilometerCloud base altitude finder
Atmospheric water deposit
- rainfall patternsDistribution of precipitation over time
- storm trackingMonitoring severe weather movement
- weather monitoringTracking atmospheric conditions
- climatologyScientific study of atmospheric patterns
monsoon · climate data · forecasting · seasonal variation · microclimate · wet season · dry spell
Precipitation becoming stream discharge
- watershedDrainage area boundary
- catchmentArea collecting water runoff
- streamflowRiver water's measured movement
- hydrographWater flow rate chart
infiltration · surface runoff · flood forecasting · water balance · drainage basin · peak flow · lag time · evapotranspiration
Collected mass over time
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- millimetersMetric units, thousandths of meters
inches · time interval · sampling · readout · trace · graduations · scale · units
Chronologically ordered observations
- chart paperRuled paper for diagrams
- digitizationAnalog-to-electronic transformation
- archiveStored historical records
- rainfall totalsMeasured rain accumulation
historical records · quality control · data retrieval · database · continuous monitoring · telemetry · real-time data
rain gauge
Precipitation measurement device
- weather stationAtmospheric conditions measurement facility
- barographContinuous pressure-charting instrument
- thermographDevice charting heat changes
precipitation
Atmospheric water deposit
- rainfall patternsDistribution of precipitation over time
- storm trackingMonitoring severe weather movement
- weather monitoringTracking atmospheric conditions
climatology · monsoon · climate data · forecasting · seasonal variation · microclimate · wet season · dry spell
rainfall-runoff
Precipitation becoming stream discharge
- watershedDrainage area boundary
- catchmentArea collecting water runoff
- streamflowRiver water's measured movement
hydrograph · infiltration · surface runoff · flood forecasting · water balance · drainage basin · peak flow · lag time · evapotranspiration · water resources
accumulation
Collected mass over time
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- accuracyDegree of correctness
millimeters · inches · time interval · sampling · readout · trace · graduations · scale · units · threshold
time series
Chronologically ordered observations
- chart paperRuled paper for diagrams
- digitizationAnalog-to-electronic transformation
- archiveStored historical records
rainfall totals · historical records · quality control · data retrieval · database · continuous monitoring · telemetry · real-time data