rain gauge
Measures fallen water
A rain gauge is a device for measuring rainfall, typically a graduated cylinder that collects precipitation over a set period.
Meteorologists and gardeners use rain gauges to track weather patterns: The rain gauge showed two inches overnight.
Metric units, thousandths of meters
- inchesSmall length units
- volumeAmount of space filled
- graduationsCeremonies completing formal education
- scaleMeasure of relative size
readout · accuracy · calibration · units · recording · quantitative · observation · level
Cone directing flow
- collectorOne who gathers items
- graduated cylinderMarked tube for liquid volume
- data loggerDevice that records measurements
- self-emptyingDischarges contents automatically
wireless transmission · siphoning · catchment area · capacity · standardization
Atmospheric conditions measurement facility
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
- forecastingEstimating future conditions
- meteorologistAtmospheric conditions analyst
- barometerInstrument gauging atmospheric pressure
thermometer · anemometer · hygrometer · climate monitoring · synoptic · atmospheric · humidity · dewpoint
Drainage area boundary
- catchmentArea collecting water runoff
- runoffExcess water drainage
- streamflowRiver water's measured movement
- groundwaterWater in underground rock
infiltration · evapotranspiration · drainage · basin · water cycle · aquifer · water management
millimeters
Metric units, thousandths of meters
- inchesSmall length units
- volumeAmount of space filled
- graduationsCeremonies completing formal education
scale · readout · accuracy · calibration · units · recording · quantitative · observation · level · indicator
funnel
Cone directing flow
- collectorOne who gathers items
- graduated cylinderMarked tube for liquid volume
- data loggerDevice that records measurements
self-emptying · wireless transmission · siphoning · catchment area · capacity · standardization
weather station
Atmospheric conditions measurement facility
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
- forecastingEstimating future conditions
- meteorologistAtmospheric conditions analyst
barometer · thermometer · anemometer · hygrometer · climate monitoring · synoptic · atmospheric · humidity · dewpoint · weather observation
watershed
Drainage area boundary
- catchmentArea collecting water runoff
- runoffExcess water drainage
- streamflowRiver water's measured movement
groundwater · infiltration · evapotranspiration · drainage · basin · water cycle · aquifer · water management
- farm weatherweather, climate, precipitation, humidity levels, soil moisture
- Prediction Toolsweather radar, barometer, thermometer, satellite, weather vane
- rainfall tracking
- sensorsbiosensors, temperature sensor, pressure sensors, heat sensor, ammeter
- weather instrumentsanemometer, barometer, hygrometer, thermograph, weather station
- weather toolsbarometer, thermometer, anemometer, weather station, hygrometer