Do-it-yourself construction guide: Rugged accumulation precipitation gauge for remote monitoring
( June, 2017 )
Summary
Precipitation is the key variable in assessing drought status and tracking changes in drought conditions. Precipitation is also highly variable in space and time and having your own rain gauge ensures you have data specifically for your location. Backyard rain gauges are inexpensive and easy to use, but what if your monitoring location is at a remote, unattended site? A simple and inexpensive accumulation gauge can help in this situation. These gauges are typically open containers like PVC pipes, capped on one end, containing a small amount of oil to stop evaporation. As precipitation falls into the gauge it collects below the thin film of oil and continues to accumulate until the gauge is emptied. This allows a gauge to be deployed at a remote site and read many months or even years later and requires that it be rugged enough to withstand harsh conditions. This extension bulletin details how to construct and use a rugged accumulation gauge to support precipitation monitoring at remote locations.
Details
| Organization | University of Arizona Cooperative Extension |
| Publisher | University of Arizona |
| Publication Date | June, 2017 |
| Publication Views | 279 |
| Material Type | Written Material |
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