Sunday 10 July 2011

WEATHER INSTRUMENTS :)


SIXER'S THERMOMETER.
Six's thermometer is a thermometer which can measure the maximum and minimum temperatures reached over a period of time, usually during a day. It is commonly used wherever a simple way is needed to measure the extremes of temperature at a location, for instance in meteorology andhorticulture.


WIND VANE.
Weather Vane or Weather Cock is an instrument for showing the direction of the wind. They are typically used as an architectural ornament to the highest point of a building.


ANEMOMETER.
An anemometer is a device for measuring wind speed, and is a common weather station instrument. The term is derived from the Greek word anemos, meaning wind, and is used to describe any airspeed measurement instrument used in meteorology or aerodynamics. The first known description of an anemometer was given by Leon Battista Alberti around 1450.[1]


RAIN GAUGE.
rain gauge (also known as a udometer or a pluviometer or an ombrometer or a cup) is a type of instrument used by meteorologists and hydrologiststo gather and measure the amount of liquid precipitation over a set period of time.

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