Alter shield: Difference between revisions

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A type of rain or snow gauge shield consisting of freely hanging, spaced slats, arranged circularly around the gauge, the height of which is the same as the gauge height.
The purpose is to reduce undercatch due to wind by forcing the air toward the surface instead of accelerating over the gauge orifice.
Compare Nipher shield.
Alter, J. C. 1937. Shielded storage precipitation gauges. Mon. Wea. Rev.. 65. 262–265.

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+A type of [[rain gauge|rain]] or [[snow gauge]] shield consisting of freely hanging, spaced slats, arranged  circularly around the gauge, the height of which is the same as the [[gauge height]].<br/> The purpose is to reduce undercatch due to [[wind]] by forcing the air toward the surface instead  of accelerating over the gauge orifice. <br/>''Compare'' [[Nipher shield]].<br/> Alter, J. C. 1937. Shielded storage precipitation gauges. Mon. Wea. Rev.. 65. 262&ndash;265.
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-<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A type of [[rain gauge|rain]] or [[snow gauge]] shield consisting of freely hanging, spaced slats, arranged  circularly around the gauge, the height of which is the same as the [[gauge height]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">The purpose is to reduce undercatch due to [[wind]] by forcing the air toward the surface instead  of accelerating over the gauge orifice. <br/>''Compare'' [[Nipher shield]].</div><br/> </div><div class="reference">Alter, J. C. 1937. Shielded storage precipitation gauges. Mon. Wea. Rev.. 65. 262&ndash;265. </div><br/>
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