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Rain gauges

Scope note

Instruments designed to collect and measure the amount of rain that has fallen.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000201543

Broader Terms used

precipitation gauges

Narrower Terms used

pluviographs

Equivalent Terms used

rain gauge

Created

13yrs ago

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