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Weather Station Description
391516076420801
- WXUMBC: Rain Gauge at UMBC Campus near Arbutus, MD
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HTML version 07/2001 by M.A. Hansen
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Location
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| Lat. 39º 15' 15.7", long. 76º 42' 8.3" |
- 95 South to Exit 47 195 (Metropolitan Blvd) N towards UMBC
- Follow signs to UMBC Blvd, the first Right
- Keep Right and follow UMBC Blvd to Poplar Ave
- TRC Building is the last left before you exit the campus at the bottom of the hill
- Gauge is located in first parking lot as you drive in
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Parking and Entrance Photos to come!!!!
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Parking and Entrance Photos to come!!!!
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Parking and Entrance Photos to come!!!!
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Parking and Entrance Photos to come!!!!
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Parking and Entrance Photos to come!!!!
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USGS Quadrangle - Baltimore West
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Potential Hazards - No potential hazards present themselves.
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Establishment - January 2001
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Datum of Station - about 151' above sea level
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Equipment - J&S Tipping Bucket Rain Gauge with HOBO Data logger
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Tipping Bucket Gauge
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This site also has a manual rain gauge next to it.
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Manual Rain Gauge
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Looking Inside
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Detailed View
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History
- Date of establishment to be determined
- Date(?): Coffee can manual rain gauge removed and replaced with standard eight inch rain gauge. Picture are coming soon!!
- 20 August 2002 Calibration checked 14 tips with 150 mL
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Panorama - This gauge is located in a parking lot bounded by trees and buildings
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Panoramic Movie to be added soon!
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Calibration Measurements - Calibration of this gauge should be performed as described in the users manual. Each bucket should hold 8.24 mL of water before tipping. This should occur five consecutive times. Adjust calibration screws as needed.
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Extreme Events No extreme events have been observed to present.
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Winter Records - Rain gauge is not heated and is subject to freezing.
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Accuracy - Data should be processed through a quality control algorithm before use.
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Cooperation - Baltimore Ecosystem Study; University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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