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OTT Pluvio 2 L at Ny-Ålesund

Mentor: R. Gierens

Measurement principle

The OTT Pluvio 2 L is a precipitation gauge basing on a weighing measurement principle. It detects both liquid and solid precipitation by weighing the bucket content. The following values are recorded:

  • intensity
  • accumulated intensity
  • bucket filling level
  • temperature load cell

The instrument is equipped with a orifice rim heater to prevent accumulation of snow and ice on the orifice rim.

Instrument

Current setup of OTT Pluvio 2 L at AWIPEV Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, next to the atmospheric observatory.

Data

History

Period Place Project
08/2017 - today AWIPEV, Ny Ålesund, Svalbard (AC)3

Specifications

Parameter Specification
Orifice opening 400 cm²
Recordable precipitation amount 750 mm
Rain rate Minimal intensity 0.05 mm/h
Rain rate Maximal intensity 500 mm/h
Rain rate resolution 0.6 mm/h
Dimensions (diameter x H) 225.7 mm x 665 mm
instruments/pluvionya/pluvionya.1505227870.txt.gz · Last modified: 2017/09/12 16:51 by rosa