MS004

Attribute: INSTRUM_CODE

code		description
PPT_A35		Shelter-top 8" diameter gage is heated with a propane heater by venting from shelter. Continuous precipitation is recorded with depth measurements using a Stevens A-35 chart recorder. (See PPT_SHELT1)
PPT_NADP		NADP rain gage: Universal raingage established in 1980. Replaced with Noah IV gage ~2014
PPT_NOAHIV		ETI Noah IV all-weather weighing precipitation recording gage
PPT_PAT		Shelter-top 8" diameter gage is heated with a propane heater by venting from shelter. Continuous precipitation is recorded with depth measurements using a Stevens PAT water level shaft encoder. (See PPT_SHELT1)
PPT_PRTR1		Shelter-top heated rain gage with 12-inch orifice, pressure transducer water level recorder, and alter wind shield. Gage orifice is slanted where the slant is equal to the site's slope.
PPT_PRTR2		Shelter-top heated 8-inch rain gage with alter wind shield with pressure transducer water level recorder
PPT_PVC		Standard non-recording locally-designed PVC precipitation gage, average diameter 7 7/8", made from 2' sections of schedule 26 PVC pipe, wall thickness of 5/16", 30 inch capacity; top edge beveled to prevent rain from splashing in with bottom capped
PPT_Q12		Leupold-Stevens Q-12 8" diameter snow-rain recording chart gage
PPT_SAC		Sacramento Storage Gage has 8" diameter with approximately 200 inches storage capacity and is mounted on platforms. Water depth is measured with tapes and calibrated to inches through individual rating tables for each gage.
PPT_SAR1		Stand-alone rain gauge composed of standing pipe w/tank gage, a propane-heated 20-inch dia. orifice, surrounded by a Valdai-style double wind fence. A temperature probe controls orifice heating by turning on/off a pump and heater.
PPT_SAR2		Stand-alone rain gage composed of standing pipe w/tank gage, a propane-heated 20-inch dia. orifice, natural small clearing substitutes for wind fence. A temperature probe controls orifice heating by turning on/off a pump and heater (See PPT_SAR1)
PPT_SHELT1		Shelter-top design requires a shelter for the storage well and tank gage with the orifice mounted on the roof of the shelter with alter wind shield. The orifice is heated by directing the heat from a propane heater to the orifice via duct pipe.
PPT_SHELT2		Shelter-top 8" diameter gage is heated with a propane heater by venting from shelter. Continuous precipitation is recorded with depth measurements using a Stevens A-35 chart recorder or a Stevens PAT water level shaft encoder. (See PPT_SHELT1)
PPT_SHELT3		Shelter-top 13.1" diameter gage is heated with a propane heater by venting from shelter. Continuous precipitation is recorded with depth measurements using a Stevens PAT water level shaft encoder. (See PPT_SHELT1)
PPT_STD1		Standard non-recording Belfort precipitation gage with 8-inch orifice diameter, Cat No. 5-400, accuracy of .01" of precipitation
PPT_STD2		Standard non-recording precipitation gage with 7.75 -inch orifice diameter, accuracy of .01" of precipitation, manufacturer unknown
PPT_STD3		Standard non-recording precipitation gage with 7.50 -inch orifice diameter, accuracy of .01" of precipitation, manufacturer unknown
PPT_STO		Locally-designed or unknown storage gage has 8" diameter with winter-long capacity mounted on platform.
PPT_TB1		Texas Electronics tipping bucket 8" rain gage located on 1 meter high platform
PPT_TB2		Propane-heated 8-inch Qualimetrics Weather Measure tipping bucket (Weathertronics Model 6041) punch tape rain and snow gauge with 0.5% accuracy
PPT_UNIV		Belfort Universal recording chart raingage, Cat No. 5-780 Series. 8" diameter, 12" capacity. Accuracy of 1/3 of 1%.
PPT_UNIV1		Belfort Universal recording rain and snow gauge, 8" orifice diameter, Cat No. 5-780 Series, 12" capacity. Accuracy of 0.3%.
STD_A35		Standard non-recording Belfort precipitation gage Cat No. 5-400, accuracy of .01" of precipitation is prorated using a heated 8-inch shelter-top orifice with alter wind shield and recorded with a Stevens Type A-35 water level recorder chart
STD_PRTR2		Standard non-recording Belfort precipitation gage Cat No. 5-400, accuracy of .01" of precipitation is prorated using a heated 8-inch shelter-top collector with alter wind shield with pressure transducer water level recorder
STD_Q12		Standard non-recording Belfort precipitation gage Cat No. 5-400, accuracy of .01" of precipitation is prorated using Leupold-Stevens Q-12 rain and snow recording chart gage
STD_TB2		Standard non-recording Belfort precipitation gage Cat No. 5-400, accuracy of .01" of precipitation is prorated using a propane-heated 8-inch Weather Measure tipping bucket Model 6041 punch tape rain and snow gauge with 0.5% accuracy
STD_UNIV1		Standard non-recording Belfort precipitation gage Cat No. 5-400, accuracy of .01" of recipitation is prorated using a Belfort Universal recording gauge