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Design and laboratory evaluation of a simple fractionating precipitation collector

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The design of a simple and inexpensive mechanical fractionating precipitation gauge is described. The device collects sequentially up to 12 samples of equal volume in such a way that each sample is protected from subsequent atmospheric contamination. Sampling rate may be simply adjusted by changing the diameter of the collector funnel. The gauge has been evaluated in the laboratory, and found to be useful for the investigation of changes in concentrations of major solute components with time through simulated storm events. It has also been found to be satisfactory under field conditions.

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  1. Department of Soil Science, Aberdeen University, Meston Walk, AB9 2UE, Aberdeen, Scotland

    Anthony C. Edwards & Malcolm S. Cresser

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Edwards, A.C., Cresser, M.S. Design and laboratory evaluation of a simple fractionating precipitation collector. Water Air Soil Pollut 26, 275–280 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00294137

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