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Atmometer

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atmometer"(Also called evaporimeter, evaporation gauge, atmidometer.) The general name for an instrument that measures the evaporation rate of water into the atmosphere. Four main classes of atmometers may be distinguished: 1) large evaporation ...

 


Radio atmometer An instrument designed to measure the effect of sunlight on evaporation from plant foliage. It consists of a porous clay atmometer whose surface has been blackened so that it absorbs radiant energy.

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Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM)
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See also: Surface, Meteor, Evaporation, Atmosphere, Temperature