摘要 |
<p>The invention relates to a rain detector and a method for precipitation rate measurement. The rain detector comprises a collection vessel (1) of, e.g., funnel-like construction, the vessel incorporating a collector end (2) for collecting rainwater and, having a smaller cross-section, a discharge end (3) for passing collected rainwater to measurement, and a measurement section (4) located in a close vicinity of said discharge end (3) for gauging the collected rainwater. According to the invention, the measurement section (4) includes means for determining the volume of a single droplet.</p> |