List two common sources of rain gauge measurement error

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: Any two of the following:
(i) represent only a measurement at a point
(ii) wind
(iii) splash in/splash out
(iv) evaporation
(v) human error
(vi) improper location of the gauge

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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a. ice caps and cirque glaciers b. valley glaciers and cirque glaciers c. ice sheets and piedmont glaciers d. ice caps and piedmont glaciers e. ice caps and valley glaciers

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A) Johannesburg B) Lagos C) Mombasa D) Nairobi E) Addis Ababa

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A) wastewater treatment plant B) septic tank C) septic field D) leach field E) eco-machine

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