@Article{SantanaGuimLanzVuer:2015:MeAnGr,
               author = "Santana, M{\'a}rcio Antonio Aparecido and Guimar{\~a}es, 
                         Patr{\'{\i}}cia Lucia de Oliveira and Lanza, Luca G. and 
                         Vuerich, Emanuele",
          affiliation = "{Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)} and {Instituto 
                         Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)} and {University of 
                         Genoa}",
                title = "Metrological analysis of a gravimetric calibration system for 
                         tipping-bucket rain gauges",
              journal = "Meteorological Applications",
                 year = "2015",
               volume = "22",
                pages = "879--885",
                month = "Nov.",
             keywords = "metrology, rain gauges, calibration, uncertainty, tipping-bucket, 
                         laboratory.",
             abstract = "The monitoring of hydro-meteorological variables for operational 
                         and research purposes requires accurate measurements. The 
                         reliability of such measurements varies depending on the need to 
                         meet different requirements in several sectors, including 
                         aviation, agriculture, civil protection, entertainment and weather 
                         forecast. In the case of rain gauges, many factors and variables 
                         affect themeasurement of liquid and solid precipitation in the 
                         field. Calibration is a primary tool for quality control and 
                         requires suitable infrastructure to perform the tests, and is done 
                         by using properly evaluated testing methods and procedures. The 
                         current study presents the analysis of a typical calibration 
                         system for tipping-bucket rain gauges, using the gravimetric 
                         method, in accordance with the recommendations and requirements of 
                         both meteorology and metrology. As a result, the uncertainty 
                         contribution of each component of the system and an assessment of 
                         the resulting overall uncertainty budget are obtained.",
                  doi = "10.1002/met.1540",
                  url = "http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/met.1540",
                 issn = "1350-4827",
             language = "en",
           targetfile = "Santana_et_al-2015-Meteorological_Applications.pdf",
        urlaccessdate = "05 maio 2024"
}