Rain sampling device

Patent · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:867820

Nelson, Danny A ^[1]; Tomich, Stanley D ^[1]; Glover, Donald W ^[2]; Allen, Errol V ^[3]; Hales, Jeremy M ^[4]; Dana, Marshall T ^[1]

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1. Richland, WA
2. Prosser, WA
3. Benton City, WA
4. Kennewick, WA

The present invention constitutes a rain sampling device adapted for independent operation at locations remote from the user which allows rainfall to be sampled in accordance with any schedule desired by the user. The rain sampling device includes a mechanism for directing wet precipitation into a chamber, a chamber for temporarily holding the precipitation during the process of collection, a valve mechanism for controllably releasing samples of said precipitation from said chamber, a means for distributing the samples released from the holding chamber into vessels adapted for permanently retaining these samples, and an electrical mechanism for regulating the operation of the device.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, WA)
• Patent Number(s): US 5016196
• OSTI ID: 867820
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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