UM-780-303-ARG314 Manual
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ARG314 Levelling Feet
Alternative mounting options
It is not always possible to mount a rain gauge on the ground surface. Examples of applications which
make use of rain gauges mounted above the ground include; urban monitoring, areas prone to
ground-flooding and areas prone to snowfall. It should be noted that regardless of which option is
used to mount the gauge, it must be firmly fixed and not susceptible to vibration. Vibration may lead
to ‘false
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tipping’ of the bucket mechanism and thus contribute to erroneous or inaccurate
measurements. There are options which can be used to mount the ARG314 above the ground.
The ARG314 can be purchased with a rain gauge pedestal and guy kit or a rain gauge pedestal only.
An example of this configuration is shown in Figure 3.
