General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

main copper cylinder [.1]

Patents

N/A

General Description

A copper cylinder.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

N/A

Width

N/A

Height

21.2 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

41.0 cm

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Meteorology

Category

Precipitation amount, rate & duration measurement

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Environment CA

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1970-1990

Canada

From a collection of instruments used at Meteorological Services of Canada observing station at Parks Canada Warden Office in Rogers Pass National Historic Site, Glacier National Park, B.C. Used by Parks Canada staff to measure and record rain fall, to track weather patterns, create avalanche forecasts/bulletins, and etc along the Trans-Canada Highway and Canadian Pacific Railway transportation corridor.

Function

Example of a Meteorological Services Canada (MSC) standard rain gauge used to collect and measure rainfall.

Technical

This complete rain gauge was either made by or made for the Meteorological Services of Canada. It consists of a copper main vessel on circular stand with cover, a second copper vessel with a vertical slit as well as the plastic inner vessel which collects rain for measurement.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

None.

Missing

Nothing is missing.

Finish

A main copper cylinder; the base [stand] has three small holes at the outer edges and there is a hole directly in the middle of the cylinder.

Decoration

None.