Research Article
Preliminary Evaluation of the HOBO Data Logging Rain Gauge at the Chuzhou Hydrological Experiment Station, China
Table 1
Instrumental information at the Chuzhou hydrological experiment station.
| Model of gauge | Origin | Resolution (mm) | Splash out protection (cm) | Rainfall rate | Diameter (mm) | Operating temperature range (°C) | Calibration accuracy (%) |
| Manual gauge | Jiangsu, China | — | — | — | 200 | — | — | HOBO RG3-M | USA | 0.2 | 5 | ≤2.12 mm/min | 152.4 | 0∼+50 | ±1.0 (up to 2 cm per hour) | TR-525 | USA | 0.254 | 5 | ≤11.67 mm/h | 163 | 0∼+50 | ±1.0 (up to 5 cm per hour) | TR-525M | USA | 0.1 | 5 | ≤11.67 mm/h | 245 | 0∼+50 | ±1.0 (up to 5 cm per hour) | JDZ01 | Jiangsu, China | 0.1 | 14 | ≤4 mm/min | 200 | −10∼+55 | ≤4.0 | JDZ02 | Jiangsu, China | 0.2 | 14 | ≤4 mm/min | 200 | −10∼+55 | ≤4.0 | JDZ05 | Jiangsu, China | 0.5 | 14 | ≤4 mm/min | 200 | −10∼+55 | ≤4.0 | JDZ10 | Jiangsu, China | 1.0 | 14 | ≤4 mm/min | 200 | −10∼+55 | ≤4.0 | TJ05 | Tianjin, China | 0.5 | 20 | ≤5 mm/min | 200 | −10∼+50 | ≤5.0 | TJ01 | Tianjin, China | 0.1 | 20 | ≤5 mm/min | 200 | −10∼+50 | ≤5.0 |
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