Vol. 34, issue 07, article # 8

Kalchikhin V. V., Kobzev A. A., Tikhomirov A. A., Filatov D. E. Optimization of the calibration procedure for the optoelectronic precipitation gauge. // Optika Atmosfery i Okeana. 2021. V. 34. No. 07. P. 535–538. DOI: 10.15372/AOO20210708 [in Russian].
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Abstract:

The dependence of the optical precipitation gauge calibration results on the dimensions of the reference objects is analyzed. The ways to optimize the calibration procedure are suggested, including: reducing the number of calibration zones; use of calibration factors instead of correction parameters; additional calibration with balls with a diameter of 1 mm; use  of the coefficients depending on the measured diameter for particles smaller than 2 mm. The conclusion is made about the effectiveness of the calibration procedure suggested for the optoelectronic devices designed to measure the size of small particles, for example, a snowstorm parameter gauge.

Keywords:

optical precipitation gauge, calibration, drop size, snowstorm parameter gauge

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