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Software and equipment for increased efficiency of field rainfall simulation and associated laboratory analyses

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Loch, R.J., Bourke, J.J., Glanville, S.F. and Zeller, L. (1998) Software and equipment for increased efficiency of field rainfall simulation and associated laboratory analyses. Soil and Tillage Research, 45 (3-4). pp. 341-348. ISSN 0167-1987

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Article Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0933-3630(97)00026-3

Abstract

A computer-based system was developed to efficiently integrate data collection from a rainfall simulator and the subsequent analyses of samples in the laboratory. Innovations include a triple tipping-bucket to improve precision when measuring a wide range of runoff rates from the simulator, and an electronic `latch' to interface the tipping buckets to a computer. Oven-proof field sample bottles and an RS232 compatible balance have streamlined laboratory procedures and almost eliminated transcription errors. In the field, a computer functions as a real-time clock, a field notebook and a datalogger that produces hardcopy in tabular and graphical formats. In the laboratory, a computer reads the balance, collates field data, calculates results and saves the files in a spreadsheet-compatible format. The system was inexpensive to build as no proprietary data-capture hardware or software was used. All programs were written in the familiar Microsoft QuickBasic language.

Item Type:Article
Keywords:Rainfall simulation; Tipping buckets; Sediment analysis; Software
Subjects:Science > Statistics > Simulation modelling
Agriculture > Agriculture (General) > Agricultural meteorology. Crops and climate
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