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TROPO Tips & Tricks for Spring and Summer

Posted by Climalytic Instruments, LLC on 6th Apr 2024

TROPO Tips & Tricks for Spring and Summer

Using the TROPO in the Spring and SummerThe TROPO precipitation gauge is an all-weather precipitation gauge, and while a previous article addressed tips for using the gauge during winter, this ar …

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Rain Gauge Accuracy Experiments: TROPO vs Stratus

Posted by Climalytic Instruments, LLC on 8th Feb 2024

Rain Gauge Accuracy Experiments: TROPO vs Stratus

Is The TROPO Accurate?Some people have become concerned about the fact that their TROPO gauge frequently reports less rain than their Stratus gauge. To help remedy these concerns, we’ve produced a vid …

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10 Reasons to have a Manual Rain Gauge

Posted by Climalytic Instruments, LLC on 6th Feb 2024

10 Reasons to have a Manual Rain Gauge

Manual Precipitation Gauges We are frequently asked, “Given the abundance of automated, self-emptying precipitation gauges on the market, why would I want to buy and use a manual precipitation gauge …

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TROPO Tips & Tricks for Winter

Posted by Climalytic Instruments, LLC on 7th Dec 2023

TROPO Tips & Tricks for Winter

TROPO Features for Snow If you haven’t used the handle yet, you’ll find it really helpful for making snow measurements, particularly for making core samples of the snow and handling the cold, wet …

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Top 10 TROPO Rain Gauge Tips & Tricks

Posted by Climalytic Instruments, LLC on 27th Aug 2023

Top 10 TROPO Rain Gauge Tips & Tricks

Tip #1: Decanting When decanting rainwater or melted snow in the outer tube into the inner tube, make sure you place your thumb over the overflow spout atop the inner tube. This will lower th …

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