Hydrologist and nature…
The first tries to understand the
other. The other neglects or makes use of the other.
Once instruments are installed in
the field (fresh new material) it doesn’t take long until nature takes over. Rain
gauges are a popular penthouse for Earwigs
or Spiders. Once moved in they play with the tipping bucket, hopping up and
down. Excrement is sealing the funnel opening and spoiling data.
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| Davis tipping bucket full of Earwigs |
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| Full of ...dropings |
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| A dead Earwig |