Tipping-Bucket Rain Gage
Tipping-Bucket Rain Gage : A precipitation gage where collected water is funneled into a two compartment bucket; 0.01, 0.1 mm, or some other designed quantity of rain will fill one compartment and overbalance the bucket so that it tips, emptying into a reservoir and moving the second compartment into place beneath the funnel. Tipping buckets provide a measurement of both intensity and amount of precipitation