Question

what is meteorology? uses of rain gauge

Answer 1

Meteorology is a branch of science which usually deals with forecasting the weather. Whereas, Rain gauge also known as pluviometer, is an instrument which is used to measure the amount of rain in a specific area. Some of the uses of rain gauge are:

1.       It is used by hydrologists to study the weather and to get the data for long term study.

2.       It is used for weighing precipitation of rain

3.       It is used to measure the amount of rain 

Answer 2

Explanation:

amount of precipitation

The rain gauge is a meteorological instrument for measuring the amount of precipitation (especially rainfall amounts) fallen during a given time interval at a certain location. In short – the rain gauge are used to measure rainfall. It is commonlyused in personal or automatic weather stations