BS 7843-2:2012 - Page 2

Acquisition and management of meteorological precipitation data from a raingauge network. Code of practice for operating raingauges and managing precipitation data | Status: Confirmed, Current

1 Scope This part of BS 7843 gives recommendations for all operational practices relating to the site location, installation, inspection and maintenance of the site and raingauge, manual readings, data management, fault management and corrective action, quality control and archiving of precipitation data, and management review. It is not applicable to the design, development and review of a raingauge network. Such guidance is given in BS 7843‑1.