A history of rain gauges

Ian Strangeways,

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Ian Strangeways

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TerraData, Wallingford, Oxfordshire

TerraData, 7 Cherwell Close, Thames Street, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 0HF, UK.Search for more papers by this author

Ian Strangeways,

Corresponding Author

Ian Strangeways

[email protected]

TerraData, Wallingford, Oxfordshire

TerraData, 7 Cherwell Close, Thames Street, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 0HF, UK.Search for more papers by this author

First published: 28 April 2010

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Special Issue:The 150th anniversary of the British Rainfall Organization

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