A FIELD-EVALUATION OF FRISBEE-TYPE DUST DEPOSIT GAUGES

Authors
Citation
Hw. Vallack, A FIELD-EVALUATION OF FRISBEE-TYPE DUST DEPOSIT GAUGES, Atmospheric environment, 29(12), 1995, pp. 1465-1469
Citations number
9
Journal title
ISSN journal
13522310
Volume
29
Issue
12
Year of publication
1995
Pages
1465 - 1469
Database
ISI
SICI code
1352-2310(1995)29:12<1465:AFOFDD>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
The inefficiency of the standard gauges currently used for measuring a mbient dust deposition has led to the development of new designs based on the shape of an inverted Frisbee. Field comparisons between variou s different versions of the Frisbee gauge and the current British Stan dard dust deposit gauge were carried out at two rural sites continuous ly over a period of 17 months. The wet Frisbee (coated with liquid par affin) and a dry Frisbee (with a polyester foam insert) out-performed the BS gauge and two other versions of the dry Frisbee. The dry Frisbe e with foam is recommended because of various problems associated with the sticky coating of the wet Frisbee. The dry Frisbee with no insert of any kind was inferior to the BS gauge and its use should be discon tinued.