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Where would a "Stevenson screen" be found?

Question #149821. Asked by psnz.
Last updated Sep 17 2023.
Originally posted Sep 17 2023 7:02 PM.

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Protecting meteorological equipment!
It was designed by Thomas Stevenson (1818–1887), a Scottish civil engineer who designed many lighthouses, and was the father of author Robert Louis Stevenson. The development of his small thermometer screen with double-louvered walls on all sides and no floor was reported in 1864. After comparisons with other screens in the United Kingdom, Stevenson's original design was modified.

A Stevenson screen or instrument shelter is a shelter or an enclosure to meteorological instruments against precipitation and direct heat radiation from outside sources, while still allowing air to circulate freely around them. It forms part of a standard weather station and holds instruments that may include thermometers (ordinary, maximum/minimum), a hygrometer, a psychrometer, a dewcell, a barometer, and a thermography.


link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevenson_screen

Response last updated by BigTriviaDawg on Sep 17 2023.
Sep 17 2023, 7:04 PM
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