Episode 69 - “Pretentious way to say raindrop”

It’s raining. A lot. This week we talk about how we measure precipitation. We then discuss how beetles use stars to navigate in this week’s Fun Paper Friday.

Rain Measurement

• Korean Cheugugi
• Tipping bucket
• Standard Rain Gauge
• Pluviometer of intensities
• Weighing Rain Gauge
• Optical Rain Gauge
• IR Rain Sensor
• Acoustic Rain Gauge

Fun Paper Friday

• el Jundi, Basil, et al. “A Snapshot-Based Mechanism for Celestial Orientation.” Current Biology (2016).
• Washington Post Article
• Video of the Dung Beetle Dance

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