cloud-drop sampler
cloud-drop sampler
[′klau̇d ‚dräp ′sam·plər] (engineering)
An instrument for collecting cloud particles, consisting of a sampling plate or cylinder and a shutter, which is so arranged that the sampling surface is exposed to the cloud for a predetermined length of time; the sampling surface is covered with a material which either captures the cloud particles or leaves an impression characteristic of the impinging elements.
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