tiltmeter


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tiltmeter

(ˈtɪltˌmiːtə)
n
(Physical Geography) an instrument for measuring the tilt of the earth's surface
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The volcano continues to emit a high volume of sulfur dioxide measured at an average of 1,916 tons per day while GPS and tiltmeter readings indicate a sustained swelling of the volcano's slopes, the bulletin said.
A built-in inclinometer (tiltmeter) helps you accurately set the altitude adjustment.
and Wojewoda, J: 2011, Neotectonic activity interpreted from a long water-tube tiltmeter record at the SRC Geodynamic Laboratory in Ksiqz, Central Sudetes, SW Poland.
Kim, "A fiber-optic tiltmeter system based on the moire-fringe effect," Measurement Science and Technology, vol.
Recent advances in a number of scientific and technological fields (accurate astrometric reference star catalogs, development of digital imaging technology, high accuracy tiltmeter technology, and, most of all, geocentric coordinate availability using GNSS) have made it possible to use astrometric methods for accurate, fast and automated determination of vertical deflections.
The combination of Pinnacle's tiltmeter and microseismic technology has been brought into the customers' visualisation environment.