в/п

English translation: gauging station

17:50 Mar 27, 2014
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Science - Geography / water bodies
Russian term or phrase: в/п
Реки бассейна — Луга от в/п Толмачево до устья
Alexey Smirnov
Thailand
Local time: 12:26
English translation:gauging station
Explanation:
Stream gauge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stream_gauge‎
Wikipedia
A stream gauge, streamgage or gauging station is a location used by hydrologists or environmental scientists to monitor and test terrestrial bodies of water.

From years of experience in translating hydrology

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Note added at 22 hrs (2014-03-28 16:03:34 GMT)
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Водомерный пост. Both cited http's above are Russian and mistranslated. The term ga(u)ging station can be found, e.g., in Anglo-Russkii Slovar' po Gidrotekhnike, Russkii Yazyk, Moscow, 1983; A-R Gidrologicheskii Slovar', Izd. Sovet. Entsiklopediya, Moscow, 1966; Gidrologicheskii Slovar' na Inostrannykh Yazykakh, Gidrometeorologicheskoe Izd., Leningrad, 1966, and others.
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Jack slep
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3gauging station
Jack slep
3 +2Water Level Measuring Station
Lilia_vertaler
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в/п
Gruzovik1947

  

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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Water Level Measuring Station


Explanation:
Водомерный пост
Типы водомерных постов
http://estnauki.ru/geo/106-gidrologija/8169-tipy-vodomernyh-...
Water Level Measuring Station
http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Water Level Measu...

Lilia_vertaler
Netherlands
Local time: 12:26
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alexey Suspitsyn: http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Водохозяйственный_участок здесь прямо есть вся фраза целиком
7 mins
  -> Спасибо за поддержку.

agree  Natalia Volkova
27 mins
  -> Спасибо за поддержку.
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
gauging station


Explanation:
Stream gauge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stream_gauge‎
Wikipedia
A stream gauge, streamgage or gauging station is a location used by hydrologists or environmental scientists to monitor and test terrestrial bodies of water.

From years of experience in translating hydrology

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Note added at 22 hrs (2014-03-28 16:03:34 GMT)
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Водомерный пост. Both cited http's above are Russian and mistranslated. The term ga(u)ging station can be found, e.g., in Anglo-Russkii Slovar' po Gidrotekhnike, Russkii Yazyk, Moscow, 1983; A-R Gidrologicheskii Slovar', Izd. Sovet. Entsiklopediya, Moscow, 1966; Gidrologicheskii Slovar' na Inostrannykh Yazykakh, Gidrometeorologicheskoe Izd., Leningrad, 1966, and others.

Jack slep
Local time: 07:26
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 48
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Anton Konashenok
45 mins
  -> Thank you, Anton

agree  cyhul
9 hrs
  -> cyhul, thanks!

agree  Natalia Volkova
9 days
  -> Natalia, thank you!
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Reference comments


10 hrs peer agreement (net): +1
Reference: в/п

Reference information:
«Водомерный пост» также сокращается «ВП» и «водпост».


    Reference: http://sokr.ru/%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%80%D0...
Gruzovik1947
United States
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English

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agree  Jack slep: Aslo found in many other Russian abbreviation dictionaries
12 hrs
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