Title

Tactical Visibility Meter

Date

1983

Index Abstract

Coming Soon

Photo Quality

Incomplete

Report Number

AFGL TR 83-0256

Creator

Moroz, Eugene Y.

Jacobs, Leo P.

Corporate Author

Air Force Geophysics Laboratory

Date Issued

1983-10-24

Extent

55

Identifier

ADA141286

Distribution Classification

1

DTIC Record Exists

No

Distribution Change Authority Correspondence

None

Abstract

Accurate and timely visibility information is required by the Air Weather Service in support of Air Force tactical bare-base operations. The Air Force Geophysics Laboratory (AGGL) undertook a program to develop a tactical visibility meter (TVM) to satisfy this requirement. A prototype meter was designed and fabricated by Wright & Wright, Inc., Oak Bluffs, Mass. The meter measures the atmospheric scattering coefficient in the forward direction. Visibility is inferred from the measurement. The operation of the prototype meter was successfully demonstrated by AFGL in tests conducted at its Weather Test Facility, Otis AFB, Mass. In the next phase of the development, Wright & Wright, Inc., was tasked to design and fabricate a cost-effective preproduction version of the TVM. This report describes the current development, test, and evaluation of the TVM.

Report Availability

Full text available by request

Provenance

IIT

Type

report

Format

55 pages ; 28 cm.