A BIBLIOGRAPHY ON METHODS OF ATMOSPHERIC VISIBILITY MEASUREMENTS RELEVANT TO AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL AND RELATED SUBJECTS

The bibliographical survey provides reference information and background material to assist in the selection of principles and measuring techniques which may be used in the development of future systems to measure Runway Visual Range (RVR), Slant Visual Range (SVR), Approach Light Contact High (ALCH), Taxi Visual Range (TVR), or any other parameter to be defined which will describe the photometric conditions of runways and/or taxiways under actual operational and atmospheric visibility conditions. This survey gives much of the literature which has been published on the subject of visibility, the factors inherent to the target background, atmospheric optics, visibility-measuring instrumentation, photometric properties of the eye, visibility data-provessing, landing takeoff and taxiing problems which are imposed by reduced visibility. (Modified author abstract)

• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Systems Center

  55 Broadway, Kendall Square
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02142
• Authors:
  • Ingrao, H C
• Publication Date: 1977

Media Info

• Pagination: 247 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air traffic control; Airport runways; Atmospheric interference; Instrumentation; Landing; Photometry; Takeoff; Visibility
• Old TRIS Terms: Runway visual range; Slant range
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Operations and Traffic Management; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00057403
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: TSC-FAA-73-26 Final Rpt.
• Files: NTIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 28 1974 12:00AM